Herman (a mouse) and Henry (a rooster) notice a poster that will award $1,000 to anyone who will stay in the ring for one round against a champion boxing rooster. Herman goes to Henry, who is feeling really low about himself, as he is getting bossed and pushed around by his wife. One thing leads to another, and the scrawny Henry is going up against the Champ.

Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. The professor takes him to Paris, where he eventually comes under the wing and influence of novelist George Sand (Merle Oberon).