In this episode, the puppet character Donkie Hodie appears for the first time. Mister Rogers arrives at his house with some lumber scraps and uses nails to hammer some of the pieces together to make a boat. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, artist Virgil Cantini visits and shows King Friday some of his nail scuptures. Lady Aberlin knits a sweater for Henrietta Pussycat. X the Owl wants a gift too, so Lady Aberlin promises to knit him a scarf.
A donkey is visiting and Mister Rogers feeds her an apple. Back in the house, he, Lady Aberlin, and Mr. McFeely play a game of “Pin the Tail on the Donkey.” In the Neighborhood of Make Believe, Donkey Hodie has just arrived and is looking for a place to live. He tells Lady Aberlin and Henrietta Pussycat that he no longer bites. He has learned to use his teeth only for talking and eating.
Mister Rogers puts together a clarinet and plays a few notes. He talks about his childhood clarinet lessons and remembers that he did not practice enough. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe a clarinetist performs for King Friday and talks about the importance of practice. Mrs. Russellite brings a pinwheel to Henrietta and is introduced to Donkey Hodie, who is staying in the Tree until he finds a place to live. The pinwheel gives Donkey Hodie the idea to live in a windmill.
Mister Rogers arrives with a toy raft made out of straws. He plays with it and other floating toys in a tub of water. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Scientist Alder is checking the wind velocity for Donkey Hodie, who is looking for a place with a good wind to build his windmill. He decides the best place would be in the hills behind the Castle, but King Friday objects because he wants his privacy. Back at the house, Mister Rogers shows different kinds of fans.
Mister Rogers brings in a model windmill and talks about how windmills work. Judy Rubin, the “Art Lady,” shows some windmills made by children. She and Mister Rogers make windmills of their own. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Daniel tells Handyman Negri he thinks that King Friday is afraid of Donkey Hodie’s biting. Maybe that’s the reason the King won’t allow Donkey Hodie to put his windmill near the castle. When Donkey Hodie convinces the king that he doesn’t bite anymore, the king changes his mind.