When mirabel didn't get her gift she ran through town sad then she bumped into a man named bridwell he invited her into his animal tent then she saw something magical a singing crocodile mr bridwell told her that the crocodiles name was lyle and she could keep him then mirabel took lyle to the casita but she told no one about him since she knew that abuela wouldn't keep him and the rest of her family would freak out but what she didn't know that lyle would change everyone's life's especially hers