Mister Rogers introduces the topic of fairy tales. He reads the book “Little Red Riding Hood.” and puts on a hood. Mr. McFeely comes over to show off a parka his children sent him for his birthday. Mister Rogers explains that Mr. McFeely is a grandfather. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin pretends she is Little Red Riding Hood. She gives Daniel a hood. He and Lady Aberlin play peek-a-boo. Mrs. Frogg finds X the Owl for Lady Aberlin. Lady Aberlin gives X the Owl, Henrietta, and Corney hoods as gifts because they are her neighbors.
Mister Rogers jumps rope and shows different types of knots. He is making a basket for Mr. McFeely’s bicycle for his birthday. Chef Brockett visits and says he will make a cake for Mr. McFeely’s birthday. Picture-Picture shows him how the cake should be decorated. Acrobats perform for King Friday XIII. They suggest the king make something for Mr. McFeely’s birthday.
Mister Rogers brings a mother and baby turtle from the pet store. He also brings in a bowl and food for them. He puts the turtles in the bowl filled with a little water and then feeds them. Miss Emilie visits Mister Rogers. She brings a book about animals. As she reads the book, Mr. Rogers counts the animals. She is going to give Mr. McFeely the book for his birthday. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Mr. McFeely delivers Corney his weekly order of lumber. Miss Emilie shows Corney and Henrietta the animal book. Corney is going to make Mr. McFeely a bicycle seat with a safety belt, and Henrietta is going to give him a kiss for his birthday.
Mister Rogers visits Jan Zandhuis at his workshop. Mr. Zandhuis shows Mister Rogers a small glass bicycle he has made for Mr. McFeely. He also demonstrates how to make a glass ornament using a glass blower. Lady Aberlin enters and asks Mr. Zandhuis for some excelsior for Daniel to use to wrap a fragile present.In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Lady Aberlin asks Grandpere for a box. She takes Daniel the box and the excelsior. While showing Lady Aberlin the glass he decorated for Mr. McFeely, Daniel drops and breaks it. He cries because he is very sad that he broke the glass. Lady Aberlin cleans up the glass so no one will get cut. Then she helps Daniel decorate another glass.
Today is Mr. McFeely’s birthday. Chef Brockett arrives at Mister Rogers’ house with Mr. McFeely’s birthday cake. They decorate the cake with gumdrops. In the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, Handyman Negri shows Lady Aberlin the pennant King Friday and Sara Saturday designed for Mr. McFeely. At Mister Rogers’ house, Mister Rogers and Chef Brockett prepare for the guests. Miss Emilie, Lady Aberlin, Mister Rogers, Chef Brockett, and Handyman Negri give Mr. McFeely the gifts they have been preparing all week. Mr. McFeely thanks Mister Rogers and Chef Brockett for such a nice birthday party.
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