Timber

Donald the hobo travels along the railroad tracks, whistling and sniffing out tasty aromas. He follows the smell to Peg-Leg Pete's log cabin, where the food seems to be coming from. This moment sets up the clash between hunger and Pete's gruff temperament.

Inside Pete's cabin yard, Donald grabs and pockets Pete's lunch while Pete is prepping to eat. Pete is furious at the theft and confronts the intruder, escalating their feud. The theft triggers immediate hostility.

Pete hands Donald a stick of dynamite, speaking in a French-Canadian accent and asking if he wants more food. Donald naively accepts, thinking it's edible. The dynamite explodes, shattering the moment and drawing Pete's anger.

Pete throws an axe at Donald and orders him to get to work, signaling the start of a brutal, slapstick labor dispute. The axe is so heavy that it knocks Donald into a tree trunk. The confrontation quickly spirals into a painful, comic brawl.

Donald uses a stone to break the heavy axe and then shows it to Pete as proof of his invented method. Pete shapes a new handle from wood, upgrading his tool in response. The improvised weapon swap deepens the ridiculous clash.

Donald switches to a crosscut saw, but it jams in the thick bark. After a tug, he ends up wedged inside Pete's shirt with part of the saw still inside Pete's belly, and he starts tickling Pete as he tries to free himself. Pete rises and gives chase, furious at the intrusion.

Donald bounces on the ground with the vibrating saw and leaps over Pete as the tool's ends strike, pushing Pete's head into the dirt. Pete recovers and chases him again, intent on catching the intruder. The chaotic movement escalates the chase.

Donald chops down a huge tree to hinder Pete, and it crashes onto the lumberjack. Pete roars with anger and starts pursuing Donald through the yard and toward the tracks. The pursuit resumes with comic intensity.

The chase carries them onto the railroad, where they ride handcars and speed through a tunnel. Pete tries grabbing Donald by the tail but keeps missing, while the moving car bumps Donald along. The wild pursuit continues toward a new set of dangers.

Pete sharpens the peavey and heats the tip by placing it against a wheel, intending to burn Donald. The heat ends up driving Donald faster, turning the trap into a ridiculous boost for the fugitive. Donald uses the moment to stay ahead.

Donald triggers a coal-storage door, dumping coal onto Pete and blasting apart his flatcar. Pete staggers and ends up hopping along on one wheel. The pile of coal slows Pete down while Donald gains distance.

Donald pulls a lever that reverses the track, sending Pete off course and crashing through a row of boxcars. Satisfied, Donald waves goodbye through a boxcar hole and walks off into the sunset, singing a jaunty tune. The feud ends with Donald's triumphant escape.