1863年,一群在冰雪中跋涉的旅行者召唤魔鬼,魔鬼给他们提供了一只飞行独木舟,让他们回家。当其中一人发现他的妻子死在劳动中,他与魔鬼又制定了一个条约来拯救他的妻子和他们刚出生的女儿莉莎。之后他通过牺牲自己来欺骗魔鬼。25年后,莉莎想嫁给她心爱的Jos,Jos去一个偏远的伐木场挣钱来挽救他的农场,而魔鬼决心毁了她的幸福。In 1863, a group of snow-bound travelers invokes the devil, who gives them a flying canoe for them to go home. When one of them finds his wife about to die in labor, he makes a pact with the devil to save her and his newborn daughter Liza. He then cheats the devil of his prize by sacrificing himself. 25 years later, Liza wants to marry her beloved Jos, who has to go away to a remote logging camp to earn money to save his farm, but the devil is determined to ruin her happiness.