In order to match his friends' boasts, Franklin the turtle claims that he can swallow seventy-six flies in the blink of an eye, but then he has to prove it.
A turtle afraid of small dark places, and therefore of crawling into his shell, asks a variety of animals for advice, only to find out that each has a fear of its own.
Franklin is very sad because he does not have any teeth and the tooth fairy will never leave him any presents. Then he discovers that he does not need a tooth to get a present, he just needs to be himself.
Franklin is disappointed when his grandparents can't celebrate Thanksgiving with him, but instead Franklin's family celbrates with all their Woodland friends.