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The Willoughby's—Timothy; his twin brothers, Barnaby A and Barnaby B; and their little sister, Jane—are old-fashioned children who adore old-fashioned adventures. Unfortunately, the Willoughby parents are not very fond of their children, and the truth is that the siblings are not too keen on their parents either. Little do the Willoughby kids know that their neglectful mother and father are hatching an evil plan to get rid of them! Not to worry—these resourceful adventurers have a few plans of their own. But they have no idea what lies ahead in their quest to rid themselves of their ghastly parents and live happily ever after.

“难道我们不是孤儿吗？”有一天，威洛比家的一个孩子暗示说。无论如何，这四个孩子来自那种老派家庭，而他们的父母……嗯，他们父母的表现并不尽如人意。威洛比家的孩子们一边回忆着文学作品中的男、女主人公，像绿山墙的安妮、波丽安娜、坐大仙桃的詹姆斯，一边编造着将自己变成可敬又可爱的孤儿的恶毒阴谋。而他们的父母威洛比夫妇，受到另一个有名的睡前故事——《糖果屋》的启发，已经在为自己制订彻头彻尾的卑劣计划，而孩子们对此几乎一无所知……恶棍、善人、废话少说保姆、被遗弃的孤儿、长久失踪的继承人，这一切都伴随着成洛比家欢蹦乱跳的孩子们出现，在这部引人发笑的“老派”滑稽模仿之作里，组伯瑞金奖得主洛伊丝·劳里以诙谐幽默的方式，向儿童文学的那些经典之作表达了敬意。