Renata accidentally overhears Father John speaking highly of her. Upon hearing this praise she begins to think she is better than everyone else. Her pride causes her to act poorly towards her friends in order to make herself look better. Father John picks up on this attitude and reads the Parable of the Pharisee and Tax Collector to Renata, Leopold the Frog, Timothy the Mouse, and Rodolfo in hopes that Renata will be humbled and come to recognize and regret her past actions.