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January MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Goofy Baby i): day, Mickey, Donald and Goofy went into the Clubhouse and saw Professor Von Drake standing there with his brand-new invention. “It’s my Ticktock Time Machine,” he told them. “It will take you back to any time in the past.” That sounded fun to Goofy. “I’ve always wanted to be a knight in shining armour,” he said. Goofy climbed into one side of the machine, and the professor switched it on. A few seconds later, Goofy came out the other side. But instead of turning into a knight, Goofy was a baby — in a nappy! “Oh, boy,” muttered the professor. “This is a bad pickle.” He asked Mickey and Donald to babysit Goofy while he fixed the machine. Meanwhile, the curious infant had crawled away. “You better hurry, Professor!” said Mickey, chasing after Goofy Baby. Mickey thought the baby might like to go on a walk. He asked Donald to watch the baby while he got a pushchair from the garage. Donald followed the baby into the arts-andcrafts area. Clarabelle Cow was there painting a picture. Little Goofy Baby crawled right up to her. ea eT ee ee ee “How adorable,” she said. Just then, the baby knocked over a stool and sent three jars of paint flying! Donald caught two of them, but a jar of red paint spilled all over him. “Aw, phooey,” he said. Suddenly, a Cup Car popped up from the floor and carried Goofy Baby around the walls of the room and outside the Clubhouse! Then Mickey came back with the pushchair. One look at Donald and he could tell something was wrong. Goofy Baby was missing! The friends ran outside and looked up to see the baby pounding on drums in the Fanfara, the Clubhouse music room. Mickey climbed up a ladder and brought Goofy Baby down. He was okay! Mickey took the baby back to the professor. “Have you fixed the time machine?” he asked hopefully. “It’s working!” shouted the professor. He set Goofy Baby in the machine and turned it on. “Gosh, I hope this works,” said Mickey. The machine rattled, hummed and whistled. Then out came big Goofy. Super cheers! There was just one itsy-bitsy problem. He was still wearing a nappy!
j anudary life with her ordinary mother in an ordinary village. But then her mother married King Roland of Enchancia — and Sofia became a princess! about being a princess. She had no idea how to do a royal wave, or when to curtsy, or even which fork to use at dinner. She was sure she’d never be a perfect princess like her new stepsister, Amber. ‘Just be yourself and you'll be fine,” Sofia’s mother told her. But Sofia wasn’t sure that would work.... Then her new father, the king, gave her a gift to welcome her to the family. It was a beautiful necklace known as the Amulet of Avalor. It had been worn by many princesses over the years. Sofia wore the amulet to her first day at The Royal Preparatory Academy, a school for to teach Sofia everything she needed to know about being a princess. But before the first day at Royal Prep was Si was an ordinary girl living an ordinary The trouble was Sofia didn’t know anything princes and princesses. The headmistresses were Flora, Fauna and Merryweather. They promised over, Sofia’s head was spinning. There was so much to learn to be a proper princess! She wanted to be by herself for a while, so at break she went for a walk in the woods behind the school. Suddenly, she heard loud chirping. A baby bird had fallen out of its nest! Sofia carefully returned the bird to its mother. Just then, her amulet glowed, and she thought she heard someone say ‘thank you’. But only the birds were around, and birds couldn't (Wel ee ... ot could they? Sofia soon figured out that her amulet had given her the power to talk to animals! The palace sorcerer, Cedric, had an old book with a picture of the amulet in it. There was a poem under the picture: With each deed pertormed, for better or worse, A power is granted — a blessing or curse. Sofia realized what that meant. Her amulet was magic! Could the amulet help Sofia learn to be a better princess? She didn’t know. But one thing was for sure: nothing about Sofia’s life was . ordinary any more!
De. Dragon-bot had a long neck, just like Stuffy. He had a strong tail, just like Stuffy. But unlike Stuffy, he couldn’t spread his wings out. They were stuck! Doc used her magnifying lens and saw a small piece of cardboard stuck in Dragon-bot’s back. “You have a case of Cardboard JammieJams,” Doc said. Hallie prepared the operation table. She handed Doc tweezers, and Doc reached in and pulled the cardboard out. Stuffy pushed the blue button and Dragon-bot’s wings unfolded. Dragon-bot was all fixed! “Let’s play another round of Everyone Scream and Run Away from the Mighty, Scary Dragon!” Stuffy suggested. Doc, Hallie, Lambie, Chilly, Squeakers, Sir Kirby and King sat around the picnic blanket. Stuffy and Dragon-bot hid in the bushes. Stuffy jumped out and pretended to be scary. When Dragon-bot went into Dragon Mode, though, he was truly terrifying! Doc and the toys ran away screaming and laughing. It was the best game of Everyone Scream and Run Away from the Mighty, Scary Dragon ever! A A NR et AIRS ye After the game, Stuffy asked Doc to give him a check-up. His heartbeat sounded good and his breathing was fine, but he wasn’t feeling like himself at all. “What's really wrong?” Doc asked. “You fixed Dragon-bot’s wings, and now he’s |so scary!” Stuffy said. “I want to have laser eyes DINOOE AWsee Ltand fire breath and a super roar. I want to be more scary and more dragon-y!” Doc explained that the two dragons were different kinds of toys. Stuffy was stuffed. Dragon-bot was a robot action toy. But to Stuffy, being an action toy sounded a lot better than being stuffed. Stuffy wanted to prove that he was the scariest dragon anyone had ever seen. He popped up in the garden with fake cardboard wings and a megaphone to amplify his roar. “That was awesome!” Dragon-bot cheered. “You’re so much fun!” The other toys agreed. Stuffy wasn’t just fun; he also made everyone laugh and always thought up great games to play. Running around and being funny looked like a lot more fun to Dragon-bot ... and it was starting to look good to Stuffy the dragon, too! |SRR te A nt NT YY A EG ya
————— eeeeee 3 _Dienep anud Ala yy A HH GtER The Monsterpet Pageant H...., and Beckett had worked really hard on their tricks for the Roarsville Monsterpet Pageant. The winning team got to be the stars of the most roarsome parade ever, and Henry loved a parade! Henry’s friend Estelle wasn’t entering the pageant. She didn’t know how to teach Flopster more than one trick — the PowerPaw. “Estelle, I can teach you everything I know about training a monsterpet!” Henry said. First they taught Flopster how to sit and roll. Then they taught her how to jump up and shake. They even taught Flopster how to monsterskate! Now Estelle could enter the pageant! “Henry, you’re enormo-tastic!” she said. Later that day, Henry and Beckett walked onto the Roarsville stage. The first event was Arts and Crafts. Henry tossed a bone into the air, and then Beckett caught it and chewed it into a miniature Henry-shaped cookie. Estelle put a palette on the floor, and Flopster used her PowerPaw to paint a masterpiece! Estelle and Flopster won the event! Next was the Creative Costume Contest. Flopster skated around while her long ears twirled in circles. Then Henry brought out Beckett in a light-studded suit Cobby had designed. Henry and Beckett won the event! It was time for the last event — Run, Race and Roll. “Flopster, whatever happens, I’m proud of you,” Estelle told her monsterpet. Flopster raced through the obstacle course without knocking anything over. “Okay, Beckett, it’s your turn,” Henry said. “Win, and we ride in the parade tonight. Don’t win, and you're still my best monsterpet!” Beckett raced through the obstacle course without knocking anything over — until the last hurdle swayed and toppled to the ground. “We have our winning team,” the judges announced. “Estelle and Flopster!” Henry was mad, sad and frustrated! He felt even worse when he saw everyone cheer for Estelle and Flopster in the parade. But when the electricity suddenly went out and the parade was cancelled, Henry knew he had to help. Henry put Beckett back in his light-studded suit. Beckett lit up Roarsville so the show could go on. Henry still loved a parade, even one that he wasn’t in!
I, was a Never Land snow day, and everything was covered in snow. From the deck of the Jolly Roger, Captain Hook saw a bright blue glow. “That’s the Snow Day Treasure,” said Bones. Hook wanted to find the treasure, but Smee accidentally dropped the snow gear overboard. When Hook saw Jake, Izzy and Cubby using their new snowboard, sledge and ice skates, he got an idea. “In the spirit of the season, I shall ask the popinjays to share,” said Hook. Captain Hook and his men headed to Pirate Island and invited Jake and the crew along on their treasure hunt. When they came to the Ice Bridge, Cubby gave Hook a warning: “Be careful — a grumpy old Ice Ogre lives under this bridge.” “Nonsense!” cried Hook. He slipped and skidded over the Ice Bridge until he ran right into the Ice Ogre! Izzy put on her ice skates and distracted the ogre by doing spins and jumps like a figure skater. While Izzy skated, everyone else sneaked across the bridge. Izzy finished skating and the Ice Ogre clapped happily. From the top of Cold Cold Canyon, the pirates saw the glow of the Snow Day Treasure. Hook asked Cubby if he could borrow his sledge. Then the captain and his crew jumped on the sledge and headed towards the treasure. “How do you steer this thing?” wondered Hook as they lurched out of control towards a big rock. Cubby spotted a giant mushroom nearby. “I bet we can use this mushroom top as a ramp to help Hook jump over the rock.” Jake and his mateys heave-hoed the mushroom down the hill. It landed in front of the rock just in time. Hook and the crew hit the mushroom and soared into the sky. They landed and rolled in the snow, turning into a pirate snowball. At last, they reached the treasure. Hook wanted it for himself, but then he remembered how much the young sea pups had helped him. “In the spirit of Never Land Snow Day, let us open the ice chest together and share the treasure,” said Hook. Inside the chest were two beautiful blue diamonds made of ice. Happy Never Land Snow Day, mateys!
a a a AE ATE ‘Se Once Upon a Princess Cart Two) A TI AT TL OL I COE A IE Se had a new family and a new home. She even had a brand-new magical necklace, the Amulet of Avalor. Then King Roland announced a royal ball in Sofia’s honour. He would dance the first waltz with his new daughter. Sofia wanted to act like a proper princess. There was just one problem: she didn’t know how to dance! Luckily, Royal Prep had dance classes. Amber even loaned her a pair of dancing shoes. But it was a trick! Amber’s shoes were enchanted. They made Sofia look foolish in front of the whole class. That was bad enough. But even worse, Sofia still didn’t know how to dance — and the ball was that night! She went to Cedric for help. He gave Sofia some magic words to say at the ball. He said they would make her waltz like a real princess. Soon the ball began. “Shall we dance?” King Roland asked with a smile. Sofia took a deep breath and said the magic words: “Somnibus Populis Cella!” But much to her surprise, Sofia didn’t start to waltz. Instead, everyone at the Royal Ball fell sound asleep — including Cedric! Oh, no! Just as Sofia started to panic, her amulet glowed — and Cinderella appeared! “Your amulet brought me here,” Cinderella said. “When a princess is in trouble, another will come to help.” She suggested that Sofia go to Amber for help. “But she’s been so mean to me!” Sofia said. Cinderella knew what it was like to have mean stepsisters. “I wish I’d given mine a second chance,” she said. Then she disappeared. Amber was in her room. She’d decided to skip the ball because she thought everyone liked Sofia better. Sofia was surprised to hear that. “No one could ever be as perfect a princess as you, Amber!” she exclaimed. That made Amber feel better. And when Sofia told Amber about the spell, Amber decided to help. Sofia and her sister worked together to find a counterspell in Cedric’s workshop that would wake everyone up. But before they used it, Amber gave Sofia a dance lesson. Sofia was finally starting to feel like a real princess, just like her new sister — and friend — Amber.
