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down in the midle where the wind in the
middle of the fields and the lightning
tree it SLS all Tor from the day it was
born for the tree was born in a
thunderstorm grow grow the lightning
tree it's never too late for you and me
grow grow the lightning tree again into
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we down in the meow in the
window in the lightning tree trees come
when you want to you want them to then
it's up to
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youning to EAS lightning Tre
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you seen Ron no flaming
layabout I've been at it since 6:00 this
morning be dark before we
finish that's what we want do it
yourself horses don't eat your bedding
he's got plenty of hay why does he eat
his
mattress oh Ray must be half
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time never stops does it I don't want it
to oh G break that time tea break you
says tea break you've been on tea break
since breakfast oh very
witty where have you been this place
looks like a pigy do you know we haven't
cleaned tack for a
fortnite and you what having an odd in
the hay were you hey what
hay oh the hay yes the
hay at least he doesn't eat his
mattress my God me bread I'm cooking a
Loa fake is not been I forgot to order
sorry
slugs for God's sake
smoke get the horse
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get out of the way door open the door
get r
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you blithering air brain ninker fool the
blazes you think you're doing
Steve leave him how many times do we
have to tell him I know I know just
leave
it you're all right
no harm Dan it's
forgotten we' said a thousand times
don't smoke in the barn he won't again
oh and who's going to stop
him it hasn't occurred to you we should
get rid of him I suppose no getting
someone who can help this will be a
shambles by the time he's finished with
it BL me me
bread Tinker tayor fireman Baker Jack of
all trade here where a fire and me a
puppy bread out can't be right can it
hey you there can't stop May Bread on
fire is
it afternoon hello F Fox old friend of
the colonel is your be Dorothy Dora
colel suggested I might help keep an eye
on the place know what I mean well shut
the gate shut the gate there a horses
loose it's ladyb bird she won't go out
can't assum anything with horses what's
that one lelot he never goes far they're
unpredictable shut
it what's that better doing
Colonel forgotten his army discipline
it's nothing to do with Uncle that's
obvious two horses in one stall and
start a kicking match they like being
together put them in a field Hercules
has
rheumatism
so it's going to rain
how old's a lady
thing Lancelot I don't know ought to be
put down he's very happy
rubbish
uhhuh ah a nice Ying who's training
her I am send her to a professional I
don't see why don't
you what's that place C fire we had a
bonfire to near the horses should be the
the back of the house FK lying there I
see you'll a horse if you're not
careful it's horrible it's like a book
of
rules I'll end you someone from my place
get you organized show you the ropes
it's trickier than you
think you're happy aren't
you what do you want with a rule B
Stables need running girl and a boss it
was just one of those mornings like
yesterday and the day before look if fox
wants to help then let him we need
someone come on
lollipop got to buy him lovely
pet you're not
you're not going to ride him I'm
might feel like a
Gallop but
exercise how much Dora 50 Quid 25 done
saddle thrown in where are we going to
keep him has to be don't enough to get
it
off do you mean you leave it on all the
time I have to how long have you had him
couple of months Steve is back 25 I
think we said you can take it off when
it it's
yours and a left and another left and a
beautiful upper cut and yes it's all
over the battling Slugger stun it
again anybody
there ah I'm Phyllis Weatherby hi yeah
who do you want to see I'm the new
manager from right how didn't you Mr Fox
sent me oh you come the wrong place Mrs
we don't have no managers here we all
manage or just about
anyhow will you have manager
now I'll go get my things
right you fell smack into that
one we're up to here as it is two more
coming from major Lewis for schooling
how many more do you
want say
little
hello aha I'm Phyllis Weatherby the new
manager manager I told her and it's Mr
Foxy I'm taking a room in the
village there's a spider in your bath
and he tried to poison me lovely too
that was I'll bring sandwiches thank you
very
much don't think Mr Fox didn't warn
me gracious there'll be some changes
right
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it's a takeover Giants at a city
struggle for Folly foood is there oil
under the mcky right Fox is only trying
to help he's doing a colonel a
favor huh let's do ourselves a favor eh
tell her to push off yes you're the
boss
huh she's right about that for
start mine's smashing BL me I've put out
the wrong lot what wrong lot I made her
a chef special didn't I extra
bicarbonate of
soda rich a favor and the spider in the
barath must have just fell
in it's a bigan too oh you got to hand
it to him round one to you me own mate
right
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it's when I answer back you want to
worry Ron yeah where can I get
£25 I thought you were loaded Rich
family and all that no an alliance for
clothes that's all I've spent it
Copper's new saddle the blanket for
ladybird that vet bill well it just goes
ah dear dear
dear you're uncle in can't get hold of
him he's away anyway I'm not supposed to
have any more horses oh right but Ron I
must just
one oh well one good turn eh
I'll have to think of
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something hurry up you tell her e
stiffness in news summon up the blood
ain't that
it
right you
there me yes you were you in charge
Mr Fox says you have an extraordinary
lot
here must be able to tell the good from
the bad you know no point in hanging on
to everything that's what Folly foot so
I
gather we have to sort them out right
now there's no point in keeping donkeys
ponies yes donkeys no silly looking
creatures if she's on about me I'll Thum
her look she's only trying to help ah
good not before time either I've never
seen such a filthy lot and look up there
cobwebs done with them at once right we
use them to catch flies flies or flies
it's asking for coughs down with them
right
right and this disreputable creature oh
God so the crow she's on about me again
this
thing what hold
L he needs more exercise
exercise get away he's too stiff if
you'd kept him working he needn't have
stiffened up but he's retired he's past
it and he shouldn't be kept alive that's
what Mr Fox said everyone wants to put
him down well if Mr Fox said it it's
right after all he is a master
Horseman if you were the oldest horse in
