Here, the deep, eternal breathing of the river freshens the air, for both the living and the dead, and even the dogs, have souls. If you keep this in mind, you will easily come to know the village priest, Don Camillo, and his adversary, Peppone,and the Communist Mayor. You will not be surprised that Christ watches the goings on from a big cross in the village church and not infrequently talks, and that one man beats the other over the head, but fairly that is, without and that in the end the two enemies find they agree about essentials.