Why Hummingbird Hums

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0:00:02 > 0:00:07# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-ah Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-ah

0:00:07 > 0:00:11# Tinga Tinga is a land

0:00:11 > 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-ah - Tales from Africa

0:00:47 > 0:00:51- # Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-ah - Tales from Africa

0:00:51 > 0:00:55- # Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-ah... # - Look at all my friends!

0:00:55 > 0:01:00- # Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh. # - I'll tell you why...

0:01:03 > 0:01:04..why Hummingbird hums.

0:01:04 > 0:01:08HUMMING

0:01:08 > 0:01:09He-he! He-he!

0:01:11 > 0:01:12Aah.

0:01:12 > 0:01:15SNORING

0:01:15 > 0:01:17# So night

0:01:17 > 0:01:20DISCORDANT: # Sleep tight! #

0:01:20 > 0:01:21Songbird!

0:01:21 > 0:01:23BIRD CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIN

0:01:23 > 0:01:24But you see, there was a time

0:01:24 > 0:01:26when Hummingbird didn't hum.

0:01:26 > 0:01:29She was called Songbird.

0:01:29 > 0:01:30And she sung,

0:01:30 > 0:01:32just like all the other birds.

0:01:32 > 0:01:35BIRD CONTINUES TO MAKE A DIN

0:01:35 > 0:01:38Well, not exactly like all the other birds.

0:01:39 > 0:01:41- Songbird!- Yes, Monkey?

0:01:41 > 0:01:42MONKEYS ALL YAWN

0:01:42 > 0:01:44We're sleepy enough now. Thank you.

0:01:44 > 0:01:46Very good.

0:01:46 > 0:01:49More animals to sing to sleep.

0:01:49 > 0:01:51A bird's job is never done. Ah!

0:01:53 > 0:01:57Crickets... A one, two, three, four...

0:01:57 > 0:02:02# Rest your head and close your eyes... #

0:02:02 > 0:02:04Mmm. Aah...

0:02:04 > 0:02:08- # Sleep beneath the Tinga sky... # - Oh, that's so nice.

0:02:08 > 0:02:11Makes me feel all sleepy.

0:02:12 > 0:02:14It is nature's way.

0:02:14 > 0:02:16A lullaby finishes the day,

0:02:16 > 0:02:18so we can all have a peaceful sleep.

0:02:21 > 0:02:24# Rest your head and close your eyes

0:02:24 > 0:02:27- DISCORDANT:- # Rest your head and close your eyes. #

0:02:27 > 0:02:29- Euch!- Make it go away!

0:02:29 > 0:02:30DIN CONTINUES

0:02:30 > 0:02:35Believe me, there is no escape.

0:02:35 > 0:02:37- Listen, Songbird.- Yes, Tortoise.

0:02:37 > 0:02:40- The thing is, we can't get to sleep when you...- Sshh! Sshh!

0:02:40 > 0:02:43- Tortoise! - Oh, please, sing on, sing on.

0:02:43 > 0:02:44Thank you.

0:02:44 > 0:02:48DISCORDANT: # Rest your eyes and close your eyes

0:02:48 > 0:02:50Oh, I give up.

0:02:50 > 0:02:52DIN CONTINUES

0:02:52 > 0:02:56- Too much.- Oh!

0:02:56 > 0:02:58Night, night. Everyone sleep tight.

0:02:58 > 0:02:59Whee!

0:02:59 > 0:03:03Oh... Now let's try and get some sleep.

0:03:04 > 0:03:08Crickets... A one, two, three and a four...

0:03:10 > 0:03:13# Rest your head and close your eyes... #

0:03:17 > 0:03:18Wanyama! Animals.

0:03:18 > 0:03:20It is midday.

0:03:20 > 0:03:23Crickets... A one, two, three, four...

0:03:23 > 0:03:27# Midday, midday, too hot to think

0:03:27 > 0:03:29# Stop your work 'neath the heat

0:03:29 > 0:03:31# Come and have a drink

0:03:31 > 0:03:35# Midday, midday, too hot to think

0:03:35 > 0:03:37# Stop your work 'neath the heat

0:03:37 > 0:03:39# Come and have a drink

0:03:39 > 0:03:41- DISCORDANT:- # Midday, midday

0:03:41 > 0:03:42# Too hot too think... #

0:03:42 > 0:03:46That's when we knew that something had to be done.

0:03:49 > 0:03:50- She's awful.- She's ghastly.

