All of the character's stories are based on Aesop's Fables. The three in this installment are "The Dog and its Reflection," "The Scorpion and the Frog," and "Grief and his Due."
At the Chicago stop on the initial road tour, a fan asked Terrance Zdunich and Darren Lynn Bousman if Ms. Merrywood had a first name. They said no, but allowed the fan to come up with one. The name she came up with was Kathleen.