Sarah Crew is a seven-year-old girl who perceives the world as an adult. Sarah's favorite pastime is reading books and making up her own stories. But none of the girl's preferences can compare with her love for her father - Captain Crewe. Kind and shy Sara always knew how to see through people. Yes, from the first meeting, she recognized in the principal of the school where her father placed her, an insincere and cruel woman. The principal reveals her true face as soon as the news of the death of Sara's father is brought to the school, which leaves her penniless.