Junior Asparagus is reluctant to help a grouchy old neighbor, until a strange book transports him and Laura to Hamalot, where they become waiters and learn what it means to serve God by serving others.
Junior and Laura learn lose track of Lil' Pea while babysitting, then get a lesson in responsibility when a book transports them into the middle of a car chase that is not what it seems to be.
After observing a dispute on the Veggie Town playground, Junior and Laura find themselves employing an unusual problem-solving technique to decide who will use the new equipment at West Slide Park.
Junior and Laura learn the value of patience when a strange book transports them to ancient Rome, where a pea named Ben Hurry recruits them to help row a huge ship to Rome in time for the Monster Chariot Show.
Junior Asparagus wonders if it really is wrong to trust good luck charms after he strikes out in an important baseball game, but a strange book transports him to biblical times, where he sees Elijah use faith to compete against worshippers of a false god.