The Story of Snowbert the Polar Bear

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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.

0:16:34 > 0:16:37- Hi, Lucy!- Hi, Molly and Nelson.

0:16:37 > 0:16:41Hi, Giggles and Chickles and Georgina and Boris.

0:16:41 > 0:16:47- I'd like to tell a story tonight. - Ooh, your stories are boring!

0:16:47 > 0:16:53- It's OUR turn tonight!- Yeah, we know lots of stories - scary stories.

0:16:53 > 0:16:55Exciting stories.

0:16:55 > 0:16:59- Funny stories! - Surely it's MY turn.

0:16:59 > 0:17:04No, mine! OTHERS: You told a story yesterday!

0:17:04 > 0:17:07- That's not fair. - Stop it. That's enough.

0:17:07 > 0:17:11- I think it's Boris's turn to tell me a story.- Me?

0:17:11 > 0:17:16But I don't know any stories. I'm a bear of few words.

0:17:16 > 0:17:19You see? He's useless at telling stories.

0:17:19 > 0:17:22No, he's not. He's just shy.

0:17:24 > 0:17:26Come on, Boris, tell us a story.

0:17:26 > 0:17:31Well...I suppose I COULD tell you the story of Snowbert.

0:17:31 > 0:17:34Snowbert? That's a funny name.

0:17:34 > 0:17:36Is he a bear like you?

0:17:36 > 0:17:42Well, yes and no. He's a bear, but not a bear like me.

0:17:42 > 0:17:47Snowbert is a big, white polar bear.

0:17:47 > 0:17:51Snowbert lived just around the corner from the North Pole

0:17:51 > 0:17:54in a house he built of snow.

0:17:57 > 0:18:01What shall we do today, Snowbert?

0:18:01 > 0:18:05Uh...we could play a game of dominoes.

0:18:05 > 0:18:08Good idea!

0:18:08 > 0:18:11Because he lived on his own,

0:18:11 > 0:18:14Snowbert often talked to himself.

0:18:15 > 0:18:17Hey, your turn, Snowbert.

0:18:23 > 0:18:28I've won again! Better luck next time, eh, Snowbert?

0:18:31 > 0:18:33Snowbert was also a sculptor.

0:18:33 > 0:18:39He was very proud of all the snow sculptures he'd made

0:18:39 > 0:18:44but sometimes he wished he had a friend to show them to.

0:18:46 > 0:18:50One morning, Snowbert decided to go fishing.

0:18:50 > 0:18:56# Dum da-dum da-dum dum dum Da-da dum da-dum dum dum... #

0:19:17 > 0:19:21- BURP! - I've had enough fish for a week.

0:19:21 > 0:19:25How about you, Snowbert? ..So have I.

0:19:25 > 0:19:28- Huh?- Huh?- Oh, wrong hole!

0:19:28 > 0:19:31- Sorry!- Please don't go.

0:19:31 > 0:19:34But you're a polar bear. You'll eat me!

0:19:34 > 0:19:38I won't eat you. I'm a fishetarian.

0:19:38 > 0:19:41You? A fishetarian?

0:19:41 > 0:19:47I only eat fish. Fish for breakfast, fish for lunch, and fish for dinner.

0:19:47 > 0:19:53Oh, yes, and fish for that tasty snack that keeps you going.

0:19:53 > 0:19:56You're not a fish, are you?

0:19:56 > 0:20:00Of course not! I'm a seal. Sidney the seal.

0:20:00 > 0:20:04My name is Snowbert. Will you be my friend?

0:20:04 > 0:20:10- OK. Shall we play a game? - I've got some dominoes.

0:20:10 > 0:20:17- Yeah!- I have the DOUBLE fish.- That's not how seals play dominoes. Watch...

0:20:19 > 0:20:25- Why are you putting those dominoes in a row, Sidney?- You'll see. Ready?

0:20:25 > 0:20:27Go!

0:20:35 > 0:20:38Yippee! That was fun.

0:20:38 > 0:20:42Now let's play dominoes the Snowbert way.

