Summary A thunder and rain storm sweeps across the plains one night. The animals take shelter beneath rocky outcrops, amid the long grasses, in the trees, and watch with the storm. Toby the Tortoise is absolutely petrified. One especially loud crack explodes right overhead. He ducks inside his shell, shuddering with fear and vowing never to come out of it again.The next morning Doris the Duck and Kevin the Crocodile call on Toby but he doesn't respond to them. They wonder at his silent and still shell. Audrey sends the other animals away then she asks Toby if the reason why he won't come out is because he's frightened. Amazed by her perceptiveness, he peers out at her and admits he's afraid of thunder. She says it scares her too, and when it gets really loud she buries her head in the sand; as long as she can't hear it, it doesn't bother her. Then she has an idea, she gives Toby ear-muffs made out of peanut shells - which draws him out of his shell. Just then a dark cloud appears and Toby suggests to Audrey that she put on some ear-muffs. Audrey puts on some of ear-muffs and settles down next to Toby. We see the animals running for cover beneath Nelson. When they run past Toby and Audrey they are surprised to see them looking happy and relaxed. Audrey hands them all sets of ear-muffs and they all watch the show together, sitting under Nelson's legs to shelter from the rain. Nelson hold a tiny leaf with his trunk over his head to keep the rain off.

• Animation
• Family
• Short