A young girl has a frightening power that brings doom to everyone near her, but she finds kindred spirits in owls.

When a man shoots an owl that has been taking his chickens and the owl does not die, the man decides to keep the animal alive and let it suffer—only to be mocked and outsmarted by the bird.

When an isolated group of US soldiers are on an expedition in the Arctic, one shoots and wounds an owl and takes it back to camp as a pet. One of his associates thinks that the owl should be killed or set free, and acts accordingly.

A rat moves into a young squirrel's peaceful neighborhood and refuses to respect the space. Unable to force the rat to move away, the other animals watch as more and more rats come to live in the area of town they once avoided.

A pack of hunting dogs, their male owner, and their female trainer travel through a secret passage that exists underneath a thin layer of ice covering a dried-out Saskatchewan lake basin.

After a wealthy consultant asks a local bird-hunting legend for shooting lessons, the hunter soon comes to regret agreeing to teach him and tricks him into ending his tutelage.

When seeds fall from the sky and cause human beings to transform into animals, two people try to understand how they met.

When eccentric scientist Papa Schimmelhorn plays his seemingly harmless bassoon, a wave of material-eating Gnurrs are summoned by the millions. He uses them to end the war against Bobovia.

A tenant couple cares for a handful of quails, despite the concern that their landlords next door have for their garden. When winter comes, the quails have disappeared, leaving the couple to hope they will return in the spring.