Underground 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 and 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 them 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. #

Mr Bloom's allotment looks lovely today. I hope the tiddlers enjoy it.

Compo, you'll tell us when they're coming?

RATTLING

Oh, dear, Compo! Is everything all right?

We're doing some work to make sure the Compostarium's OK.

-You all right down there, Jim?

-Yeah!

Oh. I'm sure he's fine. Compo's always fine.

RATTLING

But you can't be too careful.

That's why we dug the hole - checking underground pipes.

-Underground?!

-Yes. Important stuff goes on there.

I'm sure Compo knows what he's doing.

TOOT, TOOT!

There we go. Compo agrees with me.

You say that, but there should be water flowing in that pipe.

Hang on, Jim!

No, don't press that button.

RATTLING >

TOOT, TOOT!

Sorry!

Not to worry, Jim! You know what?

TOOT, TOOT!

It seems to have done the trick.

TOOT, TOOT! What's that?

The tiddlers are coming? Yay!

GASPS Oh, My Bloom's juggling potatoes.

Hm!

DING-DING-DING!

Ey up. Who's this?

It's Lewis, Nor and Amina.

-How you doing, tiddlers? All right?

-ALL: Yeah!

Oh, well, who can tell me what these are?

-Apples!

-Apples?! They're a bit round, aren't they?

-Potatoes!

-But they're...?

-Potatoes!

-They're potatoes!

Hey, you know what? I call them spuds. Ho-ho!

My spuds are smashing. Hey, me little mashers,

-would you three like to play a game?

-ALL: Yeah.

You have to look for the potatoes and find out where they grow.

But your eyes have to be really clever.

-Whose eyes are ready for looking?

-ALL: Mine!

-Oh!

-Whose feet are ready for running?

-ALL: Mine!

Right, let's find the spuds! This way!

Right, tiddlers. Let's find the spuds.

Now, can we see any spuds on this plant here?

-No.

-Try looking high, high up.

-What can you see?

-Flowers.

-Some flowers,

some leaves. Does anybody know what these are?

-ALL: Pea pods!

-That's right!

They begin with P, but they're not potatoes.

-No.

-No. So, we've tried looking high, high up.

Maybe we should look low, low down.

Can you see any potatoes growing on these leaves?

-ALL: No.

-Look under the leaves. Maybe they're hiding there.

-Have you found any, Lewis?

-No.

Let's look at the bottom of the plant. Are there any there?

ALL: No.

Really? In that case, I think we should try looking underground.

Come on, let's have a little dig.

Let's have a look - oh!

ALL: Potatoes!

-Found one!

-What have you found, Lewis?

Get those potatoes, let's put them in this basket.

Dig in, tiddlers.

-Ho-ho!

-Found one!

-Let's see.

-I got two!

-Another!

-Well done, Lewis. You've found the potatoes.

-They grow where?

-ALL: Underground!

-Underground!

-I found another!

-Three!

-I found... I feel one. Can't get it.

-Will I do it?

-I found two.

-I've got one.

-This one is very mucky.

He's very mucky. What do you have to do?

ALL: We need to wash them!

You need to wash them, then cook them, then eat them!

Oh, well done, tiddlers!

We've found the spuds and they were hiding underground!

JINGLING

Coming, Compo!

Come on, I think it's feeding time!

# 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

# Yesterday's yums Chopping board crumbs

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

-# My awesome Compostarium! #

-TING!

ALL: It's full! Hooray!

Stand back, tiddlers. Watch THIS!

THEY GASP

-Shall we go and meet the veggies?

-ALL: Yeah!

-Come on, then.

-# 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

# Oh, they grow here in my nursery

-# Meet the veggies

-We're the veggies

# And we love Mr Bloom

# That's me! #

THEY CHUCKLE

-Hands all dry, tiddlers?

-ALL: Yeah.

Let's see who's here.

-Look who it is.

-Hello, tiddlers.

-Hello, tiddlers.

-ALL: Hello.

-Hello, Mr Bloom.

Hello!

Mr Bloom will help you get clean.

Ey up, Raymond. What's happened? He's covered in sparkles, isn't he?

Yeah.

-I've had an accident.

-Raymond was telling me about pirates.

-Oh!

-They have maps

-And hats.

And go sailing on the sparkly sea.

So I painted a picture of the sparkly sea.

See?

-Yes.

-But the sparkly jar of glittery glitter was high, high up

and I couldn't reach it, not even on my tippy-toes.

Raymond tried to reach it, nearly got it and then...

And then this happened. I'm so sorry, Margaret.

That was the last jar of sparkly glitter.

-HE SIGHS

-I've ruined your picture.

Raymond, my little treasure.

I'll get you cleaned up and maybe you tiddlers can see

if you can find more sparkly bits for Margaret's picture.

-What do you reckon?

-ALL: Yeah!

Head to the shelves and have a look. Come on, Raymond.

Look how mucky you are!

-I'm sorry for making a mess, Mr Bloom.

-Oh, that's all right.

Am I clean now?

-Yep. You're as good as new!

-Heh-heh!

Ooh! Hello, tiddlers.

-Hello.

-Did you find any sparkles?

ALL: No.

There wasn't any left.

-We looked everywhere.

-SHE SIGHS

Do you know what pirates are like?

ALL: Yes. They have eye patches on.

And they have hooks for hands.

-And they have hats on them.

-And they have wooden legs.

-And they have treasure maps, don't they?

-Yes.

-Yes.

And they go sailing on the sparkly sea,

-looking for treasure.

-SHE SIGHS

It's a shame my sea picture hasn't got any sparkles on it.

