Ebenezer Overall's collection of nails, shingles, lumber, and other "useless junk" comes in mighty handy when a gullywasher of rainstorm destroys the town.
It's almost suppertime, but Poky wants to eat a little earlier, so he slips under the fence in search of food. He ends up back home in time for dinner, but only after some surprising adventures.
Bartholomew Skunk is the most popular boy in his neighborhood until he is elected first president of the new Block Club and starts telling everyone what to do.