Just before Christmas, Lee Leander is caught shoplifting. It is her third offense. She is prosecuted by John Sargent. He postpones the trial because it is hard to get a conviction at Christmas time....

Gideon与小女孩Almerina行走江湖靠说戏为生，某日，两人在一个山洞过夜等待天亮继续行路。半夜遇到一只老熊，两人大惊，开始为熊说戏企图逃过一劫。故事的主角是生活在山里的熊国王Leander和儿子Tony，某天Leander带着Tony来到河里练习捕鱼，谁知Tony不幸被一张大网抓走，Leander遍寻不着Tony，从此郁郁寡欢，不理朝政，直到有天，他的大臣们警告他，再不想办法，他的熊子民们...