After Possum and Buzzard fail in their attempts to steal a piece of the sun, Grandmother Spider succeeds in bringing light to the animals on her side of the world.
A group of animals vows to protect the Holy Family, but when Herod's soldiers close in it is the tiny spider whose gift hides the cave in which the Child sleeps.
A retelling of the Indian legend which explains why the Navajo always plant a scattering of zinnia flowers among their food crops and respect every spider.