0:00:02 > 0:00:05All aboard!
0:00:06 > 0:00:09BOTH: It's Driver Dan's Story Train.
0:00:15 > 0:00:17Hello, everyone!
0:00:17 > 0:00:20CHILDREN: Hello, Driver Dan.
0:00:25 > 0:00:29# Which of our friends are we going to see?
0:00:29 > 0:00:33# Which of our friends do you think it will be?
0:00:33 > 0:00:36# Climb aboard and travel with me
0:00:36 > 0:00:42# All aboard the Story Train! #
0:00:42 > 0:00:45All aboard the Story Train!
0:00:47 > 0:00:49Twinkle has been looking for our friends.
0:00:49 > 0:00:51Who HAS she found?
0:00:52 > 0:00:56It's Hip and Hop. And Sweetie.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00They're painting something. What are they painting?
0:01:00 > 0:01:03Bippity's carriage is there, too.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05I can't see him!
0:01:05 > 0:01:07I can't see Bippity, either.
0:01:07 > 0:01:10Shall we see what the others are painting?
0:01:17 > 0:01:18There, finished!
0:01:18 > 0:01:20Hello, everyone!
0:01:20 > 0:01:23- Hello.- Hi, Driver Dan. Look, Driver Dan.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24We've made a pot!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26And, we've painted it.
0:01:26 > 0:01:28It looks great!
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- It's VERY colourful.- It's a gift!
0:01:30 > 0:01:34- Ooh! Who for? - It's for...- Ssh! He's coming!
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Hello, everyone!
0:01:36 > 0:01:38- Hello, Bibbity.- Hello, Bippity.
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Bippity, we have something for you!
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Really? What is it?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46Wow! Ho-ho!
0:01:46 > 0:01:48Bip-bippity-bip! Thank you!
0:01:48 > 0:01:50You can put your bits and bolts in it.
0:01:50 > 0:01:53Woh! A bits and bolts pot.
0:01:53 > 0:01:55Thank you SO much!
0:01:55 > 0:01:57I'm glad you like it, Bippity.
0:01:57 > 0:02:00I know JUST what to use this pot for!
0:02:03 > 0:02:07This pot is just right. Look!
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Ha-ha! It's a perfect gift!
0:02:09 > 0:02:13Yes! And I'm going to make perfect gifts for Hip, Hop
0:02:13 > 0:02:15and Sweetie!
0:02:15 > 0:02:17Good idea! What will you make?
0:02:17 > 0:02:19Ooh. I don't know what to make.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24Good idea, Twinkle. Let's go and see what they're doing.
0:02:24 > 0:02:26It might help give you an idea.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28Oh, yes, let's go. Bip-bip!
0:02:28 > 0:02:30Picking up leaves!
0:02:30 > 0:02:32I wonder!
0:02:32 > 0:02:33THEY LAUGH
0:02:33 > 0:02:37Hip and Hop really love jumping games, don't they?
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- Oh! Bippity-bip! - What is it, Bippity?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43I know what gifts to make.
0:02:43 > 0:02:46Bip-bip! Hip and Hop love jumping,
0:02:46 > 0:02:50so I'm making them a super, swishy skipping rope.
0:02:50 > 0:02:53Brilliant idea! And what about Sweetie?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Something to help her clear up leaves!
0:02:56 > 0:02:59- Bip-bip! - There's no need to rush!
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Bippity-bip! I can't wait to give everyone their gifts!
0:03:02 > 0:03:05Ooh! They're nearly ready.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07Ooh-ooh! Sweetie!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Hip! Hop!
0:03:09 > 0:03:11Yes, Bippity?
0:03:11 > 0:03:13I've made you all gifts, too!
0:03:13 > 0:03:15- Woh!- Really?
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Ready!
0:03:19 > 0:03:21HOP: Oh! What's this?
0:03:21 > 0:03:22BIPPITY: Bip-bip!
0:03:22 > 0:03:27Oops, they're supposed to be super, swishy-swashy skipping ropes.
0:03:27 > 0:03:31But they aren't very squishy.
0:03:31 > 0:03:32No, Hip!
0:03:32 > 0:03:34They aren't swashy, either.
0:03:34 > 0:03:39Oh, dear! Well, I hope Sweetie's gift is OK.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41I'm sure it will be fine, Bippity.
0:03:41 > 0:03:46Bippity-bip! It's a rake, to help you tidy up the leaves
0:03:46 > 0:03:48in your garden.
0:03:48 > 0:03:49Ooh!
