Little Boy Blue lives in the country with his mother. The two are very poor, just barely living off the small bits of grain left in the field after the harvest. One day, Boy Blue decides that he should get a job to support his small family. His mother objects because her son is so young, but Little Boy Blue insistes. Dressed in his fine blue suit (handmade by his mother from her old dress), Boy Blue goes to see the Squire about employment The squire rewards Boy Blue for his selflessness and invites mother and son to come live in the cottage that stands by the hall.