Elena, a five-year-old butcher’s daughter, enters the duke’s mansion to support her family. She tames the unruly young master Heinrich with her bold and fierce ways, and later becomes a pageboy serving the princess at the royal palace. A decade later, she openly berates the king’s mistress, draws her sword to abduct a royal physician and rescue the princess. She is conferred the title of lady, yet the king arranges her marriage to the prince. To call off the engagement and stay with her true love Heinrich, she takes on the absurd mission of straightening the prince, sparking a string of hilarious incidents. In the end, misunderstandings are cleared up, and she marries her beloved.