甘伯伯是谁呢？他驾的小船真有点儿像诺亚方舟，看！小女孩、小猫、小狗、小猪……都来搭船了。画面的节奏跳跃，非常富有韵律。左边是咖啡色线条的甘伯伯与小船的远景，右面是新来的动物彩色夸大的“写真”。这些乘客一个一个上船了，光是“我想搭船”这句话就用不同的句子写了9遍May Icome with you?Can Icome along, Mr. Gumpy?I’d likea ride.Will youtake me with you?May Icome, please?Have ayou a place for me?Can wecome too?Can youmake room for me?May Ijoin you?甘伯伯来者不拒，但是有一条：不许吵哦！可是开船没多久，小羊就踢了起来，牛就踹了一脚，小猫就去追兔子……小船翻了。甘伯伯并没有发脾气，而是带着乘客们到了不远的岸上，如果浑身湿漉漉的，还有什么比喝温暖的下午茶更好的呢？One day, Mr Gumpy decides to take a trip along the river in hisboat, but the children, the rabbit, the cat, the pig and lots morefriends ask to join him. Everyone's having a lovely time until theanimals start flapping, hopping, bleating, and kicking and the boatstarts to rock...
