The Story of Alan's Catchy Tune

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

0:00:07 > 0:00:09Hello! I'm Lucy.

0:00:09 > 0:00:15I live at 64 Zoo Lane, and I have some very special neighbours. Look!

0:00:15 > 0:00:19# There's one with a hump And one who can jump

0:00:19 > 0:00:22# And one who is a little bit plump

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

0:00:26 > 0:00:29# Some like it hot And some like it chilly

0:00:29 > 0:00:33# And some like it both ways and that's a bit silly

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

0:00:36 > 0:00:39# Some are friendly, some are scary

0:00:39 > 0:00:43# But one thing is sure, not one is ordinary

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

0:00:46 > 0:00:49# Some are spotty, some are stripy

0:00:49 > 0:00:53# Or prickly and woolly and furry and slimy

0:00:53 > 0:00:56# Some are quite big And some are very small

0:00:56 > 0:00:58# And the last one's Georgina

0:00:58 > 0:01:00# Who's incredibly tall

0:01:00 > 0:01:03# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane

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0:01:09 > 0:01:11Bedtime, Lucy! >

0:01:11 > 0:01:13OK, Mum.

0:01:30 > 0:01:33Wheeeee!

0:01:35 > 0:01:37ALL: Hi, Lucy!

0:01:37 > 0:01:39Welcome one and all To our school hall,

0:01:39 > 0:01:43young and old, short and tall.

0:01:43 > 0:01:45What ARE you doing, Lucy?

0:01:45 > 0:01:47Oh! Hi, everyone!

0:01:47 > 0:01:49Are you going to tell us a story?

0:01:49 > 0:01:52Or is it a song?

0:01:52 > 0:01:54It's not a story or a song.

0:01:54 > 0:01:59It's a poem and I have to read it at school assembly tomorrow.

0:01:59 > 0:02:03That's marvellous, Lucy. You must be very excited.

0:02:03 > 0:02:08- Well, I am, but... - But are you a bit nervous, too?

0:02:08 > 0:02:12What if I forget the poem or don't say it properly?

0:02:12 > 0:02:18- Oh, don't worry, Lucy. When the time comes, you'll be fine.- That's right.

0:02:18 > 0:02:24This reminds me of a story about someone else who was very shy.

0:02:24 > 0:02:28His name was Alan the Aardvark.

0:02:28 > 0:02:32"Herbert the Warthog and Zed the Zebra were waiting for Alan

0:02:32 > 0:02:34"to join them for band practice."

0:02:34 > 0:02:37I think we should start without him.

0:02:37 > 0:02:40With a one, a two, a one-two-three-four!

0:02:40 > 0:02:44"That night there was to be a big concert

0:02:44 > 0:02:47"and the band needed a catchy tune to play."

0:02:47 > 0:02:49Huh, it doesn't sound right somehow.

0:02:49 > 0:02:54Keep playing, Herbert, we'll come up with something.

0:02:54 > 0:02:57HE TRUMPETS A JOLLY TUNE

0:03:05 > 0:03:08Oh, whoops! I'm late for band practice.

0:03:08 > 0:03:11But wait till Zed and Herbert hear this!

0:03:11 > 0:03:17Herbert! Zed! You have to hear this.

0:03:17 > 0:03:19Ow! Ooh.

0:03:19 > 0:03:24Hm, he looks very excited. Probably something to do with ants.

0:03:24 > 0:03:26What is it, Alan?

0:03:26 > 0:03:31I've made up a tune all by myself and it's really catchy,

0:03:31 > 0:03:32just what we need.

0:03:32 > 0:03:36Well, don't just stand there. Let's hear this catchy tune.

0:03:36 > 0:03:40"Suddenly, Alan felt rather nervous.

0:03:40 > 0:03:44"What if they didn't like this new tune?"

0:03:44 > 0:03:47DEEP BREATH

0:03:45 > 0:03:47HONK!

0:03:47 > 0:03:50Erm... Was that it?

0:03:51 > 0:03:57Oh, Alan, that wasn't really a tune, was it? More of a tuneless toot!

