Max is upset because Mama Mirabelle won’t let him play like big kids do. She reminds him he can do anything he wants—when he is older. But Max decides he is big enough to go on an elephant walk across the vast savanna on his own. But when the sun sets, he is afraid to be out there alone, and Mama comes to his rescue. She shows a home movie —about baby animals and their mamas. Max realizes that being a kid is just fine—for now!