Margam Country Park Mr Bloom: Here and There


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# Hello! My name is Mr Bloom

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# And I'd like to come to see you soon

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# I'm out on the road, you see

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# Here and there so that we

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# Can get together and have some fun

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# I'll help you out if there's work to be done

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# So where is it you like to go?

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# Call me up and let me know

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# What is it you like to do?

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# I'll pop along and do it too

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# Cities, towns or countryside

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# I can travel far and wide

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# I'm all about and everywhere

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# I'm here and there

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# Here and there

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# I'm here and there. #

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Oh! Hello there, tiddlers. How are you tiddling?

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Mr Bloom here and I like going out and about.

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I like going here and there, doing fun things and finding new places.

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I've been wondering - what do you like to do where you live?

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Perhaps you like to ride your bike in the park

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or walk in the woods with your family.

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-BELL RINGS

-Brilliant! Someone's got in touch.

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Shall we see who it is? Yeah!

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My name is Emily and I like visiting Margam Country Park with my family.

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-I'm Kirsten.

-I'm Georgia.

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We love to visit this part of the park.

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It's called Fairy Tale Land.

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-We love the park, Mr Bloom.

-We know you'll love it too.

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-Please come for a visit.

-ALL: Yay!

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Sounds good to me. I'm on my way.

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# Whereabouts will I end up next?

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# Let's put my routefinder to the test

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# It could be a beach, a village or a city

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# Museum or a school A garden so pretty

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# A church or a station A river or town

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# I just can't wait till you show me around

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# Tiddlers, I'm on my way

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# So where am I today? #

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Wow! It's impressive here, isn't it?

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Ah, a signpost.

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Now, I know the tiddlers are in Fairy Tale Land so that is that way.

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All right. Let's go.

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Hey, tiddlers! There you are! It's nice to see you.

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It's Georgia, Emily and Kirsten. Hello.

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ALL: Hello, Mr Bloom!

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I've got to say, thanks for inviting me here today.

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This is a great place. I've seen this giant old shoe.

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-Who might be living in that old shoe?

-ALL: An old lady.

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With so many children she doesn't know what to do?

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-Yes.

-And who lives in this house?

-Snow White.

-With the dwarves?

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-Yeah.

-Wowee!

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-There's loads of little houses here.

-There's a big house too.

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-Shall we show you?

-You bet your wellies you should!

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-This way.

-Come on then. Let's go.

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Well, when you said it was a big house

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I didn't realise it was this big!

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-Lady Emily Talbot used to live here.

-Ah. Is that so?

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I tell you, she had a lovely house and some beautiful gardens as well.

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-There's also a lake.

-Hey!

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-Would you like us to show you?

-Yeah.

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Do you think we might find some crocodiles?

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ALL: No!

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-Might we find jellyfish?

-ALL: No!

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-What type of things might we find?

-Tadpoles?

-Tadpoles!

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-Maybe some baby frogs.

-Toads.

-Maybe some toads.

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-Fish?

-Fish, yeah!

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-So where do we need to go?

-ALL: That way!

-Right. Let's go!

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We're on our way to the Discovery Centre to meet Jo.

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She's an expert on all the creatures we might find.

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She's been doing a bit of pond dipping

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to check what's living in the water.

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She's found lots of insects

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and Jo is going to lead us on an expedition

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to find something a bit bigger.

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Well, here we are. It's a nice pond.

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-What do you think we might find living here?

-Toads.

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-Tadpoles.

-Maybe toads. Where would the tadpoles be?

-Underwater.

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What else might we find on the land? It starts life as a tadpole.

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-A frog.

-A frog. And what's special about toads and frogs?

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-They're amphibians.

-They are amphibians.

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That means they can go in water and land.

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Yeah, really clever. Today we'll stay on the land.

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We won't search for them in the water.

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-We're not amphibians, are we?

-No.

-Do we live in the water?

-No!

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-Do we live on the land?

-Yes!

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We've got frogs and toads.

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There's something else that begins with N.

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Do you know what I'm thinking of?

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-Newt.

-That's right. Newts.

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-Newts have little tails. Is that right, Joanna?

-They have.

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They look like lizards but they have soft skin, like frogs and toads.

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Right. We're off on an amphibian hunt.

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-I see something!

-Me too! Me too! Me too!

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-What is it?

-It's a spider. I love spiders.

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Where do you think we should go next?

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-The long grass.

-The long grass. All right.

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Let's be careful as we go.

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Remember, it's important to take care when walking near water.

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Don't get too close to the edge.

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We haven't done well on our amphibian hunt.

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We haven't found any frogs, no toads, no newts.

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It's quite sunny and they're probably hiding in the shade near the pond.

