A young girl hears a noise in the forest near her family's farm in Canada, and when she and her mother go to investigate, they find a small fawn that seems to be all alone.
Although they misunderstand when Zounds says that trouble is coming, Wizard and his dog Wart manage to handle the spark ants, flood, and cold weather that ensue.
Two trolls, Nip and Tuck, discuss the differences between here and there, write poems while sliding on the ice, and find an old clock that is stopped at five o'clock.