Knightly Campout Mike the Knight

TRUMPETS

# Mike the Knight He's a brave young hero

# Be a knight, do it right

# He's a training knight But does he show fear? No!

# Be a knight, do it right

# There'll be trouble Double trouble

# But you know it's going to be all right

# Cos every day is an adventure for Mike the Knight

# Be a knight, do it right

HE WHISTLES

# Be a knight, do it right

# With Mike the Knight! #

# Behold brave Mike having a look

# At a very useful book

# A book for knights who are bold and true

# It's full of knightly deeds to do! #

Quick, Sparkie, Squirt, wake up.

-SPARKIE SNORES

-Oh! Mike.

I've read about knightly adventures,

and I want to go on one now!

Can we do just a bit more knightly sleeping?

What's knightly about sleeping?

Being knightly means jousting or marching or galloping!

Or...whoa!

Maybe there is something knightly about sleeping.

An important part of a knight's training is to camp out

overnight in some wild woods.

-But wouldn't that be a bit dark?

-And a bit cold and not very comfy?

Yes! Only a brave knight could sleep like that.

-HE GASPS

-By the king's crown, that's it!

-Whoa!

-I'm Mike the Knight,

and my mission is to camp overnight in the Tall Tree Woods!

# Mike the Knight!

# Mike the Knight! #

Ha ha ha!

Woo hoo!

Ha ha ha!

Yeah!

# Mike the Knight! #

-HE GASPS

-A goblet?

A goblet of hot chocolate! Mmm!

I won't need that for camping in the woods.

But you'll need other things for camping.

Sparkie and I made a list.

You'll need a nice cosy tent and something comfy to sleep on.

Food to eat. Pots and pans for cooking!

Storybooks for reading and cuddly toys for cuddling.

Hang on, you two.

Camping out is supposed to be knightly!

But even knights need to be comfy.

Maybe, but camping with nothing is the most knightly.

GALAHAD NEIGHS

Not even one cuddly toy?

No. And I don't need a tent either.

I'll build somewhere to sleep out of... sticks!

-But what about a bed?

-I'll build that out of sticks too.

And I'll find food in the forest.

-GALAHAD WHINNIES

-That's the knightly way to do it.

Come on, Galahad. To the Tall Tree Woods!

Hello, Sparkie. Hello, Squirt. Where's Mike off to?

He's going to camp out in the Tall Tree Woods, Queen Martha.

On his own?

No! We're going too. We just need a few more things first.

Come on, Squirt. DOGS BARK

Here we are, Galahad. In the Tall Tree Woods.

Right, I'd better build us

somewhere to sleep out of sticks.

Like these!

There.

Ugh!

Huh? What's that?

BOTH: Hi, Mike!

Sparkie? Squirt?

What are you doing here?

And what's in those bags?

Lots of yummy ingredients to make camp out stew.

And lots of pots and pans!

But Sparkie, Squirt...

And cuddly toys in case it gets dark and scary. I brought Sir Teddy too.

Do you want him, Mike?

Er...no thanks, Squirt.

I'm doing this the knightly way,

remember? With hardly anything!

Why don't you make your camp with all your things over there,

and I'll make my camp, with nothing at all, here.

Just my...

..sticks.

Would you like some of the string I brought, to tie the sticks together?

No, thanks. I'm doing this the knightly way.

Come here, please, Galahad.

Hold still.

MIKE GRUNTS

Gently does it...

Ha! Thanks Gala...

-Ugh!

-Ready, Squirt?

-Huh?

Ready!

Hee hee hee.

What?!

-Aw, it's going to be so cosy, Squirt.

-Yay! Hee hee.

Er, there's plenty of room, Mike.

-GALAHAD NEIGHS

-I'll be OK! I'll be fine.

Oh, more hay, Galahad?

Ha ha ha.

Mike's been working on his sleeping, erm, thing

for a really long time, Sparkie.

Perfect!

WIND HOWLS

Whoa!

Now, what's next? Something to sleep on.

Oh! Let's get our bed ready too, Squirt.

Woo hoo! Yeah!

We're going to be so comfy. Ah!

So am I! Look at my bed.

