Norma is a girl who sacrifices her personal happiness out of respect to her parents. Her lover, a poor young man named Idrus must let go of Norma when she marries a young wealthy man. Norma and ldrus are finally reunited inside the grave.

Asmara is already in love with Sanusi. But her father, Rasyid, accepts Sumantri’s proposal to marry Asmara with his son, Harun. Enraged by this match, Asmara says that she wants to be a mermaid and she runs away with Sanusi.