Episode 5 Green Balloon Club Goes on Holiday


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# Gather round, one and all

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# You gotta answer the call

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# Listen up, look around you

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# There's a magical world to explore

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# There's a

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# Nature adventure

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# Coming your way soon

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# So come and join us

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# In this Green Balloon

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# And when we fly

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# We're higher than the moon

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# So join us

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# Ah, ah

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# In our Green Balloon. #

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Hello, we're going on holiday to the Isle of Arran in our balloon.

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Look, there, just down below. We're coming in to land.

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# Let's go together

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# Somewhere we haven't been

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# Making friends and doing things In places never seen

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# Oh, it might be for a week Or just one day

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# Let's go now, the sun is out It's good to get away

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# Let's go together Somewhere we haven't been

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# Making friends and doing things In places never seen

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# Oh, it might be for a week Or just one day

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# Let's go now, the sun is out It's good to get away

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# Oh, it's such a lovely morning out It's good to get away

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# Now the Green Balloon is boarding

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# It's so good to get away. #

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ALL: Hi!

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I'm Ash,

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and welcome to Arran.

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Hi, I'm Catherine.

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Hi, I'm Lily-Rose.

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-Hi, I'm Ant.

-I'm Cat, and this is my dog, Skipper.

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Hi.

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And I'm Nature Chris. Well, it looks beautiful here.

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-What are you gonna show us?

-The glen.

-What's the glen?

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-It's a valley. It's called Glen Rosa.

-Why is it called Glen Rosa?

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-Cos that burn is called the Rosa Burn.

-Isn't the burn a river?

-Yes.

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-What else are we going to see?

-I want to show Lily-Rose the flowers.

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I'm going to show Ant the anthill.

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I'm really looking forward to that.

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Shouldn't we do the club chant?

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-ALL: Yeah!

-Let's do it.

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ALL: We love animals, plants and birds.

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We love snails and slugs.

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Large and small, we love them all, and we never, ever step on bugs.

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Cos we are the Green Balloon Club!

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Fantastic. I see you've brought ranger friends along to help.

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-Hi, guys!

-BOTH: Hi, everybody.

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Come on then, let's go!

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Wow, look at those mountains!

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-What's that up there?

-A golden eagle!

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ALL: Wow!

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And another one. There's two.

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This is the first time I've ever seen a golden eagle.

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-What colour do you think they are, Lily-Rose?

-Are they golden

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cos it's in their name?

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Good guess. They have got some golden on them, actually.

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But the bit we see,

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we usually only see the under bit when they're flying -

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is kind of brown and white and speckled.

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Have you seen them flap at all?

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No.

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So why is that then?

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-Cos they're gliding.

-That's right.

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They use those massive wings, don't they?

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-Like this.

-That's it.

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-They rock like that.

-Like a boat on the sea.

-Yeah.

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They just use the air currents and they can just glide like that

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for hours. Amazing.

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That's why we're in the mountains - that's where air blows up

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-and they can glide on that.

-Absolutely right.

-How big are they?

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As big as Skipper.

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Its body is probably about the same size as Skipper.

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-What about the wings?

-About the size of me.

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Each wing might be about your size, actually.

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Probably both its wings are further than even I can stretch.

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-So like... this far?

-Something like that.

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What's that bird doing to the eagle?

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-It's a crow mobbing the eagle.

-What does mobbing mean?

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It means it's trying to chase it away -

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it's probably got a nest up there.

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Maybe with chicks, so it doesn't want the eagle near it.

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-Why isn't the eagle attacking?

-The crow can't do him harm.

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The difference in size between them - the crow is much smaller.

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It'll not harm him. It'll just annoy the eagle.

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So how can you tell the difference between them, and, say,

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another bird of prey, like a buzzard?

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The golden eagle is bigger, and they have a bit of gold on them.

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They circle round and round lots more, and their dive is faster.

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Oh, it's a shame Jay isn't here.

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He would have loved seeing these golden eagles.

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I wonder what he's been up to?

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Oh, wow, that was great to spot two golden eagles!

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I'm at the WWT London Wetlands Centre today,

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-and this is my friend Hannah.

-Hello!

