The Tale of the Tricky Tortoise Peter Rabbit

-# Let's go!

-# Go on and run, run for our lives

# We'll tear a hole in every fence and every wall

# Run through the fields Run wild and free

# And grab a piece of every radish that we see

# Go day and night Go for it all

# It's time to ride Come on, the wind's begun to blow

# Cos you and I we weren't made for going slow

-# Let's go!

-# Adventure calls, the game is on!

-# Come on!

-# Peter Rabbit!

-# Let's go!

-# Peter Rabbit!

-# Let's go!

-# Peter Rabbit!

# Let's go! #

So, I leapt onto a cabbage

but Mr McGregor's cat was still coming straight for me.

Yay, cat.

No, Cotton-tail, not yay! Go on, Mr Fisher.

Well, I thought he had me, then guess who slides in on his shell,

knocking the cat into a raspberry bush? Mr Tolly Tortoise.

Wahoo, yeah.

Well, what can I say?

I always was a good bowler, especially when I was the ball.

Your dad used to say Mr Tolly was full of surprises.

Quite the adventurer.

I can't imagine Mr Tolly going on any adventures.

He's too old.

-Too old, am I, Peter Rabbit?

-Erm, well, erm...

This has been lovely, Mr Fisher, but I think it's time we head home.

I should be on my way too. I wonder if Peter might want to walk me home.

Me, Mr Tolly?

It would remind me of the old days

when your father and I used to go out for a stroll.

But I was going to play with Benjamin and Lily.

-I think it's an excellent idea, Mr Tolly.

-Wonderful.

-Oh, but Mum!

-You can play with your friends later.

Besides, this is something your dad used to do.

-I thought you'd want to do it.

-I guess if Dad did it...

Just remember, Mr Tolly isn't a young tortoise any more.

Take him straight home. No detours or stopping off for adventures.

I'll look after him, Mum.

That's a nose twitch, ear scratch, rabbit paw promise.

-You'll have to catch up with him first.

-Huh?

Come on, Peter, keep up.

Whoa!

There you are. Thought I'd lost you.

So, what do you say, Peter?

Blackberry hunt near Mr Tod's lair?

Hazelnut collecting on Owl Island?

Oh, I know, a raid on Mr McGregor's garden. This'll be fun.

Just like the old days.

Sorry, Mr Tolly, I think you have to be young and fast

for that sort of thing.

We should head straight for your home.

You never know what's out here.

-There could be foxes, badgers...

-Yippee!

-..even owls.

Huh? Mr Tolly? Mr Tolly?

One head, four legs, check.

HE LAUGHS

Imagine wanting Peter to walk you home.

Maybe Peter will surprise us and stay out of trouble.

-Did Mr Tolly come back through here?

-And maybe he won't.

Peter, do not tell me you've lost him.

No, I didn't exactly lose him, he just kind of ran off.

-Er, I'll find him.

-BOTH:

-Mum, Peter lost Mr Tolly.

Mr Tolly? Mr Tolly?

-Peter.

-Oh, it's you.

You haven't seen Mr Tolly, have you? I kind of lost him.

You lost an old tortoise?

Aren't tortoises

reeeeeally slooooow?

Don't worry, Peter. We'll help you find him.

I promised my mum I'd take him straight home.

We have to find him. Let's hop to it.

# Some folks call it junk

# And some folks call it old... #

Oh, Tommy Brock, how about we have ourselves a little fun?

# To me, it's gold... #

-ALL:

-Mr Tolly? Mr Tolly?

I mean, I don't want to worry you, Peter,

but tortoises are the perfect size for falling down holes

or getting trapped in logs or

-snagged in tree roots or...

-OK, you're worrying me.

-Sorry.

There he is!

-Mr Tolly, no!

-Oi, what do you want, rabbit?

I'm sorry, Tommy Brock, but a friend of mine is in your sack.

-I'll just help him out and...

-HE GROWLS

Nobody touches my sack without my say-so.

-Get Mr Tolly.