0:03:49 > 0:03:54Sorry, Bippity. I don't think I can rake up leaves with this.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Oh! You were right, Driver Dan.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59I made everything too quickly,
0:03:59 > 0:04:01and now it's all gone wrong.
0:04:01 > 0:04:03It's all right, Bippity.
0:04:03 > 0:04:06I wanted to give you ALL perfect gifts!
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Maybe we CAN use them.
0:04:09 > 0:04:11HOP: Can we? How? Um...
0:04:11 > 0:04:13TWINKLE CHIRPS
0:04:13 > 0:04:14What is it, Twinkle?
0:04:18 > 0:04:22You're right, Twinkle. My flowers are a bit droopy.
0:04:22 > 0:04:24They need holding up.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Bippity-bip! I'll make you another gift!
0:04:28 > 0:04:31Thanks, Bippity. But you don't need to.
0:04:31 > 0:04:34May I have the skipping ropes, Hip and Hop?
0:04:34 > 0:04:35Yes!
0:04:35 > 0:04:39These skipping rope poles are just right for my flowers.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41A perfect gift.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43Thank you, Bippity!
0:04:43 > 0:04:45That's so clever!
0:04:45 > 0:04:47- Bip-bip!- Wow!
0:04:47 > 0:04:49This rake is very swishy.
0:04:49 > 0:04:52Can we take this bit off, Bippity?
0:04:52 > 0:04:55Yes. But, why?
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Because, now it's a...
0:04:59 > 0:05:02Super squishy-swashy skipping rake rope.
0:05:02 > 0:05:03Thanks, Bipperty!
0:05:03 > 0:05:06Yeah! A perfect gift!
0:05:06 > 0:05:08Ooh! That's OK.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13I wanted to give you something as perfect as the gift you all gave me!
0:05:13 > 0:05:16And I've got a perfect gift for all of you.
0:05:16 > 0:05:20It's time to go on the Story Train to Story Corner.
0:05:20 > 0:05:22ALL: Yes! Hooray!
0:05:22 > 0:05:24We're all hooked up.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Twinkle, are we ready to go?
0:05:26 > 0:05:27TWINKLE CHIRPS
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Are you ready, too?
0:05:29 > 0:05:32- Let's go! - CHILDREN: All aboard the Story Train!
0:05:32 > 0:05:35We're going to have a story!
0:05:35 > 0:05:37Maybe about making things!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39I think it'll be about skipping!
0:05:39 > 0:05:41CHILDREN: Yeah!
0:05:46 > 0:05:47CHIRPING
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Wooh! THEY LAUGH
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Is everyone ready?
0:05:56 > 0:05:58- I am!- Yes!
0:05:58 > 0:06:01Ah-ha! I know JUST the book.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04- Is everyone settled, ready to listen?- ALL: Yes!
0:06:04 > 0:06:08- All of you, comfy and ready to listen?- CHILDREN: We're ready!
0:06:08 > 0:06:12This story is called "Better Than Best".
0:06:12 > 0:06:14It was written by Andrew Birtley.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17The pictures are by Ousssama Mezher.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22Lulu, the wallaroo, and Coco, the kangaroo, were friends.
0:06:22 > 0:06:23Best friends.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25They jumped and hopped,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28rocked and bopped, chuffed and chugged,
0:06:28 > 0:06:32laughed and hugged, all day long, by the billabong.
0:06:32 > 0:06:34Ooh! I want to go there.
0:06:34 > 0:06:37It was the morning of Coco's birthday,
0:06:37 > 0:06:39and Lulu was excited.
0:06:39 > 0:06:43She knew Coco really wanted the new toy train in the shop window.
0:06:43 > 0:06:46And she was going to buy it for him.
0:06:46 > 0:06:48So, Lulu bounced and pranced.
0:06:48 > 0:06:50Lulu skipped and danced,
0:06:50 > 0:06:51all the way to town.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55Imagining the look on Coco's face, when he opened his gift.
0:06:55 > 0:07:00Oh, it will be the prefect gift. Just like ours. Bip-bip!
0:07:00 > 0:07:02That's right, Bippity!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04But when she arrived there,
0:07:04 > 0:07:06Lulu didn't skip, or bop,
0:07:06 > 0:07:07or hop.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Lulu just flopped,
0:07:09 > 0:07:11for the train was gone.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13Oh dear!
