The park is desolate, the lake filthy. No sound of joy is to be heard. Optimistic and determined to put an end to the gloom, DF leaves his pond and sets off.

But the gloom soon infects him. He meets friendly gestures with skepticism and the lines "it's in your hand" tempt him to take a hopeless step. 

Courage has left him.

But from a distance he realizes: every deed can have a great effect. He sees his chance to change the world, to gradually transform it into a sunny place.