After Hans and Gretel rescue a rich lady's dog after the dog falls through the ice, she rewards them each with a new pair of skates.

For ten years, poor Hans and Gretel have been living in poverty with their mother and very ill father. Their luck finally reverses when they rescue a rich lady's dog which has fallen through the ice She rewards them each with a new pair of skates and finds a physician for their father. All live happily ever after....