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...
0:01:03 > 0:01:05Call that a strut?
0:01:05 > 0:01:07Aha-ha-ha!
0:01:07 > 0:01:09This is a strut.
0:01:14 > 0:01:18But you see there was a time when Peacock didn't strut.
0:01:18 > 0:01:23- What's going on?- It's the Tinga Tinga bird brain contest.
0:01:23 > 0:01:28- Ooh.- It's Owl against Peacock. - And we want Owl to win.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29Are you ready?
0:01:29 > 0:01:32- Uh-huh.- Ah-ha-ha.
0:01:32 > 0:01:38I am the biggest bird in Tinga Tinga but I cannot fly. Who am I?
0:01:39 > 0:01:41Ah...
0:01:41 > 0:01:44Erm... I know this one!
0:01:44 > 0:01:46- Come on!- Do it! Do it!- Come on.
0:01:46 > 0:01:49Ostrich. Ostrich is the answer.
0:01:49 > 0:01:51Ostrich is correct!
0:01:51 > 0:01:54Peacock is the winner.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Thank you, birds. Better luck next time, Owl.
0:02:02 > 0:02:08Hmm. Be careful, Peacock. Pride comes before a fall, you know.
0:02:08 > 0:02:12- Peacock always wins.- Peacock always wins, Peacock always wins.
0:02:12 > 0:02:17Well, that's just the way it is. Some birds are born winners
0:02:17 > 0:02:18and others are born...
0:02:18 > 0:02:19losers.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22Squawk! Well, I never.
0:02:22 > 0:02:26You see, Peacock was rather good at everything.
0:02:26 > 0:02:29Which was very annoying.
0:02:29 > 0:02:32It's the bird race! The birds are coming!
0:02:32 > 0:02:34MONKEYS SHOUT ENCOURAGEMENT
0:02:36 > 0:02:38Mustn't let that proud peacock win...
0:02:38 > 0:02:40Faster! Faster!
0:02:41 > 0:02:44MONKEYS: Eagle! Eagle! Eagle!
0:02:44 > 0:02:45PEACOCK: Ha-ha-ha!
0:02:45 > 0:02:47Oh!
0:02:47 > 0:02:49Ho-ho, the winner...
0:02:49 > 0:02:50again!
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Oh, no.
0:02:52 > 0:02:56Maybe you'll beat me next time, Vulture.
0:02:56 > 0:02:58But then again, maybe you won't.
0:02:58 > 0:03:00Ah-ha-ha!
0:03:00 > 0:03:01Well, I never.
0:03:03 > 0:03:06BIRDS SING IN HARMONY
0:03:10 > 0:03:13Ooh, that's beautiful.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16You can't get more beautiful than that.
0:03:17 > 0:03:22- # Rest your head and close your eyes - Peacock
0:03:22 > 0:03:28- # Sleep beneath the Tinga sky - Peacock...- #
0:03:28 > 0:03:30Peacock! Not again.
0:03:30 > 0:03:34# Rest your head and close your eyes
0:03:34 > 0:03:38# Sleep beneath the Tinga sky. #
0:03:38 > 0:03:42- What were you saying, Tortoise? - Well, I was mistaken.
0:03:42 > 0:03:47Peacock's voice is the most beautiful thing I've ever heard.
0:03:47 > 0:03:51# ..Close your eyes... #
0:03:51 > 0:03:55Some bird has got to teach that proud peacock a lesson.
0:03:55 > 0:04:00Mmm. I've got an idea that will ruffle his tail feathers.
0:04:00 > 0:04:01Mmm-mmm.
0:04:06 > 0:04:11So, Vulture and myself thought Lion could choose the bird
0:04:11 > 0:04:15with the prettiest tail in Tinga Tinga.
0:04:15 > 0:04:19# What a good idea!
0:04:19 > 0:04:22- # Who has the prettiest tail. # - Oh, dear...
0:04:22 > 0:04:24Oh, me. Oh, me, oh, my.
0:04:24 > 0:04:30Ready to enter the prettiest tail competition, eh? Eh? Eh?
