This fairy tale tells about famous Ukrainian warriors Cossacks, about Paradise and hell, Christmas and evil forces. The Devil makes an agreement with St. Peter. If he can capture the best Cossack warrior and hold him until Christmas night, he will be able to wipe all the Cossacks off the map. The script for the movie is based on Sashko Lirnyk's story "About an old Cossack, a Christmas devil, four horns and a Cossacks".
Ivan, a young Ukrainian peasant, robs the Moscow Tsar of precious jewels. He also accidentally steals a magical heirloom, now in the hands of the Sich leader, Koshovy, in his Ukrainian Cossack Fortress.
Kozak Vasil with the children adjusts the Christmas star so that in the evening the children could congratulate the godparents with carols. Vasyl's wife, Katerina, is preparing festive dinner at the stove. Lonely, aloof from the community in the village lives the Kozak-Kharakternik Godfather.