Beyond Da Fringe Rastamouse

# Zooba zooba zooba dan

# Zooba zooba zooba day

# Rastamouse and Scratchy and Zoomer

# Also known as the Easy Crew

# Crime fighters They're very special agents

# Playing reggae when the work is through

# Give it up, give it up

# Give it up for the Easy Crew

# Solvin' mysteries in the neighbourhood

# Always there to make a bad ting good. #

Then me chatted with Bandulu

and him tell me 'bout his brand new cheese-pie recipe.

-Cool!

-Wicked!

Then me seen Sonny the weather mouse and him tell me that the weather...

Zoomer! Me love to hear all the news and chat you heard

but it's time we stop rapping and start jamming.

-Right, Rastamouse?

-There's no rush, Scratchy.

Jamming rocks but it's cool to chat with your friends, too.

True, that. Go on, Zoomer.

Now, where was me? Ah, yes.

CRACKLING

'Rastamouse, come in, come in. Are you reading me?

'Message from President Wensley Dale. Come immediately.'

Easy Crew, let's shift.

ALL LAUGH

-You're so cool!

-Irie, man!

Ah, Easy Crew. Me glad you're here to help me figure out what's up.

Me been waiting for me nephew, Frank. So far, him not show up.

-Frank?

-How come him should be here, Mr President?

Ah, today's the day for your family photo. Right?

Mm-hm! Frank went for a likkle haircut so that him not look a mess.

But that was hours and hours ago. What keeping him? Me can't guess.

-It not take long for a haircut at Ron's barber shop.

-Exactly.

-Did you try calling Ron?

-Me can't. Me not know him number.

No worry yourself, Wensley Dale.

We'll go to the barber shop and find out wa'gwan on with Frank.

Thanks, Easy Crew.

Wow, look at that queue!

Me never seen so many mice waiting to get into Ron's barber shop.

Me wonder why that is.

Me not know. Let's check it out. Come on inside, guys.

-Yo, Frank, there you are.

-Oh, R-Rastamouse. What's up?

-Your uncle sent us.

-How come you taking so long to get your hair cut?

Cos...Cos of that queue.

Me waited for ages and ages just to get into the shop.

Me sorry 'bout that. But all done now. Proper neat and tidy.

Thanks, Tippa. N-Now me got to rush. Laters, everyone.

Phew! Next, please.

-Cool fringe, Geek-a-Mouse!

-Me can't wait to get it cut off.

This fringe so long, it's getting in me eyes when me doing my repairs.

-Tippa, can me ask you something?

-Me sorry, Rastamouse.

If you want a trim, you'll have to join the queue.

Me not need no haircut.

Me just want to know how come the queue is so long.

Cos Ron not here. Him leave a note saying he can't come to work,

so now me running the shop on me own.

Weird. Ron loves being here. Cutting hair, chatting with him friends.

No worry yourself. Tippa, we'll look for Ron and find out what's up.

-That'll be awesome.

-One more ting. Can you tell us your phone number?

Me can't. We not got no phone in the shop.

Ron not think him need it.

RASTAMOUSE SIGHS

-Easy Crew, let's go find Ron.

-Laters, everybody!

How we going to find Ron, Rastamouse?

We got to think where him could've gone. Let's see.

Apart from cutting hair, what else does Ron like to do?

Him loves singing with his band.

That's right. The Sandy Bay Boys.

Good thinking, Crew. Fats is in that band, too.

Let's go see if him seen Ron recently.

-Oh.

-Hmm.

-MUSIC

-You hear that? The Sandy Bay Boys.

Yeah, me hear them but me not see them.

Ron! Ron, where are you?

Yo! Easy Crew! Me not hear you arriving.

Me was playing that old tune of ours...proper loud.

-So that mean...

-Ron not here with you?

Me not seen Ron for a likkle while. Why you want see him?

Him not show up for work and Tippa's in the shop all on his own.

Me know who you should ask. Ron's best friend - Winston.

-That's crucial idea, Fats! You know where Winston live?

-Er, no.

-Nor me.

Nor me. Me always see him sitting in Ron's barber shop gossiping away.

Ron and Winston, them sure love to chat.

-So how we going to find out where Winston live?

-Hmm.

Me know! Me can ask Dwain the post mouse.

-Wicked! Him know where everyone live.

-Yeah, man. Laters, Fats.

-Yo, Dwain, you got a moment?

