Oneday, Jerome Barberin who lives with his wife in a small town in France finds a baby boy on the street who wears fine clothes. Apparently, the kid's parent is rich. Barberin decides to take care of the child and hopes to get a good reward. He gives the boy to his wife and and goes work in Paris.
Years later, Barberin becomes unemployed and goes home with his wife. They need to sell their cow to get more money. Also, the idea to get rid of Remi (the kid) pops up in Barberin's mind. He sold Remi to Vitalis, who travels everywhere with his dogs - Capi, Zerbino and Dolce - and a monkey named Joli-Coeur. Remi never has a chance to say goodbye to Mrs. Barberin who's always loving him.
It turns out that Vitalis is a very kind man. He teaches Remi to play harp and read. The animals seems to like Remi too, especially Capi who becomes Remi's dear friend.
In Toulouse, a sad accident happens which puts Vitalis into jail. Becoming homeless, Remi and the animals keep wandering till they met the 'Swan' - a little river ship owned by Mrs. Milligan and her ill son Arthur. He and the animals lives there with them till the day Vitalis is released.
Mrs. Milligan has asked Remi to stay back with them but Vitalis wants Remi back. He thinks that travelling with him will make Remi become a better boy.
Zerbino and Dolce are eaten by wolves. Joli-Coeur catches pneumonia and died. Vitalis died in front of a gardener's house and leaves Remi to a gardener named Accquin.
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Finally, Remi finds his family. And guess what? His mother is Mrs. Milligan. He was kidnapped by his uncle who desires to have his dad's legacy and believes that Arthur is going to die soon. Remi returns to his family and his best friend - Mattia becomes a great and famous violinist when his sister is sent from Italy to live with him in France. Arthur gets well and becomes an athlete. Remi gets married with Lise - daughter of the gardener who takes care of Remi when Vitalis dies. They have a son and named him Mattia whose babysitter is Mother Barberin.
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Best book ever :)
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