Who digs in Ernesto's garden? Who eats his vegetables when he sleeps? One night Ernesto catches the uninvited guests in the act. Together with his dog, he scares them so badly that they don't come back. Now the garden is thriving. Ernesto harvests much, much too much! It is impossible for him to eat it all by himself. What to do? Ernesto builds small houses and removes the garden fence. It doesn't take long and all the animals are back. But now they help with gardening and eating, and Ernesto spends his days in a deck chair. A story about living together and how to turn enemies into friends ? told with mischievousness.