0:00:07 > 0:00:09Hello, there. I'm Rosamund.
0:00:09 > 0:00:12Have you ever heard a noise that sounds quite scary at first
0:00:12 > 0:00:16and then turns out to be something quite exciting?
0:00:16 > 0:00:19Would you like to hear a story about a noise like that?
0:00:19 > 0:00:21You would? That's great.
0:00:21 > 0:00:24Well, this story is called The Big Splash
0:00:24 > 0:00:28and it's by AH Benjamin and Jon Lycett-Smith.
0:00:29 > 0:00:31All was quiet in the woods.
0:00:32 > 0:00:36Hare was enjoying a nibble, not far from his house,
0:00:36 > 0:00:41when... Da-domp, da-domp, da-domp!
0:00:41 > 0:00:44- The ground shook and shuddered. - RUMBLE
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Trees trembled, rocks rattled.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49It was a terrible noise!
0:00:49 > 0:00:55"It's Shaggybody!" gasped Hare, his long ears quivering nervously.
0:00:55 > 0:00:59He didn't even bother to hide and he sprinted off.
0:00:59 > 0:01:02Meanwhile, down by the river,
0:01:02 > 0:01:06Beaver was admiring the new dam he'd just built, when...
0:01:06 > 0:01:10Da-domp, da-domp, da-domp!
0:01:10 > 0:01:13- The ground shook and shuddered. - RUMBLE
0:01:13 > 0:01:17Trees trembled, rocks rattled.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20It was a terrible noise!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23"It's B-B-B-Boulderhead!" stammered Beaver,
0:01:23 > 0:01:25teeth chattering ten to the dozen.
0:01:25 > 0:01:30He was off in a flash, his flat tail bobbing up and down.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34A little further away, Skunk was frolicking in a flower field
0:01:34 > 0:01:36to freshen herself up, when...
0:01:36 > 0:01:40Da-domp, da-domp, da-domp!
0:01:40 > 0:01:43- The ground shook and shuddered. - RUMBLE
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Trees trembled, rocks rattled.
0:01:46 > 0:01:48It was a terrible noise!
0:01:48 > 0:01:53"It's R-R-R-Redhorns!" spluttered Skunk, shaking like a leaf.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Scattering flowers left and right,
0:01:56 > 0:01:59she scampered off as fast as she could.
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Deeper in the woods, Raccoon was practising
0:02:02 > 0:02:06hanging upside down from his favourite tree, when...
0:02:06 > 0:02:08Da-domp, da-domp, da-domp!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- The ground shook and shuddered. - RUMBLE
0:02:11 > 0:02:14Trees trembled, rocks rattled.
0:02:14 > 0:02:16It was a terrible noise!
0:02:16 > 0:02:21"It's Fire-Nostrils!" wailed Raccoon,
0:02:21 > 0:02:24falling from the tree with surprise - bomp -
0:02:24 > 0:02:29but he quickly scrambled back to his feet and ran like mad.
0:02:29 > 0:02:31Not too far away,
0:02:31 > 0:02:36Fox was busy storing food in his secret hideout, when...
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Da-domp, da-domp, da-domp!
0:02:40 > 0:02:42The ground shook and shuddered.
0:02:42 > 0:02:45- Trees trembled, rocks rattled. - RUMBLE
0:02:45 > 0:02:47It was a terrible noise!
0:02:47 > 0:02:53"It's Thunderhooves!" cried Fox, frozen to the spot.
0:02:53 > 0:02:56But not for long. Forgetting his precious food,
0:02:56 > 0:02:58he bolted off.
0:02:58 > 0:03:02Soon, Hare, Beaver, Skunk, Raccoon and Fox
0:03:02 > 0:03:04were running together.
0:03:04 > 0:03:07Suddenly, they came to a dead end.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12"What do we do now?" they shouted, panicking.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14It was too late to turn back.
0:03:14 > 0:03:20Meanwhile, the noise grew louder and more terrible.
0:03:20 > 0:03:24Da-domp, da-domp, da-domp!
0:03:24 > 0:03:31Then, from around the bend, appeared a huge, shaggy creature.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34His head was the size of a boulder.
0:03:34 > 0:03:38His horns were dreadfully long and sharp.
0:03:38 > 0:03:42Steam spurted out of his nostrils like fire
0:03:42 > 0:03:46and he pawed the ground with thunder-like hooves.
0:03:46 > 0:03:52"Hello, everyone!" boomed Buffalo, cheerfully.
0:03:52 > 0:03:55I thought I'd never catch up with you.
0:03:55 > 0:03:57They all stayed quiet.
0:03:57 > 0:04:02"Come on, let's do it!" grinned Buffalo.
0:04:02 > 0:04:08"W-W-W-We don't want to." they all stammered.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12"We saw you do it. It...it...it's scary!"
0:04:12 > 0:04:20"It's all right," Buffalo reassured them. "It's fun, you'll enjoy it."
0:04:20 > 0:04:24They all looked at each other, thinking long and hard.
0:04:25 > 0:04:29At last, they plucked up enough courage.
0:04:29 > 0:04:34"Oh, all right, then," they finally agreed.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38One by one, they climbed onto Buffalo's back
0:04:38 > 0:04:42and then, they were off, at a tremendous gallop -
0:04:42 > 0:04:45da-domp, da-domp, da-domp!
0:04:45 > 0:04:47Past Fox's secret hideout they zoomed.
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Under Raccoon's favourite tree they whooshed.
0:04:51 > 0:04:54Through Skunk's flower field they ploughed.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Across Beaver's new dam they thundered.
0:04:57 > 0:04:59Over Hare's house they bounded,
0:04:59 > 0:05:01and still they kept going.
0:05:01 > 0:05:05"We're nearly there!" said Buffalo, at last.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08"Hold on tight, everyone."
0:05:08 > 0:05:11One moment, they were running on the ground
0:05:11 > 0:05:15and the next, they were sailing through the air.
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Then there was a big...
0:05:19 > 0:05:21splash!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Shrieks of delight followed
0:05:25 > 0:05:29as they splashed happily in the warm water of the lake.
0:05:29 > 0:05:34"It was scary at first," they shouted excitedly,
0:05:34 > 0:05:36"but fun afterwards!"
0:05:36 > 0:05:40"I told you so," laughed Buffalo.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42"Shall we do that again?"
0:05:42 > 0:05:46"Yes, please!" they all cried.
0:05:48 > 0:05:53I hope you enjoyed that story, which was called The Big Splash.
0:05:53 > 0:05:56All the animals had lots of fun in the end, didn't they?
0:05:56 > 0:06:00Now, it's time for you to pull up your duvet
0:06:00 > 0:06:04and drift off to a woodland full of some of those animals, maybe -
0:06:04 > 0:06:08but definitely full of starlight and dreams.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Night-night. Sleep well.