Perhaps James is like many orphans: dreaming of a family that will come take him away. Dreams are not always good. In James case leaving the orphanage to live with his aunts is a case of leaving the pan to land in the fire.

His cold, lazy aunts use James as a slave more than anything else and soon he’s had enough. A daring escape is devised involving the most unlikely of friends, unconventional transportation and a dose of magic, of course!