The Story of Wally the Wombat

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

0:15:07 > 0:15:11Hello, I'm Lucy. I live at 64 Zoo Lane

0:15:11 > 0:15:15and I have very special neighbours. Look!

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...woolly...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.

0:16:35 > 0:16:39- Hi, everyone! - ANIMALS: Hi, Lucy!

0:16:39 > 0:16:41Brr-rr! It's a cold night.

0:16:41 > 0:16:46I thought you'd all be inside, all curled up and warm.

0:16:46 > 0:16:51We don't mind the odd frosty night. You get used to it.

0:16:51 > 0:16:55You lived in Africa. Don't you miss sunshine?

0:16:55 > 0:16:59Sometimes, but sunshine can get boring, too.

0:16:59 > 0:17:04Yes, it's nice here at the zoo. We get different types of weather.

0:17:04 > 0:17:09Speak for yourself, Boris. We hate the cold weather!

0:17:09 > 0:17:14Yeah, we hate it! Let's have a story with sunshine!

0:17:14 > 0:17:18Boris, do YOU know any hot-weather stories?

0:17:18 > 0:17:22Hmm... Well, there is ONE I remember.

0:17:22 > 0:17:25It takes place in Australia,

0:17:25 > 0:17:29- which is quite a hot spot, so they tell me.- Sounds good!

0:17:29 > 0:17:33Yeah, let's hear it!

0:17:33 > 0:17:35Brr!

0:17:36 > 0:17:39In the middle of the Australian outback,

0:17:39 > 0:17:44there was a Great Red Rock. Some animals thought it might be magic

0:17:44 > 0:17:48because it was such a strange shape and colour.

0:17:48 > 0:17:54In its shadow, there were two gum trees where a wombat lived.

0:17:54 > 0:17:56He was a very old wombat,

0:17:56 > 0:18:01and the other animals called him Wally Two-Trees.

0:18:02 > 0:18:04Ohh!

0:18:05 > 0:18:09Old Wally had some very strange habits.

0:18:09 > 0:18:12WALLY MUTTERS

0:18:12 > 0:18:16He was always collecting strange things.

0:18:16 > 0:18:18Do you mind?!

0:18:22 > 0:18:26Sometimes Wally would dance strange dances.

0:18:26 > 0:18:29Rain, plain, come again!

0:18:31 > 0:18:34GIGGLING

0:18:34 > 0:18:36Did you ever see such a silly dance?

0:18:36 > 0:18:41Look! Look at the way he wiggles his bottom!

0:18:45 > 0:18:48WALLY SINGS

0:18:49 > 0:18:52Who's this? Any guesses?

0:18:52 > 0:18:55Wally! GIGGLING

0:18:55 > 0:18:57# I'm a silly old wombat

0:18:57 > 0:19:00# I'm a silly old wombat, I am! #

0:19:00 > 0:19:03Be careful. He might hear.

0:19:03 > 0:19:06GALES OF LAUGHTER

0:19:12 > 0:19:16It was a hot summer. The days were long,

0:19:16 > 0:19:21and Joey and his friends played from dawn until dusk.

0:19:28 > 0:19:32- Hey, watch this!- Right! I'm going to get you for that!

0:19:35 > 0:19:40You kids shouldn't be playing here. You're wasting water.

0:19:42 > 0:19:46# We're wasting water! We're wasting water! #

0:19:49 > 0:19:51The summer was hot and dry.

0:19:54 > 0:19:59The sun baked the earth until it was hard as stone.

0:19:59 > 0:20:03Now there wasn't a drop of water to be found anywhere,

0:20:03 > 0:20:06not even in the billabong.

0:20:08 > 0:20:10The animals began to get thirsty.

0:20:10 > 0:20:14We must find water. Let's split up.

0:20:14 > 0:20:20- Let's see who can find the most water. Bet it's me.- Bet it's not!

0:20:21 > 0:20:26Phoebe knew that sometimes you could find water in the trunks of trees.

0:20:29 > 0:20:31Oh-oh!

0:20:35 > 0:20:37Useless tree!

0:20:39 > 0:20:41Ribbit!

0:20:42 > 0:20:45Jimmy looked for water beneath rocks.

0:20:47 > 0:20:53- Do you mind? I was having a little snooze. Turn the lights out.- Sorry.

0:20:54 > 0:20:57Stupid snake!

0:20:57 > 0:21:02Joey and his mum had travelled miles to a pool far from the Red Rock.

0:21:03 > 0:21:06But how will we get it home, Mum?

