Synopsis
Franklin is over at Bear's house, playing a game with Bear, Fox and Rabbit. Things are going pretty well until Bear's sister Beatrice ("Bea Bear") comes into the room looking for her teddy. It disturbs the game, but nobody really minds too much and they all help to look for Beatrice's teddy bear. Rabbit finds it, under a couch cushion. Mr. Bear thanks Rabbit for doing that. Bear explains that Beatrice can't get to sleep without her teddy bear. Fox shakes his head and comments "Babies and their stuffed toys." Franklin looks nervous. That night, Franklin sets his stuffed dog, Sam, next to his goldfish, Goldie. He says that Goldie can keep him company, but he can't sleep with him anymore, as stuffed toys are for babies. He tries to get to sleep, but he just tosses and turns and is bothered by the ticking of his clock. Finally, he takes Sam down from next to Goldie. He says that he won't tell if Sam won't tell. He goes peacefully to sleep. The next day, Bear says that he has some good news for his friends. His parents said that he can have a campout in his backyard. Better yet, he has a large tent, so they can all sleep together. They don't have to bring their own tents. Franklin is immediately nervous about this, but tries not to show it. Later, Franklin is packing for the camping trip. He's bringing Sam, but he's hidden him in his pillow so that nobody will see him. Mrs. Turtle gives him a bag of blueberry muffins to share with his friends. Mrs. Muskrat is also there, picking eggplant. Mrs. Turtle gave her the okay because they have so much, they don't know what to do with it. Franklin, having so much stop, drops some of it. Rabbit comes by and asks if Franklin wants any help. But Franklin panics when Sam falls out of his pillow. Thinking quickly, he stuffs it the muffin bag. Over at Bear's place, Franklin tells his friends that he has a surprise. They all want to know what it is, but he tells them they have to wait until they're inside the tent. Inside the tent, Franklin tells his friends to cover their eyes and then he'll reveal the surprise. His plan is to pull out Sam and hide him while they're not looking. So he's surprised himself when he reaches into the bag and pulls out... an eggplant!? It would seem that he and Mrs. Muskrat accidentally switched bags. Aggravating Franklin's fears, it would seem that Mrs. Muskrat has discovered this too. She comes over to Bear's gate, waving Sam. Franklin stops her before his friends can see her. She gives Franklin the bag of blueberry muffins, but she's also added some cookies. Franklin thanks her, but asks her to hide Sam and not say anything. That night, Bear tells a scary story. Then, Franklin says he has to leave and return the eggplants to Mrs. Muskrat. Everyone finds it odd that Franklin is waiting until night to do this, but they let him leave anyway without too much questioning. At Mrs. Muskrat's house, Franklin explains that he doesn't want his friends to see him with Sam. They would think he was a baby. Mrs. Muskrat asks if they would think she is a baby. She presents Kitty, a stuffed toy that she's had since she was five years old. She tells Franklin that even adults hang on to a few very special stuffed toys. Franklin tells her that he's still going to hang on to Sam, but he still doesn't want to see his friends to see him. Franklin returns to the tent and is pleased to see that his friends are all sleeping. He tries to sneak in, but he ends up tripping and waking them up. Using his flashlight, he sees them all their sleeping bags, with their stuffed toys! Each and every one of them, including Fox! Franklin asks why they didn't just tell him that they sleep with stuffed animals. He's been trying to hide Sam from them all day. Fox answers that he didn't ask. Franklin sets aside Sam, telling him that there's something he has to do. He then picks up a pillow and starts a pillow fight.
