One Won Numberjacks

# In an ordinary sofa in an ordinary room

# There are extraordinary heroes who are standing by to zoom...

# To wherever they are needed They are speeding out today

# The Numberjacks are on their way

# They will help you with your problems

# They are waiting for your call

# No problem is too big for them

# No problem is too small

# Things may all be going wrong but you can bet it's not for long

# The Numberjacks are on their way

# The Numberjacks are on their way! #

Ha ha! Hmmm, that's good.

I'm not in the mood for reading.

I'm not in the mood for anything much. Except making noises.

Meep meep meep! Doo doo doo!

Meeble, meeble, doodle do!

Meeble, doodle do!

-Meeble, meeble, doodle, doodle, meeble, doodle do!

-Ahem!

-Is it a good book?

-I expect so.

It's a bit hard to tell at the moment.

Oh. I know! I could do some jumping!

Joop, joop, joop-joop.

Joop, joop, joop, joop-joop.

You COULD go to the gym, if you want to jump.

-No. I like it here, with you.

-Oh, good(!)

-Oh, look! Here's One.

-Lovely(!)

-Hey, One! We're making noises, and jumping.

-Not ALL of us are.

Joop-a-joop! Joop-a-joop-joop!

Gleep!

-Flub!

-That's not very good!

I think it is! She's making just one noise at a time.

-Flub!

-And one little jump.

I could do just one jump. Joop!

I bet you couldn't make just one noise.

-I could, I could!

-Gloop.

-I can do that!

Dooble ooble ooble dooble ooble dooble do!

-That's not one noise!

-Dip dip dip dip dip dip dip!

I think I'll finish this later.

No time for it now, come on!

We've got a call coming in!

-Agent 55 here!

-What's up?

-Things are going wrong!

-But not for long!

-It's a bit worrying.

-What is it?

This girl had lots of things.

Hold on, I'm putting it on screen.

She's still got a lot of things.

-Yes, but look what she had before.

-Something strange going on.

-We'd better send someone out.

-Thank you!

-OK, who's going?

-I've had a good rest, I'm ready for action.

-OK, Six is going.

-Get ready for launching!

# We've got a problem, what shall we do?

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

-# Here's a problem, needs a fix Who's going out there? #

-Number Six!

-Good luck, Six!

-Ready for launch. Checking the room's empty.

-It's all clear.

-Let's go!

Six! Five! Four! Three! Two! One! Zero!

Looking for a six to land on...

Got a six!

Right, I'm ready for action.

Why have some toys been taken, and some been left?

All agents out there, any ideas?

Agent 68 here. There's only one of each toy.

Something has taken all the other toys, and left only one of each.

Six! There's just one of every toy!

We must watch out for things there are more than one of.

They'll be taken!

Agent 94 here. I think there's going to be trouble for the gardener.

-OK, I'm on my way.

-I've put it on the screen.

He's all ready to sow some seeds.

He's getting the soil ready with his fork.

Nice and flat.

Lots of seeds to sow.

That's all right. What's the problem?

-I think I can see the problem.

-What?

-Look!

-Aaagh! The Numbertaker!

-Putting the data on screen.

# Numbertaker, Numbertaker, have you seen the Numbertaker?

# Taking all the numbers you can see

# Picking, nicking, getting, netting

# As mean a Numbertaker as can be

# With his number sucker-upper, he's a number mucker-upper

# He's as mean a Numbertaker as can be! #

-What's he going to take?

-Things there are more than one of.

The fork should be all right, there's only one of that.

And there's only one rake.

Oh, no! There are lots of seeds!

The Numbertaker will be after them!

He's getting some more seeds!

Why is he grabbing the fork? There's only one of them!

Agents, what's going on?

There's only one fork, but it has three prongs.

The Numbertaker is taking any number more than one.

What's he done?

-There's only one prong left!

-That's not going to be much good.

Oh, no! The prongs of the rake!

That's not going to be much good!

He's not going to be happy!

Surely nothing else can go wrong.

Oh, no. The watering can!

The Numbertaker has taken all the other holes, and only left one!

That Numbertaker! Where's he gone?

-Off to cause more trouble.

-Taking things, leaving one.

He's even taken one of the gardener's boots!

I'd better get after the Numbertaker.

How can we stop him taking things?

He mustn't see anything, if there's more than one of them.

I've spotted the Numbertaker!

He's looking for things, so he can grab them!

OK, the plan is to make sure he doesn't see anything

with a number more than one in.

-Right.

-We've got to spot things before he does,

and get them out of his sight.

OK, good plan. Everyone look closely.

Mustn't let anything past that has more than one.

Check out the trolley. Is it in danger?

Yes! It's got one, two, three, four wheels.

-Scare the lady away.

-I guess I've got to.

-Boo!

-Aaagh! Aaagh!

-I don't like scaring people.

-It's for their own good.

Better than having your wheels grabbed.

I'll see if there are any more things.

The gardener! He doesn't want any more trouble!

Is his wheelbarrow OK?

Yes! It's got one wheel.

If he's after wheels, the Numbertaker won't be interested.

-Great!

-We've got to get rid of the Numbertaker,

or he'll keep grabbing things that have more than one.

If you had some cereal,

the Numbertaker would grab everything except one bit of cereal!

If you had a plant in a pot, it would only have one leaf...

..and one petal!

Or if there were lots of people together,

the Numbertaker would make it only one person,

and she'd be very lonely.

We've got to stop that Numbertaker.

You'll have to be quick, he's coming!

Oh, no! He'll be after you, Six!

-Oh, yes!

-Because you're a number more than one.

-What number isn't the Numbertaker grabbing?

-One!

He won't grab One! You've got to get One out here!

-OK. Time for an emergency launch!

-I'll get her ready!

-Do you think One will be all right?

-She'll have to be!

-Good luck, One.

-Oooh.

Ready for launch. Checking the room's empty...

All clear!

It's going to be a very short countdown. Ready?

One! Zero!

-One is on her way.

-Found her a one to land on.

Come on, One. We need you!

She can get close, without being grabbed.

It's up to you, One. You're the only number that can save us.

What can poor little One do against a great big Numbertaker?

Wait a minute...she doesn't have to be little One. She can be big One.

Yes! We need Brain Gain to make her bigger.

# Brain Gain, Brain Gain, to sort a problem, use our brains

# The way to get your brains all linking

# Up together, joined-up thinking. #

Getting brain power now. Brain Gain!

Think big! Think one elephant!

-Think big! One big building!

-Think big! One big plane!

Sending Brain Gain now!

Think big! Think big One!

Think big, big, big!

Think scarily big!

THEY ALL CHEER

Number One did the trick!

Come on back, Six.

All clear.

One! Two! Three! Four! Five! Six!

-Well done, One!

-Oooh.

-Come and see what you look like on screen.

She only had one of each toy,

but she's all right now the Numbertaker's gone.

And the gardener had a bad time, but he's OK now.

I had to scare away the lady with the trolley,

so the Numbertaker wouldn't get her,

cos she had four wheels on the trolley.

And the gardener had one wheel, which was OK.

But once One arrived, and got bigger,

that was the end of the Numbertaker.

-Ahhh.

-You know you wanted me just to make one noise?

-Yes...

Well...I will make just one noise.

But it's going to be a big one.

YAY!

One last thing. Check your home.

What things have you got just one of?

Check it out, and call the Numberjacks!

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# The Numberjacks are on their way

# The Numberjacks are on their way! #