In the Kingdom of Nosey Land a large nose is the sign of high birth. At the time our story opens there is no heir to the throne in sight and the hunchback dwarf covets the vacant place to which he seems entitled by the tremendous size of his nose. In fact, the dwarf’s chances seem so good that he and his father step into the throne room and try on the crown. While they are talking things over the king and his men come into the castle and take the crown from the dwarf. The king angrily tells him that his hopes are vain, as there will be an heir to the throne in a short time, word having been received from Storkland that a child is on the way by stork courier. But when the infant arrives the king is angry as the child has a very small nose. The king knows that his subjects will never accept the child as their ruler and his counselors suggest the substitution of a child with a nose of proper length. Another baby is procured by the nurses and put in place of the queen’s child, who is thrown into the woods by a royal servant. A lion witnesses this, goes to where the baby is lying and sniffs at it. The king of the animal world is joined by the tigers and other animals and in their dumb council they decide to take the little outcast princess and raise her as their queen. Sixteen years later we find the little princess the accepted Queen of the Jungle. The King and Queen of Nosey Land have both died meanwhile and the false princess with the big nose now reigns in her stead. Back in the woods the lion brings Elsie, the princess, all the food she wants. She rescues the witch who had come into the forest to pick herbs for her deadly concoctions. The lion tells the witch how Elsie was deprived of her throne, and she promises to do all she can to get Elsie in her rightful position in Nosey Land. Meanwhile, to fulfill an ancient prophecy, Prince Charming journeys to Nosey Land to wed the princess. The lion and the tiger see the prince and his courtiers coming and rush back to tell Elsie. The prince and his men go into the woods to take a drink at the magical spring and while there are seen by Elsie, who at once falls in love with the prince because he has a small nose like her own. The prince also falls in love with her. Back in the palace of Nosey Land the dwarf and his father continue to plot against the throne. The dwarf makes love to the princess, but she scorns him. When Prince Charming arrives the courtiers believe he is an impostor, as his nose is not large. The dwarf attacks him, but the lion scares him away. Elsie finds the prince lying in a faint on the ground and revives him. While Elsie runs off to get a shellful of water for the prince the witch tells him that Elsie is the real princess. Meanwhile the dwarf continues to propose marriage to the false princess. The witch and all the animals of the forest leave the jungle and come into the city, where they frighten the population. The witch denounces the false princess and tells her to get off the throne. The dwarf then tries to step up into her place, shouting that he is the real king, but the lion chases him off through the city. The dwarf takes refuge in the witch’s cave, but the lion goes in after him and a few minutes later comes out licking his chops. The prince then leads Elsie to the throne, proclaims her the lawful heir and they all live happily ever after.