The Humbug Hotel

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0:00:22 > 0:00:24Ha!

0:00:24 > 0:00:25And good day to you!

0:00:32 > 0:00:36# This is the place to be For Salty Dog and me

0:00:36 > 0:00:38# Down by the harbour we'll be there

0:00:38 > 0:00:41# Round every corner There's something to share

0:00:41 > 0:00:44# Give us a cheer Our friends are here

0:00:44 > 0:00:45# Just Salty Dog and me. #

0:00:45 > 0:00:47Ha ha! Come on, Salty!

0:00:49 > 0:00:53# This is the place to meet Down at the end of the street

0:00:53 > 0:00:55# Seagulls flying up in the blue

0:00:55 > 0:00:58# There's always a cup of tea Waiting for you

0:00:58 > 0:01:00# Out in the sun having some fun

0:01:00 > 0:01:02# Just Salty Dog and me

0:01:02 > 0:01:06# Haul away! Haul away! Sing a song of the sea

0:01:06 > 0:01:08# Hoist the sail I'll tell you a tale

0:01:08 > 0:01:10# Of Salty Dog and me

0:01:14 > 0:01:18# This is the place to go And these are the people we know

0:01:18 > 0:01:21# The village is busy With things to see

0:01:21 > 0:01:23# And there's the Rainbow Down by the quay

0:01:23 > 0:01:25# There's stories to tell Join us as well

0:01:25 > 0:01:26# Just Salty Dog and me. #

0:01:26 > 0:01:28PHONE RINGS

0:01:40 > 0:01:42SHOP BELL RINGS

0:01:42 > 0:01:44Good morning, Emily!

0:01:44 > 0:01:49- Come back here, you naughty seagull! - Trouble, Emily?

0:01:49 > 0:01:52SQUAWK! I'll say! That cheeky seagull

0:01:52 > 0:01:55has just taken my last bag of humbugs.

0:01:55 > 0:01:57Humbugs? I was just going to buy some.

0:01:57 > 0:02:00Oh, well, you're out of luck, I'm afraid.

0:02:00 > 0:02:04Salty, we need a hand, here. See what you can do, girl.

0:02:04 > 0:02:06Fetch those humbugs!

0:02:06 > 0:02:08SEAGULL CAWS

0:02:10 > 0:02:11SALTY BARKS

0:02:15 > 0:02:17Hello, Salty!

0:02:17 > 0:02:22Can't stop, busy, busy.

0:02:24 > 0:02:26SHE RINGS HER BIKE BELL

0:02:29 > 0:02:32There we are, Captain Periwinkle.

0:02:32 > 0:02:35I'll leave your cake decorations here.

0:02:35 > 0:02:37Thank you, Miss Bowline-Hitch.

0:02:37 > 0:02:40Busy, busy!

0:02:40 > 0:02:41SHE RINGS HER BIKE BELL

0:02:44 > 0:02:47Hello, Salty! Nothing for you, I'm afraid.

0:02:47 > 0:02:49It's Operation Cake Bake today.

0:02:52 > 0:02:57You know, I really miss my humbugs, I do, Emily. You know what I mean?

0:02:57 > 0:02:59Oh, Salty! Any luck?

0:02:59 > 0:03:00Nothing? SALTY BARKS

0:03:00 > 0:03:03Oh, never mind, you did your best.

0:03:03 > 0:03:08- So, no humbugs for me, then, is it?- Looks like it.

0:03:08 > 0:03:12I could do you some lovely sherbet lemons.

0:03:12 > 0:03:14Sorry, Emily. No, no. You're very kind,

0:03:14 > 0:03:17but it's humbugs or nothing for me. Thank you very much. Come on, Salty.

0:03:17 > 0:03:20Let's get back to the Rainbow. Honestly...

0:03:20 > 0:03:21I know, you did your best, Salty.

0:03:29 > 0:03:32There she is! The Rainbow.

0:03:32 > 0:03:35What have you got for us today, my dear?

0:03:36 > 0:03:40Hey! Come on, Salty.

0:03:40 > 0:03:42# Dee-dee dee-dee. #

0:03:42 > 0:03:44Here we are.

0:03:53 > 0:03:56Yes, settle yourself down there, girl.

