A small boy tells about the fantastic events that may or may not have really occurred during his night's sleep when he took the night train to the country where nothing lasts.
A shoemaker and his wife being photographed for their wedding anniversary keep adding items to the picture despite the photographer's admonition that "Simple pictures are best.".
A yellow ball rolls out of sight, over the Bridge of Butterflies, across the Field of Lesser Beasts through painted trees to the place where all lost things are found.
The weird creatures which inhabit a medieval painter's home drive his housekeeper away, until a change of heart sends her back to the beasts and to Bosch in a new and loving relationship.
Riding on the New York City Subway, Molly and Sean exit into the Crystal Empire and join a giant tortoise on a mission to save the empire from the Firebrat.
On his way to visit Cousin Bottom in Minneapolis, Cousin Tottem gets lost in a magic cornfield, from which he sends Bottom a series of postcards telling about his outlandish experiences.