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0:00:52 > 0:00:57- Many years ago, a chain of mountains - stood in a remote part of the world.
0:00:58 > 0:00:59- No-one lived there.
0:01:00 > 0:01:02- It was cold and bleak there.
0:01:02 > 0:01:07- There were no flowers, - no birds, no plants...
0:01:07 > 0:01:11- ..just rocks, some trees...
0:01:11 > 0:01:16- ..and the nearest village - was in a valley miles away.
0:01:25 > 0:01:29- There were many mountains - in that chain.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- They were huge and majestic.
0:01:33 > 0:01:35- They rose high up to the sky.
0:01:35 > 0:01:40- They were so high, they looked as - though they could touch the moon.
0:01:40 > 0:01:45- Apart from one, - the little snow mountain.
0:01:51 > 0:01:53- He wasn't big, like his brothers.
0:01:53 > 0:01:56- He was a small, - friendly-looking mountain.
0:01:56 > 0:02:01- Mountains aren't usually - small and friendly.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05- That's like telling a giraffe - that it's short.
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Mountains are meant to look huge.
0:02:11 > 0:02:13- And just a little bit menacing.
0:02:13 > 0:02:16- The little snow mountain - was none of these.
0:02:22 > 0:02:25- All the other mountains - looked down at him.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29- They roared snow avalanches at it.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33- "Mountain? - You call yourself a mountain?
0:02:34 > 0:02:36- "You're not even high enough - to be called a hill.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40- "To be honest, from up here...
0:02:40 > 0:02:45- "..you're nothing more - than a mound of earth."
0:02:46 > 0:02:49- The little snow mountain sighed.
0:02:49 > 0:02:56- "Well," he said to himself, "Since - I'm not the highest mountain...
0:02:56 > 0:03:00- "..maybe I should be - the best mountain I can be."
0:03:01 > 0:03:05- His brothers started laughing - uncontrollably.
0:03:05 > 0:03:07- "Ha, ha, ha," they said.
0:03:08 > 0:03:11- "From up on high, we can see...
0:03:12 > 0:03:16- ..a large mountain - you will never be."
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- One dark night, - the little snow mountain woke up...
0:03:23 > 0:03:25- ..in the middle of s storm.
0:03:25 > 0:03:29- He saw an old man - struggling through the snow.
0:03:30 > 0:03:35- "Are you OK?" - asked the little snow mountain.
0:03:35 > 0:03:39- "I'm lost. I'm tying to find - my way back to the village.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43- "I can't see a thing. - Can you provide some shelter?"
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- "My pleasure," - replied the little snow mountain.
0:03:48 > 0:03:52- "But wouldn't you prefer to shelter - under one of my taller brothers?
0:03:53 > 0:03:55- "I'm just a small mountain."
0:03:55 > 0:04:01- "Your brothers look too tall - and menacing," replied the old man.
0:04:01 > 0:04:06- "From where I'm standing, - you look like a huge mountain."
0:04:06 > 0:04:11- The old man sheltered in one - of the little snow mountain's caves.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17- The following day, the old man - appeared from the cave...
0:04:17 > 0:04:19- ..and saw that the storm had passed.
0:04:20 > 0:04:22- He was very grateful.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28- "Oh, thank you, huge mountain," - said the old man.
0:04:28 > 0:04:31- "You saved my life last night.
0:04:32 > 0:04:37- "I have nothing to give you except - my thanks, and this little seed."
0:04:37 > 0:04:40- He pulled a seed from his pocket.
0:04:40 > 0:04:45- He planted the seed on the slopes - of the little snow mountain.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- His brothers had been watching - from afar.
0:04:50 > 0:04:53- They laughed out loud.
0:04:54 > 0:04:59- "A huge mountain? Little seeds.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03- "How funny."
0:05:04 > 0:05:07- "From up on high, we can see...
0:05:07 > 0:05:12- ".. a large mountain - you will never be."
0:05:12 > 0:05:17- "I'll never know what it looks like - from up there," said the old man.
0:05:18 > 0:05:22- "I'm just an old man, - but from where I'm standing...
0:05:23 > 0:05:27- "..your little brother - looks big enough to me.
0:05:28 > 0:05:32- "Watch and see - what happens to this seed."
0:05:32 > 0:05:37- The old man thanked the little - snow mountain once again...
0:05:37 > 0:05:40- ..and started his journey back home.
0:05:40 > 0:05:44- The storms got worse - - it was winter after all.
0:05:44 > 0:05:49- As you know, it's cold enough - in winter even where we live.
0:05:49 > 0:05:52- Imagine what it's like - on the mountains.
0:05:56 > 0:06:01- The little snow mountain was - hoping to see the old man again...
0:06:01 > 0:06:03- ..but no-one came by.
0:06:03 > 0:06:06- He often thought about - the old man...
0:06:06 > 0:06:11- ..and how he'd said that he looked - like a huge mountain to him.
0:06:12 > 0:06:16- He also thought about the seed. - He hoped it was OK.
0:06:16 > 0:06:21- Very little grew here - - a tree or two but nothing else.
0:06:23 > 0:06:28- The storms died down - and spring was finally on its way.
