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...
0:01:05 > 0:01:07SNORING
0:01:07 > 0:01:11You see, there was a time when Owl was not so very awake.
0:01:11 > 0:01:15She had tiny little eyes and tiny little ears.
0:01:17 > 0:01:18Hey!
0:01:18 > 0:01:20- Hm? Wha...?!- Lazy feathers!
0:01:20 > 0:01:22- OWL COUGHS - I'm talking to you!- Huh?
0:01:22 > 0:01:26- Who's that?- You are supposed to be guarding Eagle's nest,
0:01:26 > 0:01:28not using it as a pillow.
0:01:28 > 0:01:30- OWL SNORES - Hee-hee-hee!
0:01:30 > 0:01:34See? Tiny eyes, tiny ears
0:01:34 > 0:01:38- and very, very lazy! Hee-hee! - Ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:01:38 > 0:01:42Somebody is stealing mangoes!
0:01:42 > 0:01:45- Outrageous!- Hm! Shouldn't be allowed!
0:01:45 > 0:01:47Warthog, it is certainly NOT allowed!
0:01:47 > 0:01:50Elephant! Summon the animals, please.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52A-hem!
0:01:52 > 0:01:54ELEPHANT TRUMPETS LOUDLY
0:01:54 > 0:01:56Meeting!
0:01:56 > 0:01:58ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
0:02:00 > 0:02:04ALL: Wake up, lazy feathers! Twit-twoo!
0:02:04 > 0:02:07Eh? Oi? Ay-ay-ay!
0:02:08 > 0:02:10Made it!
0:02:10 > 0:02:12What is this meeting for?
0:02:14 > 0:02:17- How's my nest?- Huh?- My nest!
0:02:17 > 0:02:19How's my nest?!
0:02:19 > 0:02:22- Yes, I did rest, thank you. - MONKEYS GIGGLE
0:02:22 > 0:02:26- No, I said, "HOW'S MY NEST?"- Silence!
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Something is very wrong in Tinga Tinga.
0:02:29 > 0:02:33Only yesterday, there was a big pile of mangoes here.
0:02:33 > 0:02:35Now look what remains.
0:02:35 > 0:02:38And what does that mean?
0:02:38 > 0:02:43Some animal is taking mangoes without permission.
0:02:43 > 0:02:45- Terrible.- Wasn't me.- Shocking.
0:02:45 > 0:02:49Birds, have you seen anything from the skies?
0:02:49 > 0:02:51- # Not a single thing Not a single thing. #
0:02:51 > 0:02:56- (Owl!)- Huh?- We have not seen anything.- Huh?
0:02:56 > 0:02:58Owl?
0:02:58 > 0:03:03I told you, Lion. We birds have not seen a single thing,
0:03:03 > 0:03:04especially Owl,
0:03:04 > 0:03:06who's been guarding my nest,
0:03:06 > 0:03:11- haven't you, Owl? - Yes, yes. I've been guarding.
0:03:11 > 0:03:12Hmm.
0:03:12 > 0:03:15Frog, have you seen anything?
0:03:15 > 0:03:17No. Ribbit!
0:03:17 > 0:03:20- Look! The mangoes have gone! - Who stole the mangoes?
0:03:20 > 0:03:23- Who stole them? - I didn't see anybody.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27SILENCE!
0:03:27 > 0:03:31- May I suggest something, Your Highness?- Tortoise.
0:03:31 > 0:03:36We should guard all the mango piles day and night
0:03:36 > 0:03:39and that way we will catch the thief.
0:03:39 > 0:03:43Excellent suggestion, Tortoise. Excellent.
0:03:43 > 0:03:44Owl!
0:03:44 > 0:03:47- Huh?- (That's you!) - Yes, Your Majesty?
0:03:47 > 0:03:51You must report back to me with news from the mango piles.
0:03:51 > 0:03:54- But... But...- No buts!
0:03:54 > 0:03:56What did Lion say?
0:03:56 > 0:03:59- Grrr! OWL!- What?
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Ribbit! Ribbit!
0:04:05 > 0:04:07Jambo, Frog. Anything strange?
0:04:07 > 0:04:11Quiet night here. Nothing strange at all,
0:04:11 > 0:04:13as you can see.
0:04:13 > 0:04:16- Good, good.- And you? How are things?
0:04:16 > 0:04:19Yawn! Oh, you know, trying my best to stay awake
0:04:19 > 0:04:23but all this flying around all night long is very tiring.
0:04:23 > 0:04:27- My back isn't what it used to be and I can't...- Gasp!
