0:00:02 > 0:00:07Beneath the American prairies, deep underground,
0:00:07 > 0:00:10the Little Prairie Dogs are stirring.
0:00:12 > 0:00:16Come on, Little Prairie Dogs, wake up!
0:00:16 > 0:00:20It's time to tell a story of life on the prairies.
0:00:41 > 0:00:43SQUEAKING
0:00:55 > 0:00:58It's been raining all night on the prairie.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01Snow and big brother Ashki have just woken up.
0:01:03 > 0:01:05What's that noise, Ashki?
0:01:07 > 0:01:13- Ah, rain.- Oh no, that means we can't go out and play today.
0:01:13 > 0:01:19We can't go out and play right now but the rain will go away soon.
0:01:19 > 0:01:22Ashki is absolutely right.
0:01:22 > 0:01:26In fact it looks like the storm is passing already.
0:01:26 > 0:01:30The noise has gone, Ashki. Does that mean the rain has stopped?
0:01:30 > 0:01:34I told you it wouldn't be long. I'll go and have a look.
0:01:37 > 0:01:40Wow! A rainbow!
0:01:40 > 0:01:43What can you see? I'm coming to look too.
0:01:43 > 0:01:49Wow! Look at all the amazing colours in the sky.
0:01:49 > 0:01:52There are seven rainbow colours, Snow.
0:01:52 > 0:01:57Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet.
0:01:57 > 0:01:58Where did it come from?
0:01:58 > 0:02:01Mum says rainbows only appear
0:02:01 > 0:02:04when it's sunny and rainy at the same time.
0:02:04 > 0:02:10- Oh no, Ashki, it's going.- Remember the colours before they've all gone!
0:02:10 > 0:02:11Oh! I know some of them!
0:02:11 > 0:02:15Red, orange, yellow and um...
0:02:15 > 0:02:19Don't worry, little brother, I remembered the rest.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Hey, Snow, it's given me an idea for a game!
0:02:22 > 0:02:29Let's see if we can find the colours of the rainbow out on the prairie.
0:02:29 > 0:02:34But I'm really hungry. I've had no breakfast.
0:02:34 > 0:02:38I'm not sure I have the energy. HE YAWNS
0:02:38 > 0:02:43Don't worry, I'm sure we'll find the colours very quickly.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45I'm having breakfast first!
0:02:45 > 0:02:49I can't resist all this grass. Mmmm...
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Mmmm, this is so delicious.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57- It's so tasty, it's so... - It's so what, Snow?
0:02:57 > 0:03:01It's so GREEN! Look!
0:03:01 > 0:03:05This is our first rainbow colour and I found it! Ha, ha!
0:03:05 > 0:03:07It's easy. How good am I?!
0:03:07 > 0:03:09And look, the sky...
0:03:09 > 0:03:13it's blue! I've found two colours already, I'm winning!
0:03:13 > 0:03:15You're not playing fair, Snow.
0:03:15 > 0:03:20I let you have green grass but the sky isn't always blue.
0:03:20 > 0:03:23It was a very different colour this morning.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27- How will we find the other colours? - We'll have to go out,
0:03:27 > 0:03:30- and look for them.- Come on then! HE PANTS
0:03:42 > 0:03:47Oh! Look, Snow, over there. I think I found something.
0:03:47 > 0:03:49Right next to our friends.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51Can you see it?
0:03:51 > 0:03:56A bright red flower. That's my favourite rainbow colour. Hooray!
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Brilliant and look...
0:03:59 > 0:04:02that bird's got red patches on its face.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04I've spotted red too!
0:04:04 > 0:04:08Is it time to find the next colour?
0:04:08 > 0:04:12The prairie is so big,
0:04:12 > 0:04:16Snow and Ashki have a lot of ground to cover on their colour safari.
0:04:19 > 0:04:23But Ashki has an idea where they'll find more birds.
0:04:23 > 0:04:25And more colours.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27Here's the puddle, Snow.
0:04:27 > 0:04:31Let's wait to see if any birds arrive.
0:04:31 > 0:04:35Yes! There's one, two, three swallows.
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Lots of them!
0:04:37 > 0:04:39I wonder what they're doing.
0:04:39 > 0:04:42Look at their neck and front, they're orange.
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Do you think they flew through the rainbow to get that colour?
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Ha, ha, maybe!
0:04:47 > 0:04:50How many colours have we got now?
0:04:50 > 0:04:52Is that enough? I'm hungry again.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Look, the bison have found some nice grass to eat.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03I might just have a snack.
