When tempers rise in the forest, all it takes is some sweet whistling to calm things down and restore joy to everyone’s hearts. Music, as we know, mellows people out. The chirpy atmosphere reigns thanks to the singing of a little nightingale who is not quite like any other. We don’t know what kind of battle caused our little hero to lose so many feathers, but the fact is he has been entirely shorn of his plumage. When the winter chill rolls in, he is practically defenceless against the cold and can’t fly off to join the other migrating birds. All he can do is hope the good weather comes back fast!
Toning Down uses humour and music to explain the difficulty of living with others and the need to find balance in a community. For, in this forest, very different creatures rub shoulders on a daily basis, including a mother bear and her cry-baby cub, jumping fish, croaking frogs and fighting squirrels. When they are all faced with an unprecedented situation, they discover solidarity and mutual are the keynotes that enable them to restore harmony to their everyday lives!
