A.) Aunt Nanner sends PB&J a gigantic package, but they have to wait until she gets there to open it. Ultimately, though, the kids' curiousity gets the better of them, and they realize that it would've been a lot less trouble just to wait. B.) A hot-air balloon, piloted by expert navigator Merriwether von Weasel, accidentally manages to get stuck in a tree near Lake Hoohaw. Unaware that it's just a balloon, the kids begin to think that it's actually some kind of...flying elephant?
A.) Munchy turns 8 years old, and is given an intimidating new set of responsibilities - helping his mother at work, as she does repairs for the local dam. B.) While fishing one day, Mayor Jeff spots something very unusual: a huge, serpent-like creature swimming around in Lake Hoohaw! Could it be a monster? When Jeff tells the neighborhood kids about his sighting, they try to imagine what their favorite superheroes would do to battle the insidious creature.