A family has just been thrown off the land they worked by a farmer who is fencing in his farm. He doesn't need as many people.
The family arrive in the city with just a few pence to start to rent a room. There is father, mother and four children aged 12, 9, 7 and 5.
They hear there is work in the local factory, but that the owner only wants children because he can pay them less.
Imagine you are the mother or father. What would you do?
Now imagine you are one of the children. What do you think life is going to be like from now on?