0:00:31 > 0:00:35Hello! Or jambo, as we say here.
0:00:36 > 0:00:40Welcome to the wide, grassy plains of Africa
0:00:40 > 0:00:45and a very special place called the Masai Mara.
0:00:46 > 0:00:50This is home to all of our little big cats.
0:00:50 > 0:00:54And it's a land full of stories.
0:00:54 > 0:00:57The sun is shining brightly,
0:00:57 > 0:01:00and it's going to be a hot, hot day.
0:01:00 > 0:01:04A herd of zebra is enjoying a refreshing drink,
0:01:04 > 0:01:06and cooling down in the river.
0:01:09 > 0:01:11Hippos in the cool mud
0:01:11 > 0:01:15are wearing cuts of green wheat to keep the sun off.
0:01:15 > 0:01:21And the tall giraffes stand in the shade of the tallest tree.
0:01:21 > 0:01:25All the animals are trying to avoid the hot sun.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30But which of our little big cats
0:01:30 > 0:01:33is finding a shady place to rest?
0:01:33 > 0:01:37Will it be...the lazy lions?
0:01:38 > 0:01:41The speedy cheetahs?
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Or the lonesome leopards?
0:01:48 > 0:01:50It's my story!
0:01:50 > 0:01:54Ah! It's Moja, the cheetah cub!
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Jambo, Moja!
0:01:56 > 0:01:58Jambo!
0:01:58 > 0:02:02These are my brothers, Mbile and Tatu.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06We like to chase each other and play tig.
0:02:07 > 0:02:11And this is our mother, Mama Muta.
0:02:11 > 0:02:14She's always looking out for us,
0:02:14 > 0:02:16making sure we are safe.
0:02:19 > 0:02:21The sun's scorching today,
0:02:21 > 0:02:25so Mama's made us lie down to stay cool.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32It must be hard for Mama, looking after three spotty cubs.
0:02:32 > 0:02:34I wonder how she knows who's who?
0:02:36 > 0:02:39With all of our spots, we all look the same!
0:02:39 > 0:02:43Is that Mbile, or is it Tatu?
0:02:43 > 0:02:46I can't even tell which is which!
0:02:47 > 0:02:49But what's that?!
0:02:49 > 0:02:52That's definitely not a cheetah!
0:02:52 > 0:02:54That looks like a Wheelyphant!
0:02:54 > 0:02:57With a man inside!
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Jambo, Wheelyphant!
0:02:59 > 0:03:02Jambo, man!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09Mmm.
0:03:09 > 0:03:12It's dark and shady under the Wheelyphant.
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Maybe it'll be cool in there.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18Tatu, Mbile - look!
0:03:21 > 0:03:24Under there, it's really cool and shady.
0:03:24 > 0:03:27Mmm, this is great.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Aaah. I was right!
0:03:34 > 0:03:37It's lovely and cool here.
0:03:41 > 0:03:43The man in the Wheelyphant,
0:03:43 > 0:03:48which is what the cheetahs call a car, wonders what is going on.
0:03:48 > 0:03:53Mama will be so pleased that we're staying cool!
0:03:53 > 0:03:57But Mama Muta is starting to worry.
0:03:58 > 0:04:02Where have her three cubs got to?!
0:04:03 > 0:04:07She looks around, but there's no sign of them.
0:04:07 > 0:04:12All she can see is the long yellow grass,
0:04:12 > 0:04:15and a Wheelyphant in the distance.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19Where are her cubs?
0:04:19 > 0:04:21"Moja!"
0:04:21 > 0:04:23"Mbile!"
0:04:23 > 0:04:25"Tatu!"
0:04:30 > 0:04:33- SHE CALLS - But the cubs don't hear her.
0:04:35 > 0:04:40They are too busy snoozing under the shady Wheelyphant.
0:04:41 > 0:04:43I like it under here.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46It's so quiet.
0:04:48 > 0:04:50And calm...
0:04:50 > 0:04:53and lazy...
0:04:53 > 0:04:56and I think I'm falling asleep.
0:05:06 > 0:05:08ENGINE STARTS
0:05:08 > 0:05:11Aaah! What's that big noise?
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Oh, no! The Wheelyphant's woken up!
0:05:16 > 0:05:18Quick! Run!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Where's Mama?
0:05:25 > 0:05:29We'll never find her in this long, tall grass!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31The Wheelyphant has gone,
0:05:31 > 0:05:36and we're all alone in the wide open plain.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40It's a bit scary.
0:05:40 > 0:05:42I want Mama.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48Wait! What's that over there? Under that tree?
0:05:48 > 0:05:50It's got spots.
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Yes! It's a cheetah!
0:05:53 > 0:05:55But is it Mama Muta?
0:05:55 > 0:05:57Stay back, Tatu.
0:05:57 > 0:06:01If it's not Mama, we could be in danger.
0:06:06 > 0:06:09Careful. It might be a stranger.
0:06:10 > 0:06:14If she doesn't call us, maybe it isn't Mama!
0:06:16 > 0:06:18CHEETAH CALLS
0:06:18 > 0:06:20Mama? Is that you?
0:06:20 > 0:06:23She's not answering.
0:06:23 > 0:06:26How do we know if it's her?
0:06:26 > 0:06:30Mbile, Tatu - stay close, brothers.
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Mama!
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Mama! Mama Muta, is that you?
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Mama Muta is unsure too.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52"Moja," she wonders, "is that you and your brothers?"
0:06:59 > 0:07:03Then...as they creep closer and closer...
0:07:03 > 0:07:06she is certain it is them!
0:07:06 > 0:07:11"Come to Mama Muta! Come, you silly cubs!" she calls. "Come!"
0:07:11 > 0:07:16Mama! Mama, it is you!
0:07:16 > 0:07:18Oh, it's so good to see you.
0:07:18 > 0:07:21We thought you were lost, Mama.
0:07:25 > 0:07:27We were dozing under the Wheelyphant,
0:07:27 > 0:07:30but it ran away and left us all alone.
0:07:31 > 0:07:34Then we couldn't find you!
0:07:38 > 0:07:42I'm so sorry we worried you.
0:07:42 > 0:07:44I love you, Mama.
0:07:52 > 0:07:55Moja has had a very adventurous day.
0:07:55 > 0:08:01Now, he and his brothers are back with Mama Muta, safe and sound.
0:08:01 > 0:08:04AFRICAN MUSIC
0:08:04 > 0:08:08The sun's lower in the African sky.
0:08:08 > 0:08:11The air's cooler now, and the cubs can play.
0:08:11 > 0:08:15This time, closer to Mama Muta.
0:08:21 > 0:08:26Now they are safe, it is time for us to say goodbye.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32Kwaheri, from the wide, grassy plains of Africa.
0:08:36 > 0:08:38Goodbye, zebra!
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Kwaheri, zebra!
0:08:43 > 0:08:45Goodbye, hippos!
0:08:45 > 0:08:48Kwaheri, hippos!
0:08:48 > 0:08:50Goodbye, giraffes!
0:08:50 > 0:08:54Kwaheri, giraffes!
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Goodbye, Moja.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Kwaheri!
0:09:00 > 0:09:04Africa is a land full of stories.
0:09:04 > 0:09:08Whose story will we hear next time?
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