Ailean an Ailbhean (Nelson the Elephant)

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0:00:08 > 0:00:15I'm Lucy. I live at 64 Zoo Lane. I have some special neighbours.

0:00:15 > 0:00:26# There's one with a hump, one who can jump and one who's plump

0:00:26 > 0:00:36# Some like it hot and some chilly Some like both - that's silly!

0:00:36 > 0:00:46# Some are friendly, some scary Not one is ordinary

0:00:46 > 0:00:53# Some are spotty, some stripy Prickly, woolly, furry or slimy

0:00:53 > 0:01:02# Some are large, some small Lastly, Georgina who's very tall

0:01:02 > 0:01:06# 64 Zoo Lane! #

0:01:10 > 0:01:14- Bedtime, Lucy!- OK, Mum!

0:01:36 > 0:01:40- Oh! Where is everybody?- Over here!

0:01:40 > 0:01:44Not over there - over here!

0:01:44 > 0:01:48And here!

0:01:48 > 0:01:51I know you're here somewhere.

0:01:51 > 0:01:53BOO!

0:01:53 > 0:01:58- Fooled you!- I knew you were hiding.

0:01:58 > 0:02:07- Oh, no, you didn't!- Oh, yes, I did! - Oh, no, you didn't!- Oh, yes, I did!

0:02:07 > 0:02:15Quiet! If you carry on like this, you'll wake the neighbours!

0:02:15 > 0:02:23- Sorry, Nelson.- It's all right. But it IS the middle of the night.

0:02:23 > 0:02:26Yes. We must think about others.

0:02:26 > 0:02:34Nelson, once upon a time you were noisier than all of us!

0:02:34 > 0:02:38- Oh, no, I wasn't!- Oh, yes, you were!

0:02:38 > 0:02:42- Oh, no, I wasn't! - Ssh! I want to listen to Georgina!

0:02:42 > 0:02:47Oh...hm-hm. Sorry.

0:02:51 > 0:03:00This happened a long time ago, when Nelson was still young, in Africa.

0:03:00 > 0:03:06Nelson used to start the day with a big yawn...

0:03:06 > 0:03:13followed by a good scratch against the baobab tree.

0:03:14 > 0:03:17Ah, that's better!

0:03:17 > 0:03:23And then breakfast. Nelson always had baobab leaves.

0:03:23 > 0:03:27They were juicy, but very small,

0:03:27 > 0:03:35so he had to eat a lot of them to fill his big elephant tummy.

0:03:35 > 0:03:41But then, Nelson could never think of anything to do.

0:03:41 > 0:03:45Nothing exciting ever happens here.

0:03:45 > 0:03:50Bwbwbwb! I'm bored!

0:03:56 > 0:03:59Very bored.

0:04:01 > 0:04:06Very, very bored!

0:04:07 > 0:04:15I wonder what would happen if I jumped down here?

0:04:15 > 0:04:24Only one way to find out. One, two, three!

0:04:26 > 0:04:33This is exciting! Oompah, oompah, do another joompah!

0:04:34 > 0:04:40This is great! Oompah, oompah, I like to joompah!

0:04:40 > 0:04:47Nelson thought the oompah joompah game was great fun.

0:04:47 > 0:04:54- But what would other animals think? - Oh no! It's an earthquake!

0:04:54 > 0:04:59Natalie the antelope didn't like Nelson's game.

0:04:59 > 0:05:05SINGS "Rock-a-bye Baby"

0:05:06 > 0:05:10Oh, help! My baby!

0:05:10 > 0:05:18- Oh, that was close!- Audrey the ostrich didn't like it either.

0:05:32 > 0:05:35And Reginald the lion...

0:05:35 > 0:05:41- Right! That's IT! - Well, he got very cross.

0:05:41 > 0:05:47So Reginald...Audrey... and Natalie...

0:05:47 > 0:05:53- went to find out where the noise was coming from.- Look!

0:05:53 > 0:06:00- Oompah, oompah, I like to joompah! - It's Nelson!- One, two, three!

0:06:00 > 0:06:09- Ahem! Nelson!- Hello! I've invented a new game! Want to join in?

0:06:09 > 0:06:15No, we don't! We came to ask you to stop!

0:06:15 > 0:06:23- But it's fun!- No, it's a nuisance! Some of us have eggs to look after!

0:06:23 > 0:06:27Some of us have delicate knees.

0:06:27 > 0:06:31Some of us need our afternoon nap.

0:06:31 > 0:06:38If we don't get it, we get unreasonably grumpy!

0:06:38 > 0:06:44Afternoon nap? Boring! This is much more exciting!

0:06:44 > 0:06:49- I'm not going to stop. - I forbid you to jump!

0:06:49 > 0:06:59You can't forbid me! I'm bigger than the three of you put together!

0:07:01 > 0:07:08- So there!- The other animals were not very happy.

0:07:08 > 0:07:16He's so selfish! Not nice! We'll teach him!

0:07:16 > 0:07:20So they thought of a plan.

0:07:20 > 0:07:24While Nelson was asleep,

0:07:24 > 0:07:32Audrey, Natalie and Reginald collected twigs and branches.

0:07:45 > 0:07:48Oh, that's better!

0:08:06 > 0:08:11Oompah, oompah, I like to joompah!

0:08:14 > 0:08:22- The animals had built a trampoline. - Help! I can't stop bouncing!

0:08:22 > 0:08:29- Help me, please!- Only if you promise never to jump again.

0:08:29 > 0:08:34- What? Never ever?- Never ever.

0:08:34 > 0:08:42But I'll be bored! I hate being bored! Aaah!

0:08:42 > 0:08:46Maybe we're being too hard on him.

0:08:46 > 0:08:50WHISPERING

0:08:50 > 0:08:54- We've got a compromise.- A what?

0:08:54 > 0:09:00A solution that's good for us and you too.

0:09:00 > 0:09:06- Stop jumping. - But we will play with you.

0:09:06 > 0:09:13- OK.- You have to promise. - I promise! Will you help now?

0:09:20 > 0:09:27- Ouch, my bottom! What shall we play? - Snakes and ladders.

0:09:27 > 0:09:32So, Reginald made some ladders

0:09:32 > 0:09:36and the others caught some snakes.

0:09:45 > 0:09:53And they played snakes and ladders together.

0:10:11 > 0:10:14So, that's the end!

0:10:14 > 0:10:21I hope you realise this story was GREATLY exaggerated!

0:10:21 > 0:10:25Silly elephant! I still love you.

0:10:25 > 0:10:31- Well...time for bed now, young lady. - Good night, Nelson.

0:10:31 > 0:10:34- Good night, Lucy.- Sleep tight!

0:10:34 > 0:10:39# 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane... #

0:10:39 > 0:10:44Subtitles by Veronica Wells BBC Scotland - 2001

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