Possible Clues:

• Basket of strawberries
• The little basket sounds as if he'd make a joke of it
• The little basket might make a joke of it, by the sound of it
• The little basket will make a joke of it, by the sound of it
• Small light basket, for strawberries say
• Wordplay's clear, its contents seasonal?
• A smallholder in the fruit trade
• Boat loaded with most of new basket
• Small basketful of fruit
• Soft fruit basket