Mary Lennox is a spoilt, unpleasant little girl who goes to live with her uncle on his enormous estate in Yorkshore after the death of her parents in India.

• 倔强骄纵的玛莉在一场瘟疫中成为孤儿，被送往与姑父同住。她遇上了善良的女仆玛莎、阳光少年肯迪、脾气暴躁且卧病在床的科林等，各人的性格都对她有著深远的影响。