At the end of the last century, hunters who hunted wild roosters while waiting for prey to show up, killed time with storytelling. The first story is about Jernac, who had a fight with Tomas because of Rezika. Another story tells about limp foundling Tincek, who spent his youth with the Komar family and he fell in love with their Lencka. The third is the story of rich Miholac whose attention was grabbed by poor Polonca, a romance that was opposed by his father. The central theme of all stories is love that eventually dooms everybody.