Big Box Topsy and Tim

# This is our street

# It's where we live

# We love to play together...

Topsy!

# Just like you

-# Just like us...

-Hey, Tim!

# And we'll be friends forever

# We can be anything

# If we close our eyes and dream

# We can play

# Day after day

# And the fun will never end

# This is our street

# It's where we live

# So let's all play together

# Be best friends forever. #

BOTH: It's us!

-Topsy.

-And Tim!

-'We're waiting for our postman.'

-Come on.

Do you think we've missed him?

I don't think so.

'Our postman is called Jamie.'

'Whenever we see him in our street, we always window-wave at him

'and he always window-waves back.'

Lunch is ready, Topsy and Tim. Wash your hands.

-Super-wash, please!

-We're coming. In a minute!

-Now, please, twins.

But, Mummy...

Oh, we still haven't window-waved Jamie.

He's here!

Look, it's Jamie.

And look, he's in his van.

Hello, Jamie! Wave, Topsy, wave.

Yeah, we got a window-wave, Mummy!

Wow, Jamie's got a very big box, Mummy.

And it's coming towards our house!

Let me see.

The box is for us?

I hope it's full of teddies.

Or 100 footballs.

Oh, no, he's wheeling it next door.

Not fair!

The box must be for Mr and Mrs Fishwick.

I wanted that big box to be for us.

Me, too.

Never mind, Topsy and Tim,

let's go through to the kitchen and have our lunch. Come on.

Juice, good girl. Help yourself to carrots, too, remember?

I wish that big box was ours.

DOORBELL RINGS BOTH: I'll go!

No, it's all right. I'll go. You two stay and eat.

-DOOR OPENS

-Oh, hi, how are you?

Fine, thanks Can I leave this box for Mr and Mrs Fishwick with you?

-There's no-one home next door.

-Yes, of course.

Topsy, Mummy's talking to Jamie the postman. Come on, quick.

It's the big box!

Thanks for taking this in for Mr and Mrs Fishwick, Joy.

-I knew I could count on you, Topsy and Tim.

-Yes, we'll help.

-Hi, Jamie.

-Hi. Can you sign for it, please?

-Yeah, of course.

-Thanks.

-Thanks very much. Bye.

-Heavy!

How will Mr and Mrs Fishwick know that their big box is here, Mummy?

The postman's put a note through their door. That'll let them know.

Come on, back to the table and finish your lunch.

I don't want to have any lunch.

I'm going to guard the box!

-Come on, Tim!

-Coming.

Can I have a roll and some ham, please?

'After lunch we play with the box.

'It's a chattering-teeth box!'

Yay! THEY LAUGH

'And then we wait for Mr Fishwick to get home.'

BOTH: Yes!

Hello, Topsy and Tim!

BOTH: Mr Fishwick!

I don't suppose you've seen a great big box, have you?

It's here, Mr Fishwick.

-There it is.

-We've been looking after it really, really well.

Thank you.

I can always rely on Topsy and Tim

-to be good, helpful little neighbours.

-Yes, you can.

Do you want to know what's inside the box?

I'll give you a clue.

-A rabbit?

-Ah, not quite, no.

But it is FOR my rabbits.

Rabbit racing car.

-A rabbit space rocket.

-Not quite.

I'll tell you what,

if you help me open the box

then we can all see what's inside.

Just mind yourself. Tip it over this way.

-Careful.

-There we are. There we are.

Yay!

-Mummy, look!

-Well done!

Right to the edge. There.

Now then...

-Another box?

-A box IN a box?

Well, it's a special sort of box.

Now, let me... Mummy can help me get it out.

-Ready?

-OK.

And look at that.

What is it?

-It's a...

-BOTH: Rabbit hutch!

One of my rabbits, Hoppity, is going to have babies soon,

so she needs a bigger hutch.

-Wow.

-How many baby rabbits will Hoppity have?

Well, I don't know, Topsy. We'll just have to wait and see.

Right, now, I need to get this hutch home, so thank you all again.

-Could you give me a hand, Joy?

-Of course, Mr Fishwick.

Mind your head there, Tim.

I've just got to step over.

Oh, thank you. You, too. Perfect.

-Just flip the box that way, there we are.

-OK.

-Mr Fishwick.

-Yes?

If you don't need this empty box, please may we keep it?

We really like it.

Of course you can. You've been so helpful.

-I mean, if that's OK?

-Of course you can.

-Yay!

-Thanks, Mummy.

-Thanks, Mr Fishwick!

BOTH: Boing!

'We pretended we were rabbits

'and our big cardboard box was our hutch.'

'Then the doorbell went again.'

DOORBELL RINGS

Come on, Tim.

-Hello, Mr Fishwick.

-Hello, Mr Fishwick.

Hello again, Topsy and Tim.

-Hello, Mrs Fishwick.

-Hello.

-Hi.

-Hello.

Look, we've brought someone to say another big thank you.

Wow, is this Hoppity?

No, she's at home, resting.

-This is Reggie, Hoppity's friend. Say hello.

-Hello, Reggie.

Do you want to come and play in our box?

It's not a box any more, Tim, is it?

-It's a rabbit hutch.

-Oh, yeah. Come on.

Oh, right, off we go.

See if Reggie likes it.

-Careful now, gently.

-I'll go here.

-OK.

Here we are. There we go.

So soft.

I wish we had a pet rabbit, Mummy.

Me, too.

-He's very soft, isn't he?

-Yeah.

'And that's when Mummy said...

'BOTH: "When we move house,

'"there'll be enough room for a rabbit hutch in our garden."'

When we move house,

there'll be enough room for a rabbit hutch in our garden, Topsy and Tim.

BOTH: Yay!

-We'd love a baby rabbit, Mummy. Please!

-Can we have one?!

Well, I shall be looking for good homes for Hoppity's babies soon.

Double please!

OK. That's settled, then.

You can have a pet rabbit when we move house.

BOTH: Yay!

'"And that", said Mummy, "was that!"'

Boing, boing, boing, boing!

BOTH: Hello!

Are you good at remembering?

Can you remember what happened to us today?

This is our Topsy and Tim memory game.

Let's play.

Today, we looked after a big box for Mr Fishwick.

Can you remember what was inside the big box?

Was it 100 footballs?

Or was it a rabbit hutch?

The answer is behind the clouds.

Look, the answer is a rabbit hutch.

Watch this.

Mummy, look!

Well done!

There. Now, then...

Another box?

-A box IN a box?

-Well, it's a special sort of box.

Now, Mummy can help me get it. OK.

What is it?

It's a rabbit hutch!

Great game!

-That was good fun.

-See you soon!

# We can play

# Day after day

# And the fun will never end

# So let's all play together

# Be best friends for ever.