A retelling of Aesop's well-known fable set in 1930s New York in which a country mouse visits his town mouse cousin, and they discover they prefer different ways of life.
A reclusive old man and his menagerie of strange animals are rescued by nearby villagers when flood waters threatened to engulf the little hill where he lives.
Ordering some spots by mail when he worries about his lack thereof, a young guinea fowl is surprised by his delivery, which contains spots of various sizes, colors, and patterns.
