A rather large problem has befallen the Huit girls.
(Sisters, actually. Octuplets to be exact.) One
particular New Year's Eve, the girls wait for their
Mummy to bring them hot chocolate and their daddy to
return with more wood for the fire. But they don't.
Mummy and Daddy, that is. They're gone. Poof! Maybe dead
- no one knows for sure. You must see the problem here.
Eight little girls on their own, no mommy or daddy to
take care of them. This is not a good thing. So now
these little girls, must take care of themselves. Get to
school, cook the meals, feed the cats (eight of them,
too), and pay the bills. They can't ask for help, oh no.
Any self-respecting adult would surely call in social
services, and those well-meaning people would have to
split them up. After losing their parents, being split
up would be completely unbearable. At the same time, the
question remains: What happened to Mummy and Daddy? The
Sisters Eight (as they are called, affectionately and
otherwise) are determined to find out. Luckily, they do
seem to have someone or something helping them. Notes
keep appearing behind a loose brick in the
fireplace.It's a good old-fashioned mystery with missing
(or dead) parents, nosy neighbours, talking
refrigerators, foul-smelling fruitcake (is there any
other kind?), and even a little magic. Eight little
girls, eight cats, and one big mystery - let the fun
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