Fred the orbiting Russian monkey had tricked Worm into believing the Moon is made of chocolate. When Worm travels to the Moon and finds out it is made of dirt, he vows vengeance on Fred and zooms back to Earth to find him. But Fred has an even-bigger lie to tell Worm.
Squeezils are woodland creatures that are part flying squirrel and part weasel. In the peaceful valley in which they live, they eat nuts and regurgitate golden nuggets. When the Great Shuddering Nut appeared many years ago, it told the Squeezils to collect as many of the golden rocks as they could in preparation for the Nut's return, and they would be rewarded with amazing treasures. When the Nut returned at last, Fred the pilot finds that one Squeezil has even more valuable items to offer.
