Tip the Mouse

Tip feels very “free” today. After coming home from kindergarten, there’s no way he’s going to pay attention to what his Mom’s says. He decides that rules are boring and useless. You have to obey them at school, and now at home too? The more he thinks about it, the more he gets upset. Tip doesn’t need any rules! In fact, “no rules” is the only rule worth following. “Alright,” says Mom.

Tip is having a picnic by the riverside with his and Billy’s family. He is playing with Billy and his sister Offy, having a great time dumping seaweed on his head and pretending to be a smelly seaweed monster! When he gets back home, he refuses to take a bath, as Tip still wants to play tag with Jody and Betty.

Tip is playing in the playground with Jody and his other friends. Tip climbs up the jungle gym and Betty praises him when he comes down: “You’re so good, how you do that?” Tip has an explanation: he’s so good because. he is a boy. And we all know, boys are better than girls! He goes on, unabashed, naively explaining that boys have done only the best things, and girls can’t do any of them. right?

Jumper, the gym teacher, has organised a run for the kids. Tip and Jody form their own team - and they’re definitely going to win! They’re the smartest and strongest team in kindergarten! So they compete to win, ignoring the rules of sportsmanship and fair play. But obviously they go too far, and soon will be taught a valuable lesson.

Tip seems to have a great imagination today, coming up with all kinds of fibs and exaggerated stories to his family. And he’s not done when he goes on a field trip with kindergarten. But he soon finds out that his tall tales are starting to get him into trouble, because if you tell too many made-up stories, people stop listening to you.

It’s Saturday evening and Tip’s parents are going out for dinner. Tip and Tippy will stay at home with the babysitter. But Tip is not happy, he really doesn’t want a babysitter. No and no! But someone knocks at the door, and Tip is surprised…that’s not what he was expecting! The babysitter looks pretty and is not a wicked witch at all.

Tip is playing hide and seek with his friends next to Jody’s house. He hides right behind a sweater that Marylou has hung out to dry in the garden…and accidentally he frays it. What a mess! Better to run away and hide! What happens if someone discovers him! And why is policeman Albert at the door? Will he bring him to the prison?

Maggie is preparing a very special day at kindergarten. The pups will have the opportunity to experience a real job! The grocer, the doctor, the policeman, the painter, the stylist and the hairdresser…no doubt Tip wants to be a policeman! Unfortunately the drawing lots decide that Tip has to spend the morning being the hairdresser.

It’s an evening summer and Tip doesn’t want to go to sleep. He is afraid of the dark in the bedroom, even if he is staying at his Grandparent’s house and Tippy sleeping next to him. He’s pretty sure that a monster was hiding under his bed an now in the wardrobe… when Grandma turned off the light - he has just seen its frightening paw!

It’s lunchtime, Tip and Tippy are staying at their grandparents place and Tip doesn’t want to eat his vegetable soup, he even refuses to just taste it. No way to persuade Tip: vegetables are absolutely disgusting - so he prefers to take refuge in the garden. But something gains Tip’s attention…what is Grandma doing? So he gets closer to check.

Tip’s mom is visiting her friend Lily, taking Tippy to play with Gugu. Tip insists that he prefers staying at home with Dad. And he promises not to disturb Dad, but just watch him working in his crib. Dad is working on a very important project and it’s going to be really awesome! But soon Tip gets bored and starts complaining: Daddy is too focused on his work to let Tip have his way.

Tip has a cold so Mom decides to take him to Dr. Bigtail. But Tip doesn’t want to go to the Doctor… even if he knows Dr. Bigtail. Tip has the jitters… For sure he will make him drink some awful medicine and pinch his nose. Tip tries any way to escape but his attempts fail and Mom manages in taking him to Doctor Bigtail.