Li'l Genius #13

Li'l Genius's father just wants a quiet Sunday at home, but when the boy talks him into a trip to the zoo, his "day of rest" turns into complete chaos. Feeding monkeys, splashing in seal pools, and pestering lions—each animal encounter tests his patience further as his mischievous son finds new ways to cause trouble. By the time they head home, this father's idea of relaxation has been anything but restful.

Li'l Genius learns a hard lesson about superstition when he breaks a mirror and becomes convinced the resulting bad luck has set off a chain of disasters. As he and his father try to complete a simple errand, misfortune seems to follow their every step, turning an ordinary day into a comedy of mishaps that tests whether the boy's belief in the curse will outlast his patience.

When Li'l Genius gets stuck inside the chimney and his parents rush to rescue him, a worried father decides it's time to teach the boy a lesson about how good he's got it—by sharing stories of his own childhood hardships and reminding Ollie just how much he and his mother mean to him.