An orphan boy on his way to live with his uncle picks up a stray dog, and the two become fast friends. However, the uncle doesn`t want the dog, and when chickens are found dead, the uncle accuses the dog of killing them. The boy decides that it`s time he and the dog hit the road so they run away, and meet up with an elderly man who also ran away from a home where he believed he wasn`t wanted either.