Aninka lives on a farm with her two conceited sisters, whom she must serve. One day, she finds a feather that she uses to summon Prince Vítek, who has been enchanted into the form of a bird. When her evil sisters discover that Aninka is meeting with the handsome young man, they take the feather, destroy it, and Vítek disappears. The only way to break the curse is for Aninka to find him somewhere in the world. And so the girl sets out on a journey to rescue her beloved.