Animal Fair #11

Sir Spot, the lion-hearted leopard, poses as the timid poet Freckles to move through the world undetected—and when he encounters King Clarence, a ruler plagued by cowardice, he suspects treachery lurks closer to the throne than the king realizes. After Freckles arranges a fateful midnight encounter in the forest, Sir Spot must unmask the true villains who threaten the kingdom while helping King Clarence discover the courage within himself.

When Droopy heads to the beach, he runs into the scheming Reddy Fox, who's cooked up a plan to trick him into retrieving a mysterious treasure chest from the ocean floor. But what starts as a con might just turn out better than anyone expected—especially when the contents turn out to be far more valuable than Reddy bargained for!

Sloppy the Pig is sent to the grocery store by his mother with strict orders not to dawdle, but temptation strikes when he spots a ball game and later a piece of string that sparks his imagination. What begins as a quick errand transforms into an adventure that doesn't go quite as planned, leaving Sloppy to face the consequences of his detour.

When Mac Mule seeks help from Dr. Hoot the psychiatrist to curb Battling Bantam's rough-and-tumble ways, the doctor suggests that fine clothes might transform the scrappy bantam into a gentleman—so Mac buys him a complete new outfit. But Battling Bantam's newfound civility is put to the test when Tom Catt crosses his path, and pride in his fancy appearance leads to a wild chase that puts both the clothes and the bantam's newly polished image through the wringer.

When bank thieves strike during Detective Bloodhound's watch over a shipment of gold bullion, young cub reporter Cubby stumbles onto the heist and finds himself caught between the crooks and his own ambitions for a story. Armed with nothing but quick thinking and determination, Cubby must stop the thieves before they escape with the gold—and retrieve his missing diaper pin along the way.

Colonel Walrus regales Snazzy the Snail with tall tales of his lumberjack days, claiming feats that make the legendary Paul Bunyan look like an amateur—from single-handedly felling entire forests to breaking up massive log jams and pulling up giant redwoods by their roots. Snazzy grows increasingly skeptical with each increasingly outlandish story, but Colonel Walrus remains convinced of his own incredible strength and prowess. A playful clash between a boastful storyteller and his exasperated listener.

Tuck Sedo arrives in Hollywood eager to see movie magic in action, and when he spots an actor on set, he hatches a scheme: he'll pay the fellow a thousand dollars to swap roles for a practical joke. What Tuck doesn't anticipate is that pulling pranks on a movie set—complete with custard pies, collapsing furniture, and increasingly chaotic mishaps—will turn his big-screen dream into a slapstick nightmare that threatens to land him in serious trouble with the director.

Kid Gloves, a fast-talking con artist fresh out of jail, spots a lucrative opportunity in a South American town where cars are scarce and buyers are desperate—so he paints a cardboard box to look like an automobile and starts raking in pesos from eager customers. But when his scheme catches the attention of Inspector Cheechee Chili and the marks he's swindled, Kid Gloves finds himself in hot water with nowhere left to run.

When a storm rolls in, Chippy Chipmunk has to contend with an unexpected fear—but his friend offers some reassuring logic about where danger really strikes. In this quick, lighthearted tale from *Animal Fair* #11, Chippy learns that hiding might not be the wisest strategy when nature's got other plans.