When the gravel pit’s workers demand a raise, Mr. Slate gives it to them, using the savings from the salary of Fred, whom he fires. Fred, in need of income, finds he has a knack for making gravelberry pies. He succeeds with his confections so well at first that he becomes the “Gravelberry Pie King.” But then the Great Gazoo intervenes, and, as usual, matters deteriorate from that point.
