Freddy, the pig, melodious in and mighty in battle, is still our darling, and in this book the darling still of the animals of the Bean farm. The Western period of Freddy's career, fully explained in last year's Fredds the Cowboy had really caught on: even the mica were equipped with little gun belts strapped around their middles. Therefor when the peace of the farm was threatened by the advent of a mean banker, Freddy's friends, Jinx, the cat, Mrs. Wiggins, the cow, the Horrible Ten (a group of Napoleonic rabbits) and other inhabitants win for Bean.