Orphaned after having a Nazi air raid, Paulette, a young Parisian girl, conducts right into Michel, an peasant boy, and the two become close. Togetherthey try to make sense of their crumbling and chaotic world around them attempting to handle passing while they create a burial ground to Paulette's dead pet pet . Finally, however, Paulette's stick with Michel's family is jeopardized by the brutal realities of wartime.