A collection of stories featuring animals, including fearsome alligators, clever coyotes, a jittery leopard, magical monkeys, and a shell-less tortoise.
When Old Mother Hubbard suggests her dog learn to play, rather than read all day, he takes her words literally, driving her crazy by enthusiastically playing a variety of musical instruments.
Bored with their everyday existence, a nanny-goat and a ewe decide to take a holiday taking with them a stuffed wolf's head and some balloons, both of which come in very handy.