The Fair at Sorochyntsi

Cheerful and mischievous lad Gritsko offers young Parasya his hand and his heart on the first day of the fair in Sorochyntsi The girls 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 Parasyas parents accept their union