0:03:56 > 0:04:00Well... No humbugs, eh, Salty? Oh!

0:04:00 > 0:04:06Do you know, I do remember a time we had trouble with humbugs. Yes.

0:04:06 > 0:04:12It was when we visited the Humbug Hotel. Do you remember?

0:04:12 > 0:04:16Yes. Let me get comfortable and I'll tell you the story.

0:04:16 > 0:04:19This will whiffle your whiskers, my girl.

0:04:19 > 0:04:21Once upon a twinkly time,

0:04:21 > 0:04:23the Rainbow set off from Staithes,

0:04:23 > 0:04:25waved goodbye to Whitby

0:04:25 > 0:04:28and disappeared over the horizon.

0:04:28 > 0:04:31# Just Salty dog and me

0:04:31 > 0:04:33# Upon the briny sea

0:04:33 > 0:04:36# With the sun in the sky and the odd little treat

0:04:36 > 0:04:39# We're happy to say that our day is complete

0:04:39 > 0:04:41# Chugging along, singing a song

0:04:41 > 0:04:43# Just Salty dog and me. #

0:04:43 > 0:04:44Ha-ha-ha!

0:04:44 > 0:04:47Ah, it was a very exciting day for me

0:04:47 > 0:04:51because I was expecting a special delivery of my favourite treat -

0:04:51 > 0:04:54humbugs.

0:04:54 > 0:04:58Salty and I scanned the skies to see if Brenda was on the way.

0:04:58 > 0:05:00And suddenly...

0:05:02 > 0:05:05Wee! ..something dropped from above

0:05:05 > 0:05:08and landed - plop - right in my lap.

0:05:08 > 0:05:10It was a small sweet,

0:05:10 > 0:05:12covered in stripes.

0:05:12 > 0:05:14A humbug.

0:05:14 > 0:05:16Then, with a flappity crash,

0:05:16 > 0:05:19Brenda landed on the deck.

0:05:19 > 0:05:22"I'm sorry I'm late," she squawked.

0:05:22 > 0:05:25"Yes, one of your humbugs nearly landed on my head!"

0:05:25 > 0:05:30"I'm afraid that's the only one I could find," said Brenda,

0:05:30 > 0:05:31rather dramatically.

0:05:31 > 0:05:34"There's not a humbug to be seen anywhere.

0:05:34 > 0:05:37"It's a worldwide humbug crisis."

0:05:37 > 0:05:41It was true, Salty had read it in the papers. I scratched my beard.

0:05:41 > 0:05:44What were we going to do?

0:05:44 > 0:05:47One humbug wasn't enough for a treat.

0:05:47 > 0:05:51"There's always the Humbug Hotel," suggested Brenda.

0:05:51 > 0:05:54"It's run by Walter, the tigerfish. Tigerfish love humbugs,

0:05:54 > 0:05:57"and there's always a big jar of humbugs

0:05:57 > 0:05:59"sitting on the reception desk."

0:05:59 > 0:06:03"Of course! The Humbug Hotel!"

0:06:03 > 0:06:07Well, we thanked Brenda, and Salty and I set off at once.

0:06:07 > 0:06:11So before you could say jiggly-juggly jellyfish,

0:06:11 > 0:06:13we were under the sea.

0:06:16 > 0:06:20Soon, we were at a tall, stripy door.

0:06:20 > 0:06:21A very important looking fish

0:06:21 > 0:06:23in a stripy uniform,

0:06:23 > 0:06:24with gold buttons,

0:06:24 > 0:06:26stood outside and announced,

0:06:26 > 0:06:30"Welcome to the Humbug Hotel!"

0:06:30 > 0:06:32We went inside and suddenly

0:06:32 > 0:06:35a tigerfish popped up

0:06:35 > 0:06:38from behind a very large reception desk.

0:06:38 > 0:06:42"Hello, I'm Walter," he said. "Can I help?"

0:06:42 > 0:06:45"Well," I said, "I was rather wondering if

0:06:45 > 0:06:49"the Humbug Hotel could spare a few of its humbugs?"

0:06:49 > 0:06:52Walter stopped what he was doing

0:06:52 > 0:06:57and pointed a fin at a large, empty jar beside him.

0:06:57 > 0:06:58"Haven't you heard?

