Alex wants to buy his mother a birthday gift but has to figure out how to earn money. When he fail, with great ingenuity he brings his mother a charming and original gift.

Alex loves his mother very much and today is her birthday. He bundles up and sets out to find a job. He’ll try anything to earn enough money for a present: bang his saucepan to the beat with street musicians, wash a car, anything!—until he discovers the perfect present to bring home to her . . .