Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. Just as soon as she finds love, however, it's torn away from her when she is kidnapped by a toad named Grundel, who wishes to marry her. Now Thumbelina has to escape Grundel's grasp and search for Prince Cornelius. Prince Cornelius would like to know where to find her.