Champer Loses His Bounce 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! #

It's a beautiful day here in Gumnut Gorge,

where our very own Champer is getting ready to try to bounce higher

than any Numtum has ever bounced before.

-Go, Champer!

-Yay!

Now can we please have a bit of shooshy-shoosh

for the opening ceremony?

-NUMTUMS:

-Oooh... Aaah...

Whoo-hoo!

Higher. Higher.

Oh! That's the highest you can go.

-Ah! Whoa.

-And that's the lowest.

Oh!

-Ah, that could have been worse, ha-ha.

-Argh...

-I think I've sprained a wing feather.

-No flying for you today, Larry.

What you need is a drink of cactus juice and a little lie down.

Oh...

Fantabulous folk of Gumnut Gorge, that mark shows the highest

any Numtum has ever bounced and that Numtum

was our very own Flinders.

-Wow!

-That's so cool.

I did that bounce when I was knee-high to a termite.

Champer, for you to do the highest bounce ever,

you need to bounce higher than Flinders did all those years ago.

-OK, got it.

-Don't wear yourself out, Champer, save it for the big bounce.

-Are you ready?

-Hup, hup, hup! I was born ready.

Is it really possible to bounce higher than that?

I'm not sure, but I can't wait to see him try.

Numtum! Numtum!

Hup, hup, hup!

NUMTUMS: Oooh... Wow...

-Yay! Whoo-hoo!

-Go, Champer!

That was the highest any Numpup has ever bounced. I am so proud of you.

Numtum! Numtum!

Oh, no!

Numtum...

Don't worry, Coogee, I'll bounce up and get Neddy back.

-Hup...oh.

-Oh, no!

-What's happened?

-Numtum?

-Huh?

Hup! I don't understand, I've lost my bounce.

THEY GASP

Hmm. Open wide and say, "Ah."

-Ah.

-Oh, I've seen this before.

-You have bouncalitis.

-Bouncalitis?

Galloping guinea pigs!

-And this is the worst case I've ever seen.

-What's the cure?

-You need a boost to get your bounce back.

-But how do I get a boost?

I know, I know!

The Adventures of Super Numtum, that always gives you a boost.

Good idea. You Numpups take Champer to watch Super Numtum.

To the clubhouse! Let's go.

Numtum...

There, there, Coogee.

-When Champer's got his bounce back, he'll get Neddy for you.

-Numtum.

Hmm. I wonder if I could get Neddy down with my trusty sticks.

Numtum!

Don't worry, Coogee, I've taped my trusty sticks together.

-Now they can reach higher to get Neddy down.

-Numtum!

Whoa, it is a little wobbly! My sticks won't let me down.

Just a bit higher. Come on, sticks, you can go higher than that.

-My sticks!

-Oh, no, now one of your sticks is stuck up the tree too.

Do, do, do, Super Numtum!

Phew, the Duckies of Destruction nearly got hold

of the Top Ten Tips For Being Naughty.

That's the eighth mischief emergency I've had to deal with today.

There, that's safe from naughty paws.

Whoa, it seems I'm more tired than I thought.

What I need is a superhero boost - a snack and a nap.

First, my superhero snack. Nom, nom, nom.

Mmm, that was paw-licking good.

And now for the nap.

Quick, Lizzy, pass me my pogo stick.

While Super Numtum sleeps, I can bounce up to the bookshelf

and get my paws on the Top Ten Tips For Being Naughty book.

And with all that naughtiness, the world will be mine.

Mwa-ha-ha!

Lizzy, set the Pogo Stick Of Peril to high.

Not high enough, Lizzy, I need to go higher.

Still not high enough! Set the pogo stick to highest, Lizzy.

Mwa-ha-ha! The Top Ten Tips For Being Naughty is mine.

ALARM BEEPS

What's this? More mischief, Fluffy McTuffy? What are you doing here?

While you were napping, this book fell into the wrong paws - mine.

A-ha, but my snack and my nap gave me the boost

I needed to regain all my superhero power.

Now step away from the book.

-Catch, Frilly.

-Thank you, Fluffy McTuffy.

ALARM BEEPS

Must dash, the Penguins Of Peril are up to their old tricks.

I can't stop bouncing!

Ah! Oh!

Koala in distress!

Oh!

Yeah, Super Numtum!

You can always count on Super Numtum to give you a boost.

-Have you got your bounce back, Champer?

-Hup.

-Yay!

Come on, Champer, we need your bounce to rescue Neddy.

Don't worry, Coogee, Gladdy's got her extending arm to get Neddy down.

Oh, no, it's stuck!

Let me have a go.

Ah!

-Did you get Neddy down?

-Erm, not quite.

Neddy's still stuck, so is Flinders' stick

and now so is Hobart.

Oh!

Champer, have you got your bounce back?

There's only one way to find out. Ah...hup!

Hup!

Hooray! Well done, Numpup.

-That was a high bounce, Champer.

-Marvellous.

-Now could you get me down, please?

-Hup! Hup!

But I still can't bounce high enough to get Hobart or Neddy.

What do I do now?

By my calculations, Super Numtum got the boost he needed

from a snack and a nap.

Good thinking, Little Sandy. I'll get an emergency treat.

-Here you go, Champer.

-Thanks, Gladdy.

Mmm, mmm, mmm. That was just the boost I needed.

Champer, you bounced high to get the stick,

but now you need to bounce higher to get Hobart down.

Bring it on. Hup! Hup!

Oh!

Wow.

Hooray! Champer, you did it.

-Oh, thank you, Champer.

-Numtum!

You're right, Coogee.

I need to bounce to the highest branch and get Neddy.

Hup! Hup!

Oh, I still can't do it.

Do you think that maybe what you need is a nap?

I'm a bit of an expert on napping.

When Super Numtum needed a boost, he had a snack AND a nap.

It's time for Operation Get Champer To Sleep.

Now just close your eyes and drift off to sleep.

It's no good. I just can't sleep in the daytime.

While we're all waiting for Champer to go to sleep,

let me entertain you with my yodelling extravaganza.

Yodel-oh-tee, yodel-eh-he-he, yodel-odel-odel-oh...

You've had your snack - check. You've had your nap - check.

This is it, Champer,

you bounced high to get the stick then higher to rescue Hobart.

Now you need to bounce the highest that any Numtum has ever bounced

to rescue Neddy. You can do it, Champer!

-Bounce!

-Hup!

-Bounce!

-Hup!

-Bounce!

-Hup!

Hooray!

-You did it, Champer.

-Numtum! Ha-ha.

Well done, Champer.

You bounced higher than any other Numtum, and in my book,

that means emergency treats all round.

NUMTUMS: Yay!

Yeah.