Dora tells the story of how the locals ducks helped the inhabitants of Tickle to solve their hard pillow problems and how the great Tickle pillow factory came to be.

Miss Marker tells about the time she had lost her voice, and all the Tickle town children in her class decided to go look for it.

Dr. Dimple comes into Ralph shop looking for a present for his niece. He tells the story of when Mickey Moon had lost the ability to laugh because his funny bone was out of tune.

Mike the Milkman recounts how last Christmas, he had to deliver Santa Claus's Christmas presents when the jolly fellow got stuck up a chimney.

Roland Crust is short on bread, because the day before, Copernia the cat spilled self-raising flour into Roland's oven, causing an enormous cottage loaf to emerge.

Dr. Dimple comes into the post office but can't remember what for. He then recounts the time he was a judge in the Knobbly Knees competition at the Tickle fête.

Miss Marker recounts the day Billy Grizzle first entered her class. All the children as well as herself tried to make the little boy from Grumble town smile.

On the day of the Tickle Hat Parade, milkman Mike didn't have time to figure out which special hat to wear because he was looking after a little Robin Redbreast that hurt it's wing.