When Bendemolena wears a tin pot on her head what she hears gets so mixed up that she and her brothers and sisters iron the meat, nail the chairs to the wall, and invite in a bear and a horse.
Lester, the little merboy, longed to join the mermaids and mermen in their warning song that guided ships safely through the dangerous hidden rocks in the sea.
The Hungry Thing comes to town and asks for tickles and feetloaf and other interesting things to eat while the townspeople try to figure out what he means.
