May's First Day Big City Park

# Where do we want to go today?

# Big City Park!

# We want to play We want to have some fun

# Let's go on a treasure hunt

# A very special day

# In the Big, Big, City Park

# Big City Park!

# So come along Let's have a great time today

# In the Big, Big City Park

# Big City Park! #

Oh, hello.

Lovely to see you.

THEY LAUGH

I'm May. I'm the new park keeper.

And today is my first day here in Big City Park.

Did you hear that, Billy?

Yeah.

She's the new park keeper.

Ah!

It's so much more peaceful here in Big City Park.

Ah!

Not with me around it's not.

Boo!

THEY LAUGH

Made you jump! Made you jump!

You certainly did!

I'm May.

-I'm Billy.

-And I'm Ruairi.

We live here in Big City Park.

Oh!

Ah, here come Dara and her friends now.

Hi!

You must be May. I'm Dara.

-Hi, Dara. How did you know my name?

-Because I'm Dara the fox.

And a little birdy told me. These are my city friends.

This is Sydney.

-Hi.

-Hi, Sydney.

-And this is Alani.

-Hi.

Hi, Alani.

-And that's Ella.

-Hi.

-Hi, Ella.

-May, would you like to explore with us in Big City Park?

I'd love to!

Let's go! Let's go!

Oh, May!

ALL: It's that way!

MAY GIGGLES

Thank you!

Big City Park!

Do you like your hut, May?

Oh, I do.

I think it could do with a bit of brightening up.

That's a lovely chest you've got, Ruairi.

Oh, this is my treasure chest.

Ruairi, could you show us around Big City Park?

Er, sorry, May. I've a very busy day today.

You know, you wouldn't find better park guides than Dara and wee Billy.

Did I tell you about when I taught the old park keeper

how to climb Big City Park rocky mountain?

There are no rocky mountains in Big City Park.

Well, not now, but there were whenever I was a lad.

So, shall we go, then?

ALL: Yeah!

This is how we do it in Big City Park. Bags on shoulders...

Bags on shoulders.

Boots on toes.

Boots on toes.

It's exploring time, so...

Off we go!

Oh, Billy!

-May?

-I'm coming, Billy.

Ah, look at that branch.

Looks just like an elephant's trunk.

-Everything is just so beautiful in Big City Park, isn't it?

-Yeah.

Ah, I wish I had lots of feathers like the birds.

Then I could fly, high up in the sky,

and see Big City Park from way up there.

That would be cool, Billy, but what would we do without you down here?

Thanks, Dara.

Ha ha!

May?

Hi, Billy.

I found this feather.

And I'd like to give it to you.

Oh, thank you, Billy.

Tickle-tickle-tickle!

Ha ha!

You're a rascal, Billy!

How did you know I was ticklish?

Oh, everyone I know is a bit ticklish.

I think this feather came from a starling.

What birds live in Big City Park, May?

Well, let's find out. What birds have you seen?

A pigeon.

A robin.

A magpie.

Wow!

What do birds eat, May?

They eat fruit, seeds and insects, and worms, yeah.

Oh! Are there birds in the city where you live, May?

Yes, there are, Billy.

Do you have birds where you live?

I know just how to find out.

Why's Dara dashing off?

Because she's the most helpful fox in the whole wide park.

-Shall we go and spot some more birds?

-Yeah!

Come on, then!

PLAYS EUPHONIUM

Ha ha ha!

I've found my old euphonium.

And, I've spent a wee while decorating May's hut!

Wow! May's hut looks great, Ruairi.

I'm trying to find out what birds live in the city.

Got to dash!

Dara, how's May getting on?

I hope you showed her around our lovely park.

We've been all over the place today!

Did you tell May about the...erm... the Story Circle?

No, we're keeping it as a surprise.

Got to dash!

She's a smart fox, that one.

Right...

birds in the city.

Hmm...

Here we are!

What kind of birds live near me? That's the one!

From the fastest fox in Big City Park...

to the friendliest friends in the big city. Tell us what you know.

Let's find some birds.

The green one's the daddy duck.

The brown one is a mummy duck.

I see a magpie.

They're happy geese.

