“Shoo! Scat!”

An Einsteinian-looking professor matches his dim wit with a squirrel with a goofy grin. Proud of the bird feeder that he has designed and built, the man is upset when his furry adversary consumes all of the seeds and then holds up a sign making a request for breakfast the following day. The frustrated professor tries various methods to keep the persistent creature away from the bird feeder: a bazookalike water gun, a gator in a moat, and a difficult-to-climb pole. However, the animal responds by donning a raincoat, feeding the predator, and flying over to the feeder in a hot-air balloon, each time thwarting the professor’s escalating aggression. The two finally find peace when the man serves the squirrel breakfast in his kitchen. Done in gouache, the colorful paintings have a folk-art quality.