March girls; Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy are four sisters. They live with their mother and servant Marmee. Their father is away in the war. On Christmas they give away their breakfast to a poor family and they receive a gift from their next-door neighbour, Mr Laurence. One day Jo walks towards the Laurence house and becomes good friends with Laurie; the grandson of Mr Laurence. From then onwards the two families become good friends. In the end their father comes back from the war and the oldest girl; Meg and Laurie's tutor Mr Brooks fall in love with each other and decide to get married.