1) A legend from the time of Arab rule in Spain tells of a cruel Moorish prince and his beautiful daughter Zahara. 2) Zahara falls in love with a young Christian man, Ricardo de Oñate, and helps him escape from the castle after a party. 3) They plan to run away together but are discovered by Zahara's wet nurse. In a rage, the prince imprisons and sentences Ricardo to death. 4) Zahara bargains for Ricardo's life, telling her father she will marry whoever he chooses if the fields are snowed white by morning; if not, Ricardo will die. 5) By morning