Farmer Let's Play

# Let's play!

# Let's play!

# Let's have an adventure

# Hooray!

# Let's play!

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

# I'd like to drive a racing car

# Fly to the moon

# I could be firefighter a farmer or a vet

# A knight in shining armour

# Or I could be a chef

# Let's play

# Let's play

# Let's have an adventure today

# Let's play! #

Oh, a whole night's sleep and I'm still really tired.

-Good morning, Sidney!

-Oh...

-Welcome to Rebecca's House of Pancakes.

-Eh?

-Rebecca's House of Pancakes is where you want to be!

All the pancakes in the world with a cup of tea!

It's way too early for this.

-Yummy pancakes!

-What's all this about pancakes?

I woke up this morning and I felt like a pancake.

So I've got all kinds of toppings.

Blueberries, bilberries, raspberries, maple syrup.

It does sound tempting.

Or Rebecca's House of Pancakes special of the day.

-I'll have the special of the day, please.

-Coming up.

-Ooh, yum!

OK, flour, milk...

Ah, no eggs. I going to need eggs to make my special pancakes.

You can't make special pancakes without eggs? What?!

I want a pancake. All I can think about is pancakes.

-You're beginning to LOOK like a pancake.

-Oh, sorry, no can do.

And I really wanted a pancake.

BEEPING

Oh. Hold on Rebecca. 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.

Let it be me.

BOTH: # 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?

TICK-TOCK!

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.

Whoa! So I've got a cowboy's hat,

a footballer's kit and diver's flippers!

I'm not going to ride a horse playing football in the sea.

Let's try something else.

And what have we got on now?

A flat cap...

A waterproof jacket...

And wellie boots! So what are we playing today?

I know - we're going to play farmers and work on the farm.

And what do we need to know?

A farmer knows lots about the animals on their farm

and how to look after them.

A farmer knows most chickens have a pecking order

and they follow the leader.

Farmers use sheepdogs to herd sheep, by teaching them special words.

Say, "Walk up," the sheepdog will approach the sheep.

Say, "Come by," they'll run around the sheep.

Pigs will run around in all directions,

so if you need to move a pig, give then only one way to go.

OK, so that's what we need to remember. Do we need anything else?

Ooh. I wonder what this is?

A bit of metal. I guess it will come in handy.

So we've got everything we need. Let's go.

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

-Are we playing barn dancers?

-No! I'm a farmer.

Of course! You'll have a really good time.

When you get back, the House of Pancakes will be in full swing.

-Did you find some eggs?

-No, but I've had an idea.

I'll make the pancakes with milk and flour.

Looks very tasty.

-I think I need to mix it more.

-Well, good luck with that.

-And good luck with being a farmer.

-See you.

-Bye!

# Let's play! #

Come on, let's play farmers.

Whoa!

Yes!

# Let's play! #

Right, so, where are we? Looks like we're in a field in the country.

HE BREATHES IN

Smell that lovely morning air.

I think there's been a bit of a storm.

This fence has blown down.

-SPLASH!

-And it must have been raining

because it's very muddy.

I think there's a farmhouse there. Let's find out what's going on.

Ah, here we are. A farmhouse!

-SQUAWKING

-Whoa! A chicken!

Excuse me, have you seen a chicken?

Yes, they're about this big,

they have feathers. Bwok! And they move like that.

-Have you seen a chicken run this way?

-That way.

-Thanks.

Hang on. Who are you?

Oh, I'm Sid. I'm a farmer.

Are you? Oh, marvellous!

You might be just the person I need.

I'm NOT a farmer.

SHE LAUGHS

I'm only here for the day looking after my uncle's farm.

-We've got a school party coming to visit.

-How lovely.

-It isn't.

-Why isn't it lovely?

-There was a storm last night

and the whole place is a mess.

Fences broken down, animals everywhere.

I'm going to need some help.

-I'll help you tidy up. When will the children be here?

-In...one hour!

Oh! We'd better get started!

PHONE RINGS Hang on. It's my uncle,

the one who owns the farm.

Hello, Uncle Harry.

Hello, Wendy, my lovely.

Just checking everything's all right for the open day?

Oh, yes, Uncle Harry. Everything's fine. Just a few things to sort out.

-BAA! CLUCK! WOOF!

-What's that noise?

Noise? Oh, um, er, nothing,

just the chickens getting excited about the children coming.

Everything's under control.

Marvellous! I hope the kids have a lovely time.

I'm sure they will.

Bye!

Goodbye.

