Little Eva #25

Eva is determined to collect 500 Atomix cereal box tops to win a mysterious "Super-Surprise," rallying her friends Cindy, Susie, Nipper, and Ike in a town-wide scavenger hunt. From house to house and even the city dump, they search desperately—only to find the real challenge isn’t finding the tops, but figuring out how to gather enough before time runs out.

In "Growing Up," two children pretend to be adults by dressing in their parents' clothes and using black shoe polish to create wrinkles, determined to sneak into an adult-only movie. Their plan falls apart when they realize the show they wanted to see was actually last night, and the theater is now showing a children's special.

Nipper joyfully receives a new bike with the serial number 12345678, only to discover it’s been stolen—only to realize the bike he’s chasing isn’t his at all. After a chaotic pursuit involving a bell, a sidewalk elevator, and a mistaken chase, the truth unfolds: the bike rolled down the hill while he forgot to apply the brake.

A young woman is convinced her lemonade stand is running out, despite only serving six glasses, and grows increasingly uneasy as she tries to figure out why. When a customer claims to feel sick, she panics, but a nearby voice reassures her that a dose of hot lemonade will fix the problem.

In "The Worm Turns," a young girl and her friend try to keep their secret fishing spot hidden from Nipper, a boastful boy who insists he’s a skilled fisherman. When Nipper accidentally scares off the fish, they devise a clever plan to lure bigger ones by painting fish on the water’s surface — but their prank takes an unexpected turn when the painted fish seem to come to life.

Little Eva tries to stay up past her bedtime by sneaking out her window using a rope made from her sheets, only to find the climb back up much harder than expected. After resting briefly, she falls asleep mid-escape and wakes up the next morning, still in her makeshift rope, unaware she’s been asleep all night.

Eva and her friend Cindy use a homemade "secret telephone" to accidentally communicate with a flying saucer, which announces it will land that night. Excited by the news, they rally their friends, including Nipper, to stay up and watch the skies, only to discover the next morning that the dazzling meteor shower and comet they witnessed were far more spectacular than any alien visitation.