Balloon Ride 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

# To 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. #

'Me and my friend Daisy are playing balloon games with Mummy.'

-Are you ready to come and choose one?

-Yes.

Come on then. Right, let's choose a balloon.

-Here you go, Melody.

-Thank you.

-Oh, lovely.

Now, the first game that we are going to play is a game called

balloon waddle. It starts over here. Come and line up here.

Lovely. What you've got to do, you've got to put the balloon

between your legs and then you've got to try and waddle over to that

table and back without dropping your balloon.

If you drop it, you've got to quickly put it in your legs

and then keep going. OK? Ready, steady, go.

Ooh, both dropped them. Keep going.

'Playing balloon games is lots of fun.'

Ah, good waddling. Good waddling. Well done.

-Right, are you ready for your next game?

-Yes!

-Choose a balloon.

Are you going to get different ones? Ah, brilliant.

And then over to here, over to the wall. Are you ready?

Remember, only your nose. And...go!

Whoo!

Oh, very nice.

Careful, no hands, Melody, just your nose.

'Nose balloon is my favourite. Hee-hee-hee.'

-Yay!

-Well done! Brilliant. Good job.

Ready, steady, go!

'It's time for pat the balloon now.

'The balloons float so beautifully.

'Watch out, Fudge!'

Come on, Daisy.

Ooh, Melody, nice big pats.

'It doesn't matter if you win or lose.

'It's fun to play with your friends.'

-Thanks ever so much for having Daisy.

-Ah, it's a pleasure.

-And what do you want to say?

-See you in school.

Thank you for coming.

-Thanks ever so much. See you again soon.

-See you soon. Bye-bye.

-Bye!

-Bye, Daisy.

-Bye, Melody.

Bye, Daisy.

-Did you like having Daisy round?

-Yes.

Mummy, do you have any balloon music?

Ah, there is a piece, which I think you'll like.

Now, this piece always makes me think of flying high in the sky

above the clouds.

See what you think.

This is Air On A G String by Bach.

MUSIC PLAYS

A big hot-air balloon.

Meow.

-We're so high in the sky.

-Meow.

Ah, Fudge is nervous.

It's OK, Fudge, just enjoy the ride.

SEAGULLS CALL

Wow.

I can feel the wind on my face

and smell the salt in the air.

Lots of other flying machines. Look, Fudge.

-Meow.

-Let's give them a wave.

Hello. Perfect day for flying, isn't it?

The flying machines look so pretty in the night sky.

Yes, you look pretty, too, Fudge. Hee-hee-hee!

Melody and Fudge coming in to land.

That music made me think of a balloon ride.

What did it make you think of?