0:00:02 > 0:00:07Beneath the American prairies, deep underground,
0:00:07 > 0:00:09the 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.
0:00:27 > 0:00:28Eek!
0:00:28 > 0:00:31Eek-eek!
0:01:00 > 0:01:03This morning, all of the animals on the prairie
0:01:03 > 0:01:07have woken up to something very strange.
0:01:07 > 0:01:12Brothers Snow and Ashki are trying to work out what's going on.
0:01:12 > 0:01:15They can see animals in the distance,
0:01:15 > 0:01:18but they can't really make out who or what it is.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23What's happening, Ashki? Everything's caught the wibbly-wobblies.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25It's heat haze, Snow.
0:01:25 > 0:01:27But what is heat haze?
0:01:27 > 0:01:31Well, it's, erm... It's, well, erm...
0:01:31 > 0:01:34It's what happens when it gets really hot.
0:01:34 > 0:01:36Oh, well, it's very strange.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38I know...
0:01:38 > 0:01:41Let's play the wibbly-wobbly game.
0:01:42 > 0:01:44We can find all the wobbles.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Look over there! The cactus are shaking.
0:01:48 > 0:01:51Let's go and see them wobbling up close.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53THEY LAUGH
0:01:53 > 0:01:57Oh, the cactus has lost the wibbly-wobblies.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Where have they gone, Ashki?
0:01:59 > 0:02:01That's strange.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04The antelope is still really wobbly.
0:02:04 > 0:02:07The rest of the prairie still has the wibbly-wobblies.
0:02:07 > 0:02:09Let's chase the wobblies!
0:02:10 > 0:02:12THEY LAUGH
0:02:14 > 0:02:15Oh, no!
0:02:15 > 0:02:19The antelope has lost the wibbly-wobblies, too.
0:02:20 > 0:02:24This is silly. We can never get to the wibbly-wobblies.
0:02:24 > 0:02:27Where do they go, Ashki?
0:02:27 > 0:02:29Can we chase another one?
0:02:29 > 0:02:30It's a bit too hot, Snow.
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Let's go underground for a little while.
0:02:33 > 0:02:36It's nice and cool down there.
0:02:36 > 0:02:40Oh... But what about the wibbly-wobbly game?
0:02:40 > 0:02:43We can play that later, Snow, come on.
0:02:43 > 0:02:47Snow and Ashki join their mum in the cool burrow.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50Mum explains it's the hot sun bouncing off the ground
0:02:50 > 0:02:54that's making everything look wobbly. It's called a heat haze.
0:02:54 > 0:02:58But with no sign of it getting any cooler outside,
0:02:58 > 0:03:02the boys have a bit of a wait on their hands.
0:03:10 > 0:03:12I'm bored.
0:03:12 > 0:03:17I want to play the wibbly-wobblies again.
0:03:17 > 0:03:20All right, I'll go and have a look outside.
0:03:22 > 0:03:28Wow! Snow, it's really windy out here. Come and have a look.
0:03:28 > 0:03:30I can hear it from down here.
0:03:30 > 0:03:33It's really noisy.
0:03:33 > 0:03:35But...
0:03:35 > 0:03:38where have the wibbly-wobblies gone?
0:03:38 > 0:03:41The wind must have blown them away, Snow.
0:03:41 > 0:03:44It's much cooler now. Too cold for the wobblies.
0:03:44 > 0:03:46We could play something else,
0:03:46 > 0:03:49like, how many things can we see blowing?
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Like that owl over there, ha-ha-ha!
0:03:53 > 0:03:55And there's you, ha-ha-ha!
0:03:55 > 0:03:59Look at your hair, you've got a silly haircut.
0:03:59 > 0:04:01THEY LAUGH
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Oh, look at the flowers, Ashki, they're dancing in the wind.
0:04:05 > 0:04:08And the sand's being blown in the air like magic.
0:04:08 > 0:04:12It's a mini tornado whizzing across the prairie.
0:04:12 > 0:04:14And the wind is blowing
0:04:14 > 0:04:18all the clouds over. I think there's a storm on the way.
0:04:18 > 0:04:20THUNDER OVERHEAD
0:04:20 > 0:04:22Brr, it's getting cold.
0:04:24 > 0:04:26Look over there, Snow.
