▁best ▁friend ▁G unk y ▁for ▁not ▁ending ▁his ▁friend ships ▁with ▁the ▁girl - short ies ▁P ee - W ee ▁and ▁T ink le . ▁ ▁Do ono ▁propos es ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁hot ▁air ▁bal lo on ▁and ▁go ▁on ▁an ▁advent ure . ▁He ▁and ▁his ▁friends ▁begin ▁extract ing ▁rub ber , ▁we aving ▁the ▁basket , ▁and ▁making ▁emer gency ▁par ach utes ▁out ▁of ▁d and el ions . ▁A ▁large ▁rub ber ▁bal lo on ▁is ▁then ▁infl ated , ▁fast ened ▁to ▁the ▁basket , ▁and ▁filled ▁with ▁hot ▁air . ▁The ▁par ach utes ▁and ▁other ▁supplies ▁are ▁loaded , ▁and ▁six teen ▁seats ▁are ▁accommod ated ▁for . ▁Every one ▁helps ▁with ▁prepar ations ▁except ▁for ▁Dun no , ▁who ▁is ▁too ▁busy ▁b oss ing ▁everyone ▁around ▁and ▁providing ▁useless ▁advice . ▁The ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁departure ▁comes , ▁and ▁Do ono , ▁Dun no , ▁and ▁four teen ▁other ▁M ites ▁come ▁on ▁board . ▁Sh ot ▁takes ▁with ▁him ▁his ▁dog , ▁D ot . ▁By ▁this ▁time , ▁half ▁the ▁town ▁still ▁does ▁not ▁believe ▁the ▁bal lo on ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁fly , ▁but ▁the ▁bal lo on ▁successfully ▁r ises ▁off ▁the ▁ground , ▁and ▁all ▁the ▁short ies ▁of ▁F lower ▁Town ▁cheer . ▁G unk y ▁waves ▁to ▁Dun no ▁from ▁the ▁ground ▁but ▁Dun no ▁sh uns ▁him . ▁ ▁The ▁bal lo on ▁eventually ▁crashes ▁near ▁the ▁Green ville , ▁inhab