May Fairy Tale

Ríša a student of law neglects his studies in favour of parties and pranks His angry father refuses to continue helping him out of his debts Ríša however is not entirely beyond hope He decides to go and stay for a while with his uncle a priest who lives in Moravia in order to prepare for his exams He meets Helenka the timid daughter of the local gamekeeper at a village ball and is enchanted by her The days pass and their idyllic relationship begins to tire Ríša He begins to tell Helenka about his former debauched life the about the broken hearts of beautiful women Helenka is hurt and refuses to see Ríša anymore His uncle the priest is incensed at his behaviour and orders his nephew out of the house Ríša tries desperately to find Helenka so he can make it up to her