Soon Young is a young girl who is the head of her family. She lives with her mentally handicapped father , unscrupulous uncle and younger sister Soon Ja who is always ill. Younger sister Soon Ja plays with her Barbie doll everyday and dreams of one day living in the United States.
Meanwhile, Mang Taek comes into contact with an American man interested in adopting a healthy Korean girl. Mang Taek arrangesa deal for the American man to adopt Soon Young. When her younger sister Soon Ja hears of the adoption, she becomes jealous and asks to take the place of her older sister.
When the American man and his young daughter arrive to take Soon Young, the uncle, Soong Young and Soon Ja must decide who is to go. The American father has an ulterior motive for the adoption…
