Rosabella and her brother Pupudeo are on board a boat from Italy, looking for their brother Pipidoro who disappeared at sea. They are attacked by brigands who imprison them on an island governed by Sultan Mustafa. He has only eaten chicken stew for years and would do anything to finally eat rabbit stew. An episode based on "L'italiana in Algeri" ("The Italian Girl in Algiers"), an opera in two acts by Gioachino Rossini.