A renowned storyteller recounts a yarn about the long lost son of a pasha and a damsel in distress who becomes his love.

In 1318, in Morocco, a bandit kidnapped the marabout's daughter as a hostage, demanding that the gates of the city be opened to her. The boss, fiance of the young girl, learns that she is safe and sound and organizes the resistance. He puts the bandit and his band to flight and brings back the young girl.

A Morrocan sheik's love for a French colonist leads him to leave his native country for France.