When a mouse learns that he is to be the main ingredient in the weasel's mouse soup, he concocts four tales to delay its preparation.

Amelia Bedelia, who knows very little about baseball, stands in for a sick player during a game.

Marley the dog explores the firehouse.

When a pair of kittens joins the family, an exuberant Marley enjoys teaching his new friends all about life at the house, from where to wait for Cassie to where not to sniff, until a thunderstorm reveals helpful lessons that the kittens can teach.