In one of the most moving children's Christmas stories ever told, Sarah, an easily distracted child, is barred from participation in the equinox festival of light. Alone and dejected with no further use for her lantern, Sarah lends it to three travelers who are struggling along a darkened path on their journey to pay homage to a new born king.This charming tale of loss, human weakness, pride, guilt, virtue and reconciliation is an epiphany story which, in itself, embodies the essence of Christmas.