When the baker sees her give away most of the food to a beggar girl, he believes Sara is a princess and invites the little beggar girl to live with his family. One day, Sara finds some money and buys some food from a bakery. Sara is mistreated, but still remains kind to others and helps anyone she can. She makes her live in the attic with the maid and to do chores to earn her keep at the school. Unfortunately, the woman in charge of the school does not like Sara and when her father dies on a business trip, the head mistress is angry that she will not get the money she is owed for Sara’s care. Even though she is rich, she is very friendly to everyone and the students all love her. She has grown up in India and has lived a very pampered life. Frances Hodgson Burnett’s book "A Little Princess" begins as seven year old Sara Crewe is dropped off at a boarding school by her rich father.
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