A mouse or hamster flying a plane

To the tune "I Would Like to Be a Bird," a young mouse fashions wings from a pair of leaves, to the great amusement of his brothers when his attempts to use them fail. When the butterfly he rescues from a spider proves to be a fairy, he wishes for wings. But his bat-like appearance doesn't fit in with either the birds or the other mice, and he finds himself friendless; even the bats make fun of him. Written by Jon Reeves

Animals try to escape from a flood.

Each of us has dreamed of something at one time, and this little mouse is no exception. From early childhood he had only one cherished desire, although he never thought that it could come true. However, after meeting a pig and an ostrich, who were incorrigible dreamers, he began to have hope. After all, his new friends also dreamed of something unattainable, and they made incredible efforts to make these desires come true.

A penguin tries out various methods of flying.

A man and a mouse move to a village by the sea where everyone has a pet. Their first morning in town, the man puts the mouse in his shirt-front pocket and sets out on a walk. People with parrots on their heads or leading a cow, a camel, or a whale all shun him once they see the mouse. So, the man returns home, puts the mouse in a box, closes the lid, and builds himself a new animal companion. He takes it for a walk. Is the mouse forgotten?

The tiny toy helicopter which all the little mice didn't think was worth bother with, comes to the rescue of a mouse that has been trapped by the cat. The helicopter saves the day and becomes a mouse-hero icon.