One, two! One, two! The soldier comes marching down the road on his way home from the wars. Little does he know that the old woman who waits by the gnarled oak tree will change his life forever. Copper, silver and more gold than he could ever have imagined can be his for the taking if only he will bring her the tinder box she so desires. But why does she want the tarnished old thing so badly, when all that wealth could be hers? The soldier wonders...