The story starts at Lazy Kat Ranch, where Tom, the ranch's proprietor is cooking soup in the kitchen and takes a pie out of the oven. meanwhile, somewhere in the desert, Slowpoke Antonio and His cousin Jerry riding on a stage coach's axle as Slowpoke sings badly. but Their ride ends when the wagon hits a bump, making the two fall off, and forcing them to walk through the desert. along the way, They discover Tom's Ranch as Slowpoke tries to lasso some food, but snares Tom, as He's done cooling the pie. but when Slowpoke realizes He snared Tom, the kitten after freeing Himself of the lasso, retaliates by grabbing the mice, bonking their heads, goes in a jeep, and stuffs them in a mail bag next to a train station, where a train speeds by and takes them away. as Tom returns to the ranch, He se