Ramon loses confidence in his ability to draw, but his sister gives him a new perspective on things.

To keep from being eaten, an inchworm measures a robin's tail, a flamingo's neck, a toucan's beak, a heron's legs, and a nightingale's song.

Maria tries on her mother's wedding ring while helping make tamales for a Christmas family get-together. Panic ensues when she realizes, hours later, the ring is missing.