An enterprising young man who practices medicine, striving to win the affection of his beloved, vows to cure her mother of a serious illness. To truly learn the secrets of medicine, he has to pretend to be deaf and mute and hire himself out as an assistant to the best doctor. Will the hero be able to keep his promise?
A story based on the tales "The Marble Heart" and "The Spessart Inn" by Wilhelm Hauff.
A musical story based on Russian fairytales.