0:04:30 > 0:04:33Ah, ha! Quite the opposite, dear Vulture.
0:04:33 > 0:04:37It's high-time some other bird had a chance, don't you think?
0:04:37 > 0:04:42I've decided to spend my time with the animals. They're so much...
0:04:42 > 0:04:43better. Goodbye.
0:04:43 > 0:04:45Well, I never!
0:04:49 > 0:04:53Ah, Peacock. Jambo. How very nice to see you.
0:04:53 > 0:04:54Thank you, Lion.
0:04:54 > 0:04:57Mmm-hmm. Birds kicked you out, have they?
0:04:57 > 0:05:01They're having a prettiest tail competition.
0:05:01 > 0:05:07- I mean, what good is a tail?- Very good for swatting flies, Peacock.
0:05:07 > 0:05:09- And for swinging in the trees!- Woo!
0:05:09 > 0:05:10Hehe!
0:05:10 > 0:05:14- You've got to have a tail. - Even I've got a little tail.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17Oh, but what's the point?
0:05:17 > 0:05:20Oh, there's a point, Peacock.
0:05:20 > 0:05:23# You see, you can shake them, and you can snake them
0:05:23 > 0:05:27# You can tickle with them Till you make them sneeze... #
0:05:27 > 0:05:29Ah-choo!
0:05:29 > 0:05:32# When you swing from tree to tree
0:05:32 > 0:05:35# It's your tail holds on, you see
0:05:35 > 0:05:40# And if swinging's not your thing
0:05:40 > 0:05:44# Then a tail can be so pretty. #
0:05:44 > 0:05:47Oh, tails have their uses, all right!
0:05:47 > 0:05:51ALL: # Shake them, shake them Oh, you're never going to fail
0:05:51 > 0:05:54# If you got a lovely tail
0:05:54 > 0:05:59# Hallelujah Here's my tail
0:06:01 > 0:06:07# Hallelujah We've got a tail. #
0:06:08 > 0:06:13I want one. I simply have to have one. I want a tail.
0:06:13 > 0:06:18Peacock, sometimes we can't always have what we want.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20But I want a tail!
0:06:21 > 0:06:25- Peacock, we can't just give you a tail.- Yes, you can.
0:06:25 > 0:06:26Yes, you can!
0:06:26 > 0:06:29Pull on my stubby feathers. Go on. Pull.
0:06:29 > 0:06:30THEY GASP
0:06:30 > 0:06:34- Well, don't just stand there. Pull! - Are you sure?
0:06:34 > 0:06:38Absolutely. Grab a stubby little feather and pull.
0:06:38 > 0:06:41Oh, well...
0:06:41 > 0:06:42THEY ALL HEAVE
0:06:42 > 0:06:44I must have that tail!
0:06:49 > 0:06:52Look, Peacock. You have a lovely tail.
0:06:52 > 0:06:55No, not nearly long enough!
0:06:55 > 0:06:59More. I must have more. Come on.
0:06:59 > 0:07:03I want to shake my tail feathers too!
0:07:03 > 0:07:05There, Peacock. Have a look now.
0:07:05 > 0:07:07No, no, no. I must have more.
0:07:07 > 0:07:11I must have the biggest and the best tail in Tinga Tinga.
0:07:11 > 0:07:13What's Peacock's problem?
0:07:13 > 0:07:16I don't know, Elephant. Just do as you're told.
0:07:16 > 0:07:18And...pull!
0:07:18 > 0:07:21ALL HEAVE
0:07:23 > 0:07:27Ooh! Right. That's it. That's enough.
0:07:27 > 0:07:31Oh, all right. Let me see how I look.
0:07:33 > 0:07:39No! No! The colour. It's as dull as ditch water.
0:07:39 > 0:07:43I don't do dull. I do beautiful.
0:07:43 > 0:07:45Elephant, call Chameleon.
0:07:45 > 0:07:47ELEPHANT TRUMPETS
0:07:47 > 0:07:48Chameleon!
