0:00:14 > 0:00:16BUG SQUEAKS
0:00:33 > 0:00:36Stand and deliver!
0:00:36 > 0:00:38HORSE NEIGHS SOFTLY
0:00:38 > 0:00:40RAT CHUCKLES
0:01:01 > 0:01:04- Ha! - HORSE NEIGHS
0:01:19 > 0:01:21The Highway Rat was a baddie.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25The Highway Rat was a beast.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29He took what he wanted and ate what he took.
0:01:29 > 0:01:32His life was one long feast.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35Eurgh!
0:01:35 > 0:01:38- RAT WHISTLES - Here!
0:01:40 > 0:01:42Ha!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50- BEES BUZZ - Aargh!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54Whoa!
0:01:58 > 0:02:00Mmm!
0:02:02 > 0:02:03Yeah!
0:02:03 > 0:02:05His teeth where sharp and yellow.
0:02:05 > 0:02:08His manners were rough... DUCK QUACKS
0:02:08 > 0:02:10..and rude.
0:02:19 > 0:02:23RAT CHUCKLES
0:02:23 > 0:02:25Yah!
0:02:26 > 0:02:30And the Highway Rat went riding - riding, riding!
0:02:30 > 0:02:35Riding along the highway - and stealing the travellers' food.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45BEE BUZZES
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- RAT GULPS - Oh!
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Eurgh...
0:02:55 > 0:03:00HORSE NICKERS
0:03:00 > 0:03:02BEE BUZZES
0:03:04 > 0:03:06Hmm...
0:03:07 > 0:03:10RAT GASPS
0:03:12 > 0:03:14RAT HUMS A TUNE
0:03:19 > 0:03:21Oh-ho-ho!
0:03:24 > 0:03:26Ooh!
0:03:30 > 0:03:33Mmm!
0:03:43 > 0:03:46- Mmm! - BEE SIGHS SADLY
0:03:52 > 0:03:55RAT GASPS
0:04:03 > 0:04:06A rabbit came hopping along the road,
0:04:06 > 0:04:08then stopped with her paws in the air.
0:04:08 > 0:04:13For blocking her way was the Highway Rat, who cried out...
0:04:13 > 0:04:15Who goes there?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- Ha!- Ooh!
0:04:19 > 0:04:22Ha!
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Give me your pastries and puddings.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27Puddings? No!
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Ha! Give me your chocolate and cake!
0:04:32 > 0:04:35- Uh-uh...- Huh?
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Huh! Bye!
0:04:38 > 0:04:40RABBIT GASPS
0:04:40 > 0:04:42For I am the...
0:04:42 > 0:04:45- rat of the highway!- Ooh.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47The highway!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50- The highway!- Ooh!
0:04:51 > 0:04:52- Oh...- Yes!
0:04:54 > 0:04:58Yes, I am the rat of the highway!
0:04:58 > 0:05:01And whatever I want, I take.
0:05:01 > 0:05:04- I have no cakes... - The rabbit replied.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09- I just have a bunch of...clover. - Huh?
0:05:10 > 0:05:12Mmm...
0:05:12 > 0:05:16The Highway Rat gave a scornful look. But he ordered...
0:05:16 > 0:05:17Oh, hand it over!
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Here!
0:05:24 > 0:05:27This clover is bound to be tasteless.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30Eurgh! This clover is dull as can be!
0:05:34 > 0:05:40But I am the rat of the highway and this clover belongs to me!
0:05:40 > 0:05:41Ooh!
0:05:47 > 0:05:51- Ha! - HORSE NEIGHS
0:05:55 > 0:05:57RABBIT SIGHS
0:05:57 > 0:05:58Ooh!
0:06:08 > 0:06:10FROG CROAKS
0:06:12 > 0:06:14Ha-a-ar!
0:06:25 > 0:06:27Buns? Or biscuits?
0:06:31 > 0:06:33A squirrel came bounding along the road,
0:06:33 > 0:06:36then stopped with a shake and a shiver.
0:06:36 > 0:06:39Oh!
0:06:39 > 0:06:40Ah! Oh!
0:06:40 > 0:06:44For reining his horse was the Highway Rat, who thundered...
0:06:44 > 0:06:47- Stand and... - RAT COUGHS
0:06:47 > 0:06:49Stand and deliver!
