Nine Lives Numberjacks

# In an ordinary sofa in an ordinary room

# Extraordinary heroes are standing by to zoom

# To wherever they're needed they're speeding out today

# The Numberjacks are on their way

# They will help you with your problems

# They are waiting for your calls

-# No problem is too big for them

-No problem is too small

# Things may be going wrong But it's not for long

# The Numberjacks are on their way

# The Numberjacks are on their way! #

Oh, dear, Buddy Blocks.

You don't seem very cheerful today.

Buddy Blocks?

I better cheer you up.

Little dance?

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

That usually cheers you up.

Not very cheerful at all!

Hello, Three!

What are you doing?

Just jumping around, jumping around!

What are you doing?

I'm trying to cheer up my Buddy Blocks.

Actually, they're not very lively today.

You're right.

Are your Buddy Blocks all right today?

Yes, I think so.

Here they come!

They're very lively.

As usual.

Perhaps they could cheer my Buddy Blocks up.

Course they could. They'll liven up your blocks, Three.

Oh. You've got two lots of three.

And they can take your three blocks for a ride.

-Wow!

-Whoa!

-Wow!

-Whoa!

-Wow!

-Whoa-ho!

Whoa. Wow!

Yeah!

Did you enjoy that?

That's cheered them up.

Thank you, Six.

And it's cheered me up, too.

-BEEPING

-Let's go!

We've got a call!

Hello, Agent 25 here. Things are going wrong.

But not for long!

Look at this.

Hold on, I'm putting it on screen.

This boy was sorting out some wheels,

but when he got three wheels,

he got three more.

Three more again! It's a bit strange.

Strange things are what we investigate.

-We'll send someone out there.

-Thanks.

OK. Who's going to go?

Well, there were three things, weren't there.

-Yes.

-So it ought to be me who goes.

Three, you're a bit of a small number.

I can do it!

I think you can, but with my help.

Oh...all right then. As long as I can go.

# We've got a problem What shall we do?

# Who's going out there? Who do we choose?

# Need to get out there Who will it be? #

-Who's going out?

-Six and Three.

ALARM SOUNDS

-Good luck, Six!

-Good luck, Three! Checking all clear for launch.

All clear.

Let's go!

-ALL:

-Six, five, four,

three, two, one, zero!

-ALL:

-Three, two, one, zero!

Looking for a three and a six to land on.

Finding sixes...

and threes.

Looking for two together.

Got a 36! 36!

-All right, Three?

-Ah, yes.

Come on, then!

They made it all right.

-Better check out what's happening with the boy.

-Let's have a look!

-Three more.

-And three more.

-How many is that altogether?

-One, two, three...

Four, five, six...

Seven, eight, nine!

Three things turning into nine things. That's strange.

-BEEPING

-Another agent calling in!

Agent 34 here. More problems at the cafe.

-OK. We better get down there.

-Yeah.

She's got three things too.

It's happening again!

SHE SCREAMS

It's happening outside too.

Oh. Oh!

We've got to sort this out.

Yes, if three things keep getting turned into nine,

anything could happen.

If you had a birthday cake for your third birthday,

suddenly you'd have three lots of three,

and it would be a cake for a nine-year-old.

Or if Goldilocks was having trouble with three bears,

suddenly it would have to be Goldilocks And The Nine Bears!

And having three babies is hard enough already -

what if you had three more, and three more?!

Nine crying babies.

We've got to sort this problem out.

-What's making everything go wrong?

-I think I can guess. Look!

The Puzzler!

-What do we know about him?

-On screen now.

# Let me tell you what I'm talking about

# The Puzzler, The Puzzler He's gonna twist your mind

# His bubbles mean trouble If you get trapped inside

# You better start thinking If The Puzzler has got you

# Cos if you can't sort the puzzle out

# The Puzzler will sort you

# Oh yeah! #

I bet it's you that's causing trouble.

Yes, your friend Nine is inside my bubble.

-You've captured Nine?

-Where is she? Tell us.

I won't tell you until I see

not Six and Three, but Three, Three and Three.

Ha-ha-ha-ha!

Well, I'm Three.

But I'm Six. How can we be Three, Three and Three?

Sending out an alert.

How can Three and Six become Three, Three and Three?

-Anyone who can help us call in now.

-Hurry!

Agent's calling in.

You need three Threes. Three is the first one.

Six has got to change into the other two Threes.

Can he do that?

Yes - remember his Buddy Blocks.

I'll rerun that on screen.

Yes, that's six buddy blocks turning into two lots of three.

Six can do it!

-Six, we've got some good news and some bad news.

-'What is it?'

-We know how to solve the puzzle.

-'Good. And the bad news?'

-You've got to turn into two threes.

-'What?!'

-You've got to do it.

We'll send you Brain Gain to help.

OK. If it's got to be done,

I, Number Six, will become two Number Threes.

You'll love it.

# Brain Gain, Brain Gain To solve a problem use a brain

# The way to get your brains linking up together, joined up thinking. #

Getting brain power now! Brain Gain.

Six makes two Threes.

Brain Gain coming.

Six makes two Threes.

Argh!

Wow!

You look different.

We feel different.

Yes, we do.

Oh, hello, Three and Three and Three.

What exactly do you need from me?

Tell us where Nine is?

Or there will be trouble.

Number Nine's here.

NUMBER NINE: 'Help, help!'

Trapped in my bubble.

My friends, she stays in there

till nine small squares make one big square!

Anyone got any information about squares?

-A square is this shape.

-All the sides are the same length.

Checking the napkins.

They're square - all the sides are the same length.

You need to get to the cafe.

We're on our way.

Let's hope they can make them into one big square.

-There's nine napkins.

-How can we make them into one big square?

Remember the Buddy Blocks.

I think I've got a picture.

Yes, that's one big square.

Three lots of three, do it with the napkins.

Three rows of three, make that square.

I'll do one row.

I'll do the second row.

I'll do the bottom row.

That's nine small squares.

Three rows of three makes one big square.

Oh, well done, Three and Three and Three.

You've made a square and beaten me.

So, as I promised, Nine goes free.

That's better.

But I'll be back.

Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

Things are going back to normal.

ALL: Yeah!

Come back now, all of you.

One thing to do first.

Definitely.

Two threes make a six.

Two threes make six.

ALL: Yeah!

Come on back now...all of you.

All clear for landing.

One, two, three,

four, five, six,

seven, eight, nine!

Well done, everyone!

You can see it all on screen.

The boy had three things,

then nine.

The waitress had trouble,

and the lady. It was all that Puzzler's fault.

And I had a very strange thing to do.

Six becoming two Threes!

We had to make a big square.

You rescued me, thank you.

And everything went back to normal.

Hurray!

-Would your Buddy Blocks like another ride, Three?

-Yes, please.

My Buddy Blocks can join in too.

Let's go!

-Ooh!

-Whoa!

-Wha-hey!

Wow!

Ooh, two big squares.

I wonder, is there any other number of Buddy Blocks

that could be made into a square? Find out. Or any problems,

contact the Numberjacks.

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