Music Box Melody

# Melody, Melody

# Listen to the music Let your mind run free

# Melody, Melody

# From a castle or the jungle

# To the Arctic Sea... # WHALE SINGS

# It could be as loud as a storm

# Quiet as a sigh

# As dainty as a dance step

# Or soaring high in the sky

# Melody, Melody

# The musical imaginings of Melody. #

'Granny is having a clear out.'

Was that fun helping Granny?

-Yeah, I had loads of chocolate cake!

-You always like the cake.

Right. Let's have a little look and see what Granny's got out, then.

'She had lots of interesting things.'

Oh! These are wonderful.

'Like old photographs.'

Look, this is you when you were really small.

And it was actually Granny's birthday.

-I remember making her a birthday cake.

-Yes, you made a cake.

You're giving her a big kiss in that one.

-Cos you were quite small.

-Mwah!

Let's see what else we've got. Ah!

This is Granny when she was on holiday.

She's got the same hair as us.

-The same hair as mine.

-Yep, she's got blonde hair like you. Oh!

This is my teddy. This is Barnaby.

'Mummy's old teddy bear. He's so cute.'

He's just like Fudge is to you. Shall they say hello?

-"Hello, Barnaby."

-"Oh, hello. How are you? Hello, Fudge."

'Maybe Fudge and Barnaby will be best friends.'

Smells of, actually, my old room.

Right, shall we pop them down? They can have a rest.

And then we can see what else is in the box.

'Mummy checks what else is in the box.'

-Don't think Granny meant for us to take this.

-What is it?

It's a music box.

Oh, it's broken.

The music should be playing

and these dancers should be dancing to it.

But, still, it's very special.

If I remember correctly, Grandad bought this for Granny as a present.

'I ask Mummy if it was a present for her birthday.'

Maybe.

-Or maybe he bought it for her to show her how much he loved her.

-Aw!

Do you know what? I think I'm going to try and fix this.

Yes, that's a great idea!

'I ask Mummy if she has any music like music boxes.'

Do you know, there is a piece

which I think sounds a bit like a music box.

See what you think.

This is Clair De Lune by Debussy.

MUSIC: Clair De Lune by Claude Debussy

It's bedtime!

There's a music box on Mummy's table.

The dancers dance beautifully together.

MUSIC CONTINUES

The girl dancer loves the moon.

The boy dancer says he'll get it as a present for her.

Be careful!

MUSIC CONTINUES

He's trying to reach the moon.

Oh, no! He's fallen.

Phew! He's OK.

He can see the moon in the reflection of the pond water.

He really thinks it's the moon.

GASPING He's fallen into the pond!

Thank you, Mr Fish.

-Meow!

-The girl dancer has come to the boy dancer.

She's riding on Fudge. He-he-he!

The boy dancer feels sad. He failed to get her the moon.

The girl dancer says she doesn't want the moon,

she just wants to dance with him again.

That's all she ever wanted.

'I ask Mummy if she fixed the music box.'

Do you know something?

I think I did.

MUSIC PLAYS THEY GASP

-Wow! They're so graceful.

-So pretty.

That music made me think of a music box with dancers.

What did it make you think of?