Ernie is only twelve, but he already knows how to live on his own. He wears a thin jacket in the middle of winter, yet a dream warms him. It seems almost impossible now, but he believes that one day he will be able to buy a guitar and become a musician. And just as he’s nearly lost hope of finding work and living by his own will, he suddenly meets a mysterious stranger—warmly inviting a half-starved teenager to a cup of tea…