Description
The story follows Batisti, a poor peasant, who sends his son to a faraway school wearing only his wooden clogs. The clogs are damaged, so Batisti goes to a rich landowner's grove to "borrow" the wood to make a new pair. He is caught and the rich man decides to oversee Batisti's punishment personally.
Batisti is a proud but poor peasant who wants a better life for his young son. He sends the boy to a school far away - wearing his only pair of wooden clogs, the child makes the long trek to class on foot.
All is well until the clogs are damaged. Wood is scarce, as is money, so Batisti sneaks into a rich landowner's grove to "borrow" the wood to make a new pair. But he is caught and the rich man decides to oversee the poor man's punishment personally.
In Italian with English subtitles.
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