In this cumulative rhyming story, a cat runs after a mouse in the middle of the night, giving rise to a more complicated chase....

Jack Rabbit says it's a great day to make tumbleweed stew, but who wants to eat that? With a bit of ingenuity, Jack soon has everyone from Armadillo to Vulture adding something to his delectable stew....

The sun hasn't even risen, yet the mouse is awake, the cat's awake,
the dog's awake, and soon they're joined by a dogcatcher, a bank
robber, a policeman, and a grocer in a wild chase that takes place all in one hour!...