Firkin and the Grey Gangsters is a collection of four tales in which animals are the heroes. Firkin and the Grey Gangsters was in 1936 a metaphor for the fear of takeover by corporate America - Firkin is a young red squirrel who leads his people in a battle against a horde of grey squirrel invaders from America. Firkin speaks in Scots. The Sheep who wasn't a Sheep is about the thoughts going through the head of a sheep, swimming between one Outer Isle and the other. The White Drake is a farmyard drake in Perthshire learning about flying.

A retelling of an old rhyme about meadow animals and their activities.

The Youngest And Smallest Robin Tries To Fly Too Soon, And Simply Falls Out Of The Nest. Menaced By Cat, Rescued By Jenny, Fed By Mother Robin, Growing All The Time, The Robin Is Soon Ready For The Moment Of His First Flight, When He Earns The Name Of The Whirly Bird.