A day in the countryside is never an ordinary outing if Mrs. Pepperpot is involved. First, she has to be saved from an ice cream mountain by an abandoned kitten. Then, she uses her wits to trick a cunning fox and rescue a puppy from the circus. In fact, she shrinks five times - and Mr. Pepperpot hardly notices anything! A collection of four fantastic short stories that includes: Mrs. Pepperpot's Outing, Mrs. Pepperpot from America, Guppy Gob receives a letter from the king, Mrs. Pepperpot and the newly acquired parrot.