A Dinosaur Called Damian Grandpa In My Pocket

-BOTH:

-Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

Come down, Grandpa!

Ha-ha!

Grandpa!

'Sunnysands is called Sunnysands because it's sunny,

'and it's sandy, and it's right by the sea.

'We love Miss Smiley's cafe...

'..and Mr Whoopsie's toy shop.

'But most of all we love staying at the Mill On The Marsh with

'Auntie Jules and Uncle CJ.

'Today, Auntie Jules had taken my sister, Elsie, into town,

'but my cousin Jason was at home.'

Rawr! What do you think?

Oh, Jason, that's wonderful!

'Auntie Jules' bits and bobs box

'had been really useful for our dino world.'

The dinosaurs of Sunnysands.

-I'm going to cover mine in felt.

-Oh, that's a good idea. He'll look real.

What's his name?

Er...Damian.

Huh. That's a good name for a dinosaur.

'Yes, today was the day Jason made a dinosaur called Damian.

'As Uncle CJ came downstairs, the doorbell rang.'

-DOORBELL RINGS

-Oh, I'll get it. It's a guest.

Don't frighten him with your dinosaurs!

Rawr!

'And he went to let the new guest in.'

Ah! Welcome to the Mill On The Marsh.

'Uncle CJ took the new guest upstairs.'

-AMERICAN ACCENT:

-Well, it sure is good to be in Sunnysands.

Ah, yes. Away from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Hoo, yeah! I heard so much about this marsh from my daddy.

Hey! Wildlife, eh?

Yes, plenty of wildlife.

Did your father like the marsh, then?

Like it? He owned it! Yessir! But he moved to America, see?

And that's where I was born.

Yeah, he's getting old now, so...

Well, he's giving all of this to me, Mr Montague Mortar.

Well, I hope you like it as much as we do, Mr Mortar.

Oh, I sure do, and I've got to tell you something, sir,

I got big plans for it.

Secret plans!

'Uncle CJ didn't like the sound of these secret plans for the marsh.

'What could Mr Mortar mean?

'Meanwhile, Jason had finished making Damian.'

Ta-da!

Oh, Jason, that's terrific!

You're not going to believe this.

Our latest guest is from America, and he owns the marsh.

Owns the marsh? What's his name?

Mr Mortar.

Oh, Mr Mortar from over the water, eh?

I think he's planning to build something.

What do you mean, he's planning to build something?

He was very secretive. He's left more cases outside.

We've got to find out what it is and stop him!

-We don't want buildings on the marsh.

-Certainly not, and I'm more

likely to find out what he's up to if I'm small.

-BOTH:

-Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

-Catch me if you can!

'When Grandpa shrinks, he can run so fast you can't catch him,

'and he can make things go, like Jason's plane.

'And the car.

'And Gordon the Seagull.

'And sometimes it's really hard to find him.'

He's here!

Don't worry, I'll think of something.

Er, can you give me a hand, you two?

Oh, Grandpa gone for a little lie-down, has he?

'So off we went to help Uncle CJ.'

Hey, thanks, guys.

-Grab another case.

-That's the heavy one.

Be careful with that now, son.

'Mr Mortar's cases were really heavy.'

Oh, bricks!

Ah, you've got to love a brick.

'And he started to build something.

'In the kitchen, Grandpa got into upsie-downsie and up he went.'

Oh, yeah, the bigger, the better.

'Mr Mortar was building a tower!

'Just then, Grandpa arrived, jumped to the floor,

'and ran behind the sofa.'

Cool!

Now let's see where that could go.

What is he doing?

'And Mr Mortar went to the balcony to look at the marsh.

'Grandpa went too, and peeped.'

Yep. I can see it all now.

The tower will look fabulous.

Oh, no, it won't.

Just fabulous.

'There was no way Grandpa was going to let Mr Mortar build

'a tower on the marsh.

'So he did this. Then he quickly hid.'

What's going on? Who did that?

'Just then, we came in.'

-Who did what?

-Well, someone knocked my bricks down.

Well, there was nobody here, Mr Mortar. How strange.

I'll get lunch ready. Josh and Jason will help you pick up the bricks.

'Jason started to help, and I saw Grandpa.'

Is this your first visit to Sunnysands then, Mr Mortar?

Well, sure is. It's a real old-fashioned kind of place.

Needs to be brought up to date.

See, we're living in the 21st century now.

'While Jason chatted to Mr Mortar, I had a chat with Grandpa.'

He wants to build a tower on the marsh.

-No!

-Yes. Now, here's what we do.

'And Grandpa whispered his plan.'

