The three Flump children have all been given colorful balloons, but Pootle can't inflate his. He looks for a way to blow up the balloon. The Flumpet bursts the balloon, he gets another but puts too much air in and floats off.

The Flump children are bored and dream of doing something different. Ma, Pa and Grandpa all tell them stories of Flumps they wanted to be when they were younger. Eventually, the children realize that they are happy with their lot.