ROSEMARY is a young woman about 21 years old. For a long time she has been engaged to a young man named HERNANDO and she is coming from a great distance to meet him for their scheduled wedding. The problem she faces is that between her and her betrothed there lies a river. No ordinary river, mind you, but a deep, wide river infested with hungry crocodiles.
ROSEMARY ponders how she can cross the river. She thinks of a man who has a boat, whose name is SVEN. She approaches SVEN and asks him to take her across the river. SVEN replies, "Yes, I'll take you across the river if you'll spend the night with me."
Shocked at this offer she turns to another acquaintance, LEE PAI, and tells him her story. LEE PAI responds by saying, "Poor Rosemary, I understand your problem, but I don't see how I can help. It's really your problem, not mine."
ROSEMARY, in desperation, decides to return SVEN, and spends the night with him. In the morning SVEN takes her across the river. She completes her journey and arrives in time.
Her reunion with HERNANDO is warm, but on the evening before they are to be married ROSEMARY feels compelled to tell HERNANDO how she succeeded in getting across the river. HERNANDO responds by saying, "I can't believe you would do such a thing. I wouldn't marry you even if you were the last woman on earth." And he banishes her as a soiled woman.
Finally, at her wit's end, ROSEMARY, turns to our last character, SEIICHI. He listens to her story and says, "What a terrible thing to happen. Rosemary, I don't love you, but I will marry you." And that's all we know of the story.
