Crow, sitting on his telephone wire, repeatedly turns down various animals who approach him wanting to play with a loud “KAW!” Having successfully chased off Squirrel, Hummingbird, Rat, Bat, and even Cat, Crow hears a “RING-RING RING-RING” behind him. Answering the phone attached to the telephone pole, he assures whoever’s on the other end that he has “cleared the area.” “Good,” the voice replies. “It’s time. And we don’t have a moment to spare!” Crow leaps into action, getting on an elevator concealed within the pole and descending to a small complex of rooms. He dons a spacesuit and fires up a rocket that bursts out of the top of the pole and into space, where a giant asteroid is hurtling toward Earth. Crow employs missiles and lasers, blasting the asteroid into tiny bits, before returning home. Soon, the same animals again approach, this time with invitations from Crow. They line up together and wait. It’s getting dark. Then—“Wow!” “Shooting stars!” “Purrfect.” “And Crow? Crow says nothing. But what’s that? Is Crow smiling? Nah, it couldn’t be.” Crow’s heroic mission comes as a delightful plot twist at a point when his story appears headed towards a didactic message about manners. A comic style and page layout culminate in a cinematic close-up of Crow as he breaks the fourth wall with a cheeky wink at the reader.