Shouldnt we be orphans?" one of the Willoughby children suggests one day. The four are after all part of an old-fashioned kind of family & their parents
- well their parents are not all that one would hope for. Recalling literary heroes like Anne of Green Gables Pollyanna & James with his giant peach the Willoughbys concoct a diabolical plan to turn themselves into worthy & winsome orphans. Little do they know that Mr & Mrs Willoughby have already begun to formulate their own thoroughly despicable plan inspired by another favourite bedtime story: The tale of Hansel & Gretel..."