Henrietta thinks it’s a lovely day for lessons, Mrs. Bumble says it's a lovely day for doing the washing, and Barker will work in the garden. Freddy suggests the family take a drive and have a picnic and proceeds to order everyone around.  Just as the bears are prepared to leave for their picnic, they discover that Freddy had forgotten to fill the tank with petrol. The families manage to have a lovely picnic nonetheless in the back garden.