Plot Summary:The musically gifted maid Elsie, who longs for a career as a musician, is forced into marriage with Jacob, a stable boy who dreams of owning a horse. Both have to learn that they can only escape their lack of opportunities if they team up.
A musically gifted maid who longs for a career as a musician is forced into marriage with a young farmhand who dreams of having his own steed. This is a story about dreams of social progress andself-realisation, set in the Swiss Alps of the 19th century.