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-Hiya, I'm Fern.

-And I'm Rory.

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A welcome to a very special wintry My Pet And Me.

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As you can see, we've travelled a long way from home.

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In fact, we are in Norway, which is a beautiful country,

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with lovely warm summers but very, very cold winters.

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And it's famous for lots of reasons. There's the fjords -

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beautiful places where the sea meets the mountains.

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There are the Sami people, which we'll learn about later,

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and there are awesome Arctic animals.

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I'm off to explore and take some photos.

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I'm going to meet some new friends and Arctic animals.

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-See you later.

-See you.

-Come on!

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# My pet My pet and me

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# My pet My pet and me

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# Down every street Are pets to meet

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# Some big, some small Some scaly, some furry

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# Some keep very still Some are always in a hurry

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# Some have four paws

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# Some have sharp claws

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-# Some quack

-Some bark

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-# Some purr

-Some moo

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-# Some grunt

-Some squawk

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# Some cock-a-doodle-doo

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# My pet My pet and me

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# My pet My pet and me

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# My pet My pet and me

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# Have you met My pet and me? #

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I'm in northern Norway, to meet a boy and his family's reindeer.

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It is going to be fantastic. Let's go find them.

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Hiya.

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THEY GREET EACH OTHER IN HIS LANGUAGE

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-That's how we say "hi" in our language.

-That is beautiful.

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And you must be Mum. THEY GREET EACH OTHER

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-Would you like to come in?

-I would love to.

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What an incredible place to live!

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Who is this little guy?

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That's our pet dog.

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He's beautiful, and so soft!

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But I hear that you have other animals.

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-We have reindeer, because we are Sami people.

-That is fantastic.

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Sami people have lived in this part of Norway for a very long time,

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and they were some of the first people to settle

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in this part of the world.

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They have their own language and style of clothing.

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They are traditionally reindeer herders,

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and used to move all around the country with their reindeer,

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but nowadays many of them have settled in communities.

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Some still keep reindeer.

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-So, where are your reindeer?

-They are up in the mountains.

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-They're in the mountains? In the snow?

-Mmm-hmm.

-That is wonderful.

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What's your favourite thing about having reindeer?

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-Helping my family herd them.

-Amazing. How do you do that?

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We go after them with snowmobiles.

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-You get to drive around on snowmobiles?

-Yeah.

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That sounds like so much fun!

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My dad is going to visit the reindeer, if you want to go.

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I would love to go! Rory, while we get ready,

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could you please tell us some more fascinating facts

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about these remarkable reindeer?

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Of course, Fern.

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Reindeer are also known as "caribou" in North America.

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They can grow a new set of antlers every year.

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Reindeer travel very far to look for food.

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They move up and down mountains and across the land,

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and this movement is called migration.

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DOG BARKS

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That was awesome!

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What a brilliant way to come up the mountain!

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Yeah, I know.

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It's great!

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-Look, Fern, there they are!

-I can see.

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It's absolutely amazing.

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Look at all of them!

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There are some that are even just pure white, like the snow.

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These are incredible!

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And their lovely big antlers!

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Do the reindeer roam all over these mountains?

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Yeah, but our family goes and checks on them to see if they're healthy.

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The reindeer that they tend to are definitely not pets,

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but the family do keep a close eye on them, and every year

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they bring them a bit closer to the house, just to make sure they're OK.

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-Yeah, that's right.

-I love them.

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They're beautiful.

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My grandad has some we could get closer to, if you like.

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I would love to go. How exciting!

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Let's go!

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-Hello.

-Hello!

-You must be Grandad.

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-That's right.

-Lovely to meet you.

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I love your clothing, it's beautiful.

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Yeah, that's the traditional Sami clothes from this area.

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I really, really love the colours.

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-These are his reindeer.

-They are fantastic.

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-Would you help me look after them?

-I'd love to. What do we need to do?

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-We could feed them.

-That sounds like so much fun.

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-And here you have the food.

-Fantastic. Thank you.

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-Ready?

-Yeah.

-Come on, reindeer.

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So, what is this that we're feeding them?

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Reindeer moss.

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Reindeer moss is a type of lichen that grows on the ground,

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and they just love it.

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-How do they find the reindeer moss in the wild?

-They sniff it.

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That is right. Reindeer have a fantastic sense of smell.

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And their clever noses can sniff up their food

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even when it's buried deep beneath the snow.

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Come on!

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-Why do some of them have bells?

-Because grandad finds them easier.

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It's easier for your grandad to find them if it's snowy, isn't it?

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That reindeer there, with the big antlers, is beautiful.

