Walt Disney's Uncle Scrooge #39

In "A Spicy Tale," Uncle Scrooge journeys to the Cura de Coco Indians’ village in search of rare nutmegs for his beloved tea, unaware that Donald Duck has arrived with a very different mission—teaching farming, though he’s quickly sidetracked into drumming lessons. When Donald’s tutoring extends to a witch doctor’s potion meant to "make small things from big things," a splash of Scrooge’s precious nutmegs sends the magic into overdrive, turning the jungle’s creatures into colossal beasts. With the boys, Donald, and Miss Emily Quackfaster scrambling to survive the sudden chaos, the adventure becomes a wild, nutmeg-fueled race for safety.

Gyro Gearloose’s latest invention—a fish-hypnotizing wand—fails to impress the crowd at the Duckburg Sea Carnival until he uses it to help free a stranded ocean liner. With the help of his eager assistant and a team of swimming frogmen, Gyro turns the tide in the middle of the chaos, drawing cheers from the bathing beauties and panicked officials alike.

When the Beagle Boys escape custody, Scrooge takes a bold step: he converts his gold coins into paper money and locks it away in a high-tech, remote-controlled round tank—just in case the crooks try to strike again. With Donald, the nephews, and a pair of highway patrol officers on the case, and an owl judge watching from the sidelines, the real test of the new system is about to begin.

In a rare moment of vulnerability, Uncle Scrooge finds himself outshone at a gathering of elite collectors, where guests display rare artifacts and historical treasures—while he can only present his prized collection of money, leaving him quietly embarrassed among his peers.