Laura's school principal is renowned for his love of plants and for his scary appearance. One day, Laura inadvertently breaks a flowerpot containing a plant that the principal values greatly! She is terrified of what her scary principal might do to her. The Ham-Hams come to the rescue and try to fix the flowerpot before the principal notices, but before they have time to finish, the principal returns! Everyone is in big trouble, and Laura has to face making a difficult apology.