This story is a battle of wills. It details the struggle between two equally clever adversaries. Griselda Grouse is fiercely determined to keep the squirrel away from her bird feeder so she can save all the seeds for the birds. She devises all manners of tricks to keep the squirrels away. But the squirrels are amazingly resilient creatures, and Griselda soon learns that she should not have underestimated her furry foes.