Energetic and opinionated, she has no desire to be adopted. Every adult there-from the Matron to the Cook-absolutely adores her. Her best friend Custard does everything she tells him to. Her word is law among the children residing in the institution. Several years pass, and now Earwig is the supreme ruler of the orphanage. Instead, the Matron renames the child as Erica Wigg. Predictably, the Matron at the orphanage doesn’t believe a word about the witches and thinks Earwig is too bizarre of a name for the delightful baby girl that she is holding in her arms. She also requests her daughter to be called Earwig. She claims that she is being chased by 12 witches, promising that she will come back as soon as she loses them. On its doorsteps, she leaves her daughter with a cassette tape marked ‘Earwig’ and a note in which she explains her situation.

She casts a spell to confuse the people that are following her and then rides to an orphanage. The film opens with a red-haired woman racing away on her motorcycle. Here is everything you need to know about the ending of ‘Earwig and the Witch.’ SPOILERS AHEAD. Faced with indifference and borderline cruelty, Earwig decides to do what she does best, charm her way into the hearts of her adoptive parents.

The movie tells the story of Earwig (Āya) (Kokoro Hirasawa in Japanese/Taylor Paige Henderson in English), an orphan who gets adopted by an evil witch and an even more dangerous entity.

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