Barbara Gregorich

Two bears, Waltur and Darwin, learn from their friend Matilda such lessons as "do not buy a pig in a poke" and "you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink."

Teaches reading comprehension and listening skills. The narrator explains what riddles are, and asks a lot of riddles.

Larger and larger groups of hens and larger and larger groups of men play tricks on each other.

The story of the rabbit who acts as the magician's assistant.

When a bear who plays the drum chews a lot of gum and tries to hum, big problems develop.

Sue thinks she likes everything blue, but when that happens, she decides she likes other colors, also.