At an estate sale at the mysterious house at the end of their street, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo discover a fascinating antique clock. When they accidentally wind the clock backwards, something incredible happens—they travel back in time!

Suddenly, they find themselves in Promontory, Utah, on May 10, 1869, just in time to witness the historic Golden Spike celebration—the moment the transcontinental railroad is finally completed.

Old Mrs. Moody even becomes part of the story when she volunteers to send a Morse code message over the telegraph, announcing to the entire country that the final rail has been laid.

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When Harry is in a very bad mood, his mother sends him outside to play in the fresh air.

And his mother is right. When he feels the warm sunshine on his face, Harry's tail begins to wag—just a little.

The day feels so good that Harry decides to walk to the park. There, he meets a squirrel trying to bury acorns, a little boy whose boat has drifted to the middle of the pond, and a duck with both feet stuck fast in the mud.

In each situation, Harry seems to know just what to do to help. And each time he does, his tail wags a little more.

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While Christmas shopping at a new bookstore in town, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo find a Christmas book filled with pictures of Santa's workshop so inviting that they decide to jump right into its pages.

At the count of three, they close their eyes and jump—and in the blink of an eye, they are at the North Pole.

When Old Mrs. Moody accidentally starts a snowball fight with the elves, they don't mind at all. Instead, they invite their new friends inside the workshop to warm up.

Inside, the elves hurry about making toys, and in the kitchen, Santa and Mrs. Claus make candy while singing "Jingle Bells."

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High in a cecropia tree in the Brazilian rainforest, Slothy the sloth spends his days hanging upside down and moving very slowly. Everything he needs is right there in his tree.

When his friends gather to play in a pool of water below, Slothy would like to join them—but getting down takes time. By the time he reaches the ground, his friends have gone.

Then one day, Slothy is offered a different way to join in. With encouragement from his friends, he tries something new, and his slow and steady world changes in an unexpected way.

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Mermaids are real! Just ask Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo. They'll tell you about the day they rescued a baby mermaid from the crab tank at the supermarket.

While babysitting their friend Lizbeth's baby, Mable, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo realize they don't have anything planned for her lunch. Off they go to the market to find her something to eat.

But when they pass the lobster and crab tanks in the fish department, Mable spots something incredible—a tiny mermaid swimming among the crabs!

Knowing she doesn't belong there, Old Mrs. Moody and Catbaloo work together to rescue the baby mermaid and return her safely to the sea.

The story ends quietly, with a gentle mermaid lullaby sung by Old Mrs. Moody as baby Mable drifts off to sleep.

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Catbaloo shares a story from Old Mrs. Moody's life before they became neighbors.

When walnut season arrives and ten tall trees begin dropping their nuts, Old Mrs. Moody calls her chickens to gather them. The hens are delighted and immediately begin imagining all the walnut treats they might make.

But the walnuts are needed elsewhere, too. The squirrels who live nearby are busy gathering food for the winter, and before long, a noisy and comical battle over the walnuts begins.

With Old Mrs. Moody stepping in, the chaos settles, and there turn out to be walnuts enough for everyone.

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Old Mrs. Moody has a terrible cold, and while she waits to see the doctor, Catbaloo tells her the story of a little girl and her goat cart.

Anderson Kate lives high on a mountaintop. One day, she and her mother bake a chocolate cake for Grandmother's birthday. Anderson places the cake in her cart and sets off down the mountain to her grandmother's house in the valley below.

Along the way, Anderson stops to listen to her neighbors' troubles and offers them a piece of the chocolate cake. By the time she reaches her grandmother's house, the cake is gone.

But wonderful things happen on her walk back up the mountain. At each stop, Anderson discovers that one neighbor has exactly what another neighbor needs.

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Something is amiss at Uncle Henry's farm. The chickens have stopped laying eggs, the cows aren't giving milk, and none of the animals will eat their dinner. Even worse, they're all in foul moods.

When Uncle Henry calls Catbaloo for help, she picks up Old Mrs. Moody and the two set off to investigate. But their trip is delayed when the car won't start, sending them on a short detour to Haney's Service Station.

As they look for answers—on the farm and under the hood—they begin to see that animals, cars, and people all need the right kind of fuel to keep going.

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