In a Yorkshire coal mine, the introduction of mechanization threatens the lives of the pit ponies. Three children, determined to save the animals, hatch a plan to steal them. However, their attempt is thwarted, and the fate of the ponies is left in the hands of the mine owners and the miners, who must weigh the benefits of progress against the value of compassion and morality.
The Littlest Horse Thieves
In a Yorkshire coal mine, a group of pit ponies is threatened with extinction, prompting three friends to hatch a bold plan to save them, but their daring rescue attempt ultimately ends in uncertainty, leaving the ponies' fate hanging in the balance.