Three lonely children team up to complete the trials of a mysterious manual that promises to turn them into 21st-century fairies, using imagination to face real-world problems: loneliness, family absence, and the fear of not fitting in.
Teresa arrives at a new school in Madrid, disoriented and friendless. After failing a placement test, she tries to avoid recess by hiding in the bathroom, but ends up taking refuge in the library, where she meets Gustavo, a shy boy, and Amanda—an eccentric girl who calls herself Xayree, claims to be a fairy, and is the daughter of famous rapper Dientes de Garlic. Xayree lends Teresa a book titled Manual of the 21st-Century Fairy, which describes three trials required to become a fairy: find a unicorn, master the magic of wealth, and brew a love potion (one that actually works). From that moment on, the three of them begin meeting daily in the library.
At home, Teresa reads the Manual and secretly starts saving money to return to her coastal village, Cigüeñales del Mar. When she mentions that there’s a one-horned goat there named Perico, Xayree and Gustavo decide it could pass for a unicorn and plan an excursion to see it. However, Gustavo’s mother finds out and forbids him to go, and Teresa also fails to get permission. Convinced that Perico is a kidnapped unicorn, Xayree organizes a rescue mission. With the help of Tomás, her father’s driver, they manage to “free” it (although in reality they buy it for 5,000 euros) and rename it Biblioteca.
Having completed the first trial, they move on to the second: saving Florete 23, the bar owned by Gustavo’s family. Gustavo places a magic coin under his father’s pillow following the Manual’s instructions. Shortly afterward, Dientes de Garlic shows up looking for an authentic bar to film a music video. Delighted with the place, he rents it for two weeks, which saves the business. The third trial resolves itself accidentally when the love potion—made with hairs from Biblioteca the unicorn—ends up in the hands of the artistic director of the concert, who becomes attached to Biblioteca and adopts him.
In the end, all three families travel together to Cigüeñales del Mar. Teresa, Gustavo, and Xayree have completed the three trials and have finally become 21st-century fairies.
RELEVANT INFORMATION: Beatriz Giménez de Ory (Madrid, 1972) is a Spanish writer whose work is primarily aimed at children. She has received the National Award for Children’s and Young Adult Literature, as well as the Edebé Children’s Literature Award for her book Tres niños tristes y medio unicornio, a charming story full of humor, heart, and a touch of magic that reflects on the power of friendship, imagination, and family.
Tres niños tristes y medio unicornio has strong audiovisual potential as a family film or series thanks to its balance of realism and fantasy, its endearing tone, and its contemporary vision of childhood. The mix of humor, tenderness, and accessible fantastical elements (such as a goat-unicorn or a love potion) connects delightfully with children and young audiences, while the emotional and family-related conflicts also resonate with adults—making it an ideal candidate for a multigenerational project.
AUDIOVISUAL POTENTIAL: TV series, Miniseries, Film, TV Movie.
AVAILABLE LANGUAGES: Spanish, Galician, Catalan.
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