경성일보의 경일소학생신문사의 작문공모에서 조선총독상을 받은 소학교 4학년 어린이의 수기를 영화로 만든 작품이다. 부모가 놋수저 행상을 떠나고 할머니는 병들어 누워있는 어느 가정의 한 소년이 수업료때문에 갖은 고생을 다하는데 다행히 고모의 도움으로 수업료를 준비하게 되었고,마침 학급에서도 우정함 모금을 하기로 하였다. 더욱 기쁜 일은 보모가 며칠후에 돌아와서 다음부터는 꼭 수업료를 마련해 주겠다고 약속한 것이다.
Seong-jae, a maid of Yeong-dal's house, lives with her daughter Soon-i. Her neighboring village, Seok-ju, loves Soon-i. However, as Yeong-dal's scheme makes it difficult to make a living for sewing, Soon-i becomes Yeong-dal's concubine. Sewing, who saved her foundation thanks to her daughter, opened the tavern she had always dreamed of. However, Soon-i leaves a letter without saying a word and she leaves for Pyongyang. After a while, a large sum of 150 won was remitted from her Soon-i. There she became a whore. When Seong-bong learns of her, he takes her Seok-ju and goes to find her. However, the way to pay off her 500 won debt was vague. On a rainy night, Seong-joo robs her pawnshop and gives Seok-joo a bundle of stolen money and collapses. But it was a piece of her newspaper and she felt relieved that she was freed from sin. In front of Se-bong, the happy wedding scene between Seok-ju and Soon-i comes to mind.
