The Story of Isabel the Flamingo

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

0:00:07 > 0:00:11Hello, I'm Lucy. I live at 64 Zoo Lane

0:00:11 > 0:00:15and I have very special neighbours. Look!

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 > 0:00:56# Some are quite big, some are small

0:00:56 > 0:01:01# And Georgina is incredibly tall

0:01:01 > 0:01:04# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

0:01:04 > 0:01:08# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane. #

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

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

0:01:25 > 0:01:28TAPPING AT WINDOW

0:01:29 > 0:01:34- Hello, everyone.- Hello, Lucy.

0:01:34 > 0:01:38I've baked you a great, big... O-oh! Aah!

0:01:38 > 0:01:40..cake.

0:01:40 > 0:01:45- Are you all right, Lucy? - Yes, thanks, Boris. I'm OK.

0:01:45 > 0:01:47But I don't think my cake is.

0:01:49 > 0:01:55- I thought so - it's all broken. - There, there!

0:01:55 > 0:01:59- Never mind, Lucy! - It was the best cake I'd ever made.

0:01:59 > 0:02:02It still tastes yummy!

0:02:04 > 0:02:08- You're eating my cake? - It tastes good. Try some.

0:02:16 > 0:02:19Mmm! Delicious!

0:02:19 > 0:02:24It doesn't matter what it looks like. It's what inside that counts.

0:02:24 > 0:02:27That reminds me of the story of Isabel the Flamingo.

0:02:27 > 0:02:30Please tell us, Georgina.

0:02:30 > 0:02:35'Isabel the Flamingo was the most stylish creature in all of Africa.'

0:02:35 > 0:02:41That's right, girls - put your beaks up, push your feathers out, smile!

0:02:41 > 0:02:43Eccellente!

0:02:43 > 0:02:49Now, standing on one leg - no, left leg, Mirabelle - and hold.

0:02:49 > 0:02:52Perfecto!

0:02:52 > 0:02:56'If Isabel used a new word, all the animals would use it too.'

0:02:56 > 0:03:00Perfecto? That's a funny word! What does it mean?

0:03:00 > 0:03:03- It means perfect.- The best - tops.

0:03:03 > 0:03:07- You know - like a muddy watermelon. - Oh, yeah.

0:03:07 > 0:03:10GLUG! GLUG!

0:03:10 > 0:03:13GARGLE!

0:03:13 > 0:03:16Oh, Pauline-a!

0:03:16 > 0:03:21Would you be a dear and go and fish over at the other side of the lake?

0:03:21 > 0:03:24OK.

0:03:27 > 0:03:34'Isabel was so cool, that everyone copied everything she did.'

0:03:34 > 0:03:36THEY GRUNT AND STRAIN

0:03:36 > 0:03:41Look out! Here comes Isabel.

0:03:41 > 0:03:43You ask her, Zed.

0:03:49 > 0:03:54Oh, hola! Holdigga hi, hilden holdy hay?

0:03:54 > 0:03:59I'm a-so sorry, Zed, but I can't understand a thing you are saying.

0:04:00 > 0:04:05Sorry! I said, "It's a lovely day. Perfecto!"

0:04:05 > 0:04:08Yes, Zed. It is.

0:04:08 > 0:04:11Well, do you want to ask me something?

0:04:11 > 0:04:16- We're having a party tonight... - Watermelon, mango chips.

0:04:16 > 0:04:20We were wondering if you'd like to come.

0:04:20 > 0:04:23Well, I'm a-really busy, but...

0:04:23 > 0:04:26Yes, I'll come.

0:04:31 > 0:04:34Yes! She said yes!

0:04:34 > 0:04:39Hi, Pauline. Coming to the party tonight?

0:04:39 > 0:04:41Well, I... I've got nothing to wear.

0:04:41 > 0:04:44Come on, Pauline! It'll be a laugh.

0:04:44 > 0:04:47All right, then. See you later.

0:04:47 > 0:04:53'Pauline the Pelican wanted to look pretty for the Waterlily Lake party.'

0:04:53 > 0:04:56BOTH: 'Allo, Pauline!

0:04:56 > 0:05:01- Annabel! Mirabelle! I was just getting ready for the party.- You...

0:05:01 > 0:05:06are going to the party?! With a baggy beak and dirty feet?

0:05:06 > 0:05:08THEY LAUGH

0:05:08 > 0:05:15Isabel, I was wondering if you could give me a...a makeover, like.

0:05:15 > 0:05:16Oh!

0:05:18 > 0:05:22# You've got style You've got grace

0:05:22 > 0:05:25# Not a feather out of place

0:05:25 > 0:05:29# I...could learn a lot from you

0:05:31 > 0:05:34# You've got style You're so chic

0:05:34 > 0:05:37# From your feet up to your beak

0:05:37 > 0:05:40# I...

