Young Sam leaves home to satisfy his craving for donuts, find a job with a donut collector, and discovers the answer to the question 'who needs donuts when you've got love ?''
Late one winter night, Mouse discovers new sights, smells, and tastes: sweet and sparkly cookies, jingly and glinty bells, and lots of boxy and ribbony presents. Mouse doesn't know what any of it means, until a whiskery and jolly guest arrives with a very special holiday message.
The whole castle is busy, preparing for a grand tournament. Prince Max is pretending to be a knight with his friends. They tell Princess Alice she can't play because only boys can be knights. She is not pleased.