Ted Glen is attempting to fix the boat. Pat comes to deliver mail and the Reverend pays a visit. Reverend Timms gets tangled in some rope and the boat gets cast adrift with the engine still not working. They attempt to find a solution such as using sails, and making a paddle out of a flattened tin can but they do not work.Meanwhile, the children are arguing as they prepare to ride Pumpkin. While on their ride, they see Pat and the others out on the river. Amy, the children, and Pumpkin eventually save the others by having Pumpkin tow them back to shore