There's no telling what Henry might find at the dump! When Mr. Grumbie, Henry's next-door neighbor, invites him to help haul an old bathtub there, Henry can't refuse. He immediately begins picturing a fascinating jumble of old bathtubs, washing machines, tires, and baby buggies. There might even be some old boards that he could bring home for a clubhouse… In the bathtub little bumps felt like big bumps. They rumbled and bumped down Klickitat Street to a main thoroughfare, and then Henry [link to Henry Character page] had an idea. He was the president of the United States riding in a parade! He sat up straight in the bathtub, nodding and waving and doffing an imaginary hat. Mr. Grumbie's car became a column of tanks preceding him down the avenue, and one airplane in the sky became a formation of fighter planes overhead. Henry could practically hear the cheers of the throngs crowded along the curbs to watch his journey to the White House. Suddenly, a Journal truck heading in the opposite direction reminds Henry that he's just plain old Henry Huggins, a boy who had forgotten about his paper route!