Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the Minneapolis home of his aunt and cousin, as well as in his fifth grade classroom, and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.

Farmer George's Moo Cow is "cownapped" by a space cowboy and taken to Planet 246 to compete in the intergalactic rodeo.

One by one, Miss Brindle Cow encounters a group of animals who are late for a wedding and agrees to carry them there.

Two cows, Molly and Mabel, take the farmer's truck and go for an eventful joyride into town.

When a cow loses her moo, she searches to see if another animal in the barn has it.

A child watches as more and more people join in the attempts to catch the family cow that has gotten loose, each remarking on how special the cow is.

Chicken's cow visitors try to jump, dance, and wiggle on his couch, which is much too tiny for such exuberant activities.

Cow friends, Minnie and Moo, decide to dress up and attend a party at the farmer's house.