A family of starving mice try to come up with an idea to get past the cat guarding the food. After the youngest mouse trips over a bell, they come up with a plan to tie the bell to the cat's tail so they can hear when it's coming. The youngest mouse is elected to the dangerous task. After numerous attempts, the mouse finds himself running for his life. When the cat catches up, he accidentally swallows the bell, to the delight of the mice!
In an effort to impress Darla, Alfalfa tells her that he's a famous bear trainer. Little does he know that Darla's father owns a circus - and a bear costume.
In the village of Sableuse, the local manor has been bought out by a nouveau riche, Emile Cousinet. When his wife Lisette, a former music hall actress, flees to Paris with young Pierre de Sableuse, Cousinet asks Father Pellegrin, the village vicar, to bring the lost sheep back home.
Pre-war intelligence man Tommy Blythe interrupts his honeymoon to investigate the discovery of vital Air Ministry blueprints on a woman killed in a London road accident.