Marcolina Beltr n has been living in the small, rural town of Bergant n with her parents since she was two. She is fascinated by everything in Bergant n, but the thing that she is interested in more than anything else is Manuel, a nymph-like creature who is half-man, half-frog that lives on the Querecu l River near Bergant n. Marcolina tells no one about Manuel, but her parents find out eventually and, mortified, flee Bergant n and go to Barcelona...