0:00:31 > 0:00:35Hello! Or "jambo", as we say here.
0:00:35 > 0:00:40Welcome to the wide, grassy plains of Africa,
0:00:40 > 0:00:45and a very special place called the Masai Mara.
0:00:45 > 0:00:50This is home to all of our little big cats,
0:00:50 > 0:00:53and it's a land full of stories.
0:00:55 > 0:01:00Many different animals have to find their way around the Masai Mara.
0:01:00 > 0:01:05Huge herds of wildebeest travel together across the grasslands.
0:01:07 > 0:01:14The hawk soars above the plains, and sees everything from high above.
0:01:16 > 0:01:21Baboons climb right up into the treetops to find food,
0:01:21 > 0:01:24and keep a look-out.
0:01:24 > 0:01:26And all our little big cats
0:01:26 > 0:01:31have to find their way around the Masai Mara,
0:01:31 > 0:01:34but which one will be exploring today?
0:01:36 > 0:01:41Will it be the lazy lions?
0:01:41 > 0:01:45The speedy cheetahs?
0:01:45 > 0:01:49Or the lonesome leopards?
0:01:50 > 0:01:53It's MY story!
0:01:53 > 0:01:56Aha! This is Mbile, the cheetah cub!
0:01:59 > 0:02:02- Jambo, Mbile!- Jambo!
0:02:02 > 0:02:07These are my brothers, Tatu and Moja.
0:02:07 > 0:02:10And this is my mother, Mama Muta.
0:02:10 > 0:02:15Mama spends a lot of time standing on termite mounds.
0:02:15 > 0:02:19She can see everything from up there.
0:02:20 > 0:02:25I like squeezing up next to her so I can see all of the animals.
0:02:25 > 0:02:29Just look at all those wildebeest!
0:02:35 > 0:02:42Every day, we walk through the long grass, but I can't see a thing.
0:02:42 > 0:02:48I wish I was tall, like Mama. At least she can see above the grass.
0:02:56 > 0:02:59Hey! Look what we've found!
0:03:01 > 0:03:05If I can just climb up there, I'll get a much better view.
0:03:07 > 0:03:12Wow! I can see a long way from up here!
0:03:13 > 0:03:17Hey, Tatu, Moja! Look!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20A whole family of elephants!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25I am the king of the castle!
0:03:25 > 0:03:29I love being up high.
0:03:29 > 0:03:33Aw, Mama! Do we have to go already?
0:03:37 > 0:03:43Come on, brothers! Mama's leaving. We'd better catch up.
0:03:43 > 0:03:46Don't get left behind.
0:03:48 > 0:03:54I love climbing. I was the only one to climb right to the top.
0:03:54 > 0:03:56Tatu was a big scaredy cat.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59But he's really good at wrestling.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01MBILE GIGGLES
0:04:03 > 0:04:08Uh-oh. Mama's calling. Come on, brothers.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16Where is she going now?
0:04:17 > 0:04:19She's climbed that tree!
0:04:19 > 0:04:22That must be an amazing view.
0:04:24 > 0:04:27I wish I could climb that high.
0:04:29 > 0:04:32That is so cool!
0:04:33 > 0:04:39I could do that. I'll show them who the best climber is.
0:04:39 > 0:04:41Look at me, Mama!
0:04:41 > 0:04:45I'm climbing the tree, just like you!
0:04:46 > 0:04:52Hee hee! It's me, Mbile! I'm up here, right at the top!
0:04:52 > 0:04:55I can see everything from up here.
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Look at that!
0:04:57 > 0:05:01I'm as high as the birds!
0:05:01 > 0:05:04Whee!
0:05:04 > 0:05:08I wish I had big, strong wings like that.
0:05:10 > 0:05:16And look at those baboons over there in the treetops!
0:05:16 > 0:05:18They're eating all the fruit.
0:05:22 > 0:05:27And there are all the wildebeest. They eat grass. Ugh!
0:05:30 > 0:05:34Mama! I can see so much from up here!
0:05:34 > 0:05:38Mama? ..Mama Muta?
0:05:39 > 0:05:41Where is she?
0:05:41 > 0:05:45Ah! There she is, over there!
0:05:45 > 0:05:50Mama Mutu, Tatu and Moja didn't see Mbile climbing up the tree.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54They've gone off to look for him in the long grass.
0:05:54 > 0:05:58They really are a long way away.
0:05:58 > 0:06:02I'd better get down and catch up with them.
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Oh... Oh...
0:06:05 > 0:06:08Oh, this is quite high.
0:06:09 > 0:06:11I don't like it.
0:06:11 > 0:06:14I'm scared.
0:06:14 > 0:06:17I'm stuck. I can't get down.
0:06:17 > 0:06:20Mama! Come back!
0:06:20 > 0:06:22Mama!
0:06:22 > 0:06:28Mama Muta, please come back! Help!
0:06:28 > 0:06:32Mama, please don't leave me behind!
0:06:35 > 0:06:39They can't hear me. They're too far away.
0:06:39 > 0:06:40Come back!
0:06:40 > 0:06:43Please!
0:06:43 > 0:06:44It's no use.
0:06:44 > 0:06:51Right, what did Mama teach us about climbing down trees?
0:06:51 > 0:06:53Um...
0:06:53 > 0:06:59Stay calm, claws out, backwards.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Mama, up here!
0:07:03 > 0:07:04I'm coming!
0:07:04 > 0:07:07OK, try again.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12Claws out wide. Use all four paws.
0:07:12 > 0:07:15I wish I'd never come up here on my own.
0:07:15 > 0:07:18Come on, Mbile, you can do it! Nearly there.
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Ready...jump!
0:07:20 > 0:07:22Yay!
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Now I'd better find Mama and my brothers.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29They must be here somewhere.
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Mama!
0:07:31 > 0:07:33Mama!
0:07:33 > 0:07:35There they are!
0:07:35 > 0:07:37They've come back for me.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Hi, Tatu. Hi, Moja.
0:07:43 > 0:07:46I knew you wouldn't leave me.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50Boo!
0:07:50 > 0:07:52Did you see me up in the tree?
0:07:52 > 0:07:57I went right up to the very top, and I wasn't scared, or anything.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00Well, I wasn't THAT scared, anyway.
0:08:02 > 0:08:07Mbile will think twice before climbing trees on his own again!
0:08:07 > 0:08:11Little Mbile has had one big adventure.
0:08:11 > 0:08:17But now he's safe with Mama Muta and his brothers Moja and Tatu,
0:08:17 > 0:08:19back on top of the termite mound.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26Now it's time to say goodbye, kwaheri,
0:08:26 > 0:08:30from the wide, grassy plains of Africa.
0:08:32 > 0:08:35Goodbye, wildebeest!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Kwaheri, wildebeest!
0:08:38 > 0:08:41Goodbye, hawk.
0:08:41 > 0:08:43Kwaheri, hawk!
0:08:44 > 0:08:47Goodbye, baboon.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49Kwaheri, baboon!
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Goodbye, Mbile.
0:08:54 > 0:08:56Kwaheri!
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Africa is a land full of stories.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Whose story will we hear next time?
0:09:20 > 0:09:23Subtitles by Kate Connolly Red Bee Media Ltd
0:09:23 > 0:09:27E-mail subtitling@bbc.co.uk