Four Color #691

In "The Taffy Pull," young Taffy must keep the office running when her father and his boss, Mr. Jerkimer, accidentally fall asleep after drinking coffee laced with sleeping powder—leaving her to fend off a visiting client with nothing but quick thinking and a knack for improvisation. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story captures a moment of unexpected responsibility in a quiet, cleverly paced 1956 tale.

In "The Banquet," Jo and her family host Mr. Jerkimer and his wife for dinner, only for Taffy’s mistaken serving of appetite-suppressing pills to leave the guests unable to eat. When Dotty’s carefully prepared meal goes to waste, the kids take the food to a poor boy they’d met earlier that day.

In "Misfortune," Taffy takes a playful fortune from a weighing machine—claiming she's kind to her elders—only to find her good deed backfiring when helping an old lady across the street ends with her dress ruined by a passing car. Written by an unknown author and illustrated by an unknown artist, the story captures a moment of lighthearted irony in a single, perfectly timed page.