Mone. Bow-tique was buzzing! An excited audience was waiting for the start of the Pet-tastic Furball Pet Fashion Show. Minnie was about to introduce the first model when Cuckoo-Loca appeared from backstage. “It’s a fashion emergency, Minnie,” she said. “The furballs aren’t ready!” Cuckoo-Loca grabbed the microphone. “You take care of things backstage,” she told Minnie. “Tl sing a song.” Minnie went behind the curtain. The pets were running everywhere. Not one was dressed for the show! “It’s a disaster,” said Daisy. “Don’t worry,” Minnie replied. She slipped a skirt and jumper over Shelby the puppy. But the jumper had a hole in it! Next Minnie put a jacket on Figaro. But it had a big hole in the side, and the kitty wiggled out of it. Minnie’s pet hamster, Lollipop, was missing the belt off her jumpsuit. “Minnie, look!” gasped Daisy. Trixie the goat was lazily chewing on Lollipop’s belt. She’d been eating all the furball fashions! Daisy didn’t know what to do. “Your career in fashion will be over if they wear these clothes,” she said. Just then, Trixie ate the strings off a bunch of balloons and set them free. Balloons were flying around everywhere, and the animals ran after them. “Stay calm!” pleaded Daisy. “Stay calm!” Minnie watched the balloons swirl around her and got an idea. “Daisy, go out and tell the audience we'll be ready to start in one minute.” “But you can’t have a fashion show without fashion!” cried Daisy. Minnie smiled. “Oh, we’ll have lots of fashion,” she said. Moments later, Daisy went onstage and made the announcement. “Presenting Minnie Mouse and her ... um, her ...” Minnie took the microphone. “The Balloon Bow Fashion Show!” she declared. The pets strutted down the runway in the latest balloon fashions. Figaro wore a colourful balloon bow tie. Shelby had on a ruffled balloon skirt. Lollipop scampered out in a wild balloon hat. And finally, Trixie came out covered in balloons from head to toe — chewing on the last of the strings. The audience cheered. Minnie had done it again! e
Das won an awesome new toy at the arcade. His name was Bronty, and he was a romping, stomping stuffed brontosaurus. Doc took Bronty out to play a game of catch with her toys. Bronty happily bounded around the garden enthusiastically — a little too enthusiastically! First he knocked Sir Kirby over with his tail. Next he stomped on Ricardo the Racecar’s hood. Then he jumped up and landed on top of Stuffy! Stuffy walked over to the clinic. “T got a boo-boo,” he told Doe. “I think I need a check-up.” When Doc placed her stethoscope on Stuffy’s chest, he winced in pain. It hurt there ... and there ... and everywhere! “You're a whole bushel full of boo-boos!” Hallie exclaimed. Stuffy explained that the boo-boos had happened when Bronty landed on him. “Stuffy has a severe case of Bronto BooBoos,” Doc told Hallie. “And what he needs is a kiss and a cuddle.” Before too long, another patient came into the clinic. It was Lambie, with a sore arm. Bronty had banged it when he bumped into her. One by one, more injured toys joined Doc in the clinic. Squeakers, Sir Kirby, King, Glo-Bo, Surfer Girl and Ricardo each had a bad case of Bronto Boo-Boos, too. Bronty was so big that he didn’t even know he was playing rough. Doc needed a minute alone with him. “Bronty, today I had to kiss more boo-boos than ever,” Doc said. “I know you didn’t mean to, but you hurt some of the toys today. You really need to be careful playing with toys that are smaller than you.” At first, Bronty was so upset that he said he was never going to play with the other toys again. But then Doc explained that people and toys came in all sizes. Big was just who Bronty was. Bronty found the other toys and apologized to them for playing so rough. “It’s okay, Bronty,” Lambie said as she gave him a cuddle. “We still love you.” Then Lambie climbed onto his back for a ride around the garden. Chilly, Hallie and Stuffy - climbed on, too. They were happy their new friend was super-sized — and super careful now! 148
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Look Before You Leap Miser and Goofy were playing a quiet game of draughts. Just as Mickey was about to leap one of Goofy’s pieces, something jumped through the window and crashed onto the draughtboard. It was a frog! “Well, whaddaya know,” said Goofy, reaching for the friendly frog. But he jumped away and landed on the Silly Switch. The room spun round and became the kitchen. Then the frog leaped onto the water tap. Water overflowed the sink and flooded the kitchen. “We need a Mouseketool,” said Mickey. “Oh, Toodles!” Toodles had just what Mickey needed — a mop! While Mickey mopped up, Goofy made a sandwich. He was about to bite into it when the frog jumped between the slices of bread. “You should look before you leap,” Goofy said. He took the frog outside, and the slippery creature hopped onto Mickey’s bicycle! The frog held tight to the handlebars as the bike rolled down a hill. He was headed for a cliff! Mickey and Goofy chased the frog. eOh, Toodles!” yelled Mickey. Toodles brought a rope and Goofy lassoed the bike just in time! ” “Let’s help our friend find a nice, safe pond, said Mickey. The frog jumped up and down in excitement. Then he hopped off towards town. Mickey and Goofy chased the frog down Main Street. The frog stopped at an outdoor pizzeria. Mickey sneaked up and almost had him. But the frog leaped up onto a pizza pie. “You should look before you leap!” shouted the pizza maker. The frog licked the tomato sauce off his feet and bounded away. Mickey called for Toodles once again. Toodles had a net! Mickey used the net to scoop up the frog. Then Mickey saw something that made him smile — a big fountain. Mickey carried the frog to the fountain, and the frog jumped right in! “Ribbit!” the happy frog croaked. “Ribbit, ribbit!” came a reply. Another frog lived in the fountain, too! The two croakers became fast friends. Later, Mickey and Goofy went back to playing draughts. Mickey was taking a long time to make his move. “C’mon, Mickey,” Goofy sighed. “Oh, sorry,” laughed Mickey. “I just want to look carefully before I leap!” 149 a ee
May 28 lle and his crew were playing volleyball on Geyser Beach. Suddenly, a geyser erupted underneath the volleyball, sending a spray of water and the ball high up into the sky. When Cubby went to get the ball, he found a giant wooden elephant. Izzy read the note on the elephant: “A gift for Jake and his crew. It’s best to keep it in your treasure room. Signed: a dear old friend.” Jake and his mateys moved the elephant into their treasure room right away. “My plan is working,” whispered Captain Hook. He and Smee were hiding inside the elephant. After Jake and his crew left, Hook was going to leap out, load the wooden elephant with all of Jake’s treasure and take it back to his ship, the Jolly Roger. The crew went to lunch, and Smee went to work loading treasure into the elephant. “Don’t leave any bauble or bangle behind,” warned Hook. Smee bent over to pick up a ball, and his bottom bumped into the elephant. The elephant rolled towards a steep slide in Jake’s hideout. It stopped rolling at the edge of the slide. aeeemmiamee eae Hook heard Jake coming and jumped back into the elephant, but the elephant rolled again and went rumbling down the slide. It was headed for Buccaneer’s Revenge, the steepest, most twisty path in all of Never Land. “Yeee! Ahhh!” yelled Hook as he bounced around inside the elephant. Jake and the crew found the elephant sinking into Stuck Muck Pond. “This is an emergency,” said Izzy, “and that means Pixie Dust.” Izzy made the elephant float up and out of the pond. “Elephants can’t fly,” said Hook loudly. “Did the elephant just say something?” asked Izzy. Jake opened the wooden elephant and found Captain Hook inside! “Way-hey, no way, you can’t take our treasure or the elephant. Once you give a gift, you can’t take it back,” said Izzy. Hook sat in the sand and said he wasn’t going to move until he got what he wanted. Just then, a geyser went off right where Hook was sitting. The cranky crook went soaring into the sky and landed with a splash in the Never Sea. Surprise, Captain Hook! 150 ||
gals) ~, o} oe was excited to hear that royal visitors were coming to the castle. “King Baldric and Queen Ada are bringing a very special guest,” King Roland told Sofia, Amber and James. “T hope you'll help her feel at home.” Soon a trumpet sounded to announce that the guests had arrived. Baldric and Ada got out of their carriage. Then a baby unicorn jumped out! “Her name is Pearl,” Ada said. “I hope you kids won’t mind watching her for us.” “Pearl is so cute!” Sofia cried. “Her horn is beautiful,” Amber added. “It’ll be fun to watch her!” “We'll take her for a walk now,” James said. The kids took Pearl for a walk in the royal gardens. But it wasn’t as much fun as they had expected. Pearl chased the birds and ate the flowers. She even poked Amber with her horn just for fun! James decided they should distract Pearl with a game of flying horseshoes. But when he tossed a horseshoe, Pearl chased it and brought it back to him. “Hey!” James said. “She ruined my throw!” “Let’s go play dress-up,” Amber suggested. Sofia Males a Friend as I SS ee Se oe oe aL 2 —_ jf; 1 a a Pearl looked cute in a tutu and pretty hat. But she took a big bite out of her hat, then ran away. She jumped on the piano and nibbled the tapestries. “Pearl ruins everything!” Amber exclaimed. “Including my best hat!” James nodded. “Watching Pearl is no fun.” Pearl heard them. Her head drooped, and her horn went dull. She hid behind a tapestry. Sofia felt terrible. “Dad wanted us to help Pearl feel at home,” she reminded James and Amber. “But she doesn’t like to do anything we like to do,” Amber complained. That gave Sofia an idea. She asked the visitors what the unicorn liked to do. “She loves music,” Ada said. Sofia brought the palace musicians to Pearl’s hiding place. They played a lively song, and Sofia sang and danced along. So did Amber and James. Pearl leaped out, looking happy again. She whistled a tune through her silvery horn. The rest of the day was filled with music and fun. Sofia, Amber and James couldn’t wait for Pearl’s next visit!
