After falling asleep in a willow tree during a snowstorm, Rabbit asks various animals to help him get down, and when he finally follows Squirrel's advice, Rabbit ends up with the short tail he has had ever since.
Meeting several animals on their way to market, greedy Ole Goat takes their wares for his hungry black bag, but he suffers an unfortunate fate when he tries to take Bear's hat.
Four-year-old Suki is worried about being left in day care for the first time until her mother reassures her that she loves her and will always return for her.
A tzar's fear of going to the edge of the world grows when Baba Yaga threatens him, but in time he learns that fear of the unknown is a senseless fear.