When a neighbor leaves him in charge of some daily chores while he is away, Franklin feels responsible enough to handle the tasks, yet after only a few days, his priorities get mixed up and soon he is forgetting to do what he promised.

Franklin helps Snail to collect things.

Franklin has a bad day when he is scolded at home and at school. Even his friends let him down. So when he gets home, he snatches up his stuffed dog, Sam, and goes off to find a new home and new friends. But as he walks along, memories of good times come flooding back, making him realize he'll never find a better family or better friends than he already has.

When his friend Otter comes to visit, Franklin finds it hard to accept the fact that they have both grown up and may have to discard their childish ways.

Franklin, attending his first meeting of the Woodland Trailblazers, is dismayed to learn it is going to take some time to earn badges, but by the end of the evening, he has had so much fun, he is glad to have a reason to keep coming back.

When Franklin's little sister Harriet overturns the bowl and lets Franklin's goldfish, Goldie, into the stream, she is very sorry, but Franklin still finds it hard to forgive her.