D. McStuffins decided Archie’s Arcade — where the fun never stops — would be a great place to take Donny and Doc on a rainy afternoon. While Donny and Dad played Tossball, Doc took Stuffy and Lambie to check out the race car game. As soon as they were alone, Doc’s stethoscope glowed and the toys came to life. Suddenly, a voice called out. “Doc! Over here!” Doc turned and saw a stuffed pink bear waving his arms behind the glass of a claw game. “We're so happy to see you,” said the bear. “Our friend Gaby needs your help!” Gaby was a stuffed giraffe. She’d been picked up by the claw but had fallen and torn her leg. Since then, no one had tried to pick her up. “Tt’ll be okay, Gaby,” Doc replied. “I think I can help you.” The only way Doc could get Gaby out was by playing the game. She popped a token into the machine and moved the claw into place. Then she pushed the button. The claw lowered and grabbed Gaby! But as it started to rise, Gaby tumbled back into the pile of toys. cuneniieemesdeeee ee Doc tried again but the claw moved past Gaby. “I wish I could just pull you out,” Doc sighed. “You can’t, but I can!” Stuffy said. He climbed to the top of the game case and reached for Gaby. But Stuffy slipped and fell in! “Oh, no!” Stuffy moaned. “Now I’m stuck in here!” “It’s okay,” Doc said. “Pll get you both out of there, I promise!” Doc only had one token left — one chance to save Gaby and Stuffy. She positioned the claw above Stuffy. He grabbed Gaby with one hand and the claw with the other. They did it! The two slid down the chute into Doc’s arms. Doc took a close look at Gaby’s rip. “It looks like you have Stuff-anemia,” she said. Lambie helped put Gaby’s stuffing back in place. Then Doc tightly tied all the loose threads together. Gaby was delighted. “Now maybe someone will take me home!” “Actually, we were hoping you’d come home with us,” said Doc. Gaby the Giraffe couldn’t wait to go home with Doc McStuffins. She felt like the luckiest stuffed giraffe in the whole toy world! a me nri e TLA OTE EALELLI LNe
OL day, a mysterious box washed ashore on Pirate Island. Jake opened the box and found a skeleton key and a note from Peter Pan! The note said the key would unlock a shiny and bright treasure at Skull Rock. “I must get that key,” said Captain Hook as he used his telescope to spy on the kids. On board the crew’s ship, Bucky, Cubby looked at his map. To get to Skull Rock, they had to sail through the twin tunnels. Suddenly, Hook swung in on a rope and grabbed the skeleton key. “Peter Pan gave us that key!” said Izzy. “We've got to get it back,” said Jake. “Yo-ho, mateys, away!” Back on the Jolly Roger, Hook gave the key to Mr Smee. Smee put the key on his key ring for safekeeping. When the Jolly Roger reached the twin tunnels, Hook took the small tunnel and his ship got stuck. To make matters worse, the Tick Tock Croc climbed onto the ship. “Abandon ship!” yelled Hook. Meanwhile, Jake saw that Bucky wouldn’t fit into the little tunnel, so they took the big tunnel instead. 155 Hook and Smee tried to row away in their rowing boat, but it was too heavy. “Toss everything out,” ordered Hook. Smee tossed out everything, including his key ring! Just then, Skully swooped in and grabbed the keys. “Hook’s in trouble,” said Cubby as the Tick Tock Croc closed in on Hook. Izzy took the skeleton key off the key ring and sprinkled the ting with Pixie Dust. The key ring floated into the air. The Croc couldn’t resist following those shiny keys. At Skull Rock Jake found a door, but before he could open it with the skeleton key, Hook floated in on a bunch of balloons and tried to grab the key. Luckily, a flock of seagulls came along and popped the balloons. “Mummy!” cried Hook as he plunged into the water. Jake used the key to open the door. Inside the secret room was a giant telescope! Jake and the crew looked through the telescope and saw a group of stars that made a picture of Peter Pan. “This treasure sure is shiny and bright,” said Izzy as they admired the beautiful shining stars. ||
| ll. Bow-Tastic 3000 Bow-Making Machine was set up in the back of Minnie’s Bow-tique. Minnie, Daisy, Cuckoo-Loca and Clarabelle - were ready to go! “Now, remember,” said Cuckoo-Loca, “we only have one hour to fill our biggest order yet.” “Ready!” said Minnie. She would stamp the bows with a heart shape as they came down a conveyor belt. “All set,” Daisy added, holding a Glitter Spitter. Clarabelle yelled, “Let the bow-making | begin!” She had a magnifying glass for checking the bows as they came off the machine. Minnie flipped a switch and the machine - whirred to life. Just then, the phone rang. “T’ll get that,” said | Cuckoo-Loca. “Back in a bit.” Clackety! The bows came down the line. Bam! Minnie stamped them with a heart. Whoosh! Daisy sprayed on glitter. Plunk! Clarabelle checked the bows as they fell into a box. Minnie and her friends worked to the beat | of the machine. Soon they were turning out perfectly finished bows at a steady pace. Then Daisy’s Glitter Spitter clogged up. She looked into the nozzle and glitter shot out! “Ah-choo!” sneezed Daisy, bumping into Minnie. Then Minnie bumped into Clarabelle, who fell right over! Clarabelle pulled herself up by the machine’s speed control, sending the Bow-Tastic 3000 into high gear! Clackety-clack! The bows came faster. Bim-bam! Minnie stamped harder. Wishy-whoosh! Daisy’s glitter sprayed everywhere. Plunkety-plunk! The bows were coming out too fast to check. Minnie grabbed the controls, but they broke off in her hand. Clarabelle hopped up on the conveyor belt and tried to stop the bows from coming, but all she could do was run in place. Daisy jumped up to try to help, but the two of them ran like they were on a runaway treadmill! Then Clarabelle fell into the box of bows, and the machine finally shut down. Cuckoo-Loca burst into the room. “Good news,” she said, not noticing the mess. “We just got another big order of bows. Woo-hoo!” Minnie sighed. There was no business like bow business!
June 5 Diearp Bye-Bye Beckett ike Hugglemonster car was filled with rucksacks, maps and all the equipment they would need for their camping trip. Summer was still in her room, trying to squeeze her tiara into an overstuffed suitcase. Summer dragged the bag to the car. “Beckett and I are going to have SO much fun camping!” she told the family. “Well, I’m sorry,” Daddo said. “But Beckett isn’t coming with us.” Summer couldn’t believe her ears! Daddo explained that pets were not allowed at Monsterbird Canyon. “We're taking Beckett to the Monsterpet Palace,” said Daddo. “Where pets are treated like royalty!” The Hugglemonsters dropped off Beckett and then headed for the mountains. Summer felt bad they had to leave their pet behind. The hiking trail at Monsterbird Canyon was full of trees and wildlife, but Summer couldn’t enjoy it without her favourite monsterpet. Suddenly, Summer was surrounded by barking, howling monsters. Henry was acting just like Beckett! Everyone else joined in. “RUFF! RUFF! RUFF!” they all barked. 135 Summer started to cheer up. She felt even better when a Rainbow Monsterbird landed on her shoulder. “Oh, that’s the cutest thing ever!” Summer shouted. “Besides Beckett, of course.” At sunset, it was time for nightwater rafting. The family paddled down the river towards Rainbow Falls. Henry wished his sister would enjoy the trip. “We’re going to see Beckett again tomorrow,” Henry said. “Why not enjoy what’s here, Summer? It’s pretty Huggletastic.” Rainbow Falls was even more beautiful than the Hugglemonsters had imagined. They set up their tent, ate S’More Roars by the fire and had a wonderful time. The next day, they went straight to the Monsterpet Palace. Beckett came out wearing a crown! “He was named king of the Monsterpet Palace!” the pet sitter explained. Summer pulled out her tiara. “Of course he’s the king!” she said. “And I’m the queen!” Everyone barked in agreement as Beckett jumped into the car. “RUFF! RUFF! RUFF!”
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Mickey Goes Fishing I. was a nice sunny day when Mickey’s pal Goofy hurtled into the Clubhouse. He had to run some errands and needed a favour. “Would you take care of my little kitten while I’m gone?” “Sure, no problem,” answered Mickey. Goofy lifted his hat, and his kitty, Mr Pettibone, jumped into Mickey’s arms. As Goofy was leaving, he gave Mickey a box of Big Red Gooey Fish cat food. It was the only food Mr Pettibone would eat. Before too long, Mr Pettibone began to meow. He was hungry, but the box of cat food was empty. All the Big Red Gooey Fish had fallen out. Mickey would have to get more, and fast! Professor Von Drake told Mickey that Big Red Gooey Fish were very rare. “You'll only find them in Star Lake,” he said. So Mickey and Mr Pettibone jumped into the Toon Car and drove to Star Lake. They parked at the boathouse. Pete, stretched out in a lawn chair, was fast asleep by the door. “Hiya, Pete,” said Mickey. “How’s it going?” Pete opened one eye. “Great, until someone woke me up,” said the grumpy cat. Mickey rented a rowing boat from Pete and climbed aboard with Mr Pettibone. But the oars were missing! “Oh, Toodles,” called Mickey. Toodles came to the boat with three Mouseketools — table tennis bats, a fishing rod and a Mystery Tool. Mickey used the bats to row the boat. Mr Pettibone’ looked into the water for Big Red Gooey Fish. Finally, he saw some right under the boat! But how would Mickey catch the fish? He turned to Toodles for help. The fishing rod! That was just what Mickey needed. He used it to catch a Big Red Gooey Fish. But the big fish started bouncing all over the boat. So Mickey called for Toodles one last time. The Mystery Mouseketool was a catcher’s glove. Mickey put it on and grabbed the fish just before it fell back into the lake. Mickey held the fish by its tail. “Here you go, kitty,” he said. Mr Pettibone gobbled up the Big Red Gooey Fish in one bite! Mickey and the kitten got back to the Clubhouse just as Goofy returned from his errands. Goofy gave his kitten a big hug. “Meow,” purred Mr Pettibone. BURP! 156 ey a = = * | a ee 0 ON AINT RAa = sea E
al June A jhe and the crew had a surprise for their pirate ship, Bucky. It was the most beautiful golden anchor in all the Never Sea. Ding, ding! Bucky rang his bell with excitement. But before they could hoist the anchor aboard, that sneaky snook Captain Hook nabbed it and took the anchor to his ship, the Jolly Roger. Bucky was so upset that he sped off after the Jolly Roger, leaving Jake and the crew behind. “Anchors aweigh — far, far away from you popinjays!” called Captain Hook. “Way-hey, no way, we’re stranded,” cried Izzy. “How will we get out of Mermaid Lagoon without Bucky?” Luckily, Marina the mermaid came along and spotted an old shipwrecked boat. She called her octopus friend to help push the boat. Then Jake and the crew jumped in the boat and followed Bucky. When they caught up with Bucky, he was on the edge of a swirling whirlpool spinning out of control! They tried to tow Bucky away, but their little sailing boat wasn’t strong enough to pull the big ship. Marina gave a whistle and three dolphins appeared. The strong dolphins helped tow both boats out of harm’s way. “Yo-ho, way to go, Marina!” cheered Jake. The crew climbed aboard Bucky. “Now we can get back your golden anchor together,” said Jake. Bucky caught up with the Jolly Roger. Jake had a plan. The dolphins jumped up next to the Jolly Roger and swiped Hook’s hat. “Why, I never! Imagine taking something that doesn’t belong to you,” Hook said angrily. With the captain distracted, Jake and the crew slipped onto the Jolly Roger and found the golden anchor. “Heave ho!” called Jake. They tried to lift the anchor, but it was too heavy. “Nothing a little Pixie Dust can’t fix,” said Izzy. She sprinkled the anchor with Pixie Dust and it floated into the sky. They jumped on the anchor and flew back to Bucky. “Looks like the anchor’s away for you, Hook,” called Skully. “Now I know why it’s called the Never Sea,” said Hook. “I never see any treasure.” Ding, ding! Bucky loved his new golden anchor. rr
sl Flylight Pageant was coming! “Flying coaches from every kingdom soar across the sky,” Sofia told Clover. “Ruby, Jade and | used to watch from the village. Now that ” I’m a princess, I get to ride with Amber ! She was excited about that, but sad that she wouldn’t get to share the special day with her village friends. “Why don’t you ask ’em to ride with you?” Clover suggested. Sofia thought that was a great idea. But after she invited Ruby and Jade, she realized she’d forgotten to check with Amber. At first, Amber wasn’t thrilled. “Our coach has to look perfect,” she told Sofia. She wasn’t sure Sofia’s friends would measure up. But Sofia talked her into giving them a chance. And it was Jade who came up with the perfect idea. “We could paint the coach like a beautiful tree,” she suggested. “And we'll dress up like birds!” “Perfect,” Amber said. “Follow me, ladies!” Sofia was glad that Amber and her friends were getting along. But before long, they were getting along so well that Sofia started to feel left out. eWhen it was time to choose gown colours, Sofia suggested orange for Ruby and blue for Jade. “Because they’re your favourite colors,” she explained. But Amber thought Ruby would look better in red and Jade in green. And Ruby and Jade agreed! . Sofia decided she needed to remind her friends that they had been her best friends first. So she made gooseberry pie — their favourite. But on her way to meet them, her cart hit some stones, spilling sticky pie all over the coach! “I just wanted to remind you how much fun we always had together,” Sofia admitted. “I thought maybe you didn’t want to be friends with me any more.” Ruby and Jade were stunned. They were always going to be friends with Sofia! “We were just excited that we made a new friend,” Jade explained. Sofia was relieved. She even came up with a way to save the coach by adding real leaves and twigs to cover up the mess. It turned out perfect! All four friends had a great time together soaring across the sky over Enchancia. | 158
& es x =~ D oc McStuffins and her toys were on a playtime mission. They had to work together to take the Sparkly Ball of Sparkles back from the _ Wicked King. “The Sparkly Ball of Sparkles is over there in the Lost Temple,” Doc whispered, pointing across the back garden. Chilly and Squeakers were guarding the entrance to the temple, but Doc had a plan. Lambie would distract Squeakers with a cuddle while Stuffy sneaked past Chilly on the rocket sledge. There was just one problem. Stuffy had torn his tail on a bush and his stuffing was coming out. But he didn’t tell anyone. He knew brave dragons didn’t complain about a little stuffing leak! Unfortunately, Stuffy’s loose stuffing got caught in the rocket sledge’s wheel and he went flying through the air. Chilly the Temple Guard tried to stop Stuffy from entering, but he quickly backed off when he heard Stuffy’s brave dragon roar. Not only did Chilly let Stuffy go inside, he followed him, too. “Stuffy, your stuffing!” Chilly called. “It’s falling out! You better tell Doc!” ley) “Chilly, I can’t,” Stuffy said. “I have to show everyone I’m a big, brave dragon, and big, brave dragons don’t ask for help.” Stuffy searched until he found the Sparkly Ball of Sparkles. Then he ran out of the temple, but Chilly was trapped inside. Doc suggested that Stuffy fly over so Chilly could grab on to his tail. But Stuffy knew that wouldn’t work. His tail was now totally unstuffed! Stuffy jumped up into Doc’s arms. “I think there might be something wrong with my tail,” he confessed. “It’s very brave to ask for help, Stuffy,” Doc said. “Let’s get you a check-up.” Inside the clinic, Doc diagnosed Stuffy with a case of Flat-Tail-itis. Doc knew how to fix it, but there was just one problem. She didn’t have all his stuffing. Hallie, Lambie and Squeakers had the solution. They searched the garden and gathered up all of Stuffy’s loose stuffing. Doc stuffed it back in and then tied up the threads in his tail. “There you go, Stuff,” Doc said with a smile. “Good as new!” ‘Now that my tail is better, I feel braver than ever,” Stuffy said. “ROARRRRRR!”
