Young Richie is concerned when daylight starts fading in the middle of the afternoon! It isn't a power outage: what could it be? Exploring, he finds other creatures as alarmed as he is: later he uses a computer to find out what has happened and learns about the phenomenon of a solar eclipse.A charming tale of courage, self-sufficiency and helping others in the face of unexpected occurrences - and what fun it is to discover the fascinating reasons behind them!