Moppet, Mittens and Tom Kitten's attempt to keep clean and tidy for the mothers's tea party, and Jemima Puddle-Duck encounters a foxy-whiskered gentleman.

The mischievous Tom Kitten falls into the grasp of a fat, greedy rat called Samuel Whiskers, who wants to enjoy Kitten Dumpling for his dinner.

After feasting on the cuttings in Mr. McGregor's garden rubbish heap, the Flopsy Bunnies are overcome by the soporific effect of overgrown lettuces and stolen away by Mr. McGregor.