Onthesamedaytwoboysareborn:thepauperTomandprinceEdward.Asakid,Tomsneaksintothepalacegardenandmeetstheprince.Theychangeclotheswitheachotherbuttheguardsdiscoverthemandthrowouttheprince,sincetheyarealmostidentical.Nobodybelievethemwhentheytrytotellthetruth.Soonafter,theoldkingdiesandtheprincewillinheritthethrone.TheevilearlofHertfordattemptstomurdertheprincetogainpowerforhimself.
