Based on a Chapter in the book, The Animals Of Farthing Wood. The animals are in peril when they realise that a fire starts on the marsh they are resting in. They realise their guide Toad is caught in the flames and that he must be rescued if they hope to continue their journey. All the while, the missing Toad remains underground eating worms, unaware of the danger above him. Will Toad be rescued? Will Mole find a delicious worm?