When Stacey's class has to perform in a play about colonial America, preparation and the surprise appearance of a sheep onstage help her overcome her chronic stage fright.
Spider is afraid to get up on stage in front of everybody in the school spelling bee, but after listening to his family's advice, decides that he too will try to be as brave as his Shoshoni ancestors.
Some of Donna Jean's family are so sure she will fail in reciting a poem at a school program that they almost convince her of her inadequacy, until her uncle's belief in her helps her to try again.