The Story of Gary the Dromedary

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0:15:02 > 0:15:07# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane... #

0:15:07 > 0:15:15Hello, I'm Lucy. I live at 64 Zoo Lane and I have special neighbours.

0:15:15 > 0:15:22# There's one with a hump, one who can jump, and one who is plump

0:15:22 > 0:15:26# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

0:15:26 > 0:15:33# Some like it hot, some like it chilly, some like it silly

0:15:33 > 0:15:36# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

0:15:36 > 0:15:43# Some are friendly, some are scary But not one is ordinary

0:15:43 > 0:15:46# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

0:15:46 > 0:15:53# Some are spotty, some are stripy Prickly...whirly...furry...slimy

0:15:53 > 0:16:01# Some are quite big, some are small And Georgina is incredibly tall

0:16:01 > 0:16:08# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane # 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane. #

0:16:08 > 0:16:12Bedtime, Lucy! >

0:16:12 > 0:16:15OK, Mum.

0:16:34 > 0:16:38- Hi, everyone. - ALL: Hi, Lucy!

0:16:38 > 0:16:44- We've got a visitor tonight.- Where? - Over here.

0:16:47 > 0:16:53- Hello!- Oh!- How do you do? - I'm fine. Pleased to meet you.

0:16:53 > 0:17:01- You must be Lucy.- Yes, and you are...?- Dennis the dromedary.

0:17:01 > 0:17:10- Do you know any bedtime stories? - We always have one now.- A story?

0:17:10 > 0:17:13Now, let me think.

0:17:13 > 0:17:21- Have you been to a faraway place? - I've been to Spain. Is that far?

0:17:21 > 0:17:29Quite. But my nephew, Gary, made a journey far beyond the horizon.

0:17:29 > 0:17:32That IS a long way.

0:17:41 > 0:17:47'I used to live in a faraway desert with my nephew, Gary.

0:17:47 > 0:17:55- 'He was very clever and always asking questions.'- Uncle Dennis!

0:17:55 > 0:17:58Yes, Gary?

0:17:58 > 0:18:06- Uncle Dennis, is the desert always yellow?- Yes, Gary.

0:18:12 > 0:18:16But for a few blades of green grass.

0:18:16 > 0:18:22Uncle Dennis, is the sky always empty?

0:18:22 > 0:18:29Usually. Unless there's a fluffy white cloud passing by.

0:18:29 > 0:18:38- Uncle Dennis, what's beyond the horizon?- More desert and sand.

0:18:38 > 0:18:42- Uncle Dennis...- Gary, go for a walk.

0:18:42 > 0:18:50I've a lot of sand to look at before tea and your questions are tiresome.

0:18:51 > 0:19:00'So Gary walked towards the horizon, but it remained as far off as ever.

0:19:00 > 0:19:05'Gary thought it was playing tricks on him.

0:19:05 > 0:19:12'Then he saw a shimmering blue ribbon in the distance.'

0:19:13 > 0:19:16LAUGHTER

0:19:18 > 0:19:23- Hi, I'm Gary. - I'm Kevin. This is Toby.

0:19:23 > 0:19:30- And I'm Doris. Do you want to play with us?- Yes, please!

0:19:43 > 0:19:48'And then they rested in the warm sunshine.'

0:19:48 > 0:19:56How wonderful! I never thought I'd find such an amazing place.

0:19:56 > 0:20:04There are more exciting things to see upstream. Where are you going?

0:20:04 > 0:20:09To do some more exploring. Bye!

0:20:09 > 0:20:18- Gary.- Yes?- Before you go, we've made you a present. It's a hump sack.

0:20:18 > 0:20:22It fits on your hump.

0:20:22 > 0:20:25See? A perfect fit.

0:20:25 > 0:20:33You can put the things you find on your journey in it. This is from me.

0:20:33 > 0:20:39- This is to remind you of me. - And a silver shell.

0:20:39 > 0:20:43Wow! Thanks, guys.

0:20:43 > 0:20:48- Well, I must be on my way. - ALL: Bye!

0:20:49 > 0:20:56'Back home, I was looking at some sand and missing Gary.

0:20:56 > 0:21:04'Gary walked and walked until he reached the big boulders.

0:21:11 > 0:21:16- Hello. I'm Gary the dromedary.- Hi.

0:21:16 > 0:21:24- I'm on an adventure.- Nice.- Why are you bashing boulders?- I like it.

0:21:24 > 0:21:31- Do you want a go?- No, thanks. - Suit yourself.- I've an idea.

0:21:31 > 0:21:37Let's build a castle with all these bits of boulder.

0:21:44 > 0:21:52'Ronald was very pleased with his castle and gave Gary a boulder.'

0:21:52 > 0:22:00- Mm. It looks a bit big. - Here, take this one.

0:22:00 > 0:22:02Thanks.

0:22:02 > 0:22:10- I must be going. There's a lot more world to see.- Bye!

0:22:10 > 0:22:19'Gary had been away a long time. I wondered what he was doing.

0:22:25 > 0:22:32'Gary walked and walked and walked until he reached the blue mountain.'

0:22:32 > 0:22:35Wow!

0:22:41 > 0:22:45It's white sand.

0:22:45 > 0:22:50Sand is yellow and hot. Snow is white and cold.

0:22:50 > 0:22:58- I'm the snip-snip bird. Do you know what a snowball is?- No.- You do now!

0:23:02 > 0:23:05This is fun!

0:23:05 > 0:23:12I wish Uncle Dennis could see this snow. It must be nearly tea time!

0:23:12 > 0:23:19- Uncle Dennis will be wondering where I am.- Take this, Gary.

0:23:22 > 0:23:25Bye!

0:23:42 > 0:23:49- You're late.- Sorry. I had a great adventure.- You're still late.- Look!

0:23:49 > 0:23:54I've brought back some presents.

0:23:54 > 0:24:00They're pretty. Anything else beyond the horizon?

0:24:00 > 0:24:08Rivers and trees and rocks and mountains and, best of all, snow.

0:24:08 > 0:24:17- Snow? I've never heard of snow.- It's white and like sand, but it's water.

0:24:17 > 0:24:25It's not hot. It's... What did the snip-snip bird call it? ..Cold!

0:24:25 > 0:24:30Well, let's see this snow, then.

0:24:32 > 0:24:41- It's gone.- I suppose I'll have to go to the mountain to see this snow.

0:24:41 > 0:24:48- Uncle Dennis, that'd be brilliant. When shall we go? Tomorrow?- Yes.

0:24:48 > 0:24:57You can meet all my friends, then - Doris, Toby, Kevin...

0:25:01 > 0:25:08- The next day we set off for the blue mountain.- You walked and walked.

0:25:08 > 0:25:12But now it's time for bed.

0:25:12 > 0:25:18Good night, and thank you for the story, Dennis.

0:25:20 > 0:25:24Sweet dromedary dreams.

0:25:29 > 0:25:34Subtitles by Graeme Dibble BBC Scotland - 2000

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