Animal Ranger 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! #

OK, hold still.

There you are.

What do you think?

Oh, wow, it's brilliant, Sid!

-OK, let me draw you now.

-OK.

OK.

SHE LAUGHS

Ooh, ah...

-Ta-da! Done!

-Wow, that was quick.

HE GASPS Oh. Um...

-It does look a bit weird.

-Hmm.

-Like an alien.

Oh, thanks(!)

Not you. It's the way I've drawn you is no good.

I'm no good at drawing people.

What else can I draw?

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.

So, I've got a diver's snorkel and mask, a racing driver's suit

and a knight's shoes.

I can't imagine a knight driving a racing car under the sea? Can you?

Right, so this time I've got on a safari hat, shirt,

shorts and walking boots.

So what do you think we're going to play today?

That's right. We're going to play animal rangers.

Maybe we'll go out into the wild.

We might even see some wild animals. I love animals! Don't you?

So, what do we need to know?

BOING!

'Animal rangers work in nature reserves,

'big areas of land where animals can be found.

'Because there aren't roads, you need a map and compass

'to find your way around.

'Animal rangers follow the animals in the wild by looking for clues.

'They look for things like footprints,

'eaten grass and droppings

'to lead them to the animals.'

'Many animals can easily smell people, so stay downwind,

'so the air won't blow your smell in their direction

'and you won't disturb them.'

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

Whoa! A camera!

I wonder what we're going to need this for. We'll soon find out.

We've got everything. Let's go!

GAME BEEPS Ooh, ah!

Oh! Oh, no, the batteries are flat!

Oh!

Sid!

What are you doing?

I'm tracking you.

Guess what we're playing today?

Someone who's forgotten the bottom half of his trousers!

Hey? These are shorts! We're playing animal rangers.

Look at this. An old camera.

Oh, how cool is that! Say "cheese"!

Cheese!

Oh, the picture comes out straightaway. How cool is that!

I thought you were drawing.

I was, but I couldn't find anything to draw.

Now you're going on your adventure, I can't draw you.

I know. You can use this picture to copy.

Oh, that is such a good idea!

-Well, have fun. I'll see you later.

-Bye!

-Bye!

# Let's play! #

Come on, time to be an animal ranger. Let's play!

Whoo!

Yeah!

HE LAUGHS

Right, so, where are we?

This must be a nature reserve.

I can hear animals.

-INSECT BUZZES

-And insects.

I can't see any, though.

Ow! But I can definitely feel them.

Ow! Ow! Ow, ow, ow!

-GROWLING

-Oh, did you hear that?

I don't know what animal makes that sound but it sounds scary to me.

Oh, look. There's a camp. I'd better get over there.

-GROWLING

-And quickly!

-Oopsy!

-SOUTH AFRICAN ACCENT: Oopsy?

-What animal said, "Oopsy"?

-Me.

Oh! You're not an animal. Are you the new animal ranger?

-Animal Ranger Sid at your service.

-Nice to meet you, Animal Ranger Sid.

-I'm Dr Rita, animal expert.

-Maybe you can answer this question.

What animal goes "Rrrrrrr"?

-That's easy. A lion makes that noise.

-Oh, a lion.

Lions!

Don't worry. They're a long way away.

A lion's roar can travel up to ten kilometres.

They sleep in the day. They'll be off to bed.

Phew! She knows a lot about animals.

-PHONE RINGS

-Hey, is that a phone? Out here?

Yes, it's a satellite phone thing.

These newfangled things, I don't have a clue.

Hello. Can you hear me?

It's upside down.

-SHE LAUGHS Of course!

-Of course.

Hello, Dr Rita speaking. VOICE JABBERS ON PHONE

Oh. Oh, you spotted her?

You found Ngozi?

Down by the watering hole?

Great!

Of course, we're on our way. Bye.

That was base camp. They've found elephant Ngozi.

Who?

-Ngozi.

-Ngozi?

Yes, Ngozi, an elephant.

An elephant! Exciting!

Yes, we need to find her. She's about to give birth.

-She's due any day now.

-Oh.

-Yes.

I've got photos of every one of my babies.

Look how precious and cutie-wutie they are.

Right, so we need to find this elephant Ngozi

before she has her baby.

Right, here we are. Seat belts on.

Er, don't you need keys?

Keys!

Of course.

I'll be back in two shakes of a zebra's tail.

Right.

Where are you, keys? CRASH!

Oh, drat!

So, how are we going to find Ngozi?

We don't know where the watering hole is

and we can't just drive around and hope that we find her.

Oh, I know! I remember. Do you?

To get around, we need a map and a compass.

I wonder what's in here.

Oh.

Here's a map. All we need now is a compass.

There's one right here.

Oh.

Great, thanks.

Er...how do we use this?

You point it to the north.

North, right. OK.

So we need to make the line pointing north on the compass

match north on the map.

That tells us we need to go... that way! Let's go!

Right, let's go!

-I think it might be better if you drive.

-I think you might be right!

This is great! Will we get to see any other animals apart from Ngozi?

Agh!

Sorry. You looked very big for a moment.

-Yes, we should see other animals at the watering hole.

-Great.

Hold on. We'd better check and make sure

we're still going the right way.

If I'm right, the watering hole should be just over there.

YAPPING

YAPPING

Oh, meerkat!

-Meerkat? Where?

-Look, over there.

Oh, no, it's gone.

No, there it is now!

-Where?

-Look. Oh, you've missed it again.

Don't worry. I'll try to talk to it to get it out.

SQUEAKS: Oh! Oh!

