Pipo swaps the attic he and his family are living in for the Dikke Deur's circus wagon, only to find he has to pull it himself. Luckily they meet a big gypsy called Felicio who joins them as a strongman and lets them have his donkey Nononóno. Felicio is also accompanied by a parrot named Foefie, who actually belongs to a pirate captain. This seaman, Krakepet has hired Simon O. Zemel the spy to get the parrot back.