In the short story "The Case of the Missing Winter Magic," a group of young students forms a detective club to investigate the sudden disappearance of snow from their school playground. Guided by a talking snowflake, the children discover that a rushing wind steals the winter weather whenever people become too hurried and forget to be patient. To solve the mystery, the protagonists realize they must slow down and perform acts of kindness for those around them. Their gentle behavior successfully calms a frantic snow cloud, causing the flakes to return and cover the ground once more.