A selfish self-centered widowed ruler, barely tolerated by his subjects and called appropriately enough, 'King Myself, First' asks his three daughters to name the measure of their love for him. When one of them says, "more than salt", he banishes her from the kingdom. Not understanding what she meant the King assumes love can only be measured by precious metals or one's own talent, the 'correct' answers from his other two daughters. The arrogance of the King leads him to gather all the salt in the kingdom and destroy it. Of course, this backfires as he slowly learns the universal value of the substance, and of course, the essence of his daughter's reply. With the help of the wise and magical old 'herb woman', the King also learns what it means to be a true and wise ruler.
as král Já I.
as kancléř Atakdále
as princezna Drahomíra
as princezna Zpěvanka
as princezna Maruška
as kuchař
as princ chrabrý, syn Děloslava VIII.
as chytrý princ
as princ krásný, syn Alabastra XVI.
as stařenka kořenářka
as zahradník
as dudák
as rybář
as vdova Kubátová, podruhyně
as celník Martínek
as pláteník
as sklenkář
as krejčí
as dvořan
as dvorní dáma
as žena v podhradí
as muž v podhradí
as hrnčíř v podhradí
as dirigent
as žena v podhradí
as dvořan
as kuchtík
as dvořan
as dvořan
as holčička
as dvorní dáma
as dvořan u dalekohledu
