Autumn is in the air when Mouse sets out to gather nuts from the distant nut tree she has spotted from her hilltop home. The tree is far, far away -across the fields, meadows, and farms. Heedless of her friends' warnings about the dangers in her path, she makes her way to the tree. After a long blustery journey, Mouse is disappointed with what she finds. She makes her way home sadly, but when she gets there Gull is waiting for her with a pleasant surprise.