The Tale Of Money

A simpleminded Ukrainian worker Levko inherits his uncles flourishing mill business The sudden and unexpected fortune consequently reveals Levkos furious crave for money He starts with laying hands on the tavern of the missing Jew Yankel who was snatched for cupidity by the devil Khapun In the blink of an eye Levko becomes a village usurer he fuddles peasants he dilutes horilka he wants and squeezes money from everyone But the unruly desire to be rich leads to a complete loss of compassion friends and love And the main question is how the heros ordeals will end will the real feelings triumph or will the greed prevail