January MICKEY M OUSE CLUBHOUSE Donald the Frog Prince Mise was mixing up a cool fruit shake in the Clubhouse kitchen when Professor Ludwig Von Drake ran in. He was carrying a jar of green bubbling goo! “My latest invention,” he said. “Frog potion! Swallow it and — poof! — you’re a frog!” “Why would anybody want to turn into a frog?” asked Mickey. The professor explained. “Because you'll get a kiss from a beautiful princess, that’s why!” The professor set the frog potion on the worktop. Just then, Donald came in and saw the green concoction. “Oh, boy,” he said. He gulped it all down! Poot! Donald instantly turned into a frog. “Look at that!” shouted the professor. “My potion works!” “Ribbet!” croaked Donald the Frog. Mickey wanted the professor to turn the frog back into Donald. But it wasn’t that easy. Getting a kiss from a princess was the only way to break the spell. Mickey looked through the Clubhouse telescope and saw Princess Daisy in a castle tower. Mickey and Donald the Frog bounced off to find Daisy. But heavy fog rolled in and they lost the path. “Oh, Toodles!” called Mickey. Toodles brought a giant fan, and Mickey blew away the fog. Now Mickey could see that Daisy’s tower was just ahead! “Ribbet,” Donald croaked. When they got to the castle, Pete the Guard wouldn’t let them in. Mickey called for Toodles. He had the perfect Mouseketool — suction cups! Mickey put them on his shoes and climbed the tower. Donald the Frog held on tight. When they reached Daisy, she was so happy to see them! She wanted to escape. Pete tried to stop them, but Mickey, Daisy and Donald the Frog got away. They ran all the way back to the Clubhouse. The professor told Daisy that to bring Donald back, she had to kiss the frog. Daisy didn’t want to. But what if it really was Donald? Finally, she bent down and gave Donald the Frog a big kiss! Poot! The spell was broken. “Oh, boy!” said Donald. “I’m a duck again!” “Ha-hoo!” shouted the professor. “Von Drake does it again!” Daisy asked Donald if he felt okay. “T sure do!” he laughed. “Ribbet! Ribbet!”
D.. McStuffins knew that if she was in her clinic, she could easily fix any toy. The problem was that Doc was in the park, and so was Norton the Wind-up Mouse. Norton had a missing winder-upper, and without one, he couldn’t flip. He belonged to a little girl named Maddy, whom Doc had met in the park that day. Doc couldn’t take Norton home with her, and she didn’t have the tools she needed to perform such a delicate procedure. It was the first time ever that she hadn’t been able to fix a toy. She walked back to tell Maddy. “He’s not fixed!” Maddy gasped when Doc told her the news. “I thought you said you could make him work again!” “!’m really sorry,” Doc said. “This has never happened to me before.” “Guess I’m going to have to find another toy to play with,” Maddy sighed as she tossed ~ Norton into her bag. Doc didn’t like the sound of that, and she realized that she couldn’t give up on Norton. ~ Maddy told her that she was going to be at the ark until two o’clock. p “T’'ll be back!” Doc told her. At home, Doc rushed to the clinic. She told Hallie all about Norton. “Too bad you couldn’t bring him to the clinic,” said Hallie. That gave Doc a great idea! She couldn’t bring Norton to the clinic ... but she could bring the clinic to Norton! “We can build a mobile clinic, and fill it with everything we need,” Doc told the toys. Doc asked her dad for help building the mobile clinic. Dad dusted off an old toy truck in the garage. Doc wheeled it through the garden. The toys helped her pack it with supplies and paint it different shades of purple. Then Dad and Doc headed back to the park. Doc found Maddy and took Norton to the Doc-Mobile. With her tweezers, a magnifying lens and a new winder-upper, Doc quickly fixed Norton and got him back in flippingly good shape! When she saw that her toy was fixed up as good as new, Maddy was delighted! “Thank you, Doc,” she said with a smile. Doc thought her work was done, until Lambie pointed out a line of broken toys. It was going to be a long day at the park after all! a
J anudary M. Hopper and his frogball team had ordered a special batch of Ribbit Bows! Minnie had them all done and ready to ship out, but the bows wouldn’t get into the box. “They’re getting away!” shouted Daisy. The bows hopped around the shop. “Ribbit, ribbit,” they croaked. Minnie giggled. “We can catch them!” When they were finally all in the box, Daisy went to the back room to tape it shut. Just then, Joey came in with his new toy aeroplane. “It’s the new Zippity Flyer,” he told Minnie and Cuckoo-Loca. “My nana gave it to me for my birthday.” “Can it really fly?” Minnie asked. Joey held the plane up and pulled his arm back. “Prepare for take-off!” he shouted. Joey threw the plane into the air as hard as he could. The toy plane flew through the Bow-tique. It barely missed Daisy as she came back from the storeroom. “Aaah!” she cried. “What was that?” A couple of Ribbit Bows jumped out of the box she was carrying. “Joey’s Zippity Flyer!” said Minnie. The plane continued around the room, did a loop and crashed into a rack of bows. ” ! “The propeller came off!” yelled Joey. Joey showed Minnie the broken plane. Daisy brought out a bottle of sticky-wicky goo-glue. Minnie dabbed it on the propeller and stuck it back in place. “Here you go, Joey,” she said. But when Joey took the plane, the propeller fell off and broke into bits. Joey was sad. “Now it’s really broken.” As Joey headed for the door, Minnie tried to think of another way to fix the plane. Suddenly, a Ribbit Bow hopped by. “That’s it!” shouted Minnie. Instead of a propeller, Minnie would give the little plane a bow-peller! She tied a blue bow to the plane’s nose. Then she threw it into the air. The Zippity Flyer zoomed around the shop — even better than before — and made a perfect landing. “That’s awesome,” shouted Joey. “You’re the best, Minnie. Thank you!” “You’re welcome,” said Minnie. Then all the Ribbit Bows jumped out of the box and bounced around the Bow-tique. “l’m just ‘hoppy’ everything turned out all right!” giggled Minnie.
January MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Mickey- Go-Seek Mise and Donald were excited. The sun had come out from behind the clouds. It was a perfect day to play hide-and-seek. Donald would hide first. Mickey had never been able to find him, because Donald had a super-secret hiding place. But Mickey was sure that day would be different. “This time I’m going to find you!” he said. Mickey covered his eyes and counted to 20 while Donald ran off to hide. When he was done, Mickey called out, “Ready or not, here I come!” He went from room to room, but he didn’t see Donald anywhere. He did come across Minnie in the Clubhouse Kitchen. She had made oatmeal cookies and was looking for the cookie jar. “There it is!” Mickey yelled. He spotted it | behind some pots and pans. “Thanks,” said Minnie. “Good luck!” Next Mickey looked outside. All of a sudden, Pluto started barking. Maybe Donald’s hiding in that bin full of leaves, thought Mickey. Donald wasn’t there, but Mickey did find Pluto’s lost squeaky toy. Mickey was getting good at finding things. Duck footprints led from the doghouse back to the Clubhouse. Mickey looked up at the Clubhouse ears and saw a duck feather drifting down. It had come from a room where the gang kept their musical instruments. That would be a good place for Donald to hide! Mickey rushed up to the room and threw open the door. There, sticking out from behind a drum set, was a duck tail. “Gotcha!” yelled Mickey. But it wasn’t Donald — it was Daisy! Just then, Mickey heard someone chuckle. It was coming from a hatch in the floor. He pulled it open and climbed down into the room that held the Clubhouse Rocket. “Hot dog!” said Mickey. “Donald must be hiding in the rocket!” Mickey carefully searched the inside of the rocket ship. A piece of blue fabric was sticking out of a cupboard door. Someone was in there. “Gotcha!” shouted Mickey. It was Donald! “Aw, phooey,” said Donald. “Hot dog!” laughed Mickey. He’d finally found Donald’s secret hiding place. It really was a perfect hide-and-seek day — for Mickey, anyway. Super cheers!
