In the village of Medela, the village elder Fritz Schmal is buried with great sympathy. Beforehand, Till goes with his father to his property to check on the stork on its new nest. When they join the funeral procession afterwards, the stork has just returned from Africa and joins her husband on the nest. So it comes as Grandad Schmal had predicted. The following flashback shows how it all began.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Erwin GeschonneckOpa Schmahl | Opa Schmahl |
| CChristian CzolbeTill Jaspers | Till Jaspers |
 Martin SeifertVater Jaspers | Vater Jaspers |
| HHanna MönigMutter Jaspers | Mutter Jaspers |
 Hans TeuscherMolkenthin | Molkenthin |
 Jörg PankninPaul Faust | Paul Faust |
| MMathias KunzeFörster Voigt | Förster Voigt |
 Brigitte BeierAnette Reimann | Anette Reimann |
 Michael KindNot listed | Not listed |
 Ulrich VoßNot listed | Not listed |
 Edgar KülowNot listed | Not listed |
| CCharlotte FreygangNot listed | Not listed |
| GGösta KnotheNot listed | Not listed |
| MMichael TellokeNot listed | Not listed |
| BBastian IgnaschewskiNot listed | Not listed |