Rocky wears a bright pink hat with a tiny green sprig and a green felt tunic with a leaf-cut hem, as if he just stepped out of the forest. His long pink nose and small dark eyes make him look serious, but he is patient and witty.
In this story, he is the only one who does something useful: he builds a boat from a bottle, a stick, and rags, and patiently endures the ten know-it-alls around him. When he can't take it anymore, he kicks off his boots and swims across the river, proving he needs no motor, wings, or captain.
When he returns with the blackberries, Rocky quietly eats them and leaves Barty speechless, showing that in the end, the one who laughs last is the one who can do things himself.
