Nina decides she'd rather play than work on preparing her jingle dress until she realizes she's almost out of time. Her friends carry out a demanding rescue to help Nina save her dream of dancing at the pow-wow. When Joe and his friends forget Mishoom's message and pick too many crabapples, the baskets tip over and roll downhill. After a dramatic apple chase the kids discover that they have saved enough extra fruit to share a basketful with the animals of the forest.