The orphan Eliška Irovská, nicknamed Líza, arrives in her native village of Ptačice. As an orphan she is housed in the local poorhouse and has to go out begging. Her guardian Petr Tumlíř, however, sees that she is competent enough to go to school.
Líza
Dr. Petr Tumlíř
učitelka Karla Sýkorová
Sýkora
Sýkorová
Dr. Nečas
Dr. Leiner
starosta Rejlek
starostova žena
Jarka, syn Rejlkových
Brdlička
Brdličková
Plichta
Plichtová
Jůla, syn Plichtových
školník
