When her maiden aunts give Eva an early Christmas present--a small wooden box meant to be filled with the desire of her heart--she finds herself praying for a stranger, a traveler whom Gött will guide into a life of honor and faithfulness and honesty. I wish for this honorable man to be mine, she writes on a piece of paper and tucks it away in her prayer box. A short time later a traveler shows up, hoping to rent a room over her aunt's bakery shop...