The insects in the garden learn a lesson about rumors when they start to believe that their good friend, who they think is a pixie, is really a thieving dwarf.
Rosa the Slug loves eating cabbage and often has friends over to share the meal, and although one of her guests, a very large snail, often tells stories that get on her nerves, Rosa finds she needs his help when one of his stories comes true.
Piluca, a little caterpillar, is discouraged that she has not yet become a butterfly like her siblings, but once winter sets in, she awakens to find her dream of wings has come true.
Mariano is not well liked throughout the garden because of his gossiping and practical jokes, so when he is forced to find a new home because his neighbor shook his apple from the tree, Mariano learns some important lessons about how to be a good friend.
When Ernest the Beaver's parents push him to go out and build himself a home, he makes numerous animal friends as he builds a house out of a tree, but the river washes away his creation and threatens his new friendships.