The wedding day of Fadinard, a well-to-do young man, and Elena, the daughter of Nonancourt, a rich country bumpkin. Elena's deaf uncle, Vézinet, appears in Fadinard's house carrying a wedding present in a large cardboard box. Fadinard enters, still upset by the adventure he has just had: returning home by gig, his horse nibbled and gobbled down a  which was hanging on a tree in the Vincennes woods.
The day of Fadinard’s marriage to Elena, daughter of Nonancourt, a wealthy country bumpkin, is marked by an unexpected visit from Elena's deaf uncle, Vézinet. He brings a wedding gift in a large cardboard box. Fadinard arrives, still upset after his recent adventure: riding home by gig, his horse nibbled and gobbled on something hanging from a tree in the Vincennes woods.