Pole Poppenspäler

On his travels Paul a journeyman from northern Germany runs into a childhood friend Lisei a puppeteers daughter They fall in love and get married Together with Liseis father the young couple moves to Pauls hometown Although Paul himself is accepted even respected by the stuckup and snooty citizens the young woman is rejected by the town dwellers who are imbued with class arrogance Paul stands up for his wife but the scorn and abuse heaped on her weigh heavily upon him