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.
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Eek-eek-eek!
0:00:40 > 0:00:42Eek-eek-eek! Eek-eek-eek!
0:00:52 > 0:00:57Today is festival day in Prairie Dog Town.
0:00:59 > 0:01:05Everyone is up bright and early and tucking into breakfast.
0:01:05 > 0:01:10Snow and his big brother Ashki are very excited.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14Ashki, what are you doing?
0:01:14 > 0:01:18I'm practising, Snow, for the Prairie Town Festival!
0:01:18 > 0:01:22This is the most exciting day of the year!
0:01:24 > 0:01:28Come on, I'll show you why!
0:01:32 > 0:01:35The whole town is on holiday today.
0:01:35 > 0:01:39There's lots of competitions and singing, dancing, running
0:01:39 > 0:01:44- and jump-yipping!- Jump-yipping? What's that?- It's this, Snow!
0:01:44 > 0:01:46Eek!
0:01:46 > 0:01:48And look at Mum!
0:01:48 > 0:01:50- Eek!- She's really good!
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Eek!
0:01:52 > 0:01:53Wow!
0:01:53 > 0:01:54I want to have a go!
0:01:54 > 0:01:56HE GRUNTS
0:01:56 > 0:01:59It's not that easy, is it, Ashki?
0:01:59 > 0:02:00No.
0:02:00 > 0:02:03What do I need to do to be a good jump-yipper?
0:02:03 > 0:02:08Well, you have to have a good breakfast to give you energy.
0:02:08 > 0:02:11- Done that. - And you need to reach for the sky!
0:02:11 > 0:02:14So, jump and reach for the sky! Got that!
0:02:14 > 0:02:16That's not all, Snow!
0:02:16 > 0:02:19You need to practise, a lot!
0:02:19 > 0:02:23Mum's jump-yipped thousands of times to be as good as she is!
0:02:23 > 0:02:28- Wow! That IS a lot!- If we keep practising, when we're bigger,
0:02:28 > 0:02:32we'll be able to enter the Jump Yip Competition!
0:02:32 > 0:02:35Competition? Wow!
0:02:35 > 0:02:37It's happening later today!
0:02:37 > 0:02:41That's what everyone's practising for!
0:02:42 > 0:02:45They're all very good!
0:02:45 > 0:02:50Look at Uncle Brett, he's amazing!
0:02:50 > 0:02:53He'll definitely make it into the competition!
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Can we enter, Ashki?
0:02:56 > 0:02:59No, Snow, it's just for the adults.
0:02:59 > 0:03:03There are lots of other things for us to take part in.
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Come on, let's go and see!
0:03:05 > 0:03:09Look at him, Ashki! He's singing!
0:03:09 > 0:03:12He's warming up for the festival song!
0:03:12 > 0:03:15- Shall we join in?- Yay!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18Ready, everyone?
0:03:18 > 0:03:20# La-la-la
0:03:20 > 0:03:22# La-la-la
0:03:22 > 0:03:24# La-la-la
0:03:24 > 0:03:27# La-la-la, la-la La-la-la-la
0:03:27 > 0:03:29# La, la
0:03:29 > 0:03:31# La-la-la-la La-la-la-la
0:03:31 > 0:03:34# La-la-la
0:03:34 > 0:03:36# La-la-la
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0:03:37 > 0:03:40# La-la-la, la-la La-la-la-la
0:03:40 > 0:03:42# La-la-la-la-la La-la-la-la
0:03:42 > 0:03:43# La
0:03:43 > 0:03:45# La-la-la-la La-la-la-la-la
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0:03:48 > 0:03:52SNOW GIGGLES That singing was good fun!
0:03:52 > 0:03:54I love the Prairie Town Festival!
0:03:54 > 0:03:57What else is happening, Ashki?
0:03:57 > 0:04:01We could join in with the Kissing Relay, it's about to start!
0:04:01 > 0:04:07- What's the Kissing Relay, Ashki? - Prairie Dogs kiss every day, Snow,
0:04:07 > 0:04:10especially with their family and friends!
0:04:10 > 0:04:13It's a fun way of saying hello!
0:04:13 > 0:04:16But for the Kissing Relay, we pass the kisses on!
0:04:16 > 0:04:19It starts with one prairie dog kissing another.
0:04:19 > 0:04:22They pass the kiss to someone else
0:04:22 > 0:04:24and they pass it on to someone else
0:04:24 > 0:04:25and so it goes on!
0:04:25 > 0:04:29It has to come back to the prairie dog who started it. You see?
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Well, why don't you start, Ashki?
0:04:33 > 0:04:34OK!
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Mwah!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Ewww! Yuck! Peh! Peh! Ew!
0:04:39 > 0:04:40I didn't mean with me!
0:04:40 > 0:04:42Run, Snow!
0:04:42 > 0:04:44You have to pass the kiss on!
0:04:44 > 0:04:46THEY GIGGLE
0:04:46 > 0:04:47Mwah!
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Not to me, Snow, to someone else!
0:04:51 > 0:04:52Quick, run!
0:04:52 > 0:04:55SNOW PANTS
0:04:55 > 0:04:58Who can I find? Hope it's someone I know!
