The Story of the Monster in the Forest 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

# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

# 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

# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

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

# Some are quite big Some are very small

# And Georgina is incredibly tall

# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane # 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane. #

Bedtime, Lucy! >

OK, Mum.

OWL HOOTS

-ALL: Hello, Lucy.

-Hi, everyone.

Hello, Lucy. What's that?

-It's a torch.

-Oh, it's very bright.

-Yes, well, I keep it by my bed.

-Why do you keep a torch by your bed?

To look under my bed.

-Under your bed?

-Yes. I had to check that there are no monsters under it.

MONKEYS: Monsters? Under the bed? THEY GIGGLE

Dear Lucy, I'm sure there are no monsters under your bed.

Let me tell you a story.

Ah!

Jazz the jaguar thought he was fierce and brave.

-Jaguars are scared of nothing.

-There's someone behind you.

Do you think I'm going to fall for that old one? No way, Jose!

Ah! Caramba! Leopoldo, where did you come from?

-Hi, Mr Scaredy-Cat.

-I'm not scared. You surprised me, that's all.

-Boo!

-Ah!

-JAZZ LAUGHS

-You think that's scary?

Listen to this.

Once upon a time, a great big monster with pink spots...

-With pink spots?

-..lived in the middle of a dark forest.

-A forest? Like the one behind us?

-BOTH: Ooh!

Yes, just like this one.

When the monster was hungry it made a terrible noise

and it ate boulders for its supper.

Boulders for supper? Now, that's scary.

The monster came out of the forest, opened his great big mouth and...

The monster - it's coming. Hide!

It's Adam the armadillo.

-Hi, Taco.

-Hi, Adam. Did you see the monster in the forest?

-What monster?

-RARGH!

Oh, hello, Jazz. JAZZ ROARS EVEN LOUDER

Oh, that's a nasty cough you've got, Jazz.

You should drink a hot cup of cocoa and go to bed.

I'm going to see my friend Annie in the forest.

ALL: Oh!

The forest is a scary place, my friend.

-You're too small to be out on your own.

-The monster might get you.

I'm not scared of monsters. I better be off. Annie will be waiting.

Bye. WHISTLES

Is there a monster in the forest?

No, but little Adam doesn't know that.

We're going to scare his pants off. I have a secret plan.

BOTH: He has a secret plan.

'Leopoldo, Jazz and Taco decided to go into the darkest,

'creepiest part of the forest and frighten Adam.'

Oh, I don't like it here.

It's too dark.

I-It's too quiet.

It's too noisy.

Quiet, Adam's coming.

ADAM HUMS TO HIMSELF

Right. You know what to do. Let's go.

'Taco dropped things on Adam to frighten him.

-'But Adam wasn't scared.'

-Oh, these are bongo nuts.

Mmm, my favourite.

'Leopoldo made a trail of monster footprints to frighten Adam.

'But Adam still wasn't scared.'

Oh, I wonder who made these footprints?

Well, there's only one way to find out.

Hello, Leopoldo.

Adam.

Fancy meeting you here.

Yes. Well... I...

What are you doing on those stilts?

I'm falling off the-e-em. Oh, ouch!

Well, I must be going. My friend Annie will be wondering where I am.

Oh, Adam's not scared of anything.

He's only a little armadillo. He must be scared of something.

I'm gonna scare him out of his armadillo pants.

'Jazz decided to set a trap for Adam.'

OK, so the little armadillo is walking through the forest,

he is chased by the big rock.

He says, "Oh, no! A big rock!"

He runs through the forest, then he sees the cactus monster.

He says, "Oh, no. I am very scared."

He steps back, he falls in the mud and he gets hit by the fruit.

BOTH: Boy! Will he be scared!

JAZZ LAUGHS

'But Jazz's trap went off too soon.'

Oh!

Uh!

ADAM HUMS HAPPILY

Hi, guys.

Hi, Adam.

JAZZ MOANS PAINFULLY

Jazz had a little accident.

I got chased by a big... Ouch! ..rock, then I slipped... Oh!

..in the mud. Then... Ow! ..the cactus falls on me.

-Were you scared?

-Yes. Er, no.

Like I told you before, we're not scared of nothing.

Now that you're all here, would you like to meet Annie?

She should be around here somewhere.

Annie! Annie!

Annie!

Wait here. I'll go and find her.

Well, my friends, if we can't scare Adam,

we can scare his little friend.

-Er, what's her name?

-BOTH: Annie.

Yes, we'll scare his friend Annie, instead.

­ Did someone mention my name?

It's the monster!

THEY ALL SCREAM

SCREAMING CONTINUES

ADAM: Oh! Whee!

Ha-ha, wooo!

Oh, where have Jazz, Leopoldo and Taco gone?

Do you think they were scared of little me?

THEY BOTH LAUGH

How could anyone be scared of Annie? She was so gentle.

You can be scared of things you don't know.

When you do know, they're not frightening.

-You're right, Nelson. Well, I better go to bed.

-ALL: Huh?

The monster under my bed will be getting lonely.

THEY ALL GIGGLE Night night, Lucy.