Because of Earwig's magical resistance, the worms are harmless and Earwig sends the worms through a hole in the wall, but that angers Mandrake. The spell is a success and Bella Yaga is furious at her extra pair of hands, and casts magical worms that appear in Earwig's room. They also work on a spell to give Bella Yaga a literal "extra pair of hands" on her body so Earwig would be dismissed from her work. The two of them enter the workroom at night to create a spell that will make them resistant to magic, becoming immune to Bella Yaga's punishments. She becomes further frustrated because Bella Yaga never teaches her magic.Įarwig begins to listen to tapes from an old band called Earwig, and discovers that Bella Yaga's cat familiar Thomas can talk. Tired of working, she attempts to get out of the house, only to find that all the exits have been magically sealed by Mandrake. Earwig prepares ingredients for spells, and cleans the workroom. Earwig agrees to help, only if Bella Yaga teaches her magic in return. When they get home, Bella Yaga tells Earwig that she is a witch, and that she only adopted Earwig for "an extra pair of hands" to help around the house. One day, a strange couple, Bella Yaga and Mandrake, adopt Earwig against her wishes. She likes living there with her friend Custard, and doesn't want to get adopted. Years later, Earwig is a rambunctious 10-year-old who is very comfortable in an orphanage where everyone does what she wants.
The matron head of the home thinks that the name is unfit for a child, and changes it to Erica Wigg. In 1990s England, a witch leaves her child Earwig at St. Lets bring our Studio Ghibli marathon to a close with Goro's most recent film, and the studio's first computer animated film.