Arthur, a dog in a pet store waiting to be adopted, takes on the identities of other animals he thinks might be more appealing, until discovering that he can be a success as himself.
Good-natured Arthur is happy when another dog comes to live in his household but he soon begins to feel ignored and left out as the new dog seems to claim all the family's attention.
A green tree frog enjoys for awhile the multicolored skin he acquires when he falls into a jar of jelly beans, but then he wishes for his familiar color back.