Mrs. Twistytail goes to a neighbor to borrow a spool of thread leaving baby Pinky alone in the house. While she’s gone, a baboon with a bad case of the mumps tries to eat the pig. She accidentally squeezes a lemon and squirts him in the eye causing him to flee.
How like a winter hath my absence been
"Lay me down beneaf de willers in de grass,"
So oft have I invoked thee for my muse
With election day upon them, Jerry and Black Beauty prepare for a very busy day. Jerry's paternal instincts take over when a rider in need arrives.
"Oh, wind of the spring–time, oh, free wind of May,"
With sombre mien, the Evening gray
George prepares to leave Winesburg.
"Come away to dreamin’ town,"
"Ain’t nobody nevah tol’ you not a wo’d a–tall,"
"My neighbor lives on the hill,"
A celebration of Florida's tropic climate.
"Out in de night a sad bird moans,"
"Darling, my darling, my heart is on the wing,"
Nature and the movement of clouds at dusk ignite the author's imagination.
A poor man’s good heart wins him power and riches over Prince Wicked.
Cinna the poet is the victim of mistaken identity.
"Heel and toe, heel and toe,"
A child creates a world from imagination.
"If the muse were mine to tempt it"
Oh for the breath of the briny deep,
Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly?
Where art thou Muse that thou forget’st so long
Little Bear suggests that the three bears go out for a morning walk before breakfast. While walking, they find a campsite and try the food left in the pot. They discover a new love for prunes and sing a cheerful song about it.
"“Sunshine on de medders,"