A young doctor is hired, with a friend, to work for an old miser whose garden contains a treasure. In love with the old man's daughter, the doctor wants to prevent her from marrying the old man who is promised to her. To do this, he must be rich and he must absolutely find the treasure.

The story tells about the bad luck of Mustafa, a farmer who is attacked along his trip to the souk while he was going to sell a cow and a chicken. He swears to give the money from the sale of these animals to the poor if he ever manages to get out of it, but does not keep his promise. The wrath of God will be unleashed upon him.