0:03:57 > 0:03:59THEY LAUGH

0:03:59 > 0:04:02We should get on and practice for the concert.

0:04:07 > 0:04:12"Later that day, Alan was still thinking about his catchy tune.

0:04:12 > 0:04:15"He just wished he wasn't so shy. Then he saw..."

0:04:15 > 0:04:18Audrey the Agony Ostrich.

0:04:18 > 0:04:22You must learn to take things more slowly.

0:04:22 > 0:04:25Thanks...for...your...help.

0:04:25 > 0:04:28She's good at problem solving.

0:04:31 > 0:04:36- Er...- Ah, Alan the Aardvark. Have you got a problem?

0:04:36 > 0:04:40Um, it's, um, to do with being...

0:04:40 > 0:04:42I can't hear you, dear.

0:04:42 > 0:04:45- HE CLEARS THROAT - I...I get very shy.

0:04:45 > 0:04:48Ah. How did it first begin?

0:04:48 > 0:04:53"So Alan told Audrey all about the catchy tune."

0:04:53 > 0:04:57But when I try to play it to Zed and Herbert,

0:04:57 > 0:04:59I get shy and I just go...

0:04:59 > 0:05:00HONK!

0:05:00 > 0:05:04Ah, but the answer to your problem is quite simple.

0:05:04 > 0:05:06How?

0:05:06 > 0:05:09You must go back to your friends and try again.

0:05:11 > 0:05:16Only this time, before you play the tune, you must count to three.

0:05:16 > 0:05:18Oh!

0:05:18 > 0:05:21Then play your tune confidently.

0:05:21 > 0:05:25Thank you, Audrey, you're the best!

0:05:26 > 0:05:30I've got something very important for you to listen to.

0:05:30 > 0:05:32One, two, three.

0:05:32 > 0:05:33DEEP BREATH

0:05:33 > 0:05:37Do you realise you have an ant on your nose?

0:05:37 > 0:05:38Uh? Eh, oh!

0:05:38 > 0:05:41Aaaa-Choo!

0:05:41 > 0:05:42Ha-ha-ha!

0:05:42 > 0:05:45Hey, Alan, you had something you wanted us to listen to?

0:05:45 > 0:05:49No. Oh, no, it was nothing important.

0:05:54 > 0:05:56"Alan wondered if he would ever

0:05:56 > 0:05:59"be able to play his tune to Zed and Herbert.

0:05:59 > 0:06:02"Then the ground started to shake."

0:06:02 > 0:06:03Uh?

0:06:03 > 0:06:05Oh, don't stop.

0:06:05 > 0:06:10"It was Nelson the Elephant. He couldn't stop dancing!"

0:06:10 > 0:06:14Bravo, Alan, where did you learn such a catchy tune?

0:06:14 > 0:06:16Uh, I made it up.

0:06:16 > 0:06:20You did? It'll be a hit, you mark my words!

0:06:20 > 0:06:25No, it won't. I'm too shy to play it to Zed and Herbert.

0:06:25 > 0:06:26Hmm...

0:06:26 > 0:06:28Uh, I know!

0:06:28 > 0:06:32What you need is someone to hum the tune for you.

0:06:32 > 0:06:35Um, will YOU hum it for me?

0:06:35 > 0:06:38Ho! No, no, no, not me. Oh, no!

0:06:38 > 0:06:43I'm a good dancer, yes, but I'm useless at humming.

0:06:43 > 0:06:47I suggest you ask Georgina the Giraffe.

0:06:50 > 0:06:52Hi, Georgina.

0:06:52 > 0:06:53Hello, Alan.

0:06:53 > 0:06:57Ahem! Nelson says you're very good at humming.

0:06:57 > 0:07:02Me? Oh, no. Well, I suppose I can hold a tune, a-ha-ha!

0:07:02 > 0:07:07"Alan asked if I would hum his tune to Zed and Herbert.

0:07:07 > 0:07:09"Well, of course I said yes!"

0:07:09 > 0:07:12Oh, thank you, Georgina!

0:07:16 > 0:07:20I don't think we're ever going to find a new tune, Zed.

