contentment

Type: 
Topical Term
Subfield: 
a
Alias: 
contentment

The happy hedgehog

2003
Mikko the hedgehog is perfectly content living in his garden until Grandfather Tarek suggests that he should accomplish something important in order to be happy like the other animals.

Pig tale

2005
When they find a treasure chest in the orchard, two discontented pigs abandon their rural paradise for what they think will be the pleasures of a more luxurious life.

Dog's new coat

2011
When Dog gets a new spotted coat he quickly decides he does not like it, but every time he tries to get rid of the coat it comes back to him.

A happy hat

2014
A hat recalls how it was first worn by a happy groom at his wedding, then passed through many hands over the years, wondering what each change would bring but finding pleasure in all.

Just enough and not too much

2003
Simon the fiddler has always had just enough of everything he needs, but when he discovers the lure and danger of more, he learns that there is such a thing as too much.

Was it a good trade?

2002
Never satisfied with what he has, a man trades away a knife, a shoe, and even his wife, all the while wondering if he has made a good trade.

Mouse island

2008
Mouse enjoys living on his island but feels that something is missing from his life until the day he performs a daring rescue and acquires an unlikely friend.

Starlight goes to town

2008
Starlight LaPoule, better known as Ethel-Fae Klucksworth, is very unhappy living on a poultry farm in Tennessee, but when her fairy godmother gives her the ability to make her wishes come true, the results are unexpected.

The night Iguana left home

1999
Although her friend Alison Frogley treats her very well, Iguana feels that something is missing in her life.

The tale of Johnny Town-Mouse

2002
After visiting each other's homes, Johnny Town-Mouse and Timmy Willy who lives in the country, decide that they prefer their own place.

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