Sams is a little creature with carrot-colored hair who instills confidence in shy people and whose blue freckles make wishes come true. When Mr. Taschenbier, Sams' host and adoptive "father" for the past ten years, realizes he is, in fact, becoming more and more like his young, red-haired friend. The transformation will only stop if Sams goes away and disappears from Taschenbier's memory forever.