An unmanageable, but lovable, eleven-year-old misfit learns to believe in himself when he gets to know the new school counselor, who is a sort of misfit too.
Henry breaks out in brown bumps as a result of eating too much chocolate. He then gets caught up in a hijacking and learns a valuable lesson about self-indulgence.
A hen, goose, sheep, cow, and bee were too busy to be friends until they were confronted with an obnoxious singing mule who refused to leave them in peace.