Näidendite andmebaas

Hitch-hiking to go to a party, the young lovers Laura and Roland find themselves stuck in the middle of the countryside. It’s getting dark and nobody will give them a ride. They find a solitary cottage in the woods, inhabited by Oswald, a middle-aged oddball bachelor. Reluctantly, he allows them both to stay, although he’d clearly prefer it if Roland left. Oswald is infatuated with Laura and makes the couple an unexpected proposal. He claims that a magical golden fish gave him four billion dollars. He now offers Roland one billion to forget about Laura, and promises to fill all of Laura’s dreams with the rest of the money.
Roland and Laura think that it’s crazy talk, but when they check the back room of the shabby cottage, they indeed find boxes full of money. Laura decides that this is too good a chance to let go. She agrees to stay with Oswald and urges Roland to leave. Secretly, she suggests to Roland that this is only a temporary arrangement – they can get back together after they have gotten hold of the money. Oswald overhears them and decides to back down from the deal, but now the young couple is ready to do anything to change his mind. Disillusioned and heartbroken, Oswald offers them to simply take the lot.
As they’re about to start celebrating, the real owner of the money arrives. It turns out that the money Oswald found in his back room was not a magical gift; it was simply hidden there by a gang of criminals on the run from the police. They now quickly remove what’s theirs and leave. As the fairytale is over, Oswald attempts a fresh start as a hospitable host to the young couple, having realised that it was wrong of him to try to buy Laura, because one cannot buy love for money.