Spud, a twelve-year old lost in the Mississippi swamps in the forties, hears about Indian treasure that was buried in the swamps long ago. He's interested because his family lost their farm to foreclosure. Bull and Wart who have searched the swamps for the gold for so long that they feel the gold is theirs. Cricket and his father, both Indians also claim the gold for their Tribe. Spud meets and becomes friends with Laura and Suzy, younger sisters...