I Will Be Especially, Very Careful Charlie and Lola

Charlie!

Lola?

Charlie!

I have this little sister, Lola. She's small and very funny.

-Let me stroke it!

-Today, Lotta has come round to play.

..and Lola really likes Lotta's new coat.

GIRLS GIGGLE

Oh, Lotta... Oh!

Yes!

It really is the most loveliest thing I have ever seen, Lotta.

-I know!

-Mmmm!

-Lotta!

-It is extremely fluffy and very white.

It reminds me of snow.

Lovely white snow. And it is as soft as feathers.

THEY GIGGLE

And... And it is as fluffy as a baby kitten.

-Oh!

-Right. That's it. I'm going to go and get some pink milk.

It's an extra-special present from my Granny.

-She got it from abroad.

-Oh!

I'm going to have a drink. Would you like one?

I would like one, but I don't want to get it on my new coat.

You could take it off and I could wear it.

Hm. But I don't really want to take it off yet.

Why are you wearing my mum's apron, Lotta?

Because she is wearing her brand-new fluffy coat

and she must not do spilling.

And I must keep it on all of the time

so that I don't lose it.

If you let me borrow it, Lotta,

I will promise to keep it all new and fluffy and white.

Erm... I don't really want to.

-Oh.

-But you can stroke it here, if you like.

Oh! How are you going to keep it all new and fluffy and white?

Erm...

I will not get it wet in the rain...

Ooh!

-Oh!

-Oh!

I will not eat food unless I'm very, very careful...

I will skip on the pavement, where it is clean,

and I will not play in the park because of the mud.

Ah!

Ah! Do you want to see my new clippy handbag that Mum gave me?

Oooh, I like that!

We can do swapping if you like.

You can borrow my clippy handbag and I can borrow your fluffy coat.

Erm... Um...

OK!

Oh, I really like playing with your handbag.

Mm, I like wearing your fluffy coat.

Hmm. You can borrow my handbag if you like, just till tomorrow,

and I could borrow your fluffy coat!

-Er...

-I will be especially very careful,

-and I'll give it back tomorrow at school.

-Um...

OK!

LOLA GIGGLES

And you will remember to keep it all new and fluffy and white?

-Yes, I will.

-Bye, Lola!

-Bye, Lotta!

Mum! Look at Lola's clippy handbag!

Ah!

< Lola! Lola, come on!

We've got to go to the supermarket and the post office

and then Dad's taking us to the library.

But I must keep Lotta's coat all new and white and fluffy.

Come on, Lola!

-Mum, can we get two boxes of puffer pops?

-Oh!

Help! The shopping trolley has got Lotta's coat!

-Come here.

-Does it still look like new?

-It's definitely still brand-new.

-Phew!

At least there are no shopping trolleys in the post office.

Charlie, I'm just going to be a little bit away from you

-because you are sticky.

-OK, Lola.

Ooh!

Ah... Argh! Charlie!

Lola, stop wriggling!

-Has it unstuck all the fluff?

-Don't worry, it's still all fluffy.

Phew!

I'm glad we're going to the library now

because there are no shopping trolleys and no sticky.

Oh, no! It's raining!

Argh! Charlie! Lotta's coat is getting all wet!

-Here - have Mum's umbrella.

-Ah!

It's this way.

-Is the coat still fluffy and white?

-Yes, it's fine.

Phew! It's definitely safe in the library, Charlie.

-There's no rain in here, and there's no shopping trolleys.

-Shhh!

(And no sticky things.)

There are so many hundreds of books

I don't know which one to choose.

Oh! Lots of shells.

Charlie, can you read it to me?

-Did you know there are over 40,000 types of shells?

-Ooh!

This empty shell used to have a cockle living inside,

and these shells house mussels.

When the hermit crab needs a bigger home,

he just moves out of his shell and finds a bigger one.

Pearls...can...grow...

inside...oys...

Oysters and clam shells.

Dad says it's time to go.

-You can take the book home.

-OK.

Pearls...can...grow...

Long ones, thin ones... Limpets.

I know! Let's read outside. It's sunny now.

I don't even need my... Oh! Coat. My coat! I left it in the library!

I'll have to go and get Dad.

Oh, no! Lotta's coat!

It's not there! No!

-Charlie!

-Sh!

-I can't shush without Lotta's coat!

-It's a dreadful disaster, Charlie.

-Are you sure it's not here?

Yes! What am I going to do?!

We'll go home. Mum'll know what to do.

Mum says she won't be able to buy Lotta the same coat

because it came from abroad.

SHE SNIFFS

What am I going to say to Lotta?

You'll just have to tell her the truth - that you lost her coat.

Hm. I don't want to do that, Charlie.

I'm sure she'll understand. Now go to sleep.

-What if she doesn't like me any more?

-She will, Lola.

-What if she doesn't want to sit next to me in class?

-It'll be OK.

-Charlie, come over here a minute!

-Hello, Lola!

Look - Lotta's waving at you. You'll have to tell her.

-I've got your clippy handbag.

-Oh, thank you.

Where is my fluffy coat?

Er, your fluffy coat?

Er, I took it to the supermarket

and it still looked like new.

We went to the post office and I kept it all fluffy,

and it rained, but I borrowed Mum's umbrella,

so it still looked very white.

That's good, because you said you would be very careful.

-Um...

-Where is it?

And then we went to the library,

and it got a bit slightly lost.

But then you found it?

Um, no...

It is...very lost.

We went back to the library and the library man said, "No,

"your fluffy coat is not here."

And Mum said she would buy you a new one...

You can keep my clippy handbag. Oh...

Oh! What...?

I've got your coat, Lola. You left it in the library.

That's my white fluffy coat!

No, it's Lola's. I saw her.

I borrowed it.

Oh, well, it really is a lovely fluffy, white coat.

I hope you don't mind that I borrowed it for school.

-No!

-Thank you!

I am very ever so pleased you got your coat back, Lotta.

So am I.

Ooh - that is a very lovely fluffy and white pencil case.

Maybe I could...borrow it?

Erm...no.

Subtitles by Kate Turnough Red Bee Media Ltd - 2006

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