Tony Kushner

When Aninku and Pepicek discover that their mother is sick, they rush to town for milk to make her feel better. They attempt to earn money to buy a cow by singing, but are thwarted by the town tyrant, who scares the duo away. Luckily, three intelligent talking animals and three hundred helpful schoolchildren come to the rescue, allowing Aninku and Pepicek to sing, earn the money, buy the milk, defeat the bully, and help their mother. Brundibar is based on a Czech opera for children that was performed fifty-five times by the children of Terezin, the Nazi Concentration Camp.