Pa Flump is sawing wood, Grandpa is playing his Flumpet and the children are playing "Snap" - it is so noisy that Ma Flump gets a headache. Everyone promises to be quiet but squeaky floorboards keep waking her up.

The Flumps are puzzled because the plants in their garden are not growing very well. Perkin tries talking to them, Pootle pretends to be a raincloud and Posie the Sun but to no avail - what could the matter be with them?