It’s Only Stanley

Mysterious noises keep waking up the Wimbledon family. ＂That’s very odd,＂ says Mr. Wimbledon each time, but when he returns from checking on the sounds, he’s always reassuring: ＂It’s only Stanley; he’s fixing the oil tank.＂ ＂It’s only Stanley; he’s clearing the bathtub drain.＂ But what Stanley the dog is actually doing while his oblivious family goes back to bed is deliciously absurd: he’s preparing for an interplanetary trip! And guess who’s going along for the ride!