0:06:52 > 0:06:53SQUIRREL GASPS
0:06:53 > 0:06:56- Give me your buns and your biscuits! - Whoa!
0:06:58 > 0:06:59- He-he-he!- Aargh!
0:07:01 > 0:07:04Give me your chocolate eclairs!
0:07:06 > 0:07:10For I am the rat of the highway.
0:07:10 > 0:07:11The highway!
0:07:11 > 0:07:14The highway! Ooh...
0:07:15 > 0:07:22Yes, I am the rat of the highway and the rat thief never shares!
0:07:23 > 0:07:27- I...I have no buns... - The squirrel replied.
0:07:27 > 0:07:30- I just have a sack of nuts.- Nuts?
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Argh!
0:07:36 > 0:07:38Aargh!
0:07:39 > 0:07:40Oh!
0:07:49 > 0:07:51The robber snatched the sack and snarled...
0:07:51 > 0:07:54I'll have no ifs or buts.
0:07:55 > 0:07:58These nuts are probably rotten.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Oh, these nuts are hard as can be!
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh!
0:08:07 > 0:08:11SQUIRREL LAUGHS
0:08:11 > 0:08:15RAT SNARLS
0:08:15 > 0:08:21But I am the rat of the highway and these nuts belong to me!
0:08:29 > 0:08:31- Ha! - HORSE NEIGHS
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Yah!
0:08:41 > 0:08:42Huh?
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Eurgh...
0:08:48 > 0:08:49Aargh!
0:08:52 > 0:08:54A-a-a-argh!
0:09:04 > 0:09:07Hm? Hmm...
0:09:08 > 0:09:10Ah!
0:09:10 > 0:09:14Some ants came crawling along the road...
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Ha! - ..then stopped with a somersault.
0:09:22 > 0:09:27For baring his teeth was The Highway Rat, who bellowed a deafening...
0:09:27 > 0:09:29Halt!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34Ha-ha! Give me your sweets and your lollies.
0:09:35 > 0:09:38Aargh! Give me your toffees and chews!
0:09:42 > 0:09:45For I am the rat of the highway!
0:09:48 > 0:09:49The highway!
0:09:49 > 0:09:51Ow!
0:09:51 > 0:09:53The highway!
0:10:00 > 0:10:03ANT SQUEAKS
0:10:03 > 0:10:04ANTS GASP
0:10:04 > 0:10:13Yes, I am the rat of the highway and nobody dares to refuse.
0:10:13 > 0:10:16- We have no sweets! - The ants replied.
0:10:16 > 0:10:19We just have this nice green leaf.
0:10:19 > 0:10:25- Oh, no, you don't! Not any more! - Declared the Highway Thief.
0:10:25 > 0:10:32This leaf is nasty and bitter. This leaf is as thin as can be.
0:10:36 > 0:10:40But I am the rat of the highway
0:10:40 > 0:10:44and this leaf belongs to...
0:10:44 > 0:10:46RAT GULPS
0:10:46 > 0:10:48..me!
0:10:49 > 0:10:52DISTANT LAUGHTER
0:10:55 > 0:10:57ANT SQUEAKS
0:10:57 > 0:10:59A-ha...
0:11:10 > 0:11:13THEY GASP
0:11:15 > 0:11:17Yah! Yah!
0:11:22 > 0:11:26Ha! Ha-hey!
0:11:26 > 0:11:28Yee-hee-hee!
0:11:39 > 0:11:41Please!
0:11:42 > 0:11:44Aargh!
0:11:44 > 0:11:46- RAT LAUGHS - Come on.
0:11:51 > 0:11:53- Boo!- Aargh!
0:11:53 > 0:11:55FROG CROAKS
0:11:55 > 0:11:57With never a "please" or a "thank you",
0:11:57 > 0:12:01the Rat carried on in this way.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03Flies from a spider...
0:12:03 > 0:12:06milk from a cat...
0:12:10 > 0:12:15He once stole his own horse's hay! RAT LAUGHS
0:12:24 > 0:12:26DUCK SIGHS SOFTLY
0:12:30 > 0:12:33The creatures who travelled the highway
0:12:33 > 0:12:35grew thinner
0:12:35 > 0:12:37and thinner
0:12:37 > 0:12:40and thinner...