A pigeon in the tree.

There's so many birds in our city today.

We've got ducks in out city.

I can see a white duck.

There's a heron.

He just flew away.

Look, it's a whole family of ducklings!

There's some baby swans.

This is bird seed.

Hungry ducks, come in.

This one's got a red face!

Looks like he's enjoying the food.

Do you have lots of birds in your city?

(Ah, one of them is sleeping.)

(One's moving.)

(Let's stay like a statue.)

Ha ha!

Bye bye, baby swans.

That was fun being outside.

Bye, Dara!

Bye!

See you soon.

Wow!

We've found enough food here to keep a bird full for a whole year.

I'd love to be able to fly like a bird.

But I really don't want to eat like one.

Well, we're all different, Billy.

And we all like to eat different things.

-Found out, May.

-Found out what?

There are lots of different birds in the city,

and my friends there feed them.

I've got an idea!

If we find enough feathers, we could make our own bird!

That sounds like a great idea, Billy.

Would you like us to make our own bird?

Yes!

Oh, what's keeping them?

They must have seen every little nook and cranny in the park by now.

She's never seen the Story Circle before, you know.

I really hope she likes it.

I've know quite a few park keepers in my time.

But something tells me she's going to be the best park keeper

that Big City Park has ever seen.

Did I ever tell you about the time

when the first park keeper and I

landed in a giant bowl of minestrone soup,

while skydiving from the back of a wildegoose?

Ha ha ha ha!

That's it. Brilliant!

I don't think our bird is going to fly too far, May.

I think it will fly just as far as you can, Billy.

THEY LAUGH

I should call everybody back before it gets too late.

BELL CLANGS

Whoa!

BELL CLANGS

Oh, listen.

I can hear a bell ringing.

It's Ruairi calling us to the Story Circle. Shall we go to see him?

Yeah!

Maybe Ruairi will have one of his treats for us.

What is this Story Circle and what are Ruairi's treats?

Come with us, May, and you'll find out.

-OK, but before we go, shall we give our bird a name?

-Feather.

Feather, that's a good name. What do you think, Billy?

I think he looks like a pigeon. What about...

..Patrick Pigeon?

THEY LAUGH

Patrick Pigeon he is.

Right, let's go and see Ruairi, come on.

BOTH: May!

Yes?

BOTH: It's that way.

Oh, thank you!

O-o-o-o-h-h-h!

Oh!

Ooh! That bell is louder

than a giant shouting through an enormous didgeridoo. Oh!

Oh, wow!

May?

Coming!

Wow!

So this is the Story Circle.

Hi, Ruairi.

Uh...uh...

Hiya, May!

We've just passed my hut.

It looked amazing.

Was it you who made it so lovely?

Yes, it was. Oh...

Mwah!

THEY GIGGLE

Did you all have fun today?

Yeah!

Look what we made today.

What a fine looking bird you've got there.

His name is Patrick Pigeon.

Remember you told us a tale about homing pigeons, Ruairi?

Oh! Yes, yes, yes!

Pigeons that can make their way home no matter where they are.

I thought I'd better stick around May. Just in case she got lost!

Ha ha ha!

I think it might take me a while to get to know Big City Park.

It's so big, isn't it? What was your favourite thing we did today?

-Making the pigeon.

-What are you waiting for? Tuck in!

That's what the lovely toasted bananas are there for.

They're my treat to you.

These are Ruairi's treats!

RUAIRI CLEARS HIS THROAT

Today we met our park keeper, May,

in Big City Park on her very first day.

She had lots of fun and she climbed on a tree

and she also met Billy and Dara and me.

She needs some guides to show her around.

And she'll never forget the new friends that she's found.

Yeah!

Could we put Patrick Pigeon in your treasure chest?

Of course you can, May.

That's actually where we keep all the special things we find

that remind us of the fun we've had in Big City Park.

Well, I've had a great first day here in Big City Park.

Come and join us again soon.

Just don't follow May, whatever you do!

Or you'll get lost!

THEY LAUGH

May? I have this wee gift for you.

Oh!

What is it, Ruairi?

A map of Big City Park!

THEY LAUGH

Big City Park!

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