"What happened?" asked Mother Rabbit. "Bouncer bounced too fast," said Muncher. "I'm in a hurry," said Bouncer, rubbing his sore ear. "I want today to go really fast because tomorrow's my birthday." "You can't hurry time," said Snoozer, yawning. Mother Rabbit nodded as she bandaged Bouncer's ear. "Tomorrow will come when it's ready." "I can't wait," groaned Bouncer. "Hurry up, birthday." It's Bouncer's birthday tomorrow and he simply can't wait. He does everything he can quickly to make the day go by faster. Soon, his mother gives him all sorts of tasks to try to take his mind off the big day. But everything reminds him of birthdays - even rows of cabbages look like rows of green presents to him...