Calling All Kids #17

Twinkle joins an underwater search for a treasure chest that's sunk to the ocean bottom, enlisting help from friends like Finny and a peculiar coptopus named Officer Octopus who's no help at all. After taking a break to teach the sea creatures how to play jumping rope with a fishing line, Twinkle and company finally locate the chest near Coral Castle. With a swordfish's help, they manage to crack it open and discover what's inside.

Marco Polar Bear and Bobby Beaver use their magic linoleum rug to journey from their general store down to New Orleans for the famous Mardi Gras carnival in Louisiana. Along the way, they encounter Spanish moss, old oak trees with tales of buried pirate treasure, and a friendly farmer before arriving at the grandest masquerade party they've ever seen. The fun only grows as they explore the festive streets and discover costumes more hilarious than anything they'd imagined back home.

When the blueprints for Animal Town's new skyscraper go missing, Mayor Paddy Penguin faces a puzzle: how high does the building actually stand? He rallies the townspeople to contribute their rulers, tape measures, and even a few cooperative inchworms to climb the structure and solve the mystery. It's a wild scramble up the half-built skyscraper that tests the Mayor's nerve—and ingenuity.

A young man ventures into the forest to seek a bride and encounters an unexpected suitor—a small mouse who offers herself as his bride. When his scheming brothers arrive and witness the mouse's extraordinary weaving abilities, they grow jealous and attempt to seize her, forcing the young man to defend his peculiar companion and discovering there's far more to her than meets the eye.