Claude in the Country — Alex T. Smith

When Claude and Sir Bobblysock go for a walk in the countryside, they find themselves at Woollybottom Farm. There they meet Mrs. Cowpat, the farmer, and offer to help her get ready for the county fair, which will be held in her fields later that day. Claude gathers chickens' eggs, tries his hand at being a sheepdog, and rides a horse like a real cowboy. When Mrs. Cowpat asks Claude to wash her pigs for the Most Beautiful Pigs competition, he not only cleans them but gives them a spa-like experience. Later, the fair begins. Claude enjoys the baking, vegetable, and pig competitions until he hears someone crying for help-- it's one of the judges, and he's being chased by a bull! Claude musters up all of his courage and lassoes the bull, saving the day. Mrs. Cowpat asks Claude to stay and become a farmer, but he decides he'd miss his home too much. So he and Sir Bobblysock go home and take a nap, just in time for Mr. and Mrs. Shinyshoes to come home from work.