A woman three thousand years hence flees into the past to avoid marrying a bore.; Aliens from another dimension kidnap people in an apartment building.; A man washes up on a beach populated by tiny people.; In order to avoid a costly war, a marriage is suggested between two rival factions, but the man finds the girl homely and is not interested. Many of the king's court ply their skills at making her beautiful but none succeed until the sorcerer's apprentice is given leave to try his magic. The war still occurs, however, as the girl marries the apprentice.; A man buys a jigsaw puzzle where the pieces fly out of his hand as he tries to place them.