See?

Oof!

Oh, that's not very comfy.

-Oh, no!

-Mike?

Are you sure you should be camping with almost nothing?

-This knight has a tent.

-And a little comfy camp bed. Look!

-Come and see.

-Come on.

But I want to be more knightly than him.

Thanks, Sparkie and Squirt. But I really don't need any help.

-What?!

-But...

My bed just needs a few more leafy bits, that's all.

GALAHAD NEIGHS

-There! Now what's left?

-HIS BELLY RUMBLES

-Ah, yes! Food!

-HE SNIFFS

Yummy! Camp out stew.

MIKE'S BELLY RUMBLES

It's ready!

Oh, just in time. It's getting dark. Mike?

We brought an extra bowl for you!

HIS BELLY RUMBLES

Hm, some knights would love stew but I'm the knightliest knight,

so I'm eating apples!

Oh, apples? They look yummy.

GALAHAD NEIGHS

Grr, ah! Huh!

Oh, ah!

-Here's a box to stand on, Mike.

-Or maybe a special folding ladder?

No, thanks. Knights don't need boxes or ladders when there's a useful,

er, lump to stand on.

But, Mike, that isn't just a lump! It's...

HE GASPS

-..an ant hill!

-Arrgghh!

-You've got ants in your pants!

-Ha ha ha!

Arrgghh, ha ha ha! Wow.

-Mike!

-Oh, no!

Well, at least you got rid of the ant.

There he goes. Bye-bye, little ant.

It's too dark to put my sleeping place back up, or to pick apples.

-HE SIGHS

-This is so much harder

than I thought it would be.

HIS BELLY RUMBLES

Hmmm.

Mike, I know you don't want any help, but...

Maybe you could help us,

by tasting our stew

to make sure it's knightly enough.

Oh. Well, I suppose I could just have a little taste.

-Mmm!

-HIS BELLY RUMBLES

Oh, it's no use.

Mmm! Oh, my mission is ruined!

I wanted to be really knightly and camp out with almost nothing.

But this stew tastes so good!

Er, Mike, the knight in your book had a few things.

-And he was still knightly.

-I guess you're right.

You can still camp out all night.

I suppose having a few things will still be knightly,

and I can complete my mission as long as I camp out all night.

It's time to be a knight and do it right!

Sparkie? A little light, please.

-So you can see to put your sleeping place back up?

-Yes.

It's OK to use a fire-breathing dragon

-if it gets the mission done.

-Here's some string, Mike.

Thanks, Squirt. That really helps.

MIKE WHISTLES

-How about some comfy leaves?

-Or maybe this extra blanket and pillow?

Ha ha. Whatever gets the mission done.

And a nice big bowl of camp out stew will help the mission go well too!

You're right, Sparkie. Thanks.

-Mmm, Sparkie, this is great!

-Woo hoo!

-Let's have some too.

-Yeah!

Hm, knights should be able to camp out on their own.

But a real knight checks on his friends too.

-Yippee!

-Ha ha ha.

And a real knight shares his bedtime drink.

Woo hoo!

-Oh!

-Hot chocolate, anyone?

-BOTH: Yes!

-Hot chocolate!

Mmm!

Ha ha, that's the best way to get this mission done.

-BOTH: Good night, Mike.

-Good night, dragons.

-GALAHAD NEIGHS

-Good night, Galahad.

OWLS HOOT

COCKEREL CROWS

-Ha ha, that went great.

-Come on, dragons. Ha ha.

Mum!

A whole night in the Tall Tree Woods, Mike?

Well done! How did you manage?

Oh, it was easy for a brave knight like me, Mum.

I just needed my horse, some string, a few other bits and pieces

and my dragon friends.

BOTH: Ha ha ha!

# Huzzah for Mike the bold and good

# He spent the night in the Tall Tree Woods

# He did it by being brave and true

# And with a little help from his dragon friends too. #

ALL: Huzzah!

# Be a knight, do it right

# You can be a hero too

# Never rest on a quest

# Do the best that you can do

# There'll be trouble, double trouble

# But it's gonna be all right

# Every day is an adventure for Mike the Knight. #