0:00:02 > 0:00:07# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a
0:00:07 > 0:00:10# Tinga Tinga is a land
0:00:10 > 0:00:13# Full of stories and surprise... #
0:00:13 > 0:00:15Tell me about it!
0:00:15 > 0:00:17# If you like to wonder why
0:00:17 > 0:00:20# Tinga Tinga is a land of whys
0:00:20 > 0:00:23# You won't believe your eyes
0:00:23 > 0:00:25# Why I swing from tree to tree
0:00:25 > 0:00:27# Why my trunk is long
0:00:27 > 0:00:29- # Why I'm so slow - Why I tick
0:00:29 > 0:00:31# Why my skin is smooth and slick
0:00:31 > 0:00:33# You ask why, why, why, why, why?
0:00:33 > 0:00:35# Why?
0:00:35 > 0:00:38# You ask why, why, why, why, why?
0:00:38 > 0:00:41- # There's a story - Lots of stories
0:00:41 > 0:00:43# Beneath the Tinga sky
0:00:43 > 0:00:47- # Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a - Tales from Africa
0:00:47 > 0:00:51- # Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a - Tales from Africa
0:00:51 > 0:00:55- # Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a... # - Look at all my friends!
0:00:55 > 0:01:00- # Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh. # - I'll tell you why...
0:01:04 > 0:01:05Whoo!
0:01:05 > 0:01:10You see, there was a time when Giraffe had short legs,
0:01:10 > 0:01:14short horns and a very short, stumpy neck.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18(And she was a rather fussy eater.)
0:01:18 > 0:01:23I'm a delicate eater. Lots of food doesn't agree with me, that's all.
0:01:23 > 0:01:26- Mmm!- But mangoes are yummy, Giraffe.
0:01:26 > 0:01:29Oh, good. I'll have one.
0:01:29 > 0:01:33- SNIFF! SNIFF! - Well, maybe one. Just to be polite.
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Mmm-mm. They are very tasty.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38They are mango-licious!
0:01:38 > 0:01:39Jambo, everyone.
0:01:39 > 0:01:41ALL: Jambo, Elephant.
0:01:41 > 0:01:43Mmm! Mangoes! May I?
0:01:43 > 0:01:46GRRR-RUMBLE! Monkeys! Really!
0:01:46 > 0:01:49- Not me.- Not me too.- Not me three. MONKEY GASPS
0:01:49 > 0:01:51- GRRR-RUMBLE! - It's me. Oh, so sorry.
0:01:51 > 0:01:56Ugh, must be the mangoes. Oh, dear. Excuse me.
0:01:56 > 0:02:00MONKEYS GIGGLE Sh! Monkeys! Giraffe can't help it.
0:02:00 > 0:02:01She's not feeling well.
0:02:01 > 0:02:05- RUMBLE! SQUELCH! - Oh, my! Dear me!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Don't worry, Giraffe. I'll cover for you.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12ELEPHANT TRUMPETS LOUDLY
0:02:12 > 0:02:16- What are you doing, Elephant? - SQUELCH SQUELCH!
0:02:16 > 0:02:19- Elephant! - It's not me, Tortoise - honest!
0:02:19 > 0:02:24(It's Giraffe. She's got a bit of...tummy trouble.)
0:02:24 > 0:02:28- RUMBLE! GRR! SQUELCH! - Ah! So sorry. Too many mangoes.
0:02:28 > 0:02:31Why don't you try eating something else?
0:02:31 > 0:02:33Um... Lettuce?
0:02:33 > 0:02:36- Same problem as mangoes. - What's the problem?
0:02:36 > 0:02:37Giraffe's tummy.
0:02:37 > 0:02:40She's got a bit of... A-hem!
0:02:40 > 0:02:41You know.
0:02:41 > 0:02:42She's got a runny tummy.
0:02:42 > 0:02:47Oh! Eat some grass. It does wonders for an upset stomach.
0:02:47 > 0:02:50- SQUELCH! RUMBLE! - Uh...- Giraffe?- Your Majesty!
0:02:50 > 0:02:54So terribly sorry. I've got a spot of tummy trouble a...
0:02:54 > 0:02:57Honey - that's what you need.
0:02:57 > 0:03:00Go straight to the bees and ask them for some honey.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03It does wonders for an upset stomach.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06- GRRR-RUMBLE! - Thank you, everyone. Asante.
0:03:06 > 0:03:09Honey. Right, I'll go and get some honey.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13- You've all been very kind. Thank you. Ugh.- Poor Giraffe.
0:03:13 > 0:03:15Happens to the best of us.
0:03:15 > 0:03:19- Ah... Honey. Oooh! Honey. - GURGLE! SQUELCH!
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Hi, Giraffe! Jambo!
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Check out the stripes! Whoo!
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Buzz-buzz-buzz! Ha-ha!
0:03:27 > 0:03:32- Yes, uh, very good, Chameleon. - Hey! Why the sad face?
