Before Otis leaves, Ben tells him he saw the stars dance the night he found him as a calf. As the farm animals party, the sadistic coyote Dag and his pack attempt to raid the farm’s hen coop. Ben arrives and successfully fends the coyotes off alone but is mortally wounded. Otis rushes to Ben’s aide, but Ben dies in his arms. Following Ben’s death, the animals elect Otis as the new leader. He struggles with his new position and duties, which includes salvaging an incident in which the farmer witnesses the animals partying and Miles, an elderly mule and Ben’s childhood friend, knocking him unconscious.