0:04:27 > 0:04:30The mangoes have gone! The mangoes have gone!
0:04:30 > 0:04:34- How on earth did that happen? - I have no idea.
0:04:34 > 0:04:37I'd better check on the other mango piles.
0:04:37 > 0:04:42Elephant! Tortoise! Is everything OK here with the mangoes?
0:04:42 > 0:04:46Why, of course it is, Owl. Everything's fine,
0:04:46 > 0:04:49- isn't it, Elephant?- Mm-hm. - Good, good.
0:04:49 > 0:04:53You know, Frog's pile disappeared right before my very eyes.
0:04:53 > 0:04:57Oh, my! The thief must be very clever.
0:04:57 > 0:05:01But we are much cleverer than any thief, aren't we, Elephant?
0:05:01 > 0:05:03No... Yes... Oh, yes! Ha-ha!
0:05:03 > 0:05:04Ha-ha-ha!
0:05:04 > 0:05:07You see, my plan is foolproof.
0:05:07 > 0:05:12With Elephant standing over the mangoes and me keeping watch,
0:05:12 > 0:05:15no animal could ever get past us.
0:05:15 > 0:05:17Not in a million years.
0:05:17 > 0:05:19Not even in a million years.
0:05:19 > 0:05:21Impossible! You see...
0:05:21 > 0:05:23WHAT?!
0:05:23 > 0:05:26- They've gone!- Oh-h! - The mangoes have gone!
0:05:26 > 0:05:29ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
0:05:29 > 0:05:32Oh, no, it's happened again! Oh!
0:05:32 > 0:05:38- Where are your mangoes?- A simple, "Good evening," would be nice, Owl.
0:05:38 > 0:05:39I don't mean to be rude
0:05:39 > 0:05:43but mangoes are disappearing right before my very eyes.
0:05:43 > 0:05:46This is incredibly serious. What happened?
0:05:46 > 0:05:50Well, first it was with Frog, then with Tortoise and Elephant.
0:05:50 > 0:05:54As we were talking, they just disappeared.
0:05:54 > 0:05:56Ah! The mangoes have gone!
0:05:57 > 0:06:03Oh, no! Not again! What am I going to do?
0:06:03 > 0:06:08- ALL?! All gone?!- I'm afraid so, Your Majesty.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11Owl, you were there every time the mangoes disappeared
0:06:11 > 0:06:14and you didn't see a thing?!
0:06:14 > 0:06:17No, Your Majesty. I didn't see anything.
0:06:17 > 0:06:22- MONKEYS LAUGH - Monkeys! It is not a joking matter!
0:06:22 > 0:06:26- May I suggest something, Your Majesty?- Hmm.
0:06:26 > 0:06:29We must guard the mango tree.
0:06:29 > 0:06:32If we don't, we may not have any mangoes left.
0:06:32 > 0:06:37- He's right. Mm-hm.- A very important job! Who will volunteer?
0:06:37 > 0:06:38- Oh...- Um...
0:06:38 > 0:06:40What? No beast?
0:06:41 > 0:06:43I will.
0:06:43 > 0:06:44LAUGHTER
0:06:44 > 0:06:47Lion, I'm afraid I may have
0:06:47 > 0:06:50over-exaggerated Owl's suitability for the job.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54I won't fail this time, Your Majesty. I promise.
0:06:54 > 0:06:55Hmm...
0:06:55 > 0:07:00- Very well, Owl, but don't let us down...again.- I won't! I won't!
0:07:00 > 0:07:04You must be alert and awake at all times.
0:07:04 > 0:07:07I will be, Your Majesty. Asante. Thank you.
0:07:07 > 0:07:09You don't know what this means...
0:07:09 > 0:07:14ALL: Eyes as big as the moon! Eyes as big as the moon!
0:07:14 > 0:07:18Eyes as big as the moon! Eyes as big as the moon!
0:07:18 > 0:07:20Eyes as big as the moon! Eyes as...
0:07:20 > 0:07:26- Do you really think this is going to work?- Do you have a better idea? Ha!
0:07:26 > 0:07:29Eyes as big as the moon. Eyes as...
0:07:29 > 0:07:31Time's up!
0:07:32 > 0:07:34Are they still as big as the moon?
0:07:34 > 0:07:38They are! Your eyes are as big as the moon!
0:07:38 > 0:07:41Now you'll see anything coming, day or night.
0:07:41 > 0:07:46- Huh? Speak up! - I said, "YOU'LL BE ABLE TO..."
0:07:46 > 0:07:48Oh, this is hopeless.
