Dapper's Muddy Dilemma Iconicles

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Where is it? I know it's here somewhere.

Ah! There it is.

Oh! Hello. Let me introduce you to one of my oldest friends.

My trusty rucksack. I've taken this on all my expeditions.

An expedition is a journey to somewhere new,

where you get to explore and discover lots of interesting things.

These patches remind me of all the places I've visited.

I'm getting ready for my latest expedition

to one of the coldest, snowiest places on the planet.

It's called Antarctica.

Antarctica is an amazing place all the way down here.

I've never been somewhere quite that cold before.

What do you think I should pack?

Hmm.

I'm not too sure, either. Ah...

It might be good to get help from someone who really knows.

# With a wave of my hand Let's explore

# Wonderful lands never seen before.

# The Iconi-Screen My most amazing machine

# The I-I-Iconi-Screen

# Wild Wilderness surround the garden edge

# Down on the farm and by the Water's Edge

# Guess which Iconicle is coming to play?

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This is where the fun really begins.

OK, I need an Iconicle who knows all about cold places.

There's Rumple.

The Wild Wilderness is hot. Rumple would know about how to keep cool

but I need to know about how to keep warm.

-How about Skitter?

-Hey-hey!

Hmm. Maybe not.

It never really gets that cold in the garden.

Of course! The Water's Edge.

It's super cold there and I know two Iconicles who'd be perfect

to help me prepare for my expedition - Splish and Splash.

-Whoa!

-Whoa!

Whee!

Whee!

THEY GIGGLE

-Hi, Splish. Hi, Splash.

-Hi, Nat.

-Hi, Nat.

I need your help. I'm planning an expedition to a really cold place.

Are you coming to see us at the Water's Edge?

Not yet, but hopefully one day soon, Splash.

I'm planning an expedition to go to a very cold place called Antarctica.

I was hoping you could help me pack all the things I need.

-Yes, please!

-We know all about cold places.

FEMALE VOICE: Look!

-Erm, look at what?

-What? No, I mean... That wasn't me.

It's coming from the Iconi-Screen.

Ooh!

Oh, it's Jasmine. I wonder what she's up to?

Look!

Oh...

-Wow, I love it.

-Oh, it's so pretty.

It's not! The wind whistles through the holes and keeps me awake!

Woo-whoooaah!

Poor Jasmine, why don't we all fix the holes for her?

Good idea, holes can be very dangerous in the wrong places.

-I'll help you.

-Me, too.

-Me, three!

-Good!

Miss Moo has a job for everyone.

Elvis, you can collect leaves to fill the holes.

"Leave" it to me, heh-heh!

ELVIS SNORTS

Bryn, you can be in charge of collecting twigs.

Look out, twigs, here I come!

Now, who hasn't got a job?

Ooh, Dapper!

I thought you might like to be in charge of something very important.

Very important? Sounds perfect!

-What do you want me to do, Miss Moo?

-Mix up oodles of mud!

HE GASPS Mud? Me?

But I can't! I mean, what about my feathers?

We don't need feathers, silly! We need mud, and lots of it.

To help fill in the holes.

I really do think you've got the wrong duck for this job, Miss Moo.

Mixing mud has never been one of my...

You've the only one left without a job to do, Dapper.

It's all yours.

-But I need...

-..A bucket to collect the mud in.

Not a problem.

Ugh!

No, not a bucket! I need...

..to get a move on! Enjoy!

Oh, all right! I'll get the mud. Happy?!

Very.

What can Miss Moo do now?

Um...

Tidy.

Oh, OK!

Focus!

You can do this, Dapper! How hard can this be?

Half a bucket of soil and half a bucket of water

make a whole bucket of...ughhhh...MUD!

No! I can't do this!

I'll get my feathers dirty. My feet dirty. My bill dirty!

Everything dirty!

Urrgghhh...

I am a mud-free zone.

Um...ohhh...

Looking good, Dapper.

Now, that is not a duck who spends his day mixing mud.

How's the mud-mixing coming along, Dapper?

I'm wondering if my talents aren't wasted on the...mud side of things.

Oh, no. You are the perfect duck for mud-mixing.

Now, shake a tail feather and get mixing.

But, mud-mixing? Me?

No way!

There must be somebody else to...

Hello, Bryn!

-MUFFLED:

-Hello!

Poor you. You've got a very hard job there!

Twigs! Ugh!

Well, better get on with my job.

Oh, course, I've got the best job. Miss Moo said so.

I'm lucky really.

I get to mix messy, mucky, sticky mud pies!

Mmmm!

Ah, well. Can't stand here chatting all day.

I've got mud to mix.

