The sun wakes up the rooster who crows and wakes up the goose who honks and wakes up the sheep who bleat and so on until all the farm animals wake the farmer who feeds them.
Having decided that it is backward day, a boy dresses himself first in his coat, last in his socks, and continues in that way with the cooperation of his family.
Sherman makes up a dance while brushing his teeth which escalates into an adventurous chain of events that gives him an unusual way of getting to the breakfast table.