A curious chick is disappointed at all the things his mother says he cannot do, such as swim like a duck, until he discovers one wonderful thing he can do very well.
All the rabbits in the woods had brothers and sisters except Smudge. In the fall, he built a leaf-and-twig brother, but it blew away. In winter, he built a snow sister, but she melted. Would Smudge's wish ever come true?.