James’ parents have been killed by an escaping rhinoceros and now he has to live with his two cruel aunts, who treat him like a slave. One day he meets a little old man who gives him magical crocodile tongues to help him out of his misery. On his way home James drops them underneath an old peach tree by accident. But time will show that this isn’t a lost opportunity, as he fears, but the beginning of a magical journey around the globe with fantastic new friends.