Little Sandy's Big Bug Hunt The Numtums

Honk honk! Honk honk!

# 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! #

Oh, oh! This is the longest staring competition ever.

I've been working on my stare. I can go for ages without blinking.

-You blinked. I win.

-It's Larry. Look!

-Now, don't get over-excited.

It's just the Super Numtum comic.

-The Super Numtum comic?!

-ALL: Charge!

Nee-naw, nee-naw, nee-naw...

Today I'm going to perfect he double-paw take down.

Hope you're ready, Neville.

What are you doing, Little Sandy?

-I'm looking for a lesser-spotted ladybird.

-Ooh.

It sounds ever so rare.

And I'll have to be very quiet to find it.

In that case, I'll practise my wrestling very quietly too.

-SQUEAKING

-Oof! Ooh!

-I thought you said quietly.

-Sorry.

-Nee-naw, nee-naw!

-Whatever is the matter, Larry?

-The Numpups.

I'm trying to give them their Super Numtum comic,

-but whenever I get close enough, they just run at me.

-Oh, dear.

I expect they're a little over-excited.

Maybe, but I don't want my feathers frizzled.

I need to find a way of getting it to them without getting trampled.

-CHAMPER:

-This way!

-He's over there!

-And quickly.

Little Sandy, how many spots does a lesser-spotted ladybird have?

-Just one black spot, right in...

-The middle of its red back?

Come quickly.

-At last! I need to take a photograph quickly.

-Larry, come back!

We just want the comic.

-WHISTLE

-Numpups, freeze!

We all need to be quiet

-so Little Sandy can photograph the very rare lesser...

-Never mind.

-It's flown away to find somewhere quieter.

-Sorry.

-We just wanted the Super Numtum comic.

-But Larry keeps running away.

Well, I'd run away

if I was being chased by a great gaggle of galumphing Numpups.

I know. We can help you find

the lesser-spotted ladybird, Little Sandy.

-That's a great idea.

-It will be an exciting Numpup adventure!

The quest for the lesser-spotted ladybird.

-And the Super Numtum comic.

-I'm up for an adventure.

-And I'm up for a quest.

-Oh, is there a plan?

You bet your whiskers there's a plan.

The ladybird we're looking for has only one spot.

It has less spots than all the other kinds of spotted ladybirds.

The lesser-spotted ladybird likes flowers and fruits,

dislikes noisy Numpups.

-I know. We should look in the flowery meadow.

-Yes! Oh.

(But we'll need to be very quiet.)

(Like this.)

Excellent sneaking, Numpups.

It's time to start. The quest for the lesser-spotted ladybird.

And don't forget, the Super Numtum comic.

Last one to the flowery meadow is a wobbly walrus.

-Quietly, remember!

-Oh, sorry.

That's it! I just need to sneak up on the Numpups

and deliver their comic before they see me.

Ow! Maybe sneaking silently isn't my thing.

Oh, I guess I'll just have a rest

and take a look at this comic to see what all the fuss is about.

'It's a super day for Super Numtum.

'He's been invited to meet the Queen.'

Hmm. That butler looks familiar.

Ah, Mr Numtum. So glad you could come.

I know that voice! Er, my pleasure, Ma'am.

I have a few things I'd like you to do for me. I mean, everyone.

"One - stop all the clocks in the land.

"Two - throw away all the bath plugs.

"Three - bring me the Big Book Of Naughty Tricks.

"Four - stay in your room for the next 100 years."

That's right.

Then they're be no more bedtime, no more bath time

and no more not-so-Super Numtum.

Just me ruling the world

with the Big Book Of Naughty Tricks. Mua-ha-ha!

So, you'd like me to one - stop all the clocks.

Two - throw away the bath plugs.

Three - bring you the Big Book Of Naughty Tricks.

And four - stay in my room?

Yes. I command you to do all three right now.

Did you say "all three"?

That's right. And I'm the Queen, so you have to.

I'm not so sure about that.

You see, there weren't three things on that list.

-There were four. One more than you said.

-Three, four...

What's the difference?

The difference is that the real Queen can count perfectly,

which means that you are not the Queen at all.

Stop! Put me down! I am the Queen. I am the Queen.

Oh, pops-a-doodles.

You can count on me to be more than a match for your naughty tricks.

By the power of the number!

That's it!

I can use a disguise to get close to the Numpups without them seeing me.

BOTH: Ha! You're last. You're the wobbly walrus.

-There's only one way to settle this.

-You're on.

Let's see who can stare the longest.

-Little ladybird, come to Champer.

-We know you're in there.

-Ssh!

-Oh, oh, Little Sandy! I've found one.

-Yee-ha!

Oh. This ladybird has one, two, three, four spots.

That's three more spots than the one we were looking for.

But full marks, Humpty Do, for your ladybird-finding skills.

Hey, Little Sandy. Over here.

Not quite, Champer. This ladybird has one, two, three spots.

Oh, that's two more than the lesser-spotted ladybird.

But well done for trying.

-Phew!

-Larry? Is that you in a cactus costume?

And is that the Super Numtum comic?!

-Nee-naw, nee-naw, nee-naw...

-Follow that cactus!

-Larry! Larry, stop.

-We only want the comic.

That was close.

Now they're off looking for Larry the cactus, I can get close to them as...

..Larry the rock.

Oh, what a beautiful day for painting. That rock will do nicely.

Now, to spend a long, long afternoon painting my fruit.

-Hello, Numpups.

-Hello, Nimbin. Whatcha doin'?

I'm painting a lovely bowl of fruit.

I tried painting the meadow, but this cactus kept moving around.

-That was Larry.

-Do you know where he is?

He's got the Super Numtum comic.

We're on the quest for the Super Numtum comic.

And the lesser-spotted ladybird.

-The lesser-spotted ladybird sounds ever so rare.

-They are.

But they like fruit and flowers, so there's bound to be one around here.

I found one!

Oh, so close, Bendy Go. But this ladybird has two spots.

That's one more spot than the one we're looking for.

But don't worry, Bendy Go. We're getting closer.

My still life won't keep still. Look, that cherry is moving about.

That's no cherry! It's a lesser-spotted ladybird!

-Nee-naw, nee-naw... ALL:

-Larry!

-Whoa!

-Larry, are you all right?

-I chafed my beak a little.

Why were you pretending to be a rock?

I thought a disguise might let me get close enough

to deliver your Super Numtum comic.

-Oh. Thank you, Larry.

-Is that it?

-No shouting?

-No.

-No jumping?

-No, sirree.

-No ruffling my feathers?

Absolutely not.

From now on, we'll be very quiet and ask for it nicely.

-No more disguises for me.

-Galloping guinea pigs, that's it!

I need a disguise to get close to the lesser-spotted ladybird

without it seeing me.

I did it! I did it!

-I saw the lesser-spotted ladybird and got a photograph. Look.

-ALL: Aw!

The quest for the lesser-spotted ladybird...

-And the Super Numtum comic...

-ALL: Is at an end. Yay!

Yeah!