Christopher tiene grandes sueños de convertirse en un inventor, pero no le gusta nada que requiera trabajo. Adquiere un control remoto de tiempo que le permite evitar todos sus problemas. Mientras salta a través del tiempo, finalmente se da cuenta de la miseria de una vida fácil.

Nicholas knows that guarding the family’s sheep is important, but he also thinks it’s one of the most boring jobs in the world. He decides to make his day more exciting by shouting “Wolf!” so the townspeople will run to help. His practical joke is a huge success from his point of view, but the townspeople are furious.

Dos ratones persistentes, Marcus y Marcella, siguen quejándose del ruido y el trabajo duro en el bosque. Después de mudarse a la granja, sus sueños se hacen realidad. La cruda realidad se establece rápidamente y descubren que el bosque es un lugar maravilloso para vivir.

Para crecer y ser grandes, los leones pequeños tienen que aprender habilidades de supervivencia, pero Sangu no quiere escuchar. Después de perderse, algunas gacelas se hacen amigas de él y le enseñan su forma de vida. Después de muchas decepciones, Sangu finalmente aprende a aceptarse a sí mismo.

Androcles lives a miserable life as the slave of a cruel and unjust master. Even though runaway slaves face the death penalty, he flees to the nearby woods. There Androcles delights in his new-found freedom. He also makes an unusual friend: a lion with an injured paw. The two live together happily, but the lion gets captured, and shortly afterwards Androcles, too. Androcles is punished by being fed to a lion.

Little Red Riding Hood is a kind-hearted girl on her way to help her sick grandmother. Her mother warns her not to speak to strangers and to stay on the path as she travels through the forest, but a smooth-talking wolf makes Little Red Riding Hood forget her promise. While Little Red Riding Hood gathers flowers for her grandmother, the wolf uses her delay to devour the grandmother and set a trap for Little Red Riding Hood.

The richly colored illustrations in this book beautifully reflect the majesty of this timeless retelling of this ancient oriental fable. When an aging emperor begins the search for his successor, he wisely listens to an elderly advisor and creates a test to find a courageous boy of character and integrity. To choose a worthy successor, he gathers seven of the best students in the land and gives them each a seed to cultivate and return to the palace.

Bitsie the mouse has a difficult time finding food for her family, so she decides to move by Leo the lion’s den. Bitsie gets caught while getting too curious. When Leo discovers her, Bitsie nearly becomes the lion’s dinner. She offers to help Leo someday if he will let her live, an idea he finds so funny that he sets her free.

Aunque Randy es amado en casa, odia ser pobre. Cuando se le ofrecen dos deseos, rápidamente desea que todo lo que toca se convierta en oro. Mientras sostiene su perro de oro sin vida, se da cuenta de que la felicidad es más que posesiones. Su último deseo lo transforma.

Los osos Stubby y Prissy no parecen estar de acuerdo en nada. Después de jugar un juego de “Si te mueves, pierdes”, dos mapaches ladrones les enseñan a los cachorros una lección que nunca olvidarán: la locura de la obstinación y la importancia de la amistad.