The narrator tells about a village called Acme Falls in Warnerstock and about how it was ruled by King William the Good. Then William died, and it was taken over by a place called Ticktockia and the new king, King Salazar the Pushy, replaced William. Salazar's treasury ran low and he began taxing Acme Falls, which soon became a poor town. The townspeople sing of their poverty, while young Wakko Warner, an orphan in the town, tries to cheer everyone up.
After hoping for a whole year that things would get better, Wakko decides to leave Acme Falls to seek his fortune. His older brother, Yakko,...
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