Jarby is the misfit of the Reynard family, disapproved of by his swindler parents and mocked as the "unclever fox" by his siblings. When the others are off tricking the animals of nearby Gullibility, kindhearted Jarby wanders the forest, wondering about the lives of turtles and spiders, and daydreaming of the day when he might become a magical "spirit fox." Forced to leave home and seek his own territory, Jarby ultimately finds a place for himself...