▁to ▁play ▁outside . ▁Inside ▁the ▁home , ▁a ▁cry ing ▁child ▁named ▁Adel bert ▁keeps ▁throwing ▁away ▁to ys ▁given ▁to ▁him ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁a ▁but ler . ▁When ▁Adel bert ▁he ars ▁Pl uto ▁outside , ▁he ▁dem ands ▁his ▁father ▁buy ▁the ▁dog . ▁The ▁but ler ▁goes ▁outside ▁and ▁persist ently ▁offers ▁Mic key ▁money ▁for ▁Pl uto , ▁but ▁Mic key ▁ref uses ▁and ▁Pl uto ▁bit es ▁the ▁but ler ▁in ▁the ▁but to cks . ▁While ▁running ▁away , ▁Mic key ▁dro ps ▁his ▁c ello ▁and ▁a ▁horse - dra wn ▁sle igh ▁runs ▁it ▁over ▁destroy ing ▁it . ▁The ▁apparently ▁ob liv ious ▁party ▁in ▁the ▁sle igh ▁call ▁out ▁a ▁cheer ful ▁" Mer ry ▁Christmas !" ▁to ▁Mic key . ▁ ▁Mic key ▁and ▁Pl uto ▁later ▁come ▁across ▁the ▁home ▁of ▁a ▁poor ▁cat ▁family . ▁A ▁mother ▁s its ▁at ▁the ▁table ▁cry ing ▁and ▁Mic key ▁and ▁Pl uto ▁see ▁that ▁the ▁father , ▁P ete , ▁is ▁in ▁j ail ▁and ▁she ▁has ▁no ▁money ▁for ▁food ▁or ▁to ys . ▁Em otion ally ▁moved ▁by ▁the ▁scene , ▁Mic key ▁returns ▁to ▁the ▁rich ▁home ▁and ▁rel uct antly ▁s ells ▁Pl uto . ▁With ▁the ▁money , ▁Mic key ▁bu ys ▁to ys ▁and ▁food ▁for ▁the ▁cat ▁family ▁and ▁their ▁mother , ▁who ▁is ▁now ▁sn oring ▁as ▁he ▁makes ▁it ▁back ▁to ▁their ▁house ▁and ▁he ▁del ivers ▁the ▁goods ▁dressed