The Story of Bao Bao's Long Goodbye 64 Zoo Lane

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Hello! I'm Lucy.

I live at 64 Zoo Lane, and I have some very special neighbours. Look!

# There's one with a hump And one who can jump

# And one who is a little bit plump

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# Some like it hot And some like it chilly

# And some like it both ways and that's a bit silly

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# Some are friendly, some are scary

# But one thing is sure Not one is ordinary

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# Some are spotty, some are stripy

# Or prickly and woolly and furry and slimy

# Some are quite big And some are very small

# And the last one's Georgina

# Who's incredibly tall

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Bedtime, Lucy! >

OK, Mum.

Wheee-eee!

Hello, everyone.

ALL: Hello, Lucy.

All ready for the school holidays?

-I suppose so.

-Aren't you looking forward to all that play time?

Not really.

My best friend at school is going away for the whole summer

to visit her cousins in America. What will I do without her?

Aw! That is a shame, but I expect she will enjoy visiting her cousins.

-We've got someone visiting us.

-Really? Who?

-Horace the Hare!

Wow! Nice to meet you Horace.

Nice to meet you too, Lucy.

-Why don't you tell us a story, Horace?

-Oh.

OK!

Far away in the east, in the So-High Mountains,

lives a panda who has lots of friends.

Bao Bao likes everyone and everyone likes Bao Bao.

But once summer, Bao Bao is spending more and more time

with Cassandra the Crane.

They played games together.

-Bam... boo!

-My go!

Bam...

boo!

Cassandra very good at Bamboo Bam.

Hm...

Bam...

boo...

Bam!

THEY LAUGH

You win.

After playing Bamboo Bam,

Bao Bao and Cassandra drank tea

while they watched the clouds go past.

-Cloud look like goat.

-See that one? That one is a fish.

That one look like you!

THEY CHUCKLE

And every afternoon, Bao Bao joined Cassandra

when she did her special exercises.

Ah! Very good, Bao Bao.

Bao Bao do crane stand too.

Oh, oh, ooooh!

Ho, ho, Bao Bao do crane stand lying down.

SHE LAUGHS

Bao Bao and Cassandra played together every day until,

one morning in autumn...

Morning, Bao Bao, morning, Cassandra.

HE SNIFFS

-I smell a change in weather.

-Yes, summer is nearly over.

-I suppose that means you will be leaving soon?

-Leave?!

Yes, Horace, in a few days' time, it's a very long trip.

-Don't forget to say goodbye before you go.

-Goodbye?!

Of course I'll come to say goodbye. See you later, Horace.

Now, where were we? Are you all right, Bao Bao?

Oh, yes! Bao Bao all fine.

Bao Bao was so sad when he thought about Cassandra leaving.

-Bao Bao go to bed.

-Ohh! Good night, Bao Bao.

See you tomorrow.

Yum, yum, yum. Hello, Bao Bao.

-What's up?

-Bao Bao not feel so good.

Bao Bao have difficult thing to do.

What's so difficult?

Have you got to tidy up your bamboo home? I hate tidying up.

Even worse than tidy up. It's...

Bao Bao cannot say it.

You know, whatever it is,

I think you should get it out of the way as soon as you can.

You do?

SHE CHOMPS

Oh, yes.

There's nothing worse than having a difficult job hanging over you.

Much better to do it straightaway

and then you can forget all about it.

Bao Bao decided to say goodbye to Cassandra as soon as possible.

Hello, Bao Bao, all ready to play Bamboo Bam?

Uh... Goodbye, Cassandra.

Goodbye?!

Where are you going?

Bao Bao! I hope he is back in time for cloud shapes.

Ah! There you are, Bao Bao. Shall we go and look at clouds?

Bao Bao can't. Bao Bao needs to pick bamboo.

-I could help, if you want.

-No!

Bao Bao do it alone.

Bao Bao already said goodbye.

Have I done something wrong?

Ohhh...

Yum, yum. Oh, hi, Cassandra!

Yum, yum, all excited about your big trip?

Where's Bao Bao? I thought you two did this exercise together.

Oh, Gertie, I don't understand it.

Bao Bao won't play with me any more.

But the two of you are be-est friends.

-How about I go and see him, find out what's wrong?

-Yes, please.

Boo.

-Bam...boo.

-Hello, Bao Bao.

Why don't you play with Cassandra, like you normally do?

Bao Bao no play with Cassandra,

Bao Bao do what Gertie told Bao Bao to do.

You told Bao Bao to stop playing with Cassandra?!

No!

I did? When?

Bao Bao not want to say goodbye to Cassandra,

but Gertie tell Bao Bao to do difficult things straightaway.

So Bao Bao say goodbye to Cassandra straightaway.

But she isn't leaving yet, she's still here.

When Cassandra go, Bao Bao will miss her,

better Bao Bao get used to it straightaway,

-like Gertie say.

-But I didn't mean... Oh, dear.

Cassandra want to leave Bao Bao all on his own.

Cassandra doesn't want to leave. She HAS to go, Bao, Bao.

It gets too cold for her in the So-High Mountains in winter.

She hasn't got nice thick fur, like we have. She'd freeze.

Oh! Cassandra still like Bao Bao?

BOTH: Yes!

But Bao Bao feel too sad to see Cassandra.

I think we need some help.

BANG!

Greetings.

Who comes seeking advice from Confuse-Us the Wise?

We do!

Bao Bao is very sad because Cassandra is leaving.

Bao Bao scared to say goodbye.

Confuse-Us say goodbye wait till goodbye come.

Ohhhh! What Confuse-Us mean?

I don't know. Let's ask Gertie.

Gertie, stop eating those flowers.

There won't be any left if you eat them all.

There won't be any left when winter comes,

so I might as well enjoy them while they're here.

Enjoy them while they're here!

Goodbye wait until goodbye come.

Look!

Cassandra still here!

-Play with Bao Bao?

-Yes, please.

'Cassandra was very happy to see Bao Bao.

'And when the time came for her to leave,

'we all gathered to say goodbye properly.'

ALL: Goodbye, Cassandra!

Goodbye, friends. See you next spring.

'And so Cassandra flew away with a promise to bring back

'lots of stories from her travels.'

My friend has promised to send me lots of postcards.

Oh! That's exciting, Lucy.

I can come and show them to you all.

EVERYONE LAUGHS AND CHATS

Good night, everyone.

ALL: Sweet dreams, Lucy!

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