As a young boy presents his mother with a bouquet of flowers which he has picked, he tells her that he is not responsible for the messes found around the home.
A snowman learns about the ways of nature from his neighbors, the birds, squirrels, and mice, who explain that though he will melt in the spring, he will come back again next year.
A friendly ant invites a group of animals to join him in the hammock in the cow's backyard, and animals begin to pile into the cow's hammock, one at a time.
When each child in Gabriel's class must choose an animal to speak about he cannot decide upon one, until one day he discovers a caterpillar and watches it transform into a butterfly.
