Barney Bear is out in the woods picking berries for a tasty snack when he comes across a little skunk who wants his berries. Fearful of the skunk's scent, he tries to avoid it, but when he arrives back home, the hungry, odoriferous little skunk enters his home shortly after he does. When Barney discovers the skunk, he demands that it leave his house. When the skunk refuses, Barney gives chase, during the course of which he falls into a well and the skunk rescues him. Even after the rescue, the poor, put-upon bear is still angry and is about to clobber the pest with a shovel, but he just can't bring himself to do it. So instead, he dons a gas mask and invites the skunk back into his house.