0:20:44 > 0:20:48And so they did. They played dominoes all day.

0:20:48 > 0:20:52When the sun set, Sidney had to go home,

0:20:52 > 0:20:56but he promised to come back the next morning.

0:20:56 > 0:20:58Bye!

0:20:58 > 0:21:02I think I have a friend.

0:21:02 > 0:21:06Yes, I think you're right.

0:21:06 > 0:21:12Now you won't have to talk to yourself any more.

0:21:16 > 0:21:22The next morning, Snowbert took Sidney to see his snow sculptures.

0:21:24 > 0:21:26Wow! These are great!

0:21:26 > 0:21:31- You're a real artist. - Oh, it's easy, really.

0:21:31 > 0:21:34I have an idea. Stay here.

0:21:36 > 0:21:42- Hurry up. I can't stay still much longer.- Almost finished!

0:21:42 > 0:21:45Ready!

0:21:47 > 0:21:53- I haven't got a big tummy like that!- Yes, you have.

0:21:56 > 0:22:00- Now let's have some fun!- Yeah!

0:22:40 > 0:22:44We'll ALWAYS be friends,

0:22:44 > 0:22:47- won't we, Sidney?- Always.

0:22:47 > 0:22:50- Promise?- Promise.

0:22:54 > 0:22:57But one cold, winter morning...

0:22:57 > 0:23:01WIND HOWLS AND SNOWBERT'S TEETH CHATTER

0:23:03 > 0:23:08..the hole had disappeared. It was frozen.

0:23:09 > 0:23:12Sidney!

0:23:13 > 0:23:15Sidne-e-ey!

0:23:15 > 0:23:20Sidne-e-e-e-ey!

0:23:21 > 0:23:25Sidne-e-e-e-e-e-ey!

0:23:26 > 0:23:30Snowbert couldn't find Sidney anywhere.

0:23:30 > 0:23:35And Sidney couldn't find Snowbert anywhere.

0:23:37 > 0:23:42I wonder if I will ever see Sidney again.

0:23:42 > 0:23:46He promised we'd always be friends.

0:23:47 > 0:23:51You're talking to yourself again.

0:23:51 > 0:23:53Sorry.

0:23:55 > 0:24:00It was mid-winter, and the days were as dark as the nights.

0:24:00 > 0:24:03Snowbert waited for the sun to rise.

0:24:03 > 0:24:06He waited...

0:24:06 > 0:24:09and waited...

0:24:09 > 0:24:11and WAITED...

0:24:11 > 0:24:14and then he fell asleep.

0:24:15 > 0:24:19Snowbert woke up on a warm, spring morning.

0:24:26 > 0:24:28Oh!

0:24:28 > 0:24:31The hole in the ice was back,

0:24:31 > 0:24:34only now it was a lot bigger.

0:24:34 > 0:24:37Sidney?

0:24:37 > 0:24:41I thought I would never see you again.

0:24:41 > 0:24:47- I promised I'd be back and I always keep my promises.- Oh, Sidney.

0:24:47 > 0:24:50I'm so happy to see you.

0:24:50 > 0:24:53I'm happy to see you, too. Look!

0:24:53 > 0:24:56I've brought some friends to play.

0:24:57 > 0:25:00And that's exactly what they did.

0:25:01 > 0:25:03Whee!

0:25:03 > 0:25:05Whee-ee!

0:25:05 > 0:25:08Yippee!

0:25:08 > 0:25:11From that day on,

0:25:11 > 0:25:15- Snowbert was never lonely any more. - That was a nice story.

0:25:15 > 0:25:19Not bad at all for a bear of few words.

0:25:19 > 0:25:22It's made me feel a cold, though. Brr!

0:25:22 > 0:25:27I think I'd like to go to my warm bed now. Good night, Boris.

0:25:30 > 0:25:34- Good night, Lucy. - < Good night, Lucy.

0:25:39 > 0:25:43Subtitles by Judith Simpson BBC Scotland 2001

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