the world you wouldn't want a master
Horseman you'd want a friend here they
are sentimental bouldered a*s you can't
have it both ways either he shapes up or
we put him down right
no we'll
see she's not going to stay my mind's
made
up that's right girl you tell her show
her who
boss I want to play anymore surprise
surprise and what would you move if you
did have I
lost didn't drown that spider I hope
next time you want helping in mate ask
me I know a few Sergeant majes would
like another go she'll help us get
straight we are straight Steve you keep
on us so we don't know what we're doing
there's not one horse out there isn't
healthy clean properly fed and properly
groomed they all have exercise and
they're all happy there's a proper way
Dora her
way her Way's got no love in it
Steve I love my
horses every silly obstinate helpless
one of
them I don't care if they're not useful
I don't care if they wi away their day
lost in thought or or
memories why
not I'm not going to change it
Steve nor is
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she you're late for parade told you
didn't I flaming sergeant major had a
nightmare dreaming of her thought when I
woke up at go away but it hasn't has it
I like to say good morning to them no
wonder what's happened don't we
all
slugs do you think Uncle knows I mean do
you think he's agreed about having a
manager do you mean do I think he trusts
you of course he does this is Foxy's
idea you can bet your life on
that hello what's
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this hang a ridiculous you haven't done
a broke since I came I'm resting in
I I've told him to go no smoking in the
barn he'll have us reduced to Cinders
I've never seen anything like
it pack your
things I'm not having it
Steve he won't do it again of course he
will girl
Steve I'm sorry Dora she's right For
Heaven's Sake we FL our got that while
Los around the place treating it Like a
Holiday Camp he's pushed his lock too
far SE him
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right
Steve help
me I
am he's useless get someone
else I don't want anyone else I want
Ron I'm mistress here m Mistress of
fifoot then be
mistress it's not just owning the place
Dora it's running it it's being the boss
and not just a name but with disciplines
command Authority or
loyalty love what loyalty has he ever
shown he lets you down as soon as look
at
you don't Bank on loyalty girl all
love she's got it right on with a job
and no
nonsense you learned that and and
what and Mistress of fifoot will mean
something then
uncle called me
that it sounded so
beautiful I'm giving it to
you Mistress of
follyfoot and I ran and
ran and here it
was mine
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when I was a child slack and I first saw
the
sea I remember running down the
sand and the sun was
warm and the Sea speckled with a
thousand silver
stars I wanted to run forever because it
beckoned inviting me
I remember how cold it
was how it dragged my feet so I couldn't
run
anymore and the buffeting waves and
underneath pulling away my
feet it frightened
me what bubbles we make as children so
easily
burst the shore was there of course and
Nanny but do you know what I kept
thinking
slugs suppose it had been dark hey
hey where is the Sha
sluger it is
dark and I am frightened
now and there's no Helping Hand
run
hi what's
that 25
quid but where did you get it major
Lewis but I thought Steve was fetchy
yeah I got there first didn't I I had
this bit of business what business what
are you doing what business time doesn't
waste you
know how' you spell schooling schooling
s c h Oh e no okay no why well like to
make out a bill didn't I to Professional
Services school in two horses cash in
advance here run you're a genius what
are you doing here I thought I told you
to go right it's brains isn't it right
yeah where's that horse lollipop what
horse what what are those two doing
here there's a number on the pad by the
phone right he said he bring him over as
soon as we had the money right right
I'll give him a
ring Ron yeah I thought you weren't
coming when you're
late you're the Mistress of folly foot
girl I'll go when you tell me anyway i'
hadd bring these didn't I and the other
one are you mad
these and another one what am I supposed
to do with them all put them upstairs
plenty of room on top ding
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dingora W
on stand Dora
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have you got the money then it's coming
now it's cash on delivery see yeah
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yeah what is it it's not so good in
there Ron oh great give us the
money tell me something you are the boss
right well be the boss girl you're
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needed 25
quit what's happening what's wrong what
are you doing it's uh it's llot Dora she
said you knew knew
what she's
um she's asked me to take him away to
put him
down
no oh lelot no
never never while I'm
here this is my farm my H is in my care
they're here for love and protection
from people like
you don't you know me better I was
surprised I don't mind telling you
that's why I
waited you'd put down a horse out of
spite if I'm manage I must manage my
way tell Mr Fox thanks but I'll
manage will
you yes my way Mr Fox spoke to your
uncle they were worried
worried Uncle of
course I thought he trusted
me Dora if your uncle was
worried then it would be for the same
things that worried
me that you'd wear yourself down that
you wouldn't have time to give each
horse your special love
and if we don't have time for
that and we don't have time for what
fif's all
about but your way the rule
book
spite the time to
die I'll go Dora's
way thanks all the saint
wind in the west the lightning tree
faced to the T it's hard when snap when
it took the W the terrible W of the
thunder clap grow grow the lightning
tree it's never too late for you and me
grow grow the lightning tree never get
too
easily down in the in the window screen
I whisper in the lightning tree dreams
come true when you want them to if you
want them to then it's up to you grow
grow the lightning tree never give too
easily lightning
tree lightning tree
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03x10 - The Helping Hand
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Originally inspired by Monica Dickens' 1963 novel Cobbler's Dream (republished in 1995 as New Arrival at Follyfoot); she later wrote four further books in conjunction with the series—Follyfoot in 1971, Dora at Follyfoot in 1972, The Horses of Follyfoot in 1975, and Stranger at Follyfoot in 1976.
Originally inspired by Monica Dickens' 1963 novel Cobbler's Dream (republished in 1995 as New Arrival at Follyfoot); she later wrote four further books in conjunction with the series—Follyfoot in 1971, Dora at Follyfoot in 1972, The Horses of Follyfoot in 1975, and Stranger at Follyfoot in 1976.