Gallery: Grolier Treasure Chest (2)

Sebastian's feeling particularly perfectionist about an upcoming symphony performance he's conducting, and is adamant that everyone in it be absolutely perfect. His demands make the orchestra impatient, but everyone is willing to give it their all... until the concert arrives and Sebastian's fears play out in a way he didn't expect.

Ursula is jealous that Ariel has good friends, and decides to sabotage that by making some creative additions to Ariel's diary. (This story's interesting in that it might show the role Ursula would've had in the Little Mermaid's Island TV series. She's petty, but not feared, which seems similar to what happened to Captain Hook in the Jake and the Neverland Pirates.)

When Ariel's ring goes missing, Sebastian volunteers as the detective on the case. The only problem is that all the suspects are Ariel's friends, which means there's some pretty offended feelings going around when Sebastian gets down to questioning.

Scales is having a bit of a bad day, thanks to his large and clumsy tail. A few accidents has Scale's self-esteem dropping remarkably, and it's up to his friends to set that to right.

Flounder gets annoyed when Ariel suggests that he's too little to have an adventure on his own. When a human ships passes, he sneakily swims after it by himself, intent on having an adventure as he pleases. As can be expected, the adventure turns out to be a little more than what Flounder bargained for.

While trying to rescue Ariel's compass, Flounder thinks he sees a monster in a cave. Unfortunately, none of his friends believe his story, and Sandy makes fun of her brother for jumping at shadows. Flounder may be a scaredy-fish, but he's not so scared that he doesn't come racing to the rescue when it seems that Sandy has been caught by the monster...

Ariel and gang are practising their volleyball finball for an upcoming match with Ariel's sisters, but have a problem in that Flounder keeps trying to take all the shots himself. A lesson in teamwork comes from a most unlikely place: Ursula, who challenges the gang for a match.

Ariel develops a massive ego when she's cast as the Queen of the Sea in a performance with her sisters. Although it's just a role, Ariel starts acting like an actual queen by bossing her friends around willy-nilly. Sebastian then gets the idea to show Ariel her error by using the old adage "Be careful what you wish for".