The story of Lucy is one for young girls who are learning for the first time they are growing up and have to reconsider their childhood. Most girls, like Lucy, don't understand or realize they are maturing. Indeed, they fight it, wishing to remain as a child. LucyÕs problems begin with a mystery, which she exaggerates into a gruesome mis-truth. Furthermore, she compounds her own problems by avoiding conversations with adults and her parents. Thus begins her FatherÕs illuminating bedtime stories to attempt to indirectly guide Lucy in her growth towards adulthood and womanhood.