Shia Bachman longs for the day when he's old enough to leave his "home". Smiles Orphanage is run by Olga, the meanest woman you'll ever come across. Between cooking meals, cleaning, fixing the old house, and working for Mr. Heinmeyer, Shia barely has time for anything else in his life. That is, until one fall day..... Some of the younger children from the orphanage bring home an old book about a magical land where all animals are tame, children...