During a violent snowstorm in Iowa, a train carrying a traveling salesman, a railroad worker, and a family of five takes a desperate detour to Carthage. When the passengers arrive, the station is a mess and the agent is dead, but they must work together to welcome a new life amidst the deathly circumstances.

Three boys rent a canoe in Iowa and spend the day riding down a river. As the long and strenuous journey stretches into the night, their friendship, trust, and determination are tested.

An old logger tells the story of a giant hunter and his dog hunting a ferocious turkey terrorizing the local wildlife.

A little girl acts out on purpose for the first time when she hacks her family's knives after her father told her not to.

The daughter of a rich family must stop her parents from discriminating against their poor neighbors.