Freddy #5
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeThis anthology issue features multiple humorous stories. "What an Artist!" depicts Freddy's artistic ambitions when he learns of an art contest judged by Superintendent McHazy with a free trip to New York as the prize. "Simple Saima in 'Calamity Saima'" shows a girl's misadventure when she attempts to scare her Uncle Rock Boulder, the star of a TV show, by pretending to be a monster from a cereal box, but her plan backfires when she actually encounters a frightening situation involving fireflies that she initially mistakes for danger.
Freddy gets his hands on a gallon of spoiled perfume and sees an opportunity for mischief—he convinces his pal Rip to give it to a girl named Peggy as an expensive gift, only to watch the plan backfire when she discovers the truth. What follows is a hilarious chain of schemes as Freddy tries to unload the foul-smelling stuff by convincing others it has unexpected uses, each twist leading him further away from his original con.
Freddy dreams up an audacious scheme to win an art contest with a free trip to New York—he'll submit himself as his masterpiece, literally framing himself in place of a painting for the judges to see. When Superintendent McHazy and an unexpected guest arrive to evaluate the entry, Freddy's clever stunt spirals into hilarious complications as he scrambles to keep his trick from unraveling. A clever teen's con game backfires in the most entertaining ways, proving that sometimes honesty really is the best policy.
When a young woman named Saima learns that Rock Boulder, the famous TV cowboy star of "Saddle Blisters," is staying at Brown's Resort, she dresses up in a cow gal costume to impress him—convinced that a rugged Western man needs an equally tough companion. Her plan to win him over takes an unexpected turn when she insists on taking him horseback riding and discovers that her idol may not be quite the he-man she imagined. This lighthearted 1958 tale proves that sometimes the real person behind the screen is very different from the character he plays.
Freddy decides to play a prank on the skeptical Mr. Tantrum by dangling a toy flying saucer outside his window—but when the plan goes sideways, Freddy ends up in an embarrassing predicament that forces him to keep quiet about what he's witnessed. This lighthearted tale plays with the 1950s fascination with UFOs and extraterrestrial life, serving up a dose of comeuppance wrapped in classic teenage mischief.
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