简介：Ditte(ToveMaës),bornillegitimately,isdesertedasayounggirlbyheralcoholicmotherSørine(KarenLykkehus).ShemovesinwithhergrandparentsMaren(KarenPoulsen)andSørenMand(RasmusOttesen).ButafterSørendies,itisDittewhobecomestheoldwoman'sonlysupport.Itisthesmallgirl'sdeepestsorrowthatshehasnofather,sosheispleasedwhenshehearsthatLarsPeter(EdwinTiemroth)willmarryhermotherandtheywillalllivetogether.However,itisDittewhobecomeslikeamothertoLarsPeter'sthreesmallchildren.Theirpovertyissooppressive,itdrivesDitte'smothertokillMaren,andSørineissentawaytoprison.Ditte,despiteheryoungage,mustassumeallofthehousehold'sresponsibilities.Astimepasses,awarmrelationshipdevelopsbetweenDitteandLarsPeter.Oneday,LarsPeter'sbrotherJohannes(EbbeRode)appears.Johannesisapoorknifeandscissorssharpenerwhoinformsthemofhisbigbusinessschemes,however,hisschemesbringnothingbutdisappointment.LarsmovesawayandDittemustfindherselfajob.Dittetakesajobasaservantonaruralfarm.Thefarmowner'sweak-willedsonKarl(PrebenNeergard),whoiscompletelycontrolledbyhismother(MariaGarland),fallsinlovewithDitteandtheydevelopahappyromance.However,whenDittebecomespregnant,KarldoesnothingwhilehismotherforcesDittetoleavethefarm.Deeplydistraught,DittesearchesafterLarsPeter,theonlyparentalfigurewhoevershowedherkindnessandunderstanding.DittediscovershermotherhasbeenparoledfromprisonandDittebeginsanewlife—forgivingandcaringforhermother—atthesametimethatshebecomesthemotherofherownillegitimatechild.…