When the beavers bring Yakari a battered old canoe, the young Sioux and his friends repair it and go for a little trip - and find more adventure than they bargained for in the shape of a father coyote. Fortunately their new friend lives up to his reputation for cunning. When Buffalo Seed is cornered by an angry puma, it will take all of the coyote's tricks, combined with Yakari's bravery, to get the young hunter out of his predicament.