No man was destined for a bad life more than Stela. An orphaned child, taught to work as a child, Stela never knew how to say no. She helps everyone.
When the woman who fed her dies, Stela is forced to take life into her own hands and find a place for herself. She is 17 years old and all her past pulls her back.
Her path intertwines with that of the new landlord of the village, a young man who, like her, has a soul full of ideals and desires.
But although there are many threads that bind them, it seems that there are even more that separate them. It's just not appropriate for Stela, the cuckoo chick, to stand in line with free and honest people and even more so to hold hands with the landlord...