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...
0:01:00 > 0:01:04- Why Cheetah has tears. - Jambo, Monkey.
0:01:04 > 0:01:08See her tears? Every Cheetah has tears.
0:01:08 > 0:01:13- Coming to the race?- Oh, yes! - Well, chop-chop, hurry up, then.
0:01:13 > 0:01:16But there was a time when Cheetah didn't have tears.
0:01:16 > 0:01:19All the animals loved Mama Cheetah
0:01:19 > 0:01:23cos she was the fastest animal in the whole kingdom.
0:01:23 > 0:01:24Oof!
0:01:24 > 0:01:26Sorry, Mama Cheetah!
0:01:26 > 0:01:28Ah, Cheetah!
0:01:28 > 0:01:31Karibu, welcome. Now, where is Wind?
0:01:31 > 0:01:33ALL: Where is Wind?
0:01:33 > 0:01:36Here I am, here I am.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38A-ha, there you are. Karibu, Wind.
0:01:38 > 0:01:40Welcome. Now we are ready.
0:01:40 > 0:01:44Animals, it is time for our favourite race.
0:01:44 > 0:01:48Cheetah versus Wind!
0:01:48 > 0:01:50ALL: Yay!
0:01:50 > 0:01:52And the cheetah has never lost,
0:01:52 > 0:01:56because Mama Cheetah is faster than even the wind.
0:01:56 > 0:01:57ALL: Cheetah, Cheetah!
0:01:57 > 0:01:59We love you, Mama Cheetah!
0:01:59 > 0:02:02Huh! Every beast loves Mama Cheetah.
0:02:02 > 0:02:05Well, I don't! Come on, Wind!
0:02:05 > 0:02:08Feeling a little grumpy this morning are we, Croc? Hm?
0:02:08 > 0:02:14Huh! I'm not grumpy and don't call me Croc!
0:02:14 > 0:02:16Pole, sorry, Crocodile.
0:02:16 > 0:02:20Meerkat? The rules, please.
0:02:20 > 0:02:26The rules are as follows. One lap around the whole of Tinga Tinga.
0:02:26 > 0:02:28ALL: And which way do they go?
0:02:28 > 0:02:30From here to the Tinga bird tree,
0:02:30 > 0:02:34then, around the waterhole,
0:02:34 > 0:02:36through the mango grove,
0:02:36 > 0:02:38past Flamingo Lake,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42across the plains, making sure not to wake up the Sleeping Stones,
0:02:42 > 0:02:44through the swamp, but..
0:02:44 > 0:02:47ALL: Look out for Snake and Crocodile!
0:02:47 > 0:02:48And the first one back is...
0:02:48 > 0:02:50The winner!
0:02:50 > 0:02:52Cheetah, are you ready?
0:02:52 > 0:02:53Yes, your majesty.
0:02:53 > 0:02:55Wind, are you ready?
0:02:55 > 0:02:57Yes, yes, yes.
0:02:57 > 0:02:59Then let the race begin!
0:02:59 > 0:03:01ALL CHEER
0:03:01 > 0:03:03We love you, Mama Cheetah!
0:03:03 > 0:03:05Huh! We love you, Mama Cheetah.
0:03:05 > 0:03:06Animals, to your posts.
0:03:06 > 0:03:08And remember, always on the look-out.
0:03:08 > 0:03:12ALL: Always on the look-out!
0:03:12 > 0:03:14Well, I won't look out for anyone.
0:03:14 > 0:03:15Ooh, so grumpy!
0:03:15 > 0:03:16Rarr!
0:03:16 > 0:03:18MONKEYS LAUGH
0:03:18 > 0:03:21# Go, Cheetah, go. Go, Cheetah, go
0:03:21 > 0:03:25# Go, Cheetah, go! Go, Cheetah, go!
0:03:25 > 0:03:27# Cheetah go! Cheetah go! #
0:03:27 > 0:03:31Oh! Oh, look! Here they come! Here they come!
0:03:31 > 0:03:34- Where, where?- They passed us, Elephant!
0:03:34 > 0:03:36Always on the look-out, Elephant!
0:03:36 > 0:03:39Come on, let's get back to the finishing line!
0:03:39 > 0:03:42Yes, let's see Mama Cheetah win again.
0:03:42 > 0:03:45Do you think I will actually see Mama Cheetah win,
0:03:45 > 0:03:48or do you think it will just be another - vroom!
0:03:48 > 0:03:50- Like that?- All this racing around
0:03:50 > 0:03:53never did no beast no good.
