Neighbors Perky Otter and hard-working Bert the Beaver seem to be complete opposites until Perky learns that work is not all drudgery and her neighbor learns that play can actually be fun.
Introduces the short vowel "e" through a rhyming story in which Penny Hen, content to live alone, learns that Jenny is going to buy two more hens and quickly realizes that life by herself could become lonely.
Introduces the short "a" sound through a rhyming story in which Patty Cat and her pal Hal, who become angry when Max the Rat steals their baseball, eventually offer to let Max play, causing him to return the bat and share a treat.
Introduces the "ar" sound, as compared with the broad "o" sound, through a rhyming story in which an aardvark who longs to travel far away takes a trip downriver on a barge and has an adventurous journey before deciding that she will be glad to return to her ant farm.
Lucky Duck is stuck in the mud and cannot seem to get out in spite of help from all his friends, but when Stinky Skunk comes along threatening to puff his stuff, Lucky is inspired to make a greater effort to get free.
