Ethel's childhood ends abruptly when her mother flies away, leaving Ethel alone to care for her younger siblings in their isolated homestead in Hairy Hill.
At the bottom of the sea, between the rocks and coral, primitive seaweed gently sways, lulled by the muffled sound of rolling currents. High above on the surface of the water, something extraordinary has just appeared: a voice.
For small children, the world is full of mystery and they need the help of an adult to navigate it. Or maybe it is the adults who, in the company of children, rediscover the magic in everyday life?
In a dystopian world, a girl breaks her ceramic pot, which holds a secret inside, opening a portal to a parallel universe where the creation of a new world is finally possible.