0:00:02 > 0:00:04This is Jackanory Junior.
0:00:19 > 0:00:23Hello! I'm Jo. Have you heard the story of Rapunzel,
0:00:23 > 0:00:27the girl with beautiful long hair, who was locked in a tall tower
0:00:27 > 0:00:32by an evil witch? Well, this is a seriously silly story
0:00:32 > 0:00:37that sounds something like Rapunzel. It's called Shampoozel.
0:00:40 > 0:00:44There once was a jolly hairdresser named Dan Druff.
0:00:44 > 0:00:47Dan loved hair.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49He loved the gleam of his mirrors
0:00:49 > 0:00:53and the snippety-snick of his sparkling silver scissors.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56Dan even sang about hair.
0:00:56 > 0:01:00# Hair, hair, glorious hair
0:01:00 > 0:01:03# It spreads from your head Nearly everywhere
0:01:03 > 0:01:07# It grows on your toes Even inside your nose
0:01:07 > 0:01:10# Hair, hair...hair, hair. #
0:01:10 > 0:01:13Only one thing upset Dan's happiness -
0:01:13 > 0:01:18his girlfriend, Tam O'Tei, who lived in the flat upstairs.
0:01:18 > 0:01:21Unlike Dan, Tam was a sad person,
0:01:21 > 0:01:25who hid away in her bedroom behind tightly drawn curtains.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27From under the hairdryers,
0:01:27 > 0:01:30Dan's customers could hear her wretched moans.
0:01:30 > 0:01:34And Dan nearly tore his hair out with worry over her condition.
0:01:34 > 0:01:37The awful truth was...
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Tam had terrible hair!
0:01:42 > 0:01:46She wailed, "My head is dull and lifeless!
0:01:46 > 0:01:50"I have a flaky scalp and unsightly split ends!
0:01:50 > 0:01:53"But no ordinary shampoo is effective!"
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Dan could find nothing to help, and as the days passed,
0:01:57 > 0:02:00Tam's hair grew as greasy as a chip-shop mop.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04Now, not far from the barber's shop
0:02:04 > 0:02:08was an evil Black Tower, which twisted into the sky
0:02:08 > 0:02:12like a strange hairstyle. This was the home of the Bad Hair Witch.
0:02:12 > 0:02:15High in her dark rooms,
0:02:15 > 0:02:19the Bad Hair Witch mixed strange shampoos and hair oils
0:02:19 > 0:02:21which were sold all over the world.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25The secret ingredients came from rare plants,
0:02:25 > 0:02:28which grew only in her private garden.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Above the barber shop, Tam became convinced
0:02:33 > 0:02:38that one of these magical hair herbs would bring life back to her scalp,
0:02:38 > 0:02:41and she pleaded with Dan to pick some.
0:02:41 > 0:02:43At the mention of the Black Tower,
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Dan Druff felt the hairs prickle at the back of his neck.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50"I dare not go there!" he whispered.
0:02:50 > 0:02:55"What if I should fall into the evil hairgrip of the Bad Hair Witch?"
0:02:55 > 0:02:57But Tam complained so long and hard
0:02:57 > 0:03:01that, at last, Dan could stand it no longer.
0:03:01 > 0:03:04"All right! Keep your hair on!" he bristled.
0:03:04 > 0:03:08"I will go to the tower and comb the gardens for the herbs!"
0:03:09 > 0:03:13So, the next morning, the brave barber crept up the hairpin bends
0:03:13 > 0:03:16that led to the tower.
0:03:16 > 0:03:19# Hair, hair, marvellous hair
0:03:19 > 0:03:23# The poor can have more than a millionaire
0:03:23 > 0:03:25# You might think that... #
0:03:25 > 0:03:28"What on earth was that?"
0:03:28 > 0:03:33Before he could finish his song, Dan had almost walked into a huge sign
0:03:33 > 0:03:35hanging on the wall before him.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39"Dan Druff, use your head
0:03:39 > 0:03:42"If you open this gate You'll wish you were dead."
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Dan felt a shiver run along his moustache.
0:03:45 > 0:03:49Only the thought of Sam's sad locks drove him on.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53CR-R-REAK!
