A young girl is relegated to servitude at a boarding school when her father goes missing and is presumed dead.

The story is about a princess named Sarah Crewe, who lives in an elite boarding school with other girls. After her father dies during an expedition at sea, she becomes an orphan and is forced to work as a maid in the same school. She is maltreated by the headmistress and other jealous students. But with her kindness and pure heart, she gains the love of new friends.—Anonymous