> Bob Cratchit serves as Ebenezer Scrooge's clerk in a cold office under poor conditions. He requests Christmas Day off to be with his family. Cratchit is married with several children, including his son Tiny Tim, who uses a crutch and suffers from an unspecified illness. The family strains under financial hardship due to Cratchit's low wages. Despite these struggles, Cratchit maintains remarkable kindness and forgiveness, even raising a toast to Scrooge's health during their Christmas dinner. A vision of a potential future shows him mourning Tiny Tim, whose death stems from a lack of medical care. Following Scrooge's transformation, Cratchit receives an anonymous gift of a Christmas turkey and later a promised salary increase with assistance for his family.