The chapter opens with a description of the land in which the five best friends live. The narrator tells us that the land is inhabited by fairies and monsters, and that they live together in a "kinder garten" . In this story, the narrator tells the story of a group of animals who accidentally spill a piece of straw onto their food. The animals are upset, but they are comforted by the narrator, who tells them that they can play together in the "myste land" , as he calls it. He tells the animals that they cannot reach the land without magic, and they must return to their nest.