When put-upon father Paul Stanton learns that his young daughters are hankering after a new pet to add to their already overcrowded menagerie, he is less than enthusiastic, particularly as the animal in question is a donkey.
After trying his best to put them off, he is finally forced to give in and soon a new member of the family, in the shape of Honey, a rescued donkey with a personality problem, is ensconced in a hastily-converted garden shed.
This, of course, is not the end of the story but just the beginning...