The Girl Guides' camp out starts off on the wrong foot when Miss Orrick appears as a last minute replacement for Guide leader Miss Pittman. Forthermore, the surprise guest Patrol Leader turns out to be Anne who is a strict taskmaster. Pixie and Molly take advantage of Anne's tendancy to faint at the sight of blood to get back at her for singling them out for all the hard jobs. The weeked takes a serious turn when Miss Orrick is bitten by a snake leaving Anne to take charge of the group. Her heroics make the newspaper outing her as a Girl Guide to Grandma.

Dispite her tough exterior, the teasing about Molly's boyish haircut upsets her and she takes to wearing a hat all the time. A big celebration is coming up — Molly and Pixie are to be confirmed. Of course they need the perfect outfits for the occasion, so Aunt Vera takes them on a shopping trip to Melbourne. They are accompanied by Marguerite's charming father Jacques who has invited them to join him and Marguerite at the theatre to see the famous ballerina Anna Pavlova. Pixie and Marguerite go for a walk in Melbourne's Chinatown causing everyone to miss the ballet.