志嘉的父親因不滿兒子的婚姻，而避居小島，志嘉娶了明月後，生下了女兒玉蓮。然而明月經受不住金錢誘惑，撇下父女倆與別人去了香港，志嘉從而積勞成疾，生活十分窘迫，不久，志嘉便去世了。留下女兒玉蓮投靠爺爺長山於小島中生活，玉蓮與小朋友小豆子一起過上了孤兒流浪的生活。但玉蓮是個懂事的孩子，她默默地幫爺爺做這做那，終於感動了爺爺，祖孫倆相依爲命。而明月也在這時尋上島來，想領回玉蓮，彌補沒做好母親的罪責。長山此時身患絕症，雖捨不得孫女，但爲玉蓮前途着想，只好以“怒罵”迫使她離開自己，託付給明月撫養。
A devout priest welcomes a struggling couple into his house at Christmas time. What begins as a simple act of kindness quickly becomes the ultimate test of faith once the sanctity of his home is jeopardized.
