Little Fox sets off to explore the forest in search of prey to bring back to the burrow. Suddenly, he sees a bright, beautiful light... He's made up his mind: that's what he's going to catch!
As he moves away from the burrow, he feels the first dead leaves of late summer crunching under his paws. A light breeze softens the heat of the night and rustles the leaves on the trees. Little Fox observes: all around him, everything is calm. Only a farandole of fireflies animates the darkness...