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You can't spot any eagles,

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but the centre is a great place for bird spotting.

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My favourite place for spotting birds is the tower!

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Come on, let's get spotting!

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Ssshhh.

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We've got to be quiet so we don't scare the birds.

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-This is Wendy.

-Hello.

-She's got special equipment.

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Telescope, binoculars -

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you can see the birds really well with those.

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Let's get spotting!

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-What's that blackish bird down there?

-It's a moorhen.

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-Why doesn't it have a red beak?

-Cos it's a young bird.

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They don't get red bills until later.

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-There's lots of black ducks!

-You mean the ones with the white beaks?

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They're coots.

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How are they walking on the water?

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They just wade through. Seen their feet? They have huge feet.

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Look at the swans and babies.

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There's three cygnets - see them? Aren't they lovely?

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Yeah.

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-They're really busy, aren't they?

-Yeah.

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I've just seen some sand martins coming out of the bank.

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Oh, yeah, I've just seen one!

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They're so quick. What are they doing in those holes?

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-Is that where they live?

-They have a nest, that's where they breed.

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They lay their eggs in there.

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They fly up from Africa to breed at the wetlands centre.

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-Wow, look, there's a redshank!

-What's a redshank?

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It's a little bird

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that's got a very long red beak and little red legs.

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You can often see it pecking about in the mud for insects

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-for its dinner.

-Look at those duckling mucking about!

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They're all mucking about.

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-Are they washing their faces?

-I guess so.

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-Herons!

-Where?

-There!

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They've got really long beaks.

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And really long necks and legs too!

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Look, they're cleaning themselves.

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Wow, a lapwing. I've never seen a lapwing before.

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They're resting their heads on their wings.

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Look at the feathers, they look a bit grey-greeny.

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They've got orange legs.

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I really loved bird spotting today. My favourite was the lapwing.

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-What was yours, Hannah?

-The redshank.

-I loved my day.

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I hope you enjoyed it too.

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-Why not try spotting some birds near you? Bye!

-Bye!

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Look, there's a little stream!

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Nature Chris, come and see what I've found!

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What have you got, Lily-Rose?

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-I've got some yellow flowers.

-They're actually not flowers.

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-Where are they coming out of?

-Moss?

-Right.

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These are the fruiting bodies, we call them, of the moss.

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-What about these blue ones?

-Ah, well spotted, Lily-Rose.

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-They're called milkwort.

-Milkwort?

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Funny name, isn't it? Why do you think they might be called that?

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-I don't know.

-Because people used to think they had magical properties.

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They weaved them into circles and put them round their milk

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to protect it from fairies.

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-Look carefully...

-Wow!

-..inside is the real flower. See that?

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Oh, wow.

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All the flowers are tiny - why do you think that might be?

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-Is it because how big the moss is?

-It might be that. But why else?

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-What's the weather like?

-Rainy, wet and windy.

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You get little flowers in wet and windy places -

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if they had big flowers, then they'd get damaged.

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They'd get blown and battered.

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-What are these yellow ones?

-Well spotted.

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-That's another lovely flower. That's called tormentil.

-Tormentil?

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-Right. It's another funny name. I like these funny names.

-So do I.

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-They're pretty flowers.

-They're in the shape of a heart,

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dark yellow at the bottom.

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-Gorgeous, aren't they?

-Yeah.

-Shall we keep going?

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See what else we can find? Come on.

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-Wow! Nature Chris, look what I've found!

-What is it, Ant?

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I don't know - it's some kind of insect.

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Oh, wow. That looks to me like an oil beetle.

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An oil beetle?

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That's right. If you look very carefully,

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that blue-blacky colour looks like oil.

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Look at the size of it! I've never seen one that big.

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-Do you think this oil beetle might be a bit fat?

-Think it might be!

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But I think it might be fat for a reason.

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I think this might be a female that's just about to lay some eggs.

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-Wow.

-That's absolutely gorgeous, isn't it?

-Yes.

-I tell you what,

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-let's leave her alone, cos we don't wanna disturb her.

-No.

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-She's probably looking for somewhere to lay. Let's keep going.

-OK.

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What can you find, Skipper?

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Oh!

