Old 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 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.

-Hello, Hugo.

-Hello, Felix.

Oooh, hello, Felix.

When are we old?

I think we're old when we're older, Hugo.

-Yes, when we've had more birthdays.

-Lots of birthdays.

-But how many lots of birthdays?

-30.

-Oh!

-No, 50.

No, more...

-Wow!

-I didn't wake up one morning and think, yikes, I'm old.

Am I old now? Or now? Or now?

It takes longer...

-Hey...

-Hey, let us help.

I think we're old when lots of other people are younger than us.

But lots of people are younger than my mum and dad

and they're not old at all.

But your gran and granddad are.

What makes our grans and granddads old but not our mums and dads?

DOG BARKING

I think he's old because he can't go out as much as he used to.

I think she's old because she's spent years

and years learning about space and now she knows everything.

-I think he's old because...

-Where's that voice coming from?

-I think he's old because...

-I don't like people telling me I'm old.

I think I grew up to be a bit grouchy.

I'm sorry but I just don't feel old inside.

So, is being old how you are or how you feel?

I don't feel old at all. In my head, I'm still young.

-But sometimes, oooh...

-Can I carry that for you?

-No, I can manage.

I think you're old when your mind decides you're old.

But don't you have to ask your body what it thinks too?

-When I was a boy, this hill was smaller.

-Do hills get bigger?

All on their own?

LAUGHTER

-I can do this. I will do this.

-We could go back, if you like?

-When I was young...

-You could do more?

When I was young, I discovered there was an easier way to the top.

Ho, ho, ho...

I think, getting old is knowing you've done and seen

and been all kinds of things.

And now you want to share them with others.

Wow, that was much easier. I never knew that path was there.

And now we can see everywhere I've been!

I think it's time for some birthday cake.

Hugo, why didn't you put any candles on the cake?

-Because I know you love asking questions, like that one.

-Why?

Because asking questions is good for us.

-Why?

-Because questions help keep our thinking young.

-Why?

-Hahahaha...

-Hahahahaha...

So, is it up to me if I get old or not?

What do you think?

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