02x02 - Connie and the Fruit/The Talking Mountain/The Secret Den

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Connie and the Fruit.

It was a beautiful spring day.

In the fields, the butterflies were

fluttering about while the birds were

flying high, looking for food.

Connie and her friend Patch were out for

a stroll.

Come on, let's have a race. I bet you

can't catch me. I love running and I'll

catch you. Just you wait. Look out,

Connie. Here I come

close by. A pretty butterfly

took off from a bunch of flowers.

And Grouch and Wally were eating some

tasty cherries. You can say that

again. These cherries, you picked are

absolutely delicious.

Ohh I'm going to fall over.

Oh, I'm sorry, that's our fault. We

shouldn't have left those cherry stones

lying around all over the place. But you

see, we didn't know what else we could do

with them, so we just dropped them on the

ground. Yes, you can't do anything

interesting with a cherry stone. Of

course you can. I can think of lots and

lots of things you can do with them. Or,

what kind of things, Connie?I'll show

you, but first we'll have to go to the

woods and collect pips and seeds and

stones from as many different kinds of

food as we can. We'll have lots of fun.

Come on, we're going to the woods!

So the four friends went looking for pips

and seeds and stones. Patch used

his nose to sniff them out, and Connie

looked under the old logs.

Grouch rushed about busily, but

Molly forgot what he was supposed to be

doing and stared at the sky.

They looked everywhere and soon they

had a good collection. Now

first of all, we should work out which

fruit each of these stones come from.

Well, I collected all the stones from

those cherries we were eating before. And

look Coddy, I found four great big peach

stones. Wait a minute Wally, I can see

five peach stones. Can you?I'll count

them. One, two, three and four and

this one makes five. Oh golly Connie,

you're right. So, what are we going to do

with them now?Well, I thought we could

use those pretty little cherry stones to

make a beautiful necklace. I like it

Connie, what a good idea. First we have

to make a little hole in each stone for

the string to go through. But how do we

make the holes and where do we get the

string?I'll go and see my friend the

woodpecker. He's very good at making all

kinds of holes. And my friend the spider

can spin us a thread.

Connie skipped happily through the woods

and soon she came to the tree where the

woodpecker lived. Hello Mr. Woodpecker,

it's me, Connie. Are you home?

Hello Connie, how nice to see you. Do you

need some help with something?I'd be

delighted to lend a hand. All you have to

do is ask. Well, actually, I was

wondering if you could make holes in some

cherry stones so we can make a necklace.

That's no trouble at all. Show me the

cherry stones and I'll put holes in them

as quick as a flash. Thank you very much.

I knew I could count on you Mr. Woodpecker

Meanwhile, Patch had managed to find

Spike the Spider

Hello Spike, I'm very glad I found you

here Well Patch,

it's nice to see you too What are you

doing in this part of the woods?

We need a thread to make a necklace,

could you make one for us?Please

Please! My pleasure, Patch. I'll

spin you a thread right away.

Patch was very excited and he

watched as Spike made a beautiful long

thread. Meanwhile,

Connie was back with her friends Wally

and Grouch.

Look, there are the cherry stones. You

can start making holes in them whenever

you want. And the woodpecker

got straight down to work.

Oh Mr. Woodpecker, that's great. Thanks

to you we'll be able to make a wonderful

necklace. I'm glad I could help Collie

and if you need me again you know where

to find me. At

that moment Patch came back with the

thread. Oh Patch, that's

perfect. It's so pretty. Yes,

Mike made it for me and it's wrong too so

it won't be. Hooray! We've got

everything we need.

Connie and her friends were ready to make

the necklace. It was a hot day,

so they went down to the river where the

air was cool. When they

finished the necklace, they were very

happy. It had turned out

beautifully. Hey Connie, what about the

peach stones I found?What are we going to

do with them then?Just then, a

busy little ant came hurrying

by. What's the matter, Mr. Ant?I

have to get across the river, but I don't

know how Don't worry little ant, we'll

help you I know what we can do We can

make a little boat out of one of the

peach stones A boat?But how?

