Presents musical adaptations of three children's stories, including the title work, a cumulative tale in which the solution proves worse than the predicament when an old lady swallows a fly.
The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.
When a little penguin receives a blank book in the mail he is eager to fill it up with exciting things, but while he is seeking adventure he misses the action right before his eyes.
Lickety-Split, a penguin from the South Pole, visits his cousin Splish-Splash at the North Pole and has a hard time saying goodbye--so the two pals employ creativity and hard work to solve the problem.