Right, we need to get the chickens back in the coop,

the sheep in the pen and that pig back in the sty.

-And pronto!

-Right.

I think we'd better start with the chickens.

Chickens. Right, let's get on with it.

I'll clear up the mess, you get the chickens. Get Clucky.

Right. Clucky. Here, Clucky, Clucky!

Clucky, Clucky! Here, Clucky!

-Excuse me? Which one's Clucky?

-The one that keeps clucking.

Should have guessed! Here, Clucky, Clucky!

Time to go back home. Clucky... Oh, no! Where's that gone?

I'll get that one in a moment.

-Try Pecky.

-OK. Which one's Pecky?

-The one that keeps pecking.

-Leave it to me. I will catch it.

Pecky, Pecky, Pecky. Pecky, come back here! Pecky!

Here, Pecky, Pecky. Pecky, Pecky, Pecky!

-Oh, no. I couldn't catch it.

-What are we going to do?

The children will be here soon and we haven't got the chickens.

Oh, this is very bad. I'm not much of a farmer

if I can't catch chickens. How can I get them back?

-PING!

-Oh! Hold on!

I remember. Do you?

Most chickens have a pecking order with their leader at the top.

We need to find the leader and the rest will follow.

We need to find the leader. Which one's that?

-Easy. That's Flappy.

-OK. Er, which one's Flappy?

-The one that keeps...

-Yes, I'm ahead of you. That one is flapping a lot.

Here, Flappy, Flappy.

Oh. Doesn't seem to want to move.

-How am I going to get it down?

-Some bird seed?

Oh, might work.

OK. Here we go.

Here, Flappy.

Some bird seed. Here we are.

Yes! That seems to be working all right.

Now to get it back to the coop. Here, Flappy.

Yes, it's coming. And so are all the others!

Here, Flappy! Come on, then.

Keep on coming. That's it. And the others.

Here, chickies, chickies! That's it. Come on. In you get.

Three chickens back in the coop.

-Bird seed. That's what gets them moving.

-Well done, Farmer Sid.

-Thanks. What's next?

-Now we get the sheep back in the pen.

-OK, how do we do that?

-Well, we've got a sheepdog.

Ah! That should do it.

WOOF! Sid, meet Bobby.

Hello, Bobby the sheepdog. I'm Sid the farmer.

WOOF!

Right, Bobby, the sheep are over there

and they need to be in the pen over there.

Bobby, sheep into the pen.

Bobby, sheep, pen.

Go.

Go.

Go, go, go, go!

He's not going.

-Bobby, sheep into the pen!

-Whoa!

She's good at that, isn't she?

That's a good Bobby. Well done.

He's got them moving in the same direction.

Yes, but where's he taking them? Bobby!

Bobby, no! Naughty Bobby!

Oh, into that pond! Bobby!

-SPLASHING

-Oh, no!

-Where are they going now?

-WOOF!

-That house, is that your uncle's place?

-Yes.

-Haven't you left the door open?

-Yes.

And into the house they go.

Oh, no! The nice clean carpet!

Oh, dear.

WOOF, WOOF!

Bring those sheep out of the house this instant!

CRASH!

Bobby, sheep, out of the house!

It's not doing anything we say.

PHONE RINGS The phone!

It's Mrs Tramp, the teacher of the party that's coming to visit.

Hello, Mrs Tramp.

Yes. Oh, great.

Wonderful!

Really? Brilliant!

OK, bye!

-Disaster. They're on their way.

-The sheep are in the house.

-The pigs are in the garden.

-What are we going to do?!

DRAMATIC MUSIC

-The good news is, the sheep are out of the house.

-Great.

-The bad news is, they've run into the field.

-What is Bobby doing?

-What shall we do?

-I don't know.

I don't know how to get him to behave. I'm not a farmer.

But, hey, you are.

Yes, but he won't listen. Bobby! Bring the sheep back.

WOOF!

-See?

-Oh, surely you can do something!

Oh, I don't know. How do I get Bobby to do what I tell him?

Um, what shall I say? Um...

-PING!

-Oh, hold on. I remember. Do you?

Farmers use sheepdogs to herd sheep by teaching them special words.

That's it! We need to use special words. Of course! So what are they?

Yes, they say, "Walk up," when they want them to approach slowly.

Walk up, Bobby! Walk up!

It's working. The sheep have stopped

and they're looking at him. What's next?

They say, "Come by," to tell them to run around the sheep.

Come by, Bobby! Come by!

-Look, he's doing it.

-Yes, it's working.

Come by, Bobby. Come by!

