The story of the historic first hot-air balloon flight in 1783, told from the point of view of the duck, sheep, and rooster who were the first passengers.

Purports to be the journal of a cat recounting all nine of the lives she has lived and her remarkable effect on history, beginning in Mesopotamia in 3000 B.C. and culminating in Wisconsin in 1995. Includes brief historical notes about each period.

Oliver Tolliver, who lives alone in his little house with just one of everything, discovers that it is more fun to have two of everything and share with a friend.