0:06:28 > 0:06:31- The world woke up - from the long winter...
0:06:32 > 0:06:36- ..and even though the mountaintops - were covered in snow....
0:06:36 > 0:06:39- ..the rest of the snow - slowly melted.
0:06:44 > 0:06:49- As the snow disappeared, - the mountain noticed a difference.
0:06:50 > 0:06:55- Instead of a rocky terrain, - he was now purple, blue and yellow.
0:06:55 > 0:07:01- Flowers! The prettiest flowers - you'd ever seen.
0:07:01 > 0:07:06- The little seed had covered - the mountain in flowers.
0:07:07 > 0:07:12- "I like your new dress," - said one of his brothers.
0:07:12 > 0:07:17- "You look so menacing - in your flowery clothes."
0:07:17 > 0:07:20- The mountains laughed.
0:07:21 > 0:07:26- "Don't take any notice of them," - moaned a little voice.
0:07:26 > 0:07:29- "You look incredible."
0:07:31 > 0:07:34- Apart from the high mountains - and the old man...
0:07:34 > 0:07:38- ..no-one had ever spoken - to the little snow mountain.
0:07:38 > 0:07:42- No-one had called him incredible.
0:07:42 > 0:07:46- "Hello," said the buzzing voice.
0:07:47 > 0:07:52- "I am Eduardo Gonzales, - chief worker of the queen bee."
0:07:52 > 0:07:57- "Oh, I see," - answered the little snow mountain.
0:07:57 > 0:08:00- "What's a bee?"
0:08:00 > 0:08:06- "We are. - We're very busy and we love flowers.
0:08:07 > 0:08:11- "These flowers are perfect - for collecting nectar."
0:08:11 > 0:08:15- "Nectar?" - asked the little snow mountain.
0:08:15 > 0:08:19- "Yes," said the bee, - "There's nectar in the flowers.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- "We collect it and take it back - to the beehive.
0:08:23 > 0:08:25- "That's where we live.
0:08:26 > 0:08:32- "We make the sweetest - and most golden honey for our bee."
0:08:32 > 0:08:36- "Honey?" - asked the little snow mountain.
0:08:37 > 0:08:44- "You eat it. Not you, obviously, - but all kinds of creatures.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47- "They love it.
0:08:47 > 0:08:49- "It's good for them too.
0:08:49 > 0:08:53- "Listen, I know - we've only just met...
0:08:53 > 0:08:57- "..but would you mind if I told - the other workers...
0:08:57 > 0:09:01- "..that it's OK to come here - to collect the nectar...
0:09:01 > 0:09:03- "..from these wonderful flowers?"
0:09:04 > 0:09:08- "It would be an honour," - replied the mountain.
0:09:09 > 0:09:11- He wasn't used to such kindness.
0:09:12 > 0:09:18- "There we go then," said the bee - as it flew away in good spirits.
0:09:19 > 0:09:24- The following morning, the little - snow mountain was covered in bees.
0:09:24 > 0:09:26- They collected nectar all day.
0:09:27 > 0:09:33- Birds also appeared, and - butterflies, some dragonflies...
0:09:33 > 0:09:36- ..and some mice and rabbits.
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- Suddenly, the little snow mountain - had friends.
0:09:43 > 0:09:46- The villagers in the valley - had so much honey...
0:09:47 > 0:09:49- ..they didn't know - what to do with it.
0:09:49 > 0:09:52- They couldn't understand - from where it was all coming.
0:09:53 > 0:09:59- But the old man who'd sheltered - in the cave knew precisely where.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02- He called on the villagers - to follow him...
0:10:02 > 0:10:04- ..and he took them to the mountains.
0:10:08 > 0:10:13- "There's nothing here but huge, - menacing rocky mountains,"...
0:10:13 > 0:10:15- ..said the villagers.
0:10:15 > 0:10:19- "Wait until we reach the top - of the pass," said the old man.
0:10:24 > 0:10:28- There, in front of them, - stood the little snow mountain.
0:10:28 > 0:10:32- A perfect picture - of purple, blue and yellow.
0:10:32 > 0:10:34- Everyone sighed.
0:10:34 > 0:10:39- The villagers basked - at the beauty of the mountain.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- The sweet smell of its flowers - filled the air.
0:10:43 > 0:10:46- "What did I say?" asked the old man.
0:10:46 > 0:10:52- "And another thing, - this mountain is kind and friendly.
0:10:52 > 0:10:54- "It saved my life.
0:10:54 > 0:10:57- "I'll be forever grateful to him."
0:10:59 > 0:11:04- The little snow mountain - was also grateful to the mountain.
0:11:05 > 0:11:09- Slowly, the villagers - moved from the valley...
0:11:09 > 0:11:13- ..to live on the slopes - of the mountain.
0:11:13 > 0:11:19- He might be the smallest but this - is the best mountain in the chain.
0:11:19 > 0:11:21- That's what everyone thought.
0:11:23 > 0:11:26- Even though the other mountains - were much higher...
0:11:26 > 0:11:29- ..when they saw how happy - the villagers were...
0:11:30 > 0:11:32- ..and how pretty - the snow mountain was...
0:11:33 > 0:11:36- ..they had to admit it was true too.
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