Purple Princess 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

# Oh, it's my composterium

# 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 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! #

Oh, yeah, so lovely, so, so lovely!

The sun has never looked so green.

The sun, green?

The sun isn't green, is it?

And the trees have never looked so blue.

Trees looking blue? What on earth's going on?

Oh, Joan, you must see this!

You're telling me!

Oh, I see, it's a painting!

Oh!

Margaret has painted such a beautiful picture. Voila!

Oh, Sebastian! Do you really like it?

Oh, I do, I love it!

Let's have a closer look.

Careful, the paint is still wet.

Oh, thank you, Sebastian.

Oh, well, well, well.

You've painted a green sun? Not a yellow one?

I thought it would be fun to have a green one.

And blue trees? Trees aren't normally blue.

I know. But these are extra-special ones.

And you've painted the sky yellow.

Ah, yes, the yellow is showing the excitement of a new day

and the shining beauty of this wonderful world, yes?

No, I just ran out of blue paint.

I used it all painting the trees.

-TOOT-TOOT!

-Oh, the tiddlers are here.

Oh, I hope they want to play.

Oh-ho-ho-ho!

Tiddlers! Come down here.

Hey-hey, it's nice to see you.

Now, who have we got? We've got Janet, Oliver and Daisy.

Now, tell me. How about we make a lovely little salad?

We can have, er...

We could have crunchy carrots, couldn't we?

Daisy, I think you'd be a brilliant carrot puller-upper.

But what do we know about carrots?

-What colour are they?

-Orange.

Orange, that's right.

-Are their leaves orange too?

-No, they're green.

They're green, yeah, that's right. This looks like a carrot to me.

-Why don't you pull one up?

-Heave!

How do you do that?

You did it!

Hang on a minute.

-What colour's that?

-White.

It's white. Do you think this is a carrot?

-No.

-It is a carrot, but it needs to be orange.

It is a white carrot, but they don't have to be orange.

Janet, why don't you pull up a carrot? One, two, three!

Wooh!

-What colour's that?

-Purply orange.

We've got a purple carrot and a white carrot. I do remember now.

I planted a whole lot of white ones and a whole lot of purple ones.

They're still carrots, they're still tasty.

We'll have those in our salad. Shall we get some tomatoes?

-Yeah.

-All right, tiddlers, this way.

-Right, tiddlers, what have we got here?

-Tomatoes.

Before we start - cos look what happened with the carrots -

-what colour are tomatoes?

-Red.

-Red.

But what colour are they when they're not ready to eat?

-Green!

-They're green.

Oliver, get down here and get some tomatoes.

Can you find any? What colour are they?

-These are green. What tomatoes have we got down here?

-Yellow.

-Orange.

Yellow? Did you say yellow tomatoes?

No, you're making it up.

-I'm not.

-Let's have a peek round here.

Who'd have thought it?

-A yellow tomato! Isn't that funny?

-Look at this one here.

I tell you what, tiddlers. I've been joking,

because you can get yellow tomatoes.

And they're just as tasty and tomatoey as the red ones.

-Can you pick two of the finest tomatoes down there, Oliver?

-Mm-hm.

Oh, there's one.

Hey, there we go!

Two yellow tomatoes and a white carrot and a purple carrot.

-Shall we go and wash our veg?

-Yeah!

-Come on, then, this way.

Ah! Right then, tiddlers, who would like to play a game?

-Me!

-OK,

it's a game called the tremendous tiddler tea-towel tasting test.

All right?

So, maybe you could be my special helper, Oliver, OK?

And you could be the testing tiddlers.

I will take this simple tea towel

and put it on you, like a blindfold.

And then we shall see if you can tell the difference

between an orange carrot and a white carrot.

-Do you think you can?

-Yeah.

-OK.

Very good.

Take this.

What does it taste like?

It tastes crunchy.

It's crunchy.

Now, did it taste like a carrot?

-Yes.

-Even though it was white?

-Yes.

-Ho-ho! OK, hold out your hand there, Janet.

That's it. And then pop that in your mouth very quickly.

What colour tomato are you eating?

Red.

A red tomato. Shall we see?

Here we go. Hold up the bowl of tomato she was eating.

It was a yellow tomato!

Did that yellow tomato taste like a red one?

-Yeah.

-It did. Some things can be exactly the same,

but just different colours.

Oh! And it's not just us that's been hungry, it's Compo too.

GURGLING

Come on, 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!

-It's full!

-Hurrah!

Stand back, tiddlers. Here goes Compo.

Oh!

-Would you tiddlers like to come and meet the veggies?

-Yeah!

Come on.

# 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, me-me-me-me-me

# Nice - meet the veggies

# We're the veggies

# Oh, they grow here in my nursery

# Meet the veggies

# We're the veggies

# And that's not all Oh, no, siree!

-# 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?

# 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!

There we go, tiddlers, all dry? Let's go and see the veggies.

-Oh!

-Oh, hello, tiddlers, Mr Bloom.

-I'm so glad you're all here.

-Hiya, Joan.

-What's with the cones?

-Margaret's done a painting,

but it's still wet and she's gone and left it.