0:21:06 > 0:21:08Easy. I'll put it in my pouch!

0:21:08 > 0:21:11Great idea!

0:21:13 > 0:21:15Let's go, Joe!

0:21:18 > 0:21:20Oh, no!

0:21:24 > 0:21:27ALL: Ohh!

0:21:27 > 0:21:32Wally was right. We shouldn't have wasted water.

0:21:32 > 0:21:36Hey! Didn't Wally used to do a rain dance?

0:21:39 > 0:21:42He's not here.

0:21:42 > 0:21:46Look - paw-prints, and they're heading for...

0:21:46 > 0:21:49ALL: The Great Red Rock!

0:21:55 > 0:22:00This place...is really creepy!

0:22:00 > 0:22:05Ssh! What's that? EERIE MUSIC ECHOES

0:22:08 > 0:22:12It's all right, Phoebe. It's Mr Two-Trees.

0:22:12 > 0:22:14You like the paintings?

0:22:18 > 0:22:22Er, very good. Did you do them yourself?

0:22:22 > 0:22:25- WALLY LAUGHS - No!

0:22:25 > 0:22:29They were done many thousands of years ago.

0:22:29 > 0:22:32It's the ancient wombat rain dance.

0:22:32 > 0:22:35That's what WE want you to do!

0:22:35 > 0:22:39Wally agreed to help Joey and his friends,

0:22:39 > 0:22:43but first, he decided to teach them a lesson.

0:22:43 > 0:22:48- I need your help on this one. - OK, what do we do?- Joey...

0:22:48 > 0:22:53I want you to begin by jumping up and down on one leg.

0:22:53 > 0:22:56No problem!

0:22:56 > 0:23:01Wally had tricked Joey into performing a SUN dance,

0:23:01 > 0:23:04not a rain dance.

0:23:06 > 0:23:08Jimmy, I want YOU to cross your arms

0:23:08 > 0:23:13and kick out your legs. Can you do that?

0:23:13 > 0:23:15No worries, Wally!

0:23:19 > 0:23:21What's that white stuff?

0:23:23 > 0:23:28Wally had taught Jimmy a Russian SNOW dance!

0:23:28 > 0:23:30Brr-rr!

0:23:30 > 0:23:33Right, Phoebe, now it's YOUR turn!

0:23:34 > 0:23:36Er, I'm not a very good dancer.

0:23:36 > 0:23:40No, you'll be fine. All you have to do

0:23:40 > 0:23:45is spin round and round as quickly as you can.

0:23:45 > 0:23:47Wally had played his last trick.

0:23:47 > 0:23:51Phoebe was performing a WIND dance.

0:23:54 > 0:23:57Help! Help! Get us down!

0:23:57 > 0:24:00PHOEBE: We're sorry we laughed at you!

0:24:00 > 0:24:02Yeah, we'll never waste water again!

0:24:03 > 0:24:06Umma-dumma-dum, down they come.

0:24:06 > 0:24:09Umma-dumma-dum, down they come.

0:24:11 > 0:24:17Now you've learnt your lesson, it's time for one last dance.

0:24:17 > 0:24:20Oh, no! What is it this time?!

0:24:20 > 0:24:22Don't worry. This is the real thing.

0:24:22 > 0:24:26The ancient wombat rain dance.

0:24:29 > 0:24:32WALLY HUMS QUIETLY

0:24:34 > 0:24:37# Rain, plain, come again

0:24:37 > 0:24:40# All around... #

0:24:41 > 0:24:45It's getting dark!

0:24:49 > 0:24:53It's raining! Hooray! >

0:24:53 > 0:24:56Wally's dance had worked

0:24:56 > 0:25:01and, at long last, rain began to fall on the great plain -

0:25:01 > 0:25:04beautiful, fresh, sweet-tasting rain.

0:25:06 > 0:25:10That was a GOOD story, except for one thing.

0:25:10 > 0:25:14Yeah, it ended up raining. You promised us a story full of sunshine.

0:25:14 > 0:25:19Sorry. I'd forgotten it ended up with a rainstorm.

0:25:19 > 0:25:22Never mind. It was a lovely story.

0:25:22 > 0:25:27- I know the best place to be if you're still feeling cold.- Bed.

0:25:30 > 0:25:33ALL: Good night, Lucy!

0:25:37 > 0:25:41# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane... #

0:25:41 > 0:25:45Subtitles by Judith Simpson BBC Scotland 2001

0:25:45 > 0:25:48E-mail us at subtitling@bbc.co.uk