奥利弗的梦想是成为一名歌手,可是,才华满满的他却似乎总是不走运,白白错失了很多成名的机会,至今默默无闻。女儿安娜贝尔(玛拉·威尔逊 Mara Wilson 饰)将父亲的努力都看在眼里,相信世界上有魔法存在的她向仙女寻求帮助,哪知道求来了一个对法术并不是很精通的仙童莫瑞。 莫瑞虽然有心想要帮助奥利弗和安娜贝尔,可是能力有限,往往弄巧成拙惹出一对的大麻烦。与此同时,邪恶的魔女克劳迪亚(黛博拉·奥黛儿 Deborah Odell 饰)重活了自由,为了称霸世界,她偷走了所有的魔杖,可百密一疏把莫瑞手上的那一根给漏掉了,就这样,莫瑞成为了拯救世界的最后希望。
At Christine's funeral, her foster son suddenly shows up, a grown-up man with whom the family has been out of contact for quite some time. He brought a letter, stating that Christine wants to be buried in Wentelen, to the bewilderment of her biological children, and even more so to that of her husband. In addition to that, all the relatives are surprised that the foster son of Christine apparently maintained a correspondence with Christine. Nevertheless, Christine's last wish is respected, and they decided to bury her in Wentelen, and wish to do so traditionally, meaning walking behind the hearse. During a walk of several days, all the relatives (foster sisters, foster father, alleged friends and real ones, the foster son, lovers) have enough time to get to know each other better. Because in the end they have no other conclusion than that nobody really knew anyone. Old intrigues are dug up, the foster sisters finally learn why the foster brother just disappeared from the family, and they can begin to develop a real image of the mother. Once Christine's final resting place is reached and she is buried, all family ties, good and bad, are shaken around.