0:03:56 > 0:03:59Oh, no! Wind is winning!
0:03:59 > 0:04:01Go, Mama Cheetah! We love you, Mama Cheetah!
0:04:01 > 0:04:04Thank you, monkeys! Hee-hee!
0:04:08 > 0:04:11# You'll never beat-ah a lovely cheetah!
0:04:11 > 0:04:15# You'll never beat-ah beat-ah Cheetah!.. #
0:04:15 > 0:04:18Jambo, Flamingos! Jambo, Crabs!
0:04:18 > 0:04:22- Grass.- Grass.- Grass.
0:04:22 > 0:04:28- Run, Mama Cheetah, run!- Run?- Run? - Not you, Wildebeest. You eat grass!
0:04:28 > 0:04:32- Grass.- Grass.- Grass.- And remember,
0:04:32 > 0:04:35don't wake up the Sleeping Stones!
0:04:35 > 0:04:37Thank you, Buffalo! Ha-ha-ha!
0:04:37 > 0:04:39Don't wake the Sleeping Stones!
0:04:41 > 0:04:45Hm, Mama Cheetah's going to win again.
0:04:45 > 0:04:47SLEEPING STONE CHUCKLES
0:04:47 > 0:04:51Just the swamp and Rock to go!
0:04:55 > 0:04:57Ah! Eh!
0:04:57 > 0:05:00Hup! Oh!
0:05:00 > 0:05:02O-ow!
0:05:02 > 0:05:04Oh, dear!
0:05:04 > 0:05:08Ah! Grr!
0:05:08 > 0:05:12Hello? Will some animal help me?
0:05:15 > 0:05:18O-oh! Rr!
0:05:18 > 0:05:21- He-elp! Please?- Huh!- Ah!
0:05:21 > 0:05:25- Mama Cheetah.- Oh, Crocodile! Can you help me?
0:05:25 > 0:05:28Did some beast say the word "help"?
0:05:28 > 0:05:31I don't think I heard the word "help".
0:05:31 > 0:05:33- Did you?- No-o!
0:05:33 > 0:05:37I didn't hear the word "help" at all!
0:05:37 > 0:05:39Me neither.
0:05:39 > 0:05:41ANIMALS LAUGH
0:05:41 > 0:05:45But I've got a stick in my paw. Please, help me.
0:05:45 > 0:05:49And why should we help you, when no beast has ever helped us?
0:05:49 > 0:05:52In fact, no beast even likes us.
0:05:52 > 0:05:56- But I'm stuck!- I am going to win!
0:05:59 > 0:06:03Not so fast now, are you, Mama Cheetah?
0:06:09 > 0:06:12CHEETAH SOBS
0:06:14 > 0:06:18Oh! Oh, no! It's Wind!
0:06:18 > 0:06:23- Wind is going to win the race! Look! - What's happening? What is going on?
0:06:23 > 0:06:26- Look!- I've won the race!
0:06:26 > 0:06:31- Huh?- I've won the race!
0:06:31 > 0:06:34I've won the race!
0:06:34 > 0:06:36Woo-hoo, I've won the race!
0:06:36 > 0:06:40Yes, yes, very good, Wind. But where is Mama Cheetah?
0:06:40 > 0:06:43She's back at the swamp, she's back at the swamp.
0:06:44 > 0:06:48Hm, something must have happened to Mama Cheetah.
0:06:48 > 0:06:52- Come on, we must help her. - Yes, we must help her.- Quickly!
0:06:52 > 0:06:55CHEETAH SOBS
0:07:00 > 0:07:02- Mama Cheetah!- Mama Cheetah!
0:07:02 > 0:07:04ALL: Mama Cheetah!
0:07:04 > 0:07:10I'm sorry I didn't win the race, but my paw got stuck and I can't move.
0:07:10 > 0:07:13No-one's worried about the race. We've come to help you.
0:07:13 > 0:07:16Animals, haraka! Quickly!
0:07:16 > 0:07:20Don't worry, dear. I'll help. Now, grab hold of my horns.
0:07:20 > 0:07:25Oh! Oh, no! I can't reach!
0:07:25 > 0:07:28Don't worry, Mama Cheetah! We'll help you.
0:07:28 > 0:07:30We'll help!
0:07:33 > 0:07:35Ah! Oh, dear!
0:07:35 > 0:07:39I'll help! I can just walk out,
0:07:39 > 0:07:41and you can hold on to my tru... Woah!
