Li'l Genius #1

In "This Clock-Eyed World," Ollie’s morning routine spirals into a whirlwind of time-based mischief when his dad’s frustration over being woken by an alarm clock sets off a chain of increasingly absurd clock-powered pranks—shining shoes with a pendulum, rigging a punch clock to fight back, and making a grandfather clock announce the time every minute. The story captures the chaotic charm of a kid outsmarting adult logic with nothing but a toolbox and a clockwork imagination.

A young boy with a dull axe tries to cut down a dried-up tree, then gets the idea to use a bull’s rage at red cloth to do the work for him—pinning a red cloth to the tree and letting the bull charge it. The bull’s powerful impact brings the tree down, but the unexpected force knocks over several other trees as well.

Eddie Extra is determined to sell his last newspaper before heading to the morning matinee, facing a series of quirky customers who either don’t read, don’t care, or just want the paper for wrapping fish. As he tries to make the sale, he encounters a man who tests whistles, a woman who only wants the paper for its practical use, and even a moment of mistaken identity that leaves him frustrated—yet still hopeful he’ll find a buyer before his movie time.