0:03:50 > 0:03:52Oh, I'm afraid, Eagle,

0:03:52 > 0:03:54that Songbird's singing

0:03:54 > 0:03:56has become...a bit of a problem.

0:03:56 > 0:03:59She, er, well... She...

0:03:59 > 0:04:01Sounds like a squashed parrot?

0:04:01 > 0:04:02LAUGHTER

0:04:02 > 0:04:04I couldn't have put it better myself.

0:04:04 > 0:04:07We just don't know what to do.

0:04:07 > 0:04:10You see, Songbird just loves her singing.

0:04:10 > 0:04:14But the entire animal kingdom doesn't.

0:04:14 > 0:04:16- Peacock.- Your Majesty,

0:04:16 > 0:04:18may I make a suggestion?

0:04:18 > 0:04:20Please do, Tortoise.

0:04:20 > 0:04:23Perhaps we could all help Songbird

0:04:23 > 0:04:24improve her singing.

0:04:24 > 0:04:25Ooh, I could teach

0:04:25 > 0:04:27Songbird to gargle.

0:04:27 > 0:04:29GLUG, GLUG, GLUG!

0:04:29 > 0:04:30Very good, Hippo.

0:04:30 > 0:04:33Oh, honey is good for a voice, too.

0:04:33 > 0:04:34Makes it sweet.

0:04:34 > 0:04:36Maybe the bees can help?

0:04:36 > 0:04:37I'll ask them.

0:04:37 > 0:04:40We crickets will improve Songbird's rhythm

0:04:40 > 0:04:42and Songbird's beat.

0:04:42 > 0:04:44Excellent, everyone!

0:04:44 > 0:04:46Soon we will have Songbird singing

0:04:46 > 0:04:50like a...like a...Songbird! He-he!

0:04:50 > 0:04:52Eagle, you must oversee the progress

0:04:52 > 0:04:53of your little bird.

0:04:53 > 0:04:55It's my duty.

0:04:55 > 0:04:56Twentalay, twentalay.

0:04:56 > 0:04:58Carry on, carry on.

0:05:00 > 0:05:01GLUG, GLUG, GLUG!

0:05:01 > 0:05:07Songbird, Hippo has offered to teach you to gargle.

0:05:07 > 0:05:09It's very good for the voice.

0:05:09 > 0:05:11My voice is how I spread joy.

0:05:11 > 0:05:14- SPITS - Have a go.

0:05:14 > 0:05:17Try this.

0:05:17 > 0:05:20GARGLES

0:05:21 > 0:05:24Now you are all warmed up.

0:05:24 > 0:05:26Please, sing.

0:05:26 > 0:05:29- DISCORDANT:- # Mayday, mayday

0:05:29 > 0:05:30# Too hot to think

0:05:30 > 0:05:33# Leave your work, leave the heat

0:05:33 > 0:05:35# Come and have a drink. #

0:05:35 > 0:05:39Yes, I do believe my voice is even better.

0:05:39 > 0:05:41Thank you, Hippo.

0:05:41 > 0:05:43TUTS

0:05:46 > 0:05:51Just one drop of honey can make your voice sound sweet, Songbird.

0:05:51 > 0:05:54Even sweeter than it is already.

0:05:58 > 0:06:01- DISCORDANT:- # Mayday, mayday

0:06:01 > 0:06:04# Too hot to think

0:06:04 > 0:06:08# Stop your work and come leave the heat. #

0:06:08 > 0:06:10My voice does sound sweeter.

0:06:10 > 0:06:11Thank you, Bees.

0:06:11 > 0:06:16TUTS

0:06:16 > 0:06:19- DISCORDANT:- # Mayday, mayday... #

0:06:19 > 0:06:24No, no, no. And one and two...

0:06:24 > 0:06:26- DISCORDANT:- # Mayday, mayday...#

0:06:26 > 0:06:28Oh, my!

0:06:32 > 0:06:37Oh, lovely, everyone gathered for a sing-song.

0:06:37 > 0:06:39I wonder what it will be?

0:06:41 > 0:06:43But it can't all be bad news?

0:06:43 > 0:06:45I'm afraid it is.

0:06:45 > 0:06:47There we are.

0:06:47 > 0:06:50Songbird will never be able to sing.

0:06:50 > 0:06:54(Never sing. That's me!)

0:06:54 > 0:06:56We can't get to sleep when she sings.

0:06:56 > 0:06:59I don't want to wake up if she is singing.

