A police officer arrests pitiable Thanasis, who admits to having stolen the trousers of a happy man in the hope of becoming happy himself, after being advised to do so by a Gypsy. He confesses that, in order to marry his girlfriend, he asked to borrow a pair of trousers, but no one would lend them to him, so he went ahead and stole a pair of trousers, but no one was willing to lend him. So he decided to steal one. The policeman assists him and finds the trouser holder and also works for Thanasis. So the latter can now marry his girlfriend and make a family.

Ένας αστυφύλακας συλλαμβάνει τον ταλαίπωρο Θανάση, ο οποίος παραδέχεται ότι έκλεψε το παντελόνι ενός ευτυχισμένου ανθρώπου ώστε να ευτυχήσει και εκείνος με τη σειρά του, όπως ακριβώς του υπέδειξε μια τσιγγάνα.