Funfair Mr Bloom's Nursery

There is a place

Not far from here

I'm sure you know it

It's ever so near.

Come down the path

And you will see

A little gate

To Mr Bloom's Nursery!

Hello!

# This is my allotment

# There's such a lot to see

# With my Compostarium

# There is no place I'd rather be

# Have you been here before or not?

# Let me show you what I've got

# A spade, a fork, my wheelbarrow

# Cabbage, runner beans Tomatoes and a marrow

# A watering can A trowel, some seeds

# Radish, lettuce A couple of weeds

# With my veg and plants

# I can sing and dance

# See the sprout, watch them grow

# Pop along and say hello

# There's so much they can teach us all

# We'll laugh and learn We'll have a ball

# It's such a special place to be

# In my veggie nursery. #

-It looks like a lovely day in Mr Bloom's allotment.

-Yeah!

-And the tiddlers'll be here soon.

-Excited bean! Ha-ha!

-Compo, you will let us know when they come, won't you?

-Toot-toot!

Excuse me, mind if I set up the funfair?

Did you say funfair?

Yeah, funfair. Shall I get on with it?

-Oh, yes, please!

-Ta very much.

Right, you lot, let's get started.

-Put the dodgems over there. That's right.

-Excited bean!

-Circus ready?

-Oh, no, we've hardly started!

Colin, you'll have to wait!

Can you put the funny mirrors over there. That's nice.

Oh, excited bean! Circus ready?

No, not yet, lad. It takes time to set up a circus, you know.

Colin, be patient!

Yeah! Careful with that candy-floss machine.

Oh! Candy floss! Oh, I love candy floss! It must be ready by now.

Oh, I'm off.

Ha-ha-ha!

-Toot-toot!

-What is he on about?

Tiddlers are here!

Oi-up, tiddlers!

Oh, it's nice to see you.

We've got Saffron, Adil and Charlie.

-Are you keeping well?

-Yeah.

I was looking at my leeks. What do you think?

You gave them too much water, they feel soggy.

Do you know why they're soggy?

We've had rain today, haven't we?

Here's a game for you.

Who can find the littlest leek?

Which one's the littlest? Can you see?

-This one!

-This one!

-I think Charlie's found the littlest leek.

Your next challenge is to find the biggest leek.

-Which is the tallest?

-This one! This one!

-Wow!

Adil's got a tall one as well.

-Look at Saffron's! Which is tallest?

-Mine's the biggest!

-Mine!

-Ha-ha!

That's right, Adil, it is the biggest of them all.

-Shall we pull this fellow up and see how big he really is?

-ALL: Yes!

Let's see your muscles, tiddlers. Show me your muscles. Wow!

What tiddler muscles! Saffron, can you hold this leek

at the very bottom? Hold very hard.

Let's see your muscles, tiddlers.

They're strong, so I want you to stretch your arms out

and hold Saffron round the tummy.

Charlie, you hold Adil round the tummy,

and whatever happens, don't let go!

-Are you holding on tight?

-Yes!

-Are you holding on really tight?

-YES!

-As tight as we can!

-OK, here we go.

-ALL: One, two, three - heave!

-Woo-hoo!

It's a whopper!

THEY GIGGLE

I tell you what, I'll pop it up here. And to think,

all of this grew from one teeny-tiny seed.

-Do you know how teeny-tiny that is?

-What, teeny-tiny like this?

-Well, that's very teeny-tiny.

-You can't see it!

I think I'd better show you. What have I got here?

-ALL: Leek seeds.

-That's right, some leek seeds.

Have a look at these.

What starts out as a teeny-tiny leek seed

becomes a little leek.

-Just like those down there.

-Wow! It's almost as big as me!

That's right. That little seed becomes a little leek,

then it gets bigger and bigger and bigger

until it becomes a great big whopper like this.

It doesn't grow in one big go, mind you.

No, it happens very slowly.

-Growing takes time, that's all.

-COMPO TOOTS

OK, Compo, we'll be with you in a minute.

Sounds like Compo's got something for us. Let's see what it is!

-Ho-ho!

-What?

-Look at this!

THEY GASP

It's my old photograph album.

Some of these pictures... Oh dear! You might laugh at a few of these.

-But that's OK. Look...

-Is that when you were a little baby?

Yes, these are pictures of me when I was a tiddler like you.

You look cute as a button!

-You see me there with my gardening spade?

-That's you at the old car!

