Humpty Do's Zoo The Numtums

HE CROWS

# Here come the Numtums

# They're furry and they're fun

# Here come the Numtums

# Let's start with number one

# Bendy Go!

# Dar Dar!

# Champer!

# Gladdy!

# Little Sandy!

# Flinders!

# Humpty Do!

# Coogee!

# Hobart!

# Nimbin!

# One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight

# Nine, ten!

# The Numtums! #

# La, la, la, la, la, la... #

-Nimbin!

-Ooh!

-Sorry, Nimbin, but look what I've got.

A log?

-That's lovely.

-No, look!

Snap, snap, snap!

It's a log crocodile.

I called him Aubrey. Grrr!

Aubrey does look like a crocodile.

There's its tail and there are its snappy jaws.

And, come to think of it,

-that stone reminds me of a hippo!

-Wow!

It does look like a hippo!

Now I have a log crocodile and a stone hippo.

If you make enough animals, you could open your own zoo.

Humpty Do's zoo. Whoo-hoo!

I need to find things to make more animals!

Let's try this again for the eighth time.

For the perfect termite teacake you need two eggs, not three,

or five, or 106.

Just two, you got that?

Mm-hm. Oh!

Wait a minute, I've got three.

I'll take one away. Promise!

But this time they'll be the tastiest termite teacakes ever!

Oh, Humpty Do, we're making one of your favourites, termite teacakes.

Ho-ho, yumski!

But I'm on a super-secret mission so I can't wait.

What's wrong with Humpty Do?

Humpty Do, Humpty Do!

The new Super Numtum comic has arrived.

I'll read it later. I'm just doing...something super-secret. Bye!

-ALL: Huh?!

-That wasn't like him.

-We should go and see if he's all right.

But first...let's have a look at the comic.

Wah-ha-ha! Super Numtum doesn't stand a chance

against my giant water balloon blaster!

What ARE you up to now, Fluffy McTuffy?

Take this!

Hey, my giant water balloon blaster is broken.

It's your counting that's faulty.

It says here that the water balloon blaster

only takes ten water balloons, but you've put in 13!

That won't stop me, not-so-Super Numtum!

My naughty assistant can just take some away.

Just take away...two.

One more and you'll have taken away three.

13 takeaway three is...

ten.

Oh.

Ah!

You think you're so clever,

but you can't defeat me, not-so-Super Numtum.

Oh, whoops-a-doodles.

ALL: Yay!

I think we've forgotten something.

ALL: Humpty Do!

I'm afraid your two are flat as pancakes

and they've got soggy bottoms.

In fact, they've got soggy everything!

Are you sure?

Oh, it is...soggy.

How awful, and I added extra eggs to mine.

Extra eggs, again?

Oh, Hobart!

Well, not to worry. If we take those two

away from the 12 we made,

We still have ten good ones

and there are ten Numtums, so that's perfect!

I'll put these in the compost bin.

Are you going to throw those in the compost bin?

Yes, Gladdy says they are the teeniest bit moist.

Can I have them, please? They're just what I need.

You know you can't eat them?

Oh, no, I have a much better plan for them. Thanks, Hobart!

Well, at least my poor, soggy teacakes have found a good home.

Numtum, Numtum, Numtum!

Numtum!

Hey, that's just what I need.

My zoo is going to be so awesome.

Whoo-hoo!

Where's Humpty Do gone?

It's a mystery.

-Numtum?

-What's up, Coogee?

-Numtum, Numtum!

-Your rattle has disappeared?

Detective Bendy Go and assistant Dar Dar

-are on the case of the missing rattle.

-Huh?

"Assistant", Dar Dar? No way!

Ah, my old stick collection is in fine shape.

I have five now and if I can find one more,

I'll have six. He-he-he!

This one's a beauty. Nice shape,

good colour.

It just needs a buff to make it smooth and shiny.

Now, where did I put my stick buffer?

Oh! Is anybody using this?

A stick giraffe. They're ever so rare.

Ha!

Hey, Flinders, we're trying to solve the case of the missing Humpty Do.

And the missing rattle. Have you seen them anywhere?

No, I'm afraid not. Huh?

Galloping guinea pigs!

Where's my new stick?! I had six but now I only have five.

Somebody must have taken one away.

Did somebody say "taking away"? We know a song about that.

# One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine

# Ten tasty termite treats

# Ten tasty termite treats

# But that's too many termites

# For just one Numtum to eat, yeah

# Let's take three treats and put them away

# Save them for another day

# How many treats have we left on the tray?

# Count together, let me hear you say

# One, two, three, four, five, six, seven!

# Seven tasty termite treats

# But that's still too many

# Mm

# So let's take three more an put them away

# Save them for another day

# How many treats have left on the tray?

# Count together, let me hear you say

# One, two, three, four

# Four tasted termites

# There's only one of me

# I think we still need to take three more and put them away

# Save them for another day

# How many treats have we left on the tray?

# Count together, let me hear you say

-# One!

-Yeah.

# One tasty termite treat for you. #

So now we have a missing stick, a missing rattle

and a missing Humpty Do.

Humpty Do? He was here not long ago.

He took two termite teacakes which didn't quite turn out right.

They were a bit too soggy to eat.

Humpty Do took teacakes that he couldn't eat?!

That's the biggest mystery of all!

Humpty Do LOVES teacakes!

If we split up and wave them around,

maybe he'll smell them and come back!

You could try but we've only got these dry ones left.

Mine were much more moist.

When Humpty Do finds my teacake trail,

he'll follow it right back to The Tasty Termite.

Do you thinker Humpty Do will smell the teacakes?

He must! They smell so yummy. I bet they taste yummy, too.

We should probably check, just to be sure.

You can't solve a mystery on an empty stomach.

That's a scientific fact.

Nom-nom-nom.

That's all of my teacake gone.

Let's hope Humpty Do follows the teacake trail.

Where's my teacake picnic trail gone?

I haven't seen a picnic trail.

I've been too busy eating these bits of teacake I found.

That WAS my picnic trail.

I left it for Humpty Do to follow.

Whoops, sorry!

You can have mine if you like.

I'm full.

Well, maybe just a teeny taste.

Mm, yumski!

You're back? What's happened to the teacakes?

You had four and now you have none.

That means four have gone!

Oh! The mystery of the missing teacakes!

Well, we had to try them and they were scrumtumptious!

Well, that solves one mystery,

but what about Coogee's rattle, Flinders' stick,

and we still don't know what's happened to Humpty Do!

Roll up, roll up for the greatest show in Gumnut Gorge!

Come along to Humpty Do's zoo!

Get your tickets here.

A zoo?! I love zoos!

Follow me, everyone.

Welcome to Humpty Do's zoo!

ALL: Wow!

So this is what you been doing?

First of all, we have the stick giraffe.

Stick giraffes are ever so rare

and I should know.

And look out, it's a dangerous rattlesnake.

Numtum?

And my favourite - teacake turtles.

Oh! See those turtles, Gladdy? They're made from MY teacakes!

Aren't they wonderful?

I'm so proud.

So THAT's what happened to Coogee's rattle,

and Flinders' stick! We've been looking for them everywhere.

Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't realise.

That's OK. I think my stick looks mighty fine

right there.

And I think Coogee likes the rattlesnake, too.

Numtum!

Look, our crocodile! Cool bananas!

That's a hippo - brilliant!

RUMBLING

Whoopsy-do! Being a zoo keeper is hungry work.

Are there any teacakes left? And this time I'd like to eat one.

THEY LAUGH