When a little girl asks her mother about princesses, she learns that they are much like herself.

Knowing that someone has been spying on her and her pony Sundance, Princess Ellie blames the mysterious stranger for the disappearance of Sundance.

To save the tribe from the effects of a devastating drought, Princess Scargo sacrifices her most precious possessions, miniature fish that live in the carved pumpkin she received for her 17th birthday.