0:07:48 > 0:07:54- What's up?- Peacock here wants some colour on his tail.
0:07:54 > 0:07:56It's quite a big job.
0:07:56 > 0:08:01- What did you have in mind? - Simply the best.- To work, then.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03Mm-hmm, mm-hmm...
0:08:03 > 0:08:05Ha-ha!
0:08:09 > 0:08:13- What do you think?- I must have more.
0:08:13 > 0:08:14Fine by me.
0:08:19 > 0:08:23- Now what do you think?- More! More, I tell you.
0:08:23 > 0:08:24You're the boss.
0:08:28 > 0:08:29And now?
0:08:29 > 0:08:31What do you think?
0:08:31 > 0:08:33He'll never be able to flap.
0:08:33 > 0:08:36- Might teach that proud bird a lesson.- Ah...
0:08:37 > 0:08:40There, Peacock. All the colours of the rainbow!
0:08:40 > 0:08:44Ha-ha-ha! Oh, finally.
0:08:44 > 0:08:46Perfection.
0:08:46 > 0:08:50That's definitely the biggest and the best tail in Tinga Tinga.
0:08:50 > 0:08:57Now, I'm definitely going to win the prettiest tail in Tinga Tinga too!
0:08:57 > 0:09:02- Aw! Now it all makes sense. - Peacock wants to win again.
0:09:02 > 0:09:04Mm-hmm.
0:09:06 > 0:09:10Tinga Tinga, to find out which bird has the prettiest tail.
0:09:11 > 0:09:14Hmm. Very impressive. Very impressive.
0:09:14 > 0:09:17- Yes, very beautiful.- Thank you.
0:09:17 > 0:09:20Vulture, hmm, Flamingo...
0:09:20 > 0:09:25The winner of the prettiest tail in Tinga Tinga has to go, I'm afraid,
0:09:25 > 0:09:26to Peacock!
0:09:26 > 0:09:28Ha-ha-ha!
0:09:28 > 0:09:30ALL: Peacock?! Not again!
0:09:30 > 0:09:32Thank you all so very much.
0:09:32 > 0:09:35I don't believe it!
0:09:35 > 0:09:41And now it is time to bid you all farewell!
0:09:41 > 0:09:43Oh! Oh...
0:09:43 > 0:09:46Oh! Ooh...
0:09:46 > 0:09:48- Oh-oh...- Ho-ho-ho!
0:09:48 > 0:09:52Pride comes before a fall, Peacock.
0:09:52 > 0:09:55If only you hadn't wanted such a big tail.
0:09:55 > 0:09:59New tail too big for your body, Peacock?
0:09:59 > 0:10:01No, no, no.
0:10:01 > 0:10:04It's perfect.
0:10:04 > 0:10:05Agh...
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Ugh.
0:10:07 > 0:10:08Oh...
0:10:11 > 0:10:14- Look at Peacock.- He's fallen over. - We'll help.
0:10:14 > 0:10:15There...
0:10:15 > 0:10:20- VULTURE:- Your tail is too big and too heavy. You can't even walk.
0:10:20 > 0:10:26Oh... Don't be ridiculous. I can walk perfectly well.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28See...
0:10:28 > 0:10:32That's not a walk. That's a strut!
0:10:32 > 0:10:34So what? I like strutting.
0:10:35 > 0:10:36Suits me perfectly.
0:10:36 > 0:10:39Hee-hee...
0:10:39 > 0:10:40Ho-ho...
0:10:40 > 0:10:43And that's why fancy-pantsy Peacock struts.
0:10:46 > 0:10:48- Look at that silly strut!- Hee-hee!
0:10:48 > 0:10:51Oh, stop your squawking, baldy!
0:10:51 > 0:10:53Well, I never!
0:10:53 > 0:10:58And Vulture's bald head - well, that's a whole other story.
0:10:58 > 0:11:00Hee-hee-hee!
0:11:01 > 0:11:03# Beneath a Tinga sky
0:11:03 > 0:11:06# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga! #
0:11:07 > 0:11:08Tales from Africa!
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