Herrmann, Marjorie E

A little mouse, Pe?rez, is very interested in what his lovely wife Martina is cooking for Christmas.

Describes how the owl and the roadrunner obtained their distinctive sounds while looking for the elusive cu bird.

Presents the Argentine folktale of why, due to the behavior of a song-and-dance-loving toad, all toads now have spots.

When the C? bird who has been naked since creation is dressed with one feather from each of the other birds, he decides he's too handsome to remain with the others.

When Toad crashes a party for the birds, he is punished in a way that leaves him spotted and very attractive to the other toads.

A little mouse, P?rez, is very interested in what his lovely wife Martina is cooking for Christmas.

When the Cu bird who has been naked since creation is dressed with one feather from each of the other birds, he decides he's too handsome to remain with the others.