( Freewheeling Fun (ae Hook’s feet were aching. “Blast! We walked all over the Never Jungle and we didn’t find one piece of treasure.” “And don’t forget, Cap’n, we still have to walk back to the ship,” said Smee. Ding, ding! Jake and his crew rode by on a bicycle built for three. Captain Hook thought it would be much better to ride than to walk, so while the kids were playing on the beach, Hook and Smee took their bike. “Aw, coconuts!” said Cubby. He looked at his map. “Hook’s taking our bike towards HavaBanana Grove, where all the banana trees grow.” “Yo-ho, let’s go!” said Jake as he and his crew took off after Captain Hook. Hook saw that Jake was following him and ordered Smee to pedal faster, but Hook had trouble steering. They knocked into the banana trees, sending dozens of slippery banana peels falling all along the path. “Crackers! Captain Hook’s trying to give us the slip,” said Skully. Jake looked up and spotted some vines overhead. So Izzy, Cubby and Jake grabbed » the vines and swung over the pile of mushy bananas. Hook and Smee were riding the bike towards Slippery Slope. Jake, Izzy and Cubby couldn’t run as fast as a bike going downhill. Izzy found a giant seedpod they could use as a sledge. “Whee!” they cried as they sailed down the slope. “Aiyee!” cried Hook and Smee. They were out of control and headed straight for Deep Steep Canyon. “l’m afraid it’s all downhill from here,” cried Smee. “Abandon wheeled-riding-machine!” called the captain. Smee and Hook managed to jump off the bike right before it fell into the canyon. The bike landed on top of a tree. “I know — let’s make the bike fly,” said Izzy. She sprinkled Pixie Dust on the bike and the crew. They soared through the air on the flying bike and headed back to Pirate Island. Meanwhile, Captain Hook and Smee were even farther away from their ship. “Smee, carry me,” whined Hook. So Mr Smee had to give the captain a piggyback ride all the way to the Jolly Roger. 160 SP Narn ;
June 66 | hee nothing dogs love more than a walk in the park,” Minnie said to Mickey and Daisy. They were walking two dogs each while Cuckoo-Loca fluttered overhead. The friends stopped to get hot dogs for lunch. While they were waiting, the littlest dog, Ella, snatched a hot dog and ran off. All the other dogs followed her. Bow-wow-wow! “Yikes,” cried Cuckoo-Loca. “Runaway dogs!” The six playful pooches ran around trees, over park benches and through the hedges. One by one, Minnie, Mickey and Daisy grabbed the dogs’ leads and they continued their dog walk. But as they passed by the tennis courts, a tennis ball bounced right past Ella. She took off after the ball, and again, the other dogs followed. Bow-wow-wow! Ella jumped up on the tennis ball machine and hit the switch. The machine shot out ball after ball and the dogs went wild, chasing them all over the court. Finally, Minnie shut the machine off and rounded up the dogs. Mickey held the leads while Minnie and Cuckoo-Loca cleaned up the mess. Moments later, Ella spotted a squirrel and the pack of dogs took off again. Bow-wow-wow! This time, Daisy held tight and was pulled into a playground — over the climbing frame, through the swings and down a big slide! Then Daisy lost her grip and plopped into a sandpit. Minnie and Mickey helped Daisy up. The rowdy dogs were running around the playground, having a great time. “Ah, it’s too hot to keep chasing these dogs,” said Mickey. “That’s it,” said Minnie. “Hot dogs!” The friends brought the tennis ball machine to the playground and loaded it with sausages. “Tt’s snack time,” yelled Minnie. The machine launched sausages into the air. As each dog stopped to devour its snack, Daisy and Mickey grabbed its lead. Minnie pulled Ella aside. “For a little dog, you can make some big trouble.” Before long, the whole gang was back to enjoying their walk in the park — until a cat ran past them. Meow! “Here we go again,” laughed Cuckoo-Loca. Bow-wow-wow! a eese cIi
June 9 CLUBHOUSE Mickeys Treasure Hunt Pe found a piece of paper and brought it to Mickey one day. It had a list on it. ““The Five Steps to Finding a Hidden Treasure’,” Mickey read to his friends. “Hidden treasure?” shouted Goofy. “Where?” Mickey laughed. “We have to find it.” Step one was to find a red book with a square on it and colour the square blue. Everyone ran to the Clubhouse Library. There was a shelf of three red colouring books, each with a different shape on it. One was a square! But how would they colour it blue? “Oh, Toodles,” called the gang. Toodles had crayons! Daisy coloured the square blue and the book opened. Inside was a diamond shape. “Step two’,” Mickey read. “‘Go 10 paces and touch the diamond on the door.” Mickey counted out the steps. Three doors appeared high on the wall. One was marked with a square, one had a circle, and the last door had a diamond. But how would they reach it? Toodles brought building blocks. The friends stacked them up to make steps. Daisy climbed up and touched the diamond. The door opened to reveal a glass ball! “Step three’,” read Mickey. “Twist the ball open for a clue.’”” Daisy gripped the ball and opened it. Inside was a picture of the Clubhouse Telescope! “Maybe the hidden treasure is there,” shouted Minnie. Everybody went up to the Clubhouse Telescope to find out. “Step four’,” said Mickey. “Turn the scope to see an X.” “X marks the spot,” said Donald. “Like in pirate stories!” Mickey rotated the telescope until he found it. The X was in a maze at Mickey Park! The friends climbed into the Toon Car and got there in a jiffy. There were three paths through the maze. “Step five’,” read Mickey. ““Take the path of rainbow stars.” Toodles had one more Mouseketool — a prism. Minnie held it up in the sunlight. Its beams of coloured light lit up the rainbow stars. The gang soon reached the big X. Pluto dug into the dirt and found a treasure chest. The chest was brimming with gold coins, colourful beads, goody bags and lots of sparkly stuff! Super cheers! It was a day they would always — treasure. 162 || |{:4 ||.:.i;||;.{|.|
al June 10 De Captain Hook was hanging up a picture of his dear old mama when he hit his finger with his hammer hook. “How I wish my mama were here. She used to sing a special song that always made my booboos better,” said Hook. Just then, Hook heard someone singing the boo-boo song. It was Marina the mermaid’s pet starfish, Sandy. “That starfish is a genuine treasure,” said Hook. “I must have him.” Marina asked Jake and his mateys to keep an eye on Sandy while she went to her water ballet class. Smee dressed up as a hula girl and distracted the kids while Hook scooped up Sandy in a bucket and ran away with him. Jake caught up with Hook in his treasure cave, but Hook and Smee ran away with Sandy. Then the bumbling buccaneers got tangled up in some sticky vines and rolled into a ball. “Ahhh!” The ball hit a tree and Smee and Hook bounced right into Tiptoe Pass, a path with tall towers of coconuts all around it. “Shhhhh!” Smee whispered to Captain Hook and Sandy. “The slightest noise will make the 163 Ce we ee i coconuts fall.” But Sandy wouldn’t stop singing. Hook put the starfish under his hat and they tiptoed down the path. Ahbh-ahh-achoo! Smee sneezed and the coconut towers started falling down. Jake and his crew were on the path just as the coconut towers began to crumble. “Izzy, we all need to get out of here fast!” said Jake. Izzy sprinkled everyone with Pixie Dust and they flew into the sky, right before all the coconuts fell onto the path. Jake took off Hook’s hat and grabbed Sandy. Hook chased Jake through the clouds. “Duck!” warned Jake, but Hook didn’t listen. A big flock of ducks flew by and knocked Hook right out of the sky. Jake and his friends flew back to Mermaid Lagoon, where they returned Sandy, safe and sound. Back on the Jolly Roger, Captain Hook wasn’t feeling well. “I have so many boo-boos,” he whined. “Someone sing me the boo-boo song.” So Smee sang the song for the captain until he felt better. RINSCI ~ Ea
IDE McStuffins and her dad were in the park, running their last practice run before the big race. “Here comes Doc, breaking away,” Doc shouted as she sprinted past her dad. Just then, Doc noticed a toy unicorn in her path! Doc jumped over the toy and tumbled to the ground. Her ankle really hurt. It was time for a visit to Dr Mum. “Let’s take the toy, Dad,” Doc said. “T’ll look for its owner the next time I’m here.” At home, Dad iced Doc’s ankle while she held Lambie, Chilly and Stuffy close. “It doesn’t look broken,” Mum told Doc. “But you do have a sprained ankle. If you want to be ready for the Fun Run, you'll have to stay off your foot and use crutches.” “Got it,” Doc said. Later, in the sitting room, Doc’s magic stethoscope brought all the toys to life, including the lost toy unicorn. “I’m Dash, a steed made for speed!” the unicorn said. The speedy unicorn had fallen out of his owner’s rucksack while she trained for the Fun Run. Now he couldn’t stand on his leg. Doc knew that she needed to rest, but she couldn’t ignore a toy in trouble. So she took all her toys to the clinic. “We have an injured unicorn who needs a check-up,” Doc told Hallie. “And an injured Doc who isn’t taking doctor’s orders to rest,” added Lambie. Doc examined Dash, but she couldn’t tell whether the unicorn’s leg was sprained or broken, so she had to do an X-ray. She saw a small crack, which told her that Dash had Broken-Leg-atosis. Doc pasted the break and made a splint to keep Dash’s leg in place. Then she headed to her bedroom to follow her doctor’s orders. After Doc rested it for three days, her ankle was healed and felt as good as new! She was ready for the race! A little while after Dad and Doc had crossed the finish line, a girl ran over to Doc. “T have a unicorn toy just like that,” she said, pointing to Dash. “Or I guess I Aad one.” “This is your unicorn!” Doc said, returning Dash to the girl. Team McStuffins: built for speed — and toy rescuing! 164 Sr a A a LEN etaidemeteiiaaieeoei
ene ies June \2 When You Wish Upon a Well Aas thought King Roland was spending too much time with Sofia and not enough time with her. She was walking in the garden, trying to figure out how to get more of her father’s attention, when she stumbled upon an old stone well. She was surprised when the well spoke to her: “Give me your riches and I'll grant you three wishes.” “Can you really grant wishes?” Amber exclaimed. “Toss in a coin and find out,” the well said. “But be careful what you wish for. You just may get it.” That didn’t make much sense to Amber. Of course she wanted to get what she wished for! She quickly made her first wish. “T wish I had a new tiara!” Just like that, a beautiful new tiara appeared in her hand. This was great! Amber tried to figure out what to wish for next. She thought about her father — and all the time he’d been spending with Sofia. Then she remembered seeing him sneezing and running away whenever he saw a cat. That gave her a great idea. “I wish my father was allergic to Sofia and A e= sneezed whenever she was around,” she said, “so he could spend more time with me!” Then Amber went looking for her father. For once, he wasn’t with Sofia. He seemed happy to spend some time with Amber. Then a purple cat wandered into view. King Roland sneezed. “T saw that cat earlier, while I was with Sofia,” he said. “It was like Sofia vanished when it showed up!” Amber took a closer look at the purple cat and noticed that Sofia’s amulet was hanging round its neck. “Oh, no!” she whispered. Her wish had turned Sofia into a cat! She rushed back to the wishing well. But when she wished that Sofia wasn’t a purple cat any more, the wishing well just turned Sofia into a pink cat instead! Finally, Amber knew she had to tell her father the truth. He took Amber and Sofia the cat back to the wishing well and wished Sofia back to her normal, human self. Luckily, he and Sofia both forgave Amber. And Amber learned to be careful what she wished for!