0:03:32 > 0:03:34I've got a touch of...tummy trouble.
0:03:34 > 0:03:37Lion thought a bit of honey might make it go away.
0:03:37 > 0:03:42Sweet! Better ask nicely. Those bees don't give away honey for free.
0:03:42 > 0:03:46- # Who wants honey? # - I'm afraid I do.
0:03:46 > 0:03:47# Why? #
0:03:47 > 0:03:50Well, I'm having a bit of bother with my tummy
0:03:50 > 0:03:52and Lion says your honey works wonders.
0:03:52 > 0:03:54# It does! It does!
0:03:54 > 0:03:56# Help yourself It's in there
0:03:56 > 0:04:00# Hope you feel better Hope you feel better. #
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Asante, bees!
0:04:01 > 0:04:05Thank you, thank you! You're so kind.
0:04:05 > 0:04:09Whoa! Free honey?! What are you waiting for?
0:04:09 > 0:04:14Put your head in that hole and get that honey right now!
0:04:14 > 0:04:16Go on! Yes, yes!
0:04:16 > 0:04:18That's it - push, push!
0:04:18 > 0:04:19Push!
0:04:20 > 0:04:26- Oh! Eh!- Can you see the honey? - Yes, I can!
0:04:29 > 0:04:33Oh. That is delicious!
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Truly delicious! Mmm!
0:04:36 > 0:04:39Oh, Chameleon, is my tummy rumbling?
0:04:41 > 0:04:43No tummy rumbles to report.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Oh, my. That is good.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49I'll just have a little bit more.
0:04:51 > 0:04:55Mmm! Oh, delicious! Mmm!
0:04:55 > 0:04:59Ah... I'm coming out now, Chameleon.
0:04:59 > 0:05:01Oh! Ugh!
0:05:01 > 0:05:03Ugh! Oh, my!
0:05:03 > 0:05:05I seem to be stuck.
0:05:05 > 0:05:07Aah. Hm. Oh.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09Oh! Ah...
0:05:09 > 0:05:13I can't seem to get my head out of this hole.
0:05:13 > 0:05:17- SLURP! - That's it.- Are you OK in there?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20I'm fine! There's lots of honey!
0:05:20 > 0:05:24- But you can't stay in there, Giraffe. - I'll be all right.
0:05:24 > 0:05:26Well, I'm going for help.
0:05:26 > 0:05:29SLURP! SLURP!
0:05:29 > 0:05:31- SLURP! SLURP! - Mmm! Ah!
0:05:31 > 0:05:35SLURP!
0:05:35 > 0:05:37You see what I'm saying?
0:05:37 > 0:05:41Giraffe? Are you all right in there?
0:05:41 > 0:05:46Oh, yes. Thank you, Your Majesty, I'm fine. Thanks for asking.
0:05:46 > 0:05:48Hmm. Fine for the moment.
0:05:48 > 0:05:51- May I make a suggestion, Your Majesty?- Tortoise.
0:05:51 > 0:05:56May I suggest we pull Giraffe out by her legs.
0:05:56 > 0:06:00- That's brilliant, Tortoise. - I suppose it could work.
0:06:00 > 0:06:03Hang on! You'll be out in a minute.
0:06:05 > 0:06:09- Look at Giraffe's legs. They've gone all long.- Hmm?
0:06:09 > 0:06:14Your Majesty, might I suggest that we stop puling Giraffe's legs?
0:06:14 > 0:06:15Excellent idea!
0:06:17 > 0:06:21- Giraffe! Are you all right in there? - Oh, I'm fine!
0:06:21 > 0:06:26- We WILL get you out, Giraffe. Don't worry.- I'm not worried!
0:06:26 > 0:06:28- SLURP! - Thank you for asking.
0:06:28 > 0:06:33Looks like you and me might be here for quite some time.
0:06:33 > 0:06:35I know - let's play a game.
0:06:35 > 0:06:38I went into the jungle and I found a mango.
0:06:38 > 0:06:40Oh, I love this game.
0:06:40 > 0:06:46I went into the jungle and I found a mango and a big yellow stone...
0:06:46 > 0:06:53- ..a spotty caterpillar, some nuts... - Look at Giraffe.- Poor Giraffe.
0:06:53 > 0:06:55Happens to the best of us, you know.
0:06:55 > 0:07:01I know! Why don't we pull the tree off Giraffe?
0:07:01 > 0:07:05- That's brilliant!- Why not? We haven't got another plan.
0:07:05 > 0:07:10- I went into the jungle and I found a mango...- Huh! Eeeeh!
0:07:10 > 0:07:14- Pull, pull! That's it! Pull!- Eeeeeh!
0:07:14 > 0:07:16Ooh! Stop! Stop!
0:07:16 > 0:07:19Giraffe's neck is stretching. Stop!
0:07:19 > 0:07:22- ..a flamingo feather.- Hee-hee-hee!
