Kings and Queens Let's Play

# Let's play! Do be do do be do be do

# Let's have an adventure, hurray! Do be do do be do be do

# Let's play!

# Who could we be today? What could we do?

# I'd like to drive a racing car Ride to the moon

# I could be a firefighter A farmer or a vet

# A knight in shining armour or I could be a chef

# Let's play! Do be do do be do be do

# Let's play! Do be do do be do be do

# Let's have an adventure today! Do be do do be do be do

# Let's play! #

One for you, one for me. One for you, one for me.

-We're playing a game of cards. Snap.

-One for me.

-Great. Let's get started.

OK, ready, go!

Hang on a minute. It's my turn to go first.

-I won the last game. The winner goes first.

-You went first last time.

-Because I won the time before that.

-Hmm.

-I think we should take it in turns.

-We are. It's your turn, come on.

-I meant at going first. Snap!

-No, it isn't.

-Yes, it is, look! Two kings!

OK.

-Sn...

-'Ho-ho! Ho-ho!'

-Hold on, Sid. It's time.

-Great!

-It's time to play!

-Whose turn is it today?

-Let it be me!

-Let it be me!

-Me!

-Me!

# Let it be me

# Let it be me

# Let it be me

# Could it be me?

# Let it be me

# Let it be me

# I really, really, really Really hope that it's me!

# Let, let, let, let

# Let it be me!

# Let it be me

# Let it be me

# I really, really, really Really hope that it's me! #

-Could it be me?

-Could it be me?

It's me!

# Yes, it's me!

# Yes, it's me!

# I'm really, really, really Really happy it's me! #

Look, there's the dressing up room.

# Let's play! #

This is really exciting.

Let's find out what we're playing today.

Wow! I've got a firefighter's helmet, a caveperson's outfit

and clown shoes?!

That can't be right. Let's try something else.

Wow! Now, this is more like it! So, what are we playing today?

Well, I'm wearing an outfit fit for a king!

We're going to play Kings and Queens.

Hello. I'm King Sid. I could get used to this!

So, what do we need to know?

Royal palaces are very big and have many hundreds of rooms.

A palace sometimes has a swimming pool, a helicopter landing pad,

a doctor's surgery and even its very own post office.

The king or queen of a country is called a monarch.

Important people from around the world come to visit them

and sometimes bring unusual gifts, even live animals.

The animals are always given away to a nice safe home.

When a monarch attends a posh dinner, people usually don't

start eating until the monarch picks up his or her knife and fork.

So, that's everything we need to remember. Do we need anything else?

Wow! A stick with lots of jewels on.

Well, I have no idea what this is for,

but it looks pretty kingly to me. I'm sure it will come in useful.

We've got everything we need. Let's go!

-Rebecca, can you guess what we're playing today?

-Wow!

-Are you playing a prince?

-No. I'm a king, King Sidney.

-From now on, I'm in charge.

-You most certainly are. You look amazing!

-Very smart.

-Thank you. Wish me luck.

-Good luck, Your Majesty.

Come on, let's play Kings and Queens.

Whoa! Wee!

So, where are we? Ah! This looks like a palace. But is it our palace?

Oh, look. Here comes a guard. Let's ask him.

-Excuse me.

-Yeah.

-Can I ask you something?

Oh! Yes, Your Majesty! Your Highness!

I wasn't expecting a royal visit today.

-We're very honoured to have you, sir.

-Yeah, hi.

Is there anyone home?

-Yes, sir. Look at the roof, sir.

-Right... I'm looking at the roof.

Looks like a roof to me. Why would I look at the roof?

-Is the king up there?

-The flag, sir. The flag is flying.

In this palace, if the flag is flying,

it means the monarch is at home.

-So the king is home.

-No, the queen, sir.

The queen's at home. Let's go and see her.

-Thanks very much.

-You're very welcome, Your Highness.

Any time I can be of assistance, Your Highn...

Oh. Oh, he's gone.

Oh, well. Never mind.

Excuse me again. Oh, sorry. You look exactly like...

The...

-Never mind.

-I did not know we had a royal visitor today.

How may I be of service?

Thank you. I was wondering how to get inside the palace.

-It's a very big place.

-Yes, it is, sir.

We have over 100 rooms in this palace.

100 rooms?! Wow! What does the queen need all those for?

There's one for eating, the dining room, one for sleeping,

the bedroom, and one for watching TV, the TV room.

-I suppose there's one for standing around and thinking.

-Yes, sir.

-The standing around and thinking room.

