One hot night in August Mr. And Mrs. Alligator finally heard the sounds they were waiting to hear. "Scratchety-crack" "squeak" "crunch". Mrs. Alligator raced into the living room to see her new baby. But when the egg separated, she and Mr. Alligator saw four arms, four legs, two heads and two tails looking at them and they discovered that they did not have one baby alligator, but one set of twins. That day opened a tremendous, wonderful life for the alligator family.

They named their new babies Abby and Albert, and from the day they hatched they looked alike, sounded alike, and even thought alike except... Abby always followed the rules and used good manners. Albert sometimes forgot the rules and got into trouble.