The story unfolds in a small Armenian rural town in the early 20th century, where everyday cares and human relationships are portrayed in vivid, colloquial language. In the story of Petros Agha and Davit the gardener, a trifling suspicion turns into an absurd ordeal. With humor, the author exposes the master's stinginess and self-assurance, showing how a person's own cunning can land them in an awkward predicament.