-Oh.

-I suppose sir would be wanting to go inside?

-Yes.

-Sir would like to do that very much.

-Well, you will find the queen inside.

-She's having her portrait painted.

-Ooh, I'd like to meet the queen.

If you just go through there, you will find her.

-Have a jolly good stay now.

-Everyone's so polite around here.

-Thanks a lot. Bye-sy bye.

-Bye-sy bye, sir.

Wow! Look at this place. Pretty fancy, or what?

Wow! These are great. Look at that vase!

Oh, hello, Mr Knight in Shining Armour.

I have to say, I'm feeling rather kingly in this royal outfit.

I wonder what's in here then. Probably loads more cool stuff.

Oh, hello. It's the queen.

-Your Majesty. How lovely to meet you.

-Ew, hellew!

Luh-ly to mee-you too.

-Pardon?

-I said, how luh-ly to mee-you too.

-I can't understand what she's saying.

-I am sorry.

I can't move my lips because I'm having my portrait painted.

-I've got to keep awfully still.

-Eh? Oh! Right!

And relax, please, Your Majesty.

Oh! Thank you! That's much better.

-Oh, jolly nice to meet you!

-Hello.

I still can't understand you, though.

-Oh, that's because I'm ver-posh!

-Oh! Right.

-And who might you be?

-I'm King Sid.

-Jolly nice to meet you, King Sid.

It's so nice to meet another royal person. One meets so few.

Yes. I must say, you're looking very nice with your crown and outfit.

Thank you ver-much.

One has to look one's best when one is having one's portrait painted.

One has one's orb. The trouble is one appears to have lost one's sceptre.

-Sceptre? What's a sceptre?

-Kind of like a wand. It's made of gold.

Just like one's jolly old orb here.

The orb and the sceptre, they rather go together.

And whilst having one's portrait painted,

it's very bad form not to have them both.

Oh. Hold on.

I think this might be a sceptre. Yes, I think it is.

Your Majesty, you can have this, if you like.

Really? Oh, thanks awfully!

-That's all right. There you go.

-Oh. This is a good one, yes.

Good sceptre.

I'm with Her Majesty now. Over and out.

Hello, Your Majesty. Sorry to bother you.

How is the portrait coming along? Are you finished yet?

No, she's still working on my head. I think I'll be here a little longer.

Oh. Oh, dear.

Oh, no. what seems to be the problem? Maybe I can help.

-And you are?

-Sid.

-No, I don't seem to have a Sid on my list.

-Try King Sid.

King Sid?! Oh! Why didn't you say so, Your Majesty?

-How lovely to meet you.

-Charmed, I'm sure.

The thing is, I have a whole list of official duties for the queen

to do, all of which must be done today.

And the queen can't do them, because she's having her portrait painted.

-Precisely.

-OK, that's easy. I'll do them for her.

-You?!

-I mean, "you", Your Majesty? Are you sure?

-Yes.

I'm feeling in a kingly mood today.

Well, you can start off by doing the royal post,

and then I have a couple of hundred other things for you to do.

-There's a lot to do.

-If you'd like to get started on the royal post,

I'll see you in a tick.

The royal post?! I don't even know what that means!

Where am I supposed to go next? I don't want to let the queen down.

Oh! Yes! I know!

I remember! Do you?

Sometimes palaces are so big, they have their very own post office.

That's where we need to go. We need to find the post office.

-See you later, Your Majesty.

-Hmm? What? Oh! OK! Thanks awfully!

Hmm, what a jolly nice chap!

Right, so this must be the royal post office.

Oh, she gets a lot of letters.

I haven't had this much post in my whole life.

And this is just today's.

So, you found your way here. Good, good.

First, I need you to sign all of these birthday letters.

Right, OK. So she's sending all these ones?

Who gets a letter from the queen on their birthday?

Sometimes, people who are 100 years old are lucky enough to get

a special letter on their birthday.

Oh! 100 years old! Wow! That's a lot of candles on your birthday cake!

-< Special delivery!

-Oh, no! What now?

-I wonder what that could be.

-What on earth is this?

Oops.

One parrot. Now who on earth would want to send something like this?

It says it's from the president of Birdland.

His name is Henry, and he likes to eat birdseed.

Who's a pretty boy, then?

-Good morning, Your Highness.

-Oh! He talks!

-Nice crown, Your Highness.

-Ha-ha! Brilliant!

A parrot! What on earth are we going to do with this now?

Oh. Well, a parrot is a nice gift. But a queen doesn't need a parrot.

