诺夫哥罗德的萨特阔是个贫穷的古斯里琴手。他在城里富商的宴会上弹琴助兴，却因直言不讳而被赶走。他来到伊尔门湖畔弹唱散心，感动了海王的女儿伊尔门。在伊尔门的帮助下，他通过打赌从富商手里赢来大笔金钱，但他对此并不感到满足。于是他召集了一批好汉一起游历世界，寻找传说中的幸福鸟。他们先后去了北欧和印度，终于找到了幸福鸟，但幸福鸟并没有给他们带来幸福。当他们历尽千险，终于回到故乡诺夫哥罗德时，才知道幸福原来并不遥远。

Ilya is a cripple without the use of his legs. When he aids some weary travellers, they surprise him by giving him a potion that restores his legs. He immediately becomes powerful and sets off to prove himself to his King. Doing so, he fights the evil Tugars, a wind demon that looks like a cross between a goblin and The Noid, a zeppelin-like ambassador, and the evil Tugars. Ilya gets framed for a crime he didn't commit, then is freed, then finally dispatches the Tugars and their dragon.

Based on Finnish mythology, this movie traces the exploits of Lemminkainen as he woos the fair Annikki and battles the evil witch Louhi. Louhi kidnaps Annikki to compel her father to build for her a Sampo, a magical device that creates salt, grain, and gold. 77mi.cc When Lemminkainen tries (and fails) to recover the Sampo, Louhi steals the sun, plunging the world into frozen darkness.