The Willowbee children are to go to a "memorial service" for their Great Uncle Jack, a time to remember a kind old man who lived a long and exciting life. Clancy doesn't understand why they need to do such a thing — he remembers Uncle Jack just fine! But when the willow tree takes him to Bali and a special temple built around a mountain cave, he learns from a group of monkeys, a quiet tiger and a host of fruit bats that gathering together to remember our loved ones can be a very special time indeed.