A unicorn struggles to find a way of joining the "real world", but does not find success until he becomes a fashion model.

When Jock first transforms from an Indian rhinoceros to a unicorn in order to help people better, he thinks he can save the world. He goes off on his adventure, at first being welcomed by the people he meets, but soon runs afoul of medieval politics and must keep a low profile. He, and his cousin Sheila who joins him along the way, drift through the Middle East and Europe before crossing to North America and hiding out on what becomes the Mackenzie King estate north of Ottawa. There, Jock wonders if they will ever make an impact. Things turn around for the unicorns when they meet Lucy, a young painter/fashion design student who also struggles with her path in life. Together, Jock, Sheila and Lucy discover the path to success as Jock and Sheila become fashion models, with Lucy as their manager. Celebrity status finally gives Jock the platform he needs, and they forge ahead until their lack of legal status finally catches up with them.

A girl sasquatch gets involved in search and rescue while her mother recovers from injuries under the protection of a group of humans who try to hide her from sasquatch hunters, hikers, and environmentalists.

A sasquatch family - father Grendel, mother Amy, and daughter Skippy - successfully forage for food on Burke Mountain, unknown to the hikers and mountain bikers who use the trails. One day, Amy is seriously injured. A hiker, Jenny, comes across the sasquatches and tries to help. She recruits some mountain bikers, who phone a vet and call in search and rescue. They help to carry Amy to the vet's vehicle, all the while trying to hide her from the hikers, reporters, and environmental protesters in the park that day. When Amy's injuries are stabilized, they install her in a derelict cabin on the mountain, where she reunites with her family. While Amy recovers, the humans bring her food and try to keep her hidden for her own safety. Since the only way to prove sasquatches really exist is to produce a dead one, Amy is in extreme peril as long as she remains injured and immobilized, particularly now that a sasquatch hunter is on her trail. While Amy recovers, Jenny, a teacher familiar with developmental research, tries to befriend Skippy so she can test her intelligence. Skippy shows an aptitude for this, but carries it further by trying to do first aid, and by blowing a stolen whistle whenever search and rescue is needed. Amy recovers and the sasquatches leave, but when they come across a hiker with life-threatening injuries, they stay to help, even though it means exposure to the general public.

In the early days of the Industrial Revolution, a pioneering geologist is plagiarized and blacklisted by the scientific establishment because of his low social class, and the next generation of geologists must set things right.

William Smith (1769-1839), an Englishman in the early days of the Industrial Revolution, created the first national geological map. He is known as the father of English geology, and is one of the key scientists in the early history of this science. He came from humble origins, trained as a surveyor, and got his first solo experience mapping the layers of coal in Somerset coal mines. He was then hired to survey a canal route, and noticed that the layers of rock above the coal beds also formed a predictable sequence. Over the next few years he was able to assemble a rough geological map of England through his travels, and he continued to refine it while he tried to find a publisher and struggled with finding work and money. Individual people tried to help him, and he eventually got his map published, but the Geological Society of London snubbed him and plagiarized his work. He gave up on London for the north of England for over a decade while a new generation of geologists used his maps as a base for their own work. When they finally had enough power in the Society, they were able to give him the recognition he deserved.