Once upon a time, there was a young fisherman who lived on the bank of the Nile River, and who was in love with the beautiful girl next door. The happy couple made plans to marry, but one night the fisherman serenaded his fiancée with his pan-flute. This fateful little bit of night music attracted the attention of a voluptuous nocturnal deity, a Queen who became enamored of the fisherman and whisked him off to her magical realm for a night of wanton pleasure. In the cold light of day, the fisherman realized his mistake and begged his fiancée for forgiveness. Unfortunately, his night with the Queen had corrupted his spirit, requiring him to undergo a ritual purification at a distant temple. Along the way, the intrepid fisherman met a charming bird-catcher (and his fiancée) and learned that his beloved had been kidnapped and sold into slavery.