A poor boy and girl in rags gather wood in the snow. They pass by a tailor, a butcher and a baker, all of whom pity the children. Later, they arrive home. Their poor mother sets before them the only food she can: Stale bread. The children get ready for bed; In their dreams, visions of ice cream and donuts, candies and cakes fill their sleeping minds-- Will they awake to the same sorry situation?

Στα όνειρά τους, δύο φτωχά και πεινασμένα παιδάκια μπαίνουν σε ένα φανταστικό βασίλειο όπου υπάρχουν περισσότερα γλυκά από όσα μπορούν να φάνε. Αλλά όταν ξυπνούν...