There is a belief that there is a dragon living in the pond of Yashiagaike. Many years ago, the villagers made a deal with it. Every day, the temple bell must ring three times. As long as this order is followed, the dragon will not come out of the water and the village will not be flooded. Akira came from Tokyo a few years ago to record local legends and stories. He took a local beauty, the orphan girl Yuki, as his wife and became a bell ringer at the temple. The legend of the dragon so impressed him that when the previous ringer died, Akira decided to take it upon himself to honor the agreement with the dragon. But with the onset of the drought, many in the village would like the pond to overflow. The deity of the pond, Princess Shirayuki, who has long dreamed of reuniting with her lover, also wants this.