A garden tool with an appetite for destruction throws young Dylan Taylor headlong into adventure. After mowing down Mrs. Harcourt's rose garden, he's forced to pay the consequences - which include "parrot-sitting" her beloved Napoleon. But when Whit accidentally lets the bird escape, the chase is on Can Whit and Dylan recapture Napoleon before Mrs. Harcourt returns home - or have they met their waterloo? It's fun and excitement that shows the importance of taking responsibility for one's own actions.