Schgaguler, an old hermit farmer, is one of the few who still masters the art of cucumber planting. "Growing cucumbers is a woman's job, but it's the man who has to stick them in." Kirchberger sets off with him and his film crew at dawn on a horse-drawn sleigh. The cucumbers they have brought with them may only be stuck into the snow at certain places so that they ward off evil or bring a fruitful harvest.