What are we going to do? Oh, I know! I remember, do you?

Important people sometimes give unusual gifts to a monarch,

even live animals.

But they're given away to a nice home where they'll be taken care of.

-That'll be nice, Your Highness.

-All right, Henry.

We'll find you a nice home.

No, a parrot. Not a carrot!

You can take it? Great! That's wonderful news!

I'll send it right over. And maybe I'll send over some carrots!

Hello?

-So what's the news?

-The bird sanctuary have a home for a parrot.

They were looking for one of just this type.

-Especially a talky little bird like you!

-You look lovely, Your Highness.

-I'm going to miss you, parrot.

-I'm not sure I will.

That voice is going right through my head.

Well done, King Sid. You've done a royally terrific job.

-Thank you.

-It's coming up to one o'clock.

-I think it's time for the royal banquet.

-Yummy!

I'm looking forward to some tasty treats!

Maybe they'll have some carrots!

PHONE RINGS

Hello?

So then the parrot said to me, "Nice crown, Your Highness!"

-It was so funny!

-And was it?

-What?

-A nice crown?

Yes, it was the one I was wearing,

-but what was funny was that the parrot had said it.

-Yes. How lovely.

Anyway, we can't sit here having fun all day. It's lunchtime. Yum-yum.

Here goes.

Ahem.

AHEM!

Urm... One welcomes everyone and I...

One would like to extend a particularly warm welcome

to our special guest of honour...

I'm sorry, I've forgotten your name.

SHE WHISPERS

Of course. The President of Ladyland.

APPLAUSE

Let the feasting begin.

Let the feasting begin.

Let the feasting begin!

Come on, everyone. Get stuck in!

Oh. What's going on? Why isn't anybody eating their food?

Do you think there's something wrong with it?

Oh! I know! I remember! Do you? When a monarch attends a posh dinner,

people usually don't start eating their food

until after the monarch has picked up his or her knife and fork.

Come on, get stuck in.

Ah, yes. So tell me again about this parrot.

It said you had a nice crown, but why did it say that, exactly?

Phoof! Wow! What a day! How have you been getting on, Your Highness?

It's been jolly tiring, sitting here doing this...all day.

-But I think the portrait is finally finished.

-Great! You must be pleased.

-I am. Shall we take a look?

-Yes.

-Ah!

-Ah!

-Now, that is...interesting.

-Yes. I was thinking more...

-Unusual?

Yes, that's the word. Unusual.

It will go nicely with the others.

Well, it's been simply wonderful to meet you, King Sid.

And you've done jolly well doing all my jobs. You really saved the day.

It was my pleasure. I enjoyed it.

-And I'd like to give you something to say thank you.

-How kind!

For you, King Sid.

-I give you this special medal for all your terribly hard work.

-Wow!

One has an honour! A medal from the queen! Thank you, Your Majesty.

Not at all. I actually quite like giving medals.

Well, it was great fun being a king. We'd never have done it

without remembering everything we needed to know.

Monarchs live in royal palaces, and some even have post offices.

Visitors from around the world sometimes bring unusual gifts,

even live animals.

Who's a pretty boy, then?

The animals are always given to a nice safe home.

And when a monarch attends a posh dinner,

people usually don't start eating until the monarch starts.

Come on, get stuck in.

Oh! I think it's time one went home.

-Goodbye, Your Majesty.

-Goodbye, King Sid. Lovely to meet you.

Oh, not a pair.

-Oh, neither is that one.

-Hey, Rebecca. Hey, Sid. How did it go?

Well, if one is honest, one is feeling rather tired.

"One is feeling rather tired," is one?

What happened to your voice?

It's just the way one speaks when one is a king or a queen.

-What was it like? Did you get to tell everyone what to do?

-No.

Being a king wasn't about bossing people around.

It was more about signing birthday letters, posing for pictures,

entertaining, talking a lot. My face is aching from smiling.

-That's you, Sid. King Smiley!

-Get off!

-Oh, what's that?

-Ah, this is a medal. I was decorated.

But you can have it for being a brilliant best friend.

Oh, thanks, Sid! Do you fancy a game of Snap?

All right, then. And you can go first this time.

Playing Kings and Queens was brilliant fun,

but what do you like to play?

I like playing Police Officers and talking on my radio.

I like catching baddies.

I like playing Ladybirds and flying round the garden.

SHE LAUGHS

I love playing Tennis Players and winning all my matches!

It's fun to play. Start playing today.

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See you soon!