Farmer Fred takes his work very seriously and so do his animals, until they decide they need to make the farm more fun and set out to find a way to make Farmer Fred laugh.

A boy helps his grandfather on the farm, showing the hen that follows them all that he can do.

Although McGillycuddy the kangaroo cannot produce wool or milk or lay eggs, the other animals learn that kangaroos can bring special skills to the farm.

Old Mr. Mackle Hackle is concerned when his hen will not cackle, so he takes her to a doctor and a fortune-teller, and even tries telling her chicken jokes, but once her chicks are hatched the tables are turned.

A farmer uses his tractor to prepare the soil, plant seeds, harvestcorn, and haul it away to be sold.

A lonely old farmer realizes the value of human friendship when a young man cames to help him and his scarecrow with their farm.

As she adds to the letter she is writing home, Rosie expresses her changing feelings about her visit to her grandfather's farm.

On a visit to a farm, Xiao Ming shows his friends the new Chinese characters he has learned by explaining that the characters are like pictures.

When Piglet's beloved father chases her away after she plays too rough, all of the barnyard animals try to make her feel better, but Piglet is still afraid that her father no longer loves her.