Outside of the city of Nazareth, a boy and his father own four donkeys. Three are young and strong. The fourth one, Small One, is old and weak, but the boy loves him anyway. Everyday, they play together before going to work, helping the boy's father to collect wood. The boy and his father take the donkeys to work one morning, as they always do. Many times, the boy loads Small One with small sticks, since he can't carry heavy loads any more. He even has trouble carrying stacks of small sticks and the boy helps to carry them for him.