The High Chaparral

Buck and Manolito set out to rehabilitate a group of teenage troublemakers. Their chance comes when they discover the youths stealing cattle, prompting the duo to intervene and attempt to steer them onto a better path, and they catch them rustling cattle.

The Little Thieves is a programme presented as an episode, falling within the episode genre. It centres on a brief narrative that follows two characters, Buck and Manolito, as they become involved in a rural incident. In the core of the story, Buck and Manolito stumble upon a group of teenage tearaways who are in the act of rustling cattle. The two adults intervene, catching the youths in the midst of the illegal activity. Following their capture, Buck and Manolito set about trying to reform the wayward teenagers. Their aim is to steer the young offenders away from further wrongdoing and to guide them back onto a more acceptable path. The episode therefore focuses on the interaction between the adults and the teenage rustlers, highlighting the attempt at rehabilitation that Buck and Manolito undertake after confronting the cattle‑theft incident.