A little boy finds that his practice learning to play a harmonica pays off. Harmless, but nothing special that I would go out of my way for. McCloskey's illustrations are wonderful, though.

Lentil can't sing or whistle, so he gets a harmonica and plays all the time. When Colonial Carter gets back to town, Sneep tries to ruin the celebration by making everyone's lips pucker by sucking a lemon in front of them. Lentil's lips can't pucker, so he plays his harmonica and everyone's happy. ( )