These friendly looking aliens, with three arms, five green eyes, orange fur, and a small propeller on their head which allows them to fly are about to leave when Kermit realizes their act can be to fly, and they are coaxed into going on stage, much to the audience's delight. Kermit invites them to stay, but they tell him they must return to their home planet with their very important discovery, "jukes".

Hearing the birds plight, a pine tree called Benny over, telling him that his branches would keep him warm through the winter, and he was more then welcome to stay in there until spring. A nearby spruce tree promised to protect the pine from the northern winds, and a little juniper tree volunteered its berries for Benny to eat over the winter.

When Jack Frost heard about the selfishness of some of the trees, he decreed that all trees, except the pine, spruce, and juniper, will lose their leaves in the winter as punishment, leaving the trees cold and bare for their selfishness. And Benny stayed warm all winter long.

Gobo tried to teach his new friend words besides "tick-tick-tick," but it was to no avail. He sang it songs, and told it stories, and even took it on adventures to far away caves, but it never learned any new words. Frustrated, Gobo decided to see if his friend liked to swim, so he released it in the middle of the great pool, where it promptly sank.

Leaving it there to swim, Gobo later returned with the Fraggles for a picnic when they heard the round number ticker make a new noise, "ring." Looking down in the pool, the Fraggles saw a giant boulder in the reflection of the water, scattering out of the way just as the rock landed with a splash. Thanking their friend, the Fraggles made a special seat for the round number ticker next to the great pool, where despite its limited vocabulary, they would say hello and give it a pat whenever passing by.

Deciding to ask them to sing quietly the next night, and vowing to fix the sink and shutters after he writes his song, Rowlf tries again to go to sleep. This time he's rousted out of bed by Gonzo's All-Mouse Choir practicing. Going back to his room, he thinks to himself about giving Gonzo a key to his music room tomorrow, after he fixes the faucet, ties down the shutters, and reminds his cousins to not sing so loudly.

As he lay away in bed, Rowlf begins to run through his to do list again, to the corresponding sounds they make, and he decides to set all the noises to music as their melody lulls him to sleep.

Feeling left out that his friends haven't invited him, Fozzie heads into the drugstore where he sees Piggy, Animal and Janice buying more picnic supplies, but making no mention of inviting him. Dejected, Fozzie begins walking towards the edge of town, where he sees the gang waiting for the bus.

Asking where he's been, Kermit tells Fozzie that they group was afraid of missing the bus while they were waiting for Fozzie, but the bear tells the frog he never got an invite. Turning to Piggy, who was supposed to invite the bear, Piggy says she though Kermit was asking him. Rowlf thought Janice was, and the whole group felt embarassed. Asking why he didn't say anything, Fozzie says he was too hurt to mention it to his friends, but he knows next time to speak up if his feelings are hurt again.