Huw. was searching for treasure on the beach when he spotted something shiny in the water. “It’s so shiny it must be treasure. Get me my spyglass, Smee,” said Hook. But Hook’s spyglass was nowhere to be found. Smee suggested they row out in the dinghy and take a closer look. “It’s this way,” they both said, pointing in opposite directions. Without the spyglass, they couldn’t see where they had left their dinghy. On another part of the beach, Jake was using his spyglass to look for seashells. Hook and Smee were wandering down the beach searching for their dinghy when Hook spotted Jake’s spyglass. Jake had left it on the beach while he went swimming with Izzy and Cubby. “If we ask the sea pups nicely, maybe we can borrow their spyglass,” Smee said to Hook. “Why borrow the spyglass when we can take it?” said Hook as he put on his fishing hook. On his first try, Captain Hook nabbed a lifebelt that was next to the spyglass. Then he accidentally picked up a seashell. An angry hermit crab living in the shell peeked out and pinched Hook’s nose! On his third try, Hook got the spyglass. TT ett ey ese ti “Crackers!” cried Skully. “That not-so-sneaky snook ran off with our spyglass.” Captain Hook and Smee found their dinghy and hopped inside. Then Jake and his crew jumped into their rowing boat, but the wind was blowing so hard, they couldn’t paddle anywhere. “l’ve got an idea,” said Izzy. “Give me those towels!” Izzy tied their beach towels together to make a sail. “We'll ride the wind right over to those pirates!” Whoosh! They sailed right to Hook’s dinghy. “You have something that belongs to us,” said Jake, taking back his spyglass. “Who needs your spyglass when there’s treasure upon us!” said Hook. He and Smee rowed out to the shiny thing. It was Hook’s spyglass! “At last, something has gone me way,” said Hook. He looked through his spyglass and saw a giant eye. It was the Tick Tock Croc! Hook was so scared he dropped his spyglass back into the water. “Row away!” yelled a panicked Hook, leaving his spyglass behind. 166 A pL CFE ES I A
eis June 14 ins° 0 | Wet I, was a hot summer day, and Doc and her mum were at the park. “Ts it okay if I take my toys to the paddling pool?” Doc asked. “Sure,” Mum said. “I'll keep an eye on you.” Doc wheeled her wagon of toys to the pool. She put on her stethoscope and her toys came to life. Stuffy was excited. “I finally get to go swimming!” Doc reminded Stuffy that he wasn’t a water toy. But there was a water toy sitting nearby. She had long hair and a shimmering tail. “A mermaid!” Lambie gasped. “They’re like the princesses of the sea!” Doc, Stuffy and Lambie walked over to meet the mermaid. “Hello, dilly-scrumptious,” she said. “My name is Melinda.” “T’d love to watch you swim,” Lambie said. “Prepare to be amazed!” Melinda replied. Surfer Girl surfed to the middle of the pool and held up a hoop. “Here I go!” Melinda called. Then she splashed into the pool and sank to the bottom! Doc quickly reached in and rescued Melinda. The mermaid had no idea why she couldn’t swim. It was time for a check-up! Doc checked Melinda’s heartbeat and listened to her lungs. They both sounded good. Then Doc asked Melinda to kick with her tail — but she couldn’t. “Has anyone ever wound up your winderupper?” Doc asked. Melinda had never heard of one! Doc explained that Melinda had a case of StuckWinder-Upper-itis. Doc unstuck the winder and wound it up. Melinda flapped her tail! The mermaid dived into the pool but sank to the bottom again! Doc pulled her out and asked if she’d ever had swimming lessons. “What are those?” Melinda asked. Doc realized there was nothing wrong with Melinda that swimming lessons couldn’ fix! “Tet me handle this one,” said Surfer Girl. “‘T used to give lessons all the time.” Surfer Girl showed Melinda how to stroke with her arms and kick with her tail. After some practice, Melinda started swimming on her own. “T finally feel like a real mermaid,” Melinda said. And when Melinda leaped through the hoop, she swam like one, too!
et A aeons MICKE ee SS _Qrr KEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Goofy in Training 66 lL. a swell day for hangin’ around!” said Goofy. Mickey laughed. The Goof was hanging upside down from a tree limb! Goofy was practising for the Mickey Mouse Obstacle Course. He hoped he’d win a medal. To complete the course, Goofy would have to do three things — jump, ski and crawl. “I'll be your coach!” Mickey offered. First Coach Mickey had Goofy jump high and low over buckets, stools and a pile of shoes. Not bad! Next Goofy had to practise skiing. But there was no snow. “Oh, Toodles!” called Mickey. Toodles brought roller skates. Goofy put on the skates and took off down a hill. He skated back and forth through the trees. Great job! In the forest at the bottom of the hill, Goofy practised crawling. Mickey showed him how to go over rocks, under branches and through hollow logs. Goofy was ready! Goofy waited at the obstacle course starting line for Pete’s signal. But Pete had left his gong at home. Toodles gave everybody party noisemakers. They blew them all at once and Goofy took off! His first obstacle was a path of building blocks. Goofy jumped over every hurdle, high and low. But at the end was a huge pile of rubber duckies. “Oh, Toodles!” shouted Mickey. Toodles had a pair of spring-loaded shoes. Goofy put them on and bounced clear over the duckies! Next Goofy skied down the ski slide, speeding through every twist and turn. At the bottom, Goofy zoomed off a ramp and flew into the clouds, where the giant lived. The last obstacle was to crawl through the giant’s picnic lunch! Goofy pulled himself over a huge oatmeal cookie. Then he crept under a bunch of oversized bananas. Finally, he came to a huge piece of Swiss cheese. Goofy wanted to stop for a snack. But if he did, he’d never finish the course! Mickey floated up in the Glove Balloon. Toodles had one more tool — a space helmet. With the helmet on, Goofy couldn’t smell the food. He crawled through the cheese and jumped into the balloon. Back on the ground, Goofy hurried across the finish line. He did it! It was a swell day to get a medal. Super cheers! 168 nese te A a ee ee 4 .e-
June it —— t ratt ; E Heat Mt The Piano Lesson H enry Hugglemonster was bored. There were only so many times a monster could toss a pink ball into the air and catch it by himself. He needed a partner! Except Daddo was in the kitchen juggling plates, Summer was busy twirling round and Cobby was inventing a new gadget. Everyone was too busy to play with him! Just then, Henry heard a sound that was music to his ears. DING-DONG! He threw the door open. It was his friend Gertie! “Hi,” Henry said. “Are you here to play?” “I am,” said Gertie. “But not PLAY-play. I’m here for a piano lesson with your momma.” Gertie went to the piano and started to play. “Impressive!” Momma said. Henry was not impressed. He was still bored. He hid behind a chair and made silly monster faces. Gertie giggled. “Henry, we need to focus on our lesson now,” Momma said seriously. Henry wasn’t happy. The piano lesson was taking forever! He dragged a drum kit into the sitting room and started to bang out a beat. BAM CRASH! RAT-A-TAT BOOM! “Henry!” Momma called. “Thank you, but 169 right now, I need you to be patient.” “This is the longest piano lesson ever!” Henry wailed. He plopped down on the front steps and moped. Soon Daddo walked through the garden, his arms full of shopping bags. “Daddo, maybe while I’m being patient, I can bake something for Gertie!” Henry said. Daddo thought that was a roar-tastic idea. Then Cobby came into the kitchen with his new inventions — the Twixer Mixer and the Whipper Flipper! Henry put flour, butter, ginger and baked beans into the Twixer Mixer. Whirr! Swirl! Plop! Batter flew out of the mixing bowl and landed on Ivor’s face. “This was fun!” Henry cheered. “Henry! I finished my lesson,” Gertie called cheerfully. Henry looked up from the mixing bowl, surprised. “Wow! That was fast!” Henry observed. “Time really does zoom by when you're having fun!” Henry served everyone warm ginger-andbaked-bean cookies. Then it was outside for a roar-tastic game of catch!
DD. looked up at the dark sky filled with twinkling stars, then looked down at Lambie and Stuffy. The blanket she had spread out in the garden gave them front-row seats for the coming meteor shower! Soon they would see dozens of meteors shooting across the sky. Dad and Donny came out with a tray of star cookies and star-shaped apple slices. That was when Doc heard her friend Henry in the next garden. He had a new telescope! Doc asked if she could go check out Henry’s new toy. “Sure,” Dad replied. “But don’t be gone too long.” Henry was happy to see Doc. He took the telescope out of the box and put his eye up to the viewing lens. “Do you see a star?” Doc asked. “Maybe two stars?” But poor Henry couldn’t see a thing! The lens was blurry. Doc tried looking, but her view was blurry, too. Henry’s broken telescope needed a toy doctor, and fast! Henry sat next to Donny while Doc took her toys and the telescope into the clinic. As soon as Doc’s magic stethoscope glowed, the toys came to life, including the telescope, Aurora. Aurora bumped into things left and right. It was clear that her vision was not very clear at all. Doc gave Aurora a lens exam. She thought that the whale at the top of the eye chart was a pretzel! The purple telescope couldn’t identify any of the other animals correctly, either. “You have Blurry-Star-itis,” Doc told Aurora. “Maybe you’re missing a part that would help you see better.” Doc checked the instruction sheet that had come with Aurora. She saw that Aurora was missing an eyepiece! Doc loaded the toys up in her wagon and went back to Henry’s garden. The eyepiece was lying in the grass! She put it on Aurora and looked through the lens. The Moon and stars were perfectly clear! “You're just in time, it’s about to start!” Dad said when he saw Doc wheeling her wagon over to the blanket. Doc handed Aurora to Henry. And she was | just in time! Thanks to Doc, the telescope gave him a perfect look at the first meteor to light up the sky.
June 18 le and his friends were playing pretend on Shipwreck Beach. Jake was wearing a big captain’s hat with a beautiful yellow feather, but when he accidentally dropped the hat, the feather broke in half and was ruined. “This feather is from the Sing-Songbird,” said Jake. “Maybe if I ask her nicely, she’ll give me a new one.” Captain Hook overheard Jake and decided he wanted a new feather for his hat, too. He heard the Sing-Songbird cooing in the Never Jungle. “This will be easy,” said Hook. “The bird can’t even fly!” Instead of asking nicely, Hook chased the bird and tried to grab her colourful feathers. The frightened bird hopped away and hid in the Tiki Tree Forest. “Aw, coconuts!” said Cubby. “We'll never get a feather if Hook scares away the SingSongbird.” Jake and his crew disguised themselves as Tiki Trees. When Hook came by looking for the Sing-Songbird, Jake pointed him in the wrong direction. Hook walked right off a ledge and landed with a splash in the water. Then Cubby led the crew to Buccaneer Bird Bluff, the Sing-Songbird’s home. They saw the bird sitting in her nest high up on a ledge, and there was Hook, dressed like a bird, with a carrot beak and palm-leaf feathers, dangling from a rope. “Tweet, tweet, tweet. I’m a bird, too,” said Hook. “Give me your feathers!” ‘If Hook wants to be a bird, he should fly like a bird,” said Izzy. Izzy sprinkled her mateys with Pixie Dust and they flew up to the nest. She sprinkled Hook with the dust and he floated away. Jake heard Smee tell Sharky and Bones that all Captain Hook wanted was a new feather for his hat. ‘T feel sorry for Hook,” said Jake. “Someday he’ll learn to ask for things nicely, but I’ll do it for him today.” Jake asked the Sing-Songbird if he could have two feathers. “Coo coo, for him ... coo coo, for you,” sang the Sing-Songbird as she gave Jake two colourful feathers. Jake found Hook and gave him a feather. And even though he didn’t say thank you, the cranky captain loved his new treasure.
