Danish couple Henriette and Gert are eagerly anticipating becoming parents to 4-year-old Mascha and her younger brother Roba. After a long wait, they are finally on their way to Ethiopia to bring them home. The children's biological parents, Sinkenesh and Hussen, hope that the adoptive parents won't just secure the future of their children but also offer them financial support. Little do they know that they will never see their children again.

What can two little mice possibly do to save an orphan girl who's fallen into evil hands? With a little cooperation and faith in oneself, anything is possible! As members of the mouse-run International Rescue Aid Society, Bernard and Miss Bianca respond to orphan Penny's call for help. The two mice search for clues with the help of an old cat named Rufus.

A fading southern belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious brother-in-law takes stabs at her sanity.