In the middle of the countryside is a small lake. A few ducks swim on it. Plummy is delighted with this idyllic scene, takes a bag of bread out of his pocket and starts to feed the ducks. Plif and Plops, who drop in on the other side of the lake, see this and as they are hungry, decide to do something. But their attempts always go wrong. They still don't have any luck even when they turn themselves into a huge duck, or carp, or eel.