All the animals try to get a reaction out of the mysterious lumpy grumpalump, but nothing happens until the gnu blows into it and gets an inflated surprise.
A great horned owl's stirrings to mate carry him across a forest in January in the Catskill Mountains, where he observes the nocturnal activities of other animals.
Three short stories featuring Waylon the elephant celebrating his 249th birthday, Gardner the hippo looking for a quiet place to sleep, and six penguins walking on a slippery iceberg.