When a crow steals Grampa Arbuckle's watch-compass, the two toad brothers, Warton and Morton, try to get it back with the help of an accident-prone mouse and a blind blue jay.
Zella the zebra helps Zack the ostrich when he is young and helpless and when he grows up Zack returns the favor by saving Zella's young offspring from a lion.
Callie has always felt like a misfit in her family but her friendship with an elderly, bedridden, woman helps her sort out some of the confusion she feels about her family and herself.
After losing his beloved donkey to a ravenous wolf, a poor man is roused to such sorrow and anger that he challenges the beast to take the place of the donkey and pull the cart that is his livelihood.
Determined to be more than just an ordinary witch, Heckie, whose specialty is changing people into animals, settles in a small town determined to use her powers for good purposes.
