The Moffats

One Sunday morning, the Moffats dress up in their Sunday best and go to church. Rufus is bored and annoyed because he can’t play outside and get dirty in his nice clothes. He wanders the backyard and puts some grapes in his pocket, but then accidentally squishes them into his pants. After he gets changed again, he climbs onto the hitching post to wait for Sylvie and Janey. He’s peacefully fantasizing about his favorite foods when Peter Frost rides by on his bike and blasts his siren in Rufus’s ear, making him fall into a mud puddle. After changing again, Rufus sets off to church with Jane and Joey.

When a man driving a horse and wagon asks them for directions, the kids promise to show him if they can have a ride to church. The man gives Joe the reins and goes into the wagon to take a nap. When they arrive at church, the kids decide to let the man sleep, and they decide to skip church and take him to his last stop, the Salvation Army. They leave a note for their sister Sylvie on the horse trough before leaving the church.