On the night when his whole family died, the tiny boy miraculously finds himself on the street and even gets to the old cemetery, where he finds shelter for many years. The inhabitants of the cemetery, ghosts, vampire and werewolf, give the boy a name, educate and patronize him. In the cemetery - and in the big, human world - he will have many adventures that will help him grow up and love the world of the living - dangerous, exciting and inviting.