Though Chestnut Cove is a rather eccentric small town, it's usually the kind of place where folks stop and smell the roses. And everyone's always willing to help one another out. But when King Milford offers his entire kingdom to "whosoever grows the largest and juiciest watermelon by summer's end," the atmosphere in the village begins to change. The people start to daydream about what they could do with the riches and obsessively attend to their gardens. Will greed and watermelons ruin the friendly town of Chestnut Cove?