A frightened jackrabbit outruns a hunting coyote and a fire caused by lightning and finds safety on a river, while rain falls to extinguish the flames and prevent further destruction.
Because he doesn't listen carefully to what the Great Spirit tells him about each of the animals he is supposed to lead to their desert homes, Jackrabbit causes much unhappiness with his careless answers to the animals' questions.
A jackrabbit who wishes to be feared asks his fairy godrabbit for horns and becomes the first jackalope, but there's one condition: he must not tell lies.