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Ignoring the sign, he scrambled into the Bad Hair Witch's garden,
0:04:00 > 0:04:04where he found a second sign - "Dan Druff, can't you read?
0:04:04 > 0:04:07"Don't even think about nicking a weed."
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Dan had never been in such a hairy situation,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13but he tried to stuff his pockets with herbs.
0:04:13 > 0:04:18Suddenly, before him, stood the Bad Hair Witch.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20"Dan Druff, you must be crazy!
0:04:20 > 0:04:24"You'll pay for those plants with your very first baby!"
0:04:24 > 0:04:29"B-B-But I don't have a b-b-b-baby," stammered Dan.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32"Let's not split hairs," snapped the witch.
0:04:32 > 0:04:35"I will wait until your first child is born."
0:04:35 > 0:04:40Grabbing a handful of herbs, Dan haired down the hill to the town.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46He found Tam in her bedroom wearing a paper bag on her head.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49And he poured out the story of his terrifying brush
0:04:49 > 0:04:54with the Bad Hair Witch. But Tam was barely listening.
0:04:54 > 0:04:56She seized the wonderful herbs,
0:04:56 > 0:04:59crushed them, and lathered her scalp.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01KAPOW!
0:05:01 > 0:05:05As if by magic, Tam's hair turned into a glorious mass
0:05:05 > 0:05:08of glossy curls.
0:05:08 > 0:05:13Tam was cured! She tore downstairs into the sunny shop,
0:05:13 > 0:05:16and as Dan shaved the bristly early-morning customers,
0:05:16 > 0:05:19Tam happily set to work beside him,
0:05:19 > 0:05:22sweeping up the fallen curls and locks.
0:05:23 > 0:05:26That very week, Tam and Dan were married,
0:05:26 > 0:05:31and the whole town joined them in this glorious hymn.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34# Hair, hair, magnificent hair
0:05:34 > 0:05:38# It grows on your chest like a big woolly nest
0:05:38 > 0:05:42# Hair, hair, haa-a-a-air. #
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Before a year was out, the happy couple's happiness was complete.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48A beautiful baby daughter was born.
0:05:48 > 0:05:52And after much thought, they called her...
0:05:52 > 0:05:54Shampoozel.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58But the Bad Hair Witch had forgotten nothing.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02High in her tower, she worked day and night
0:06:02 > 0:06:04on her most amazing invention yet,
0:06:04 > 0:06:07something all barbers dream of -
0:06:07 > 0:06:11a marvellous, magical hair-growing lotion.
0:06:11 > 0:06:16"All I need is a helpless, hairless baby to test my invention!"
0:06:17 > 0:06:20And so, the bad hair day dawned.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25- BELL RINGS - The bell in the little barber's shop tinkled cruelly,
0:06:25 > 0:06:28as the Bad Hair Witch burst inside.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30"Give me the child!" she shrieked.
0:06:30 > 0:06:35"Have you got an appointment?" said Tam. "Let's see.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38"I could fit you in Thursday."
0:06:38 > 0:06:41"You don't understand, you fools!
0:06:41 > 0:06:44"I need to test my new, improved formula -
0:06:44 > 0:06:47"Ultimate 2-in-1 Hair-growing Lotion."
0:06:48 > 0:06:51"Leave Shampoozel alone!" pleaded Tam.
0:06:51 > 0:06:55"You can't try your hare-brained inventions on our child!"
0:06:55 > 0:06:59Ignoring the tears of the unfortunate couple,
0:06:59 > 0:07:04the Bad Hair Witch seized Shampoozel and carried her back to the tower.
0:07:04 > 0:07:08To make sure the precious child would never be taken from her,
0:07:08 > 0:07:12the Bad Hair Witch bricked up the front door behind them.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17The days passed, and the Bad Hair Witch grew to love the baby
0:07:17 > 0:07:20and looked after her as if she were her own.
0:07:20 > 0:07:23She would sing as she washed the baby's hair.
