This is the story of a ten year old boy named Little Willy who lives with his grandfather. One morning his grandfather does not get out of bed and Little Willy is nervous he is sick. He goes and gets the doctor, Doc Smith to see if she can help. Doc Smith says that he does not want to live. Little Willy finds out that they are broke and does everything he can to make money. Grandfather is still not behaving like himself. Then they discover that Grandfather owes 500 dollars in taxes. So Little Willy enters a race to win the money to save the farm.