Eons ago, the hares allied themselves with the sun and, harnessing its power, created the earth and the moon. Ever since, the hares have been able to hide in the light of the sun when they smell danger and to emerge again from its rays once the danger is past. Or so we are told by an ancient legend of the native Americans.

Waltraud Paschinger and Franz Hafner looked behind the legend for a Universum documentary co-produced by Interspot Film, ORF, Docstar, Great North Productions Inc. in co-operation with the National Geographic Channel and WDR.