0:07:48 > 0:07:53Elephant, give a good old blow to help Owl's tiny ears hear better.
0:07:53 > 0:07:55Stand back, everyone!
0:07:55 > 0:07:56ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
0:07:56 > 0:07:58Oh, Elephant! Too loud!
0:07:58 > 0:08:01- Huh? Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!- Sorry!
0:08:01 > 0:08:04I meant to blow but a trumpet came out.
0:08:04 > 0:08:08Oh, that's OK, Elephant. Now I can hear!
0:08:08 > 0:08:10Oh, I can hear and see everything!
0:08:10 > 0:08:14I'm definitely going to catch that mango thief now.
0:08:14 > 0:08:17- Ha-ha! Excellent!- Good luck, Owl.
0:08:18 > 0:08:22Eyes as big as the moon. Eyes as big as the moon.
0:08:22 > 0:08:24Eye... Oh?
0:08:24 > 0:08:28Eyes as big...as...the...m-m-moon?
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Eyes as big as... Oi!
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Naughty. Don't you...!
0:08:31 > 0:08:33There you... Stop!
0:08:34 > 0:08:35You naughty...!
0:08:35 > 0:08:38Oh, I can't, uh, see behind me.
0:08:38 > 0:08:40Ugh, I can't see!
0:08:40 > 0:08:42Oh...
0:08:42 > 0:08:46Oh! I can see! Naughty... Huh? What?!
0:08:46 > 0:08:50# Mangoes, mangoes Bring me some mangoes... #
0:08:50 > 0:08:53What-what-what-what-what?! Brrrr!
0:08:53 > 0:08:57# Mangoes, mangoes Bring me... #
0:08:57 > 0:09:01It's the ants, everybody! The ants are stealing the mangoes!
0:09:01 > 0:09:06I've caught the thief! I've caught the thief! Woo-hoo! Hee-hee!
0:09:06 > 0:09:11- They are back! Hooray!- Well done, Owl.- Thank you, your Highness.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Now, ants, what are we going to do with you?
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Banish the ants underground! - Well said!
0:09:17 > 0:09:18Silence!
0:09:18 > 0:09:22Hmm. Ants,
0:09:22 > 0:09:25stealing is against nature's law.
0:09:25 > 0:09:26What were you thinking?
0:09:26 > 0:09:29# We did not eat them We did not eat them. #
0:09:29 > 0:09:32True, but you did steal them.
0:09:32 > 0:09:37# We need food Must have food. #
0:09:37 > 0:09:39Hmm, also true.
0:09:39 > 0:09:42Well, animals, from now on,
0:09:42 > 0:09:46all of you must remember to leave scraps on the ground
0:09:46 > 0:09:49so that you ants will always have something to eat.
0:09:49 > 0:09:53# Yes, we thank you Asante. #
0:09:53 > 0:09:57- A-hem!- Owl, good job guarding the mango tree.
0:09:57 > 0:09:59Thank you, Your Highness.
0:09:59 > 0:10:02Now I can hear even the tiniest sound
0:10:02 > 0:10:05and, look, I can see all around me, too.
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Ha-ha-ha-ha!
0:10:07 > 0:10:10- Wow!- Amazing!- I can see this way...
0:10:12 > 0:10:13..and that way!
0:10:14 > 0:10:16How useful, Owl!
0:10:16 > 0:10:20From this day, you will be night guard for the whole of Tinga Tinga.
0:10:20 > 0:10:25I will stay awake all night to see and hear everything!
0:10:25 > 0:10:29- Look! I am seeing everywhere! - Hooray!
0:10:29 > 0:10:33Everything I can see! Whoo!
0:10:33 > 0:10:35- Ha-ha-ha!- Hooray!
0:10:35 > 0:10:39So, that's why Owl's head turns all the way round.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42- Hooray!- Ha-ha-ha!
0:10:42 > 0:10:45Oh! Put me down, you naughty ants!
0:10:45 > 0:10:47Ha-ha-ha!
0:10:47 > 0:10:50- Everywhere I can see!- Hee-hee-hee!
0:10:50 > 0:10:52And why are ants so strong?
0:10:52 > 0:10:54Hee-hee-hee-hee-hee!
0:10:54 > 0:10:57Well, that's a whole other story!
0:10:57 > 0:10:59Goodbye! Hee-hee!
0:11:01 > 0:11:04# Beneath the Tinga sky
0:11:04 > 0:11:06# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a... #
0:11:06 > 0:11:07Hee-hee!
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Tales from Africa!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12# Tales from Africa. #
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