Imagine a poor, poverty-stricken boy, living in a garbage dump of a major city. He has to fend for himself day by day, picking through trash to find scraps to eat, while wearing nothing but a few rags. He has no shelter, no possessions, no protection, no future, no hope. On top of that, he’s forced into a slavish service of a dangerous criminal, who teaches him to lie and steal on his behalf, but who nevertheless provides him with nothing for his work. The boy knows nothing of love. Then along comes a gentleman who notices and takes interest in the boy. That interest leads to a decision to take him home and to adopt him into his own family.