Tilly and the Splodge Tilly and Friends

# A yellow house with a red door

# My friends live here with room for more

# I'm Hector

# Tilly

-# Tumpty

-And Pru

-# There's Tiptoe

-and Doodle

-Say how do you do?

# To Tilly and her friends

# La la la... #

-Goodness!

-ALL: Morning!

My! Aren't you the early birds?!

The sunshine was so shiny, it woke me up.

-Then Hector woke me up.

-Then Pru woke me up.

-Doodle woke me up.

-Then Tumpty woke Tiptoe up.

-Then we woke you up.

-So now we can all go out and play. Come on, Tilly.

Slow down, Hector. I'll need to get dressed first.

Now, what shall I wear today?

-Oh, that one's pretty.

-That one's very smart.

They're both nice, but as it's such a beautiful day,

I think I'll wear my favourite summer dress.

It looks like it's made from sunshine or daffodils or...

-Custard.

-Mmm, custard.

-There, how do I look?

-ALL: Splodgy.

-Oh, no. Where did that come from?

-Perhaps it climbed up the drainpipe.

Or crawled under the door.

Or it could have floated down on a parachute.

I don't know where it came from, but it's got to go.

The best way to get rid of a splodge is to give it a scrub.

Mighty bitey, bitey-bitey.

There. Good as new.

-Oh.

-Pru, the splodge is bigger than ever.

It's much much bigger-er.

-How can that be?

-Perhaps it ate some of the bubbles.

Or maybe it's a magical splodge.

Oh, dear. We'll never beat a magical splodge.

You're right, Tiptoe. It'll just take some very clever thinking.

-Tumpty, aren't you going to help us think?

-I am helping.

I just think better when I lick a lollipop.

Tilly, I'm having a clever thought.

Well done, Hector.

-Or it might be an itch.

-Well, is it a thought or is it an itch?

It's just an itch. Sorry.

Let's try going the other way.

-Stop! I have an idea.

-Oops.

Farmers use scarecrows to scare away the crows so...

We ask a farmer to scare away the splodge?

-We ask a crow to scare away the splodge?

-No. Ha ha ha.

We build a scarecrow to scare away the splodge.

But Doodle, scarecrows only scare away crows.

Then we'll build a scare-splodge!

As tall as a tree and scarier than a box of bears.

Tiptoe thinks he knows an even better way to scare a splodge.

Now what?

Now we keep as quiet as a cobweb.

CYMBALS CRASH

-Doodle!

-Sorry. I always mix up noisy and quiet. Ha ha.

Then when Tiptoe gives the signal,

we make as much noise as we possibly can.

Ready?

LOUD NOISES

Stop. Stop! STOP!

Scaring a splodge isn't nice. And I don't like it.

I don't like it at all.

-I suppose it is a bit mean.

-It's very very mean with cherries on top.

-Uh-oh.

-What's the matter, Tumpty?

-I've lost my lollipop.

-I put it down over there and now it's gone.

-Oh, Tumpty, look.

-My lollipop.

-My dress.

Oh, no. Now we have to rid of a splodge and a smudge.

But this time, we have to be kind.

-There, Hector. Now what?

-Now, we dance.

-Why?

Because splodges and smudges just love to dance.

-Are you quite sure?

-Oh, yes. It's a well-known fact.

Once they start dancing, they just can't stop.

So they'll dance straight off Tilly's dress and onto your old jumper.

-That's the plan.

-I suppose it's worth a try.

Everyone, follow me.

Look, something's happening.

It's working. It's working.

It's only Tiptoe.

Keep dancing, everyone.

-If I don't stop soon, my legs will turn to jelly.

-Mmm, jelly.

Yes, Pru. I think we all need a rest.

And I need an apple.

Biting, biting. Mmm.

-Tilly?

-Yes, Tumpty?

-Where's your dress?

I think the crows took it.

-Or it could have been a farmer.

-Or maybe it danced away.

It can't just have disappeared, can it?

Quick, everyone. Don't let it get away.

-Look, Tilly. There's your dress.

-And my jumper.

-Now what do we do?

Don't worry, Tilly. Leave this to me.

Careful, Tumpty.

My favourite dress. It's ruined.

Sorry.

Does madam have anything in mind?

I'd like a nice new outfit with no holes,

no smudges and definitely no splodges.

I'm not getting married.

Those are all nice, but what I really want is a dress

that looks like it's made from sunshine.

I'm sorry, madam, but that's all we have in stock.

Poor Tilly. She looks so sad. I wish we could cheer her up.

We can, but only if we mend this dress.

-But her dress is such a mess.

-It's a very messy dress.

I don't think it can be mended.

Poppycock. All it needs is a good brush.

Then we'll sew on these buttons and pretty Pru patches,

give it a quick press

and I think we're just about done.

Hello, Tilly. We've come to cheer you up.

Sorry, Hector, but I don't think I can be cheered up.

Ready, everyone?

1, 2, 3...

ALL: Surprise!

-My dress!

-We got rid of the splodges and the smudges.

-And filled in all the holes.

-Do you like it?

(I don't think she likes it.)

No, I don't LIKE it...

I love it!

Hee hee. It's the prettiest dress I've ever seen. Thank you so much.

THEY CHEER

I might sew some buttons onto my box.

-I'd like some pretty Pru patches for my bag.

-Ha ha!

I still can't help wondering where that splodge came from.

Ah, well. I suppose we'll just never know.

THEY LAUGH

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