0:07:23 > 0:07:26# No more tears, baby Shampoozel
0:07:26 > 0:07:30# My magic shampoo is very unusual. #
0:07:30 > 0:07:35And day by day, as Shampoozel grew, her hair grew too,
0:07:35 > 0:07:38in great, long, golden tresses,
0:07:38 > 0:07:42which tumbled across the floor, under the dog, round the fridge,
0:07:42 > 0:07:46across the witch's table, and back upstairs again.
0:07:46 > 0:07:49"Hair-hair-hair!" cackled the Bad Hair Witch.
0:07:49 > 0:07:52"Look at all your beautiful golden hair!"
0:07:52 > 0:07:57Sometimes hairy Shampoozel remembered her parents' barber shop
0:07:57 > 0:07:59in the town, far away.
0:07:59 > 0:08:03Now that their daughter had gone, Dan and Tam worked sadly,
0:08:03 > 0:08:08and never sang any more. So, one by one, the customers went elsewhere.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Many years passed,
0:08:12 > 0:08:16and as Shampoozel grew into a young woman,
0:08:16 > 0:08:20the bad hair witch taught her the secret art of the hairdresser.
0:08:20 > 0:08:25"Wash your hair and keep it sweet! Lather, rinse, repeat!
0:08:25 > 0:08:30"Run and comb and keep it neat! Lather, rinse, repeat!"
0:08:32 > 0:08:37Together, the Bad Hair Witch and Shampoozel created new hair products
0:08:37 > 0:08:41which were more amazing than anyone could have ever dreamed of.
0:08:41 > 0:08:45They became so famous that a young prince called Gary Baldy
0:08:45 > 0:08:49heard about them from his home in a distant land.
0:08:50 > 0:08:54The prince, although handsome and wealthy,
0:08:54 > 0:08:56was as bald as a billiard ball.
0:08:57 > 0:09:02Prince Gary had tried one wigmaker after another,
0:09:02 > 0:09:04but without satisfaction.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08So when he finally heard about Ultimate 2-in-1 Hair-growing Lotion,
0:09:08 > 0:09:13he set out straightaway, and after many days, arrived at the tower.
0:09:13 > 0:09:17Even a prince cannot enter a tower without a door,
0:09:17 > 0:09:20so Prince Gary concealed himself beneath the walls,
0:09:20 > 0:09:23and after a while, he saw an amazing thing.
0:09:23 > 0:09:27The Bad Hair Witch appeared at the window with her shopping bag.
0:09:27 > 0:09:32All of a sudden, a great mass of hair cascaded to the ground.
0:09:32 > 0:09:36The witch slid down it and set off towards the town.
0:09:36 > 0:09:41"I suppose that's what they call a hair slide," whispered Prince Gary.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Half an hour later, the old lady returned, and called out,
0:09:45 > 0:09:49"Shampoozel, Shampoozel! Let down your hair!
0:09:49 > 0:09:52"So I can climb to the top of your long, hairy stair."
0:09:52 > 0:09:55Shampoozel let down her locks again,
0:09:55 > 0:09:58and the old woman scrambled back up the tower.
0:10:00 > 0:10:05Gary Baldy was no fool, and the next time the old woman went out,
0:10:05 > 0:10:08the prince stood below the window himself, and called,
0:10:08 > 0:10:13"Shampoozel, Shampoozel! Your hair is so curly!
0:10:13 > 0:10:15"Let it hang down now! Be a good girly."
0:10:15 > 0:10:20To his delight, a great coil of hair tumbled to the ground.
0:10:20 > 0:10:26He seized it, and began to BALDLY go where no man had gone before.
0:10:26 > 0:10:30The prince scrambled into Shampoozel's room,
0:10:30 > 0:10:34and when his royal eyes fell on the lovely Shampoozel,
0:10:34 > 0:10:37he was captivated by her hairiness.
0:10:37 > 0:10:41He leaned towards her, and kissed her ruby-red lips.
0:10:41 > 0:10:44There and then, Shampoozel and the prince fell in love.
0:10:44 > 0:10:48Gary told her that he adored her limitless locks,
0:10:48 > 0:10:51and how he would love to have some of his own.
0:10:51 > 0:10:56To his amazement, Shampoozel replied that she was tired of her hair.
