Max and Maja are cousins. They like each other. They enjoy playing Indian games and eating vanilla ice cream. They could do so much together. But between them lies the German-German border. While Maja's first day of school is celebrated with "Kaltem Hund," Max rides his BMX bike through the new housing development. Maja reads "Abrafaxe," while Max listens to "TKKG" cassettes for hours. Maja participates in the Young Pioneers, and Max plays soccer. We always see in parallel what was important and familiar to children on both sides. Until one day, everything changes... A richly illustrated storybook about the time when Mom and Dad were little and the border still existed - for remembering and storytelling, for laughter and reflection.