Tuckerisastreetwisecitymouse.Hethoughthe’dseenitall.Buthe’snevermetacricketbefore,whichreallyisn’tsurprising,because,alongwithhisfriendHarryCat,TuckerlivesintheveryheartofNewYorkCity--theTimesSquaresubwaystation.ChesterCricketneverintendedtoleavehisConnecticutmeadow.He’dbetherestillifhehadn’tfollowedtheentrancingaromaofliverwurstrightintosomeone’spicnicbasket.Now,likeanytouristinthecity,hewantstolookaround.Andhecouldnothavefoundtwobetterguides--andfriends--thanTuckerandHarry.Thetriohavemanyadventures--fromtakinginthesightsandsoundsofBroadwaytoescapingasmokyfire.
Chestermakesathirdfriend,too.Itisaboy,Mario,whorescuesChesterfromadustycornerofthesubwaystationandbringshimtoliveinthesafetyofhisparents’newsstand.HehopesatfirsttokeepChesterasapet,butMariosoonunderstandsthatthecricketismorethanthat.BecauseChesterhasahiddentalentandnoone--notevenChesterhimself--realizesthatthelittlecountrycricketmayjustbeabletoteacheventhetoughestNewYorkersathingortwo.
