The Story of the Jungle Clearing 64 Zoo Lane

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Hello, I'm Lucy. I live at 64 Zoo Lane

and I have very special neighbours. Look!

# There's one with a hump, one who can jump, and one who is plump

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# Some like it hot, some like it chilly, some like it silly

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# Some are friendly, some are scary But not one is ordinary

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# Some are spotty, some are stripy Prickly...woolly...furry...slimy

# Some are quite big, some are small And Georgina is incredibly tall

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Bedtime, Lucy! >

OK, Mum.

Hi, everybody!

Whoops!

Hi, Boris.

Hello, Lucy.

- That's where our banana skin went. - Yeah, thanks.

-Georgina told me you monkeys had learned your lesson.

-What lesson?

It all started one day in the jungle back home in Africa.

What a beautiful day.

-Quite delightful.

-Let's do something fun.

I know, let's go to the clearing and play melonball.

Great idea. >

Watermelon.

Watermelon.

Oh!

Goodness me! Whatever has happened?

'When we arrived at the jungle clearing, we found it was a mess

'with broken branches and rubbish everywhere.'

The grasses have all been trampled.

Huh? I seem to have put my foot in something slimy.

So have I.

Oh, no! Look at the state of these vines.

What HAS been happening?

We can't play here. We must tidy up the clearing.

It not only looks a mess...

-Whoa!

-CRASH

..It's dangerous as well!

This is serious! Let's clean up right now!

But I've just had a wash.

-Not you, Herbert. The clearing.

-Count me in.

Me too. I love snuffling around in a pile of rubbish.

Let's find out where this trail begins.

-THUMP

-Oops! Sorry.

'We followed the trail of banana skins and broken coconuts

'to Giggles and Tickles' tree-house.'

Giggles and Tickles! I should have guessed!

Hmm. Giggles. Tickles. I wonder if I can have a quiet word with you?

What's wrong? Don't you know any noisy ones?

We couldn't help noticing that our clearing has got a bit untidy.

We've all decided to tidy it up.

Good idea! Yeah! Great idea! Hee-hee!

..And we wondered if you'd like to help.

- Eh, no. We'd love to... - but we've got better things to do.

Like eat bananas!

- And take an afternoon nap! - And watch you lot clearing up!

Bye!

Well I never! What a cheek!

I've spoken to the boys and it's not good.

Oh, what HAS become of the younger generation?

Keep it down - we're trying to sleep!

Oh!

Certain monkeys are trying my patience.

If no-one's going to eat that...

We will deal with them later!

'While Giggles and Tickles enjoyed their afternoon nap,

'the other animals got to work.'

Oh, what a mess! All these broken branches and vines.

Pity we can't make use of them.

-But we can.

-WE CAN?!

-We can?!

-Yes, we can! Now, listen carefully.

Puck, I want you...

SAWING

- What's that noise? - I don't know and I don't care.

Me neither.

It has been a magnificent effort all round!

And...um... all that needs to be said is ENJOY!

CHEERING

Giggles and Tickles woke up at sunset after a nice long nap.

Come and have a look at this!

Hey!

It's a playground!

There's a swing!

A climbing frame!

And a roundabout!

'Giggles and Tickles couldn't believe their eyes

'or wait to try it themselves.'

- Hi, Nelson. - Can we go in your playground?

Plee-eee-eease!

Oh, it's a playground now? It was just a pile of old rubbish before.

And you didn't want to help!

Unless...

- Yes! - Go on!

There is another area that needs tidying up.

If you were to volunteer, then MAYBE - and it's a big maybe -

maybe you might be able to use the jungle playground. Get the message?

Yes, boss. Eh, sir. Nelson. Right away.

We got the message. Loud and clear.

'Giggles and Tickles were so pleased to be given another chance,

'they raced off to begin tidying right away.

'Giggles had a great idea.'

We've tidied our part of the jungle.

And built you a long, slippery banana slide.

- And we're very, very sorry. - Can we all play on the slide now?

Well, everyone, what do you think?

Shall we let them use the playground?

- OK. - Well, yes.

-Sure thing.

-Of course we will.

Wey-hey!

LAUGHING

Giggles and Tickles had made a super-dooper banana slide.

Everyone forgave us.

And we had lots of fun playing in our new jungle playground.

And the best thing was, it was all made out of rubbish.

And we made it by working together.

Wow! Can I visit the jungle playground one day?

-Perhaps we can go together.

-That would be fun!

-In the meantime, guess what time it is?

-It must be time for bed.

Say goodnight, Lucy.

Goodnight! Sweet dreams, everyone!

GOODNIGHT, LUCY!

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Subtitles by Peter Hastie BBC Scotland 2001

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