Stone statues on Easter Island have fascinated everyone who saw them for centuries. But how did the stone giants end up on the almost deserted island? Why are they standing, turning away from the omnipotent ocean, and looking deep into island volcanoes? Fearless Norwegian explorer Tur Heyerdahl (1914-2002) undertakes to solve these riddles. He equips an expedition to the island on which the descendants of the long-eared live. Of course, at first he does not even have an aku-aku, like any reasonable long-eared. But the journey ahead will fill that gap. Tour Heyerdahl will learn many legends and beliefs, face mysterious forces and find the answers to all his questions. When, before sailing home, the traveler turns to the leader of the local tribe with a question why he did not tell all this earlier to other Europeans arriving on the island, the leader will answer: "And no one asked me about it before."