Noddy sees a parasol on Dinah Doll's market stall and he decides he wants to buy it. The only problem is, he doesn't have enough money. So he is soon hard at work doing jobs to earn a few more sixpences. Clockwork Clown needs help carrying a basket and Sammy Sailor asks Noddy to coil a rope, and then Noddy opens a cleaning stall in the market. Before long he has enough sixpences to buy the parasol - and he also has a surprise in store for Big-Ears...