Wee Three, Phone Home 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! #

OK, One - the Hoverdice rolls itself.

One, two, three...

four, five, six.

Whatever number comes up,

you move that many places down the Numbertrack. Ready?

OK, Hoverdice - please roll.

It's two.

You move two squares.

No! One, one!

Yes, all right. You like the number one.

If we ask the Hoverdice very nicely...

One!

-One!

-And you're on square number one.

Let's see what number you move this time.

Oh! Lovely number!

It's a three. But the number you like is one.

One!

Oh, all right!

Very good. Now you're on square number two.

And another roll...

Six!

-One! One! One!

-All right, all right!

One.

And we finally arrive at square number three.

Lovely.

BEEPING

Oh! We'll do some more another time. Bye!

Here we go - a call coming in.

Agent 108 here.

-What's happening?

-Things are going wrong.

But not for long!

-Have a look.

-Hold on. I'm putting it on screen.

-'They look all right.

-Yes, but...

'What do they want that for?

'I don't think she DOES want it.

-'They've got another thing!

-Not very interesting.

-'Another thing! That's three silly things they've got.

-Oh, dear!'

They definitely need some help, Agent 108.

And it's not just her.

Oh!

-'That's strange.

-So's that.'

Oh! Oh! Ooh!

'And that's very strange.'

OK. We're definitely sending someone.

Thank you.

I've just got a feeling it ought to be...Number Three!

Yes, yes, yes!

-Yes, yes, yes!

-Excuse me.

It's time for launching.

# Hey, hey!

# 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 there?

-Number Three! #

Just checking the room's empty.

Here we go.

Three, two, one...

zero!

I'm scanning for a three.

Scanning those numbers...

Found a three!

Hup! Oh, yes!

-Number Three has arrived.

-Watch out for more problems.

Agent 12 here. There are grown-ups having trouble now.

'Putting them on screen.

'Wow!

'Weird!

TOOT!

'This is all very strange.'

TOOT-TOOT!

I'm here, I'm here!

Good. We're going to need you.

'Whoa!

'Oh!

'This is definitely odd.'

I can deal with it.

Yes, but first we've got to work out what's going on.

-Agents, can you see any patterns?

-Agent 63 here.

I think it's something to do with threes.

Putting it up on screen.

People get one thing, then two things, then three things.

And they do three things too.

One move, then two moves, then three moves.

One, two, three...

like the first three squares on the Numbertrack.

We need to know who's causing the problem.

EVIL LAUGHTER Oh! I think I know!

The Puzzler!

Data on screen.

GURGLING

# Let me tell you what I'm talking about

# The Puzzler, the Puzzler He's got a twisted mind

# His bubbles mean trouble If you get trapped inside

# You'd better start thinking

# If the Puzzler has got you

# Cos if you can't solve the puzzle

# The Puzzler will solve you! #

I-I'm not scared of YOU, Mr Puzzler!

Well, how lovely, little Three!

You're as brave as brave can be.

We know how you're making trouble.

HE BLOWS A BUBBLE

So, what's the pattern? Do you know?

Come on, quickly! It's time to show.

It's one thing, then two things...

then three!

Oh, very good. So I won't trap you.

If I had hands, I'd even clap you!

-More trouble with things.

-Maybe we should count them this time.

TOOT-TOOT!

'She's got one, two, three... and now four things.

'Five!

'Six!

'Four, five...then six.

'He did one, two... three moves.

'And that's four!

-'Five...

-Six!

'Four, five, six.'

-We know the pattern.

-Let's tell Three right away.

Hang on. I can't get through to Three at the moment. No contact.

-Maybe Brain Gain could get through.

-Good idea.

-Send the Brain Gain to Three to help her.

-Firing up Brain Gain.

BUBBLING

The next part of the pattern is...

four, five, six.

Sending Brain Gain.

Well, the Brain Gain has left here, but I'm not sure it's arrived.

We've got to help Three solve the Puzzler's challenge.

It's one, two, three, then four, five, six.

If the Puzzler keeps making things follow the pattern,

anything could happen!

A car might have one steering wheel,

then two...

Oh!

..then three!

And the driver wouldn't know which one to use.

Oh, er... BEEP-BEEP!

Or the Dancing Cow might start dancing with four legs...

and get leg number five, and leg number six!

Then the next thing might be...

-Quick!

-Oh!

I'm worried, Five. There's still no contact with Three.

-Time for an emergency call.

-Ready to broadcast to all Numberjacks.

Calling all Numberjacks.

We've lost contact with Three.

Well, little Three! You're on your own.

So what's the pattern? Do you know?

Well, it was one, two, three...

And?

Uh...I, uh...

Wait a minute! The dice!

The dice showed one, two, three...

then four, five, six!

But what comes next? Tell me quick.

What comes after four, five and six?

Oh! I don't know.

Nothing comes after six on the dice.

Oh!

-Calling all Numberjacks!

-Three's moved. We don't know where she is.

She's got to contact us somehow.

I'll keep trying.

I've got to hide till I can answer the puzzle.

What's after one, two, three,

four, five, six?

Ha-ha!

Wait a minute.

There's one, two, three,

four, five, six...

seven, eight, nine!

That's how the pattern goes on.

Seven, eight, nine!

All Numberjacks, we're getting the message - seven, eight, nine!

Well, my friend, at last it's time.

-What's the pattern?

-Seven, eight, nine!

Huh! It seems you know it.

But you don't win unless you show it.

Oh! How can I show seven, eight and nine?

-Like this!

-And this!

-And this!

Wow!

I didn't expect that to happen.

Huh! You've certainly shown the pattern. But I'm not done!

There's still time for having fun...with seven, eight, nine!

No, Puzzler - your tricks aren't kind.

But they're such fun.

Seven, eight, nine!

-No, Puzzler.

-It's time to put everything back to normal.

-Well done, everybody!

-Send in Brain Gain.

'Start the pattern - one, two, three.

'Back to normal is what you see.

'Go on with the pattern - four, five, six.

'Everything is being fixed.

'Finish the pattern - seven, eight, nine.

'Everything is looking fine.'

No more fun! It's such a bore.

All the things are back to nor...mal!

That's the end of my little show.

Time for you-know-who to go.

Come back now, Three - and Seven, Eight, Nine.

One, two, three, four,

five, six, seven, eight, nine!

-Well done, everyone.

-Glad you're all right, Three.

-Thanks to Seven, Eight and Nine.

-We've got it all on screen.

They had one, two, three silly things.

And they did one, two, three funny moves.

It was all the Puzzler's fault!

Then the pattern was four, five and six things and moves.

But I worked out the next bit of the pattern,

and Seven, Eight and Nine arrived.

Then everything was back to normal.

OK, Zero,

you tell us when to start the pattern.

Go!

-One!

-Two!

-Three!

-Four!

-Five!

-Six!

-Seven!

-Eight!

-Nine!

Hurray!

I wonder, how would the pattern carry on?

Try and find out and call the Numberjacks.

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# The Numberjacks are on their way

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