-Sure ting, Rastamouse. What's up?

-Can you tell us where Winston live?

-Ron's best friend Winston?

-Yeah, man, that's right.

-All me know is him move right out of Grove Town.

Right out of Grove Town?

That's right.

Him send Ron this postcard from him new home.

-Ah, whereabouts is it?

-Me not know.

But it's a long way away on the other side of the island.

-Man, that is dread!

-How we going to find Ron now?

We search all over town and ask everyone for clues.

Can me take this postcard, Dwain?

-As soon as we find Ron, we'll give it to him for sure.

-Sure ting.

-Here you go.

-Thanks, man. Come on, Easy Crew.

Me found nothing.

-Nothing?

-Me neither.

No worry yourselves, Crew. We keep on looking and asking.

Yo, Ready Red, you cool?

-Hey, Easy Crew, how are you?

-We're looking for Ron.

-Have you seen him?

-I sure have.

-You have?

-He was in the library, looking something up in a book.

Irie! Do you know what he was reading? Might give us a clue.

I cannot remember but I can show you. Come inside.

Here is the book Ron was looking at. He left it open here.

-It's a book with maps of Mouseland in it!

-Uh-huh.

That map shows the other side of the island!

It sure does. We know that Ron's best friend moved away. So maybe...

-Maybe that's where Winston live now.

-Right.

-And maybe Ron's trying to get there.

-Whoa. It's a proper long way.

And Ron, him not got no wheels.

-How would he get there?

-Me know where to look next. Come on, guys.

Thanks, Ready Red.

-Where we going now, Rastamouse?

-You'll see any second.

That's the bus stop where Carmen picks up her passengers.

Uh-huh. That's right. And here she come now.

Who's that waiting for the bus?

-Me pretty sure that it's...

-ALL: Ron!

-We've been looking for you all over town.

-You have? How come?

Cos you not show up for work.

-Tippa's rushed off him paws without you.

-Wa'gwan, Ron?

Me want to see me friend, Winston.

Cos him move a long way out of town.

Since me not see him for a while, me been feeling a likkle down.

That's what me figured. Is that why you not been showing up at work?

Me love it in me barber shop doing cuts and trims and that.

But it just not so much fun these days

without Winston's gossip and chat.

-Chatting with your friends makes every day more fun.

-That's right.

Me sorry you missing Winston. But look, him send you this postcard.

Him did? Thanks, Rastamouse!

Heh heh heh. Good old Winston!

Me glad that's cheered you up. But what about them queues at your shop?

Me want to come help Tippa.

But me sure wish me could chat with Winston, too.

HE SIGHS

No worry yourself, Ron.

Me tink me know how we can make this bad ting good.

PHONE RINGS

Greetings. Ah, Rastamouse.

Yes, the family photo look criss.

Frank and me, we both look proper natty.

You found Ron the barber you say?

Hmm. Hmm.

That plan dere sound proper, Rastamouse.

Sweet. All wired up and working just fine!

Thanks for fitting Ron's phone so quick.

With that fringe gone out of me eyes, it took no time.

-Here you go.

-Huh? What's this likkle gizmo?

A hands-free earpiece. So you can chat while you cut.

-Oh, thanks, Geek-a-mouse.

-You're welcome, Ron.

PHONE RINGS

Hello. Ron's barber shop.

Winston! Is that you?

Heh heh, that's right!

Me got a new phone in the shop. It a proper natty one.

Tell me everything that going on over your side of the island.

Irie! With that hands-free gizmo, Ron can chat to Winston

as much as him like without them queues coming back.

And customers can ring us to book their haircuts.

Them not have to queue...

so long as they call when Ron's not chatting with Winston!

No, Winston! That not right. Let me tell you how it REALLY is.

Well, if you listen!

Them two sure is chatterboxes!

ALL LAUGH

Just like the old days!

Me got to tell you what happened to Winston.

Him pop out to buy some cheese...

-HE LAUGHS

-This proper funny!

CRACKLING

'Easy crew, come in, come in. Are you reading me?

'Message from President Wensley Dale. Listen up.

'Rastamouse, come in, come in. Me loved your chatty plan

'and it's proper cool that Ron's connected.'

Thanks. Me love that. Irie, man!

# Give it up, give it up

# Give it up for the Easy Crew

# Solvin' mysteries in the neighbourhood

# Always there to make a bad ting good. #