Maya spends the summer with her grandparents in the Apulian countryside and, longing for the sparkling Barbie House she saw on television, receives a knock-off version called Barbara's House as a gift. Delighted with the object of her dreams, Maya plays with it even during her afternoon rest, when she shouldn't, until her more grown-up cousin takes advantage of the situation to blackmail her: he leads her behind the house and tells her to cover her eyes...