0:00:27 > 0:00:28Little Big Cat!
0:00:31 > 0:00:35Hello! Or Jambo, as we say here.
0:00:37 > 0:00:40Welcome to the wide, grassy plains of Africa,
0:00:40 > 0:00:44and a very special place, called the Masai Mara.
0:00:47 > 0:00:49This is home to all of our Little Big Cats,
0:00:49 > 0:00:52and is a land full of stories.
0:00:53 > 0:00:56It is a hot, dry day today.
0:00:58 > 0:01:00But keep your eye on those clouds,
0:01:00 > 0:01:03because they can change very quickly.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08All the animals here are used to the heat, and have very
0:01:08 > 0:01:11different ways of keeping cool.
0:01:11 > 0:01:17The ostriches are walking around, trying to cool off in the breeze.
0:01:17 > 0:01:22The sleepy crocodile is sunbathing in the cool, muddy water.
0:01:23 > 0:01:30And the stripy zebras are swishing away the flies with their tails.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38I wonder which of our Little Big Cats will be keeping cool today.
0:01:38 > 0:01:43Will it be the la-a-a-zy lions?
0:01:44 > 0:01:47The speedy cheetahs?
0:01:47 > 0:01:51Or the lonesome leopards?
0:01:53 > 0:01:54It's my story!
0:01:56 > 0:01:59It's Kito, the cheetah cub! Jambo, Kito!
0:01:59 > 0:02:01Jambo!
0:02:03 > 0:02:06It's dry, hot and sunny today.
0:02:06 > 0:02:08My favourite!
0:02:08 > 0:02:11This is my Mama - Mama Doa.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17We love sitting up here, cos we can see all the animals.
0:02:18 > 0:02:21Like the big, grey elephants.
0:02:21 > 0:02:25Wow! How did they find all that water?!
0:02:25 > 0:02:27SLURP! SLURP!
0:02:27 > 0:02:32Imagine drinking through your nose! Hee hee hee!
0:02:34 > 0:02:39Their trunks are like great, big, bendy straws.
0:02:39 > 0:02:42SLURP!
0:02:44 > 0:02:46Oh! Mama's off.
0:02:46 > 0:02:49Where are we going, Mama? I hope it's for a run!
0:02:54 > 0:02:57I love running when it's hot and dry.
0:03:02 > 0:03:05We can run and run and nobody can catch us!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09SNORT! GRUNT!
0:03:12 > 0:03:16Running is what us cheetahs do best.
0:03:16 > 0:03:20And I'm going to be as quick as my Mama when I grow up.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23Weeeeeeeeee!
0:03:24 > 0:03:27And this grass is so bouncy!
0:03:27 > 0:03:29Bounce! Bounce! Bounce!
0:03:29 > 0:03:31SQUEAK!
0:03:34 > 0:03:37But Mama, why is there no sunshine over there?
0:03:37 > 0:03:39The sky is so dark.
0:03:39 > 0:03:41Is it the night time?
0:03:42 > 0:03:46Mama Doa explains that the clouds have covered the sun,
0:03:46 > 0:03:48and because they look so dark and heavy,
0:03:48 > 0:03:51there is a rainstorm on the way!
0:03:51 > 0:03:53THUNDER RUMBLES
0:03:53 > 0:03:58Whoa! What's that loud noise? And that big, white flash?
0:03:58 > 0:04:00What's happening, Mama?
0:04:00 > 0:04:05Mama Doa tells Kito it's perfectly normal.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08It's thunder and lightning.
0:04:10 > 0:04:15Look at the size of the raindrops, Mama.
0:04:15 > 0:04:17They're huge!
0:04:17 > 0:04:20All the animals are getting absolutely soaked.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Even the giant elephant is getting wet.
0:04:31 > 0:04:36How long will the rain last, Mama? My fur is getting all wet!
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Can we go and find somewhere to keep dry?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Yuck! So much rain.
