 PLOT: The main plot of the story revolves around Fievel being  separated from his family and then the family trying to reconnect.  At the start of the film there are five family members, Mamma and  Pappa, Fievel his sister and the baby. Pappa even makes a sad  miscalculation when coming through Ellis Island saying he has five,  then corrects and says four family members. Well, after the first  half of the film the baby completely disappears from the movie and  at the end of the film there are only four family members.