The story of a friendship between a stout little man and a big, proud cow who are able to talk to each other. Together they confront an evil, ugly witch who is determined to get ride of them because they have moved into a house on the edge of her woods. The witch hates neighbors, and through magic, evil planning she turns Prop and Berta's friends, the Teeny Burpers, into dangerous hoodlums who terrorize the nearby town. Prop and Berta manage to overcome the witch and turn her into a good person, breaking the spell that binds their friends, and restoring peace to the little town.