Stories with settings as diverse as a rabbit warren to a mythical village in China to the island of Newfoundland. What happens when the inhabitants of a rabbit town decide to adopt the ways of their intellectual superiors? Why does a beautiful Chinese village nearly come to complete ruin because of a minor accident? Why does a fisherman's simple wish stir up the bowels of Hades? How does a small fishing community survive in a very hostile environment and without aid from its own government? Some of the trials and tribulations of getting old are examined in a humorous manner. And finally, how life for one man, returning with his family in tow to his Newfoundland roots, changes his outlook towards family and friends. The stories, often humorous in nature, offer messages that are relevant to the everyday life of the reader.