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This is a serialized version of the first episode of Ducktales when the boys come to stay with Scrooge. We are introduced to the cast, and little Webby takes on the Beagle Boys and saves the day. I love this show, but the translation to story was not well done. ( )

This story rewrites episode 3 of the original televised series of Ducktales "Three Ducks of the Condor" by introducing the characters Mrs. Beakly and her young niece Webby.

Duckworth is unable to cope with Scrooge McDuck's young nephews who are staying with him and hires a baby-sitter to help.
Meanwhile in a run down apartment room in the middle of town, the Beagle Boys have run out of money and hit on a plan to rob the mansion of Scrooge McDuck. The crooks wait for him and his butler to leave, but don't know about the children staying at the house.
When Webby discovers the house is being broken into, she tries to get the boys to help, but they ignore her, so she sets out to capture the thieves herself.
Scrooge returns home to the house in a mess and is about to blame the three boys, when he discovers Webby has saved his fortune single handed.
Huey, Dewey and Louie decide that Webby is "Not so bad" and decide to be friends with her from now on.

Even though it deviates from the original story; it is nicely laid out and introduces the characters in a way that even a child unfamiliar with the TV series will not find too confusing. There is even a short into at the beginning of the story with Launchpad McQuack crash landing his helicopter whilst bringing the boys to the Mansion. ( )