祝英台为了躲避朝廷选拔美女，女扮男装去私塾读书，结果遇见了梁山伯，在书院读书期间，梁山伯和祝英台结拜为兄弟相互照顾，两人分配在一个房间里入住，男女有别，祝英台将床中间放上一排碗，阻隔两人之间的距离，梁山伯一直不懂其中意思，还以为是祝英台有洁癖。一段日子的相处，祝英台爱上了梁山伯，此时也接到了家中的书信需要返回家中，梁山伯送祝英台下山，祝英台多次暗示梁山伯自己是个女孩，可梁山伯都未能猜出祝英台话里的意思。祝英台只好说明自己是女儿身，希望梁山伯能家门提亲，梁山伯这才发现自己也爱慕祝英台。可没想到祝英台回家却是因为家中父母为她订下了马文才，祝英台誓死不从，可无奈拗不过父母，梁山伯也因此丧命。祝英台在出嫁那天故意路过梁山伯坟前哭泣，坟墓炸裂，里面飞出一只蝴蝶，祝英台也化身蝴蝶追随而去

In order to avoid the imperial court's selection of beauties, Zhu Yingtai disguised herself as a man to study in a private school, and met Liang Shanbo. Yingtai became sworn brothers to take care of each other. They were assigned to live in the same room. Men and women were different. Zhu Yingtai put a row of bowls in the middle of the bed to block the distance between the two. Liang Shanbo never understood the meaning of it. I thought it was Zhu Yingtai's cleanliness. After getting along for a while, Zhu Yingtai fell in love with Liang Shanbo. At this time, she also received a letter from her family and needed to return home. Liang Shanbo sent Zhu Yingtai down the mountain. Zhu Yingtai repeatedly hinted that Liang Shanbo was a girl, but Liang Shanbo did not Unable to guess the meaning of Zhu Yingtai's words. Zhu Yingtai had no choice but to explain that she was a daughter and hoped that Liang Shanbo could propose a marriage. Only then did Liang Shanbo realize that he also loved Zhu Yingtai. Unexpectedly, Zhu Yingtai returned home because her parents had ordered Ma Wencai for her. Zhu Yingtai vowed not to obey, but she couldn't persuade her parents, and Liang Shanbo died because of this. On the day of her wedding, Zhu Yingtai deliberately passed by Liang Shanbo's grave and wept. The tomb exploded, and a butterfly flew out of it