a January \11 66 | can’t believe it!” exclaimed Mr Smee. Captain Hook had finally found a treasure all by himself! As Hook’s men Sharky and Bones hoisted the treasure onto the Jolly Roger, Hook got impatient. “What’s taking so long? I'll do it meself,” bellowed Hook. He grabbed the rope from Sharky and Bones, but the treasure was too heavy for the captain to lift by himself. Splash! The treasure chest fell into the Never Sea and floated away towards a sleeping whale. The snoring whale yawned in his sleep and accidentally swallowed the treasure! Suddenly, the whale woke up and groaned loudly. His belly hurt! On Pirate Island, Izzy heard the sick whale groaning. “Something must have given him a tummy ache. We’ve got to help him,” said Izzy. Jake and his crew rowed out to the whale in their dinghy, but Captain Hook found the whale first. Hook lassoed the whale’s tail with his lasso hook, but the frightened whale swam away, dragging a screaming Captain Hook through the water. Jake and the crew sang a soft lullaby to help the whale calm down. Izzy asked the whale to open up and say ‘ahhh’ as the kids rowed their dinghy into his mouth. Hook thought Jake was trying to steal his treasure. Smee put on his life jacket and they followed Jake’s crew into the mouth of the whale. “Maybe the whale ate something he shouldn’t have,” said Cubby. “Like too much ice cream, or too much candy or —” “A treasure chest?” said the kids as they saw the chest on the whale’s tongue. They tossed a net over the chest and gently pulled it towards their dinghy. The whale stopped groaning. “He’s feeling better,” said Izzy, but just then the whale closed his mouth. “We're trapped! Save me, Smee!” cried Captain Hook. Jake had an idea. He asked Skully to use his tail feathers to tickle the whale. The giggling whale opened his mouth and the pirates were set free. Ahoy! The whale’s tummy troubles were over, Hook got to keep his treasure, and Jake and the crew had a whale of a tale to tell! TEN I Pa a rN
eeeeeeh Be en Jack usually worked just like his dad, Big Jack. Doc turned his handle, the music began and at the end of the tune ... POP! But something was wrong with Little Jack. When Doc turned the handle over and over, he didn’t pop out. In the clinic, all the toys rushed over to say hello to Big Jack and Little Jack. Big Jack popped out to greet them, but he could see that something was wrong with Little Jack. “Y’m trying to make a big entrance like you, Dad,” Little Jack said. “But I can’t pop the way I usually do!” Doc took Little Jack into the exam room for a check-up, but he disappeared into his box and slammed the lid. “Maybe he’s afraid to get a check-up,” said Lambie. “l’ve never had one before,” Little Jack explained. “It’s okay,” Doc assured Little Jack. “Everyone gets a little scared. But I promise, it won't hurt a bit. I’m just here to make you feel better!” Big Jack joined Little Jack in the exam room to make him feel better. “Okay, Little Jack, let’s figure out what happened,” Doe said. When Doc held out her stethoscope, Little Jack started to head back into his box. Doc decided to show Little Jack how the instruments worked by first giving Big Jack a check-up. “This won’t hurt a bit,” Doc promised as she put a cuff on Big Jack’s arm and checked his pressure. Then she shone a light to check his ears and eyes. She used it to check his big clown mouth, too. “It’s your turn now, Little Jack,” Doc said. When Doc shone her light inside Little Jack’s music box, she saw the problem. His clothes were stuck. That was why he couldn’t pop up! “It looks to me like a case of Can’t-Popitis,” Doc explained. “We just have to get you unstuck and you'll be back to popping like your pop!” Doc reached into the box and wiggled the fabric. As soon as she unstuck it, Little Jack popped up. “I did it!” Little Jack cheered. “Thanks, Doc.” Big Jack was proud of his son for being extra | brave. He really was a chip off the old box! OR en ee
B.. The Jolly Roger hit a coral reef and started to sink. “To the dinghy!” called Captain Hook. Smee reminded Hook that according to the Pirate Code, the captain always goes down with his ship. “Then I proclaim you Captain Smee,” said Hook, jumping into the dinghy. “Me? C-c-c-captain?” Smee stuttered. Jake saw that Smee was in trouble and sailed over to help. Izzy used her Pixie Dust to make the ship fly, while Smee plugged up the hole with sacks of tea. Hook boarded the ship, expecting to be captain once again, but Smee reminded Mr Hook that he was still in charge. Jake invited Captain Smee on a treasure hunt to find the Captain Loon Doubloon, a gold coin as big as a pizza. The Jolly Roger followed Bucky to Wave Rock. Since the rock was shaped like a wave, it was really hard to see. As Smee tried to steer the ship, Hook held a sheet in front of Smee’s face, blocking his view. Hook wanted to cause a shipwreck so Smee would give up his command. Luckily, Smee 13 spotted Wave Rock and turned just in time. When they reached the Never Jungle, the pirates saw two streams that crossed, making an X with a little island in the middle. “That’s the Island of the Captain Loon Doubloon,” said Cubby. As they approached the island, Smee tripped, accidentally setting off a booby trap. A giant sinkhole opened in the ground. The pirates had to grab on to branches to keep from falling! Only Mr Hook was still ashore. Hook used his whirly hook to fly over the sinkhole. It seemed that Hook was going to save the treasure instead of the pirates, but when Smee lost his grip and started to fall, Hook swooped in and caught him. Hook flew all the pirates safely to shore. “T hereby give my command back to you, sir,” said Smee. “Being captain is about taking responsibility, and just now you took responsibility. Just as I knew you would.” Hook’s first act as captain was grabbing the Captain Loon Doubloon. Then he divided it into eight sections so each pirate got a piece of the treasure. Yo-ho! Way to go, Hook! ee SSlRAeLg
aie January 14 ie Baileywicks Day Off I, was Baileywick’s birthday! King Roland invited Baileywick’s brother Nigel to help him enjoy his day off. “T didn’t know that Baileywick even had a brother,” Sofia said. “We don’t get to see each other much,” Nigel said. “Wicky just works, works, works.” Nigel explained that he and Baileywick were going to do all the fun things they'd done together as kids. First they were going apple picking. Then they would eat ice cream. Finally, they’d spend the afternoon fishing. The brothers got ready to leave. Meanwhile, Prince Zandar and Princess Hildegard arrived, along with Ruby and Jade. James invited the whole group to play in his pirate-ship tree house. But after a few minutes, the mast snapped in two! “Maybe Baileywick can fix it,” said James. Baileywick was about to leave with Nigel. But when he heard what happened, he had to help. “We'll miss our ride to the apple orchard,” Nigel protested. “James is more important,” Baileywick said. After Baileywick fixed the ship, he and Nigel tried to leave again. But this time, Amber needed him. to fix the cookies for her all-pink tea party. After that, Sofia asked him to help catch butterflies for the kids to paint in pictures. By then it was too late for any of the activities Nigel had planned. When Sofia, James and Amber realized what had happened, they felt terrible for being so selfish. “We should do something to make it up to Baileywick,” Amber said. “If only we could do the whole day over again!” That gave Sofia an idea.... A few minutes later, Sofia found Baileywick setting the table for dinner. “Baileywick! We need you right now!” she cried. She dragged him to the tree house. Her parents were already there with Amber and James. “Surprise!” they cried. They’d set up a special do-over day, with apples hanging from the tree branches, ice cream ... and Nigel with his fishing pole! “Your Majesties!” Baileywick exclaimed. “What’s all this?” “You may be the castle steward,” Miranda said, “but to us, you’re part of the family.” “Hip hip hooray!” Sofia and the others cheered as Baileywick smiled.
Msc Daisy and Cuckoo-Loca were visiting the beautiful city of Paris, France. “Oh, Daisy,” said Minnie. “Paris is so magical. I never want to forget it.” “We won't,” said Daisy. She took her camera and set it on a bench. Then she pressed the timer button and ran to get into the picture with Minnie and Cuckoo-Loca. Suddenly, a pigeon stepped between Minnie and Daisy and spread his wings. Click! “That silly pigeon messed up the shot,” said Daisy. “Oh, well.” The three friends went on their way and soon found themselves at the Eiffel Tower. They bought French berets from a street vendor and posed for another picture. But the pigeon swooped in and landed on Daisy’s head. “Shoo!” shouted Daisy. Click! “Oh, no,” groaned Minnie. “He did it again “That does it!” Daisy said. “Let’s get away from that pesky pigeon.” Cuckoo-Loca gave the pigeon a stern warning. “I’m watching you,” she said. The pigeon cooed and fluttered into the sky. Next the friends took a bicycle tour of the city’s famous monuments. But when they |” — ns 17 stopped to take a picture — click! — the pigeon popped out of the bike basket. The same thing happened at the art museum. Daisy wanted to take a picture of Minnie next to a famous painting, but instead — click! — she got a picture of Minnie chasing the pigeon! Later Minnie, Daisy and Cuckoo-Loca sat for a street artist. But when he showed them the painting, the pigeon was pictured sitting with them! The friends hurried away. They’d had enough of that pigeon. The last stop of the day was at the cathedral of Notre Dame. Minnie looked around and giggled. “I think we finally lost that pigeon.” “It’s about time,” Cuckoo-Loca said. Daisy gasped. She didn’t have her camera! “T must have left it somewhere,” she said. “All our memories,” cried Minnie. “Gone forever.” Just then, the camera swung down in front of Daisy. The pigeon had found it! Daisy gave the bird a hug. “Oh, thank you, little pigeon,” she said. Cuckoo-Loca set up the camera, and this time, the gals happily posed with their new friend. Click! A RT A i A Ate A EN a eS A RISENha A eS NRn
Eo x 6 Jake ee Batley 66 Frectines puny popinjays,” said Captain Hook as he climbed aboard Jake’s ship, Bucky. The captain had found an old scroll. It said that according to the Never Land Pirate Code of Rules, Bucky was to race against Hook’s ship, the Jolly Roger. If Hook won, he would keep Bucky as his prize! That didn’t sound fair to Jake and the crew, but since it was a pirate rule, they had no choice. “What if we lose the race?” worried Cubby. “We can’t give up Bucky!” “We're not going to,” said Jake. “We’re gonna win!” The race began. While Jake and his crew played fair and square, Hook decided to cheat. He launched a huge hook towards Bucky. The hook was tied to an anchor, which pulled Bucky to a stop! Jake was able to prise the hook off Bucky, but it was too late. Hook had won the race ... and Bucky. “Ooh, Bucky is all mine!” Hook gloated. Smee handed Jake the scroll. “I’m afraid pirate rules are pirate rules,” he said. Jake and his crew were heartbroken. “Things are never going to be the same without you,” Jake sighed as he said goodbye to Bucky. Back on Pirate Island, Jake called Peter Pan for help and showed him the scroll. “Wait a minute,” said Peter. “There’s a piece of the scroll missing!” Peter flew aboard the Jolly Roger and found the missing piece of scroll in Hook’s nightshirt. The scroll said they could get Bucky back if they went to the Island of Bell and found the Great Golden Bell before sunrise. But there was one catch: an angry dragon lived on the island, and he hated visitors. The friends found the bell on the island, but they also found the dragon! Peter and Jake flew around the dragon to distract him while Izzy, Cubby and Skully got the bell. Izzy sprinkled the heavy bell with Pixie Dust, and they flew it back to Bucky just as the sun was rising. “Barnacles!” cried Hook as he gave Bucky back to Jake. Jake and the crew thanked Peter Pan for his help. “That’s what best mates are for,” said Peter ~ as he flew off into the Never Land sky.