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He looks a bit fluffy, doesn't he?

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Reindeer fur is very good at trapping air,

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and it keeps them nice and cosy.

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-And you've got special boots to keep your feet warm, don't you?

-Yeah.

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Yeah, they're lovely Sami boots.

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Let's go.

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-Wow, it gets dark very quickly here, doesn't it?

-Mmm-hmm.

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That's because, in northern Norway, in winter, the sun only shines for

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about three hours a day.

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If your reindeer could do absolutely anything, what would they do?

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If the reindeer could do anything,

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it would walk to the North Pole

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and meet the other Arctic animals there.

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They would have a winter party around the pole,

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and lick giant ice lollies.

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And they would catch snowflakes on their antlers.

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There are lots of different Arctic animals in this part of Norway,

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so we've come to a special park to get a bit closer to some

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and see how they've adapted to live in these really cold conditions,

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just like the reindeer.

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-We're going to explore. We'll see you later.

-OK, then. Bye.

-Bye.

-Bye.

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-Hiya.

-Hi.

-Hi, Cathrine.

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Welcome to our park. I'm Cathrine and I'm an animal keeper here.

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Lovely to meet you.

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-So, who have we got in here?

-In here, we have our two musk oxen.

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They're fantastic.

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Musk oxen have a very shaggy coat, and underneath this

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is a shorter coat that's close to their body,

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that helps keep them warm.

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-Look at their big horns!

-Yeah, they're huge.

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-Are they strong, too?

-They are. And they run really fast.

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Oh, wow!

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The park has a lot of other animals.

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-Would you like to go and see them?

-Yeah!

-Yes, please.

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Cathrine has given us special permission

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to do something awesome with these lynx.

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You're going to feed the lynx

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and I'm going to stay here and tell you where to put it.

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-That sounds good. Shall we go?

-Let's go.

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Lunch is ready!

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-Now we're going to have to hide it. Where do we go?

-Throw some up there.

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-Up on the tree?

-Yeah.

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Lynx are very good at climbing.

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Their paws are nice and soft and it helps them to run and walk on snow,

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but underneath they've got these really big claws

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that help them to climb up trees.

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He's going to do it!

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Go on, Frost.

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Wow!

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FERN LAUGHS

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Did you see that?

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SHE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE

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Cathrine is going to let us see their climbing in action

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by hiding that meat high up on that tree.

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Wow!

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Look at that!

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You can see the beautiful black tufts on the very top of their ears,

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and this helps them to hear and keep their ears warm in the snow.

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Cathrine has one last big surprise for us.

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Wolves!

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And we get to see them up close from in Wolf Lodge -

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a very special building right in their enclosure.

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WOLVES HOWLING

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I can't believe there are wolves just outside.

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-It's incredible, isn't it?

-Yeah.

-Do you know what a group of wolves

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-is called?

-Pack.

-That is right. And they are very social animals,

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so they tend to hang out in groups. Do you know how they mark

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-their territory?

-Poo and pee.

-That's right.

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They mark it with their own poo and pee but also with their paws,

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cos their paws have nice little smells, too.

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-They look very warm and cosy.

-Yes, they do.

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Their fur is lovely and thick. What is the noise wolves make?

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-They howl.

-That's right. They howl. WOLVES HOWLING

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THEY ALL HOWL

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That was brilliant.

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-Good job.

-Thank you.

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I think they heard us.

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I have had the best time meeting you and your family's reindeer,

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and seeing loads of Arctic animals.

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It's been fantastic.

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Thank you so much.

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You're welcome.

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HE SPEAKS OWN LANGUAGE Cheers!

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-CHILDREN:

-My Pet And Me!

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-Hiya, Rory.

-Hi, Fern.

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-Bures, everyone. ALL:

-Bures!

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So, Fern, what have you been up to?

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Oh, I had a great time, and we saw lots of Arctic animals.

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What about yourselves?

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We've been looking after our lovely reindeer friends, just outside.

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-I saw them - they're lovely. Was it fun?

-Yes.

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-Now we're getting nice and warm.

-Great idea.

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What a wonderful time we've had in Norway.

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We love sharing our animal adventures with you.

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# Today we met

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# A lovely pet

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# We see how much you care for them

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# Thank you so much for sharing them

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# Time for us to

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# Just remind you

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# After you've played with your pet

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# Wash your hands

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# Don't forget!

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# It doesn't matter what pets you've got

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# You might have one You might not

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# It's still fun finding out What having a pet is all about

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# My pet my pet and me My pet my pet and me

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# My pet my pet and me Come back and see

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# My pet and me. #

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-ALL:

-Bye!

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