The Tale of the First Bluebell 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 fly 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!

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The Tale Of The First Bluebell.

-Whoa, whoa.

-Hold still, Benjamin.

-I'm trying!

Ah! Phew.

-Kind of quiet, isn't it?

-Uh, Benjamin, shoosh.

I'm trying to concentrate.

-Peter!

-Wah! Uh.

Tut. Boys.

-Quick, we've got to get to my burrow fast.

-What is it?

-Hurry!

It must be serious.

SHE SIGHS

-Let's go!

-Wait for me!

Mum, we're here.

ALL: Wah! Uh.

What is it, Peter? Is Cotton-tail missing?

Are Flopsie and Mopsie trapped in a well? Is it Mr Todd?

It's oatcakes.

-BENJAMIN GASPS

-Fresh from the oven.

Peter, we thought it was important.

There is nothing more important than freshly baked oatcakes.

-SHE LAUGHS

-Well, you better all sit down then.

OK, maybe one. But then I have to get back to the woods.

It's the first day it's been warm enough to sit and paint outdoors.

Ah. Spring already.

What's the matter, Mum?

I was just remembering how your father used

to always bring me the first bluebell of spring.

He had a special trick to make sure I got the first one. Mmm.

If my dad found the first bluebell for my mum, so can I.

Let's hop to it.

Thank you, Mrs Rabbit. Those oatcakes smell delicious.

Just the right blend of oats and flour, and milk, and...

-Mmm...is that honey?

-Are you coming?

-Sorry! coming!

-MRS RABBIT CHUCKLES Benjamin.

-Huh?

-HE SIGHS

-I haven't finished.

-HE SIGHS LOUDLY

-Don't worry!

I'm not leaving YOU behind.

Wait for me!

-MRS RABBIT LAUGHS

-Oh. Ah.

LILY GASPS

Snowdrops, also known as Galanthus.

They're so pretty and white and, when they bloom, that means winter's over.

Then the birds start to sing and the weather gets warmer and...

Yeah, but we need bluebells, not snowdrops.

I don't get it. This place is usually full of them.

Peter, it's too early in the season for bluebells -

I know that for a fact.

Uh...I've got an idea! Snack break!

THEY ALL LAUGH

Wait. Behind that bush.

Yes!

No.

It's just a little blue bottle.

NUTKIN: You found my bottle! Wa-hey!

It's for hazelnut storage. They never fit though.

PETER SIGHS LOUDLY

-Don't be sad. I'll figure it out one day.

-It's not that, Nutkin.

I just thought this bottle was the first bluebell of spring.

You thought the bottle was a bluebell?

NUTKIN LAUGHS LOUDLY

You need to get your eyes examined, my friend.

Anyway, you won't find any bluebells. It's WAY too early in the season.

Not for me. I'm going to get one for my mum.

My dad had a special trick for finding them.

Ooh! Tricks! I love tricks! What was it?

I don't know.

Oh... This has been a very disappointing conversation.

Well, good luck!

At times like these, I find that what you really need is food.

Whoa!

Come on, let's keep looking.

BENJAMIN SIGHS

I'm really sorry to have to do this to you.

There! Look!

Let's hop to it!

-JEMIMA: Wah!

-Mrs Puddle-Duck?

-ALL:

-Wah!

Oh, no! JEMIMA: Oh! Feathers and fluff.

-Are you, OK?

-Sorry, Mrs Puddle-Duck.

We thought you were a bluebell.

A bluebell? Goodness! I've never been confused with a bluebell before.

Oh, dear! My blueberries. Oh, oh!

Mrs Puddle-Duck, you haven't seen any bluebells

in the woods, have you?

It's too early in the season for bluebells, Peter.

Toodle-oo!

-ALL:

-Bye, Mrs Puddle-Duck!

BENJAMIN GASPS

Mm-mm.

Come on, we've got to keep looking.

-BENJAMIN SIGHS

-I'm going to eat you one day.

SAMMY: Hehehehe. No, Benjamin Bunny, I am.

And all I have to do is find them a flower. Hehehehe.

BENJAMIN PANTS

There are no bluebells anywhere, Peter! Maybe we should give up.

A good rabbit never gives up.

-BENJAMIN SIGHS

-Do good rabbits ever stop for a snack?

LILY GASPS Peter! Over there!

Come on!

THEY GASP

-Sammy Whiskers?