0:07:20 > 0:07:23I know where you can find a great new tune.

0:07:23 > 0:07:24Not again.

0:07:24 > 0:07:27Go to the three bushes on the hill.

0:07:27 > 0:07:30You'll hear something very special.

0:07:30 > 0:07:32Well, we do need a break.

0:07:32 > 0:07:36Very well, but this is your last chance, Alan.

0:07:36 > 0:07:40Oh, where did he go?

0:07:40 > 0:07:43ALAN TRUMPETS THE JOLLY TUNE

0:07:45 > 0:07:47And that's it.

0:07:47 > 0:07:49And it's beautiful.

0:07:49 > 0:07:52GEORGINA HUMS THE TUNE

0:08:02 > 0:08:03Listen!

0:08:03 > 0:08:06GEORGINA KEEPS HUMMING THE TUNE

0:08:07 > 0:08:09That sounds great!

0:08:09 > 0:08:13I knew you'd like it. I knew it. I, I...

0:08:13 > 0:08:15# La-la-la-la... #

0:08:17 > 0:08:18Great tune, Georgina!

0:08:18 > 0:08:22Oh, thank you. It just seemed to come to me.

0:08:22 > 0:08:25All we need now is a quick rehearsal

0:08:25 > 0:08:28and then we can play it at our concert.

0:08:31 > 0:08:34"Alan went back home feeling sad."

0:08:38 > 0:08:42That silly giraffe couldn't even remember the tune.

0:08:42 > 0:08:47It wasn't her tune after all. It was Alan the Aardvark's.

0:08:47 > 0:08:48Why didn't he tell us?

0:08:48 > 0:08:50Do you hear what I hear?

0:08:50 > 0:08:51TUNE PLAYS

0:08:51 > 0:08:53Huh! A musical tree!

0:08:53 > 0:08:55And what a catchy tune.

0:08:55 > 0:08:58This is the answer to all our problems.

0:08:58 > 0:09:01Uh, hello, Tree. Like your tune.

0:09:01 > 0:09:06We've got a concert this evening, fancy playing with us?

0:09:06 > 0:09:08Yes, I'd love to.

0:09:08 > 0:09:09BOTH: Perfect!

0:09:11 > 0:09:16"That night, everyone gathered for the concert at Romble Mountain."

0:09:18 > 0:09:20THEY CHATTER

0:09:22 > 0:09:26Ahem! With a one, a two, a one-two-three-four.

0:09:26 > 0:09:27MUSIC PLAYS

0:09:27 > 0:09:31"So, Alan played his catchy tune after all."

0:09:33 > 0:09:34Oh-ho!

0:09:37 > 0:09:40I recognise those feet.

0:09:43 > 0:09:45CROWD GASPS

0:09:45 > 0:09:46ALL: Alan!

0:09:46 > 0:09:48Uh?

0:09:48 > 0:09:50Alan, keep on playing!

0:09:50 > 0:09:55Can't you see, everyone loves your tune.

0:09:55 > 0:09:58ALL: Alan! Alan! Alan! Alan!

0:10:00 > 0:10:03All right then. Rock 'n' roll!

0:10:06 > 0:10:09"Alan the Aardvark wasn't shy anymore!

0:10:09 > 0:10:14"And, of course, the concert was a huge success."

0:10:14 > 0:10:18Thanks to his very catchy tune!

0:10:18 > 0:10:20Thank you for that story, Georgina.

0:10:20 > 0:10:24I hope my poem is a big success, like Alan's concert.

0:10:24 > 0:10:26Oh, of course it will be.

0:10:26 > 0:10:27We'll help you!

0:10:27 > 0:10:32Welcome one and all To our school hall

0:10:32 > 0:10:37Young and old, short and tall!

0:10:37 > 0:10:39Hee-hee!

0:10:39 > 0:10:40Thanks, everyone.

0:10:40 > 0:10:43Now it's time for bed.

0:10:45 > 0:10:46Goodnight.

0:10:46 > 0:10:48ALL: Sleep tight, Lucy!

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