When a little boy named Junior visits the zoo with his parents, Tiger, who is only a cub, tries to show him who's boss. Tiger has not grown into his roar yet. Everything the cub does, in hopes of scaring the boy, only delights Junior and makes him laugh. Tiger believes he must try harder. Maybe if he growls louder or jumps faster or flutters his claws about, Junior will then be scared. At the end of the story, we are left with a smile when the tables are turned and Junior ends up scaring Tiger instead.