Friday Mythical Creature of the Day - Tsurube-otoshi

Even Masaru got into the holiday spirit, taking off the entire month of December from his usual practice of scooping men and beasts up into the trees to devour them. The winter was always a time for tofu experimentation.

Animal of the Day - Tiger Quoll

Mr. Rotobunn was facing an unusual level of stress in deciding the theme for this year's Animalia Holiday Spectacular. He had hoped to revisit the traditional, non-denominational "Chordata Day Feast", wherein all of the animals with spines would gather for food and dancing.

This year, however, the damned Flappers were making a row about things. They wanted their Flappus god to have his representation ina very long, very boring service about the weightyness of life and the importance of being feathered. It was causing undue tension.

Oh, how he often wished he could devour all of their faces with warm milk and fall into a delightful sleep. But that would defeat the "Chordata Day" spirit.

Animal of the Day - Death's Head Moth

Things had settled down in the weeks after the election, but would not remain calm for long. It was time for Milgrim and his crew to start cleaning up the city's auditorium in preparation for the Animalia Holiday Spectacular.

Mr. Rotobunn would soon announce the theme, and then the chaos would begin.

Animal of the Day - Zebra Longwing

It was the responsibility of Guidance Councilor Hernandez to announce the final results of the election. Clearing his throat and whispering into school intercom, he stated that- to no one's surprise- Splendiferous the Unicorn had secured victory. Long may she reign!

Overnose and Middlenose sat with Manfred on the far side of the school. The Buffalo was distraught, but not entirely surprised. This was how life went.

And yet the moles were suspicious of this uni-horn unicorn. Where had she come from? What were her true purpose. They were not true detectives like uncle noseworthy, but they could sniff out the suspicious...

Friday Mythical Creature of the Day - Tengu

With all of the hubbub surrounding the school election, no one noticed the first of the Flappus Priests arriving in town, recently exiled from the Turtle Emperor's kingdom.

Animal of the Day - Yak

Sergei understood Manfred's desire for order and reason, but in his homeland he had seen many quadrapeds slaughtered mericlessly for the sake of deliciousness. Reason would not last while man's insatiable hunger endured! Strength is what mattered! Power!

And in the unicorn he saw this power! That horn! That sheen! When it shook Sergei's hoof it looked him in the eye, he saw a protector! An agent of purity! Never again would he feel threatened. The sad events of Yaklavia would never be repeated. Not with Splendiferous in charge.

Animal of the Day - Oryx

On the day of the election, Maxwell was absolutely terrified of making the wrong decision. He asked around, and was told that anyone who was ANYONE was voting for the unicorn.

Maxwell fell into line, like so many others. Even though he thought that having only one horn was weird.