June WY Pet Calendar D aisy, her arms full of camera equipment, rushed into Minnie’s Pet Salon. “What's all that for?” asked Minnie. “This will put us on the map,” Daisy said. “We're going to make a Pet Salon calendar.” “That’s a wonderful idea,” agreed Minnie. The pets barked, meowed, chattered and clucked. They liked the idea, too! Daisy put the camera on a tripod while Minnie and Cuckoo-Loca set up a backdrop. Then Minnie brought over a bunny rabbit. Daisy snapped his picture, but the bunny’s long ears kept flopping over his face. Next came the dachshund. But the sausage dog was too long to fit into the picture. Daisy tried pushing his long body together, but the pup sprang right back. Trixie the goat was only interested in one thing — eating the backdrop! Henny Penny and her chicks were better behaved. But the camera click scared them and they fluttered away! Figaro was next, but he was sleepy. CuckooLoca dangled a squeaky toy in front of him. Figaro pounced at the toy and knocked the camera over. “All those shots were a disaster,” sighed Daisy. “Well, we still have the group shot to do,” answered Minnie. “So let’s make it count!” Cuckoo-Loca got all the animals together. Everyone smiled. “Now don’t move,” Daisy said. Suddenly, a squirrel ran into the salon. All the pets chased after him, barking, meowing, chattering and clucking! Henny Penny jumped up on the camera. Her foot landed on the button, and without knowing it, she snapped picture after picture. Days later, the finished calendar was sent to the salon. Minnie slowly opened it up. It was full of the pictures taken by Henny Penny! There was a snapshot of the adorable bunny with his ears pointing straight up. Another picture showed the playful dachshund racing across the floor. The next page had Trixie doing leg kicks. And there was a photo of Figaro looking surprised! “The calendar looks terrific,” said Minnie. Daisy smiled. “Animals love my work,” she said. Then Trixie took a bite out of the calendar. “Animals love it all right!” said Cuckoo-Loca.
: eux ESS June 20 lh carnival was in town! Sofia, Amber and James couldn’t wait to go. Then they found out their aunt Tilly was coming to visit. “The most exciting thing Aunt Tilly does is bake pies,” Amber complained to Sofia. “And she’s always asking us to be her little helpers.” Sure enough, Roland asked Aunt Tilly to make a pie for that night’s family dinner. Whoever helped her would miss the carnival! Sofia didn’t have the heart to say no. James and Amber left for the carnival, but she stayed behind. “First we need apples,” Tilly announced cheerfully. “There’s an Arabella apple orchard not far from here. Doesn’t it sound like a grand adventure?” Sofia didn’t think picking apples sounded adventurous at all. But she was wrong! She discovered that the Arabella was a very special kind of apple. The orchard was always moving, looking for the best place to grow. Sofia and Tilly had to consult a magical map to find it. The map sent them through a tricky sunflower maze and across a huge gorge. Sofia and Aunt Tilly had to figure out clever ways to get past both obstacles. But once they — NL TE, a eee nn Ot eeeennaenmennneeemnseeniiontemeensiieendanemimnmenedl did, they were able to find the orchard. They picked the most luscious apples there. As soon as they finished, the entire orchard disappeared! “Off to find a better spot, I suppose,” Tilly said. Suddenly, there was an ominous rumble ... and a horrible beast leaped out! “It’s a wild and woolly Wombeast!” Tilly cried. “Hey! Those are ours!” Sofia exclaimed as the Wombeast ran off with their apples. They chased the Wombeast to its lair high in the Horrid Hills. The lair was too small for Tilly to enter, so Sofia crawled in alone. The Wombeast growled and tried to scare her. He was surprised when he realized Sofia could understand everything he said. “IT can speak to any animal,” Sofia explained. “Because of my amulet.” Then she asked for the apples back — and invited the Wombeast to the family dinner. By the end of the day, Sofia realized she’d never had such a great adventure in her life — or tasted such a delicious pie. Aunt Tilly was much better than any carnival!
a_i June Dy ((e: Hook had been looking for Queen Hippolyta’s treasure for weeks with no luck. “Luck? Is that all you need?” asked Bones. “T can help you with that.” Bones showed Hook his lucky Gold Doubloon, Blooney. Bones flipped the coin and it landed near the water. When he went to pick it up, a mermaid swam over and gave Bones a kiss on the cheek. “Give me that thing,” commanded Hook. Hook tossed the coin near the water, but instead of a kiss, he got hit in the face by a cranky octopus. “If you want to use that blasted coin, you can go hunt for treasure by yourself,” said the captain as he angrily walked away from Bones. Just then, Jake and his crew arrived on the | beach. Bones invited them to look for Queen Hippolyta’s treasure with him. Bones flipped the lucky coin and it landed on a leaf floating down Old Mill Stream. The crew sat on giant leaves and followed the coin downstream to a beautiful waterfall. “Time to flip Blooney again,” said Bones. He flipped the coin and it landed in the water. When Bones bent down to find the coin, Cubby noticed a tunnel behind the waterfall. The tunnel led right to Queen Hippolyta’s treasure — a mechanical golden hippo! “Look, there’s a slot on the hippo,” said Jake. “Just like on a piggy bank.” Bones put Blooney in the slot, and music started to play. The mechanical hippo did a silly dance. When the hippo stopped dancing, it opened its mouth wide. Inside was a gigantic bag full of shiny gold coins that looked just like Blooney. As Bones reached for the bag, Hook grabbed it. He had been following Jake and the crew the entire time! “Now the treasure of Queen Hippolyta is mine, all mine!” shouted Hook. “Aiyee!” Hook wasn’t paying attention to where he was going, and he fell inside a deep, dark pit. “Whoa, this is an emergency,” said Jake. Izzy used her Pixie Dust to fly down into the pit and rescue Hook. “See, Cap’n,” said Bones. “You are lucky. It was lucky that the little popinjays were here to save you.” “Oh, blast,” said Hook. |174 ee a —_ a ee
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE A Hot Dog Day Moonie looked out the Clubhouse window one morning and saw that it was a great day for a picnic. She made invitations and a shopping list. Then she put the invitations and the list in a basket, along with plates and napkins, and left for the shop. Along the way, Minnie passed the Flower Garden. She picked some flowers to put on the picnic table and went back inside for a vase. But she left her basket behind. A few minutes later, Daisy found the basket. She opened it and saw the invitations and shopping list. “Minnie’s planning a picnic,” she said. “I love picnics!” Daisy decided she would make a fruit salad. She grabbed a big bowl, placed it in the basket and went to the blueberry patch. Daisy picked as many berries as she could and took them to the Clubhouse Kitchen. Just like Minnie, she forgot all about the basket. Meanwhile, Minnie went back to the Flower Garden and saw that her basket was gone! “It looks like my picnic is over and it never even got started,” she sighed. At about the same time, Donald came across the basket where Daisy had left it. He decided nan he’d make lemonade and walked to the shop, basket in hand. After getting what he needed, Donald went to make the lemonade. And guess what! He left the basket at the shop! Goofy came to the shop a short while later and found the basket. He wanted to make corn on the cob for the picnic, so he took the basket and ambled off to the cornfield. Goofy picked 10 ears of corn, then went to the Clubhouse to cook them. But the basket stayed right where Goofy had set it down. Mickey, driving by in his car, was the next one to find the basket. He read the shopping list, tossed the basket into the car and drove off to pick up hot dogs and buns. Everyone knew when the picnic was supposed to start, but nobody knew if anyone else would be there — including Minnie! But Minnie sat at the picnic table with her flowers and waited. Soon after, everyone showed up with their special dishes! The friends explained what had happened. Minnie just laughed. “You’re the best friends in the world!” “Hot dog!” shouted Mickey. a a a SN A A A
D.. McStuffins looked at the box her grandmother had sent her. Doc saw the stamps and knew just where the package had come from — Hawaii! “Wow!” Doc gasped when she opened her box. “A Hawaiian hula dancer!” Doc wanted to introduce the doll to her toys. As soon as she got through the clinic door, Doc’s stethoscope began to glow and the toys came to life. “The sunniest Hawaiian greetings to everybody!” the doll said cheerfully. “My name is Leilani. Aloha.” Leilani’s sunny smile soon turned gloomy when she realized that she was far from home. She didn’t want to say goodbye to her beautiful islands! “The thing I'll miss the most is dancing the hula!” she cried as she swayed her hips and hands. “When I dance, I am the islands!” That was when Doc had a great idea. They could throw a luau, a big party with Hawaiian food and music. The toys got to work. Chilly and Hallie hung garlands of flowers. Stuffy and Lambie made grass skirts for everyone. Sir Kirby, Hermie, Bronty and Niles Crane worked together to make palm trees. “Mahalo!” Leilani said to the toys. “Thank you!” Leilani decided to thank Doc and her friends by teaching them the hula. They followed Leilani’s every move, but soon her hula slowed to a stop. Something was wrong with Leilani. Luckily, she was in the right place for a check-up! “Leilani, you have a case of No-Hula-tosis,” Doc explained. “It’s when you don’t have enough energy to dance.” Leilani didn’t have batteries or a wind-up key, so Doc wondered where Leilani got her energy. Doc carried the hula doll to the window and held her in the sunlight. Hawaiian music began to play. Leilani needed solar power! “It’s time to move Leilani’s luau outside Doc called to the toys. A drop of sunlight hit Leilani. Then another drop... and another ... and then ... HULA TIME! “As long as I can hula, I’ll always have Hawaii with me!” Leilani sang. “Mahalo nui loa, Doc. That means ‘thank you very much’!” ” ! 176 caansteteeeeeticmemmeerntie teen ane cene see = 8 Ce Se ee ae a et ee — a — _— . oo ~ — = — —_ Oee Ee
QO). day, a mysterious package washed ashore on Pirate Island. “Yo-ho, way to go! It’s a pogo stick!” said Jake. Jake and the crew had a great time bouncing up and down. Meanwhile, Captain Hook’s hat had blown off his head and up into a tree. No matter how hard they tried, Hook and Smee just couldn’t reach it. Just then, Hook heard a noise. BOING! BOING! BOING! He saw Jake bouncing on the pogo stick. “That’s it,” said Hook. “I'll use that boingysproingy thing to get me hat down.” Hook used his plunger hook and snatched the pogo stick away from Jake. Then Hook bounced up into the tree, but he bonked his head on a bunch of bananas. The captain was bouncing around out of control! Jake spotted pogo stick tracks in the sand, and he and the crew followed the captain. Hook bounced up into a tree and got stuck! He threw the pogo stick down to Mr Smee, but Smee couldn’t bounce up high enough to reach him. When Jake and the crew caught up with Hook, Smee gave them their pogo stick back. “Sorry, sea pups,” said Smee. “That’s okay,” said Jake. “Thanks for giving us our pogo stick back.” “There’s just one little problem,” said Smee. “The cap’n is up a tree.” “Aiyeee!” Hook lost his grip and started to fall out of the tree. “Pixie Dust, away!” Izzy flew up and sprinkled Hook with Pixie Dust right before he hit the ground. “Tm flying!” said the delighted captain. Jake and the crew spent the rest of the day bouncing happily on their new pogo stick. Captain Hook got his hat and flew back to the Jolly Roger. He was admiring himself in the mirror when a gust of wind blew the hat off his head and into the water. Smee was about to grab the hat when he heard: TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK! The Tick Tock Croc was wearing Hook’s hat. Gulp! “Never mind the hat,” said a scared Captain Hook. “You keep it, it looks very nice on you. N-now be a g-good crocodile and swim away.”
