Patrick is a story told without words of a man who buys a violin from a peddler selling all kinds of wares. This violin proves to be a very special instrument indeed. Each time Patrick plays the violin, wondrous things happen. When Patrick plays by a pond, the fish pop up out of the water displaying rainbow colored bodies. When Patrick plays the instrument in an apple orchard, the trees bloom with colorful fruits, cakes, ice cream, and hot buttered toast!
The story's touching ending occurs when Patrick plays for a sickly tinker and his wife. The violin's music heals the tinker immediately. Patrick, his violin, and the brightly colored animals that Patrick's violin has magically transformed, hop into the tinker's wagon and all happily return to town.