Treasure Adventure Driver Dan's Story Train

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-All aboard!

It's Driver Dan's Story Train.

-WHISTLE BLOWS

-Hello, everyone.

CHILDREN: Hello, Driver Dan.

# Which of our friends are we going to see?

# Which of our friends do you think it will be?

# Climb aboard and travel with me

# All aboard the Story Train. #

All aboard the Story Train!

-TWEETING

-Twinkle is very excited because I've prepared a treasure hunt

for everyone on the Story Train today.

-Would you like to join in too?

-Oh, yes, please, Driver Dan.

Great! I wonder who'll get the first clue.

Look, it's Hip and Hop. They're playing on the see-saw.

There's Precious. She's with Hip and Hop.

You're right, it's Hip and Hop and Precious.

Let's see if they want to join the treasure hunt.

ALL: Hi, Driver Dan.

Hi, everyone. Who wants to go on a treasure hunt?

ALL: Oh, yes!

How do we find the treasure, Driver Dan?

By solving these clues. Here's the first one.

-Let me see!

-Let me see!

This is not a good start to our treasure hunt.

Hip and Hop, you all have to work together

if you want to find the treasure.

-Sorry, Hop.

-I'm sorry too.

-It's a hill!

-It is shaped like a hill, but the pattern's different.

-Where is the pattern from?

-Are you sure it's a hill?

BOTH: Precious, it's you!

It's your hump, not a hill.

Well done, yes!

The first clue is Precious.

I know the clue is me, but I don't know what it means, Driver Dan.

It means that, to find the next clue on the treasure hunt,

everyone has to look near you.

The clue isn't ON me, Hip and Hop.

Driver Dan said it was NEAR me.

Ah, I know, Precious's sand pit!

-Found it!

-Hurrah!

We've found the next clue.

A drop of water.

Ah, I know!

We all drink water, so the clue must be a drink of water.

No, the clue is water, but I think it's a puddle.

No, water must mean Tallulah.

She blow water out of her trunk.

The clue IS a drop of water,

but what else do you think water could mean?

Maybe Precious is right. It could be Tallulah.

-She loves playing with water.

-But it could be Sweetie's watering can.

Good idea.

No puddle, no drink.

Tallulah!

Why don't you try and do this together?

Where else might we find water?

ALL: The fountain!

-Let's go!

-Hurrah!

Well done! You all solved the clue together.

Now let's see if you can find the next clue at the fountain.

Thanks, Driver Dan, this is a great treasure hunt.

Are you ready too?

Then let's go!

ALL: All aboard the Story Train!

TWEET-TWEET!

-Look, there's the fountain.

-The Vrooms are there too.

Let's see if the Vrooms want to join our treasure hunt. Come on.

Vroom-vroom!

Hello, Vrooms.

-Hiya, Vrooms. Guess what!

-We're on a treasure hunt.

We're looking for the next clue to help us find some treasure.

- Can you help us, Vrooms? - Vroom-vroom!

Can you see the next clue anywhere?

-I think I can see it.

-Mind out, this way!

Oh, look over there!

Stop!

Let's look together.

-There!

-There it is, we've found it!

ALL: We've found it! Hurrah!

It's a map.

A treasure map! The cross is to show us where the treasure's buried.

Ooh!

There it is - treasure!

Yeah!

It wasn't buried treasure, it was Story Train treasure.

We found the treasure!

But how will we get it down?

PEEP-PEEP!

ALL: Vrooms!

Ohh!

A treasure cake, with gold coins!

And sparkly silver!

And lots of lovely books!

PEEP-PEEP! Vroom-vroom!

Vrooms, you were really clever to get the treasure down. Thank you.

Well done, everyone!

You solved the clues together AND found the treasure.

ALL: Thanks, Driver Dan.

I think you all deserve a slice of yummy carrot cake

-on the way to Story Corner.

-ALL: Hurrah! Story Corner!

Vroom-vroom!

Hip, make sure you share the treasure cake with everyone.

Mm-mm! Yes, Driver Dan, I will.

OK, then, we're all hooked up, Twinkle. Are we ready to go?

TWEET-TWEET!

Are you ready too?

Then let's go!

ALL: All aboard the story train!

-We're going to have a story.

-It might be about treasure.

I think it will be about clues.

-Or maps.

-Yeah!

Yeah!

Who's ready for a story?

- Vroom-vroom! - We are!

I was thinking maybe...

Aha! I know just the book.

Is everybody settled down and ready to listen?

Yes, we're ready, Dan.

And all of you, sitting down and ready to listen?

ALL: Ready, Dan.

This story is called If I Had A Rocket.

James Mayhew wrote it and Tania Hurt-Newton drew the pictures.

"If I had a rocket, it would be blue and pointy.

"It would have red boosters

"and yellow fins to help it fly through the air."

If I had a rocket, it would have bells on.

"I'd have to wear a space suit. Then I would be ready.

"Who wants to help me fly the rocket?"

"I can help," said Billy Bear. "I can help," said Connie Cat.

"And me," said Little Rabbit.

-ALL: And me!

-And me too. Wouldn't it be an exciting journey?

"What a lot of controls there are - buttons to start the rocket,

"brakes to stop it, levers to turn left and levers to turn right.

"Fasten your safety belts, and let's all begin countdown.

"Five, four, three,

"two, one...blast off!

"Whoosh!

"My rocket flies very fast.

"Where shall we go?

"Let's try the moon.

"The moon is a strange place.

"Billy Bear and I have to wear our space helmets.

"Connie Cat and Little Rabbit are looking after the rocket.

"I can see them waving.

Back in the rocket... "I wonder where else we can go.

"We can follow that shooting star. Or fly past that comet.

"Or maybe fly to Mars."

Is that a comet?

Yes, that's a comet.

Comets have a long, sparkly tail, just like me.

"Wait! Here comes an urgent message from planet Earth."

"Calling the captain and the crew, it's nearly bedtime."

"Let's fly this rocket together. Are you ready, Billy Bear,

"Connie Cat and Little Rabbit? Home we go!"

Whoosh!

"Watch out for those satellites. Hold on, everyone.

"Through the atmosphere we go, faster and faster...

"Splash!

"We land safely in the sea."

"Welcome home, astronauts!"

The end.

What a wonderful space adventure.

I love stories about friends going on an adventure together.

That's what we did today.

And now it's your turn. Which bit did you like best?

Come on, it's time to show me the story.

Ready for blast off.

Look, we're in the rocket. Hello!

We're zooming around in space.

Let's press the buttons.

We're being brave astronauts.

Whoosh!

Now we're being rockets. Whee-ee!

Look at me! I'm walking on the moon.

Me too!

It's all wobbly.

Splash! We're back from space.

Yeah!

Thanks for showing me the story, you are brilliant astronauts.

Whoosh! I'm a comet with a sparkly tail

Ha-ha! Time to land on the Story Train.

Whoosh!

Vroom-vroom!

BOTH: Whoosh!

Driver Dan, we've landed in our rocket and found more treasure,

-just for you.

-Oh, thank you.

Mm! Yummy treasure!

Glad you enjoyed the story, everyone.

All aboard!

ALL: All aboard the Story Train!

Bye, everyone. It's time to go.

But let's come back soon because we all love stories!

Bye, Driver Dan. Bye!

I like stories about monsters.

Swimming stories, they're great.

I like spaceship stories.

I like stories about fireworks.