0:07:13 > 0:07:15Back at home, by the Billabong,
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Lulu sighed, as she told her friends what had gone wrong.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23"Relax, Lulu!", said her friends. And they huddled together,
0:07:23 > 0:07:26to make a very clever plan.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Then, Willie Wombat wibbled and wobbled,
0:07:29 > 0:07:32until he found the best log in the forest.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36And Kiki Koala shimmied up and down the eucalyptus tree,
0:07:36 > 0:07:39until she had a heap of the best branches.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43And Pom Pom Platypus splished and sploshed in the water,
0:07:43 > 0:07:46until he'd collected all the best lily pads.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49Then, Lulu got to work,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51and put all the pieces together.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56A log for the body, branches for pistons, and lily pads for wheels,
0:07:56 > 0:07:59until she'd made a train!
0:07:59 > 0:08:00Wow!
0:08:00 > 0:08:03She really is good at making things.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06"Don't forget me!", called Eddie Emu, bounding up.
0:08:06 > 0:08:09He used his strength to get the train moving.
0:08:09 > 0:08:11Chug, chug, chug.
0:08:11 > 0:08:14"Thank you, friends," beamed Lulu.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19Now, come on! We've a birthday party to get to. Full steam ahead!
0:08:19 > 0:08:23"Happy birthday!" cheered everyone arriving at the party
0:08:23 > 0:08:26"Thank you!" cried Coco.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Then he saw his present.
0:08:28 > 0:08:32Coco whistled. Coco whooped. Coco leapt, and looped the loop.
0:08:32 > 0:08:36"Wow!" he cried. "A real train!"
0:08:36 > 0:08:39"It's not the one you wanted," said Lulu.
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Coco hugged Lulu.
0:08:41 > 0:08:46"It's better than the one I wanted. It's better than best!
0:08:46 > 0:08:49"Now, who's coming for a ride?" he called.
0:08:49 > 0:08:56"Come on, everyone! All aboard the Coco Express! Choo-choo!"
0:08:56 > 0:08:57The end.
0:08:57 > 0:08:59Did you enjoy that story?
0:08:59 > 0:09:02Oh, I'm so glad Coco got his train.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04It was a good train.
0:09:04 > 0:09:07But not as good as the Story Train!
0:09:07 > 0:09:09Thank you, Hip.
0:09:09 > 0:09:12It's your turn. Which parts did YOU like best?
0:09:12 > 0:09:16Come on, it's time to show me the story.
0:09:16 > 0:09:19I'm bouncing! Boing,
0:09:19 > 0:09:21boing, boing!
0:09:21 > 0:09:25- We're rocking and bopping. - Dancing with Coco and Lulu!
0:09:25 > 0:09:30Oh no, where's the toy train gone?
0:09:30 > 0:09:33Let's make another one. I've got some logs.
0:09:33 > 0:09:34We're collecting things.
0:09:34 > 0:09:37We've made a train!
0:09:37 > 0:09:38It looks great!
0:09:38 > 0:09:40We're going to the party.
0:09:40 > 0:09:43On the train!
0:09:43 > 0:09:46All aboard the Coco Express!
0:09:46 > 0:09:48ALL: Woo-woo!
0:09:48 > 0:09:50This is fun!
0:09:50 > 0:09:53Well done! Thank you for showing me the story.
0:09:53 > 0:09:57Coco's friends all worked to give him the perfect gift.
0:09:57 > 0:10:01And it was even better than the one he wanted!
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Yes! He's lucky to have such good friends!
0:10:05 > 0:10:06So are we, Sweetie!
0:10:06 > 0:10:09Yeah! Bippity made the perfect gift for US!
0:10:09 > 0:10:11BIPPITY: Oh! Thank you!
0:10:11 > 0:10:15HOP: A train like Coco's does sound fun, though.
0:10:15 > 0:10:16Yeah!
0:10:16 > 0:10:22ALL: Chuffer, chuffer. Choo-choo!
0:10:22 > 0:10:24Glad you enjoyed the story, everyone.
0:10:24 > 0:10:27But now it's time to go. All aboard!
0:10:27 > 0:10:31CHILDREN: All aboard the Story Train!
0:10:31 > 0:10:33Bye, everyone! It's time to go.
0:10:33 > 0:10:35But let's come back soon,
0:10:35 > 0:10:37because we all love stories!
0:10:37 > 0:10:39CHILDREN: Bye, Driver Dan. Bye!
0:10:45 > 0:10:48I like stories about making things.
0:10:48 > 0:10:50I like funny stories.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53My favourites are exciting stories!
0:10:53 > 0:10:57I like stories about trains. Choo-choo!