Lost Toy Apple Tree House

# No matter if you're young or old

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# Ain't nothing going to beat that place

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# All the very best days

# New things to discover

# New people to meet

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# Life is for the living down at Apple Tree House. #

So, you said Doreen said the lift was broken?

Yes, she walked up the stairs all the way to the top floor.

-With that big, heavy postbag?

-Yeah.

Dearie me.

I just can't find it anywhere.

-Have you checked your pocket?

-Yeah.

-And the rucksack?

-Yeah.

-Double-checked?

Yes. I just couldn't wait to take it home and show you.

Oh, but still, you had a fun day at the zoo

watching your dad and the animals.

Yeah, but I need the diplodocus and then that would've finished my

dinosaur collection.

And now it's gone. Oh, come here.

I'm sure the toy will turn up somewhere.

-Hi.

-Hello, you two.

Hey, hey, hey. What's happening?

Hey, Mali. Is everything all right?

You look upset.

Yeah, I lost my toy dinosaur.

The one you just bought?

-Yeah.

-Have you had a good look for it?

I've looked everywhere.

Ah! But have you been looking in the right places?

-What do you mean?

-Well, there's an old expression in Ghana.

If you climb up a tree, then you must climb down the same tree.

But my dinosaurs have got nothing to do with trees.

Maybe, but if you were at the top of a tree,

think about how you would get down.

Oh, you mean, to look for my new toy,

I need to go back the way I came?

Yes! So you can retrace your steps.

It always seemed to work for me.

Come on, let's go find the missing dinosaur.

That's the spirit. Let's get solving.

And we'd better go solve what's happening with this lift.

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This is strange.

Well, it's definitely broken.

What now?

I'm not sure.

Are you sure you came back this way from the zoo?

Yes, it must be around here somewhere.

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I just can't find my toy anywhere.

OK, we need to retrace your footsteps.

Who was with you at the end of the trip to the zoo?

-Er... Sam's mum!

-Great stuff.

Maybe she can help.

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KNOCK AT THE DOOR

Patience, Patience, it's Mali and Grandma Zainab.

Are you in?

KNOCK AT THE DOOR

-Ah, hello! Come in.

-Hello, Patience.

Sam's with her dad, and you've caught me cleaning.

Oh, sorry to interrupt, but we're trying to solve a puzzle

and we need your help.

-A puzzle.

-Mali's lost his toy dinosaur that he got at the zoo

-today, and we were wondering if...

-Have you seen it anywhere?

Ah, yes! I remember.

I saw you with it when your dad was giving the elephants their bath.

-Yes.

-You were with Ian and Bella,

and one of the elephants splashed your dad with all that water.

Ian couldn't stop laughing and joking!

SHE LAUGHS

You definitely had the toy then.

Yes.

Your poor dad - I think he got a bigger bath than the elephants did.

He certainly has a lot of adventures working at the zoo.

So Bella was watching the elephants with us, too.

OK. Next stop, Bella's.

-Thank you, Patience.

-See you later.

Sorry I couldn't be more help, Mali.

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Is it fixed yet?

No.

Kobi, I need the lift.

It's a small technical hitch, Beryl.

I'm on it.

Be fixed in a jiffy.

Please hurry.

What next?

What next, indeed. I'm going to have to try and remember

where I put that lift manual.

Remember, he who climbs up a tree must climb down the same tree.

I know, I know.

Only thing is, I can't remember which way up the tree I went,

and where I lost the manual.

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You know, people lose things all the time, then they find them.

You just have to keep on hunting.

So, Patience was very helpful, wasn't she?

-Hey.

-Ah! Hello, Ian.

We need your help. Mali has lost his new toy dinosaur.

I'm sorry to hear that.

And as you and Bella were also at the zoo, we were wondering if...

-Have you seen it anywhere?

-The toy dinosaur?

-Yes.

-What kind?

-A Diplodocus.

-Ooh, I like them. What colour?

-Reddish, brownish.

-Nice. I remember.

I saw you with it at monkeys' feeding time.

Oh, yeah. That monkey wanted to play with my toy.

Yes.

But then he took your banana, didn't he?

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Those cheeky monkeys.

Never did get my banana back.

-Here you go, Dad.

-Thanks, darling.

-Are you OK?

