The Story of Henrietta the Hairy Hippo

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0:00:02 > 0:00:07# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane... #

0:00:07 > 0:00:15Hello, I'm Lucy. I live at 64 Zoo Lane and I have special neighbours.

0:00:15 > 0:00:22# There's one with a hump, one who can jump, and one who is plump

0:00:22 > 0:00:26# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

0:00:26 > 0:00:33# Some like it hot, some like it chilly, some like it silly

0:00:33 > 0:00:36# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

0:00:36 > 0:00:43# Some are friendly, some are scary But not one is ordinary

0:00:43 > 0:00:46# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

0:00:46 > 0:00:53# Some are spotty, some are stripy Prickly...woolly...furry...slimy

0:00:53 > 0:01:01# Some are quite big, some are small And Georgina is incredibly tall

0:01:01 > 0:01:03# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

0:01:03 > 0:01:07# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane. #

0:01:08 > 0:01:12Bedtime, Lucy! >

0:01:12 > 0:01:15OK, Mum.

0:01:34 > 0:01:37Hi, Lucy!

0:01:37 > 0:01:43- Hi, everyone. - What's the matter, Lucy?

0:01:43 > 0:01:50- I had a bad day. We all have them. - I don't. Do you, Giggles?

0:01:50 > 0:01:56No, but I know what Lucy needs. BOTH: Some tickles!

0:01:56 > 0:02:00- SHE LAUGHS - Oh, stop it!

0:02:00 > 0:02:04Hey, what's happening? Put us down!

0:02:05 > 0:02:10- Do you want to tell Molly what's wrong?- Well...

0:02:10 > 0:02:18- Something happen at school?- Katy and Samantha said my hair is like straw.

0:02:18 > 0:02:25- You have beautiful hair. - You're pretty, sweet and clever.

0:02:25 > 0:02:30- You've got lots to be proud of. - Never mind what people say.

0:02:30 > 0:02:37Let me tell you the story of Henrietta, my cousin, in Africa.

0:02:37 > 0:02:40Listen...

0:02:40 > 0:02:46Henrietta lived in the Zamban River with the other hippos.

0:02:46 > 0:02:50It was nice there.

0:02:50 > 0:02:57There were no crocodiles, so the hippos could splash happily.

0:02:57 > 0:03:04Henrietta wasn't like the other hippos. She was...hairy.

0:03:04 > 0:03:12Henrietta's hairy! Henrietta's hairy! Henrietta's hairy!

0:03:12 > 0:03:19Henrietta felt sad when the other hippos laughed at her.

0:03:19 > 0:03:23They don't like me!

0:03:23 > 0:03:29I want to live somewhere where the animals are nice to me.

0:03:29 > 0:03:33Maybe I could live in the desert.

0:03:33 > 0:03:37In the desert, it was hot, very hot.

0:03:37 > 0:03:41Henrietta thought about the river.

0:03:41 > 0:03:49How nice it would be to splash in the water with the other hippos.

0:03:49 > 0:03:56There was no water. Only a lot of sand.

0:03:56 > 0:04:01Hello. I'm Dennis the dromedary.

0:04:01 > 0:04:06I'm Henrietta Hippo from the Zamban River.

0:04:06 > 0:04:14The others don't like me because I'm hairy. I'm looking for a new home.

0:04:14 > 0:04:21- It's too hot here. Do you know a place I would like?- Yes, I do.

0:04:21 > 0:04:24Follow me.

0:04:24 > 0:04:30Henrietta couldn't keep up with Dennis. She got very hot.

0:04:30 > 0:04:38- Wait for me!- Why don't you walk in my shadow? It's a bit cooler there.

0:04:38 > 0:04:43- How's that?- Much better, thanks.

0:04:43 > 0:04:50Dennis and Henrietta kept walking until they arrived at the jungle.

0:04:50 > 0:04:54Here we are. Hope you'll like it.

0:04:54 > 0:05:00- Must be off. I've got some sand to see.- Bye!

0:05:01 > 0:05:05- BIRD CRIES - Oh!

