Milan, a fairground salesman, discovers that Veronka has stolen one of his caramel cakes; since she was hungry, he takes pity on her and decides to buy her lunch. In return, Veronka offers him her services as a sales assistant and they instantly fall for each other. Veronka does not mind that Milan has had only one leg from birth. Milan does not mind that Veronka is a gypsy.
