Synopsis

In a drought-tormented peasant town, Andrees hopes to wed Maren, daughter of the richest valley landowner who sells rare water for dried-up hill pastures. He however refuses her hand to the son of a widow whose husband foolishly limited himself to hill cattle, hence is about to lose all, yet he jocularly promises to allow the wedding and scrap the debt as a wedding gift if the couple manages to end the drought by awaking the legendary rain fairy. The youngsters set out to find her, countered by the fire master, a demon who thrives in heat waves. They must combine their skills and improvise.