Pootle is making a mess in the house looking for mislaid bits and bobs. So, Ma Flump gives him a pocket to put things in. Pa Flump gives him a strong magnet but soon he is coated in metal objects and falls asleep.

Perkin, Posie and Pootle Flump are riding the Flumpcycle. Pootle says he could ride it all the way to the Moon. When they ask Pa how far the Moon is he tells them they would need a rocket - so they build one of cardboard tubes.