Evelyne’s lover has just broken up with her, which is why she is so happy to accept the offer of Karen, her employer, to spend a quiet weekend in her house in the country. Unfortunately, this invitation comes complete with a host of prohibitions : she mustn’t do this, she shouldn’t use that. The worst of it all is the presence of Jonathan, a cheeping bird. And the exasperating winged creature goes as far as faking its own death in order to fly away from its cage. More than ever a lady in distress Evelyne gets help (?) from Gérard, an awkward hunter. Their assignment : taking Jonathan back to its cage…