03x41 - Zou and the ideal day

[bunniefuu]

(bell ringing)

(tweeting)

♪ Say hey say hi say how do you do ♪

♪ To a fine young zebra by the name of Zou ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪



(whistling) ♪ Meet Mom and Dad Nanna too ♪

♪ Grandma Grandpa All of you ♪

♪ Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ♪

(whistling)

♪ I've got a friend in you ♪

♪ I've got a friend in Zou ♪

♪ I've got a friend in you ♪

♪ I've got a friend in Zou ♪



(laughter)



- Oh!

(chuckling)

Ah.

(whispering) There.



- Hmm.

- Wow!



(laughter)

- Oh!

Oh.



(laughter)

- Grandpa! Grandma!

Guess who got top marks for their school essay!



(laughing)

- Let me see.

Um, was it, uh...? Hmm.



- Me! We had to write about our "ideal day."

(tweeting)



- Well done, Bizou.

(Zou giggling)

Mm. It looks very good!

(Zou laughing)



- So did you write about a particular day, or did you make something up?



- I made it all up.



- Excellent!

So why don't we try to have just that very day?



(tweeting)

- Oh, yes! Let's do it tomorrow!



- And so... what are you going to do?



- Oh! My word! Heh. That is a lot of things.



- I know! So... could you help me?



(chuckling)

- Uh...



- Um... Okay, let's do it.



- Yeah!

(tweeting)

(chuckling)

The first thing I'd like to do for my ideal day is to make a jam roll.

Even better than the one in my essay.



- Oh, what fun!

Right. So now we add two cups of flour.



- Hmm.

- Shouldn't that be four cups?



- Um... let's put in three?



(alarmed tweeting)



(sneezing)



- You'll have to stir it a bit faster, Zou, or your mix will be all lumpy.



- Hmm.

- Like this. See?



(grunting)

- No!

No. You have to stir slowly so the mix doesn't get too runny.



- Hmm. Um...

Like this?



- Hmm.

- Hmm.



- Hmm.

- Nearly ready.

Next, you need to pop the mix in the oven for minutes.



- Uh, minutes.



(tweeting)

- Hmm.



(laughing) Will minutes be alright?



(both): Hmm.

Mm

-hmm.



(sniffing)

- Mm! It's smelling good.



(tweeting)



- Now we spread the jam while the dough cools.



- And then you can roll it.

- Okay.



(Zou giggling) This is fun!

It's like painting!

(tweeting)

- Ahem

-hem

-hem!



- There we go!



- Right. The dough's cooled.



- So now you can roll it, Bizou.

- Yeah!

Oh, no! It's too dry!



- Oh! Still, it tastes nice. That's what counts.



- But I was supposed to make the ideal jam roll!

It's all gone wrong.



- Oh.

- Hmm.



- Don't worry. We'll call it a... a jam flatty.



(sighing)



- Tell you what, Zou. Let's try again.



- I can't! I've got to go and do DIY with Grandpa.



(grunting)



- Hmm.



(exclamations)

(laughter)



- Grandpa!

- Hmm.



- Can we make a glider, like I said in my essay?



- I've got to finish this first. Do you want to help me?



- Um... alright.



- Now, then, you hold these two together while I screw this in.



- Okay.

(grunting)

Ah... this is harder than it looks.

Grandpa? What are you making?



- