Courage seeks a cure for Muriel's unusual cold among some swamp-slugs enslaved by a snake named Big Bayou from Yoruba Mythology. The cure lies in Big Bayou's book, which Courage must steal in order to heal Muriel and free the slugs. Eustace tries to prove that he can hunt like his deceased brother, Horst. But a deer family is tired of being hunted and the father deer decides to hunt Eustace instead. Courage hosts a game show to see who gets to shoot whom.