On one side stands an evil sorcerer, on the other a good Old Man. Between them, the unhappy Janek struggles for his happiness, Princess Alina for her love, and the unhappy king searches for self-respect. The miraculous stone that Janek has received from the Old Man can bring happiness, wealth, success, but only for Janek himself. With the help of the stone, he wins for himself a princess from the hands of a cruel sorcerer. Janek finally has his love, but the Wizard takes revenge and takes the land's water. The young man's happiness is too lonely, the people of the land are facing misery and suffering. What will Janek do?

In the TV fairy tale based on P. Dobšinský's story, we witness the journey of a young man from the village who longs to know the world. On his journey he wanders into an enchanted land guarded by a strange grandmother - a shepherdess. The young man's smile and the manners his parents have taught him charm her soul so much that she helps him reach the royal palace, where the royal parents neither live nor die - but the punishment for their relationship with people and the world is, above all, the petrification of their daughter. Only the one who overcomes the three-headed bossor in dance and other tasks can free them from the curse. Our hero decides to help them...