0:10:56 > 0:10:59"It don't 'alf hurt when people climb up it," she complained.
0:10:59 > 0:11:01"And it takes a week to wash."
0:11:01 > 0:11:03But then, to the prince's joy,
0:11:03 > 0:11:08Shampoozel pulled out a bottle of Ultimate 2-in-1 Hair-growing Lotion,
0:11:08 > 0:11:11and began to massage his shiny scalp.
0:11:11 > 0:11:16Almost immediately, a single hair popped out of the prince's head.
0:11:16 > 0:11:20The first hair was followed by a second, the second by a third,
0:11:20 > 0:11:24and within minutes, the prince had a mass of curls snaking down his back.
0:11:24 > 0:11:28Gary Baldy seized Shampoozel and danced with joy.
0:11:28 > 0:11:32"My prince! You must wash and go!" whispered Shampoozel.
0:11:32 > 0:11:36She brushed away some stray hairs from his collar,
0:11:36 > 0:11:40and with one final kiss, the prince climbed down Shampoozel's hair,
0:11:40 > 0:11:42and slipped into the shadows.
0:11:42 > 0:11:46It wasn't long before the Bad Hair Witch returned.
0:11:46 > 0:11:50"Shampoozel, Shampoozel! Don't make me shout!
0:11:50 > 0:11:53"Let down your hair, girl! Don't hang about!"
0:11:53 > 0:11:55As soon as she entered the room,
0:11:55 > 0:11:58the witch spotted Gary Baldy's little crown
0:11:58 > 0:12:03that Shampoozel left hanging on the coat hook. The witch was furious,
0:12:03 > 0:12:06and after a terrible argument, stormed into her bedroom,
0:12:06 > 0:12:09leaving Shampoozel weeping.
0:12:10 > 0:12:13The prince, meanwhile, had decided
0:12:13 > 0:12:17that - witch or no witch - he had to see Shampoozel again.
0:12:17 > 0:12:20He stood at the foot of the tower, and whispered,
0:12:20 > 0:12:23"Shampoozel, Shampoozel! Here is your prince!
0:12:23 > 0:12:27"Throw down your pigtail! My hair needs a rinse!"
0:12:28 > 0:12:32Immediately, a long lock of hair curled out of the window
0:12:32 > 0:12:34and tumbled to the ground.
0:12:34 > 0:12:37But just as the prince was about to climb up,
0:12:37 > 0:12:39he saw a figure sliding down.
0:12:39 > 0:12:41"Free!" It was Shampoozel.
0:12:41 > 0:12:45"I dunno why I didn't think of this before!" she said.
0:12:45 > 0:12:48"All that hair. I cut it off and tied it to the bed.
0:12:48 > 0:12:52"At last we've escaped from the Bad Hair Witch!"
0:12:52 > 0:12:56"That was a close shave," replied Gary Baldy.
0:12:58 > 0:13:02So, Shampoozel and her hairy prince ran away to his castle.
0:13:02 > 0:13:06But she didn't forget her parents, Dan and Tam.
0:13:06 > 0:13:08Although they were rich,
0:13:08 > 0:13:12Shampoozel and Gary Baldy liked to work in Dan's shop on Saturdays.
0:13:12 > 0:13:17Before long, the barber's shop wasonce again the busiest in the land.
0:13:17 > 0:13:20"It's amazing how the customers keep coming back!" laughed Dan.
0:13:20 > 0:13:24And it was true. Some of the customers
0:13:24 > 0:13:27seemed to have as many as five haircuts a day!
0:13:27 > 0:13:30Perhaps they loved having their hair cut by Shampoozel.
0:13:30 > 0:13:34Or perhaps her secret shampoo has something to do with it.
0:13:34 > 0:13:39High in her tower, even the Bad Hair Witch joins in.
0:13:39 > 0:13:42# Hair, hair, sensational hair
0:13:42 > 0:13:46# Shampoozel's the girl to share your hair care
0:13:46 > 0:13:50# She can give you a shave or a permanent wave
0:13:50 > 0:13:54# Hair, hair, haa-a-a-air! #
0:13:54 > 0:13:56See ya.
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