Mom takes Bunji to a karate dojo. At first he is excited, saying he want "to be strong, like Hopperman!" But, he ends up dearly frightened of the energy emitted by the instructor. Bunji plays hookie from his karate lesson, but Mom catches him with his favorite chicken drumstick. Mom tries to convince him to give it another try, but Bunji is genuinely terrified and won`t listen. Fumi becomes obsessed with a white dress on display at a department store, saying she wants it so bad. She pesters Mom every day about it, and every day Mom says no, saying she will get it dirty. But then something happens...! Mom has a deadline fast approaching and cannot take time to listen to Fumi. Seeing her mom hard at work, Fumi gets near her and begins to recite a picture book...