I can't wait!

Mmm...

Unless, of course, you want to swap jobs?

Mud-mixing is much more fun than twig-collecting,

but I will swap if you like.

-Mm-mm!

-OK, you can drop the twigs now, Bryn.

-Whoa! Watch the feathers!

-Mud-mixing! Woo-hoo!

-I love mixing mud!

-Well, you have fun and I'll get these to the barn.

Ugh... Ugh...

Ah.

Um, I'll be back for those later.

Quack!

Thanks, Dapper!

Ooh! Clever you!

Doing twigs AND mud.

No, actually, Bryn wanted to do mud.

So I gave up my lovely mud to do the difficult job of collecting twigs.

You left Bryn...in charge of mud?

You left Bryn...mixing mud?

Uhhh, Bryn's...mixing mud?

Yes?

Bryn's mixing mud. Why is everyone making such a fuss?

Muddy mud! Wahoo!

-That's why!

-Uh...

Wahoo!

Poor Bryn, he got covered in mud.

Dapper wasn't very helpful, was he, Splish?

Talking of being helpful,

it's time for you two to help me get ready for my expedition.

-I'm going to help first.

-No, I am!

Race you! I'll win!

Wait for me! I'll win!

-But I haven't told you how to...

-< Wheeeee!

-He he he!

-Ha ha ha!

BEEP! BEEP!

Time to play Spot The Iconicle!

BEEP! BEEP!

They're busy "helping", so it's just us to Spot The Iconicle today.

OK, are you ready?

Oh, did you spot the hen on the Farm earlier today?

Yes? No?

Ah, but did you see how many eggs she laid?

One? Four? Six?

Let's find out if you guessed right.

Quack!

One, two, three eggs.

Four eggs!

Did you guess four eggs? Well done, if you did.

-BOTH PANT

-Can we help now, Nat?

Please?

I need to find out everything I can about visiting a cold place.

We can tell you all about living in a cold place, the Water's Edge!

Sounds perfect.

Let's open the Water's Edge file on the Iconi-Screen.

The Crystal Cave!

That's where Carmen the crab lives!

-Remember, Nat, it'll be cold.

-Brrrr.

-Very cold.

OK, well, I don't have fur to keep me warm like you,

but I can take lots of very warm clothes.

There'll be lots of slippery ice.

Make sure you've got special paws to stop you sliding all over the place.

Or fins like Salty.

I don't have paws, or fins! I have feet.

I know. A good pair of walking boots should do the trick.

OK! Boots, boots, BOOTS!

Ah, football boots.

Great for scoring goals, but not for walking through ice and snow.

I need a pair of...

A-ha! Perfect! I won't be slipping up in these!

And don't forget something nice and cosy to keep your ears warm.

Because you don't have fur.

Ah!

I have a hat that should do nicely!

Woolly, woolly HAT!

Oh, that could get a little chilly.

I'd better get that fixed before I go.

I wonder how everyone's getting on fixing the holes in Jasmine's barn?

Let's take a look-see!

Splashy, splat-splat, mud!

-Whoa! Hey, watch the feathers!

-Thank you, Bryn!

You have done very well.

But poor Dapper! He hasn't had a go at mixing the mud yet.

Oh, that's OK. He looks like he's having fun! He-he!

No, Dapper. You should collect up the mud and bring it to the barn.

-Please?

-Me?

-It's a very important job.

-Important, yes, yes.

How am I going to get the mud in the bucket without messing my feathers?

Where's Bryn?

-Gone.

-So you're back on mud duty.

-Yes, I am.

Ha... Haaa!

THUMP!

What's wrong, Dapper, are you OK?

Oh, I'm fine. Don't worry about me.

You don't sound fine.

I'll be all right. I just need to get all this mud into this bucket.

-It... Oooh! I've fallen!

-Would you like me to help you, Dapper?

Oh, no! I couldn't ask you to help.

I'll manage...if I can only... ugh...get up!

Please, I'd like to help you.

Oh, very well. If you insist.

I need all the mud in the bucket.

Please. For Jasmine.

OK.

Whoa! Hey, watch the feathers!

-Sorry, Dapper. There you are.

-Thanks, Elvis.

I'll just take it to the barn.

Urrrrgh! Argh.

No, no good.

I would love to carry it, but it's much to heavy.

-Not for me. I'll carry it for you.

-Thanks, Elvis.

Looking good, Dapper. A mud-free zone.

Ahhhhh, oooooof!

Ugh!

Ah, the mud's here.

I like to help out wherever I can. Job done.

Not quite, Dapper, dear.

You've done such a wonderful job with the mud so far,

now it's your chance to finish it off.

