Ox in the Box is story about how Farmer acquires a farm and about how he grows to love and appreciate it. It's a story about hard work and family. Farmer loves his dad and learns a lot from his poppa about agriculture and life. Farmer has a brood of curious and noisy animals. They wander about freely on the farm, and they notice everything. They even notice when a box arrives on the farm. Once the box arrives, that's when the guessing game and adventure begins.