After losing his son in WWII, a poor cobbler has become a drunkard and laughing stock of the whole neighbourhood, besetting his wife and his daughter. When his daughter falls in love with a rich young man, he tries in vain to hide his passion from the young man's family...

有一天牧羊人发现一个被遗弃的男婴正在吮吸一只山羊，并将它取下，并将其命名为达菲尼斯。大约在同一时间，另一个牧羊人，发现了一个遗弃的女婴，并收养了它，给她取名赫莱。达菲尼斯和赫莱一起成长，穿过青春期的门槛感受着初恋的嗡嗡声。他们不知道发生在他们身上的事，直到一个渴望达菲尼斯的美丽女人，将他提升到爱的秘密。达菲尼斯反过来也…