Chance, Jacob, and Luke Rabbit are brothers and close friends with Hugh Squirrel. One morning, after breakfast, they go looking for their best pal. They check the pecan trees and oak trees. They look in all his favorite nut-hiding places. Still, they can't find him Finally, they see him sitting by Turkey Creek with his head bowed, looking sad.

They ask Hugh Squirrel why he seems so unhappy, and it turns out, a dog chased him that very day. Hugh escaped, running through thick briars and brambles, but once he got away, he realized all the fur on his tail was gone. His tail is a...