Spoon

Years ago Lepels parents left an hot air balloon world tour He stays with granny Koppenol who constantly exploits him for domestic chores in her buttons shop and even as accomplice in the department store where she steals the buttons from clothes After she wont even leave him the balloon kind salesman Max gave him Lepel now 9 runs away He meets Maxs slightly older daughter Pleun Schoolmaster Bijts is also looking for him but only as arithmetics talent for an academic schools contest Max accidentally finds out the sad truth about Lepels family