-SAMMY: What did you expect?

A bluebell?

What do you know about bluebells?

I know where to find one, for a start.

You can have it, if you like.

What's the catch?

-Catch? There's no catch. ALL:

-Humph.

Alright, alright. I'll give you a flower

if you give me something in return. Something like...

an oatcake?

What?!

No way.

But...

BENJAMIN SIGHS

-Do I have to?

-Please.

BENJAMIN SIGHS AGAIN One flower for one oatcake.

Alright. Here's the oatcake.

Thanks, and here's your flower.

WAIT a minute...

This isn't a bluebell, it's a snowdrop, and I know that for a fact.

Heh. I said I'd give you a flower - I didn't say what kind!

-Hehehehehe.

-Hey! Give me back my oatcake.

-In your dreams.

-Stop him!

-Come back with my oatcake!

-Follow that rat!

-Peter, he's getting away!

-Look!

-THEY GASP

-A bluebell!

LILY: The first bluebell of spring!

-TODD: Hehe. Hahahaha. ALL:

-Whoa.

Of all the places in the woods, it had to be there?

Ah, finally, it's warm enough for you to go outside,

my little, blue companion.

MR TODD HUMS What are we going to do?

MR TODD SIGHS

I'm going to get my mum that bluebell. Wait here.

Ah, the first day of spring. The sun is shining, the sky is blue

and there's a rabbit under my deckchair.

Urgh.

-WHAT?! Got you, you...

-Wah!

- Urgh. - This way!

Oh! Peter Rabbit!

I've got to go back.

Pushing your luck, aren't you, Peter? Mr Todd seems pretty angry.

Maybe my dad's trick was getting the bluebell

without Mr Todd catching him!

Maybe we could try offering this in exchange?

I suppose it's worth a try.

Urgh. My suit is ruined...

Back again, Peter Rabbit?

Mr Todd. Er...I really need that bluebell.

And...if you give it to me, I'll give you this lovely snowdrop?

Ha! And why would I do that?

Because deep down you're a nice fox with a heart of gold?

Hahaha! Oh...oh... Heart of gold. Ooh, ooh. That's a good one.

Please, it's for my mum.

A present for dear mummy?

Well, why didn't you just say so? Of course, we simply must swap.

Here, come and get it.

Well...alright, but you promise you won't try to grab me.

Grab you? Why would I do that?

Oh, wait. I remember. Because I'm a fox and that's what I do.

-Hahahaha.

-Arg!

Get the flower!

Come on, Benjamin!

-Rabbits are brave, rabbits are brave...

-Hurry!

-Grr.

-Wah! Whoa!

PLONK! Oh.

Ha!

Hey, good catch.

Huh? Brr!

Wah! Angry fox!

# Run rabbit run Run like you've never run before

# Run rabbit run

# If he catches you you're done so run no more

# Those feet are sounding so close to you

# What can you do?

# Oh, Rabbit run. #

Oh, no! My bluebell!

BENAJMIN AND SAMMY: My oatcake!

-My rabbits.

-Split up!

Huh? Whoa!

Oh, oh, foiled again.

I can't believe I'm going home without a bluebell for my mum.

I wish I knew what my dad's trick was.

Look on the bright side, I saved some blueberries.

You tried your best, Peter. You could always make her a painting.

Painting...

-PETER GASPS

-What is it?

I may not know how my dad found the first bluebell of spring,

but I have a special trick of my own.

Lily, have you got any blue paint?

Come on!

White for snowdrops, green for Benjamin's hat, brown...no.

-Sorry, no blue.

-Yum.

PETER GASPS

-Huh?

-Sorry, Benjamin, I'm going to need those blueberries.

BENJAMIN SIGHS

I've never going to have another snack again.

Here goes.

SQUELCH!

-Ooh!

-Wow.

I got it for you, Mum,

the first bluebell of spring.

Oh, Peter. It's beautiful.

-DRIP!

-Huh?

Mmm...

Blueberry juice?

Uh, well...

-I can explain!

-Peter, you clever rabbit.

How did you know what your dad's special trick was?

You mean, he painted a potted snowdrop with blueberry juice, too?

-Wow.

-Of course. It's far too early in the season for bluebells.

-Yum.

Finally. Nom.

-THEY ALL LAUGH

-Peter Rabbit, just like your father.

-Oh.

-THEY ALL LAUGH

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