ee DED January \17 D. put Celestial Celeste, the portable planetarium she had brought home from school, on the floor of her room. Celeste projected stars and planets onto the ceiling. “I do so love to learn about space,” Professor Hootsburgh said. “You are quite the rising — dare I say — star!” “Thank you!” Celeste replied, blowing air kisses to the toys. Stuffy jumped up to grab a kiss and accidentally bonked Doc’s planet project. A stream of tiny beads fell from the model and landed at the base of Celeste’s dome. “Sorry, Celeste,” Stuffy said. “Okay, since every toy, and planet, is okay, let’s start Celeste’s space show!” Doc said. Doc turned on Celeste, and Squeakers turned out the lights. “Get ready to see the planets as they revolve around the Sun!” said Celeste. “Some of them are big, and some of them are small ... whirrrrrrr.” Celeste was puzzled. Her dome had never made a sound like that before. And all of a sudden, she began to feel dizzy, too. Then she started showing different constellations when she was actually talking about planets! “Houston, we have a problem,” Stuffy said. “What’s going on? My show is all jumbled up,” Celeste said worriedly. “Celeste, I really think you need a check-up,’ Doc advised. “I’m going to turn you off.” Celeste’s heartbeat was steady and her eyes were bright. But when Doc used her magnifying lens to get a close look, she saw something. “Celeste, you’ve got a case of Bead-Stuckalepsy,” Doc explained. “I have to take your dome out of its base.” Doc carefully unscrewed Celeste’s dome and lifted it. There were beads stuck under the base. Doc removed them and then turned Celeste on to see if she was working. “Now where were we when I got all jumbled up?” Celeste wondered. “ Wahirrrrr — hold on! There’s that sound again! My body must be telling me something!” Doc took off Celeste’s dome again and found a tiny bead hiding on the base. She pulled it off and reattached the dome. Celeste was cleared to continue, and her grand finale of a beautiful spiral galaxy was out of this world. »)
R A esti pete ICAI AIOE pce ES Soph, Tem ESnS SAIN Fn ep i REIT STO EFOI RIE NOL IE PCL LEAL ELON OTE BALE NE A ISc Nt iN rp MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Plutos Best I, was a perfect day for the Doggie Games, and Pluto was ready. Whichever doggie won two out of three events would get the Dog Bone Trophy. Pluto was up against Pete’s dog, Butch. Butch had already won the trophy five times. ‘Don’t worry,” Mickey told his pup. “The important thing is to always do your best!” “Alrighty,” said Goofy. “The first game is ... juggling!” Pluto would start this event. But Mickey forgot to bring something for him to juggle. “Oh, Toodles!” he called. Toodles had just what Pluto needed — yellow balls! Mickey tossed six of the balls to Pluto. Everyone clapped as he easily juggled them all. But could he juggle seven? Yes, he could! Butch was a good juggler, too. But when he tried to juggle seven balls, he lost his balance and dropped them. The clear winner was Pluto. Goofy stuck a gold star by his name. The next game was pulling. Each dog had to pull a wagon of watermelons down a track. The first one to cross the finish line would win. “Ready, set ... PULL!” shouted Goofy. Pluto. did his best, but Butch was stronger. He got to the finish line way ahead of Pluto. “Butch wins the second game!” declared Goofy. A gold star was put next to his name. The final game was dog-paddling. Pluto and Butch stood at the edge of a long swimming pool. The first pooch to dog-paddle to the other end would win. Butch was kind of scared. The pool looked really long. “Ready, set ... SWIM!” The pups jumped in and dog-paddled as fast as they could. But Butch started to thrash this way and that. He needed help! “Oh, Toodles,” shouted Mickey. Toodles had just the tool — a lifebelt! Mickey tossed it to Butch, and the dog held on tight. Then Pluto pushed Butch to the finish line. “Woo-hoo!” laughed Pete. “My Butch won!” But Butch split the star and put one part next to his name and the other next to Pluto’s. “Pluto and Butch will share the Dog Bone Trophy,” announced Goofy. “Well, Pll be doggoned,” said Pete. “Both our dogs are great.” “You betcha,” laughed Mickey. “And they both did their best!”
ie ———oma January \19 NN Rc The Sore Roar A Rn A NI A NN RO & I. was almost time for the big Roar-Off in Roarsville Park. Henry Hugglemonster had been training all year, practising with the best coach in Roarsville - Momma! — and he was sure that he would win the prize for the LOUDEST roar. Henry breathed in deeply, opened his monster mouth, and let out a thunderous ROOOAAAARRR. “Not bad,” Cobby said. “That was an 80.” Cobby was wearing his new invention, the Roar-O-Meter. He was going to use it to figure out who won the Roar-Off. Henry didn’t need a meter. He was sure he would win. “Only 23 minutes till the Roar-Off starts!” Gertie called. “Are you ready?” The friends all raced to Roarsville Park. Denzel practised his funny roar. Gertie showed her fangs and practised her scary roar. Henry flew up and opened wide to practise his loud roar, but Henry’s roar didn’t sound like a roar at all. It sounded like a squeaky croak! Henry tried again, but his roar was getting worse and worse. And then his voice sounded soft and scratchy, too. Henry decided to go back home to get some 21 roar-juice from Daddo. When Momma heard his voice, she took a look in his mouth. “Oh, dear, your throat’s looking red and sore,” she said. “Henry, I’m afraid you’ve lost your voice,” Daddo added. “And you will get better, but until then ... no roaring.” Now Henry couldn’t roar in the Roar-Off! Momma, Daddo, Summer and Cobby gave Henry a big monster-group hug. They knew how disappointed he must be. Henry and Cobby went back outside. When he saw the Roar-O-Meter, Henry had an idea. He couldn’t win the loudest roar contest, but he could still be a star in the show, by working Cobby’s invention! Then Cobby could take Henry’s place in the contest. It was the perfect plan! Cobby and Henry tushed to the park. Denzel won the funniest roar competition. Gertie won the scariest roar award. Then Cobby took the stage. “This is for you, little bro,” he said. “ROARRRRRRRRRR!” Cobby was the winner of the loudest roar competition, and Henry Hugglemonster couldn’t ° have been prouder. erideemneieenenaatenddhendiicadinentieeienedaetiemeieadinesdnnetanaiietinet teenie nae imemanantemeecatinadtiieane tes ee
Ei January eke Something smelled awful on the ~ Jolly Roger. It was Bones’s new pet, a stinky ~ black-and-white Never Land skunk bug. Bones ~ played a song for the stinky little bug and it danced out of sight. Then, when no one was - watching, the bug spun round and multiplied into two skunk bugs! Captain Hook ordered Bones to leave the smelly bug on Pirate Island for Jake and his crew to deal with. “For a little bug, she sure makes a big stink,” said Jake. The crew decided to leave the bug at Stinkpot Swamp, the smelliest place in all of Never Land. The skunk bug loved her new home. All the animals at Stinkpot Swamp chirped and croaked, making their own kind of music. The skunk bug danced and multiplied until the swamp was covered with skunk bugs. Meanwhile, Bones played his skunk bug song and the bug that was left on the Jolly Roger multiplied again and again, until the ship was swarming with skunk bugs. When Captain Hook raised the red flag, it meant he needed help. Jake and the crew sailed over to see what the trouble was. Smee had just finished making codfish stew, and the skunk bugs swarmed around it and ate it all up. Jake watched the bugs and soon realized that music made them multiply. “Oh, no,” said Izzy. “I bet the swamp music is making even more skunk bugs in Never Land. The whole place will be stinky!” Izzy suggested they make a big batch of codfish stew to lure the stinky skunk bugs away from Never Land and the Jolly Roger. Cubby looked at his map and found a place called Faraway Island. “Nobody lives there. It’s the perfect place for the skunk bugs,” he said. The pirates made Auntie Smee’s Cold Codfish Stew, and Izzy sprinkled everyone with Pixie Dust so they could fly to Stinkpot Swamp. “Whoa, there’s a kajillion bugs here,” said Skully. Izzy sprinkled the swarm of bugs with Pixie Dust and led them out over the Never Sea. Then she sprinkled Pixie Dust on the bugs that were on the Jolly Roger, too. | And to everyone’s relief, all the skunk bugs followed the scent of the stew to their new sweet, smelly home on Faraway Island.
oie | | January 2Y Dia. loved watching the Flying Derby races at Royal Prep so much that she decided she wanted to take part. Everyone seemed surprised that a princess wanted to try out for the team. “Only princes can ride in the Flying Derby,” Prince Hugo said. Amber nodded. “The Flying Derby is just not a princess thing,” she added firmly. Were they right? Sofia was ready to give up on the whole idea. But her animal friends convinced her to follow her dreams. When Sofia insisted on trying out, Sir Gilliam gave her the smallest horse in the stable. “This is Minimus,” he said. “He’s perfect!” Sofia said. Sofia didn’t know anything about riding flying horses. She couldn’t even figure out how to get on until James helped her. When she fell off, Prince Hugo sneered. “I knew princesses couldn’t ride!” he said as he swooped past on his huge, fancy flying horse. Once again, Sofia was ready to give up. But her mother didn’t think she should. “Sofia, a princess can do anything a prince does as long as she keeps trying and never gives up,” Queen Miranda said encouragingly. So Sofia didn’t give up. She kept practising. It wasn’t easy, especially since Minimus was afraid of everything. “We can do it!” Sofia told him over and over. Finally, Minimus started to believe it. On the day of the try-out race, Sofia and Minimus flew their very best. The princes were completely shocked when the pair started passing them one after another. When they neared the high tower at the end of the course, Minimus got nervous again. “We can do this,” Sofia told him. “I don’t know....” Minimus said. “Well, I do,” Sofia insisted. “Now climb!” They flew up, up, up and over the tower. A moment later they sped across the finish line. They’d won the race! Hooray! Prince Hugo couldn’t believe it. This meant Sofia was on the Flying Derby team. Sir Gilliam presented her with an official team jersey. “You were great, Sofia,” Amber told her. “I was wrong. The Flying Derby is a princess thing.” Sofia smiled. “Anything can be if we try hard enough!”
eis” January Aik i 22 Adventures in Piggy-Sitting QO). fine morning, Minnie, Daisy and Cuckoo-Loca were in Minnie’s Bow-tique getting the shop ready for customers. Suddenly, the front door flew open! It was Mrs Pig, pushing a pushchair. “Hi, Minnie,” said Mrs Pig. “Guess who’s here to say hello?” She pulled back the pushchair’s canopy and up popped Baby Oinky! Mrs Pig needed a favour. “This little piggy needs to go to the market,” she said, pointing at herself. “Look after the baby for me. Bye!” As soon as Mrs Pig was gone, the baby began to cry. “Waaa!” “Poor thing!” said Minnie. “You calm him down while I fix a bottle,” she told Daisy. Minnie hurried off while Daisy rocked the baby. But he just cried louder. Cuckoo-Loca showed the baby a rattle, and he started to laugh. Then Baby Oinky began to chase Cuckoo-Loca! Daisy tried to catch him, but she slipped and fell into the pushchair. Cuckoo-Loca hid inside her clock. But the baby opened the door! “Peekaboo!” he cooed. Then the front of the clock opened, and Cuckoo-Loca’s stuff — hats, costumes, even a violin — tumbled to the floor! 24 a a NR ARE SP “Oh, my goodness!” cried Minnie, returning with the bottle of milk. Minnie pulled Daisy out of the pushchair and was ready to feed the baby. But Daisy wanted to be sure the milk wasn’t too cold for him. She shook the bottle. Nothing came out. She shook it once more. Nothing. Then she held it. up to her face to see what was wrong and — splash! — poor Daisy was covered in milk! Baby Oinky started to cry again. Minnie saw Cuckoo-Loca’s violin and handed it to her. “Follow my lead!” she said. Minnie hummed a lullaby while Cuckoo-Loca played along. The music calmed Baby Oinky down. Daisy laid him back in the pushchair, and he fell right to sleep. Just then, Mrs Pig came back. “How was he?” she asked. Minnie grinned and said, “A perfect angel.” “Wonderful!” Mrs Pig replied. “I'll go see a film.” “What?” gasped Minnie and Daisy. “[’m so glad I found my new babysitters,” Mrs Pig said. Then she was gone. Baby Oinky started to cry. “Waaa!” “Oh, boy,” sighed Cuckoo-Loca.
