Twinkle the Sheep My Pet and Me

-Hello, welcome to My Pet And Me. I'm Ferne.

-And I'm Rory.

We're about to give Gertie her dinner.

We have to feed the animals every day.

-And plenty of water, too.

-True, very important.

Lots of animals make brilliant pets and we love coming to meet you.

We definitely do. It's fantastic.

-What are you up to today?

-I'm meeting some new friends.

-You can come along, if you like. See you later.

-See you.

-Come on.

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# Down every street

# Are pets to meet

# Some big, some small, some scaly, some furry

# Some keep very still, some are always in a hurry

# Some have four paws

# Some have sharp claws

-# Some quack

-Some bark

-# Some purr

-Some moo

-# Some grunt

-Some squawk

# Some cock-a-doodle-doo

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# Have you met my pet and me? #

Today, I'm in Dorset to meet Arthur and his pet sheep, Twinkle.

I like the sound of this. Let's go find them.

-Hi, Arthur.

-Hi, Ferne.

-And you must be Nanny, hello.

-Hi, Ferne.

-Who's this?

-Twinkle.

-She's beautiful.

Hi, Twinkle.

She is a very friendly sheep.

-What type of sheep is she?

-She's a Poll Dorset.

-A Poll Dorset.

-Yes.

-Hi.

-So, how long have you had Twinkle?

-I got her when she was a baby.

-You had her when she was a lamb?

-Yes.

-I hear she is very special.

She's done something great for you. What did she do?

She helped me to walk.

How did she do that?

When I'd fall over, Twinkle helped me up.

So, she helped you to stand up. You held on to her?

Yes. She's very clever.

That's amazing. You have other sheep, don't you, Arthur?

-Yes.

-And I hear you do something really fun with them.

-I take them to shows.

-What do you do at the shows?

-We win awards.

-And has Twinkle won any awards?

-Yes. Twinkle's a champion.

-Can you show me some photos?

-Is that Twinkle when she was tiny?

-Yes.

-Look at the size of her.

-What's that?

-That's when she won.

-Is that your trophy with Twinkle?

-Yes.

-That is amazing.

-But you're not showing her now, are you?

-No.

-Why?

-Cos she's having a baby.

-She's going to have her own lamb soon?

-Yes.

-Are you excited?

-Yes.

-Are you two best friends?

-Yes.

-That is lovely.

Rory, could you tell us some more facts about our woolly friends just

while we give Twinkle a little bit of a cuddle?

Oh, she's so nice, isn't she?

Oh, she sure is, Ferne.

There are two different kinds of Dorset sheep -

Dorset Horn and Poll Dorset.

The main difference is that the Poll breed doesn't have horns.

The Dorset sheep is one of the few breeds of sheep that can produce

baby lambs all year round. Aw!

A group of sheep is called a flock and sheep like to move around

in a flock because it is safer when they're all together.

Twinkle and the rest of the flock are farm animals and just like all

animals, they need lots of care and attention.

Arthur, how do you look after Twinkle and her friends?

Give them food and get them ready for the shows.

That sounds like fun. Arthur's sheep come into the barn before shows

or when they're pregnant and about to have lambs, like Twinkle.

-And can I help you today?

-Yes. But I've got a surprise first.

I love surprises!

These are our newborn lambs.

Arthur, this is the most amazing surprise ever.

They're gorgeous. She's so tiny.

Hello. So, how old is this one?

Four days old.

-And this little one?

-Three days old.

-Are those their mothers in the corner?

-Yes.

-Hello, girls.

They're keeping a careful watch, aren't they?

Yes. They're very good mums.

-Do these little lambs have any names yet?

-Yes.

-What are they?

-That one's Ferne and this one's Rory.

-No way. Really?

-Yeah.

-That's fantastic.

Hello, Ferne. BAA!

-Is that Rory shouting?

-Yes!

-Is that little one starting to grow horns?

-Yes.

-Will Ferne grow horns?

-Yes.

-It doesn't look like it. Where are your horns?

They're under there.

-They're underneath all her wool.

-Yeah.

I just love cuddling these little lambs.

Arthur, we have some work to do.

-What do we need to do next?

-Feed all the sheep.

-That's important. Shall we go?

-Yes.

-OK. Bye, lambs.

Right, Arthur, what do we need to feed them?

-Nuts.

-And these are special sheep nuts.

-Yes.

