I started off the 1995 edition of Oziana with "Pigmentation" by Gili Bar-Hillel, illustrated by Eric Shanower. This is a short, sweet little slice-of-life story in which Percival, one of the nine tiny piglets, is upset about looking like all his brothers and sisters and not standing out at all. He gets blamed and scolded for things, some of which he didn't even do, and finally decides to do something about it after a long conversation with Bungle and Eureka. Percival decides to become a color-changing pig, and practices for some time until he can debut his new talent during Dorothy's birthday.
I doubt there's much more to say, actually. It's important to remember, of course, that everyone is an individual, and has their own thoughts and opinions and reactions, no matter how much we are inclined to group people together. I think the Ozmites doing this would have better served Percival and his siblings.
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