As Jimson's ears make him susceptible to being blown about by the wind on the way to a party Jimson wishes he were a different animal--until his ears prove valuable for getting out of trouble.
When Zebulon's family is stuck without a horse and offered help only from a crooked swindler, Zebulon manages to use the family's famous biscuit recipe to fix things.
As Clarabella and her cousins throw rocks at Cheyenne Canyon, they notice that one of the rocks in flight is a gold nugget. Clarabella uses her wits to locate that gold nugget amidst the fall leaves.