They don't need a pail, either, because they have a pelican with a bucket-sized beak. But the other animals have had enough of his cunning tricks, so they scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all! THE GIRAFFE AND THE PELLY AND ME Who needs a ladder when you've got a giraffe with an extended neck? The Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company certainly doesn't. THE ENORMOUS CROCODILE The Enormous Crocodile is a horrid greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little boys and girls. After all, everyone knows the way to a woman's heart is through her tortoise. Silver will certainly fall in love with him. Hoppy comes up with a brilliant idea to get Mrs. With all her attention focused on Alfie, Mrs. Silver but she is in love with someone else-Alfie, her pet tortoise. ESIO TROT An ancient spell, 140 tortoises, and a little bit of magic. Only the most fantastic plan can save him now. What they don't know is that they're not dealing with just any fox-Mr. Fox! Working alone they could never catch him but now fat Boggis, squat Bunce, and skinny Bean have joined forces, and they have Mr. Fox! Someone's been stealing from the three meanest farmers around, and they know the identity of the thief-it's Fantastic Mr. stories work better in audio than in print." - The New York Times FANTASTIC MR. "Roald Dahl sometimes shared a tonal kinship with Ogden Nash, and he could demonstrate a verbal inventiveness nearly Seussian.
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