Bod would like to have someone to play ball with. He thinks a dog would be just right. But what type of dog should he get? He imagines what sort of dog each one of his friends would choose - but someone has already chosen Bod.

Bod climbs to the top of a hill to fly his kite, but it quickly falls back to the ground. Despite the best efforts of Frank the Postman, Farmer Barleymow and P.C. Copper it won't fly - until Bod uses the power of dreams to fly it.