Sometimes big stories happen in small places. Sometimes big things happen to small creatures. This is one of those stories . . .Cecil is a toad. A toad busy doing what any other toad does with its days--judging the pond splashing contest (Reggie the fly is usually the honorary winner by dint of his five-day lifespan) or visiting his friends Jeff the free-range hamster Rayray the lizard Jeremy the worm or Sprout the frog. And of course trying to keep clear of the local hawk.But when Cecil discovers a freeway construction project aimed right at the pond he knows he has to come up with a plan to save his home. But what can a small group of amphibians and a reincarnating fly do against construction vehicles and a steady onslaught of hot asphalt? Cecil isn't sure but he knows they have to try.