Turtle and his friends E.G. Eagle, Prissy Chicken, and Buster Chicken have a lot of fun together, but sometimes Buster teases his friends and calls them hurtful names. Then sometimes Prissy and E.G. join in on the teasing, even though they know it is not a good thing. One day, during baseball practice, Buster begins to complain about Turtle being slow and others join him. So, Turtle withdraws into his shell and refuses to come out until his friends apologize. At first, everyone apologizes but Buster. However, in the end, Buster apologizes and shows that he's beginning to understand about feelings.
Highlights presents A Day in the Life of a Zookeeper written by Kimberleigh M. Briggs. Workers at the San Antonio Zoo describe how they care for the animals.
Highlights presents Cat, Dog, Dog written by Katherine Scraper. Two dogs and a cat teach each other new tricks. The cat teaches the dogs how to stretch and climb. The dogs teach the cat how to dig and bark. They have fun and become good friends.
Let's Play with Spot and Splinter! Spot and Splinter play hide and seek. Splinter finds lots of fun things hiding in nature. On a rainy day Spot plays outside, while Splinter stays dry inside. Spot can't decide whether to play with his ball or chew his bone. Spot and Splinter play tag. Stories by Marileta Robinson and Highlights for Children.
Animals! The Timbertoes try to protect their garden from hungry animals. The Timbertoes copy an otter. A goat rings the porch bell. Tommy hears peeper frogs for the first time. Stories by Rich Wallace and Marileta Robinson.
Highlights presents Bear Learns to Read written by Erica Flores. Bear could not read a note posted on the tree. He asked Fox and Mouse to read it for him, but they did not know how to read either. Owl shows Bear how to read the note: It was a party invitation from Rabbit. They all go to the party!
