Missy is really excited to start second grade. While enjoying the first day's walk to school, a lovely butterfly suddenly swoops down and lands upon her hair-bow. She shoos him off, but he comes back to circle around several times. Every day after that, Mr. Flutterby Butterfly shows up with more and more of his friends, until Missy is fed up with all the fluttering insects pestering her. Then her mom has an idea for Missy to try which gets rid of them for the whole weekend. Now Missy is so lonely that she just wants them to come back, but she can't find them anywhere. Finally she has a brainstorm, tries it only to find it doesn't work - or so she thinks - until the schoolchildren show her otherwise.