Jutka, a young woman who works in a factory, falls in love with Andras, a university student. She pretends to be a student, to him and to his parents, and begins to live a lie. Finally she rebels against Andras and his demands and the social conventions that forced her to live a lie.

当普拉沃斯拉夫国王最喜欢的女儿告诉他，她爱他胜过爱盐时，他非常愤怒，因为他认为盐一文不值。 她的未婚夫盐王子让所有的盐消失，以教训普拉沃斯拉夫。