The many different animals that live in a great kapok tree in the Brazilian rainforest try to convince a man with an ax of the importance of not cutting down their home.

Every morning a very large and selfish crocodile shouts this message. "Stay away from my river! It's my river! if you come in my river i'll eat you" The animals in the forest don't know what to do. They are all frightened of the crocodile.

A series of accidents in the jungle proves that everyone has something special to add when it comes to making music.

Terror spreads through the jungle as animals hear the news that rough, tough Big Bro is coming.

"Sloth sleeps a lot. His favorite thing to do is take a nice, peaceful nap. But the other jungle animals are busy, and make a lot of noise, too. Kangaroo is always jumping on her trampoline. Elephant is always lifting weights. However, Monkey finds out the hard way that he's no good at lifting weights, and Elephant can't jump on the trampoline very well. The animals learn that everyone does something best -- and Sloth's talent is sleeping!"--Page...

"When a slightly befuddled but surprisingly endearing snake wanders into the wrong pit--the orchestra pit--peculiar things start to happen"--

"There is pandemonium in the jungle. A strange roaring sounds sends the animals stampeding, convinced it's a monster. But all is not as it seems. Only Elmer the patchwork elephant is brave enough to investigate, and what he discovers comes as quite a surprise"--

Rhino has a terrible itch, and when Bird suggests he needs help to scratch it Rhino sets out to find someone just right for the task.

Elephant refuses to believe he cannot jump and ignores the jeers of other animals as he tries, but they are all surprised when Elephant does something that no other animal can.

After someone steals Frog's underpants, his animal friends try to hide their amusement long enough to help him search for them.