A family of six children are orphaned on Christmas Eve and struggle through a year without parental support.
Following the death of their miller father, his eldest son inherits the mill, the middle one a donkey, and the youngest a cat. While initially disappointed, the lad soon learns not only that the cat can talk but is quite resourceful.
A villain hires a hired assassin, "The Machine Gun Man" for the kidnapping of two rich girls.
