One day prince Sigfried was celebrating his birthday with his friends there was dancing and food. They had drinks and they played tricks on each other. The joker was working and he was telling jokes. Prince Siegfried's mother came and gave him a beautiful crossbow. He loved it and decided to go hunting after the celebration.

He is hunting and he sees a swan he follows it. Then the swan turns in to a beautiful woman named Odette. Prince Siegfried and Odette danced. Her friends who also turned into swans danced as well. They danced and danced. The four youngest swans danced together. They had fun until morning. Odette and her friends were invited to the ball that night at the palace. They agreed. Sigfried leaves and prepares for the ball.