I don't want anyone to get paint on their clothes.

-That would be awful.

-I tell you what, Joan,

it's very considerate of you to do this.

But where is the great artist? Where's Margaret?

-Mr Bloom!

-There she is.

-Come on, Tiddlers.

-Bye-bye, Joan.

-Bye!

Oh, she's looking very royal, don't you think?

Oh, thank you.

I'm so excited because I'm playing Princesses and Knights.

Wow! That sounds fantastic.

Could we play too, Margaret?

-We'd be up for that.

-Yeah.

The king'll inspect the princesses and knights.

So we will have to be very good knights and princesses.

-Are you up to that, tiddlers?

-ALL: Yeah!

Margaret, what do we need to do to be ready for the king's inspection?

Can you bow and curtsy, like proper knights and princesses?

That's a good point. We'd best practise.

Let's get a bit more room. Come on, we'll get in our line.

Margaret, you tell us if we're doing it right.

First, let's see the boys bowing.

Good.

Girls, can we see you curtsying?

That's excellent!

-Oh, hello, Mr Bloom.

-Hello!

-Hello, tiddlers.

ALL: Hello.

Mr Bloom, they're not ready.

I know I'm not REDDY. I'm orangey!

Ha-ha! Not reddy, orangey. Do you get it? Ha-ha-ha!

THEY LAUGH I'm proud of that one.

You're not ready for the king for the Princesses and Knights game.

-We all need costumes.

-Oh!

-He should be dressed like a knight.

-Yeah, I'd like that.

-Colin can be dressed like a knight too.

-No!

Well, I'm going to wear a pink dress,

because all princesses wear pink.

Well, er, I'm not sure that all princesses wear pink.

I mean, princesses can wear blue.

What other colours could princesses wear, Daisy?

-Um, light blue.

-Light blue.

-Or yellow.

-What about other colours, tiddlers?

Oh, no! Princesses HAVE to wear pink.

Anyway, Joan's got my dress all ready.

Here it is!

What are you going to wear, tiddlers?

Oh, dear!

-We hadn't thought of that.

-We hadn't, Oliver.

But don't worry your little heads, cos look, that's what Compo's for.

TOOT-TOOT!

-There you are, Joan.

-Turn around, Colin.

-Oh!

-Does that feel nice?

-Thank you, Daisy!

-You look like a Superhero, Colin.

-Yeah, Super Bean!

Oh!

Did you find the right place for your head?

-Can you see me?

-Yes.

Can you poke your face through there?

Now we need your bits of ribbon.

-I really like that painting.

-Thank you, Raymond.

I'm really attached to it.

-Yes, I can see.

-What do you mean?

-Your dress is stuck to the paint.

-What?!

Oh, no!

What's happened here?

My beautiful pink dress has paint on it, and the king will be here soon.

Not to worry, Margaret. One quick spin in the Compo Supermatic

-and it'll be clean again.

-Thank you.

-There we go.

-Sorry.

-That's all right.

Here we are.

-Yay!

-Oh, look!

Do you like my blue cape? Oh, hang on. Where is it?

TOOT-TOOT!

Ooh, what's that?

That's Compo telling me that he's finished washing

-Margaret's pink dress. Hold on a moment.

-Ho-ho!

Oh, dear. Oh, deary, deary, dear.

Ahem! Well, there's good news and bad news.

What's the good news?

-Well, the good news is, Raymond, I've found your blue cape.

-Yay!

And the bad news?

The bad news is that it was in the wash,

and the colours have run. And your pink dress is now purple.

Oh. Erm. Oh, dear.

Margaret, I can see you're trying to be brave, like a brave knight.

I'm not a knight. I'm a princess.

But I can't be a princess because my dress isn't pink any more.

The king will be here any minute,

and I'm not going to be in pink.

And all princesses have to be in pink. Don't they?

-What do you think, tiddlers?

-No.

-What colour princess are you, Daisy?

-Green.

-And how about you, Janet?

-Orange.

You see, princesses don't have to be pink.

In fact, we learned earlier on

that some things can be different colours.

Look at your picture.

Your sun is green and your trees are blue,

because they're special. It's fun to try a different colour.

You really think I could be a purple princess

and the king won't mind?

Even better. You could be an extra-special purple princess.

Well, we'll find out in a bit. Look, the king's arrived.

Quick, get your dress ready.

Please be upstanding for his majesty, King Sebastian!

-Ho-ho-ho! Ha-ha-ha!

-Bow and curtsey, everyone!

You all look so beautiful - Raymond, Colin, Joan, tiddlers!

But you know who is my favourite one of all. You, Margaret!

But...I'm a purple princess.

Yes. A perfect purple princess.

Because, of course, purple is my favourite colour!

Oh, thank you, Sebastian!

You know, this puts me in the mood for a song!

Hit it!

# We picked some carrots out

# To mark those buds and checked

# The colours of the fruit and veg

# And they weren't what you'd expect

# We learned so much today

# We've got so much done

# So 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 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.

Eh, settle down, you cheeky Wee MacGregors. It's time for bed.

-You look nice in your purple dress.

-Aw, thank you, Oliver.

Can I have a cuddle?

# 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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