0:06:58 > 0:07:03"There are no humbugs anywhere. It's a worldwide crisis."

0:07:03 > 0:07:05And he burst into tears.

0:07:05 > 0:07:08"It's not the humbugs I'm worried about," wailed Walter,

0:07:08 > 0:07:11"it's Princess Tigerfish!"

0:07:12 > 0:07:16Salty and I had no idea who he was talking about.

0:07:16 > 0:07:19Just then, the tall, stripy door swung open

0:07:19 > 0:07:25and an elegant tigerfish swished into the hotel.

0:07:25 > 0:07:29Walter looked up at her with wide eyes.

0:07:29 > 0:07:32"Princess Tigerfish!" he gasped.

0:07:32 > 0:07:35The Princess smiled.

0:07:35 > 0:07:39Walter stared and stared at her,

0:07:39 > 0:07:42completely speechless.

0:07:42 > 0:07:44Salty nudged me.

0:07:44 > 0:07:48"Walter's in love," she said,

0:07:48 > 0:07:50in a whispered woof.

0:07:50 > 0:07:52The Princess smiled again.

0:07:52 > 0:07:58"Hello, I'm here to try the finest humbugs."

0:07:58 > 0:08:00Walter's face fell.

0:08:00 > 0:08:05How could he tell her there weren't any humbugs to be found anywhere?

0:08:06 > 0:08:10I nudged Salty. "Let's give him a hand," I said.

0:08:10 > 0:08:15Then I offered to carry the Princess's suitcases to her room.

0:08:15 > 0:08:18"That would be lovely," she said.

0:08:18 > 0:08:23Walter dashed after us and pressed a button for the lift.

0:08:23 > 0:08:25Well, when the lift reached the top floor,

0:08:25 > 0:08:28Walter rushed down the corridor

0:08:28 > 0:08:31and unlocked the door to the Princess's room.

0:08:31 > 0:08:33It was a wondrous sight.

0:08:33 > 0:08:36Stripy silk curtains,

0:08:36 > 0:08:38a gorgeous sea view,

0:08:38 > 0:08:40and a huge comfy bed,

0:08:40 > 0:08:42with a stripy mattress

0:08:42 > 0:08:46that looked as soft as a cloud.

0:08:46 > 0:08:49"Oh, it's lovely!" cried Princess Tigerfish.

0:08:49 > 0:08:53"I can sit at this window and munch humbugs all day."

0:08:54 > 0:08:58Well, before Walter could tell her that there weren't any humbugs,

0:08:58 > 0:09:02I suggested that the Princess tried the bed.

0:09:02 > 0:09:04"It looks ever so comfortable," I said.

0:09:04 > 0:09:08So, forgetting about humbugs for the moment,

0:09:08 > 0:09:10the Princess settled on the bed.

0:09:10 > 0:09:13But as soon as she snuggled down,

0:09:13 > 0:09:16"Oh!" she squeaked, and she leapt up.

0:09:16 > 0:09:19"There's a lump in the mattress!"

0:09:19 > 0:09:23I could tell poor Walter was most upset by this.

0:09:23 > 0:09:27"What shall I do?" he whispered to Salty and me.

0:09:27 > 0:09:30"Let's put another mattress on the bed," Salty said.

0:09:30 > 0:09:35"Then maybe she won't feel the lump." So we did.

0:09:35 > 0:09:38But the Princess could still feel it.

0:09:38 > 0:09:40So we put another mattress on,

0:09:40 > 0:09:42and another, and another,

0:09:42 > 0:09:44and another one after that.

0:09:44 > 0:09:49But every time, the Princess could still feel the lump.

0:09:49 > 0:09:52By now, the mattress pile was so high,

0:09:52 > 0:09:56the Princess was almost touching the ceiling,

0:09:56 > 0:10:00and there were no more mattresses in the hotel. "What now?"

0:10:00 > 0:10:03said poor Walter, who was blushing so brightly,

0:10:03 > 0:10:06you could hardly see his stripes.

0:10:06 > 0:10:10And that was the moment that Salty's whiskers

0:10:10 > 0:10:12started to whiffle.

0:10:12 > 0:10:15She was having one of her bright ideas.

0:10:15 > 0:10:20"I think I know what that lump is," she barked.

