Sinopse Português: Num descampado, no meio de uma lovoura seca, o velho Ascenço Teixeira obriga os filhos a colocarem nos ombros uma canga de boi. A esposa e nora também são obrigadas a ajudar no trabalho. Fora de si, o velho perde o controle da situação e a família reage provocando um desfecho inusitado.

Synopsis English: Old Ascenço Teixeira is in an open field, in the middle of a rocky, dried up farm, and he forces his sons to put a yoke across their shoulders. His wife and his daughter-in-law are also forced to work for him. The old man is completely out of his mind and he loses control over the situation; the family fights back leading to an unexpected outcome.