Easy, Grouch, can you break a stone in

half with your paw?Of course,

just watch me

Look, half a peach stone makes a perfect

little boat Thank you very much, very

kind of youThat's what friends are for to

help each other out and we can make more

little boats if you need them The

little ant climbed into his boat and

sailed happily across the river and

Connie and her friends went back home

That night as she went to sleep Connie

thought that when you're with your

friends everything you do is special

It's so good to have friends

Sweet dreams, Connie.

The Talking Mountain.

The morning sun was shining on the

countryside, and Connie and her mummy and

daddy were up and about, bright and

early. See you later Mummy and Daddy.

I'm going to the woods to play with

Patch. Well play safely Connie

and don't be back late.

Connie went to find Patch and

togetherThey started to play with their

ball. George the crab

was pleased to see them having so much

fun.

The ball woke a sleepy tortoise. Who went

to find somewhere more peaceful to have

his nap.

I'm worn out, Patch. I'm too tired to

play with the ball. Me too. But what are

we going to play instead?I don't

know. Why don't we go and ask my

granny?She knows lots and lots of games.

After a long walk, Patch and Connie

arrived at her grandma's house.

They asked if she knew any games they

could play. We'd like to play a brand new

game, Grandma, something that's fun and

exciting. Yes, we like adventures.

In that case, I know just the game for

you. You have to go out and find a

mountain that can talk. That's

impossible. Mountains can't talk.

This is a very special mountain, and

since you two are very clever, I'm sure

you'll find it.

And while the water skater played on the

river, Patch and Connie looked for someone

who could help them find a talking

mountain.

Ohh Poor old me!

Hello Hedgie, we're looking for a special

kind of mountain, one that talks. Do you

know where it is?Sorry Connie, you won't

find a mountain like that anywhere. You

see, everybody knows that mountains can't

talk.

Oh dear, what a terrible cold.

Connie thought the best place to find a

talking mountain. was up in the hills

around the valley.

Patch thought that it was a very good

idea and they walked off together feeling

very happy. Hey Patch,

why don't we try talking to the mountain?

It might be able to hear us. Yes, let's

try calling it. Hello, mountain,

where are you?Mountain!

Where are you?They called and

called, but there was no reply. Hello,

mountain. If you can hear us say

something, we're calling. Oh, what a

terrible rocket!

I'm going outside to see who's making all

that noise Mr.

Mountain, can't you hear us shouting?

Oh, ohh look, it's Connie and Patch! Hey

there you two, what's all this shouting

about then?Oh, hello Tom, we're

looking for the talking mountain Do you

know where we can find it?I'm sorry,

but I don't think I can help you. I've

never heard of a mountain that could

talk. Poor

Patch and poor Connie. Tom didn't know

about the talking mountain either, but

they weren't ready to give up yet. And

they carried on the search.

Hatch and Connie went to visit all their

friends to see if anybody knew where to

find the talking mountain. But

nobody had ever heard of it.

Connie and Patch felt a little bit sad.

Would they ever find the mountain?

But just at that moment...

Patch, run! Come here quick! At last we

found the talking mountain!

Hooray!I said ah, and it said ah,

back to me. Now you say something back.

Oh water mountain, can you tell

me your name?

The mountain wants to know what my name

is too. I expect it's because it wants to

be my friend. Yes, I think it's a

very friendly mountain. Just then,

Belinda came by, she was the cleverest

goat for miles around. So you two, you

both look happy?It's because we found a

mountain that likes to talk. Yes, we

say things and it talks back to us. It's

great. It's a very friendly mountain too.

I'll introduce you if you like. This is

Belinda. Belinda. If you

hear that, it's calling your name. Would

you like to hear the secret of the

talking mountain?Oh yes, please

tell us the secret, Belinda. What you

can hear are your own voices bouncing off

the sides of the mountain. It's called an

echo. Ohh

It's true. Let's go and tell my granny

what we found out. She'll be ever so

proud of us. Very good. Now you know what

an echo is. Thank you for

telling us about it, Belinda.

Very happily. She'd learned what an echo

was, and Granny had baked a delicious

cake for tea. She thought grannies were

very clever indeed.

The Secret Den

Rain was falling on the woods and the

fields, and everybody had stayed inside

to keep dry. Well,

everybody except Dodger, the cat, that

is. He liked walking out in the rain.