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-Corina! Skipper's found something!

-What have you got, Cat?

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Oooh.

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Well spotted. Let's have a look at that. What do you think that is?

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-Is it an animal skin or something?

-You're right.

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It's actually a snake skin. Can you see the scales on it there?

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I can tell you it's the skin of an adder,

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which is the only snake we get on Arran.

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It's got patterns on it.

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It has, yeah. This is the top side here.

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See where there's bits which are lighter

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and bits that are slightly darker?

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That's the zigzag pattern on the adder's back.

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This is the belly here.

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-Is this the tail bit?

-Yes.

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You can see there's the top of the tail there.

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-Well spotted, Skipper.

-Why do they shed their skin?

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They cast their skin when they grow,

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because their skin gets too small for them.

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What they'll do is rub their head against a rock,

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or just some rushes, vegetation,

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and then cast off their old skin.

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There'll be a nice new shiny skin underneath.

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-It's a sign adders are here. We best be careful.

-Wow, it's really great.

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It is a fantastic find. We better be careful when walk on.

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-Shall we go away from here then, just in case?

-Yes. Back to the path.

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-BIRD CALLS

-I think I can hear a cuckoo.

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Sounds like it's right at the top by the ridge,

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so I don't think we'll get to see it.

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Charity - she's got loads of birds in her garden.

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-BOTH: Hello!

-I'm Charity.

-And I'm Kirsty.

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We'll see what birds we can spot in my garden.

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Come and see too!

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-How often do you put food out?

-Once a week.

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Maybe twice. Depends how hungry the birds are.

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Hopefully, the birds are hungry so we'll spot lots.

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Let's see what garden birds we can spot.

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We have to be really patient

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and wait for the birds to come to the feeder.

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There's one!

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Ssssh! You have to be really quiet!

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-BIRDS CHIRP

-Look, there's a chaffinch.

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There's a baby chaffinch. Isn't it sweet?

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That one's really pretty.

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See? That one's feeding on the nuts. That one's called a siskin.

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That's my favourite bird - the siskin.

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Oh, I love its yellow colour.

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That one was really cheeky.

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Look, there's a great tit.

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The great tit has a black cap,

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and a black stripe going down its breast.

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-There's a blue tit.

-How can you tell?

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See how it has got a blue cap?

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The blue tit has a blue cap, wings and tail.

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The great tit is larger than the blue tit.

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There's robin redbreast!

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I think robin redbreast has more of an orange-coloured breast.

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I love bird spotting.

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-Look at the pigeons over there.

-One of them's having a rest.

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There are two.

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That one's really hungry!

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Oh! He's come down.

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I never knew pigeons had such pretty colours on them.

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It's a pretty pink-purpley, greeny-blue colour, isn't it?

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That's a sparrow.

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-They sure do love the seeds.

-Yup.

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-Thanks for showing me your garden birds.

-That's OK.

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I hope you enjoyed them too.

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BOTH: Bye!

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I've just come across an adder.

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I'm asking the rangers to keep the kids away -

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these are dangerous - it's a poisonous snake.

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They can go for you from a metre away,

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so I want to keep well back.

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It's the more rare black adder we've got here.

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You can just see his markings.

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It's absolutely beautiful. It's about 50 centimetres long,

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and a lovely black colour.

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This is the only snake you get on Arran,

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so this is really lucky I've seen him.

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I'm gonna leave him be for now,

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get back to the others, but that's been fantastic.

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Nature Chris, Nature Chris, what's this?

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What have you found? Let's have a look. There's a few of them around.

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-Shall we have a closer look?

-What's that? Is that an ant?

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Ah, very good spot. That's a clue.

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Cos what we've got here is an anthill.

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-It looks like a mountain.

-It is, it's like a mini mountain, isn't it?

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If you do this, and you get a bit of grass like this,

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and just poke it in, and wiggle it around a bit,

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you should be able to get some of the ants to come out.

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They're coming out now.

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-They're called yellow meadow ants.

-A lot are coming out.

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That's a good name, isn't it? They are yellow.

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-Look how fast they scurry!

-What else do you know about ants?

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They've got six legs, and they're insects.

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You can get a lot of different kinds of them.