Yeah, I'm going to build something really cool here in Sunnysands

and nobody's going to stop me.

-Er, the Sunnysands dinosaurs might stop you.

-Dinosaurs?

Hey, Sunnysands might be old-fashioned

but you're not trying to tell me you still got dinosaurs here?

'It took Jason a bit of time to realise

'that this was Grandpa's idea.'

Oh, yes, they don't want anything to happen to the marsh.

Hey, that's a good joke! I like your joke!

Well, I think I'm going to take a look around outside now.

'Off he went, and Grandpa came out of his hiding place.'

You follow him, find out more.

I'll watch from the balcony until I'm needed, OK?

-BOTH:

-OK.

'We found Mr Mortar in the meadow, looking at the big tree.'

Brilliant tree, isn't it?

-It's a nut tree.

-Well, it'll have to come down.

I'm going to be building something much bigger

and stronger than a nut tree.

Oh, no, you're not!

Mrs Ostrich, it's you and me, gal.

'And Grandpa jumped onto Elsie's Mrs Ostrich and took off.

'He flew down to the meadow, and landed in the nut tree.

'Luckily, Mr Mortar didn't see him.'

Right.

'He shook a branch, and down came the nuts.'

What the...? Hey, who's doing that?

Is there something up there?

It's probably just a dinosaur.

Heh. Dinosaurs of Sunnysands, eh?

You guys crack me up.

They don't want the nut tree

-to be pulled down.

-Ha!

Hey, I'm going back up to my room now

to put the finishing touches on my plans.

You guys can bring me my lunch, and when you do,

I'll let you in on my little secret cos I like you guys, see!

Oh, great.

'Off went Mr Mortar and down flew Grandpa.

'We rushed to talk to him.'

I'll want dinosaurs.

Make sure you get them into his room and put them under the bed.

-OK, Grandpa.

-I'll wait outside the window for you to let me in.

-We'll get them into his room when we take up his lunch.

-Good plan.

Oh, and boys, take the legs off Damian.

Take the legs off Damian. Right.

'Mr Mortar was in a good mood when we brought him his lunch.'

KNOCK ON DOOR

Oh! Get ready for a big surprise, fellas! Come on in!

'And that's when we saw this.

'This is what he was going to build on the marsh.

'This was the big secret, a great big model town!'

A great big, shiny new town, a city even! Right next to Sunnysands.

Whoa that... That's... Amazing!

Er, can you show me exactly where everything will go, Mr Mortar?

Well, sure I can.

'So Jason took Mr Mortar back to the balcony,

'which meant that I could let Grandpa in.

'I quickly hid the box of dinosaurs under the bed, then I saw Grandpa.

'I opened the window, and in he flew.'

They're under the bed, Grandpa.

-Did you take the legs off Damian?

-Yep.

-Good. See you later.

Yeah, there'll be huge buildings out there as far as you can see,

and they'll all be silver and glass and sparkling in the sunshine.

Incredible.

Well, I got to run, boys.

Cities don't build themselves.

'But when Mr Mortar got back to his room, Grandpa had done this.

'He'd arranged the dinosaurs

'all around Mr Mortar's model town.'

Hey?

What the...?

Dinosaurs?

How'd you all get here?

-Rawr!

-Oh, no!

'Grandpa was hiding under Damian,

'and using his own legs to get about.

'Damian started moving through the streets,

'bashing his head against the buildings.'

Oh, my good... Get on, now!

'And the buildings started to topple down.'

Leave me alone!

No, no, go away, now, leave me alone!

-Y'all get away!

-Rawr!

Rawr!

No! Get out! Get away from me!

What's happening?

I'm leaving, that's what's happening. Get my things!

And no dinosaurs, right?

We can explain everything!

We'll get his things.

'And we ran to rescue Grandpa.

'And so Mr Mortar left the mill, and the big nut tree, and all the

'Sunnysands dinosaurs, and us, and the beautiful marsh in the peace.

'As soon as he'd gone, Grandpa got out of Damian.

'He took off his cap and came back to his normal size.'

-Well done, Grandpa!

-I couldn't have done it alone.

-I had to have your help and Damian's, of course.

-Rawr!

Teamwork, I'd say.

ALL: Teamwork!

Oh, Grandpa, you missed all the excitement.

Jason and Josh convinced Mr Mortar there were dinosaurs in Sunnysands.

-Yes, apparently one of them moved and roared.

-Rawr!

Yep, just like that, Grandpa.

But then I suppose you are a bit of a dinosaur, aren't you? Ha!

I suppose I am!

ALL: Teamwork!