OTOL LET A Veet was helping Minnie and Daisy get the Bow-tique ready for a sleepover. They put up streamers and piled up pillows and blankets. “The twins’ first sleepover is going to be perfect,” said Daisy. “I hope so,” Minnie replied. “Millie and Melody even invited some of their best friends.” Minutes later, the twins arrived with their friends Posie, Emmie and Chloe. “Hi, Aunt Minnie!” they shouted. “It’s sleepover time!” Everyone was dressed in pyjamas, except Clarabelle, who wore a long nightgown. “It’s my moo-moo,” she said. But then she tripped and fell onto the girls. “Oops, sorry!” The twins and their friends chuckled. The first activity was Makeover Madness. The girls fixed their hair, painted their nails and put on globs of makeup. Posie used glitter lipstick and fake eyelashes on Clarabelle. “I look like a moo-vie star,” she said. “That reminds me,” said Minnie. “It’s spooky film time.” Clarabelle made popcorn. But when she tried to open the popper, she couldn’t get the lid off. “It’s stuck,” she said. Suddenly, the lid flew off and popcorn went everywhere! Bow-tique Slumber Party A. “Oh, I ruined it,” groaned Clarabelle. But the girls didn’t think so. They were scooping it up by the handful. Everyone grabbed a seat as the spooky film began. Daisy served slices of pizza. Clarabelle took a piece, but the film startled her and she tossed her slice'into the air. The pizza stuck to the ceiling — then fell on Clarabelle’s head! After the film, it was time for bed. Clarabelle pulled the sofa out to make a bed and sat down. “Nice and comfy,” she said. Suddenly, the bed folded itself back into the sofa. Clarabelle was trapped! “What happened?” asked Minnie, helping Clarabelle out of the sofa. “Everything,” Clarabelle said. “I tripped into the girls, the popcorn went ka-blooey and my pizza stuck to the ceiling. I spoiled the party!” “You're the best part!” Melody said. “You made us all laugh,” added Posie. Clarabelle smiled. “Oh, thank you, girls.” Later, in the middle of the night, Clarabelle’s odd snoring woke everyone up. “Zzz-mooze. Zzzmooze. Zzz-mOOO-zee!” The girls couldn’t stop giggling. It was a perfect sleepover! 178 cn
wie, June Let the Good Times Troll oye James and Amber were flying kites when Sofia’s kite fell near a cave. “Careful — that’s where the trolls live!” _ Amber warned. Sure enough, when Sofia went to fetch her kite, she saw eyes peering out at her! She dropped the kite and ran away. That evening, her family told her about the trolls. One of the king’s ancestors had caught them banging their clubs on the ground near the castle. After the guards chased the trolls away, the king made a proclamation: the trolls had to stay inside their cave. “That’s been the rule ever since,” King Roland said. The next morning, Sofia awoke to something tapping on her window. It was her kite! “That troll I saw must have brought it back,” she said. She decided to go to the cave and thank him. When she arrived, she tiptoed inside and started to cross a wooden bridge. Suddenly, a strong green hand yanked her off the bridge. It was the troll! “Careful, Princess,” he said. “Some of those planks are loose.” His name was Gnarlie, and he was really nice. He showed Sofia the trolls’ beautiful cavern with crystals dotting the ceiling. “Those look like stars,” Sofia said. Gnarlie explained that trolls loved stars. But they weren’t allowed outside to see the real thing. He also explained that banging their clubs was how trolls made music. Sofia wanted to help the trolls see real stars again. So she invited Gnarlie and his friends to the castle to play their music for her family. But as soon as Roland saw the trolls, he shouted for the guards. “No!” Sofia cried. “They’re my friends!” But it was too late. The trolls were gone. Later, Sofia sneaked out to apologize to the trolls. Roland saw her and followed her into the cave. When he started to cross the bridge, the planks broke and he and Sofia fell. Then a strong green hand reached down. “Grab my hand, Your Majesty,” Gnarlie said. The trolls rescued Sofia and Roland. That made Roland realize that they really were nice. He made another proclamation: the trolls were welcome to come out and look at the stars whenever they liked!
June Han had never had the pleasure of meeting a whale before, so she couldn’t wait to meet the new toy Doc had picked out when she visited the aquarium. The toy whale, however, didn’t really live up to Hallie’s expectations. Lula the whale was quite small. “A whale smaller than I am!” Hermie the crab whispered a little too loudly. “How do you like that?” “I know I’m tiny,” Lula replied. “I don’t like it, but I’m not going to be small for long. I’m going to grow soooo big someday.” Lambie didn’t want to tell Lula, but she knew the truth: toys didn’t grow. “Lula is a special kind of toy,” Doc explained to the other toys. “When we put her in water, she’s going to grow.” Lula wanted to get started right away. Hallie held up a glass filled with water. Then the little whale flipped out of Doc’s hand and dived into the glass with a splash. “Here I grow!” Lula cheered. “Ta-da!” Lula didn’t grow at all, though. It was time for a check-up. Doc took the little toy whale into the checkup room and had Lula stand against the measuring chart. Then she drew a line to mark Lula’s height. “As soon as we can figure out how to make you grow, we’ll mark your height again and see how much bigger and taller you are,” explained Doc. Doc could see that Lula was healthy, but she was pretty small for her kind of toy. Doc |just didn’t know why. Sometimes even the best :doctors had to do research to figure out their |most difficult cases. Doc went back to the waiting room and read the instructions on Lula’s box. |“T have a diagnosis!” Doc said. “Lula, you have Wanna-Be-Big syndrome. You’re just going to have to wait till your body is ready.” Lula jumped back into the glass of water. “l’m just going to hang out and wait to grow!” she told Doc. After waiting awhile, Lula was too big for the glass she was in, so she jumped into a bigger one ... and then a bigger one. When Doc came in to measure her the next morning, she was the biggest toy in the clinic! Lula the whale was finally whale-sized after all! 180
June \28 MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Daisy in the Sky 66 He Balloon Day!” called Professor Von Drake. He was giving away free balloons made by his latest invention — the Inflater-ific Balloona-Matic! The whole gang gathered around. They got two balloons each. “Gosh, thanks, Professor,” said Mickey. Minnie took photos of her friends and their brightly coloured balloons. Daisy borrowed all the balloons and posed for a picture. “How do I look?” she asked Minnie. Suddenly, the big bunch of balloons lifted Daisy off the ground! Minnie held on to Daisy’s legs. “I’ve got you,” she said. But the balloons pulled Minnie up, too. Then Pluto grabbed Minnie, but the balloons kept rising! Daisy, Minnie and Pluto were floating through the sky. The rest of the gang would need some help getting them down. “Oh, Toodles!” called Mickey. Toodles had a giant candy cane. Goofy used it to reach up as the balloon riders sailed by. Pluto latched on to it and slid to the ground. “We got Pluto!” Mickey shouted. “But we still have to rescue Minnie and Daisy!” The wind pushed the balloons towards the RS 181 lighthouse. Mickey climbed to the tippy top and grabbed Minnie. “Why, thank you, Mickey,” she said. “Don’t forget about me!” shouted Daisy. She was headed towards the big wheel. Everyone rushed over and got in line. Pete was the ticket taker, but he didn’t want tickets. Instead, he wanted the friends to throw a ball through a hoop. But Pete didn’t have a ball! “Oh, Toodles!” Mickey called. This time, Toodles brought a beach ball. Mickey and Goofy made perfect shots. But Donald was nervous. “You can do it,” Goofy cheered. Donald took aim at the basket, and ... he made it! Mickey, Goofy and Donald rode the big wheel to the top just as Daisy drifted overhead. Mickey reached up and pulled Daisy into the seat next to him. They did it! “Thanks for rescuing me, everybody!” said Daisy. The friends rode the big wheel to the ground. Daisy brought the balloons down, too! “‘T know just what to do with these balloons,” said Daisy. “Uh-oh!” said Minnie. “Be careful!” Daisy laughed. “Don’t worry,” she said. “I’m going to share them with my friends!”
Eh June 29 Go0 the camel arrived with a note for Jake and the crew from the sand pirate Captain Flynn. Flynn was looking for some new sand pirates to help him if he got into a sticky situation. “Awesome!” said Cubby. “I love sailing across the dunes with Captain Flynn!” Cubby decided to try out for Flynn’s crew. When they arrived in the sweltering Never Land Desert, they met another sand pirate in training — Bones! To become sand pirates, the trainees had to journey through the desert and find the hidden Giant Sand Castle. Meanwhile, Captain Hook found out Bones had gone to the desert to take Captain Flynn’s test. “Come on, men!” bellowed Hook. “We've got a shipmate to get back aboard the Jolly Roger, where he belongs.” Hook tried to use his whirly hook to fly over the desert and grab Bones, but Flynn blasted Hook out of the sky with his sand cannons. Bones and Cubby climbed a tall sand dune, but they didn’t know how to get down! Bones slipped on a piece of driftwood and gave Cubby a great idea. Cowabunga! The two pirates surfed down the dune. “Nothing can stop us from finding the Giant Sand Castle now,” said Cubby. “Not even Captain Hook.” Bones was worried that Hook was out in the desert somewhere, lost and thirsty. “I can’t leave me poor captain to melt in the blazing sun,” said Bones. Cubby and Bones stopped looking for the castle and started looking for Hook. They found Hook crawling on the desert floor and gave him some water. “You’re a lifesaver, Bones,” said Hook. “But I thought you left me to join Captain Flynn.” “That’s just a part-time thing,” said Bones. “You'll always be me number one captain.” Cubby pointed out that they didn’t find the Giant Sand Castle, so they couldn’t be sand pirates after all. Captain Flynn arrived and told Cubby they did something way more important than finding the castle. “You helped a mate in need and that’s what truly makes a sand pirate. You both passed the test.” Yo-ho, way to go, Cubby and Bones! EeRNNt onreec
Th. Bow-tique had never been busier! Minnie and Daisy were making pretty hats for the annual summertime parade. “I’m frazzled!” said Daisy. “We’ve been working nonstop!” “Well, you can relax,” laughed Minnie. “This is the last one!” The next day, the customers picked up their finished hats. Then Clarabelle came in. She’d forgotten to order one! ‘Don’t worry,” Minnie told her. “We'll have a hat ready for you in the morning.” Clarabelle was delighted, but after she left, Daisy told Minnie they were out of hat-making supplies. “I’m sure we can find enough odds and ends,” said Minnie. Cuckoo-Loca brought out bandanas. Figaro rolled a ball of yarn to the craft table. Millie and Melody, Minnie’s nieces, brought a seashell and a heart-shaped jewel. Before long, Minnie and Daisy had fashioned a stylish hat for Clarabelle to wear. “Now let’s all get some rest,” said Minnie. But the next morning, Clarabelle’s hat was gone! A note was left in its place that read, “Thanks for the hat. I hope you didn’t need it.” “Oh, no,” cried Daisy when she read the Minnie Bows on Parade note. “Clarabelle will be here any minute!” “Hurry, grab whatever isn’t nailed down,” Minnie said. The friends found a tray, a flowerpot, fabric scraps, posies and colourful knobs. Minnie and Daisy raced to put together a new hat. They finished it just as Clarabelle came in. ‘It’s moo-vellous!” she said. But Minnie wasn’t so sure. “It’s missing that certain something,” she said. Cuckoo-Loca flew over and sat in the centre of the hat. Minnie smiled. “Cuckoo-Loca! You’re the perfect finishing touch,” she said. The little bird looked adorable sitting on top of the hat. Clarabelle was delighted. “Let’s go,” she said. Minnie, Daisy and the twins put on their hats and ran out with Clarabelle and CuckooLoca to join the parade. The whole town turned out for it. ‘T wonder what happened to the missing hat,” said Daisy. “Look behind you,” Minnie replied. Walking at the end of the parade was Pete. “Thanks for the hat!” he said. Minnie and Daisy laughed. There’s no business like the bow-hat business!
|hieeee was stuck high on a tree branch, clearly in need of rescuing. “Don’t worry, Awesome Guy will save her!” Donny called. Before he could help, though, Donny had to go inside for a playdate. He gave Awesome Guy to Doc and ran off. Then Doc brought the toys to life. “I always wanted to be saved by an awesome superhero!” Lambie called. Awesome Guy walked over and told Lambie to let go. She fell and landed in the superhero’s arms; then they both tumbled to the ground. It wasn’t the classic superhero move the toys were used to. When Doc watched Awesome Guy run awkwardly across the lawn, she knew she needed to keep an eye on him. “Awesome Guy, I’ve been a doctor for a long time,” said Doc. “You really need a check-up.” “Superheroes do the saving, not the other way round,” Awesome Guy replied. Doc needed to get Awesome Guy into the clinic. Stuffy had a plan. First Lambie went into the clinic and called for help. In an instant, Awesome Guy rushed in to rescue her. Then Hallie told him there was a —_——. el ee eS es Be bad guy in the check-up room. While Awesome Guy listened for the bad guy, Doc checked his heartbeat. While Awesome Guy looked for the bad guy, Doc checked his height and weight. Before long, Awesome Guy realized that Doc and the toys were pretending to need help just to give him a check-up. “lve been watching you,” Doc said. “I don’t think your legs are working right.” “Doc can help, but not if you won’t let her,” Lambie added. “The truth is, I have an awesome pain in my legs,” Awesome Guy admitted. In the check-up room, Doc discovered that the pain had first started when Awesome Guy’s legs popped off while he was saving Sir Kirby. Donny had popped them back on, but they’d felt weird ever since. Awesome Guy had Righty-on-Lefty syndrome. Doc just had to pop his legs off, switch their places and pop them back on again. When she was done, Awesome Guy tested his awesome strength by lifting Hallie over his head. He didn’t just feel better; he felt AWESOME — and like a real superhero again! 184 Se ae ne a Fate eleaynNNAH ll Ce SRenER iEI ACT Ne tl ORIah, NNTOSO AINEAGCI EE Ta ireoe naeameMN POONIEtOLOEOEDELLIARLAAI!
