Growing Up What's the Big Idea?

-Hello, Hugo!

-Who, me?

-What do you know?

-Let's see...

# I know there's a lot I don't know

# I like questions that lead to questions

# Ask away, let's see where we go! #

OK!

# What is work, what is play?

# Why do walls get in the way?

# Where is love, what's a friend Will my questions never end?

# What is fear?

# Why do we laugh?

# Why do I hate to get wet but never in the bath?

# Why is this not that?

# Why is that not this?

# Who, where, when, how?

# What's the big idea?

Yes!

# What's the big idea? #

Hello, Hugo.

Hello, Lily.

SHE HUMS

-Hello, Hugo.

-Hello, Felix.

HUGO LAUGHS

Oh, my, Hugo.

You're growing bigger all the time.

BIG KISS

Why do we grow up?

Ha-ha! We grow up so we can be taller, Hugo!

Yes, and so we can reach things we couldn't reach before.

We grow up so we can do things that only grown ups can do.

Like grow a beard.

We grow up so we can do things we can't do when we're little.

Like live our own lives.

Bye, Mum. Bye, Dad.

And explore the world.

ENGINE ROARS

Whoa!

Or explore other worlds.

Bye!

And make special friends with other grown up people.

Hello, Hugo. I love the beard.

Ha-ha.

But do we grow up just so we can do the things we want?

I think we grow up so we can do bigger and better things.

ROBOT WHIRRS

WHOOSHING NOISE

I think we grow up so we can do things for real.

I think we grow up so we can have children.

Like your mum and dad grew up and had children.

And their mums and dads grew up and had children.

And I might too one day.

You might, Hugo!

You might have lots of kids.

But if I don't grow up, no-one will come next.

Smile, please!

CAMERA FLASH

-I liked you better with the beard.

-Huh?!

I think we grow up for lots of reasons.

Would you like to do this from now on, Hugo?

HE GASPS

Ha-ha-ha!

If we move on,

we make room for new people to try the things we do.

Say cheese.

CAMERA FLASH

But when I become a grown-up, do I stop growing?

I think we stop getting taller, Hugo.

I think I'm getting shorter.

But we might keep growing in other ways.

Like... in our minds.

RADIO STATIC

Wow! There's always something new to learn.

Yee-ha!

And when you've learnt it, you can teach it to others.

Wow! Wahey!

Whoa!

Then you'll grow even more.

Ohh! Ow! >

And that is how not to skateboard. >

Ha-ha-ha!

I think everything we do teaches us something.

Even when we're grown up.

I'm not doing that again!

But do I just grow up by myself?

Or does someone have to teach me?

What do you think?

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