The Johnny Pompalope Story / The Soapbox Boat Race A.) Aunt Nanner begins to tell the kids the story of that brave pompalope-planting pioneer, Johnny Pompalope. When she has to leave unexpectedly, and being unable to finish the story, the kids try to think up their own ways of how the tale might've ended. B.) The kids compete in a soapbox boat race. As usual, Ootsie and Bootsie have the most powerful and sleek equipment available, while the others make due with simple homemade contraptions.