A special riding baton her uncle brought her from Mexico helps Chloe get through one tough riding competition after another, but when it disappears before the championship she must place her trust in one very stubborn pony.

As the Owl tells the story of man's celebration of Christmas and the spirit of giving, the other forest animals doubt his words as they sit cold and hungry in the woods, yet when a man and young boy arrive with food for all, the animals realize that they were wrong for judging their human neighbors so harshly.

Shivering in the forest from the bitter cold, an orphan girl clings to a tiny lantern until the light blows out and she must beg help from a kind old owl