As a baby gorilla sits reading quietly, a baby donkey pesters him about the source of his absorption.

Feeling bad for Amish wallflower Addie Byler because she never had a beau, Daniel Miller begins leaving notes for her purporting to be from a secret admirer and is surprised to discover he has developed real feelings for her.

A good-natured, helpful donkey becomes a favorite of all the farm animals, until a beautiful, young, but arrogant colt arrives to replace the aging donkey.

Confusion abounds when a poorly spoken donkey says to a grammarian yam, "I Yam a Donkey!"