Prairie dogs, who call themselves "Bogg," are no Great Beasts. So when Beginigin Bogg goes over a hill and establishes a new Boggtown within sight of The Man's Great Dwelling, all sorts of misunderstandings ensue. First ten kings establish ten laws no Bogg could ever follow, and then a broken deliverer shows up to save them from Vandoff (an eagle), Blackfoot (a black-footed ferret), and the Knife (a hawk). But are the Bogg's worst enemies the things that hunt them or the crazy ideas they believe? Banxsome Bogg, their prophesied deliverer, must figure this out.