In Act Ⅰ of the ballet, Prince Siegried is seen drinking and frolicking with his friends in the palace garden. The merriment is interrupted by the queen who tells him to choose a bride in time for his birthday party to be held the next day.
第一幕：齊弗雷特王子和好友在宮中花園裡飲酒作樂，歡樂的氣氛被母后破壞，母后告訴王子，必須在第二天的生日舞會上選一位王妃。