Prairie Dog Blues

Mom wants to fix each of her children's problems--Jeff's gambling, Ida's promiscuity, Junior's drinking--and to create a normal family. She convinces Pop to sell the family land and give $500,000 to each child, believing the money will solve their woes. However, hundreds of prairie dogs and the City Council's animal ordinance stop the sale. The prairie dogs come up out of their holes and into each of the Corleys' hearts, mysteriously softening their hard edges, helping them to find healing deep in Mother Nature.