It is?

Yes, Miss Moo needs you to spread the mud on the holes

to make sure the twigs and leaves don't blow away.

"Spread the mud on the holes"?

The messy, mucky, yucky mud?

-Yes.

-Ohh...

ALL LAUGH

Dapper's going to get muddy. He won't like that.

OK, time for us to get back to packing for my trip.

Oh!

Ah, right! I can't take everything with me,

because my rucksack would be too heavy to carry.

So we need to choose carefully.

-How can we help, Nat?

-This is how it'll work.

I'll show you something and you two can tell me if I'll need it. OK?

-Mm-hm.

-Mm-hm.

-Here we go.

You can never have too many hats. What do you think?

Warm coat and hat. Well, you don't have fur to keep you warm,

or feathers, like Scotty, so you'll need those in a cold place.

Great! OK, I'll pop my hats in there.

-And, oh, will it be too cold to go swimming?

-We swim all the time.

But you'll get frozen. You haven't got polar bear fur for warmth.

How about sunglasses and suntan lotion?

I'd need these in a warm place, but what about a cold one?

Well, it is very sunny at the Water's Edge,

and the sun makes the snow and ice bright.

I agree. You can still get sunburn, even if the weather's freezing cold.

And finally, my camera, to take lots of photos of Antarctica

-and my notebook.

-Pictures help you remember your trip when you get home.

OK.

Well, that's some important things packed. Thanks, you two.

I forgot the most important thing when you travel to another country,

-my passport.

-What's one of those?

It's an important book. You can't go to another country without one.

Oh, no!

I was sure I left it in this drawer.

Hmm.

Maybe I left it over by the Iconi-Screen.

-Where could it be?

-We can help you look.

That would be great. It's a little, thin book.

Hey, what's Dapper up to?

So, you want me to fill in the holes with...m-m-m-mud?

Yes, after all, you're in charge of mud today.

A very important job!

Hmm, where to start... without ruining it?

I mean, it looks so lovely as it is, don't you think?

I wouldn't want my yucky mud to spoil this work of art.

Mud, quick! We need mud!

Yes, we need mud! Quick, everyone! Quick! Who wants to go first?

-Bryn? Elvis?

-I'll do it! I'll do it!

No, Bryn. Poor Dapper has been waiting all day for this moment.

Your big chance to help Jasmine

and put an end to that draughty hole in the wall.

But, Miss Moo, I can't do it.

Please, Dapper, you must!

I get so cold when the wind blows through the holes.

-But, my feathers!

-Your feathers?

Oh, OK. Um...

-I'm sure someone else will do it.

-They will?

They won't.

OK, I'll do it.

I'll spread the mud.

Oh, thanks, Dapper!

You're welcome, Jasmine. Come on, feathers, here we go!

Wooo! Heh...

ALL GASP

Oh, no! The mud's all gone!

Poor Dapper. After all your hard work to help Jasmine,

now the mud's been spilled!

I'm sorry, Jasmine, I'll go and get some more.

Whoa!

Oh, Dapper! Look at that!

-Excellent!

-Perfect job, Dapper.

Oh, Dapper, your feathers!

Oh... Oh, well. It's only mud.

Spread the mud again, go on! Do it again!

Oh, oh, oh, oh! Ha ha ha!

It's fun getting messy when you're doing it for someone else, isn't it?

I can't hear you, Miss Moo. There's mud in my ears! Ha-ha-ha!

-Thank you, Dapper.

-You're welcome, Jasmine.

Happy to do anything to help.

Actually, there is a little job you could do in the pigsty...

Pigsty?! Now, hold on there!

ALL LAUGH

Dapper finally helped Jasmine.

He-he, and he got really messy!

Let's not forget, I still need help to find my passport! Come on!

Now, where could my passport be?

I just know it's around here somewhere, but where?

At the Water's Edge, if we have something we don't want to lose,

we put it in a safe place.

A safe place...

Of course! My rucksack has a special secret pocket...

..where I usually keep...

..my passport! Brilliant!

Yay!

OK.

That's me packed and ready to go.

SPLASH YAWNS We need to go, too.

-I'm sleepy.

-So am I.

Thanks again for everything. You two have been so helpful.

That's OK, Nat, we hope you have a great trip.

Bye, Splish. Bye, Splash.

And don't worry. It's only a short trip. I'll be back soon.

-See you soon!

-Bye!

-Bye!

Right, I think I've got everything for my expedition now.

Oops, I almost forgot one last thing!

Ready, steady, TEDDY!

Aww, how could I forget you, Teddy?

See you next time. Bye!

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