0:10:20 > 0:10:24And she started to take all the mattresses down.

0:10:24 > 0:10:29I helped out and, as we worked, Walter gazed at the Princess.

0:10:29 > 0:10:32And the Princess kept smiling back.

0:10:32 > 0:10:35Finally, we got to the last mattress.

0:10:35 > 0:10:38Salty lifted it up with her paw,

0:10:38 > 0:10:41and what did we find under it?

0:10:41 > 0:10:44Yes, a humbug!

0:10:44 > 0:10:48Well, Walter was horrified.

0:10:48 > 0:10:51"I'm so sorry," he cried.

0:10:51 > 0:10:54"I must have hidden it there, in case we ever ran out."

0:10:54 > 0:10:59"And have you run out?" asked the Princess, quietly.

0:10:59 > 0:11:03Walter looked at her sadly.

0:11:03 > 0:11:06"We have," I'm afraid.

0:11:06 > 0:11:10"It's not much of a humbug hotel, is it?"

0:11:10 > 0:11:15We all wondered what the Princess would do next.

0:11:15 > 0:11:20"Well," she said, "that just makes this last humbug

0:11:20 > 0:11:24"even more precious. Would you like to share it with me?"

0:11:24 > 0:11:28Well, Walter was astounded.

0:11:28 > 0:11:34"That... That would be...wonderful," he spluttered.

0:11:34 > 0:11:37And so we left Walter and the Princess

0:11:37 > 0:11:40sharing the last humbug, on a golden plate,

0:11:40 > 0:11:45and looking dreamily into each other's eyes.

0:11:45 > 0:11:48Back on board the Rainbow, Brenda delivered a newspaper

0:11:48 > 0:11:50and Salty read the headline.

0:11:50 > 0:11:54"World-wide humbug crisis over.

0:11:54 > 0:11:59"Prince and Princess Tigerfish to start humbug factory."

0:11:59 > 0:12:02"Hooray for them!" I cheered.

0:12:02 > 0:12:05"That means there should be plenty of humbugs waiting for us

0:12:05 > 0:12:07"when we get back!"

0:12:08 > 0:12:11And so we set our course for the horizon

0:12:11 > 0:12:14and sailed back happily

0:12:14 > 0:12:17to Staithes, and home.

0:12:17 > 0:12:19And humbugs, of course.

0:12:19 > 0:12:21I do love a humbug!

0:12:26 > 0:12:29There, do you like that story, Salty?

0:12:29 > 0:12:31All true, of course.

0:12:31 > 0:12:33Mind you, my stories always are.

0:12:33 > 0:12:35Ha-ha-ha!

0:12:36 > 0:12:37Come on.

0:12:46 > 0:12:49Oh, hello, you two!

0:12:49 > 0:12:52- Take a seat, Jack. - Oh, thank you, Captain.

0:12:52 > 0:12:54You look a bit down, sailor.

0:12:54 > 0:12:57Well, we've had a humbug crisis today.

0:12:57 > 0:13:00- Oh, really?- Yes. - Well, perhaps Operation Cake Bake

0:13:00 > 0:13:02- can come to your rescue!- No, no, no.

0:13:02 > 0:13:05No cake for me, Captain. It's humbugs or nothing for me today.

0:13:05 > 0:13:11Hmm. Then take a look...at this.

0:13:11 > 0:13:14- Ooh!- Humbug sponge!

0:13:14 > 0:13:16Ooh, would you look at that, Salty!

0:13:16 > 0:13:19I found a bag of humbugs in the cake decoration box

0:13:19 > 0:13:22- and didn't want to waste them, so I popped them on top.- Ha-ha!

0:13:22 > 0:13:25- A good sailor never wastes anything. - That's wonderful.

0:13:25 > 0:13:30Do you know, this is the perfect way to end a very humbuggy day!

0:13:30 > 0:13:32Got to keep things shipshape.

0:13:32 > 0:13:35- Here, I'll cut you a slice. - Oh, yes, please. Yes. Oh!

0:13:35 > 0:13:37I can hardly wait!

0:13:37 > 0:13:40Ooh, I'm looking forward to this!

0:13:40 > 0:13:42- Oh, it smells lovely.- Ah!

0:13:42 > 0:13:44- Just a big piece, please!- OK. Ha-ha!