Look at all this rain, Mummy. When's it

going to stop?Don't worry, Connie. I'm

sure the sun will come out soon and you

can go for a walk. Connie's

mummy was right. It wasn't long before

the rain stopped and a beautiful rainbow

appeared in the sky.

The butterflies came out to play over the

meadow and Connie went for a walk. I'm

going to the woods to play with bats. See

you later mummy. Well play safely Connie

and don't be back late.

Everybody was coming out of their houses

after the rain and enjoying the warm

sunshine.

Hatch and Connie were having a great

time, splashing about in the puddles.

When they'd had enough, they played hide

and seek. And then they played with their

ball. Patch and Connie were good

friends, and they always had funtogether.

But just when they were enjoying

themselves most...

Ooh, look, it started to rain again!

Where are they going?wondered the snails.

It's lovely out here in the rain.

A ladybird and a cricket took shelter

under a toadstool. Eventually,

Patch and Connie found a little cave,And

they ran inside to get out of the rain.

It's too leany to play out. Ohh

Hey, Patch, I've had an idea. We could

build a den in the woods and when it

rains we could go inside. That's a great

idea, Connie. That way we won't get wet.

We'll tell our friends. I'm sure they'll

be happy to help us build it.

The rain poured down all morning.

But then the clouds went away. And the

sun shone once more.

Hatch and Connie called on their friends

in the wood and asked for help building a

den. Everybody thought it was a

splendid idea.

The ants collected lots of leaves.

Wally collected twigs and

Grouch collected stones. I don't like

collecting stones. It's no fun at all.

Connie was collecting logs. Hey,

Grouch, what's the matter?Is something

wrong?Uh, nothing's the matter. I'm just

complaining because I like complaining,

that's all.

You know, when you're in a grumpy mood,

you're very funny, Grouch. The

bear cub and the ants collected two more

pieces of wood from the forest. And at

last, they had everything they needed to

build their den. But when

Connie tried to set up the first log,

it fell over. Oh dear, it

looks like we won't be able to build a

den after all. I know,

we could sharpen the ends of the logs,

that way we could stick them into the

ground. But how will we ever do

that?These logs are very tough.

You're right, but I know someone who can

help. I'll go and see Norbert the beaver.

He can use his sharp teeth.

Connie went down to the river to find

Norbert. She asked him if she could

sharpen the ends of the locks.

That would be easy for me, Connie. And

besides, I love building dens.

Connie was very happy. Only the two of

them went back to the woods together

Norbert used his strong front teeth to

sharpen the ends of the logs While Connie

and her friends looked on They were very

excited because they knew their den would

soon be ready

Look at that den, isn't it great?It's

beautiful, the best den in the world

Everybody who had helped build the den

felt very proud of their work

I hope it means soon That way we can all

go in and play out our new den

But just then, the wind started up and it

blew away all the leaves from the roof.

Ohh

Everybody was very sad.

Without the roof, the den's got no chance

of keeping the day note. And even if we

put the leaves back on, the wind will

only blow them away again. We did all

that hard work for nothing.

What a shame, I was so looking forward to

playing in our lovely new den. If only

there was some way to fix those leaves in

place. Patch's words gave Connie a

stupendous idea. Our

friend the spider could slow them down,

then they wouldn't blow away.

So Patch and Connie hurried off to the

part of the wood where the spider lived.

Hello Spike, how are you?We've come to ask

Well, you know I'm always ready to help a

good friend like you, Connie. What can I

do for you?Our den needs a roof.

Do you think we could sow some leaves

together so they won't go away?Of

course I could. That would be no trouble

at all. Hooray! Hooray! Hooray for

Spike! Hooray!

When Spike got to the den, he sowed the

leaves together as quickly as he could.

There we are. All the leaves are in

place. Connie pulled the roof onto the

den and not one leaf fell off.

Hooray! Hooray! I'm

sure we

won't get wet now. And

just as Connie and her friends went

inside the den, it started to rain.

It rained and rained, but not a drop of

water fell inside the den. All the

woodland friends stayed warm and dry.

All except Dodger, that is, the only

cat in the world who liked to walk out in

the rain.