Tick Tock Tales [Tick Tock Comics] #18

When a ball game goes wrong and breaks a treasured Mexican vase, Koko, Kola, and Raymond use a magical hat to whisk themselves to Mexico and earn the money for a replacement—but the only way to get it is to climb onto the back of Butcho, the wildest bull in the country. With a little quick thinking and the help of their enchanted hat, these three unlikely rodeo riders attempt what the locals thought impossible.

Judy's magic chalk comes to the rescue when she and Jimmy Jordan discover a drained pond on a mean farmer's property—she draws a water pump to refill it, and soon they're catching fish in their newly created swimming hole. But when the farmer catches them red-handed, Judy's quick thinking with her enchanted chalk leads to a series of narrow escapes across his farm, culminating in a clever trick that outwits the old grouch once and for all.

Tom-Tom and his friend Itchi plant a vegetable garden in the jungle, but someone keeps destroying their crops—and when Tom-Tom sets a trap to catch the culprit, he discovers the thief is far more dangerous than expected. A hungry hyena on the loose forces Tom-Tom to learn that even the best-laid plans need help from friends to succeed.

A young swimmer ignores a warning sign and discovers the hard way why such markers exist—a lesson that sticks with them and their friends about heeding posted safety notices.