Sylvester finds himself being constantly teased by the local mice as they outsmart him at every turn, going so far as to bonk him on the head with a two-by-four when he insults them, no matter how far away he is from their hole.
Hoping to get even with them, Sylvester is inspired by a book based on the Pied Piper of Hamelin, and goes to take music lessons on the flute.
At first, when the mice see him, they ridicule him, but their taunting comes to an abrupt end when Sylvester plays the Mexican hat dance on his flute.
One by one, the tune entrances the mice and makes them dance out to Sylvester, who then conks them on the head with his flute and places them in a large bottle.
Sylvester later emerges from the hospital covered in bandages and bruises, only for Speedy to catch up to him and offer him his flute back.