0:04:26 > 0:04:30The clouds have all joined up. It's dark and grey and...
0:04:30 > 0:04:32yucky.
0:04:32 > 0:04:34THUNDER CRASHES Oh! What was that?
0:04:34 > 0:04:36It's just the thunder.
0:04:36 > 0:04:38Oh, yeah, and the lightning.
0:04:38 > 0:04:41Oh, how exciting!
0:04:42 > 0:04:45Oh, wow!
0:04:50 > 0:04:54Mum and Ashki call out to their neighbours,
0:04:54 > 0:04:56warning them to get out of the rain.
0:04:56 > 0:04:58Eek-eek!
0:04:58 > 0:05:02One by one, all the prairie dogs in the town
0:05:02 > 0:05:06scurry back to the safety of their own homes and families.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14Brothers, sisters, mums and dads
0:05:14 > 0:05:18all safe and warm in their cosy burrows.
0:05:20 > 0:05:24And it all starts to get a little bit crowded.
0:05:28 > 0:05:31But Snow can't stop watching the rain.
0:05:31 > 0:05:34All this rain is amazing,
0:05:34 > 0:05:37but where have the wibbly-wobblies gone?
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Excuse me!
0:05:39 > 0:05:42Have you seen the wibbly-wobblies?
0:05:42 > 0:05:46Oh, no, he can't hear me, the rain's too loud.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51He's very brave, standing out in it.
0:05:51 > 0:05:53THUNDER CRASHES
0:05:53 > 0:05:56Braver than me! I'm going in.
0:05:59 > 0:06:02- Ouch, Snow!- Sorry!
0:06:03 > 0:06:07With no sign of the rain stopping, all the prairie dogs,
0:06:07 > 0:06:12all across the town, spend time together underground,
0:06:12 > 0:06:14waiting for the storm to pass.
0:06:14 > 0:06:16They have a bite of lunch...
0:06:21 > 0:06:23..bit of a bath...
0:06:35 > 0:06:40..and settle down for a nice little snooze
0:06:40 > 0:06:42Ah!
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Night-time arrives before the rain stops
0:06:48 > 0:06:52and it's bedtime for all the Little Prairie Dogs.
0:06:52 > 0:06:54PRAIRIE DOG IS SNORING
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Good night, all.
0:06:59 > 0:07:00THUNDER
0:07:00 > 0:07:01Oh!
0:07:03 > 0:07:06What was that?
0:07:06 > 0:07:09It's dark out here, Ashki.
0:07:10 > 0:07:15Wow, the clouds are exploding with balls of flashy lightning!
0:07:15 > 0:07:18THUNDER
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Ashki, Ashki, wake up!
0:07:20 > 0:07:24You're missing the most amazing thunder and lightning storm.
0:07:24 > 0:07:26Ashki!
0:07:26 > 0:07:28Snow, I'm still sleeping.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30Calm down and go back to bed.
0:07:30 > 0:07:33Oh... OK!
0:07:33 > 0:07:37So Snow and Ashki settle back down for the night
0:07:37 > 0:07:39and so do the rest of the town,
0:07:39 > 0:07:43hoping for a brighter day tomorrow.
0:08:00 > 0:08:03Ashki, wake up, it's morning.
0:08:03 > 0:08:06I'm going outside to find the wibbly-wobblies.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11OK, Snow, but I think the storm will have washed them away.
0:08:13 > 0:08:16Wow!
0:08:16 > 0:08:19The sun is rising, Ashki, it's beautiful.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23There are no wibbly-wobblies, but it's going to be a nice day.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25We can go out and play again.
0:08:25 > 0:08:30Ashki, Ashki! You have to come and see this, the storm has passed.
0:08:30 > 0:08:33The whole town is getting up.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36Good morning, everyone!
0:08:48 > 0:08:50I'll have to wait
0:08:50 > 0:08:53for a really hot day to chase the wibbly-wobblies again.
0:08:53 > 0:08:57But look at all the puddles the rain has left behind.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00We're going to have such fun today!
0:09:00 > 0:09:03What an amazing day and night on the prairie.
0:09:03 > 0:09:06All that strange weather.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10But at least the sun is shining today. Have fun, boys!
0:09:10 > 0:09:12THEY LAUGH
0:09:12 > 0:09:14Get off, Ashki! That tickles.
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