本が大好きな中学生の少女・雫。彼女はある時、図書カードに何度も連ねられた男子の名を見つける。その男子・天沢聖司の名に、淡い恋心を抱く雫。だが実際の天沢は、ぶしつけで粗野なヤツだった・・・。

A contest is being held in Cremona for the best violin, with Giannina's hand in marriage as the prize. Filippo is secretly in love with her, but is also ashamed of being a cripple, so he switches his superior violin with that of another apprentice, Sandro, whom Giannina loves.