Never Say Never Big and Small

# It doesn't matter if you're tiny or tall

# It doesn't matter if you're big or small

# If you want to have fun it doesn't matter at all

-# You've got it, Big!

-Why, thank you, Small! #

-BOTH:

-# Skipping, flipping climbing up a rope

# Hiding, riding sliding down a slope

# Skating on an ice cube swinging on a star

-# It makes no difference what size you are!

-Nice!

# If you want to have fun it doesn't matter at all

-# Cos here we are we're Big and Small!

-Yeah! #

Oh, this is hilarious.

Ha-ha! I can't believe it.

Oh, this is the funniest book ever.

SMALL CHUCKLES

-Erm, Small...?

-Mm?

-Have you seen my hat anywhere?

Uh-huh. Now listen to this!

"The Gwelf was the baby ferret's favourite babysitter."

-Can you guess why?!

-I have no idea.

Because he lets the ferret stay up all night

and eat, like, 10,000 raisins.

Erm, so, where did you see my hat, exactly?

Here's the best part, Big.

"Baby Ferret did whatever he wanted, because the Gwelf only had one rule.

"Never say no." Can you believe it? Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

-Small? My hat?

-Oh, yeah.

I like it. It's nice.

I know it's nice, it's a great hat, but...where is...it?!

Ah-ha! OK, time to go.

OK, so, let's see. Blanket...telescope...T-Rex...

OK, that's everything I need. You remember I'm going out, right?

-To put up the telescope?

-Yep.

-OK. So, if you need anything,

I'll be about...ten feet away. Maybe 11. Definitely not more than 12.

Wait a minute...wait a minute!

If you're going out, I'll need a babysitter!

What?! Why? You're not a baby!

Of course I'm not a baby, but I need someone to never say no to me.

I don't say no to you.

Big, you say no all the time!

You say no to bouncing on the bed with me,

you say no to building me a cannon,

and you always say no to riding on motorcycles.

Well, that's because I break the bed, cannons are dangerous,

and motorcycles are even more dangerous!

See? That's three "no"s.

I need a babysitter who won't say no.

I need the Gwelf! Ha!

The Gwelf...?

Small, what are you doing?

You can't call the Gwelf - he lives in a book.

How about somebody else? Oh, Ruby?!

Nah. She always says no.

What about Tweeba? Hey, Big, let's ask Tweeba!

-You want me to ask Tweeba if she'll babysit for you?!

-Yes!

Oh, yes! Please. Please, please, please, please!

Thanks, Big.

HE SIGHS

OK. I'll go and put this stuff in the back garden,

and then I'll go and talk to Tweeba.

-Yeah! Hey, Big! Tell her she can't say no!

-All right.

Ha! I've got to get ready!

So, let me get this straight. You want me to babysit for Small?

Yep. Are you available?

Er, I'm not sure. I might have plans.

You...could use our bathtub!

Oh! Then yes! I am suddenly totally available.

Great.

Here we go!

OK, Small. Here is your babysitter! Can I go now?

Ooh, yeah! OK.

Hi, Tweeba!

Hi, Small.

Now, remember, if you two need anything, I'm right outside.

Have fun. Bye!

Hmm. OK, Tweeba, what do you want to do first?

Do you want to bounce on the bed? Or do you want to build me a cannon?

Hmmm. How about...a bath?

Er, I don't want a bath. I had one yesterday.

No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Not you. Me.

I think I'll take a bath, and set my hair,

and then we'll see.

OK, I'll go and run the water.

And then we'll eat raisins!

# The "W" is for "wonderful" The "O" stands for "Oh, my"! #

Tweeba! Are you almost done?

No.

Wait, wait, wait, wait.

Didn't Big tell you the first rule of babysitting?

It's never say no! And you just said no!

Really?! I didn't know that! That's funny.

SHE CHUCKLES

# I long to meet them I'll hug and I'll greet them

# That special one who'll never say no

# When I want to play They'll say, "Sure! OK!

# "Whatever you want, it's yours right away!"

# One day I'll find Someone who'll be kind

# They'll always want to agree

# They'll never protest When I make a request

# And never say no to me

# In my heart there's a secret That I must confess

# There's a word I adore And that word is "yes"

# I've no use for "maybe", or "someday", or "later"

# It has to be "yes" - what word could be greater?

# One day I'll find Someone who'll be kind

# They'll always want to agree

# They'll never protest When I make a request

# And never, ever say no to me. #

536...

537...

Small! Where are you? I've finished my bath, Small.

Woo-hoo! I'm coming!

Guess what, I had the greatest idea!

How about you put me in a rubber band and shoot me to the Moon?

No, I don't think so.

But you can blow-dry my hair.

Tweeba, you're not acting at all like the Gwelf.

Tweeba! We haven't eaten one single raisin yet!

Well, that's because I'm not a gwelf, I'm a worm!

And a worm cannot eat anything with her hair in this condition!

Oh, OK.

Now, this curl at the front, dry it from underneath...

HAIRDRYER WHIRRS

Sorry!

Oh....oh...

I have never been so alarmed in my life!

Except for the time that Big almost ate you.

You know what the worst of it is?

My hair is air-drying!

It's going to look terrible!

Oh, I need a lemonade!

-HE SIGHS

-OK.

And a biscuit!

OK, here you go, Tweeba.

Ahh, much better.

Ah. How are you at reading stories?

Me? I'm great! And I know just what to read...

Ah, well, I'll just lie here and listen,

while I calm my nerves.

OK, Tweeba. This book is called The Babysitting Gwelf.

HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

Baby Ferret needed a babysitter. And guess who showed up, Tweeba?

Yeah, that's right. The Gwelf. And you know what?

The Gwelf was the most fun babysitter ever. He didn't bathe,

or do his hair, or laze around in bed making other people read to him!

Oh, no! No, he did whatever the baby ferret wanted.

Is that actually in the book?

Tweeba! This book is all about how to be a great babysitter.

And you should have read it before you came!

SHE SNORES GENTLY

Oh, Tweeba!

Small, I'm home!

Oh, Big! Oh, oh, Big!

-Hey, Big! Ha-ha! You're back!

-Yeah! So, how was the babysitting?

Awful. Tweeba said no to everything.

-Oh, really? Well...

-So can you shoot me with a rubber band to the Moon?

-No, Small! No.

-Oh. OK. Then how about we just play Go Fish or something?

Go Fish...I can do.

You know, Small, I'm not always going to say yes.

-Sometimes, I have to say no.

-The Gwelf would never say no.

The Gwelf isn't real, Small. I am real. Tweeba is real!

Well, I would never say no to you, Big. I just wouldn't!

Never, ever, ever!

Do you have...an eight?

Nope.

OK...I suppose I might sometimes say no.

You know what? I think sometimes, you have to.

-You know what, Big? You just said no again.

-I did?

-Uh-huh.

-No!

-Uh-huh!

-I just said it again!

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