Because of kind acts toward three beggars, an honest soldier returning from war is given a magical sack, an unbeatable deck of cards, a ruby whistle and a comparable dance, which he uses to save a kingdom and to foil Death.
The Storyteller
The Soldier
Fiddling Beggar
Card Trick Beggar
Tzar
Tzarina
The Soldier's Wife
The Soldier's Son
Innkeeper
Death/Devil