MICKEY MOUSE CLUBHOUSE Mickeys Roundup IN Tie and Pluto were at the Clubhouse one day when Professor Von Drake knocked on the door. He needed a favour. The professor asked Mickey if he’d keep an eye on a large cardboard box while he ran an errand. “Sure we will,” said Mickey. The professor handed Mickey the box and went about his business. Mickey set the box down. Something was moving around inside! He wondered what it could be. Just then, Goofy came along. “Look out, Goofy!” yelled Mickey, but it was too late. Goofy fell over the box and knocked its top off. Out flew the professor’s latest invention — flying numbers! The numbers one to ten began to buzz around like bees. Mickey had to get them back in the box before the professor came back! “Time for a roundup!” said Mickey. The whole gang came running. Everyone was dressed - in cowboy hats, neckerchiefs and boots. They decided they’d start with the biggest number. Goofy lassoed number ten, but it wouldn’t budge. “Oh, Toodles!” called Mickey. Toodles had three Mouseketools. One was an elephant! The elephant was strong enough to grab number ten and put it back in the box. Pluto sat on the lid to keep it shut. Minnie jumped up and caught numbers nine and eight right out of the air. Hot dog! But number seven was fast. Goofy rode it like a bucking bronco, but the number tossed him off. Mickey picked another Mouseketool — a catcher’s glove! Then, as seven flew by, Mickey reached out and caught it! Daisy swatted at five and six as they danced around her head. Then she took off her hat and scooped them up with one move. Donald was keeping track. Just four more numbers to go! Minnie spotted four, three and two hiding in a tree. Mickey used a ladder to bring them down. The only number left was number one! Toodles had one more Mouseketool — a skipping rope! Daisy and Donald played skipping with number one, and it hopped right into the box. They had done it! Just in time, too. Professor Von Drake came to pick up the box. He thanked Mickey for taking such good care of it. “Anytime,” said Mickey. “It was easy!” 185
lke sun was setting in Never Land as Izzy practised swimming with her homemade mermaid tail. That night was the Treasure of the Tides ceremony. All the mermaids would gather to honour one special mermaid, who would sit atop the golden throne. Izzy was excited to swim to the ceremony with her mermaid friends. Izzy handed Jake her pouch full of Pixie Dust. “Thanks for taking care of my Pixie Dust,” said Izzy. “It’s no good if it gets wet.” “We'll meet you at Hidden Cove,” said Jake as he and Cubby hiked into the Never Jungle. As Izzy and the mermaids began their swim, that sneaky snook Captain Hook appeared! He wanted to beat the mermaids to Hidden Cove and take the golden throne for himself. AH-OOGA! Captain Hook blew his seashell horn and his ship, the Jolly Roger, sailed in, blocking Mermaid Lagoon. “We're trapped!” cried Izzy. “Arf, arf!” Lucille the seal called two friendly blue whales. The whales pushed the Jolly Roger out of the lagoon. Meanwhile, Captain Hook was almost at Hidden Cove when he discovered that his dinghy was surrounded by seahorses. AH-OOGA! Hook blew his horn and started a seahorse stampede. The seahorses swam all around Izzy and the mermaids. “Let’s sing a lullaby to calm the seahorses down,” Izzy suggested. Soon the seahorses were fast asleep. But Izzy and the mermaids were too late! Hook and Smee arrived at Hidden Cove and saw the beautiful golden throne. “The Treasure of the Tides is mine!” Hook. Just then, Jake appeared and tossed Izzy her pouch. “Pixie Dust, away!” called Izzy as she sprinkled herself and the mermaids with Pixie Dust. Izzy and the mermaids flew round and round until they made a giant whirlpool surrounding Captain Hook and Smee. The whirlpool lifted the pirates into the air and then dropped them into the Never Sea with a splash! “We saved the golden throne!” said Izzy. At the ceremony, the mermaids made Izzy an honorary mermaid and invited her to sit on the golden throne. Congratulations, mer-matey Izzy! said Sn 186 ne nent ends tae A A Pe At AS ners ersesn—ia sees
ra ne? Night bn ss ae : —. LOVED fireworks, and Henry’s family was ready to go to Roarsville Park to see them. Cobby invented a way to get to the park faster than ever before. It was a supet-speedy Hugglebike! There was a safety helmet and a seat for everyone in the family. “Okay, guys,” Cobby announced, “the secret to riding the Hugglebike is working together!” Cobby sat up near the front so he could steer. Daddo was put in charge of spinning the propeller. Henry had to keep in place the big magnet that held everything together. Momma pedalled to a beat pounded out by Ivor. And Summer sat at the back working the tail fin. She wasn’t happy, though. The back was no place for a superstar! The Hugglemonsters rode up and down the hills of Roarsville. Everyone oohed and aahed when they saw the souped-up Hugglebike go by. Summer couldn’t help herself: she just had to perform. She stood up and pirouetted round on her seat. Suddenly, the Hugglebike wiggled and wobbled. “Cobby!” Momma shouted. “Trees!” Cobby struggled to steer the bike, and the Hugglebike swerved through the trees. But because no one was working together, the magnet slipped and the bike started to break! It was every Hugglemonster for himself — including Ivor! Summer crashed into Signor Roartonio, sending his plate of peanut-butter linguini into the air. Daddo rolled into a hair salon and rolled out with ribbons in his hair! Henry zipped through a Huggleball game and scored a goal. Then he pointed the magnet at a lamp post and pulled himself to a stop. That gave him a great idea for getting the family back together again. Henry raced through Roarsville, using the magnet to pull the parts of the bike and their riders back together. Before long, there was just one monster left to get — Ivor. Everyone worked together and the Hugglebike sped towards Ivor. Ivor crashed into Estelle, flew into the air and landed safely in Henry’s arms. “That was a blast!” Henry said. Just then, the fireworks began. Whoosh, POW! BOOM! It was the most roarsome fireworks show ever! 187
oot Cedrics Apprentice Se was excited for her first sorcery class. But magic turned out to be hard! She couldn’t get her rock to turn into a ruby! So she went to Cedric to ask for his help. “lm not a schoolteacher,” Cedric grumbled. “T could clean up your workshop in return for magic lessons,” Sofia suggested. Finally, Cedric agreed. Sofia worked hard cleaning the tower. Then Cedric showed her how to do the ruby spell. This time it worked! King Roland called for Cedric with important news. Some royal visitors were arriving soon, and Roland wanted the castle to look its best. But Cedric got nervous and messed up his spells. He made the castle look worse! Roland sighed. “Same old Cedric...” Sofia felt terrible for Cedric. When she returned to his workshop, she was so distracted that she knocked over a potion — and transformed into a lizard! Cedric waved his wand, and Sofia transformed back. “Thank you!” she cried. “That’s an easy spell,” Cedric said. “I learned it the first week of sorcery school.” “You're so good at magic, Mr Cedric,” Sofia a rc said with a smile. “I’m going to find a way to show Dad that you’re really a great sorcerer.” “Why would you do that?” Cedric asked. “Because you’re my friend,” Sofia replied. Cedric was stunned. Nobody had ever called him a friend! Sofia convinced her father to let Cedric perform for the visitors. But when the show began, Cedric was so nervous that he messed up every spell! Sofia was worried. Then she spotted the lizard potion and had an idea.... Everyone gasped in alarm as Sofia spilled the potion on herself and suddenly transformed into a lizard. “Sofia!” Roland cried. “Someone help!” Cedric waved his wand — and Sofia was back. “That was magnificent!” Roland exclaimed. Everyone cheered. “You did that on purpose!” Cedric whispered to Sofia. She grinned. “Now everyone knows how great you are!” Cedric was touched. Nobody had ever done anything like that for him before. Maybe the new princess wasn’t so bad — even if she still couldn’t pronounce his name properly! 188 tr Ne a ic A — LO I LO TO AA ONAL CET AEA A LR Nt Ne i ens
log lee eHaneStvid | iO IT AT I LO ELIE LE ALL IT LO OL OE IIL A Hermie and Squeakers clung to the ledge of Doc McStuffins’ bath. Mr Chomp the shark was making those shark eyes again, and they were all terrified. “Guys, Mr Chomp’s just playing,” Doc told the toys. “He won’t hurt you!” Doc was absolutely right. Mr Chomp wasn’t going to hurt anyone, because he was the one in pain! Every time he chomped down, his tooth hurt. Doc picked Mr Chomp out of the bath, wrapped him in a bath towel and took him to her bedroom. Since the clinic was closed, Doc had to set up a field hospital there. Doc McStuffins’ toys were usually eager to help with a new patient, but everyone seemed scared of Mr Chomp — even Stuffy, the brave dragon. “J et’s take a look at that tooth,” Doc said to Mr Chomp. “Open wide!” All the toys gasped. They weren’t sure it was safe for Doc to get so close to a shark’s mouth, even if it was a toy shark’s mouth. “Doctors make a promise to help any patient who needs them,” Doc explained. “Even if they’re scared of them.” Doc reached into Mr Chomp’s mouth and he started to sniffle. It wasn’t his tooth that was hurting Mr Chomp this time, though. It was his heart. He felt bad because all the other toys were afraid of him. “T know I look scary, and Donny plays with me like I’m scary, but that’s not the real me at all,” Mr Chomp said sadly. The toys had been too busy looking at the size of Mr Chomp’s teeth to notice the size of his heart. Now that they could see it clearly, they all apologized and agreed to help with Mr Chomp’s check-up. Doc took a look and quickly gave Mr Chomp her diagnosis: Loose-Tooth-iosis. “Your tooth must have come loose,” Doc said. “I’ll paste it back in.” The toys could see that Mr Chomp was scared, so Stuffy held one of his fins. Lambie held the other. Doc pasted in the tooth. “Tt looks good!” said Mr Chomp. “And it feels good, too!” That night, Mr Chomp snuggled in Doc’s bed with the other toys. They weren’t afraid of his chomping — and his snoring didn’t bother them that much, either!
