Cat, Dog, and Mouse live together contentedly in a cottage by the sea, dividing the work between them, until A. Stranger, Esq., a fox from the Winds of Change company, arrives and stirs up trouble.
Presents answers to seventeen questions about common sayings or beliefs about the home, discussing whether Minute Rice really cooks in a minute, if a watched pot never boils, and whether Betty Crocker is a real person.
Presents an introduction to the home, in simple text with illustrations, as a young girl describes the different rooms of the house she lives in with her family.