Zoo Funnies #2

The first page is a straightforward educational piece about Indian elephants—their size, vegetarian diet, intelligence, and roles in human history and entertainment. The second story, "Tommy and Dodo," follows a boy who buys what he's told is a purebred white dog named Wanemena, only to discover through a bath that she's been painted white to hide her true nature as a common mutt. When the family gives her back to the con artist who sold her and demands a refund, an unexpected visitor arrives at their door.

When Old King Cole's impatient demands for his fiddlers go unanswered, a resourceful messenger hatches a wild plan to track down the answer to the riddle: finding the cat and the fiddle by chasing down a cow jumping over the moon. A playful romp through Mother Goose logic unfolds as our hero pursues this bizarre treasure hunt to finally satisfy the merry old king.

A mischievous ant sets his sights on tormenting Andy the anteater with a series of pranks and booby traps, starting with an offer of peace that quickly turns into mayhem. When Andy accepts a challenge to reach a well for a drink of water, the ant unleashes one trick after another to keep him running—and falling. This battle of wits between natural enemies plays out with classic slapstick humor and escalating chaos that neither competitor seems quite ready to surrender.