At the June Alley Inn in the Western mouse city of Barkstone, customers try to outdo one another in a storytelling competition that ends with the winner having his bar tab cleared by June herself.

Maps on endpapers. "Originally published in single magazine form as Mouse Guard Legends of the guard volume three no. 1-4"--Title page verso.

The gosling and the ghost / art & story, Mark Buckingham ; colors, Lee Loughridge ; letters, Todd Klein -- The mouse and the moon / art & story, Skottie Young -- The armor maker / art & story, Hannah Christenson -- The fall of Brierwal / art, Nicole Gustafsson ; story, C.M. Galdre -- Fallen / art & story, Dustin Nguyen -- The dancers / art & story, Kyla Vanderklugt -- Nain rouge / art & story, Mark A. Nelson ; letters, Willie Schubert -- The inventor / art & story, Jake Parker ; colors, Cam Kendell -- The tale of Abdiel's heart / art & story, Ramón K. Pérez -- The lament of poor Lenora / art & story, Becky Cloonan -- The watcher's stone / art & story, Ryan Lang -- Deep and dark / art, Aaron Conley ; story, Fabian Rangel Jr. ; colors, Rico Renzi & Cassie Kelly ; letters, Evelyn Rangel -- Good coin / art & story, Lauren Pettapiece -- Cover & additional pages / by David Petersen.