Can you imagine a life without love? Old Crotchety lived just that kind of life. Grumpy, alone, and miserable, he hated anyone or anything that was happy, even two innocent lovebirds. The sound of the lovebirds' loving chirping made him very angry, and he wanted it to stop. Will Crotchety succeed in turning the lovebirds' world of happiness upside down? Or will they, instead, turn his life around?