The daughter of the Khiva khan Dzhemal and her milk sister Selekh leave from Bukhara to Khiva. The robbers attack the caravan on the way. The ataman of the gang of Kur-Bashi is struck by the beauty of Jemal, but the girl rejects the love of the robber. His concubine Gul-Saryk, jealous of a new rival, promotes the escape of girls.—zoroman2008