The book consists of 6 short stories from a rural or small-town setting, which tell about human error and correction.

In the opening story, the happy life of a young family is ruined by alcohol and bad friends. In another story, a young man is disappointed in his love for a beautiful foreigner, only to find happiness with a true Czech housewife. A young human life needlessly ruined by the misunderstanding and condemnation of the village community or infatuation with the big city life of Prague are the subjects of other short stories. The stories tell about bad human qualities, harmful habits, but also about the correction of reconciliation with fate