The Story of Georgina's Bumbleberry Soup 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 chilly Some like it both - that's 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 very small

# And Georgina is incredibly tall

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Bedtime, Lucy! >

OK, Mum.

Hi, everyone!

ALL: Hi, Lucy! LOUD MUNCHING

Nelson?

Hello, Lucy!

I was just eating some...mmm...blackberries.

They're very juicy. Here, would you like one?

Thanks, Nelson.

Mmm, QUITE nice, but I like strawberries better.

-MY favourites are gooseberries.

-Ours are raspberries!

And MY favourite berries are bumbleberries.

ALL: Bumbleberries?

Yes, bumbleberries are the yummiest berries in Africa.

They're great in pies and crumbles, and they make the BEST soup.

Georgina, are you making this up?

Oh, no, Lucy, it's the truth. She did make bumbleberry soup once.

In that case, you'd better tell me the story, Molly.

One morning, Georgina the giraffe got up ESPECIALLY early.

It's bumbleberry day!

# It's bumbleberry day

# It's bumbleberry day

# Hey, hey, today, today, it's bumbleberry day #

LAUGHTER

ALL: Good morning, Georgina.

Hello, everyone, and happy bumbleberry day!

You sound happy, Georgina.

Yes, Toby, I AM happy, because today's a very special day.

It's bumbleberry day, and I'm going to make bumbleberry soup.

I'm picking the bumbleberries now.

Can we come too?

-I'll carry the basket.

-I'll pick the bumbleberries.

And I'll eat the bumbleberries! I mean, I'll help Kevin pick them.

Come on, then, everyone. Follow me.

Everyone ready?

ALL: Yes!

LAUGHTER

Is that enough berries, Georgina?

That's plenty, Toby.

Now, I'm going to show you how to make bumbleberry soup,

from a special recipe my grandmother taught me.

First, we sort the bumbleberries.

Then we sieve them and stir them.

-SNIFFS

-Mmm.

I'm getting jungle with a hint of lotus flower. Ooh, delicious!

Now, the soup needs to be whisked until it's pink and fluffy.

Where's my whisk? I'll have to go and look for it.

Doris, will you stir the soup?

The soup? Moi?

There. I'll be back in a minute.

It's not quite sweet enough. Fetch me some honey, Toby.

Perfect. Just a little squeeze...

Now, where did I leave my whisk?

These curry leaves will make the soup nice and spicy.

No, it's still not right.

Chuck in some bananas, Kevin.

Not like that! You're meant to...

PLOP ..peel them first. Oh, well.

Where, oh, where could it be? Oh!

Georgina tried to reach the twig that looked like a whisk,

but she couldn't stretch far enough.

Meanwhile, at the jungle clearing,

Hmm. Do I smell food, perchance?

Georgina's making a special soup.

And she's asked Doris to look after it for her.

Ooh, soup, yummy. You'll never believe this,

but I just happen to have with me

the ingredients to make the finest soup in Africa.

ALL: You have? Yes.

A lovely...muddy potato. GASPS

Oh well. Right, now, let's give this soup a nice big stir.

GURGLING

Georgina was still trying to reach the twig.

Oh...ooh!

But Georgina didn't give up easily.

Back in the jungle clearing, more and more animals arrived,

to find out what was cooking.

LOUD THUMPS

Just a little something

I've saved for a SPECIAL occasion.

ROPE CREAKS

Georgina still couldn't reach the twig that looked like a whisk.

O-Oh.

Has anyone got anything else?

We have!

And when the tic tic bird put the final ingredient into the soup,

it bubbled, and rumbled, until...

BANG!

-Quack!

-Uh-oh.

Georgina FINALLY managed to grab the twig.

MUTTERED DISCUSSION

Hello, everyone!

Have you come to try my special soup?

Hi, Georgina. I think your soup's all right,

I just stirred it, like you said.

My soup!

My beautiful bumbleberry soup!

-What have you done to it?

-ALL MUTTER

We...added a few things, you see.

We wanted to make it even better!

But bumbleberry soup is made with bumbleberries only!

It's a special recipe.

It's ruined! And I've just used up all the bumbleberries.

ALL: O-O-Oh.

I know. Why don't we make Georgina a special treat?

Doris thought of a plan to cheer Georgina up.

ALL AGREE

< COUGH

We've come to say sorry about the soup.

-We thought you might like these.

-Mogo-chips. We made them ourselves!

Oh! Oh, that's so kind of you all.

Thanks. I'll just try one.

Mmm!

Ooh, that's quite nice.

I'll try another one, if I may.

Mmm, delicious! Mmm.

# It's mogo-chips today, it's mogo-chips today

# Hey, hey, hooray, hooray, it's mogo-chips today. #

-That was a funny story, Molly.

-Funny, and yummy, too!

LAUGHTER What? Why are you all looking at me?

Nothing, Nelson. Goodnight.

Goodnight, Lucy. ALL: Sweet dreams!

# Sixty-four, sixty-four, Sixty-four Zoo Lane #

Subtitles by Carolyn Black BBC Broadcast 2003

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