Paddles! The Huggable Polar Bear

PADDLES and BRACKEN investigate mysterious activity at the village school which the OLD MOORHEN tells them is the work of the ‘little people’ who’re annoyed that the school has been built over their very own ‘fairy-road.’

It's a day of sunshine and showers, but the rainbow over Drumsnella brings a smile in more ways than one (eventually....) The piglet twins, Fergal and Fergus, have got packets of sweets from the shop as payment for helping Mrs Twigg out. This gives Fagan an idea for yet another get rich quick plan, and he offers his services as an odd job man around the village. But nothing he does is a 'help' and he just ends up getting in to trouble and making the day go from bad to worse. The rainbow gives him a better idea - why not dig for a pot of gold instead, and instant wealth! Fagan enlists Paddles' help and they zoom off after the rainbow. But they can never reach the end of the rainbow and there's no pot of gold to be found. Could the day get any worse? The old Moor Hen reminds them that rainbows always bring a smile, and that's the best reward of all. This gives Paddles an idea to cheer everyone up after Fagan's disastrous efforts around the village.

"The Harvest festival is on and Paddles, Bracken and Bridie help Mr and Mrs Wolfie in the vegetable garden. Once the vegetables are collected Mrs Wolfie sends Paddles, Bracken and Bridie off to pick “wild blackberries” so that she can make her famous Blackberry Pie. Fagan plots to steal the blackberries that the intrepid friends pick. Fagan picks 3 blackberry bushes and then hides himself in the best fitting one, so that he becomes a mobile blackberry bush. Fagan using his disguise follows the three friends as they pick blackberries and Fagan eats as they pick, unbeknownst to the friends. Paddles meanwhile is enjoying his blackberries so much that he fantasises about swimming and diving in blackberries - this enables Fagan to steal more. Paddles eats so many blackberries that he keels over with Blackberry Stomach. Fagan falls into a Bunch of nettles and is uncovered when he squeals with pain. The friends come to his rescue and find a soothing dockleaf.