Mr. Hoppy is really just a shy old man who lives independently in an apartment building. For so a long time, he has been in love with Mrs. Silver, a woman who lives underneath him. Mr. Hoppy usually leans on his balcony and buys polite talk with Mrs. Silver, however he's too shy to reveal just the way he feels. Mr. Hoppy longs to express his feelings to Mrs. Silver, however they could never bring his lips to form the language. Mrs. Silver features a small pet tortoise, Alfie, whom she loves greatly better. One morning, Mrs. Silver cites to Mr. Hoppy that although she has received Alfie for many decades, her pet has just grown a tiny bit, and it contains gained just 3 ounces in weight. She confesses she wishes she knew to create her little Alfie grown to a more tortoise. Mr. Hoppy suddenly thinks of a solution to offer Mrs. Silver her wish and then win her affection.