Norman gets lost on the moor, and meets two men on the look-out for pony-rustlers.

Debbie doesn't think much of the country at the start of her farm holiday with Kiran and Norman. But an unexpected visitor in the early morning changes all that.

Debbie has befriended Stripey the badger. But can a badger be a pet? And shouldn't the children tell Mrs Rudge about him?

Mick has threatened to shoot the badger, so Debbie and Kiran run off with Stripey. He leads them to a mysterious wooden hut.

'More ponies stolen' reads the newspaper headline. But who are the crooks, Barker and Deal... or the Badgerman?

Mick leaves a map for the pony-rustlers in Cross Tor church. The children, from a secret passage, watch to see who will collect it.

From Mick's map, the children know where the crooks are keeping the ponies. But maybe they've made a mistake and sent the police to the wrong place!

The children try to set the ponies free, but Barker and Deal turn up too soon. Can anyone help them now?

Mick and the Badgerman are rushing to save the ponies - so are the children. But they face real danger on the lake.

Mick and the children have a go at saving the ponies, but they're no match for Barker and Deal. Who else can save them now?