0:12:42 > 0:12:44THEY GASP
0:12:48 > 0:12:52..while the Highway Rat grew horribly fat.
0:12:56 > 0:13:00Ooh... He's eating up everyone's dinner!
0:13:00 > 0:13:04- ECHO:- Dinner! Dinner! Dinner!
0:13:06 > 0:13:07Ooh!
0:13:07 > 0:13:11- ECHO:- Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!
0:13:13 > 0:13:15Hmm... Ah!
0:13:32 > 0:13:34DUCK EXHALES
0:13:34 > 0:13:37A duck came waddling down the road, then stopped with a...
0:13:37 > 0:13:39How do you do?
0:13:39 > 0:13:41You!
0:13:44 > 0:13:46He-he-he...
0:13:48 > 0:13:53- Pffft! I see you have nothing... - The Rat complained.
0:13:53 > 0:13:57In that case, I'll have to eat...
0:13:57 > 0:14:01- ..YOU! - Oh!
0:14:01 > 0:14:05I doubt if you're terribly juicy.
0:14:05 > 0:14:09Most likely, your tough as can be.
0:14:09 > 0:14:13But I am the rat of the...
0:14:13 > 0:14:16- Highway?- The highway!
0:14:16 > 0:14:18- The highway!- Yes!
0:14:18 > 0:14:27I am the rat of the highway and I fancy a duck for tea!
0:14:28 > 0:14:30- Hang on!- Quacked the duck.
0:14:30 > 0:14:35For I have a sister with goodies you might prefer.
0:14:36 > 0:14:42I know that she'd love to meet you and I'm certain that you'd like her.
0:14:43 > 0:14:50For in her cave, her deep, dark cave, right at the top of the hill,
0:14:50 > 0:14:53are biscuits and buns aplenty!
0:14:53 > 0:14:57And there you may eat your fill.
0:14:57 > 0:15:01- Yeah! Lead on!- Cried the Rat.
0:15:02 > 0:15:04Ooh!
0:15:05 > 0:15:08RAT GRUNTS
0:15:09 > 0:15:12Ha!
0:15:15 > 0:15:19And they took to the road - which seemed it would never end.
0:15:22 > 0:15:24Onwards they rode and upwards.
0:15:25 > 0:15:29- Here. - Bend after bend after bend.
0:15:36 > 0:15:39At last, they came to a lonely cave
0:15:39 > 0:15:41and the duck began to quack.
0:15:41 > 0:15:45- She quacked... - Good evening, sister!
0:15:45 > 0:15:48Sister? Sister!
0:15:48 > 0:15:51- And... ECHO:- Sister! Sister! Sister!
0:15:51 > 0:15:54..a voice from the cave came back!
0:15:54 > 0:15:56Shhh!
0:15:57 > 0:16:01- Do you have cakes and chocolates? - The Highway Robber cried. And...
0:16:01 > 0:16:05- ECHO:- Chocolates! Chocolates! Chocolates!
0:16:05 > 0:16:10- The voice from the cave replied. - I'm coming to take them!
0:16:10 > 0:16:14The rat thief yelled. His greedy eyes grew round and...
0:16:14 > 0:16:18- ECHO:- Take them! Take them! Take them!
0:16:18 > 0:16:20Came back the welcome sound.
0:16:20 > 0:16:22Ha!
0:16:22 > 0:16:23HORSE SNORTS
0:16:23 > 0:16:25Ha! Ha!
0:16:28 > 0:16:31SMACK!
0:16:31 > 0:16:33- HORSE SNORTS - Ow! Ow!
0:16:33 > 0:16:34What?
0:16:37 > 0:16:41The Highway Rat leaped off his horse.
0:16:41 > 0:16:44Into the cave he strode.
0:16:44 > 0:16:45DUCK QUACKS
0:16:48 > 0:16:51Ha!
0:16:51 > 0:16:52The duck took hold of the horse's reins...
0:16:52 > 0:16:54- Yah! - HORSE NEIGHS
0:16:54 > 0:16:56..and galloped down the road!
0:17:02 > 0:17:06RAT GASPS
0:17:06 > 0:17:07Ow!
0:17:07 > 0:17:09Huh?
