Inspired by the Grimm Brothers' fairy tales of "Little Red Riding Hood", the Charles Perrault fairy tale "Cinderella", "Jack and the Beanstalk", and "Rapunzel", and on Richard Johnson's The History of Tom Thumbe of 1621 in which a childless couple are desperate for a baby, the film is centered on a childless couple who set out to end a curse placed on them by a vengeful witch. Ultimately, the characters are forced to experience the unintended consequences of their actions.