- A man is helped by a good fairy to conquer his beloved. Thanks to the talisman she gives him, a sheep's foot, he will triumph from all obstacles.
- The Romeo in this film is a poor young man of noble bearing who ardently loves a lords daughter. While embracing his sweetheart he is discovered by the latters maid, and coming to the conclusion that his case is hopeless he goes to the woods to commit suicide. The sword on which he tries to fall breaks and from a tree a fairy issues. She listens to his tale of woe and promises to help him. At a pass of her wand four imps appear, bringing with them a sheep; at the command of the fairy they throw the sheep into a furnace and soon draw forth its foot, which talisman the fairy gives to the young lover and the four imps disappear in fire. The fairy also vanishes, and suddenly there appears a huge snail, on which, with the talisman about his shoulders, the lover seats himself and is soon riding off to his sweetheart. Reaching her window, he desires to serenade her, but is without any instrument, when suddenly a huge bass fiddle appears before him, from which musicians issue. The girl is now seen on the balcony and they play for her, but the serenade is interrupted by the rival lover, who is favored by the girls father. He is repulsed, however, and the serenaders cause the balcony to lower itself, and thus young Romeo is taken up to the window of his sweethearts chamber. His rival, witnessing this, summons soldiers, who attempt to oust the ardent wooer. He dives through a dresser, and when they attempt to take him out they find it solid as usual. He then leads them a merry chase, disappearing frequently into the ground, which opens for him, but finally the angry father enters and orders the girl to be carried off. They take her to a large castle, where she is incarcerated behind huge doors. Her lover comes upon the scene soon after and causes the guards to fall down in terror and by magic means makes two turrets descend upon them, closing them in. Then liberating the girl, he makes off. The father and the rival pursue the couple, but they soon come to grief. In the woods they find themselves beset on every hand by huge boots and hands which kick and cuff them unmercifully, when they find themselves in a ball they are unable to liberate themselves from the columns, which begin revolving as they hold fast, bringing them nearer and nearer to the ceiling, while the couple look on. The lovers are next seen in the grotto of Sleep, where a magic influence causes them to lie down in slumber. As they sleep their pursuers enter, carry off the girl, and after taking away the sheeps foot from the slumbering Romeo they cause a huge rock to fall upon him. When they are gone, however, the fairy appears, raises the rock and brings the young man to life. Now the talisman is taken to the butchers by the rival lover, where as soon as an attempt is made to cut it by the meat chopper he is seized with dancing fits, and soon the entire room becomes bewitched. Try as he will he cannot rid himself of the talisman, which he finally decides to eat. He places it on a griddle and soon overeats himself with the magic mutton. While he is prancing about in agony the father of the young girl enters, and seeing the foolish young fellow in such a ridiculous position, becomes indignant. Just at this time the owner of the talisman comes on the scene and is given the girl instead. The last scene shows the triumph of the sheeps foot. Shepherds and maids dance in a beautiful tableau and symbolic figures rise, surrounded by colored fire. The daring lover now takes his sweetheart for his own and all is joy and happiness. -- The Moving Picture World, January 4, 1908
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