Mr. McFeely delivers a tape that is supposed to be about how people make harmonicas. It is actually about how people make hoes, but Mister Rogers decides to watch it anyway. Mr. McFeely returns upset, saying how the other people, to whom he delivered the wrong tape, made him feel terrible. Mister Rogers talks about hurt feelings.In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, King Friday is singing to one of his pet birds. Miss Paulificate arrives with some garden hoes, to discover that the king wanted a garden hose in order to shower his bird. After listening to the king’s lecture about listening, Miss P. goes to get the right item. Charles Aber arrives with some rhythm instruments for the school. When Miss P. returns with the hose, the king is away, so she and Mr. Aber give the bird a pretend shower. In the school, the children are singing an addition song about hoes. Prince Tuesday makes up his own song about “Ho, Ho, Ho.” Mr. Aber distributes instruments. All sing Prince Tuesday’s song. Miss P. visits the school and reports to the King about the teaching of kindness that she saw. The king is not satisfied because he wants Prince Tuesday to learn classical literature and international diplomacy. The king feels royal responsibility for seeing to it that the world runs smoothly and that everyone lives up to his or her potential. Mr. McFeely returns with the tape of how harmonicas are made.
Mister Rogers shows a needlework pillow with the words “I love you” on it. Eric Kloss plays his saxophone and talks about blindness and how to walk with a blind person. At the caverns they meet Betty Aberlin who acts as their guide and tells them about stalagmites and stalactites. Mister Rogers plays a stalactite organ while Eric plays the saxophone and Betty sings. They turn off the lights to experience what that is like. Mister Rogers talks about having a special object to hold on to. He sings a lullaby he wrote, “Sleep Little Baby, Sleep.” He says the best teachers are those who help us feel good about ourselves and what we are learning.In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Queen Sara is upset by King Friday’s attitude toward the school. The king expects that once the tutor, Sir Thomas T. Tune, arrives, he will teach the prince about international lofty generosity, and that the Prince will no longer attend his regular school. X the Owl receives a talking message that his cousin, Mary Owl, will be arriving soon. Lady Aberlin delivers the news to the school that Prince Tuesday will no longer be attending. The children and Miss Cow are dissappointed. Lady Elaine promises to give Tuesday the accordion lesson he asked for. Cousin Mary arrives at X’s tree with the O.C.S. materials.
Mister Rogers demonstrates a jump rope outside. Then Marilyn Barnett and three children demonstrate various ways to jump rope, and all do exercises. Mister Rogers, who does not jump rope very well, observes that they were kind and did not laugh at him. He shows some binoculars and pictures of birds in a bird book: cardinal, bluejay, house wren, and owls. Mr. McFeely arrives with a lost kitten whose license helps him find its owners. Mister Rogers talks about starting slowly with an activity and growing in ablitiy. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, with Lady Aberlin’s encouragement, Prince Tuesday tells King Friday that he wants to stay in Miss Cow’s class. He believes that he does not have to be just like his father to be king. Cousin Mary Owl and X the Owl begin the Owl Correspondence School project which is a lesson in people-watching. X must ask people’s permission to watch them doing something through binoculars. Lady Aberlin gives X permission to watch her jump an imaginary rope and think. Cousin Mary Owl says that Sir Thomas T. Tune is wonderful. Lady Aberlin watches the owls dance through binoculars.
Mr. McFeely brings a film showing how people make bicycle helmets. The Neighborhood of Make-Believe is preparing for a visit from Tommy Tune. Miss Paulificate helps King Friday try on his crown cover which has the word “Generosity” written on it. Lady Aberlin sings to the royal birds then pleads Prince Tuesday’s case to the King.
Mister Rogers tries on a homemade paper crown and says that people, animals, and plants grow through kindness. He answers a wrong number and talks about kindness on the phone. He looks up “accordion” in the dictionary, which also contains a picture of one. Guy Klucevsek plays his accordion and talks about how he learned to play and express his feelings through playing. Guy plays part of “Scenes From a Mirage,” which he composed. Mister Rogers says kindness is an inside thing and it makes no difference whether a person is large or small on the outside. He sings “It’s You I Like.”In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Cousin Mary and X are watching the king. Betty Templeton and Carrie Dell arrive unexpectedly, and the king objects to the presence of the baby. They leave for Someplace Else. X describes the behavior he has just observed. The king begins to practice his welcome speech but is interrupted by Lady Aberlin, Miss Cow, and the children who arrive with their musical instruments. The king says their music is not good enough. Sir Thomas Tune arrives, attracted by the music. He says its very important to try.