DD... wanted to show his big sister, Doc, how his monster Glo-Bo glowed in the dark. He held Glo-Bo up under the blanket tent. It was dark, but Glo-Bo didn’t glow at all! “I don’t know what’s wrong,” Donny said. “He glowed the last time I played with him.” It was a tough case, but if anyone could get Glo-Bo’s glow back, it was Doc. Inside the clinic, the toys cheerfully greeted their old friend. Glo-Bo wasn’t cheery. He was droopy and sluggish. “That’s not the old Glo-Bo cuddle I remember,” Lambie said. “T haven’t been my go-go Glo-Bo self for a while now,” Glo-Bo agreed. Stuffy really wanted to see Glo-Bo glow, so he pulled down the shades. Squeakers turned off the light, and that was when Glo-Bo faced the cold, hard fact: he couldn’t glow any more. Doc checked all six of Glo-Bo’s hands and looked into his eyes. They were sagging with tiredness. “Glo-Bo, have you been getting enough sleep?” Doc wondered. “I’m getting tons of sleep,” Glo-Bo answered. “Too much sleep.” NRE SO EN EE I Ever since Donny got his new train, he hardly ©played with Glo-Bo any more. The glowing monster had been sitting in the toy box for a long time, sleeping. Just then, a ray of sun shone through the window. Glo-Bo tilted his head back and soaked in the sunlight. It felt so good that he asked Doc if he could go outside. Glo-Bo felt much better in the sun. His arms started moving again, and before long, he was doing three-handed push-ups on the lawn. “Glo-Bo went outside, and now he’s feeling better,” Doc observed. “I think I’ve figured out the problem!” Glo-Bo had No-Glow-atosis. He’d been inside —a dark place much too long. The sunshine, exercise and fresh air were just what he needed to get energized. There was only one way to find out if that was also what Glo-Bo needed to get his glow back. Inside the clinic, Hallie and Lambie pulled down all the shades. Squeakers got the light switch. It was pitch black, and when Glo-Bo came in, he glowed so brightly he lit up the whole room! 25 ete en a a te
pee Brring! The alarm went off on the Jolly Roger. Smee, Sharky and Bones rushed around doing their morning chores to get ready for Captain Hook’s inspection. When the crew went up on deck, they didn’t see Hook anywhere. He wasn’t on the ship, but he had left his clothes behind. Where could he be? Smee suggested they go ashore and ask Jake and his friends for help. Skully flew up and spotted footprints in the sand. “If those are Hook’s footprints, he’s heading straight for Crocodile Creek!” Hook was heading right for the sleeping Tick Tock Croc and he didn’t even know it. He was wearing his nightshirt and his hat, and he was carrying his favourite teddy bear, Captain Cuddly. Hook was sleepwalking! He walked right over the Croc, but his hat fell onto the Croc’s head. When the other pirates arrived at the creek, they thought the Tick Tock Croc had eaten the captain! Luckily, Skully spotted more footprints. But the cranky Croc didn’t want to let the pirates pass. “It’s early,” said Cubby. “Maybe he’s still tired.” They sang a lullaby, and before too long, the Tick Tock Croc was fast asleep. Meanwhile, the sleeping Hook was walking through Sunflower Valley. He stepped off the side of a cliff but was caught by a giant butterfly that flew him up into the sky. As the search party entered the valley, Hook’s teddy bear dropped into Bones’s arms. The pirates looked up and saw Hook and the butterfly land. Hook got off the butterfly, still sleepwalking. “Oh, no,” said Cubby. “Hook is on Belch Mountain! It’s a volcano full of hot, hot lava.” Hook was about to walk right into the volcano. “This is an emergency!” cried Smee. Izzy sprinkled Jake with Pixie Dust. He flew up to the mountain and caught Hook just in time. Then he placed the captain safely on the ground. Suddenly, Hook woke up. “Blast and barnacles, where am I?” “You were sleepwalking,” explained Smee. “The little sea pups helped us save you.” “Well, I never asked for your puny pirate help,” said Hook. “But ... thank you.” Now Hook was wide awake, and everyone else was ready for a much-needed nap!
ee on sae 2ae. PE OI ILE OD LILIES NS NL a MICKEY MOUS CLUBHOUSE Dr Daisy ., Boom! Poor Goofy! He tripped over his own feet walking into the Clubhouse. Mickey went to see if he was all right. “T think so,” said Goofy. He checked his knee, his elbow and his nose. “Ow!” he said. “There’s a boo-boo on my nose!” “Did someone say boo-boo?” asked Daisy. She gently blew on Goofy’s nose to make it feel better. It worked! “I want to be the best pretend doctor in the whole world,” said Daisy. Mickey and Goofy said they’d help. Mickey turned the Clubhouse into a make-believe clinic and brought in three pretend patients. Dr Daisy’s Pretend Clinic was open! The first patient was Pluto. He had a pretend thorn in his paw. Daisy needed something to pull it out. “Oh, Toodles!” called Mickey. Toodles had three Mouseketools to choose from: a giraffe, a magnifying glass and tweezers. The tweezers were just what the doctor ordered. Daisy pulled out the pretend thorn and then Pluto happily trotted off. Minnie was Dr Daisy’s next patient. “I’m at a pretending to have a tummy ache,” she said. “There’s only one thing for a pretend tummy ache,” said Dr Daisy. “A green apple!” Mickey knew where there was an apple tree, but how would they reach the fruit? “Oh, Toodles!” This time Mickey picked the giraffe, who was easily tall enough to pick an apple. But the giraffe ate everything he picked! Mickey climbed up the giraffe’s neck and grabbed the last green apple. Minnie took one bite and felt much better. “Thank you, Dr Daisy,” she said. “And you, too, Mickey The last patient of the day was Pete. “I’ve got spotty spots everywhere!” he said. He sure did! There were large yellow spots all over his overalls. “T need to get a closer look,” said Daisy. There was one Mouseketool left — the magnifying glass. Daisy saw that the spots had pictures of chickens on them. Aha! Pete had pretend chicken pox! “To get rid of pretend chicken pox, you have to do the chicken dance,” said Dr Daisy. Pete danced like a wild chicken and the spots fell off. “You're a genius!” he told Daisy. Everyone agreed! |”
Ei j anuary See Fairy, Fairy, Quite Contrary S sic loved the gardening club at Royal Prep. One day, the headmistresses brought in a guest teacher, a fairy named Miss Nettle. Miss Nettle showed Sofia, James and their classmate Prince Desmond how to grow Rising Roses, Laughing Lilies and other magical plants. Desmond grew a Singing Sunflower that impressed even Miss Nettle! Miss Nettle left the kids to practise, but she forgot her glove. Sofia took it to the fairies’ office — arriving just in time to see Miss Nettle trap the headmistresses in a magical bubble! Sofia waited until Miss Nettle left, then rushed in. Sofia couldn’t hear the fairies through the bubble, so they acted out what had happened. “Oh!” Sofia cried. “Miss Nettle wants to steal your spell book!” The fairies nodded. Then they started marching around inside the bubble, but Sofia couldn’t figure out what they were trying to say. Sofia rushed back to tell the others. “We have to find a way to rescue them!” she cried. She knew they had to find the spell book before Miss Nettle did. “There must be a spell in there that can free the fairies,” she said. 28 fee Sofia and the boys went to the library to research where the book might be. Eventually, Sofia figured out that it was in the clock tower. She asked Desmond to grow a Rising Rose that would reach the top of the tower. Then they all climbed up and began to search. “The spell book!” Sofia cried when she finally —spotted it. “Bravo!” Miss Nettle said behind her. “Now hand it over.” “No!” Sofia clutched the book tightly. “We need it to free the fairies,” James added. Miss Nettle offered them a deal. If they gave her the book, she would free the fairies. But as soon as she had the book, she flew away. She’d tricked them! She wasn’t planning on freeing the fairies until after she used the spell book to become the most powerful fairy in the world! Sofia knew they had to stop her. She asked Desmond to grow enough Laughing Lilies to make Miss Nettle helpless with laughter. Then Sofia grabbed the spell book. She freed the fairies from the magical bubble, allowing them to banish Miss Nettle from Royal Prep forever! Sofia hoped the evil fairy would never come back!
D. and her toy friends were playing Dragon Stomp when the sound of a whistling rocket filled the back garden. Stuffy pushed Lambie safely into Doc’s arms and leaped out of the way. A toy rocket crashed to the ground. Then Stuffy heard the voice of Carlos, the boy who lived next door, and went stuffed. Lambie did, too. “Hi, Carlos!” Doc said. “Are you looking for a rocket by any chance?” “Did you see it?” Carlos asked. “Is Star Blazer Zero still inside?” Doc handed the rocket to Carlos. He opened the cockpit and gasped. Zero’s arms and legs had fallen off! “Doc, can you fix him?” Carlos asked. “Til try,” Doc said. She carried the broken alien astronaut into the clinic. Doc had already made a diagnosis. This alien had a severe case of Fall-Apart-a-tude! Doe and Hallie put on surgical masks and began to operate. Left arm. Right leg. Right arm. Left leg. Done! All the parts were reconnected. “The operation went great!” Doc told Zero. pS bi 2° | bet y IG tO MAAN, : G0GR-O 10 c| “Thank you, Doc,” the alien replied. Now that he was put back together, it was time for a check-up! Doc held her stethoscope to Zero’s chest, but she didn’t hear any heartbeat. That was because | the alien’s heart was in his foot! Next she tapped Zero’s knee with a reflex hammer. His leg kicked AND honked. “That’s normal on my planet,” Zero said. Doc put Zero in the rocket for a test flight, but his Fall-Apart-a-tude acted up again! It looked like the astronaut would be grounded unless Doc could find a way for him to ride in the rocket safely. Doc had an idea. A seat belt! She used fabric and tape to put a seat belt into the rocket. Zero climbed in and fastened the strap. “Three ... two... one Doc shouted. The rocket shot into the air and crashed back down. Doc looked inside. Star Blazer Zero was still in one piece! The alien astronaut was ready to return to his home base at Carlos’s house, where he could soar into the skies and never fall apart again — thanks to Doc McStuffins. » DLASF OFF!”
