This book is largely a tongue-in-cheek rendition of real life stories, often told from an animal's perspective.

Ratrigues is a clever, cranky rodent who just happens to find his way to an "on-board" party on a ship in Amsterdam. The party is a little much for Ratrigues, and soon, he ends up drunk and passed out. When he awakens, the ship is no longer in Amsterdam. In fact, it's halfway around the bulge of Africa, set for Cape Town Once in Cape Town, Ratrigues-thirsty for a quick hangover fix-discovers a local bar, the Rat & Roach. Here, he meets a sociable clan of rats and roaches who tell him about the unfortunate events in South Africa's District Six. District Six is set for redevelopment; many...

Ratrigues is a clever, cranky rodent who just happens to find his way to an "on-board" party on a ship in Amsterdam. The party is a little much for Ratrigues, and soon, he ends up drunk and passed out. When he awakens, the ship is no longer in Amsterdam. In fact, it's halfway around the bulge of Africa, set for Cape Town Once in Cape Town, Ratrigues-thirsty for a quick hangover fix-discovers a local bar, the Rat & Roach. Here, he meets a sociable clan of rats and roaches who tell him about the unfortunate events in South Africa's District Six. District Six is set for redevelopment; many...

Two young children who live in a small town called Stattfield (fictitious), have befriended two strange creatures that live in the large, deep pond at the bottom of their garden. Their neighbour is a young child and friend of about the same age who shares this relationship with the 'pond people'. One evening, just before suppertime, a most unusual event occurs which changes the lives of the children and their immediate families literally overnight. They become heavily involved in a race against time to protect and rescue a group of extraterrestrials from an ignorant public. The children come...

Two young children who live in a small town called Stattfield (fictitious), have befriended two strange creatures that live in the large, deep pond at the bottom of their garden. Their neighbour is a young child and friend of about the same age who shares this relationship with the 'pond people'. One evening, just before suppertime, a most unusual event occurs which changes the lives of the children and their immediate families literally overnight. They become heavily involved in a race against time to protect and rescue a group of extraterrestrials from an ignorant public. The children come...