-OK. Come on, girls.

Lunchtime.

BAA! BAA! Oh, they're hungry.

Listen to them.

-Why are you feeding them nuts?

-Because their baby lambs get bigger.

So are all of these ewes pregnant?

-Yes.

-And why has Nanny sprayed spots on their back?

They're having two babies or one baby.

-So one spot means they're having one lamb and two spots, two lambs?

-Yes.

That's really clever. And this helps the lambs grow nice and strong?

Yes. That's enough.

-So, as well as nuts, what else do they eat?

-Hay.

-Shall we get that next?

-Yes.

The sheep eat lots of hay.

Here you go, girls.

-What do we need to do next?

-We need to give this one a bubble bath.

-What?

-Yeah!

-Why do we need to do that?

So she can get clean for the show.

OK. Normally, sheep aren't given baths

but sometimes if they're taking part in a show

they are specially washed to make them nice and clean.

-Shall we go find her?

-Yes.

-OK.

-Hiya.

-She's really dirty.

We have to get her all wet.

OK. You show me how it's done.

Good girl. Well done.

HE SQUEALS

Is she sharing her bath with you?

Yes!

Time for bubbles!

This special sheep soap smells amazing, doesn't it?

-Yes.

-She's going to be the best-smelling sheep. Aren't you?

All of this lovely soft wool, what's it called?

-Fleece.

-Yeah, that's right.

But she doesn't have much fleece, does she? Why's hers so short?

Cos we sheared it off.

-You sheared her?

-Yes.

-Sheep get sheared every year.

It helps to keep them cool in summer

and also makes the fleece nice and neat for shows.

It's just like getting your hair cut and sometimes the wool's used to

make clothes like woolly jumpers.

Oh, my goodness, look at all that muck coming off.

-Towel time.

-Let's get you nice and dry.

-She's looking a lot fluffier.

-Yeah.

-This looks like a superhero cape.

-Yeah!

She looks clean for the show.

Yeah, she does. But what do we need to do?

Wash our hands.

Twinkle and the sheep enjoyed their food, didn't they?

They ate it all up.

They did. If Twinkle could do absolutely anything, Arthur,

what would she do?

If Twinkle could do anything, she would jump over the fence

and head to the supermarket to buy a snack.

She would pay for the snack with wool

because she hasn't got any money.

She would sit on the swing and eat her snack with a big, happy smile.

We are all ready for the country show and I'm so excited.

Arthur, you look very smart.

-Doesn't he?

-Yeah!

-Are you excited?

-Yes. I hope we win a rosette.

-I hope you do, as well. Shall we go?

-Yes.

Come on. Let's win you a rosette.

This is the country show.

There's so many different animals to see.

Horses,

dogs,

piglets,

and lots of cows.

Arthur, these cows are fantastic. Look at the size of him.

-Wow!

-I've never seen one so big.

Welcome to the show.

Thank you. I love it.

There's so much to see, but we need to get ready for the competition.

-So, what do we need to do to get her ready?

-Brush her.

-Can I help with that?

-Yes.

-OK. Come on.

-Is this right?

-Yes.

We have to make her really fluffy.

-And what else do we need to do?

-We need to clean her nose.

-Wow! So the judges are even going to look at a sheep's nose?

-Yeah.

-Do you think she's ready?

-Yeah.

-Good luck.

Good luck, cute eyes. Come on, then.

Nanny's in the same lamb competition.

-Nanny!

-Hello, darling.

Good luck!

The judge is looking at the sheep to see if they're healthy and strong.

And Arthur's now showing the judge how well his sheep walks.

That was a brilliant walk.

Arthur did so well.

It's decision time for the judges.

Nanny won first place.

Well done!

Arthur got third place. I'm so happy.

Arthur, you did so well. I'm very, very proud of you. Well done.

I just loved meeting you and Twinkle and all of your sheep.

-Thank you very much.

-Thank you.

My Pet And Me!

-Hi, Rory.

-Hi, Ferne.

-Hiya, Hector.

-How was your day?

-Oh, it was fantastic.

I had such a great time with my friends.

-It was really fun.

-Oh, great. As you can see,

I've been catching up on cuddle time with Hector.

I can see - he's loving it! Pets are great but don't touch an animal

unless the owner says it's OK.

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What a fantastic time we've had. We just love meeting you and your pets.

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# It's still fun finding out

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