They're going into the pen.

He's got them in. Quick, let's shut the gate.

BOBBY PANTS

Phew! Well done, Bobby.

What a good sheepdog. I just should have given him the right words.

-Let's get the pig back in the sty.

-Great idea.

Wow, look at this mess.

It was quite a storm last night.

These hay bales have blown all over the field.

Now, where's that pig?

There it is!

OINK!

-What's her name?

-Higgledy.

-OK. Come on.

-Come on.

-I don't know farming,

-but I'm sure pigs don't just come when you call them.

-Right.

-Stand back, Wendy. I will catch this pig.

-OK, Sid. You go for it.

Come on, Higgledy. That's it.

Stay where you are.

Oh!

Where's it gone?

There it is! Over there.

Shh. Higgledy...

Oh, no! Now it's over there.

Higgledy!

-No luck, Sid?

-No. That pig's way too fast for me.

Oh! Look over there! The school bus!

TOOT! The children are almost here!

And Higgledy's still running around.

-Do something, Sid!

-Oh, er, er...

I don't know. How do I get the pig back into the sty?

She keeps running around.

-PING!

-Oh, I know. I remember. Do you?

If you need to move a pig, give it only one way to go.

That's what we need to do - make a path she has to go down.

-But how?

-Um... We'll use the hay bales!

-Make a line and chase Higgledy down the middle.

-Brilliant!

Let's move them into place.

BOTH GRUNT

Too heavy.

Let me try that one.

BOTH GRUNT

-Still too heavy!

-We're never going to move these into place.

Hold on. Use that tractor to drive them into place.

PING! Brilliant!

We can get the tractor to the bales,

-load them onto the trailer and drop them into place.

-OK.

-Well, you can drive.

-Great!

Oh! Oh, no.

-What?

-They're not joined together.

-The tractor and trailer need to be hooked up.

-Hooked up?

There's a metal pin, a drawbar, that joins them together.

-Oh.

-PING!

Oh! That metal pin... Does it look like this?

Yes, that's it!

-I knew this would come in handy. There you go.

-Great!

-You get into the tractor and I'll hook it up.

-Right-o.

ENGINE STARTS

OK, Sid, back a bit.

Back a bit. Back a bit more.

That's it. Stop. Switch it off now.

Right.

Now the tractor's attached to the trailer.

-Great. We can get those bales into place.

-Brilliant.

Oh, this is so exciting!

-Great. We've done it. A one-way street to the sty.

-Phew!

-CHILDREN SHOUT

-Oh, and the children are here.

OK, I'll go and say hello and you get Higgledy into the sty.

Right. Oh, I get the easy job, then.

OINK!

There's Higgledy.

Shh.

That's it, Higgledy.

That's it. Keep moving.

Forward.

That's it.

Go on, Higgledy.

All the way...

into the sty.

Yes! Wendy, we did it.

OK, children, just wait at the gate. I'll be there in a minute.

-Look!

-Oh!

Well done, Sid. Higgledy in the sty!

We did it. The chickens are in the coop, the sheep are in the pen

and the pig is in the sty!

Yes!

Phew!

That's all the animals in the right place.

I can't thank you enough, Sid.

It was no problem at all. It was brilliant fun.

We'd never have done it without remembering

everything we needed to know.

Most chickens have a pecking order and they will follow the leader.

Farmers use sheepdogs to herd sheep by teaching them words.

Come by!

And if you need to move a pig, give them only one way to go.

The kids are going to enjoy their visit. Uncle Harry will be pleased.

Well, I'm glad.

Oh. And I think it's time we went home.

-Before you go, I've got something to give you.

-Oh, eggs!

How lovely!

Yes, Clucky laid them. Or Pecky. One of them, anyway.

Thank you. I know someone who's going to love these.

-Bye-bye-Wendy.

-Bye-bye, Farmer Sid.

I shouted what to do and the sheep were herded into the pen.

-It was a lovely sheepdog.

-He sounds great.

How's it going with the House of Pancakes?

I can't make my pancakes without eggs.

This does not look like a pancake. It looks like a lump of goo.

-Hmm.

-But don't worry. I have brought you some eggs!

Oh!

Great, thanks, Sid! Now we can have pancakes, after all.

We sure can. Playing farmers was great fun. What do YOU like to play?

When I play mermaids, I swish in the water like this.

Playing a cowboy in the Wild West is fun.

Yee-ha!

I love playing ambulance drivers.

My siren sounds like this. Nee-naw, nee-naw, nee-naw!

It's fun to play. Start playing today.

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