Oh. I'm sorry, Margaret. The tiddlers looked everywhere.

-There's no sparkly glitter left!

-WHIRRING

It's the Compostarium.

Hey, maybe he's got some sparkles for you, Margaret.

Ooh! I hope so!

Hey, Nor,

why don't you see what Compo's got?

What is it, Mr Bloom? Is it sparkles for my sparkly sea picture?

Oh, it's better than that.

Who can tell me what this is?

ALL: A treasure map!

-Yeah!

-Pirates have treasure maps. That means we're...

BOTH: Pirates! Yay!

Oh-ho-ho!

Pirate Bean! Arr!

Let's all pretend to be pirates, and follow the map!

-Then we'll find some treasure!

-THEY CHEER

That's a great idea, Margaret. We're going to need costumes, aren't we?

ALL: Yeah.

TOOT, TOOT! >

-Oh! Ha-ha!

-Pirate costumes!

-Yay!

Excited bean!

-There's one for you, Lewis.

-Thank you.

One for you, Nor.

-Can you get them on all right?

-Yes.

-Yes.

-One for you, Lewis.

-Thank you.

-Here's one for me.

Which eyes are you going to cover up?

-Don't they look great?

-Yeah!

-What do these look like?

-ALL: Hats.

Might be a bit small for me. Who could they be for?

-The vegetables.

-For the veggies. I think you're right!

Come on, then.

Here, Colin, let's tweak your hat.

-There we go.

-Arr!

-Oh, Margaret, that pirate hat really suits you.

-Thank you, Mr Bloom!

Heh-heh. Pirates are brilliant! Arr!

So pirates have maps - we've got one of those.

ALL: Arr!

-Pirates have hats - we've got those!

-ALL: Arr!

And they sail on the sparkly sea.

We need a boat, Mr Bloom!

Well, I've got just the thing!

I've waited ages to use this!

ALL: Ooh!

ALL: Ooh!

Look what I did to your old wheelbarrow pram, veggies!

-I turned it into a pirate ship!

-Oh-hey-hey!

Here we are. Hoist the main sail.

Now we're ready to set sail on the sparklin' seas!

-Whoo-hoo!

-ALL: Whoo-hoo!

Right, pirate tiddlers.

Pirate Amina, can you get the map? We need to know where to go.

Pirate Lewis, I've got a job for you - you're chief lookout,

-so there's your telescope!

-Arr!

-Arr!

Pirate Nor, are you ship-shape and ready to go?

-Arr!

-Ooh, hello! Heh-heh!

Ha-ha! Oh, hi, Pirate Lewis!

-Arr!

-Come on, pirates of the carib-bean!

Let's set sail on the sparkly seas in search of treasure!

-Come on!

-Hey-hey!

Here we go, Pirate Margaret - into the pirate ship!

Ahh! Shiver my timbers, ha-ha!

-And Pirate Colin.

-Ha-ha-ha!

Oh, I love treasure - jewels and gold and silver and sparkles!

Let's go!

Come on, Raymond.

There you go, Raymond.

Right, tiddlers. Let's start over by Compo, shall we?

Hup! Oh, hold on, veggies.

Here we go.

Which way does the map say, tiddlers?

Over yonder! Come on, then. Let's set sail!

Ooh, I feel a bit seasick.

I'm so excited about finding the treasure!

-I wonder what it will be.

-I hope it sparkles!

Ooh, arr, treasure bean!

-Hold it there, shipmates. Check the map.

-We're here!

-We're here!

-Yay!

Is the treasure round here somewhere? Ooh. Ooh.

It must be round here - X marks the spot.

It looks like it's by the sandpit.

Lewis, use your telescope. See what you can see.

Well, I can't see anything. Let's get these veggies out.

Well...where is it?

-Hm.

-I can't see the treasure! It should BE here!

Ohh. Disappointed bean!

Let's see what we can find.

Let's let look high, high up!

And let's look low, low down!

I still can't see anything!

-MR BLOOM GASPS

-I know.

Do you remember the potatoes we found earlier?

Let's look SO low down that we go underground. Down there!

Ooh! We could use these little trowels, Mr Bloom.

That's a good idea, Raymond!

Must be buried treasure.

Yeah. Keep digging!

-THEY GASP

-How are you getting on, tiddlers?

-Good.

-Is there anything there?

-ALL: Yes!

I think Pirate Amina's found something!

Ooh! It's treasure!

I wonder what's inside!

-Ooh! Ooh! Excited bean!

-Something sparkly?

THEY ALL GASP

Margaret, it's some glitter for your picture. It's blue!

That's right! It's a jar of sparkly glittery glitter!

To make my sea picture sparkly! It's perfect!

That's what I wanted the treasure to be!

Aw! Hey, well done, my little pirates. I told you -

there are exciting things underground.

Arr... Arr... Are you ready for a song, Mr Bloom?

Oh! Hello, Sebastian!

Do you know what? That'd be lovely.

Then... A yo, ho, ho and a one and a two and a one, two, three, four!

# We had a treasure map And gave Margaret a hand

# To find some glitter, blue That was buried in the sand

# We learned so much today

# We've got so much done Now I think we all deserve

# To sing and dance and have some fun!

# 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 One more time!

# 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.

Settle down, cheeky Wee MacGregors. It's time for bed.

Night-night, Lewis. Thank you for finding my blue sparkly treasure!

-Night-night, Nor.

-Night-night, Raymond,

-Did you have fun today?

Yes.

# Night-night, veggies

# Sleep tight, veggies

# And listen to my gentle tune

# Night-night, veggies

# Sleep tight, veggies

# We'll see you again soon. #

Shh!

THEY SNORE

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