0:05:05 > 0:05:08Oh, Snow! Not again!
0:05:08 > 0:05:13Hey, Mr Bison, we're on a safari, looking for rainbow colours.
0:05:13 > 0:05:15Have you seen any?
0:05:17 > 0:05:22Close to where the bison feed there's a rare flower growing.
0:05:22 > 0:05:25I wonder if the brothers will spot it.
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Oh, yes! Look, Ashki.
0:05:27 > 0:05:30It's those lovely iris plants Mum told us about.
0:05:30 > 0:05:33But what colour are they?
0:05:33 > 0:05:37Hmmm, that must be the indigo colour Mum mentioned.
0:05:37 > 0:05:40Hooray! That's our fourth colour.
0:05:40 > 0:05:43Only three more to find.
0:05:43 > 0:05:45Come on, let's go.
0:05:45 > 0:05:48- Whoa, slow down, Ashki!- Look, here!
0:05:48 > 0:05:51Right by this burrow.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55Flowers and they're violet-coloured.
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Another colour already. Not many left now.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06You're right, Snow. We've got five.
0:06:06 > 0:06:10Green, red, orange, indigo and violet. Time for a snack.
0:06:13 > 0:06:15Ashki, listen! CHIRPING
0:06:15 > 0:06:17Can you hear that?
0:06:17 > 0:06:20I can hear singing.
0:06:20 > 0:06:25Snow has tuned in to the beautiful singing of the mountain bluebird.
0:06:25 > 0:06:28He sounds very happy today.
0:06:28 > 0:06:30There he is!
0:06:30 > 0:06:31Behind you, Ashki.
0:06:31 > 0:06:34Over there on that burrow. Wow!
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Look at that bird. He's the same colour as the sky today.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Blue - that's our next colour. Blue!
0:06:41 > 0:06:45And I found it! Blue, hooray!
0:06:45 > 0:06:50Well spotted, Snow. That's six of the seven colours of the rainbow.
0:06:50 > 0:06:53Now, what's the last one?
0:06:53 > 0:06:58- Do you remember?- I don't know. Isn't that enough for today?
0:06:58 > 0:07:01Can't we just go home? I'm tired.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06Come on, Snow, we can't give up now. There's only one colour left.
0:07:06 > 0:07:08Follow me.
0:07:08 > 0:07:12I know where we can get something to eat and our last colour.
0:07:14 > 0:07:19Mmmm, these flowers are really tasty.
0:07:19 > 0:07:23- What are they called, Ashki? - They're sunflowers, Snow.
0:07:23 > 0:07:25They grow tall and if you look up,
0:07:25 > 0:07:27they look like the sun.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Wow! These are the biggest, bestest flowers I've ever seen.
0:07:31 > 0:07:37- But I thought we were going to find our last colour.- We have, Snow!
0:07:37 > 0:07:40Where? I can't see it. ASHKI LAUGHS
0:07:40 > 0:07:42You're eating it!
0:07:42 > 0:07:45There - yellow! Yellow sunflowers.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48That's our final rainbow colour. Yellow.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51Hooray!
0:07:51 > 0:07:54Look, on the petals, there's a yellow spider.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58Hello, Mr Spider, what a great end
0:07:58 > 0:08:05to our colour safari. A yellow spider on a yellow sunflower.
0:08:05 > 0:08:08- Mmm, this is my favourite colour. - Why is that, Snow?
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Because it's the yummiest!
0:08:10 > 0:08:16- Yum, yum.- Oh, Snow! Come on, Mum will be wondering where we are.
0:08:16 > 0:08:20What an exciting day Snow and Ashki have had on the prairie.
0:08:20 > 0:08:24They've seen every colour of the rainbow. Green grass,
0:08:24 > 0:08:26a beautiful red flower,
0:08:26 > 0:08:28orange-necked swallows,
0:08:28 > 0:08:31rare indigo irises,
0:08:31 > 0:08:33pretty violet-coloured flowers,
0:08:33 > 0:08:36the tuneful bluebird and finally,
0:08:36 > 0:08:39the tall yellow sunflowers.
0:08:42 > 0:08:46That colour safari was great fun, Ashki.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50Let's try to find rainbows every day.
0:08:50 > 0:08:51Look, Snow!
0:08:51 > 0:08:54The sky isn't blue any more.
0:08:54 > 0:08:57It's changed to my favourite colour.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Do you remember? It's red.
0:09:00 > 0:09:05So for now, as the sun sets on the huge open prairies of North America,
0:09:05 > 0:09:09goodbye.
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