A boy makes his living busking. To earn more money, he goes to a circus. The audience hates his guitar playing and his dancing, but they are pleased when he acts the fool as a clown. Though he is paid well, the boy becomes sad when he sees himself in the mirror as a clown ...男孩攜著吉他到處賣藝,自得其樂。他賺取金錢,只能夠換取半個麵包。男孩往馬戲團應徵。他自彈自唱,觀眾紛紛喝倒彩;他表演舞蹈,觀眾再喝倒彩;他扮小丑,以動作引人發笑,觀眾非常接受。團主滿意他的演出,給他大量金錢。男孩高高興興地走入後臺,瞧見鏡中自己,忽然感觸起來……