I, was a beautiful day. Millie and Melody hiked through the park past trees and wildflowers. Their aunt Minnie was right behind them. Daisy and Cuckoo-Loca were there, too. They had decided to spend the night camping — even if it was just across the street from Minnie and Daisy’s block of flats. “Tonight, we'll sleep under the stars,” chirped Cuckoo-Loca. When they came to a clearing, Daisy opened her rucksack and said, “All right, Junior Mousers. This is the perfect place to set up camp.” Then she tossed a bundle of poles and canvas onto the ground. As the campers began to set up the tent, a gopher came out of his burrow to see what was going on. Daisy accidentally stuck the main tent pole right into his gopher hole. The finished tent sagged and leaned to one side. “It may look funny,” Daisy admitted, “but it’s sturdy.” Just then, the gopher knocked the pole down and the tent collapsed! After the tent was fixed, it was time for a campfire. Everyone sang camp songs and roasted hot dogs. But when Cuckoo-Loca asked for seconds, Minnie discovered the pack of hot dogs was gone. The gopher had them! “Give those back, gopher!” yelled Daisy, chasing after the animal. But the gopher scampered away, hot dogs and all. Later everyone settled into the tent for a good night’s sleep. Suddenly, Daisy screamed. The gopher was in her sleeping bag! “This tent is a no-gopher zone,” shouted Daisy. The furry little fellow ran around inside the tent. His claws accidentally popped Daisy’s air mattress, and it flew up into the sky — taking the tent with it! Daisy tried to be cheery. “Well, at least the weather’s nice,” she said. But then the park sprinklers came on and soaked everyone! “Our camping trip is ruined,” cried Millie. “Now, girls,” said Minnie. “What do the Junior Mousers say?” “Never give up!” answered Melody. Soon the campers had a new campsite and a tent made of blankets — right on Minnie and Daisy’s balcony. It was the perfect no-gopher zone! The twins cheered. “This is the best camping trip ever!” Ss 190 St sl ls ne ee els co _
66 Sven lively, ye simpering swabs,” Captain Hook bellowed to his crew. They were out hunting for treasure. “Aiyeee!” Hook fell down a steep slope and landed in a bush. But this was no ordinary bush. It was full of Forget-Me Flowers. Anyone who took one whiff of the flower would start to forget things. “Are you okay, Cap’n?” asked Mr Smee. “Captain who?” asked Captain Hook. Oh, no! Hook had forgotten who he was. Mr Smee asked Jake and his crew for help. Jake thought that if they showed Captain Hook things he loved, it would help him remember. They brought the captain to his ship, the Jolly Roget. “What a fine ship,” said Hook. “Her captain must be proud.” He didn’t remember a thing. They gave him his favourite food, codfish casserole, but he still didn’t remember. They even took the captain on a treasure hunt, which was his very favourite thing in the world, but he still didn’t remember that he was Captain Hook. Just as everything seemed hopeless, Jake had an idea. “I remembered someone that Captain Hook could never forget,” he said. Jake brought Hook to a ridge overlooking Crocodile Creek. “Surely the captain will remember his old enemy the Tick Tock Croc,” said Jake. When Hook leaned over to take a closer look, he fell off the ridge and right onto the Tick Tock Croc! Hook could hear the clock inside the beast’s tummy going TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK. All of a sudden, the captain remembered. “Why, you’re the Tick Tock Croc,” said Hook. “And that means I’m Captain Hook!” Snap! The Croc chased Hook back up to the ridge. Soon the Croc had all the pirates trapped against a tall rock wall. “Izzy, this is an emergency,” said Jake. “Pixie Dust, away!” cried Izzy, and she sprinkled the pirates with Pixie Dust just as the Croc nipped at their heels. “To the Jolly Roger,” Hook commanded his crew. “And when we get there, I want codfish casserole, and you swabs swab the deck.” “Aye, aye, Cap’n,” said Captain Hook’s crew, happy that their captain was back to his old rotten self. 191 eee eee - a a CC
—_— la July MICKEY MOUS CLUBHOUSE 9 Plutos Puppy-Sitting Adventure 66 M ecce mooska, Mickey Mouse!” shouted Mickey. Up popped the Clubhouse! Clarabelle and Bella, her puppy, were waiting for Mickey inside. “T have to go away for the day,” explained Clarabelle. “Would you mind puppy-sitting while I’m gone?” Mickey and Pluto were happy to take care of Bella. Clarabelle thanked them and headed off. Bella was very playful. She wanted to play catch, but Mickey couldn’t find a ball. “Oh, Toodles,” he called. Toodles came in a jiffy. He had just what they needed — a super bouncy ball! Mickey, Pluto and Bella played in the garden. But Mickey threw the ball too hard! It bounced over Bella and rolled into the Flower Garden. Bella ran to find it. When Mickey and Pluto finally got Bella out of the garden, she was all dirty. “We have to give Bella a bath,” said Mickey. Minnie and Daisy offered to help, but Mickey didn’t have any soap. Luckily, Toodles did! Bella climbed into the bath and was soon scrubbed clean. But as Minnie was drying her off, Pluto jumped in. SPLASH! Everyone got soaked and off went Bella! The friends playfully chased the puppy around the garden. Finally, Daisy got hold of her. “Hey,” she said. “Bella’s stomach is rumbling.” It was time for lunch! Pluto wanted to share his dog bones with Bella, but they were buried under the dirt. “Oh, Toodles!” Mickey shouted. There were two Mouseketools left — a spade and a glue stick. Mickey used the spade to dig up a bone. It was just the right size for little Bella. Then it was time for a nap. Mickey tried to play a lullaby on the piano, but several keys were loose. He used Toodles’s glue stick to fix them. The sweet lullaby put Bella right to sleep. After her nap, Bella and Pluto went back outside to play. But somehow, Bella got stuck in the tree! Pluto rescued her by stretching himself up high so the little puppy could safely walk down his back. Bella was grateful and licked Pluto’s face. Just then, Clarabelle returned. “That is some. great dog you have there,” she said. Everyone agreed that Pluto was a terrific puppy-sitter. “Hooray for Pluto!” they shouted. Woot, woot! 192 a
D. McStuffins grabbed books and clothes for her rucksack. She was going to her very first sleepover at Emmie and Alma’s house. Doc’s toys all started packing their stuff up, too, but Doc could take only two of them along. “How will you decide who to take?” Chilly wondered. Doc thought ‘eenie, meenie, miney, mo’ was the fairest way to choose. Lambie and Stuffy were the lucky toys. Chilly was sad. He was really going to miss Doc! To cheer him up, Doc gave him a picture of the day they went sledging together. He could look at it and remember that she was always near. Then she hugged Chilly and Hallie and headed next door. ‘Doc! I thought you’d never get here!” Emmie gushed. After Emmie and Doc played flying princesses, it was time to brush their teeth and roll out their sleeping bags. Alma left her bunny, Pickles, behind in case Doc needed a snuggle. When Emmie and Alma left the room, Doc brought the toys to life. “Doc, are you okay?” Lambie asked. “Thanks, Lambie. I’m having a great time, but I guess I feel a little ... sad,” Doc said. Stuffy and Lambie could see that Doc needed a check-up. Stuffy got Doc’s stethoscope and checked her heartbeat. “Having a check-up reminds me of my clinic —and home,” Doc sighed. Doc was ready to diagnose herself. She had Homesick-tosis. She missed her family and toy friends. “Pye never seen Doc look sad before,” Pickles whispered to Stuffy and Lambie. “When Chilly said he was going to miss Doc, she gave him a picture,” Lambie said. “We need to give Doc a picture of her mum and dad and all her friends!” Later that night, after Alma had fallen asleep, Pickles got paper and crayons. The toys worked together to draw a picture for Doc. “Seeing them all makes me feel so much better,” Doc said. The picture helped Doc remember that her family and friends were right next door. She was finally able to sleep soundly. The next morning, Mum, Dad, Donny and Doc’s other toys were at Emmie’s door bright and early. They had missed Doc, too!
ile royal family was on holiday! They sailed to Merroway Cove on a boat that was so large it was like a floating palace. On the way, Sofia read all about mermaids. She hoped to see one, even though King Roland said mermaids weren’t real. When they reached the cove, Sofia went out on the deck — and saw a real, live mermaid trapped in a net! “Let me help you,” Sofia said. She pulled the mermaid onto the boat and untangled her. The mermaid’s name was Oona. “We're not supposed to spend too much time at the surface,” Oona explained shyly. Sofia was sad to see her go. But Oona didn’t get far. Her fin was injured, and she couldn’t swim on her own. As Sofia slid into the water to help, her amulet glowed brighter — and she turned into a mermaid! “How did you do that?” Oona exclaimed. Sofia explained about the amulet’s powers. Then she offered to help Oona get home. The two mermaids swam through a kelp forest, then dived into a gully to see a sunken galleon. “This is my hideaway,” Oona said. Suddenly, a tiny seahorse popped into view. His name was Sven. He was Oona’s friend. Oona’s sister Cora was there, too. They found some kelp that healed Oona’s fin. When Oona was better, she, Cora and Sven gave Sofia a tour of Merroway Cove. It was great! The tour ended at the coral castle, where Oona lived. Sofia met the mermaids’ mother, Queen Emmaline. The queen was worried because she’d spotted the floating palace. She was convinced that humans were dangerous — so dangerous that she was ready to use her trident to create a terrible storm. The storm would blow the human ship out of the cove — or possibly even make it sink. “No!” Sofia blurted out. “I can get the humans to move the ship on their own.” That was when she confessed that she was a human, not a real mermaid. The queen agreed to Sofia’s plan — but only if she promised never _ to come back. Sofia sadly agreed. She knew she had to save her family. But she would miss her new friend Oona. 194 —— ee ee
‘Ok day, Bones was reading his favourite book about bugs. “T thought I ordered you to swab the deck,” bellowed Captain Hook. The captain looked at the book and saw a picture of a giant golden caterpillar. The Golden Caterpillar lived in Big Bug Valley, and according to legend, if you followed it, it would lead to treasure. “Set sail for Big Bug Valley at once,” called Hook. On their way to the valley, Hook ran into Jake and his crew. When Bones told them they were going to find the Golden Caterpillar, Jake asked if they could come along. “The sea pups are clever,” Smee whispered to Hook. “They could help us find the caterpillar.” “Fine. Come along, puny pirates,” said Hook unhappily. As they entered the valley, a giant ladybird swooped down, flapping its enormous wings. Cubby had trouble holding on to his map. Woosh! The map blew away. Cubby ran off and found his map and the Golden Caterpillar! The caterpillar liked Cubby right away and gave him a ride back to his friends. “Now we follow the golden beast to the treasure,” said Hook. They followed the caterpillar into the Stick Woods, but instead of leading them to treasure, the caterpillar crawled up a tree. “He’s making a chrysalis,” said Bones. “When a caterpillar is fully grown, it makes a bunch of silk that it uses to attach itself to a leaf or twig.” Hook yanked the chrysalis down from the tree. “Come out of there at once. You're supposed to lead me to treasure.” But the chrysalis was too big for Hook to hold. He was about to drop it. “This is an emergency,” cried Jake. “Then it’s Pixie Dust, away,” said Izzy, sprinkling the cocoon with Pixie Dust and making it float into the air out of Hook’s reach. The chrysalis burst open and out came a beautiful golden butterfly. “Gallopin’ galleons!” said Bones. “Turning into a butterfly is the treasure of the caterpillar.” The giant butterfly flew Jake, Izzy and Cubby all the way back to Pirate Island, while that sneaky snook Captain Hook had to walk back to his ship, without any treasure.
GO Se 3eetes fae Ray was always ready to save the day. So when he saw Stuffy and Lambie about to be attacked by a deadly sea monster, Ray waded into the water table to grab it. “Sea monster?” Doc said, confused. “That’s Squeakers!” “Chill out, robot-guy,” Stuffy called. “We don’t need to be saved!” Robot Ray was unstoppable. He waded deeper into the water until he could put his robot arms round Squeakers. Just then, Ray began to power down. “I... will ... save ... youuu,” he droned. “Wow, Ray really chilled out!” Stuffy said. “He’s more than chilled out,” Lambie noted. “He’s not moving. Doc, what happened to Ray?” Doc didn’t know the answer, but she did know that Robot Ray needed a check-up — stat! She raced to the clinic and placed Ray on the exam table. Doc turned Ray over and opened his back panel, and water gushed out. The robot’s lights flashed back on. “What am I doing here?” Ray asked. “You went into the water, then all your lights and sounds went out,” Doc explained. “Now we just need to do a full check-up.” Doc checked his heartbeat and his reflexes. She was ready to give Ray her diagnosis. “You have Wet-mosis,” Doc said. “When you got wet, it caused your whole system to shut down. Now that you're dry, the Wet-mosis is gone. Just don’t go in the water again.” “No water?” Ray asked. “Why?” “You're a toy that can’t go in the water,” Doc explained. Suddenly, Doc heard Lambie calling from the back garden. The Wicked King had lambnapped her! “ll save you!” Ray called. But the robot forgot about Doc’s warning. He walked through the sprinkler and powered down again. Back in the clinic, Doc cleared all the water out of Ray’s control panel. “Do you remember what Doe told you?” Hallie asked. “Understand,” Ray said. “Always follow doctor’s orders. Will do.” The next time the toys were playing in the back garden, Robot Ray was again tempted to wade into the pool to save Lambie and Stuffy. Instead, he grabbed a boat and stayed dry — just like the doctor ordered! 196 aiiae—1,,