François and Victor sell hard candy at the fun fair. They also bring up Gisèle, a one-year-old child they found by the side of the road. Although the two men are often at each other`s throats they are the best friends, getting on well with the other fairground people. But when they defend Lisa, the fortune teller`s daughter against Dédé, a thug who pesters her, they provoke his anger. Dédé sets fire to the two friends` stand and they are forced to take the road.