Anxious to see what life is like outside the zoo, Sammy the seal explores the city, goes to school, and plays with the children but decides that there really is no place like home.

Because she does exactly as she is told, Amelia Bedelia is fired from one job after another.

Blue Sky, a young Indian boy, goes hunting to bring food home only to have the food bring him home instead.

Four friends called The Know-Nothings, because they don't know very much, decide to make lunch.