This is the first story in this series. It unfolds with Soft-Toe and Sweet-Leaf meeting Zaami, a chipmunk, while playing near the forest. He is lost and quite distraught. They help him find his way home through a dense, beautiful forest. After returning Zaami to his home tree, excitement ensues when a lumberjack appears and wants to cut down his tree. Our crew must scramble to save it by convincing the lumberjack not to cut it down.