Shlomo suffers a great grief, for which he is himself to blame, but sincerely repentant. He knows the story of Frankenstein, an evil and vengeful monster created by the imagination of a writer. Shlomo intends to become someone like Frankenstein, but kind and well-meaning, in order to return himself and other unfortunates to happier times. He travels to England and meets the author of the famous novel. At the end of the story its hero consults Satan, who disappoints but in his own way consoles Shlomo.