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# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a

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# Tinga Tinga is a land

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# Full of stories and surprise... #

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Tell me about it!

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# If you like to wonder why

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# Tinga Tinga is a land of whys

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# You won't believe your eyes

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# Why I swing from tree to tree

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# Why my trunk is long

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-# Why I'm so slow

-Why I tick

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# Why my skin is smooth and slick

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# You ask why, why, why, why, why?

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# Why?

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# You ask why, why, why, why, why?

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-# There's a story

-Lots of stories

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# Beneath the Tinga sky

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-# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a

-Tales from Africa

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-# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a

-Tales from Africa

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-# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a... #

-Look at all my friends!

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-# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh. #

-I'll tell you why...

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VOICES BELOW, LAUGHING: Look at them!

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Not like that!

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Shake and ruffle, like this!

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CHICKS CHIRP

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What are you doing, Mama Hen?

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Shush, Monkey! She's trying to teach her little ones how to keep clean.

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But they're filthy dirty!

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They are so adorable!

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All made out of sweetness!

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Ahhh, Hen looks happy, doesn't she?

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That's because she is.

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Funny way to get clean, though...

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-ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

-Ooh!

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Bath time!

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-Ooh! Ha-ha-ha!

-Good shot, Elephant!

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Jumbo Monkeys? Do you fancy a blast?

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-ALL:

-No! No!

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It's cleaning time!

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It's boring!

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-Monkeys...

-Ooh...

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All animals must take care of themselves.

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It's nature's way.

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-But I don't want...

-No buts!

-OK, sir.

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Hey, hey, Tickbird! You look a bit muddy too.

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Oh! Ooh! Ha-ha!

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Thank you, Lion. Asante.

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Elephant!

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HEN: And roll, and ruffle.

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THEY COUGH AND SPLUTTER

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How are we supposed to get clean

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if Mama Hen and her chicks keep covering us in dust?

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Oh, Monkeys.

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We all have our different ways of cleaning.

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I lick, you pick,

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and Mama Hen and her chicks? Well, they just dust.

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Hee-hee! That's good.

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-PEACOCK:

-Oh! Poor hen. So grubby.

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And so completely, utterly, all-consumingly...brown.

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I may not have fancy feathers like you, Peacock,

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but at least I have friends!

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Dear Hen, utter not another word!

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You're a born mother! So no need to worry yourself about how you look.

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And brown is such a practical colour. Covers the stains!

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Peacock? I think you owe Hen an apology.

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Do I?

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HIPPO: Yes! You were really mean!

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-ELEPHANT:

-I think brown is a rather nice colour.

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Blends in with everything.

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-Elephant...

-What?

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Delightful observations.

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But I think you've all forgotten a teensy-weensy little something.

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I am Peacock. I don't do apologies.

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I do beautiful!

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HEN SIGHS

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Thank you for trying, dear friends.

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We'll be heading home now...

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Come on, little ones.

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-HIPPO:

-Oh, poor Hen!

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He's right, you know. I'm plain and brown and dirty.

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I've told you, Hen.

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Don't mind Peacock. He just loves himself way too much.

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How about you come visit my nest, eh?

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Oh...

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Come on. I'll take you there on my back.

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You'll do that for me?

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Just this once!

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I've built this new nest, and I think it's rather spectacular,

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even though I do say so myself!

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HEN LAUGHS EXCITEDLY

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-Thank you, Eagle. Asante.

-Climb on!

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Hee-hee! This is flying!

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Oh! Look, look!

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ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

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Hold on!

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Whooooo-hoo!

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Oh! Oh, my!

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It's truly beautiful!

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And you did this all by yourself?

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-Just me!

-How did you do it?

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It's a precious secret. I've never told another living animal.

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Eagle, please? I promise, I won't cluck to anyone!

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-EAGLE CHUCKLES

-Oh all right, I'll show you!

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HEN GASPS

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-What is that?

-A needle!

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Magpie dropped it, and I discovered I could sew all sorts of things!

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Look!

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EAGLE CHUCKLES

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Eagle, I know it's a lot to ask,

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but can I borrow your needle?

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Sorry, Hen. It's just too precious to me.

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I'll be extremely careful!

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There's only one of these needles in the whole of the Animal Kingdom.

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I cannot let it out of my sight!

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I'll look after your needle,

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as if it were one of my chicks!

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Please, Eagle, please?

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EAGLE SIGHS

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Only because it's you!

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Oh, Eagle, thank you!

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So, what are you going to do with it?

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You'll see!

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# Shona, shona, sew and sew

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# Fuma, fuma, weave and weave

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# And sew and weave and weave and sew

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# Pole, pole, here we go

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# Shona, shona, sew and sew

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# Fuma, fuma, weave and weave

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# And sew and weave and weave and sew

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# Pole, pole, here we go

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# Pole, pole, here we go. #

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THEY SIGH CURIOUSLY

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Ha-ha-ho!

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-ELEPHANT:

-Mama Hen!

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ELEPHANT TRUMPETS

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HEN CHUCKLES SHYLY

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Away we go!

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HEN CHATTERS EXCITEDLY

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-Yeah!

-Come on!

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Come on, Monkeys!

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THEY CHATTER EXCITEDLY

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And who...who are you?

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Don't you recognise me, Peacock?

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Well, what on earth? Hen?

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Not so brown now, am I? Hee-hee-hee!

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PEACOCK COUGHS

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Well, talk about from rags to riches!

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-LION:

-Ha-ha-ha! That put Peacock in his place!

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Now I can strut too!

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THEY CHATTER EXCITEDLY

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-Hey! Careful! ELEPHANT:

-Sorry, Tortoise!

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# Sew and weave and weave and sew

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# Shona, shona, sew and sew

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# Fuma, fuma, weave and weave

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# Pole, pole, here we go! #

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His face was a picture!

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That will teach Peacock with his fancy "I don't do apologies"!

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THEY LAUGH

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Now, think how impressive I would look if you, Mama Hen,

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sewed all of nature's beauty into my glorious mane!

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I could never do that...

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Whyever not?

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Because it's Eagle's precious needle,

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and I promised to never let it out of my...

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HEN GASPS Oh, no! The needle! The needle!

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Where can it be?

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Oh, no!

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Chicks! Search! We must find the needle.

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Oh...erm...

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Don't worry, Hen. We'll find it.

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Is it here? No.

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Er...no.

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Uh-oh...

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Must find the needle!

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Must find the needle...

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Jambo, Hen!

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I hear you're quite the talk of the jungle.

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So, can I have my needle back?

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I had the needle, and then I didn't have it!

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And I mean I was looking after it, obviously, but it just...

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-You've lost my needle, haven't you?

-Sorry, Eagle.

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I trusted you with the most precious thing I had in the world.

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I know, but I will find it.

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I'm sorry, Hen. Until you find that needle again,

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our friendship is over.

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I'll find the needle...

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I promise!

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So that's why Hen pecks the ground!

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She's always trying to find the needle for Eagle.

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And Eagle never flew down again to speak to her friend...

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waiting for the day her needle would be returned.

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Must find the needle!

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Deary me. Pecking in the dirt in a coat like that.

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She's got to find her friend's needle!

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You may be beautiful on the outside, Hen,

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but you're still brown on the inside.

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-Peacock! You don't understand friendship.

-Says who?

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Eagle said it.

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Like I give a hoot!

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PEACOCK SINGS TO HIMSELF

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And fancy-pantsy Peacock? Well, that's a whole other story!

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# Beneath the Tinga sky

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# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a... #

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Tales from Africa!

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# Tales from Africa. #

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