It's summer, school is out, and the Five Little Monkeys are bored. 'There is nothing to do!' they tell Mama. 'Oh yes there is,' says Mama. 'Grandma Bessie is coming for lunch, and the house must be neat and clean.' Well meaning as ever, the Five Little Monkeys clean their room and go on to sweep the floors, scrub the bathroom, and pick berries for dessert. But then . . . the Five Little Monkeys make the same kinds of messes they usually do.