Billie Turf and Dolfie have to stay at boarding school during the summer holidays because their report cards are too poor. Everything goes smoothly until Kwel comes up with an invention that turns water into gasoline with a pill.
Cor and Jan are two Dutch students who work in a hospital. A smallpox epidemic has broken out, but the country's capital is occupied by the army. Nevertheless, someone has to go outside the city to get a serum. Cor and Jan steal an old car and make their way through the military lines. It's not easy, but they're smart guys.