0:05:05 > 0:05:11The jungle was full of sounds and colours.

0:05:11 > 0:05:14How pretty!

0:05:14 > 0:05:18SHE SMELLS SCENT

0:05:18 > 0:05:24- Ah-tchoo!- Hee-hee-hee-hee!

0:05:24 > 0:05:32I'm Giggles. And I'm Tickles. Catch us if you can!

0:05:36 > 0:05:39Oh-h...no-o!

0:05:43 > 0:05:45We'll soon get you free.

0:05:45 > 0:05:46What's your name?

0:05:46 > 0:05:52Henrietta Hippo. I'm looking for a new home.

0:05:52 > 0:05:55We know a lovely place.

0:05:55 > 0:05:57Follow us!

0:05:59 > 0:06:02# Da-da-da-da-da da-da-da-da!

0:06:02 > 0:06:07- Here we are. The Blue Mountain!- Oh-h!

0:06:10 > 0:06:13Bye, and good luck!

0:06:13 > 0:06:20Henrietta went to find a home on top of the Blue Mountain...

0:06:20 > 0:06:26where the air was fresh and cool and calm.

0:06:26 > 0:06:34But first she had to climb over a heap of big, wobbly boulders.

0:06:34 > 0:06:42Then, just as she stepped on the last and wobbliest boulder...

0:06:42 > 0:06:46Wah! Ouch! Oh!

0:06:46 > 0:06:48Ah-h!

0:06:51 > 0:06:53Ah!

0:06:53 > 0:06:57But Henrietta didn't give up.

0:06:57 > 0:07:05She climbed and clambered and struggled and scrambled.

0:07:05 > 0:07:10Finally, she made it to the top.

0:07:10 > 0:07:12Wow!

0:07:12 > 0:07:16What a view!

0:07:16 > 0:07:22Henrietta could see the jungle and the desert...

0:07:22 > 0:07:29and far, far away, the hippos splashing in the Zamban River.

0:07:29 > 0:07:37I wish I could go back home, but the others will laugh at my ugly hair.

0:07:37 > 0:07:44- Ugly hair?! You have beautiful hair. - You think so?

0:07:44 > 0:07:51Yes. You just need a new hairdo. Leave it to the snip-snip bird.

0:07:51 > 0:07:59# Comb and snip and comb and snip I'll give you a look that's hip

0:07:59 > 0:08:04# Oom-cha-boom, oom-cha-cha-boom Snip, snip, snip. #

0:08:04 > 0:08:08- Done!- How do I look?

0:08:08 > 0:08:13- Like a hippo princess.- Wow!

0:08:13 > 0:08:18Now I can go back to the others.

0:08:18 > 0:08:22Thank you, snip-snip bird. Bye.

0:08:22 > 0:08:29Henrietta made the long journey down the mountain, through the jungle...

0:08:29 > 0:08:37and across the desert, all the way back to the Zamban River.

0:08:37 > 0:08:44- Yoo-hoo!- It's Henrietta! She looks like a princess.

0:08:44 > 0:08:49Where have you been? We missed you.

0:08:49 > 0:08:57- I was in the desert and the jungle, got caught in a spider web.- Wicked!

0:08:57 > 0:09:01I climbed the Blue Mountain.

0:09:01 > 0:09:08There the snip-snip bird gave me my...princess hairdo.

0:09:08 > 0:09:14Hee-hee-hee! ..Ow! We won't laugh at you.

0:09:14 > 0:09:19Tell us how you escaped from the spider's web!

0:09:19 > 0:09:23Well, some monkeys came to my rescue...

0:09:23 > 0:09:28And so Henrietta told all her adventures to the other hippos.

0:09:28 > 0:09:35Then they all jumped in the river with a great big splash.

0:09:35 > 0:09:38Goodnight, Lucy.

0:09:39 > 0:09:43# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane... #

0:09:46 > 0:09:50Subtitles by Dorothy Moore BBC Scotland 2001

0:09:50 > 0:09:53E-mail us at subtitling@bbc.co.uk