[1] The story begins with emphasizing the fact that throughout history, lovers used disguises to get close to their beloved women and brings the transformations of Jupiter as the first example of this trend.
Then a young man, Torrello of Bergamo is introduced, and his love towards Fiorenza, the daughter of a local wealthy family.
In order to get in touch with his love, Torrello disguises himself as a gardener and starts working in the pleasure ground of Fiorenza's parents.
Due to the loss of her love again, Fiorenza falls victim to a great depression, which worries her parents.
After a few days of grieving, Torrello stops the doctor on his way to the patient, he claims that he knows the cure to Fiorenza's illness and informs him about their previous love affair.
On the day of the wedding, Fiorenza's mother noticed that Torrello is wearing her daughter's three jewels.