Dates
- Cover date
- July-September 1962
- On sale
- April 12, 1962
- Pages
- 36
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- Picaro's Big Day · 16 pages
Lassie and Timmy rescue Mike and his pet raccoon Picaro from a gang of brutal boys. Mike and his parents leave for another state, Timmy becomes Picaro's caretaker. Picaro is unintentionally destructive in the Martin house, and, as a result, is confined to the barn on a long rope. A tramp steals a raspberry pie from the Martin kitchen, consumes it in the barn, and falls asleep in the loft. Picaro wraps his rope around the tramp's feet, and is hailed as a hero. The Martins realize that they cannot adequately provide for Picaro, and find him a home in a children's zoo.
- School of Survival · Blaze · 3.67 pages
Blaze has become a member of a desert-dwelling herd of wild burros led by Old Silversides. She teaches him to eat the most nutritious desert plants and to drink slowly from the small pools of water. When a tornado approaches, Old Silversides leads her band to the shelter of the rocks, but Blaze lingers behind to observe the storm. He is buffeted about by the wind, and seeks Old Silversides for comfort.
- A Dog for Binky · 1 pages
Binky Benson is a crippled boy who wants to keep a stray dog. Binky's father is cautious; the dog is a purebred beagle and almost certainly belongs to someone. The Bensons agree to shelter the dog for a few days. Binky spends every moment with the dog, names him Waggles, and teaches him several tricks. Mr. Benson comes home one day with sad news, however; the dog's owner, Mrs. Gavan of Gavan Kennels, is looking for him. She arrives at the Benson house, and witnesses the love between the boy and the dog. She gives the dog to Binky, knowing the animal will have a wonderful home.
- Antlered Fury · 10.5 pages
Timmy has a new movie camera. In the forest, he films two bucks struggling with locked antlers. One buck is felled by a poacher's bullet. Timmy continues filming, but sends Lassie for help. The surviving buck frees himself, and threatens the poacher. Timmy saves the man's life by diverting the buck's attention, but the boy is threatened by the animal. Lassie returns with Paul and the Game Warden, and the buck flees. The fallen buck was only stunned, and bounds away. The poacher denies any wrong-doing because both deer are alive, but Timmy's film is evidence of his criminal intent.