Noch zwei Tage bis Heiligabend. Der Weihnachtsmann packt Geschenke ein, natürlich auch für die Tiere im Zoo.

Es ist herrliches Eislaufwetter. Mit zwei großen Bratpfannen unter den Füßen gleitet Benjamin mit seinem Freund Otto auf dem Zooteich - ein herrlicher Spaß! Marie, die wundervolle Pirouetten drehen kann, wird von beiden sehr bewundert. Sie muss Eisprinzessin werden, finden Benjamin und Otto. Sie haben gehört, dass für die Revue eine Eisprinzessin gesucht wird, und Marie wäre dafür die richtige Besetzung. Doch da ist noch Jasmin, deren Mutter unbedingt will, dass sie ein Eislaufstar wird. Mit allen Mitteln will sie verhindern, dass Marie den Probelauf für die Eisrevue gewinnt. Doch Benjamin hat natürlich die rettende Idee.

In Newtown Zoo they're planning the yearly Spring Festival, where they always collect donations for the zoo. But unhappily the Mayor has also planned a festival on the same day to collect money for his new town hall. He closes the zoo at short notice because he wants the citizens of Newtown to come to him. Benjamin and his friends refuse to have their festival banned. Then Benjamin has an idea: "We'll all celebrate together on the town hall square!" But that's where the problems begin.

Gogo Gorilla has hurt his hand while playing. Unfortunately the vet Dr. Zoolittle is away. So Benjamin treats poor Gogo. He does it so well that the Zoo director makes him the new veterinarian. When the zoo gets a new inhabitant - Dusty the African Desert Fox - Benjamin should vaccinate him against the "African Hickhop": an infectious illness that makes you hiccup and hop. But Benjamin didn't listen to what the Zoo Director said and next day the whole zoo is hicking and hopping.

The Newtown weather cock is in desperate need of repair. When Benjamin finds this out, he immediately stands in as the weather elephant. The fire brigade builds him a platform on the town hall tower and Otto supplies his friend with food and drink. At last Carla Caramba gets proper weather reports for her newspaper. Everything would be just fine, but then the two crooks Hinky and Pinky steal the freshly gilded weather cock and a heavy storm is coming towards Newtown.

Benjamin and Otto visit the forest ranger's house and discover that the mayor plans to build a road straight through the beautiful forest. The forest animals are to be shut up in cages in the zoo. Mr. Woodman, the forest ranger can't do anything against it because he's lying in bed with a fever. Benjamin becomes his stand-in and immediately has a lot to do. He has to look for a lost bambi, catch a poacher and also get the road build around the forest, with the help of the animals.