"You're going to die. One year to go."

On the day of her 17th birthday, Meg Raspberry, an apprentice witch, receives a sudden death sentence from her teacher Faust, a witch of long standing. In order to lift the curse of her "death sentence," she must collect human "tears of joy" to create the "seed of life." Can Meg, an energetic, headstrong, and sometimes impudent apprentice witch, bring joy to people and avoid the fate of death...!