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This is just the top of the nest.

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This nest goes down, probably a few metres underground.

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Isn't that amazing?

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-Wow.

-These tiny little things can build such a massive nest.

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-And they do all that just by working together as a team.

-Wow.

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Hard being an ant sometimes.

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-How about you, Ant? Is it hard work?

-Sometimes.

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-Not as hard as being a proper ant, is it?

-No.

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BOTH: Sssh.

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-My name's Abbie.

-I'm Finley. We're looking for red squirrels.

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-We have to be very quiet.

-BOTH: Ssssh.

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This is where we put the nuts.

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-Abbie, let's go inside.

-Yes, we will.

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We'll have to be quiet.

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I saw one just climbing down the tree.

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There's one, there's two. One's gone.

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Once upon a time,

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all the squirrels in Britain were red.

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Now red squirrels can only be found in a few special places.

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But on the Isle of Arran, there are loads of red squirrels.

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It reminds me of a monkey when they hang upside down.

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They have a white fluffy tummy.

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Squirrels use their tails to balance.

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Look, they're hanging upside down.

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Stay still, we don't want to frighten them away.

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I'm really happy to see the squirrels.

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I haven't seen very many before.

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How did the squirrel lift up the lid?

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Squirrels eat nuts.

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-They have big bushy tails.

-That's Nutty.

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That's Nutty Squirrel.

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When it's raining, a squirrel's tail works like an umbrella.

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The same one.

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-It's Nutty again.

-One is really wet.

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Yeah, it's the one in front of us

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with sticky-up hair.

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He has really big ears.

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I'm trying to look like a squirrel.

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We've been very lucky today...

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Cos we've seen lots of red squirrels.

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BOTH: Bye.

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I loved the squirrels with pointy ears and how they hang upside down.

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- Thanks for bringing us to Glen Rosa. I loved the eagles.

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I loved seeing the anthills.

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-It's amazing what you can see when you visit a new place.

-Yeah.

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Go up the glen, we'll see frog pools.

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-ALL: Yeah!

-Sounds amazing.

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But I don't think we've time. We've to get back.

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ALL GROAN

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OK, well, maybe, maybe...there's time for just one more thing.

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ALL: Time for a song!

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# Let's go together

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# Somewhere we haven't been

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# Making friends and doing things In places never seen

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# Oh, it might be for a week Or just one day

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# Let's go now, the sun is out It's good to get away

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# Oh, it's such a lovely morning out It's good to get away

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# Here on the Isle of Arran Surrounded by the sea

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# We can dive for nature's treasures Hear the oystercatchers shriek

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# And in the height of summer We'll watch the seals sunbathe

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# Lying on the rocks What a life they've got

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# Splashed by the waves

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# From the cloud-covered mountains To the floating volcano

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# There's waterfalls and stepping stones

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# And streams so clean and pure

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# But be careful of the anthills when you're walking through the glen

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# Gonna have such fun I know we'll want to come back again

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# Let's go together

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# Somewhere we haven't been

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# Making friends and doing things In places never seen

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# Oh, it might be for a week Or just one day

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# Let's go now, the sun is out It's good to get away

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# Oh, it's such a lovely morning And it's good to get away

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# See the red deer by the castle As squirrels jump and pose

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# And highland cows put their tongues right out

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-# And stick them up their nose

-On the beach

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# The crabs and starfish Are hiding in the sand

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# And the ducks and gulls

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# Spread their wings as they're coming in to land

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# It's such a lovely island So full of wondrous things

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# It makes me feel so happy Wanna dance and smile and sing

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# So next time you feel grumpy And things don't go your way

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# Don't feel sad Just pack your bags

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# It's time to get away

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# Let's go together

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# Somewhere we haven't been

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# Making friends and doing things In places never seen

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# Oh, it might be for a week Or just one day

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# Let's go now, the sun is out It's good to get away

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# Let's go together Somewhere we haven't been

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# Making friends and doing things In places never seen

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# Oh, it might be for a week Or just one day

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# Let's go now, the sun is out It's good to get away

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# Oh, it's such a lovely morning out It's good to get away

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# Now the Green Balloon is boarding

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# It was good to get away. #

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