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When a mysterious box drops out of the sky bringing big changes to a town cut off from the rest of the world, a clever child realizes that something must be done about it.

In this modern version of the French folktale "Stone Soup, " Rag-Tag Meg shows the neighborhood how to make a delicious pot of soup starting with only water and an old wooden button.

Just when Lulu the dog is needed to help play catch with the new ball from Dad, she cannot be found.

A puppy is adopted by a little girl who is not experienced with pets, so the dog must teach her everything she needs to know to take care of him properly.

As Hedgehog starts to make a cake, his friends stop by, one by one, and each has advice for the project.

One by one the animals awake and, missing the moon, try to shout it out into the nighttime sky.

Allie finds a frog for show-and-tell, but he disappears before she can take him to school.

Retells the traditional Italian tale of the poor peasant woman who, long ago, set out to find the Christ Child and wanders to this day, carrying a sack of gifts to give to good children at Christmas.

Having missed her chance to see him on the first Christmas, old Befana travels around Italy each year searching for the Christ Child and leaving cookies and Christmas presents for the sleeping children.

Pete's mother tells him three bedtime stories in which he is the hero.