因为无法适应学校的生活，少女小舞（高桥真悠 饰）拒绝上学，为了散心，妈妈将她送到了外婆家。小舞的外婆（萨奇·帕克 Sachi Parker 饰）是一位和蔼的英国老太太，拥有魔女的血统，精通花草知识，能够预知未来。小舞十分崇拜外婆，希望她能够当自己的师父，教自己如何成为一名魔女。
　　就这样，小舞开始了跟随外婆修炼的生活，然而，让小舞没有想到的是，外婆安排的“课程”除了早睡早起，锻炼身体，规律生活外再无其他，每日，她们都在林间自由玩耍，日出而作日落而息，外婆还告诉小舞，要坚定的追随自己的内心。之后，焕然一新的小舞重新返回学校，当她再度见到外婆之时，外婆终于给她上了最后一课——死亡。

　　纽顿一家人住在郊外社区中，过着幸福舒适的生活，但是他们总觉得生活中好像缺少了点什么……直到有一天，一只迷途的圣伯
　　纳小狗出现在他们家门口，禁不起三个孩子们的苦苦追求，爸爸乔治纽顿与妈妈艾莉丝终于答应饲养这只可爱的小狗，并将他取命为
　　贝多芬。没想...

　　抗战胜利之际，英勇善战的合江省军区独立旅旅长、三十六岁的关山林尚未成家，在军区司令员方强的指示下，由军区政治部主任张如屏做媒，与独立旅骑兵连长巴托尔的妹妹、年方十八的乌云成了亲。关山林起初不赞成这门婚事，但当他看到乌云美丽的容貌时不禁满口答应了。被蒙在鼓里的乌云被召到独立旅当了女兵。先送到卫生队当护士，后被送到牡丹江市药科专门学校学习。在去学校的途中遇到土匪，幸亏两个警卫拼命把乌云安全送到学校。

　　A true story of a family and town's effort to save a beloved and heroic dog named Semper Fi. The father, a Captain in the US Marines and his homemaker wife, contend with the "not so earth shattering" problems of their twin, fifteen year old daughter and son as well as the antics of their precocious six year old daughter. Their lives tumble along, as most families do, until they must face the grave diagnosis of their faithfully and very loved Golden Retriever, Semper Fi. The family cannot afford the expensive surgery the dog needs. The children jump into action with a plan, spear headed by the fifteen year old daughter. They plan a community yard sale, donating all of their most prized possessions. The family's grumpy neighbor plays an unlikely and unexpected part in the ultimate success of the fund raising. Before Semper goes in for his surgery, he displays a heroic act that almost ends his life. The story unfolds during the holiday season.