0:06:59 > 0:07:02Oh, no!

0:07:02 > 0:07:07Somebody has to tell Songbird, "No more singing."

0:07:07 > 0:07:09ALL: No more singing.

0:07:09 > 0:07:13Songbird, we were just, erm....

0:07:13 > 0:07:16It's all right, everyone.

0:07:16 > 0:07:22I heard what you said and I won't sing any more.

0:07:22 > 0:07:27- SOBS:- I am so very sorry that my singing upset you all.

0:07:27 > 0:07:32And I... Oh dear! Oh, dear, dear, dear.

0:07:32 > 0:07:36We have taken away the one thing that Songbird loves

0:07:36 > 0:07:40more than anything in the world, her song.

0:07:40 > 0:07:45- If only she could sing without... - Opening her beak.

0:07:45 > 0:07:51I think I have an idea that will please everyone, including Songbird.

0:07:51 > 0:07:53Elephant, let's go and find her.

0:07:53 > 0:07:56All right, Tortoise, let's go.

0:07:56 > 0:07:58Oh, dear!

0:07:58 > 0:08:03SONGBIRD SOBS

0:08:05 > 0:08:07There you are, Songbird.

0:08:07 > 0:08:10Songbird, we have come to tell you something.

0:08:10 > 0:08:13I know, no more singing.

0:08:13 > 0:08:16Now, wait, Songbird. You did not let us finish.

0:08:16 > 0:08:23What we were trying to say was no more singing with your mouth open.

0:08:23 > 0:08:26- Really?- Really?- Yes, Elephant.

0:08:26 > 0:08:29You remember what we were saying earlier?

0:08:29 > 0:08:34TOGETHER: No more singing with your mouth open.

0:08:34 > 0:08:37That was it. Big head, see?

0:08:37 > 0:08:41Tiny brain, ha-ha.

0:08:41 > 0:08:44You see, Songbird, we all think your singing

0:08:44 > 0:08:49would sound even more wonderful if only you'd sing with your beak shut.

0:08:49 > 0:08:51With my beak shut?

0:08:51 > 0:08:54You know, sort of like a hum. HUMS

0:08:54 > 0:08:58Hm. Well, I never thought of that before.

0:08:58 > 0:09:03But I'm always keen to try something new for my music.

0:09:03 > 0:09:06So you'll try it tonight at the lullaby?

0:09:06 > 0:09:09Humming. Try humming us to sleep.

0:09:09 > 0:09:12Absolutely!

0:09:12 > 0:09:16No singing, just humming.

0:09:16 > 0:09:18Just humming.

0:09:23 > 0:09:24Here she is.

0:09:24 > 0:09:27Block your ears, everyone.

0:09:27 > 0:09:29Over to you, Songbird.

0:09:29 > 0:09:32Remember, don't open your beak.

0:09:32 > 0:09:34CLEARS THROAT

0:09:34 > 0:09:36Ooh!

0:09:36 > 0:09:42ALL: # Rest your head and close your eyes. #

0:09:42 > 0:09:48HUMS BEAUTIFULLY

0:09:50 > 0:09:52That's beautiful.

0:09:52 > 0:09:55Pretty, isn't it?

0:10:00 > 0:10:02Now, that's a lullaby.

0:10:05 > 0:10:09OTHERS: # Rest your head and close your eyes

0:10:09 > 0:10:12Excellent, Songbird, excellent.

0:10:12 > 0:10:17Your Majesty, would you mind calling me Hummingbird from now on?

0:10:17 > 0:10:20- Hummingbird. - HUMS SWEETLY

0:10:20 > 0:10:23Suits you perfectly.

0:10:25 > 0:10:29And that is why a hummingbird hums.

0:10:29 > 0:10:33From that day on, she closed her beak and she hummed,

0:10:33 > 0:10:38always humming Tinga Tinga into a deep, deep sleep.

0:10:40 > 0:10:45Ahh! My hum is how I spread my joy.

0:10:47 > 0:10:51Now that IS humming.

0:10:52 > 0:10:55And the crickets' chirruping?

0:10:55 > 0:11:00Well, that's a whole other story.

0:11:01 > 0:11:03- # Beneath a Tinga sky- Woo!

0:11:03 > 0:11:06# Tinga Tinga Tinga Tinga-ah. #

0:11:07 > 0:11:10Tales from Africa!

0:11:10 > 0:11:13# Tales from Africa! #