0:04:58 > 0:05:01There, there, there!
0:05:01 > 0:05:04It's my cousin, I can give the kiss to him!
0:05:04 > 0:05:05Here you go...
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Mwah!
0:05:07 > 0:05:10Keep it going!
0:05:11 > 0:05:16Everyone's passing our kisses on, Ashki! Look at them all!
0:05:16 > 0:05:19It's great fun!
0:05:19 > 0:05:23Oh, look, Granny Barnes has got the kiss!
0:05:23 > 0:05:25Here, Granny!
0:05:25 > 0:05:27Give it back to me!
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Got it, Granny! Thank you!
0:05:32 > 0:05:34Ashki, Ashki!
0:05:34 > 0:05:36I've got a kiss for you!
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Mwah!
0:05:38 > 0:05:41I did it, Ashki! I'm really good at this Kissing Relay.
0:05:41 > 0:05:46- Are there any other games we can play with kissing in them?- Not now, Snow!
0:05:46 > 0:05:50We've got to get back for the Jump Yip Competition!
0:05:50 > 0:05:53Come on! We don't want to miss it!
0:06:02 > 0:06:05Oh, phew, Ashki! We're just in time!
0:06:05 > 0:06:10How DO they judge who's the best, Ashki?
0:06:10 > 0:06:12It's whoever jumps the highest,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14yips the loudest
0:06:14 > 0:06:18and stands up the longest.
0:06:18 > 0:06:21Whoa! That's a lot to think about all at once!
0:06:21 > 0:06:25That's why it takes so much practice to be the best jump-yipper!
0:06:30 > 0:06:34They're just about to start!
0:06:34 > 0:06:37Everyone will be getting nervous now!
0:06:37 > 0:06:40Who do you think will go first, Ashki?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43I don't know, let's wait and see!
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Look! It's Granny Barnes!
0:06:48 > 0:06:50She's getting up on her stage!
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Whoa! She's got a big audience watching her!
0:06:54 > 0:06:57- Keep calm, Granny! You can do it! - Shhh!
0:06:57 > 0:06:59Snow, she's just about to go!
0:06:59 > 0:07:00Eek!
0:07:00 > 0:07:03Wow! That was a brilliant jump!
0:07:03 > 0:07:07I wonder what score she'll get from the judge.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11Eek-eek-eek-eek-eek-eek-eek!
0:07:11 > 0:07:14She did really well! A seven!
0:07:14 > 0:07:17That's a really good score.
0:07:17 > 0:07:19Who's next?
0:07:19 > 0:07:21It's Uncle Brett!
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Remember, we saw him practising.
0:07:24 > 0:07:27He's a brilliant jump-yipper!
0:07:27 > 0:07:29Go on, Uncle Brett!
0:07:29 > 0:07:32TOGETHER: Jump high!
0:07:32 > 0:07:33Eek!
0:07:33 > 0:07:34Oh!
0:07:34 > 0:07:38What happened? He didn't jump very high!
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Or yip very loudly!
0:07:41 > 0:07:45I don't think the judges will give a very good score for that!
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Eek-eek-eek-eek-eek!
0:07:49 > 0:07:50He got a five, Snow,
0:07:50 > 0:07:54which means Granny Barnes is in the lead!
0:07:54 > 0:07:57It's Mum's turn next, she's the last one!
0:07:59 > 0:08:02Mum, Mum, Mum!
0:08:02 > 0:08:03That's my mum!
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Go, Mum!
0:08:05 > 0:08:07TOGETHER: Go on, Mum!
0:08:08 > 0:08:09Eeeeek!
0:08:09 > 0:08:11TOGETHER: Woo-hoo!
0:08:11 > 0:08:17She was amazing, Ashki! She'll definitely get a good score for that.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19I hope it's enough to win!
0:08:19 > 0:08:25Eek-eek-eek-eek-eek-eek-eek-eek!
0:08:25 > 0:08:27She's got an eight, Snow!
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Yay! Mum did it!
0:08:30 > 0:08:33She won the Jump Yip Competition!
0:08:33 > 0:08:37I can give her a kiss as a congratulations!
0:08:39 > 0:08:41Mwah!
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Well done, Mum! I knew you'd do it!
0:08:44 > 0:08:47You're the best jump-yipper in the whole town!
0:08:47 > 0:08:50You must have practised more than Uncle Brett!
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Ashki! Ashki!
0:08:54 > 0:08:58I know that Mum's jumped thousands of times to be that good
0:08:58 > 0:09:00but one day, when I grow up,
0:09:00 > 0:09:05I want to be the best jump-yipper in the town, just like our mum!
0:09:05 > 0:09:07Good idea, Snow!
0:09:07 > 0:09:10If we both practise really hard,
0:09:10 > 0:09:15- we could enter next year's competition!- We'd better get started!
0:09:15 > 0:09:20As Snow and Ashki keep practising, it's time for us to say goodbye
0:09:20 > 0:09:24from the North American prairies.
0:09:24 > 0:09:27Subtitles by Mark Corrigan Red Bee Media Ltd
0:09:27 > 0:09:30E-mail subtitling@bbc.co.uk.