0:07:22 > 0:07:25We WILL get you out, Giraffe. Don't worry!
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Oh, I'm fine! Thanks for asking!
0:07:28 > 0:07:31Here we go again! I went into the jungle...
0:07:31 > 0:07:39..an orange, a mushroom, an empty seed pod, a prickly pear and...
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Do you think Giraffe knows what's happening?
0:07:42 > 0:07:45- Tickbird, check on Giraffe. - Good idea.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48< ..banana and an anthill tower.
0:07:48 > 0:07:51- Giraffe, are you all right? - I'm fine.
0:07:51 > 0:07:56Chameleon's been keeping me company and we're having a lovely time.
0:07:56 > 0:08:00- OK, your turn. - Shouldn't be long now.
0:08:00 > 0:08:06I went into the jungle and I found a mango and a big yellow stone and...
0:08:06 > 0:08:09That's it. Keep going. Well done. That's it.
0:08:09 > 0:08:12Oooh! Ooh! Steady! Ooh!
0:08:12 > 0:08:14How are you doing?
0:08:14 > 0:08:17Oh, no! I've run out of honey.
0:08:17 > 0:08:19Let's play something else.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23I spy with my beady eye, something beginning with...
0:08:23 > 0:08:25Sorry I'm late. I just had to...
0:08:25 > 0:08:27Oh, my goodness!
0:08:27 > 0:08:30Look how long Giraffe's neck is now!
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Hurry up, Tortoise!
0:08:31 > 0:08:35Hello? Will it be much longer?
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Sorry but I must admit I'm getting a little bit bored now, actually.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42I'm coming as quickly as I can.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Well, it could be a while.
0:08:46 > 0:08:49Giraffe, you've got to do this by yourself.
0:08:49 > 0:08:52Try pulling yourself out again.
0:08:52 > 0:08:54Do you think I can do it?
0:08:54 > 0:08:57Well, you have changed quite a bit.
0:08:57 > 0:09:00Now, come on! One more pull!
0:09:00 > 0:09:02Nearly there. I'm nearly there.
0:09:02 > 0:09:06Oh, my! Here I go!
0:09:06 > 0:09:08Uh! Oooh!
0:09:08 > 0:09:09Oh! Ugh!
0:09:09 > 0:09:14Pull, Giraffe, pull! Come on! Pull!
0:09:14 > 0:09:15Oh!
0:09:15 > 0:09:19Now, come on, Giraffe. Come to Tortoise.
0:09:20 > 0:09:21ALL: Whoa! Oof!
0:09:23 > 0:09:25Ha! Ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha!
0:09:25 > 0:09:27I'm out! Ha-ha-ha!
0:09:27 > 0:09:32I'm free! I'm free-ee! Ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:09:32 > 0:09:34ALL: Jambo, Giraffe! Hello!
0:09:34 > 0:09:37You're such a long way away.
0:09:37 > 0:09:39That's because you're so tall!
0:09:39 > 0:09:41Oh... Oh, dear.
0:09:41 > 0:09:44Well, I'm not sure I have a head for heights.
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Well, you do now!
0:09:46 > 0:09:48How long have I been up here?
0:09:48 > 0:09:51Three whole seasons and the height of this tree.
0:09:51 > 0:09:54Mmm. Ha-ha-ha!
0:09:54 > 0:09:58- I'm going up.- Don't be silly, Monkey. It's far too high.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01I can make it. I'm a monkey!
0:10:01 > 0:10:05Hee-hee! So, you see, that's why Giraffe has a long neck.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09She stretched and stretched inside the tree
0:10:09 > 0:10:12so that now her head almost touches the clouds.
0:10:12 > 0:10:14Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!
0:10:14 > 0:10:18- SNIFF! SNIFF! - What's that lovely smell?
0:10:18 > 0:10:21Fresh leaves. Eat!
0:10:21 > 0:10:25Oh, my! Mm! Mm-hm-mm! Delicious!
0:10:25 > 0:10:28Any tummy trouble?
0:10:28 > 0:10:31No tummy trouble here.
0:10:31 > 0:10:33- Hooray!- Wonderful!
0:10:33 > 0:10:40- Mm!- And with her new long neck, Giraffe found her very own food
0:10:40 > 0:10:42that no other animal could reach.
0:10:42 > 0:10:46- Hee-hee!- Chameleon, please try one.
0:10:46 > 0:10:47No, no, no. No, thanks.
0:10:47 > 0:10:49Flies are more my thing.
0:10:49 > 0:10:51Whoo! See?
0:10:51 > 0:10:53And Chameleon changing colour?
0:10:53 > 0:10:57Well, that's a whole other story. Whoo!
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:11:01 > 0:11:04# Beneath the Tinga sky
0:11:04 > 0:11:06# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a... #
0:11:08 > 0:11:11- Tales from Africa! - # Tales from Africa. #
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