Mark Trail's talking house makes a very special guest appearance in today's Heathcliff, where the punchline is that Mr. Nutmeg wants a little quiet to play poker on his hunting trip, while Heathcliff wants to lure the forest animals to the cabin so they'll eat Mr. Nutmeg and his friends.

The Horn of Gondor appears to be an all-purpose animal call.

Edit: I usually ignore Kitty Korner, but today's is just fantastic.