On the way to the pond, Alexander the gander gets a taste of heliotrope pansies, so he sneaks away and returns for another taste and some nice young vegetables.
His instincts and his training as a part-time private investigator make Caleb Corgi suspicious of a band of raccoons, especially when Corgiville's prize rooster disappears.
While visiting her grandparents' farm, Sylvie Ann finds a fine large pumpkin for Halloween but it leads her a merry chase as it rolls faster and faster down the hill and into the barnyard.