Oh the Jolly Roger, Captain Hook and Smee were looking through a pile of treasure maps. Hook found a map he had never noticed before. It led to treasure in Crocodile Creek, home of Hook’s enemy, the Tick Tock Croc. “Croc or no Croc, I’m going to get that treasure,” said Hook. Crocodile Creek was full of sleeping crocodiles. Hook and Smee tried to sneak in, but Hook’s men Sharky and Bones started to sing a song. “Quiet!” bellowed Hook. “You scurvy swabs will wake up all the crocs in the creek.” But they only woke up one — the Tick Tock Croc. The Croc snapped at Hook and tore his trousers! Jake saw the Croc chasing Hook and threw a stick to the beast. “Here boy, fetch!” The Croc chased after the stick. Hook returned to the Jolly Roger to get new trousers and spotted a big net on deck. “l’ve got it,” said Hook. “We'll fire this net into the creek. While the crocs are trapped underneath it, I can stroll in and take me treasure.” Hook fired the cannon, but his foot got 30 caught in the net, and he was launched into the sky. He landed in a tall tree. Skully flew up and untangled Hook from the net. But Hook refused to give up. He made crocodile costumes for himself and Smee. Dressed as crocodiles, Hook and Smee were able to sneak into the creek without being noticed. But just as Hook grabbed the treasure chest, Smee stepped on Hook’s tail, and he crawled right out of his disguise. He was surrounded by angry crocodiles! “This looks like an emergency,” said Izzy. “Pixie Dust, away!” Izzy sprinkled Hook and Smee with Pixie Dust. Hook took the chest and flew back to his ship. Hook was about to open the chest when he heard: TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK! “The beast is aboard me ship!” yelled Hook. “Save me, Smee!” But the noise was coming from inside the chest. Smee opened it. Inside was the only treasure on Never Land that Hook didn’t want —a golden alarm clock that sounded just like the Croc. TICK-TOCK, JIGK-FOCK, scenpatc—en
I, was the grand opening of Minnie’s Bow-tique! The whole gang had come to help. Mickey had hung a ribbon across the doorway. “When Minnie cuts the ribbon, the Bow-tique will be open for business,” he said. But Minnie didn’t have anything to cut the ribbon with. “Oh, Toodles!” called Mickey. Toodles had three Mouseketools. Minnie chose the safety scissors and used them to cut the tibbon. Her Bow-tique was officially open! The Clubhouse friends browsed through the shop, admiring the many kinds of bows. Clarabelle put on a Grow Bow. When she spritzed it with water, colourful flowers sprouted out. “Moo-vellous!” she said. Daisy tried on a Glow Bow that glimmered with bright yellow light. Donald liked the Photo Bow Tie. It had a camera in it! Goofy tied El-Bow Ties round his arms, and Pluto found a Bone Bow Tie. Mickey put on a Microphone Bow Tie. He was going to be the announcer for Minnie’s Big Bow Show. Pete watched the friends from behind a display rack. He didn’t know how to shop for a bow. As he sneaked away, he knocked the rack over. Bows went everywhere! ee Mickey and Donald set it back up, but they couldn’t reach the top shelf. Toodles had just what they needed — building blocks! Donald stacked them up like steps and set the last bows in place. Pete was now hiding behind the counter. Next to him was a closed box. “I wonder what’s in here,” he said. Pete opened the lid and Butterfly Bows flew out! “Oh, no,” cried Minnie. Toodles came to the rescue again with a big net. Goofy caught all the fluttering bows and returned them to the box. Pete apologized to Minnie. He wanted to buy a bow for his aunt Mabel, a pizza chef, but he didn’t know what she would like. “T bet it gets hot in her kitchen,” said Minnie. “Maybe she’d like a Fan Bow.” Pete thought that was a perfect idea! At last, it was time for Minnie’s Big Bow Show. Mickey used his Microphone Bow Tie to introduce every bow in Minnie’s collection. Then Donald took pictures withghis Photo Bow Tie. The grand opening of Minnie’s Bow-tique was picture-perfect. Super cheers! a
it. Doc was in, but she wasn’t feeling like herself at all. Lambie heard it in Doc’s scratchy | voice. Hallie saw it in the way Doc sneezed. “Doc’s sick!” Chilly said, worried. “Is there a doctor in the house?” Stuffy yelled. Doc had always taken good care of her toys, so now they were going to take good care of her. They would give her a check-up! | Hallie felt Doc’s forehead. It was warm. Lambie handed Doc a tissue to wipe her runny nose. Stuffy had a diagnosis. “Doc, you have a severe case of Leaky- | Sniffle-itis!” he said. Doc needed a real doctor, and luckily, there was one waiting in the kitchen! | “Mum, I’m not feeling so good,” Doc said. | “My throat hurts and I’m sneezing a lot. I just | feel blah.” | Mum took Doc into her office and gave her a _ check-up. When she checked Doc’s temperature, | she saw that Doc had a fever. “T think you’ve got the flu,” Mum said. “Youll feel better if you drink lots of liquids and get some rest.” So Doc took her toys to her room, changed ey into her pyjamas and climbed into bed. It was officially a sick day, and the toys were ready for nursing duty. Squeakers fluffed Doc’s pillow. Lambie and Stuffy tucked in her blanket. Hallie was on tissue patrol. Next the toys tried to cheer Doc up with a special song and dance, but it was much too loud. Doc just wanted to rest ... and drink a glass of water. Even though they meant well, Lambie and Stuffy told a bedtime story that was a little too adventurous, too. Doc had to get out of bed to rescue Stuffy from the globe. “T just need some quiet so I can sleep,” Doc told her toys. Hallie called the toys into a huddle. There was one thing they could do better than anyone to help Doc rest. Lambie, Stuffy, Chilly, Squeakers and Hallie crawled under the covers with Doc and cuddled her tightly. And before Doc could say achoo, she fell fast asleep with her toys by her side. Doc woke up the next morning feeling much better. And when she said, “The Doc is in!” she really meant it!
Wx the Giant came to the Clubhouse one day to ask a big favour. He wanted to go visit his mama for the day. “Will you look after my farm while I’m gone?” he asked Mickey. He explained that there were also some chores that needed to be done. Mickey was happy to help. That’s what neighbours do! The rest of the gang said they’d help, too. The gang climbed into the Glove Balloon and Donald’s Sailor Hat Balloon and floated up to Willie’s home in the clouds. Willie had tacked the list of chores to his front door. He wanted three things done: his room cleaned, his plant watered and his chickens fed. The gang first went to Willie’s room. What a mess! Huge rubber duckies were all over the floor. One by one, the friends carried them to the toy shelf. But one of the duckies was extra huge. “Oh, Toodles!” called Mickey. Toodles had three Mouseketools. The best one for the job was the Handy Crane. The crane put the ducky on the shelf. Next the gang had to make Willie’s bed. They flew over it in their balloons and grabbed MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Mickeys Big Job 33 opposite sides of the blanket. Working together, they soon had it all straightened out. “Can we go home now?” asked Donald. “Not yet,” said Mickey. “Next we have to water Willie’s plant.” The enormous houseplant was near a tap, but how could they get the water into the pot? “Oh, Toodles!” everybody shouted. Toodles had a slide. Mickey wedged one end under the tap and set the other end in the pot. Then Goofy turned the handle and water raced down the slide into the pot. Just one more chore to go! The friends flew their balloons out to the chicken coop and saw a mountainous bag of corn. Willie’s note said to feed the chickens 10 kernels of corn. But how would they get the corn out of the bag? Toodles had a rope ladder! Donald used the ladder to climb down into the bag, and he tossed out 10 kernels of corn. The hungry chickens came running. Just then, Willie the Giant came home. He was very grateful to the Clubhouse friends. “Thank you, thank you, thank you!” Mickey looked up at the giant and laughed. “Hey, no biggie!”
I al CE A OLE RAII ALLEL NDNA LALELLL AE GCLLLL DE LE AGIDL A rm SR eenoa i a February peTses ihe be something dead ahead,” called Skully. A skateboard decorated with skulls, crossbones and lightning bolts had washed up on the beach. Jake found an old shipwreck that looked like a ramp and practised his skateboarding tricks, but Izzy, Skully and Cubby wanted a turn, too. “You guys can have a turn in a minute. I just want to do a few more tricks,” said Jake. From the Jolly Roger, Hook saw the skateboard through his spyglass. “That wheely rolly-thing is astounding! Why, it’s treasure!” Hook sailed up to the beach, used his fishing rod hook to grab the skateboard, and set sail for Never Peak Mountain. “Oh, dear, I’m not sure this is a good idea,” said Smee as Hook got ready to skateboard down the steep mountain. “Nonsense,” said Hook. “It'll be great fun. Aiyeee!” Hook tipped the skateboard over the edge and zigzagged down the mountainside, out of control. It wasn’t long before Hook hit a rock and crashed into a nearby palm tree. Jake saw the skateboard zooming down the mountain by itself. He climbed a tree, eee a a ne ee grabbed on to a vine, and swung out onto the skateboard. “Looks like we’re back on board,” called Jake. But suddenly, he hit a rock and wiped out, sending the skateboard zipping towards Izzy and Cubby. They hopped on the skateboard and picked up Jake. Then Jake, Izzy and Cubby rode the skateboard down the mountain and through Coconut Canyon. But that sneaky snook Captain Hook wasn’t finished yet. “You'll never leave Never Land with that wheely rolly-thing,” said Hook. “Smee, shake that coconut tree!” Smee stood up on a ridge and shook the coconuts out of a tree. The coconuts were about to fall on Jake and the crew. “Coconuts!” cried Cubby. “How are we going to avoid those coconuts?” Izzy used her Pixie Dust to make the skateboard fly, and the crew flew back home to Pirate Island. “Now we can all enjoy the skateboard,” said Jake. And he and his mateys had a great time, taking turns riding their gnarly new skateboard.
2 ~~. February 2 66 ee. Twinkle, Little Star” had never sounded quite as interesting as when Donny and Alma jammed together in the garden on the drums and the xylophone. Doc heard the music and picked up a kazoo. But suddenly, the music stopped. “My xylophone sounds funny,” Alma complained. She tapped each of the coloured keys on her instrument. One sounded flat. “It’s this key. It’s broken!” “Alma, why don’t you let me take a look at it?” Doc suggested. She took the xylophone into her clinic while Alma and Donny went to have lunch. The xylophone greeted the other toys. “Hi, I’m Xyla!” “In here, Xyla,” Doc called from the exam room. “It’s time for your check-up.” Xyla’s eyes, ears and keys looked okay, but it was the sound that mattered the most. Doc tapped each key with her reflex hammer. The green, purple and pink keys were fine, but when Doc tapped the orange key, it sounded badly out of tune. “T have a diagnosis!” Doc shouted. “You have Loose Key syndrome.” “Oh, no!” Xyla cried. “Will I be able to play music again?” “Sure you will!” Doc assured her. “Just as soon as | tighten up your loose key.” Stuffy ran over to help hold the key in place, but he accidentally pulled it off instead. The orange key flew into the air, fell into the sink and went down the drain! “My key!” Xyla said sadly. “It’s gone.” “T know how you feel,” Doc said. “When I was little, I lost one of my teeth. There was a hole where my tooth used to be. Just like the hole where your key used to be.” Xyla sniffed. “So what happened?” “A new tooth took its place,” Doc explained. “We can do the same for you. We'll replace your lost key with a new one.” Doc found a key that was the same colour in her box of toy parts. She put it on Xyla and screwed it into place. Then she tapped the key twice. It sounded perfect! “Thanks, Doc!” Xyla said. “But I’ve got to go. I’m with the band!” Later, Donny, Doc and Alma tried playing “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star” again. And this time, it sounded just right!
