Trinka Hakes Noble

A poor peasant woman who has no money for gifts or a special meal for her children gets help from a kindly mother spider on Christmas.

Jimmy's boa constrictor creates havoc in his gym class and his antics leads to the formation of an unusual basketball team.

In the first story, a bunch of literate cows go on strike after Farmer Brown refuses to give in to their typed demands of electric blankets when the barn gets too cold. In the second, Jimmy's boa constrictor wreaks havoc on the class trip to a farm. Lastly, all the pigs must get cleaned up for the big wedding. Hendrika, a Dutch cow, wants to visit the city.