-No.

-Fancy a banana?

-No, thanks.

-Thank you.

-We'll see you later.

-Bye.

-See you.

-Good luck.

-Bye.

Come on, there are lots more places we haven't looked at yet.

-Do you think so?

-Of course, remember what Kobi said -

if you climb up a tree, you should climb down the same tree.

So let's retrace our steps.

# Oh, we really love to learn about this mystery

# How we solve this mystery

# How my dinosaur did not make it home

# Did not make it home

# So let's get solving - claim ourselves this victory

# The question of how my toy did not get home

# Let's get solving let's get solving

# Let's get solving let's get solving

# Let's get solving let's get solving. #

-Are you OK?

-We're sad about Mali's lost dinosaur.

I've looked everywhere, but I can't find it.

But we had a fun day at the zoo, didn't we?

-I guess so.

-Oh, come on, Mali.

-Cheer up.

-I wish my dad would cheer up.

He's upset, too.

Why? What's the matter?

-Because of the lift.

-Oh.

I know the toy was important to you,

but it sounds like you had a wonderful day,

and that's the main thing.

Why don't we all go upstairs and draw some pictures about your trip?

I'd love to find out more about all the animals you saw at the zoo.

-And it might cheer you up a bit.

-Great!

-OK.

So, who can race me to the top of the stairs?

Me! Come on!

This has got to be one of the biggest mysteries

of my caretaking career.

Still broken, eh?

Yeah. And still no sign of my lift repair manual.

Why don't you come up? I'll make a nice cup of tea.

Ooh! Cup of tea!

That would be nice, thanks.

Maybe we can find a lift instruction manual on the internet.

Oh, yes. The internet!

Still no luck finding your toy dinosaur, Mali?

No, not yet.

-I'm sure it'll turn up.

-There you go.

Oh, thanks.

I can't believe you found the repair manual for the lift online

-after all that.

-My pleasure.

Always keen to lend a hand.

And if that doesn't work,

I'd suggest this number might be the best solution.

Right.

OK, well. I feel much more prepared to fix the lift after all this.

-Great.

-I'm going to head off.

I will see you all later.

-Bye, Dad.

-Bye.

Come over.

While I'm on the computer,

why don't we see if we can get a good dinosaur replacement for Mali?

Great idea.

Look! There's a website here that says you can adopt

your own wild animal.

-Cool!

-Imagine that, a wild animal of your very own.

How about a Bengal tiger?

Bengal tigers are massive.

They are quite big, but if we move your bed against the wall,

it'd make a bit more space.

I don't think Dad would be too happy to have a tiger

living at Apple Tree House.

Shoo! Shoo!

Anyway, you can't actually bring wild animals home.

It's about protecting them in their natural habitat.

OK, maybe not.

Now, let's see what you've drawn.

This is my mum at the zoo.

She started asking a waxwork kangaroo for directions.

Oh, my! She must've thought it was a real person!

And I've drawn a baby panda.

It's so cute.

Yeah.

And this is the bus we went on.

The bus, that's it.

I must've dropped my toy on the bus when we were coming home.

OK, let me call the bus company.

-No!

-What?

-You had it when we got off the bus.

-Yeah?

-Definitely.

-OK.

-If I had the dinosaur when I'm getting off the bus,

maybe I left it in the...

-In the what?

-That's it.

-Gran, there's one more place we haven't looked.

-OK.

Hey, everyone.

I've solved the broken lift mystery.

Something is stuck, and it's jamming the doors.

Come and look. But what could it be?

It's a pointy, spiky thing.

It looks like the tail of my dino!

Is that what you're looking for?

Yes! I got my dino back.

-Yay!

-That's wonderful!

Thanks, Kobi.

Well, it was Grandma Zainab who helped me work out

-why the lift was jammed.

-Thanks, Grandma.

It was teamwork.

High five!

Bye.

No, no, no!

Mali, it's your bedtime.

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Night-night, dino.

I'm keeping my eye on you.

What an adventure that was.

Yes, I was so happy I found my toy dino in the end.

But you know what?

-What?

-The toy dinosaur was special,

but the best thing of all was having fun at the zoo.

That baby panda was the cutest.

Yeah!

-You're a good friend, Mali.

-And you're a great friend, Sam.

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