-Ha-ha!

-That's right.

Way back then I was smaller than the Compostarium,

but now, as you can see, I'm taller than the Compostarium.

You haven't always been this big.

How big were you

-when you were babies?

-My dad held me with one hand.

-Really?

So, about that big? Then you got bigger and bigger

and bigger and bigger, all over time.

Growing takes time, that's all. In my case, it's taken a few years.

TINKLING

All right, Compo, we're coming.

Seems like this wasn't all he wanted us for. It's feeding time!

Yey!

# Grass and weeds and leaves from trees

# Thistles that prickle and petals that tickle

# Brown stuff, green stuff Sticky stuff, icky stuff

# Crunchy bits, munchy bits Snappy bits, sappy bits

# Yesterdays yums Chopping-board crumbs

# It's not fussy what's in its tum

# My awesome Compostarium! # TING!

ALL: It's full!

Stand by, tiddlers. Here goes Compo!

TINKLING AND GLOOPING

ALL GOES QUIET

-Come on, tiddlers, let's go and meet the veggies.

-ALL: Yay!

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# They grow here in my nursery

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# Now who've we got today? Let's see.

-# There's Margaret the cabbage

-Peep-oh!

-# Raymond the squash

-I love cuddles, you know

# And Sebastian's a singing aubergine

# La-la-la-la mi-mi-mi-mi-mi. #

Nice!

# Meet the veggies

# We're the veggies

# They grow here in my nursery Meet the veggies

# We're the veggies

# And that's not all Oh, no, sirree

-# There's Colin the runner bean

-I'm speedy

# The wee MacGregors Oh, so cheeky

# And I'm a beautiful fennel called Joan

# Hello, my dear Haven't you grown!

# Don't forget the onions Potatoes and peas

# Cos we provide the harmonies

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# They grow here in my nursery Meet the veggies

# We're the veggies

-# And we love Mr Bloom

-That's me! #

FAIRGROUND MUSIC PLAYS

Oh, it's the helter skelter!

Come on, let's go in.

Wowser! Look at all this!

-Hello, Joan!

-Hello, tiddlers!

ALL: Hello, Joan!

Joan, what's going on here?

I'm so glad you're here! The funfair's arrived in the nursery.

-Wow!

-It looks brilliant, doesn't it, tiddlers?

-Yeah!

We've got a helter skelter and a merry-go-round!

-Tiddlers, what's your favourite ride?

-I like that.

-Has anyone ever been on a helter skelter?

-Me.

What was it like?

When I went round, because it has lots of twirls, I was so happy,

I wanted to do it about four times but Mummy only let me do it two.

Has anyone been on a swing?

-Oh, yes!

-What was that like?

It's fun because you have to go all the way up and down.

When you want to do it by yourself you put your feet up

and swing back off.

Heh-heh! Oh, hello, tiddlers.

ALL: Hello, Raymond!

-Mr Bloom...

-Uh-huh?

-..I've been on the helter skelter five times,

and I'm not even dizzy.

Oh...

THEY LAUGH

Oh dear, Raymond! I think he's very dizzy, don't you?

Saffron, why don't you go and help Raymond up and give him a cuddle?

Oh, I'm dizzy! Oh, thank you, Saffron.

Oh, a cuddle - that makes me feel lots better.

Raymond! Do you want to come with me on the dodgems?

-Yes - vroom, vroom!

-Vroom-vroom!

Can you do that, tiddlers? ALL: Vroom-vroom! Vroom-vroom!

Hey, now - I know a little runner bean who's going to be

really excited about the funfair!

..Colin!

ALL: Colin!

-Can anyone see Colin?

-There he is!

Hey, Colin, there you are!

Oh, hello, tiddlers!

Why were you hiding?

Hey, Colin, you're normally running around, all excited.

-What's the matter?

-No helter-skelter bean.

Oh, that's right. Oh, I remember now.

You've been too small to ride it, Colin, haven't you?

You went up to it, but you were told you weren't big enough.

I'm sorry, my lad, but if you want to ride on the helter skelter,

runner beans have to be taller than that arrow.

Oh...tall bean!

COLIN GRUNTS

-COLIN SIGHS

-Small bean.

I'm afraid you've got some growing to do.

Roll up, roll up for the helter skelter.

Don't worry, Colin.

It's not just you that's too small for some fairground rides.

-Oh...

-We can be too small.

Yeah! Oh - cheating bean!

