On his way home, Ali, a schoolboy from a poor family in the southern part of tehran, loses the just repaired shoes of his younger sister, Zahra. Thinking that his family would not be able to afford a new shoes. Ali and zahra forced to come up with a plan. Their secret arrangement consists of Zahra wearing the shoes to school in the morning and ali wearing the shoes in the afternoon resulting in some anxious moments and delightful mishaps. A few days later, Ali learns about a marathon competition for schoolboys whose third prizes is a pair of new sneakers. Despite some problems, he enters the race trying desperately to win the third place. Nothing, but the third place.