0:17:21 > 0:17:23RAT SIGHS
0:17:23 > 0:17:25Pffft! Chocolates!
0:17:25 > 0:17:29- ECHO:- Chocolates! Chocolates! Chocolates! Chocolates!
0:17:42 > 0:17:43Aargh!
0:17:53 > 0:17:57Faster and ever faster, following all the bends,
0:17:57 > 0:17:58the plucky young duck went...
0:17:58 > 0:18:02- Riding, riding! - ..riding -
0:18:02 > 0:18:06galloping down the highway - back to her hungry...
0:18:06 > 0:18:08Friends!
0:18:13 > 0:18:15Here!
0:18:15 > 0:18:16THEY LAUGH AND CHEER
0:18:22 > 0:18:25Then they shared out the food from the saddle bags
0:18:25 > 0:18:28and feasted all night long.
0:18:32 > 0:18:35Bright were the flames of the bonfire.
0:18:35 > 0:18:38Loud was the music and song.
0:18:39 > 0:18:42ANTS CHEER
0:18:43 > 0:18:45Oh!
0:18:45 > 0:18:47Oh...
0:18:47 > 0:18:50Wild was the moonlight dancing...
0:18:50 > 0:18:52Merry the cheer and chat.
0:18:52 > 0:18:58For now we can live in freedom safe from the Highway Rat.
0:18:59 > 0:19:02And what of the Rat in the echoey cave?
0:19:10 > 0:19:12WIND HOWLS
0:19:14 > 0:19:16WATER DRIPS
0:19:21 > 0:19:23RAT GROANS
0:19:31 > 0:19:33Oh...
0:19:35 > 0:19:36Oh!
0:19:36 > 0:19:39Ah!
0:19:40 > 0:19:41SPLASH!
0:19:41 > 0:19:43Ooh!
0:19:43 > 0:19:44CREAKING
0:19:51 > 0:19:55- BATS SQUEAK - Aargh!
0:19:55 > 0:19:58A-a-a-a-argh!
0:19:58 > 0:20:00SPLASH!
0:20:06 > 0:20:08Oh!
0:20:12 > 0:20:15RAT GROANS
0:20:26 > 0:20:27Oh...
0:20:30 > 0:20:34RAT SOBS
0:20:37 > 0:20:39Ha!
0:20:39 > 0:20:41Aargh!
0:21:06 > 0:21:09BUZZING
0:21:11 > 0:21:13Oh!
0:21:23 > 0:21:25Oh!
0:21:39 > 0:21:41Huh?
0:21:46 > 0:21:48RAT GASPS
0:21:58 > 0:22:01- Wait! - ECHO:- Wait! Wait! Wait!
0:22:03 > 0:22:07And as for the Rat in the echoey cave,
0:22:07 > 0:22:09he shouted and wandered till...
0:22:10 > 0:22:13..he found his way out in the darkness
0:22:13 > 0:22:16on the other side of the hill.
0:22:16 > 0:22:18Brrr!
0:22:34 > 0:22:36RAT'S TUMMY RUMBLES
0:22:36 > 0:22:38Oh!
0:22:38 > 0:22:41GLASS SQUEAKS
0:22:48 > 0:22:51RAT GASPS
0:23:03 > 0:23:07Ooh!
0:23:07 > 0:23:09No...
0:23:15 > 0:23:17CUBS GIGGLE
0:23:22 > 0:23:25DUCK HUMS A TUNE
0:23:30 > 0:23:32- Ooh!- Oh!
0:23:35 > 0:23:37DUCK GASPS
0:23:52 > 0:23:54Hmm...
0:23:54 > 0:23:56RAT GULPS
0:23:59 > 0:24:01RAT WHISTLES TUNE
0:24:01 > 0:24:04HORSE SNORTS
0:24:04 > 0:24:10A thinner and greyer and meeker Rat, he robs on the road no more.
0:24:10 > 0:24:15For he landed a job in a cake shop!
0:24:15 > 0:24:17A cake shop!
0:24:17 > 0:24:20A cake shop.
0:24:23 > 0:24:25- Ha! - HORSE NEIGHS
0:24:27 > 0:24:29And they say he still works in the cake shop,
0:24:29 > 0:24:32sweeping the cake shop floor.