-CHILDREN LAUGH

-No, no, Colin, not a cheating bean.

-Oh.

-You've tried that before, haven't you?

-Ah...

Do you remember what happened next time the funfair was here?

'You tried to look all big and tall, but it didn't really work, did it?'

Tall bean!

Ha-ha! Yeah!

Small bean...

I'm sorry, my lad, but one day you will be tall enough.

But not today.

Roll up, roll up for the helter skelter.

You've even tried to get some of the veggies

to help you look taller, haven't you?

Tall bean!

Hee-hee!

THEY GIGGLE

Heh-heh! Sorry, my lad.

Nice try, but one day you'll be tall enough.

Too short bean.

-COLIN SIGHS

-Oh, Colin!

But that was a long time ago. You'll have grown since then.

-Hello, Mr Bloom.

-Hello, Margaret.

-You enjoying the fun of the fair?

-Oh, yes!

Have you went on that spinny thingy?

-The helter skelter?

-Yes, the helter skelter.

-Yes,

-does Colin want to come on the helter skelter with me?

-No. Small bean.

But Colin, you'll have grown.

-Tiddlers, do you remember those leeks outside?

-Yes.

Well, how big were the leek seeds?

The leek seeds? They were tinier than you.

Tiddlers, do you remember how big the biggest leek was?

Yeah, it was about that big.

Nearly the same size as me!

-It was...

-Yeah, it was about that big.

-Big leek!

-It's nearly the same size as Adil!

-Wow, that is big!

-Hey-hey!

Cos the leeks were growing and you're growing too.

Growing just takes time, that's all.

So let's go and see

-if Colin's tall enough for the helter skelter now, eh?

-Yes!

Roll up, roll up!

Ride the helter skelter!

All the fun of the fair!

Well, look at you!

-You've grown since I saw you last.

-Yeah! Tall bean!

Oh, yes! Tall bean!

Tall enough to get on the helter skelter.

Oh, yay! Helter skelter!

Helter skelter! Helter skelter!

Roll up, roll up for the helter skelter!

-All the fun of the fair.

-Hey, Raymond, Joan! You're just in time.

-Ooh, that candy floss looks nice.

-It's gorgeous!

Ooh, look! Colin's on the helter skelter!

Ready bean!

SIREN WAILS

Oh, wow!

Good luck, Colin!

THEY CHEER

Whoa!

-THEY SQUEAL

-Slidey bean! Speedy bean!

Again, again, again!

Well done, Colin!

Come on, Margaret!

Go, Margaret! You can do it!

THEY CHEER

Yay, Margaret!

-SIREN WAILS

-Woo-hoo!

Go, Joan! Go on!

Go, Raymond! Go!

THEY SQUEAL

Oh, well done, veggies, that was brilliant!

And, Colin, I told you you'd grow.

Growing just takes time.

Oh! Hello, Sebastian, did you have a go on the helter skelter?

Ah, no helter skelter for me.

It always makes me feel quite queasy.

If I want the fun and excitement, there is always...a song!

# Colin now is tall enough to slide at last, whee-hee!

# It proves he must have grown

# But very slow Too slow to see

# We've learnt so much today

# We've got so much done

# So I think we all deserve

# To sing and dance and have some fun

-EVERYONE:

-# La, la-la, la-la, la-la

# La, la-la, la-la, la

# La, la-la, la-la, la-la

# La-la, la, la-la, la

# La, la-la, la-la, la-la

# La-la, la, la-la, la

# La, la-la, la-la, la-la

# La-la, la, la-la, la

# La, la-la, la-la, la-la

# La, la-la, la-la, la

# La, la-la, la-la, la-la

# La-la, la, la-la, la

# La, la-la, la-la, la-la

# La, la-la, la-la, la

# La, la-la, la-la, la-la

# La-la, la, la-la, la

# We've had a busy day

# How the time flies

# So now you veggies must be

# Bedded down for the night. #

Come on, Margaret,

Colin,

Raymond,

Joan and Sebastian.

Hey, settle down, you cheeky Wee MacGregors.

It's time for bed.

-Night, night.

-I'm glad you're big enough to go on the helter skelter.

Oh, thank you, Adil.

Night, night, Charlie.

Night, night.

-MARGARET YAWNS

-# Night, night, veggies

# Sleep tight, veggies

# And listen to my gentle tune

# Night, night, veggies

# Sleep tight, veggies

# We'll see you again soon. #

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