Three-year-old Junie, deemed a curse and abused by her poor family, was nearly sold to the mayor’s dim-witted grandson. She can speak to animals. Caroline, daughter-in-law of the wealthy Hargrove family, finds her in the mountains and buys her for a million. Scared she brought bad luck when her new grandpa falls ill, Junie later summons animal friends to find a healer, becoming the family’s lucky star.