-Come back here!

Mr Tolly, you need to come with us, quick.

Hang on a moment, I'm just looking for something.

Let's see.

We really need to hurry, Mr Tolly.

That's the problem with you youngsters.

Always in such a rush.

Come back here, rabbit.

-Quick, Mr Tolly, please.

-Rabbits are brave, rabbits are brave!

Found it. Brilliant things, these.

Hours of fun.

Run!

Whoa! What?

-What do you think you're doing with my favourite bed spring?

-This!

Mr Tolly!

Come on.

Toadstools. Come here.

Oh!

-Who is it?

-Morning.

One head, four legs, check.

A delivery of tortoise soup. What a lovely surprise.

I'm not letting a delicacy like you crawl away.

I remember when you were only a cub, Mr Tod.

You didn't scare me them and you don't scare me now.

MR TOD GROWLS

Oh, don't suppose there are any bedsprings around here?

-Peter, where are you?

-Right here, Mum.

Mr Tolly is not with him.

-Mum?

-Excuse us.

-Peter? Where's Mr Tolly?

Oh, just getting him now.

Getting him now?

-I am in so much trouble.

-THEY GASP

Not as much trouble as Mr Tolly!

-Hey!

-Peter?

-Don't.

-Leave Mr Tolly alone.

Oh, tortoise and rabbit soup? Is it my birthday?

Run, Mr Tolly.

Er, running's not really my strong suit.

Oh, but bowling is.

-Huh?

-Give me a boost.

Ready when you are.

Ready? Ready for what?

-Ready for this.

-Oh!

That showed him.

We need to get you home, fast.

Well, your dad found a way to get me to move fast, once.

We could always try that. If you'll follow me.

But that just leads up the hill.

Your home is the other way, Mr Tolly. Mr Tolly!

MR TOD SNIFFS

-Aha.

-There's nothing up here.

We have to go back.

Yoo-hoo! You can run, rabbits, but you can't hide.

It's Mr Tod! Mr Tolly, we have to get out of here.

Yes, yes, now your father marked

a special escape route round here just for me.

I had him mark it with a paw print so we could always find it.

The paw prints were your idea? Wow!

Sure, he put them on all his routes and tunnels after that

and I'll tell you another thing.

Hey, there's the tunnel, look!

Not bad, bit rabbit-y. Let's see.

There's a better escape route for me up here somewhere.

HE HUMS

We really need to get out of here, Mr Tolly. We haven't got time.

Your father always used to say, a good rabbit never...

Oh, now how did it end?

Never gives up.

Lily, Benjamin, you take the tunnel.

-We've got another escape route to find.

-What if there isn't one?

-I've got a feeling Mr Tolly knows what he's doing.

-Let's go.

-Bye-bye, youngsters, see you later.

-Slow down.

I'm sure it was around here somewhere.

Too bad we don't have your father's journal.

It had a map with all the escape routes.

Oh, the journal.

-Well, I'll be.

-But there's no escape route here.

No tunnel or catapult.

There's just a weird drawing.

-What is that?

-That's me.

I'm the escape route.

Now, who shall I have for lunch and who shall I have for dinner?

Oh, decisions, decisions.

Come on, Peter, climb on my back.

-Head in, legs in, ready.

-You are not going anywhere.

-On three, Peter. One...

-Wait!

-Two...

-What?

-Three.

-No! Not again.

Yay!

Oh! Outrun by a tortoise. How humiliating.

# Play, rabbit, play Let's hop to adventures on the way

# Play, rabbit, play Across the fields

# Come on now What do you say?

# The sun is blazing and life's amazing

# And everything is fresh and new

# Play, rabbit, play Embrace the day

# There's a whole wide world just waiting there for you. #

Wow!

One leg, four heads, check.

Oh, well, that was fun. Same time next week, young Peter?

-Any time, Mr Tolly.

-Ah, home sweet home.

Peter!

-Are you all right?

-One head, four legs, check.

Wait, what?

I'll explain on the way home.

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