0:05:40 > 0:05:43# Could learn a lot from you

0:05:43 > 0:05:46# I'll see what I can do

0:05:46 > 0:05:51# Yes, I'll see what I can do-o! #

0:05:52 > 0:05:54OK, Pauline.

0:05:54 > 0:05:57I'll give you a flamingo makeover.

0:05:57 > 0:06:02First, we get rid of the 'orrible dust and make you nice and pink.

0:06:02 > 0:06:07'Isabel gave Pauline a luxurious pink mud bath.

0:06:12 > 0:06:16'She taught Pauline how to walk elegantly.'

0:06:24 > 0:06:27Oh, hello, Pauline. You look nice.

0:06:27 > 0:06:30Eet ees wonderful to be here...

0:06:30 > 0:06:36(although, between you and me, all this standing on one leg's boring.)

0:06:36 > 0:06:40What are-a you doing?

0:06:40 > 0:06:45- I'm taking these watermelons to the party.- Perfecto!

0:06:45 > 0:06:51They're a bit heavy. I don't suppose any of you girls could help me?

0:06:51 > 0:06:53Not us!

0:06:53 > 0:06:55I'll give you a hand.

0:07:01 > 0:07:04- Thanks, Pauline.- No problem.

0:07:07 > 0:07:11- Are those flowers for the party, Nelson?- Yes, Pauline.

0:07:11 > 0:07:16- They'll look lovely if I can keep them fresh.- I'll get you more water.

0:07:22 > 0:07:27There you go, Nelson. Now your flowers will look nice and fresh.

0:07:27 > 0:07:32Thanks, Pauline. That's a real help. I think you've got mud on your beak.

0:07:32 > 0:07:37Oh, never mind. It'll soon wash off.

0:07:38 > 0:07:40- Where do you want it?- Over there.

0:07:40 > 0:07:45- Thanks so much for helping me, Pauline.- Oh, no trouble at all.

0:07:45 > 0:07:48We'll soon have this lot moved.

0:07:50 > 0:07:55What a mess! You can't go to a party looking like that!

0:07:55 > 0:08:01We help you to look pretty and this is what you do?! It's so annoying!

0:08:03 > 0:08:06Party time!

0:08:06 > 0:08:09- Oh! - PAULINE SNIFFS

0:08:09 > 0:08:12ALL CHATTER

0:08:13 > 0:08:18Ready, girls? Feathers fluffy? Beak high!

0:08:23 > 0:08:26You're here! Great to see you!

0:08:26 > 0:08:28Come and sit next to us.

0:08:38 > 0:08:40Why are they all talking to Pauline?

0:08:40 > 0:08:45She's clumsy and dirty. She has no manners whatsoever.

0:08:45 > 0:08:48And we flamingoes have such style!

0:08:48 > 0:08:53But Pauline is kind and helpful and honest, so everyone loves her.

0:08:53 > 0:08:59Everyone wants to talk to Pauline. She helped make the party a success.

0:08:59 > 0:09:04'When the flamingoes understood that true beauty comes from within,

0:09:04 > 0:09:08'they realised that they could learn a lot from Pauline.'

0:09:09 > 0:09:11# You're so kind and so sweet

0:09:11 > 0:09:14# You've got such a useful beak

0:09:14 > 0:09:17# We...

0:09:17 > 0:09:20# Could learn a lot from-a you

0:09:20 > 0:09:24# We understand you're so grand

0:09:24 > 0:09:27# Cos you lend a helping hand

0:09:27 > 0:09:29# We...

0:09:29 > 0:09:33# Could learn a lot from you

0:09:33 > 0:09:36# We could learn a lot from you

0:09:36 > 0:09:39# We could learn a lot from you

0:09:39 > 0:09:43# I'm so glad in the end

0:09:43 > 0:09:46# That I've got so many friends

0:09:46 > 0:09:51# That I... Can learn a lot from, too

0:09:51 > 0:09:55# We can learn a lot from you

0:09:55 > 0:09:58# We can learn a lot from you! #

0:10:00 > 0:10:05I could learn a lot from you. Thank you, Georgina, for a lovely story.

0:10:05 > 0:10:10- It was a delicious cake.- It doesn't matter what something looks like.

0:10:10 > 0:10:15- It's what's inside that counts.- We can all learn a lot from each other.

0:10:15 > 0:10:19I'd like to learn the recipe for this yummy cake!

0:10:19 > 0:10:24It's got flour and eggs and currants...

0:10:24 > 0:10:28We'll have to leave the cooking lesson for another day.

0:10:28 > 0:10:33- It's time for bed.- Goodnight, everyone.- Sweet dreams, Lucy!

0:10:36 > 0:10:39# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane! #

0:10:46 > 0:10:50Subtitles by Judith Russell BBC Broadcast 2002

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