- Little Grey Rabbit lives with Squirrel and Hare in a little house on the edge of a wood. It"s going to be Grey Rabbit"s birthday on Midsummer Day, and Squirrel and Hare are planning a wonderful surprise for her. They"ve invited all their woodland friends to a birthday party, and are making a birthday cake, all by themselves! But they are keeping it a secret from poor Grey Rabbit, who feels very left out. She"ll just have to wait and see.