7 February Dens HENRY WussieM Paint the Town (poet INSTER I. was time for the Most Beautiful Town contest, and the Hugglemonsters wanted to make sure that Roarsville won the top prize. “Our town is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen!” said Estelle. “We have to win!” The first-place winner would get a new playground. That was exactly what Roarsville needed. Henry had fallen off a broken swing just the day before! Henry wanted to help Roarsville grab first place. He just needed his friends to pitch in to paint the town. But Gertie had a different plan. “For our town to be the most beautiful,” Gertie said, “we’ve got to make sure it’s clean.” “So no colourful art, I guess,” Henry sighed. The judges were arriving in Roarsville at noon. There was a lot of work to be done. The Hugglemonsters split up into teams. Estelle, Summer and Gertie headed to the bakery, where there were plenty of crumbs to sweep up. Henry and Denzel got to work stacking papers. Henry wanted to turn the papers into beautiful artwork, so he created a newspaper sculpture of a dragon. Then Cobby brought his Squisher-Squasher invention in. It squished and squashed all the papers to pieces. Even Ivor and the monsterpets helped scrub and clean. Everything was shiny and bright, until a monsterbird landed on the fountain outside Matilde’s art shop. Beckett, Flopster, Gurgler, Shakey and Sneezo went wild. They all started chasing after the monsterbird, crashing into buckets of paint and splashing colour everywhere. “Oooh, pretty,” said Summer. “This is not tidy at all!” Gertie cried. “But it is beautiful,” noted Matilde. Henry wanted to turn the monsterpet accident into a beautiful work of art. “Everybody take some paint and a monsterpet and paint this town BEAUTIFUL!” Henry cheered. A few paint splatters here, a few colourful monsterprints there, and Roarsville was looking monster-rific, just in time for the judges. “All the other towns were nice and tidy,” the judges observed. “But this town is truly ... BEAUTIFUL!” And that’s how Roarsville won first prize in the Most Beautiful Town contest and got a brand-new playground for all the Hugglemonsters in town! 36 i nt a SR NR SR ET
| : | y — an February Dee put the finishing touches on his finger painting, then held it up to show his sister. “Guess what it is, Doc,” he said. Doc looked closely at the colourful blue splotches on the paper. She had no idea what Donny had drawn. “It’s an elephant eating a pizza!” said Donny. Donny picked up the painting and ran inside to show Mum and Dad. While he was gone, Doc’s stethoscope began to glow and the toys in the garden came to life. One of them was Glo-Bo — the friendliest six-handed monster you’d ever meet. Glo-Bo gave Squeakers a high five. Then he patted Surfer Girl on the back, played around with Buddy and gave Chilly a BIG bear hug! “I think I broke a bone,” Chilly told Doc. Doc laughed. Snowmen don’t have bones! But there was definitely something wrong with Chilly. He had blue spots all over his back. Time for a check-up! Doc listened to Chilly’s heart and took his temperature. “You don’t have a fever, Chilly,” Doc said. “You have Mystery Pox!” “Mystery Pox?” Chilly cried. “I don’t know what that is.” 37 “Nobody does,” Doc explained. “That’s why they’re a mystery.” More patients came into the clinic. Squeakers, Buddy and Surfer Girl had blue spots, too. It was an epidemic! “This is horrible,” Chilly wailed. Then he fainted! Hallie caught him before he hit the floor. When she looked at her hands, they were covered in blue spots, too! Doc realized that the Mystery Pox was spreading just like germs that made people sick. If she could figure out who’d had it first, she would be able to solve the case. Chilly thought about Glo-Bo’s big bear hug. Surfer Girl remembered Glo-Bo’s pat on the back. Glo-Bo had touched Squeakers and Buddy, too! Doc raced to the garden to find Glo-Bo. He wasn’t sick — he had paint on his hands! “The dots aren’t Mystery Pox,” Doc laughed. “They’re blue paint!” Everyone headed to Doc’s clinic to get washed up. Once the paint was gone, the friendliest monster got back to being friendly again — without having to worry about spreading Mystery Pox any more!
El February MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Fancy Dancin Goofy oes was excited for the Clubhouse Fancy Dance. “Clarabelle and I are coming to the dance together,” he told Mickey. But Goofy wasn’t ready. He needed something fancy to wear. And he needed to learn a fancy dance! “Clarabelle likes ties with purple polka dots,” he said. “But I don’t have a tie.” Ding-dong! Pete was at the door. He brought in a big suitcase full of ties. “Big ties, little ties, black ties, white ties and even bow ties,” said Pete. He had ties with purple polka dots, too! But Goofy didn’t know what size to get. “Oh, Toodles!” called Mickey. Toodles had three Mouseketools: scissors, shoes and a ruler. Mickey used the ruler to measure Goofy’s shirt and the ties. One tie was too short, one was too long, and one was perfect! Then it was time to teach Goofy how to dance. But he tripped over his own feet and his shoes fell off! “Pee-yew,” said Mickey, pinching his nose. “Stinky shoes!” “Just the way I like ’em!” laughed Goofy. Mickey gently told Goofy that fancy dancers didn’t wear stinky shoes. Toodles had just what Goofy needed — new shoes! Finally, he could learn how to do a fancy dance. Ding-dong! It was Daisy. She told Goofy he looked nice. Then she said that Clarabelle would probably like a flower. “A yellow daffodil would go nicely with her dress.” Goofy ran for the door. “I need a daffodilly!” he said. There was one daffodil left in the garden, but he needed something to cut it. Toodles brought the last Mouseketool — scissors! Back inside, Mickey showed Goofy how to do a fancy dance. But Goofy kept doing the Hot Dog Dance instead. “That’s not a fancy dance,” said Mickey. It took a lot of practice, but at last, Goofy was ready. The Clubhouse Fancy Dance was soon in full swing! Clarabelle loved Goofy’s new tie, and the daffodil matched her dress perfectly. Then Goofy showed off his new fancy dance moves. Clarabelle watched politely but seemed disappointed. “I was hoping we could do the Hot Dog Dance,” she said. That was mooo-sic to Goofy’s ears. “That’s my favourite dance of all!”
D,, ding! Bucky was ringing his bell. “It sounds like Bucky’s giggling,” said Izzy. Bucky had a bad case of Buccaneer Barnacles, little sea creatures that stick to the bottoms of pirate ships and tickle them. “If we don’t get them off, Bucky won’t be able to sail,” said Cubby. Izzy looked in her Big Book of Never Land Flowers. She found the Zebra Rose, a striped flower whose strong smell chases away Buccaneer Barnacles. The crew set sail for Crimson Isle, home of their pirate friend Red Jessica and the Zebra Rose. “Ahoy, mateys!” Red Jessica called when they arrived. “What brings ye to Crimson Isle?” Jake told her that they were looking for the Zebra Rose to cure Bucky’s Buccaneer Barnacles. “Do you know where we can find it?” he asked. Jessica gave them a map to the flower. Hook arrived to visit Jessica, but he hid when he spotted Jake. Hook thought Red Jessica was asking Jake to find the Zebra Rose for her. “I must bring it to her first,” said Hook. Jake and the crew arrived at Rose Valley, which was full of roses in every colour of the rainbow. Some flowers were as tall as trees. Since Skully had a bird’s-eye view of Crimson 39 Isle, he flew over Rose Valley. He quickly spotted the Zebra Rose, but as soon as he picked it, Hook reached down from the top of a giant flower and snatched it from him. Hook and Smee bounced away on the tops of the big flowers. From the ground, Jake could see which flowers Hook and Smee jumped on because the stems bent a little. “If we bend the stem to the ground, maybe we could reach the rose,” said Cubby. Jake and Izzy jumped on the stem of the flower Hook and Smee were on. The flower bent over, and Cubby grabbed the Zebra Rose. Boing! When Jake and Izzy let go, Hook and Smee flew into the air, but Hook used his whirly hook to fly down and grab the rose again. “Now to deliver this to my gal,” said Hook. Hook presented Red Jessica with the flower. “How sweet of you to find the Zebra Rose for Jake and his crew,” said Jessica. “What? I mean, yes, it was sweet of me,” lied Hook. Hook handed the flower to Jake. Back at the dock, Jake waved the Zebra Rose near Bucky’s barnacles. Achoo, achoo! The barnacles sneezed and fell off Bucky. Yo-ho! Way to go, crew! ee i nn A A NS Ar RR
eis February Mem and her friends were enjoying a wonderful day in the beautiful city of Venice, Italy. It was time for an afternoon boat ride in one of the city’s famous gondolas. The boat’s pilot — a gondolier — helped Minnie and Daisy step into the long, narrow vessel. “Our first gondola ride,” said Daisy. “And then a spaghetti dinner,” added Minnie. Cuckoo-Loca leaned back in her seat. “This is what I call travelling!” Daisy untied the gondola and sat down. Suddenly, the boat coasted out into the canal. “Mamma mia!” yelled the gondolier from the dock. The gondola drifted into a crowd of boats. “How are we going to steer?” asked Minnie. Daisy grabbed the oar. “Looks easy,” she said, but the top of the oar knocked down a clothesline and laundry fell into the gondola. “Careful where you’re paddling!” shouted Cuckoo-Loca. Daisy stuck the oar in the water and the boat nearly tipped over. “I have it all under control,” she said. The gondola zigged and zagged through a maze of narrow waterways until it came out in the huge Grand Canal. Water taxis, tour boats and gondolas whizzed by. Daisy accidentally dropped the oar and the boat spun around. Finally, the boat steadied and drifted towards an outdoor café. Suddenly, Minnie had an idea. She held up one side of a dress that had fallen off the clothesline, and Daisy held up the other side. The wind pushed them along like a sailing boat. “Way to go, Minnie,” said Daisy. But when they got to the dock, the wind blew the dress away. It landed on top of a waiter, who tripped and spilled a bowl of spaghetti into the boat! “Aha!” said Minnie. She made a lasso out of spaghetti and tied the gondola to the dock. “Now that’s using your noodle,” laughed Cuckoo-Loca. The friends went to the café and had a lovely supper. Afterwards, they returned to the gondola for a ride back to the hotel. But a seagull had eaten the spaghetti ropes and the boat was gone. “Mamma mia!” yelled Minnie and Daisy. Cuckoo-Loca pulled on a bathing cap and said, “Anyone up for a swim?”
