Bluebonnet the armadillo makes two new friends in this adventure, as she learns about the history of Texas. She first meets Mac, a mockingbird, which happens to be the State bird of Texas. She also meets Bevo, a Longhorn, who is Mac`s friend. At first, Bluebonnet and Bevo don`t know what to make of each other. They are both being considered by the schoolchildren of Texas for the State mammal. The rivalry quickly dissolves, though, in the true spirit of the State motto, Friendship .