0:04:46 > 0:04:51This explains how all the elephants found all that water to drink.
0:04:53 > 0:04:55Mama, wait for me, Mama.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01There aren't many good hiding places around here.
0:05:03 > 0:05:05What about over there?
0:05:06 > 0:05:07No, that's no good.
0:05:12 > 0:05:15Oh! What about here?
0:05:15 > 0:05:18Could we hide in this old tree trunk?
0:05:20 > 0:05:25No. There just isn't anywhere to escape the rain.
0:05:25 > 0:05:29I can't run anywhere when it's this wet and slippy.
0:05:29 > 0:05:33When will all the rain stop? I'd like to run again!
0:05:34 > 0:05:37Kito can't wait for the sun to come back.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40All of the animals are getting very wet.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44But, in another part of the Masai Mara,
0:05:44 > 0:05:46for one of our cubs the rain is fun!
0:05:46 > 0:05:52The usually lazy lions are not so lazy now!
0:05:53 > 0:05:56They are up and about, playing in the cool rain.
0:05:56 > 0:05:59Jambo, Ndogo.
0:05:59 > 0:06:01Jambo!
0:06:01 > 0:06:05Playing in the rain is my favourite thing in the whole world.
0:06:08 > 0:06:12Running in the puddles is great fun,
0:06:12 > 0:06:15me and my friends can get muddy and wet.
0:06:15 > 0:06:19All the jumping and splishing and splashing!
0:06:19 > 0:06:21I love it!
0:06:21 > 0:06:24Hey! There's a bird!
0:06:26 > 0:06:27Hi, little bird!
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Do you want to come and join in our rain games?
0:06:33 > 0:06:36Oh no! He's flown away.
0:06:36 > 0:06:41Wow. I wonder how he manages to fly with such wet wings.
0:06:43 > 0:06:45Oh, well. Where were we?
0:06:46 > 0:06:50I'll just get back to playing with my friends instead.
0:06:53 > 0:06:58The lion cubs are having great fun playing in the wet weather.
0:06:58 > 0:07:01But I hope the rain washes all that mud off!
0:07:01 > 0:07:03Goodbye, Ndogo.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Or Kwaheri, as we say here.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09Kwaheri!
0:07:12 > 0:07:16Eventually, the rainstorm clears away
0:07:16 > 0:07:20and the hot sun returns to dry out our little cubs.
0:07:20 > 0:07:24I wonder if Kito, our cheetah cub, has dried off in the sunshine?
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Aha, yes! There he is.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33He certainly looks much happier now.
0:07:34 > 0:07:40Yay! It's dry and sunny again. My favourite weather.
0:07:41 > 0:07:44Come on, Mama, let's go and play.
0:07:44 > 0:07:49I want to practise my running, so I can be a speedy cheetah,
0:07:49 > 0:07:51just like you!
0:07:54 > 0:07:55Yippeee!
0:07:58 > 0:08:01What a wet day it has been in the Masai Mara.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04Kito has learnt all about thunderstorms
0:08:04 > 0:08:08and he's very happy the rain has finally stopped.
0:08:14 > 0:08:18Our Little Big Cats have enjoyed telling us their stories today.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22And there are many, many more stories to tell.
0:08:22 > 0:08:25But for now, it is time to say, "Goodbye!"
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Kwaheri, from the wide, grassy plains of Africa.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Goodbye, ostriches!
0:08:34 > 0:08:36Kwaheri, ostriches!
0:08:36 > 0:08:40Ahh, goodbye, elephants.
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Kwaheri, elephants.
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Goodbye, zebra!
0:08:46 > 0:08:48Kwaheri, zebra!
0:08:49 > 0:08:51Goodbye, Ndogo.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54Kwaheri, Ndogo.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Goodbye, Kito.
0:08:56 > 0:08:59Kwaheri!
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Africa is a land full of stories.
0:09:04 > 0:09:09Whose story will we hear next time?
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