Bill Peet

The smallest creatures of Knotty Pine Forest avert the horrors of the hunting season in a very "sportsgnatlike" way.

A country pigeon is talked into visiting a city park by a sparrow. After he injures a wing he is helped home by the sparrow and his friends.

Of all the animals the elephant rescues, only the tiny ant returns the favor.

Bruce, a bear bully, never picks on anyone his own size until he is diminished in more ways than one by a small but very independent witch.

Cyrus, a shy and friendly serpent, finally realizes his ambition by heroically helping some voyagers through a storm and foiling some dastardly pirates.

Zella the zebra helps Zack the ostrich when he is young and helpless and when he grows up Zack returns the favor by saving Zella's young offspring from a lion.

For a war horse, Clyde is an abysmal coward, but he finally decides that even if he isn't brave he can at least act brave.

Although he comes from a fierce family, Droofus is a good dragon undeserving of the price the king puts on his head.

The birdlike kweeks are starving because their island does not have enough ploppolop fruit trees to feed them all, until Quentin makes an amazing discovery.