When Grandfather and his grandson go for a walk, they are both taken with the kites smiling at them from the sky. In fact, they decide to get a kite of their own. Grandmother finds them the best kit: a giant one with a big, smiling face and a long tail-but it flies away with Grandfather and Grandson holding onto the ends! Grandmother asks several people for help, either to get them down from the kite, or at least to get their scarves and hats up to them in the cold sky. Just as it seems they will land safely, the kite is swallowed up by a storm cloud. When it passes, Grandfather is still flying. Will he come back down?