ena ee February fe DS sic was visiting Wei-Ling with her family. James and Prince Jin decided to look for the treasure of the Jade Jaguar by themselves. But they didn’t know that the treasure was guarded by a real jaguar! King Roland and Emperor Quon set out to rescue the boys. “We want to go with you!” Sofia said. “It’s too dangerous for princesses,” Emperor Quon said as he and King Roland rushed off. But the kings never returned. Wei-Ling’s royal sorcerer knew why. The jaguar had set a trap to protect his treasure! It was up to Sofia, Amber and Princess Jun to rescue their families. They set out for the jaguar’s cave. Along the way, they came upon a group of huge stone statues — the Maze of Warriors. At every step, a stone warrior rumbled over and blocked the princesses’ path! Soon Jun and Amber were ready to give up. Even Sofia felt dejected ... until her amulet glowed and Mulan appeared! “I never gave up,” Mulan told the girls. “And neither should you.” Mulan’s words inspired Sofia to find a way to get past the warriors: by climbing over them! se ete After that, the princesses encountered more obstacles. They were surrounded by buzzing silver moths — but Amber figured out how to shoo them away with her fan. Then they met some mean Lagoon Lizards — but when Jun | played her flute, the lizards turned nice. |Finally, the princesses reached the cave and found their fathers and brothers trapped in a pit. When King Roland saw them, he was amazed. “You girls shouldn’t be here,” he said. Suddenly, the Jade Jaguar appeared! Amber and Jun hid behind a rock. But Sofia grabbed some jewels. “You want these back?” she said. “Then you have to catch me!” She ducked into a narrow tunnel — and the jaguar got stuck! Sofia told him he had to let her friends and family go before she’d help him get loose. She also promised that nobody would take his treasure. The jaguar agreed, and soon everyone was safe. Just then, the emperor’s guards rushed up. “You're too late,” Emperor Quon said. “These princesses already rescued us!” After that, the emperor and Roland never underestimated the courage of princesses again! |a
i=” February ESC NEVERLAND ~~~ ARS | at Sound Q).. day on Shipwreck Beach, Cubby was practising his harmonica. He had been asked to play at Marina the mermaid’s big party. On another part of the beach, Captain Hook was just settling down for his afternoon nap. Suddenly, Hook was startled awake by the sound of music. “Why don’t we ask the sea pups nicely if they'll be a little quieter?” suggested Smee. “Why would I ask nicely when I can just take the blowy thing away?” said Hook. He used his fishing hook to nab the harmonica right out of Cubby’s mouth. “This little thing made all that noise?” asked Hook. Smee blew into the harmonica. The loud noise startled Smee and he threw the harmonica up into the air. But it didn’t come back down! A playful monkey had caught the harmonica, and he took off into the Never Jungle. “Follow that monkey,” called Jake. Jake and the crew went swinging through the jungle on vines, but they couldn’t keep up with the monkey. “That monkey could be anywhere,” said Cubby. Just then, they heard the sound of the harmonica. They found the monkey and asked him to give the instrument back, but the monkey was having too much fun playing. Izzy had an idea. “Maybe if we make a new instrument for the monkey to play, he’ll give us the harmonica back.” The friends put some rocks inside two coconut shells and made maracas for the monkey. The monkey happily took the maracas and gave Cubby his harmonica. Cubby invited the monkey back to Shipwreck Beach to jam with him. “Blast it!” yelled Hook. “Now there’s twice as much racket.” Smee explained to Jake and the crew that Hook couldn’t sleep because of the music. “But I have to practise for Marina’s party,” said Cubby. Jake had a great idea. Cubby and the monkey played a lullaby for Hook. Soon the captain was fast asleep. Later that night, Cubby and the monkey played their instruments at Marina’s party. Their music was a huge hit, and everyone had a great time dancing the night away.
i [a February 10 Voicn was the shyest princess at Royal Prep. One day, Sofia and Vivian were paired up for an art project. The other princesses told Sofia all the rumours they had heard about Vivian. “Her parents are gnomes,” Hildegard said. “She lives in a cave full of bats,” Jun added. Amber shivered. “She has a pet dragon!” Sofia wasn’t sure whether to believe their gossip. She was a little nervous as she headed to Vivian’s castle to work on their project. She was glad when Clover offered to go along. When they arrived, Sofia introduced Clover. Then Vivian introduced Sofia to her adorable pet dragon, Crackle. That part of the gossip was true — but the rest definitely wasn’t! Vivian’s parents weren’t gnomes, but normal people. Her castle was perfectly normal, too, without a bat to be seen. The best part of all was that Vivian turned out to be very nice once Sofia got to know her. She was a talented musician who could sing and play lots of instruments. Sofia wished the other princesses could see how great Vivian really was! But how could they when Vivian was too shy to talk to them? a) Then Sofia had an idea.... The day came to present their projects. Each team was supposed to create their dream castle. Amber and Hildegard built multiple castles — one for their gowns, another for their shoes and one to live in. Other teams made interesting castles, too. Finally, it was Sofia and Vivian’s turn. “Are you ready?” Sofia asked. “Yes,” Vivian said. “No!” “We can do this.” Sofia handed Vivian her mandolin. Vivian began to play — and she and Sofia sang to the class about their castle. Vivian felt much less shy that way, since music was her favourite thing in the world. When the song was over, everyone applauded. “That was fantastic!” Princess Jun cried. “You’re such a good musician,” Clio said. The others agreed. Suddenly, everyone wanted to learn more about Vivian. “Thanks, Sofia,” Vivian said. Sofia was glad that she’d helped Vivian overcome her shyness. She was pretty sure nobody at Royal Prep would gossip about the shy princess any more!
— l= F ebruary 11 D. McStuffins pulled off her snow boots, her mittens and her anorak. She’d had fun in the snow, but now her clothes were all wet. She was ready to take a break. Dad scooped up the clothes and threw them into the laundry basket. He didn’t notice that Chilly was stuck inside Doc’s anorak. Doc didn’t notice, either — until it was too late. Doc and the toys started a search party to find Chilly. Chilly was in the laundry room, in a pile of clean laundry. When he climbed out from under Doc’s bright red scarf, he got a shock. “My hands!” Chilly cried. “They’re PINK!” It wasn’t just Chilly’s hands that were pink — it was his whole snowman body. Chilly rushed through the hall. When he heard Doc and the toys coming, he hid behind Doc’s bookshelf. He didn’t want everyone to see him like that. “T’m worried about him,” Hallie said. “Where could that snowman be?” “No need to worry,” Chilly called, peeking out from behind the bookshelf. Doc was glad to see Chilly. She had great news for him. Donny needed a snowman for his art project, and he wanted Chilly! “Chilly, come on out, please?” Doc said. Chilly stepped out, wearing an old sock over his body. “Is this a new look?” Stuffy wondered. Doc took one look and could tell it was time for a Chilly check-up. “Doc, there really is something wrong,” Chilly whispered. “I just can’t show you in front of everybody.” Doc told the other toys that she needed to talk to Chilly alone. When it was finally just him and Doc, Chilly wiggled out of the sock and showed Doc his pink body. “I think you have a case of Pink-itosis,” Doc said. “Dad must have washed you by accident, and the red colour from my scarf rubbed off on you in the wash. My dad can clean you up in a snap!” “Do you think Donny would mind a pinkand-proud snowman in his project?” Chilly wondered. He didn’t even have to ask. Donny was really excited to have the only pink snowman in the class, and he even got a gold star from the teacher for his artistic choice! Pink and proud was a very good look for Chilly after all! NE aC RRR LS eT nN et
| | ois . February MICKEY 1 CLUBHOUSE : Donalds Special Delivery —— Mise, strolled out to the Clubhouse the mallet. That worked perfectly! Mailbox one day and got a real surprise. Five Goofy thought a jar of laughs would be nice. packages had been delivered! He took them He filled a jar to the top with giggles, chuckles inside and passed them out. and guffaws. But the lid wouldn’t stay on. Inside Mickey’s box were the bowling shoes “Oh, Toodles!” he called. Toodles had what he had ordered. Minnie’s new camera was in her Goofy needed — a ribbon! Goofy used the ribbon package. Goofy got a scarf from a friend. Daisy to tie the lid of the jar shut. received a new paddleball. And Pluto got a Pluto had a favourite ball that he wanted to bone from the Bone of the Month Club. give Donald. But it bounced out the front door, “Aw, phooey!” said Donald. “Everybody got all the way to Postmaster Pete’s office. The ball post but me.” landed right on Pete’s head as he was taking “Don’t worry, Donald,” said Daisy. “Maybe a nap! you'll get something in the next delivery.” Mickey didn’t want to wake Pete up. The “Maybe,” sighed Donald. Then he left to only Mouseketool left was the Mystery Tool. It take a walk. was an elephant! The elephant reached over Donald’s friends didn’t want him to feel sad. Pete and picked up the ball. Mickey added it to They decided they’d send Donald a package of Donald’s package, along with his own gift — a his own! lucky coin. Daisy wanted to send Donald five kisses in Just then, Donald returned from his walk. an envelope. But three flew away! Daisy gave him the package — special delivery! Mickey called for Toodles. He had a butterfly “Oh, boy,” shouted Donald. “What did I net, a giant mallet, a ribbon and a Mystery get?” He opened the box and smiled at all the Tool. Daisy used the net to round up the kisses. | wonderful gifts his friends had sent to him. Minnie decided to make Donald her delicious “Aw,” he said to the gang. “You're the best nutty banana bread. But she needed something friends ever!” to break open the nuts. So she decided to pick Super cheers! 45 ee
a a ee aie a February 13 ont Ti b., and Anna were world-famous Huggy Monkeys. They had once hugged for 14 days straight! But one day, when Doc, Alma and Donny were playing a game of Huggy Monkey tag, a rosebush thorn ripped Ben’s paw. Alma looked at the tear. “It doesn’t look so bad.” But it was bad. Ben’s paw wouldn’t stick to Anna. The Huggy Monkey couldn’t hug! “lm pretty good at fixing toys,” Doc said. “Why don’t I take Ben to the clinic?” Doc carried Ben and Anna inside, where Doc’s magical stethoscope brought them to life. The Huggy Monkeys were more fun than a barrel of monkeys — but they still couldn’t hug. Doc explained that Ben had Huggy-Patchotis. Nothing that a little paste couldn’t fix. “T can’t wait to try it out!” he said excitedly. “The paste might be a little cold,” Doc said. “But I promise it won’t hurt a bit!” Doc spread the paste on Ben’s paw, then patted the patch in place. “That tickles!” Ben giggled. But the paste wasn’t dry, so when Ben grabbed Anna to give her a hug, the patch fell off. Doc was able to paste it on again, but she knew that Ben needed to be watched for a while. “Ben, I think we should check you into the clinic for the night,” she said. “I know it seems scary, but sometimes it’s good to be near your doctors and nurses in case you need help in a hurry.” “Well, if you dear I should, Doc,” said Ben, “T guess I'll stay.” Hallie put a wristband on the brave little patient and made up a comfy bed. Anna worried that her brother would be alone all night, but Hallie pulled up a chair next to Ben’s bed with a big storybook in her hands. She would read stories to Ben all night if she had to. She didn’t. Ben was asleep before Hallie could say, “Once upon a time....” The next morning, Ben felt great. Doc gently unwrapped the little monkey’s bandages. “The patch is dry,” Doc said. “You’re clear to hug again!” Anna couldn’t wait. She jumped onto the bed and gave Ben a big hug. Then Ben and Anna thanked Doc for all she’d done — with the biggest Huggy Monkey hug ever!