Pootle is being very helpful lending a hand to first Ma baking in the kitchen, then Grandfather polishing his Flumpet and Perkin planting seeds. But he gets all tangled up when he tries to help Posie with her knitting.

Grandfather Flump oversleeps and is the last to have breakfast, he suddenly remembers it is his birthday - but there are no cards or presents for him and no-one has wished him Happy Birthday. He sets out to jog their memories.