 The main character," "rich girl Clara Wintermute"," lives with her parents in a wealthy section of London.Her greatest wish for her birthday is for the puppet troupe she saw in a park one day to perform for her and her party guests.So the puppet master, Grisini, and his assistants, 14-year-old Lizzie Rose Fawr and 12-year-old Parsefall Hooke, visit the Wintermute home and put on their show.