Oh! Oh!

-MEERKAT YAPS

-Yes! It worked!

-Look!

-Oh! Oh!

Ha! Come on, let's get back to the watering hole.

We don't want to miss any more animals and we'd better find Ngozi.

Over there.

Look, there's the watering hole.

Now, we need to be very quiet not to scare the animals away.

So... Shh.

-ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

-I think I heard some elephants.

-Where?

-Over there.

HORN TOOTS ELEPHANTS TRUMPET

Oh! The animals are running away.

Come back, animals!

Come to Mummy!

Oh, no. I think I've scared away all the animals. Dr Rita...

Dr Rita?

And now SHE'S gone. Come on, we'd better go and find her.

ANIMAL HOOTS

Dr Rita.

WATER SPLASHES

I can't see her anywhere.

Dr Rita?

Where are you?

Oh, no. I have no idea where she is. She went after the animals,

but I don't know where they went. And we need to find them.

Oh! I know! I remember. Do you?

Animal rangers, when looking for animals, look for clues.

Like footprints, eaten grass and droppings.

So I need to look for some clues.

Ah, look.

Loads of animal footprints!

Krr! Krr!

Krr!

Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh!

Ooh! Ooh!

-What was that?

-YAPPING

Yap, yap, yap!

I think it's a meerkat!

SHE WHISTLES

Or is it a bird?

GROWLING

Rrrroar!

It's a lion!

Rrrroar!

And it's coming this way!

Quick, hide!

BOTH GASP

-Shh!

-Shh!

-Shh!

-Shh!

Dr Rita, I'm so glad it's you.

I've been trying to call the animals

-but they've gone. And Ngozi.

-Oh.

I'm sorry. It's my fault that Ngozi ran away.

-But we can go looking for her by tracking her.

-Of course. Tracking!

Of course.

-Right, we need to find some elephant prints.

-OK.

Ooh.

-Is this one?

-Er, that is your footprint.

Oh, yes! Ooh.

What about this one? It's got four toes. I've got five.

That is a hippo print.

An elephant print is much bigger and much rounder.

OK.

Oh!

This one's massive! Is this it?

That's it! That's an elephant print!

-HE SNIFFS

-There's something pongy here.

It's definitely something stinky.

I think it's this.

Oh! Elephant droppings.

Look, there's even more over there.

So, we might find Ngozi.

Yes, exactly.

Phew! Tracking is really thirsty work.

Hold on. I've got a drink. It's in my backpack.

ELEPHANT TRUMPETS Shh! I heard an elephant.

-Where?

-Over there.

Oh! See? The trunk.

So how do we know that's Ngozi?

We need to get very close. I'll know her by her ears.

-She has the most amazingly big lobes.

-Ow!

Sorry. OK, you go ahead and I'll pack up my backpack.

-Stay low and get close.

-Right.

Stay low and get close.

We can't make any noise because we don't want to frighten her.

Look. Can you see her trunk?

ELEPHANT SNORTS

Hold on. What's she doing?

I think she's smelling something.

She might smell me. If she does, she might run away.

What shall we do?

Oh, I know. I remember. Do you?

Animals can smell strangers.

We need to stay downwind of her

so that the air doesn't blow my smell up her nose.

We need to come from another direction. Come on.

-Ouch.

-Sorry.

-We need to go round, so we can get behind Ngozi.

-Right.

So, what now?

We just wait.

-ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

-Is that Ngozi?

Yes, it is.

I can tell by her ears.

Hold on, what's that?

And she's had her baby!

Isn't she beautiful?

She's so cute!

-Hold on. I need to get a picture of her for my baby board.

-OK.

Where is my camera? Oh, no, it's not in here.

I knew I'd forget something.

This might be my only chance to get a picture.

Don't worry, I'll get it.

Oh! Hold on. Wait. I remember.

We've got this old camera. I knew it would come in handy.

-Here, you can borrow this.

-Oh, lovely.

Actually, could you take it?

-I don't know what to do with these newfangled things.

-OK.

Oh, great!

-Take another for luck.

-OK.

Oh, lovely.

ELEPHANT TRUMPETS Look, they're going. Let's head back.

-Isn't she the most gorgeous baby ever?

-Yes.

Here, you take this one.

Ah, thanks, Dr Rita.

Isn't she lovely!

Thanks, Sid. I could never have found Ngozi

and her baby without you.

Yes, and we'd never have done it

without remembering everything we needed to know.

Animal rangers sometimes use a map and compass

to find their way around.

They follow animals by looking for clues like footprints and droppings.

That's it. That's an elephant print.

And animal rangers need to stay downwind of animals

so that they won't disturb them.

Thanks for all your help today, Sid.

Ow! Bit tight.

That was a bear hug!

-Of course!

-Of course.

-It's been great learning about wild animals.

-I think it's time we went home, though. Bye-bye.

-Bye!

Hey, Sid, what was it like being an animal ranger?

Amazing. We tracked an elephant and it had a baby!

-Wow, that sounds brilliant.

-It was brilliant.

-So who are these pictures of?

-You.

-Really?

-Yes.

I practised hard and I copied the photo you gave me,

but I'm no good at drawing people.

Ah. Maybe I can help. How about an elephant with its baby?

You could copy that.

Oh, wow! It's so cute. I'm going to really enjoy drawing this.

Being an animal adventurer was great fun. What do you like to play?

I like to play doctors.

I use my stethoscope like this.

I love to play ancient Egyptians and dance like this.

I like to play horse riding.

My horse is really fast.

It's fun to play. Start playing today.

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