0:07:41 > 0:07:45Oh, no! I'm sinking!
0:07:45 > 0:07:49Come back, Elephant! That's swamp mud.
0:07:49 > 0:07:51CHEETAH SOBS
0:07:51 > 0:07:54- Oh!- What are we going to do? - Oh, dear!
0:07:54 > 0:07:58- Oh! May I make a suggestion? - Please do, Tortoise.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01I suggest that we go into the forest and get lots of trees.
0:08:01 > 0:08:03You'll be good at that, Elephant.
0:08:03 > 0:08:08Then we can make a big bridge that goes all the way to Cheetah.
0:08:08 > 0:08:10- Brilliant!- Good idea!
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Meerkat, be on the look-out.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15There are nasty animals around these parts.
0:08:15 > 0:08:18Always on the look-out, always on the look-out.
0:08:18 > 0:08:21CHEETAH SOBS
0:08:21 > 0:08:23Oh, don't worry, Mama Cheetah,
0:08:23 > 0:08:26The others won't be long and I'm here.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28Always on the look-out, always on the look-out!
0:08:28 > 0:08:30BRANCHES BREAKING
0:08:30 > 0:08:32- Oh!- I will be right back.
0:08:35 > 0:08:37- Hmm.- Oh, Crocodile!
0:08:37 > 0:08:40Not a word. Don't say a word.
0:08:46 > 0:08:51- But, I... - Ah-ah! Not a word, I said.
0:08:53 > 0:08:55- Oh!- Hm!
0:08:57 > 0:09:03- Oh!- There. How does that feel? - It feels all better!
0:09:03 > 0:09:08Oh, thank you, Crocodile! Thank you! Asante!
0:09:08 > 0:09:10What? Why are you still crying?
0:09:10 > 0:09:17These are tears of joy. My tears of pain have turned to tears of joy!
0:09:17 > 0:09:23- Unbelievable!- Who would have known a crocodile could be so kind?
0:09:23 > 0:09:27Well, don't tell anyone! Not a word!
0:09:27 > 0:09:31Crocodiles aren't supposed to do kind. Grr!
0:09:31 > 0:09:34CHEETAH LAUGHS
0:09:34 > 0:09:36- Mama Cheetah!- Mama Cheetah!
0:09:36 > 0:09:39- ALL: Mama Cheetah!- You're all better!
0:09:39 > 0:09:43Yes! I am! I'm all better!
0:09:43 > 0:09:44Who made you better?
0:09:44 > 0:09:46Yeah, who was it, who was it?
0:09:46 > 0:09:47Yes, who was it?
0:09:47 > 0:09:49Oh, er...
0:09:49 > 0:09:53Shhh! Not a word!
0:09:54 > 0:09:58Oh, I can't say.
0:09:58 > 0:10:00Let's wipe away those tears.
0:10:00 > 0:10:02They look so sad.
0:10:02 > 0:10:05- Oh!- Huh?- They won't...go!
0:10:05 > 0:10:07Leave them, monkeys.
0:10:07 > 0:10:11- I want to keep my tears.- Why?
0:10:11 > 0:10:13To always remind me
0:10:13 > 0:10:15that even big, nasty things
0:10:15 > 0:10:17can do nice, kind things.
0:10:17 > 0:10:19THEY LAUGH
0:10:19 > 0:10:21Look out! Crocodile about!
0:10:21 > 0:10:25A-ha! It was Crocodile, wasn't it?
0:10:25 > 0:10:27It was big, nasty Crocodile who helped you!
0:10:27 > 0:10:29I can't say, Tortoise.
0:10:29 > 0:10:30CHEETAH LAUGHS
0:10:30 > 0:10:31Not a word!
0:10:33 > 0:10:36And that's why Cheetah has tears.
0:10:36 > 0:10:41From that day on, Mama Cheetah and all her little baby cheetahs
0:10:41 > 0:10:44always have tears, to remind them that sometimes
0:10:44 > 0:10:50even big, nasty things can do nice, kind things.
0:10:50 > 0:10:53It was! It was definitely Crocodile! Look!
0:10:53 > 0:10:56And meerkats, always on the look-out?
0:10:56 > 0:11:00Well, that's a whole other story!
0:11:02 > 0:11:04- # Beneath the Tinga sky... # - Whoo!
0:11:04 > 0:11:07# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-a... # Hee-hee-hee!
0:11:07 > 0:11:10Tales from Africa!
0:11:10 > 0:11:12# Tales from Africa. #
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