Synopsis
The film features a frame structure in which a narrator tells her audience three stories: one set in ancient Egypt, one in medieval Auvergne, and one in the 18th-century Middle East.
The Black Pharaoh
In Kush, the princess Nasalsa and the prince Tanouékamani cannot marry because of her mother, who will only allow the Pharaoh of Egypt to marry her daughter. The young prince thus conquers Egypt in order to marry his beloved, not by force but by wisdom and the help of the gods. Finally, he returns to Kush and this time he can marry Nasalsa, who become Queen of Egypt.
The Savage
In medieval Auvergne, the son of a tyrannical Lord befriends a prisoner, whom he then helps escape. The father then sentences him to death, but the executioner allows him to escape into the woods, where the boy becomes an outlaw who incites the people to rebel against the tyrant. Eventually, the tyrant is defeated by a rival Lord, who turns out to be the escaped prisoner, and who thanks the boy by giving him his daughter in marriage.
The Princess
In the 18th century Middle East, a prince escapes assassins and becomes a donut vendor in a new town, where he meets and falls in love with the local princess. Discovered by her father, the two are locked up, but manage to escape and live a series of adventures that leave them rich, happy, and together.
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