Cheerful and mischievous lad Gritsko offers young Parasya his hand and his heart on the first day of the fair in Sorochyntsi. The girl's father, Cherevik, presents no objection – her stepmother, however, is furious, and refuses to recognise their relationship; Cherevik drunkenly relents. Gritsko alone bemoans his sadness, whereupon a gypsy presents him a deal – Gritsko will sell his oxen to the gypsy if the latter can successfully make Parasya's parents accept their union.
Nikolai Ekk
Director
Valentyna Ivashova
Parasia
Oleksandr Korotkevych
Hrytsko
Anton Dunaiskyi
Solopii Cherevyk
Varvara Chaika
Khyvria
Frants Glovatskyi
Tsybulia
Tatyana Barysheva
Kuma
Anton Bizev
gypsy
Vitaliy Perezhogin
Afanasii Ivanovych
Nadezhda Mikhaylova
gypsy (singing)
Aleksandra Kononova
gypsy (dancing)
Andrii Nastenko
Tsybulko
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