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But luckily I was out earlier on and I found something.

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-Would you like to see?

-Yes!

-Yes, please.

-Just over here.

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Jo has been keeping them safe in the shade.

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-Shall we see what I found earlier on then?

-Yes.

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We've got...what's that?

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-A baby frog.

-A baby frog.

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He's tiny isn't he, tiddlers?

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Yeah. How old is it?

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Well, that was probably from this year,

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so he was probably frogspawn in a pond at the start of the year.

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-He may not even be one!

-No.

-He's a tiny frog.

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-And how old are some frogs?

-They could get up to about six years old.

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-How old are you, tiddlers?

-ALL: Six!

-Wow!

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Just think, there are some frogs and toads that are the same age as you!

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-What have we got here?

-A newt!

-A newt.

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-It is a newt.

-And look, he's got a long tail, hasn't he?

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And what do you think the last thing is that I've got in my bucket?

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-A frog.

-We've got frogs.

-We've got frogs, we've got newts.

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-What haven't we got?

-A big toad!

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A toad! Let me wet my hands again.

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Here he comes.

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-Oh!

-Ah!

-So, it's a...

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-Toad!

-Yeah.

-And he has beautiful golden eyes.

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And you see the spots on his back?

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Oo-ooh! He made a jump for it.

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We need to be nice and quiet so we don't scare them.

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Wow, look at that toad. He's a lot bigger than the frogs.

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-Yeah.

-And how old might this toad be, Joanne?

-Oh!

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-I have heard about toads living up to 40 years old!

-40 years old?!

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-And they can get about that big.

-That big?

-Even bigger than that!

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-BELL RINGS!

-Oh, hey-oop, it's the route finder.

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Ah, and it's going to show us more

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about the creatures that live by ponds and lakes.

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These newts are called Great Crested Newts.

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They like to come out at night and swim about looking for food.

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Hey, look at his frilly back!

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He looks like a tiny dragon.

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Toads like the night-time, too.

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These natterjack toads make fantastic sounds

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-when they call to their friends.

-HE MAKES A WHIRRING HUM

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They're quite rare, as their habitat -

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that's where they live - is disappearing.

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So it's important we look after them.

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There aren't as many toads around as there used to be

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because we've taken away some of their habitats

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by building our houses.

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How can we help the toads? Any ideas, tiddlers?

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-We could make a house for them.

-A house?

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What type of house could we make?

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Would it be a house that you and I live in?

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-No.

-A smaller house.

-Good idea.

-Yeah.

-Yeah.

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-So maybe we could make a really small house for these toads.

-Yeah.

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Ooh, I've got an idea. We could call it a toad abode

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cos abode is another word for house.

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So who's up for making a toad abode?

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-ALL:

-Me!

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So, Jo, what do we need to do?

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So, to make our toad abodes, we need something for our toads to live in.

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So we've got these very lovely gardening pots.

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Just small, about 20cm across.

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-And that's going to be the walls of the toad abode.

-Ooh!

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-Do you think we should add anything? It's a bit bare.

-Yeah.

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-What might toads like?

-Leaves.

-We could.

-Sticks.

-Sticks.

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-Some soil?

-And soil would be a really good idea as well.

-Grass?

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-And grass!

-Yeah, some grass.

-Who needs a flowerpot?

-Me.

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-OK, there you go.

-Me!

-Here's one for you.

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We're using brand-new pots

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but you can use any old pot to make a toad abode.

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-Hello, tiddlers!

-Hello.

-Hello, Mr Bloom.

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We have to tear them up.

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Scrunch them up and make a nice nest

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for Mr Toad to bury himself in.

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Hey, they're looking good to me!

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You'd normally dig a little hole,

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a little bowl shape in the ground,

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and you could rest your pot in there so it doesn't roll around.

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We can put them by a fence or a wall.

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You could do. That would be a really nice, shady spot.

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So somewhere by water and where it's nice and shady.

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There we go, tiddlers, it's our Toad Abode Road!

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We'll put them in place later.

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Well, Georgia, Emily and Kirsten, have you had fun today?

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-ALL:

-Yeah!

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Oh, I'm glad cos I have had a top time.

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So a big thank you for inviting me along.

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And to you, Jo, cos we've seen some amazing things.

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But the time's come, I've got to go.

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So you join me soon, when I'll be...

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-ALL:

-Here and there!

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-That's right, tiddlers. Bye-bye!

-Bye!

-Bye, Mr Bloom!

-Bye!

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# Where is it you like to go?

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# Call me up and let me know

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# What is it you like to do?

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# I'll pop along and do it too

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# Cities, towns, the countryside

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# I can travel far and wide

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# I'm all about and everywhere

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# I'm here and there. #

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