This is the tale of a nice ghost named Georgie who lives in the attic of a home belonging to elderly Mr. and Mrs. Whittaker. Georgie is comfortable here with his routine of coming down the creaky stairs every evening and opening the squeaky door to the Whittakers' parlor. These sounds signaled to the Whittakers that it was time to go to sleep, signaled to the pet cat that it was time to go prowling, and signaled to the owl outside that it was time to begin whooing.
One day, Mr. Whittaker repairs the creaky stair and squeaky door. This leaves poor Georgie without a purpose! He decides to find another house to haunt but has no luck. Eventually, while Georgie visits an old cow barn and freezes during the cold winter, the owl comes to Georgie to tell him that the board on the Whittakers' stair and the hinges on the parlor door are once again creaking and squeaking. Good news for Georgie! Georgie flies home at once and everyone in the Whittaker house settles back into their happy routine.