Contains two stories featuring hippo friends George and Martha in which George must find a way to tell Martha he does not like the split pea soup she has made without hurting her feelings, and Martha consoles George when his plans to fly in a hot air balloon do not go as expected.

Three stories chronicle the ups and downs of a special friendship between two hippopotamuses.

The kids in Room 207 take advantage of their teacher's good nature until she disappears and they are faced with a vile substitute.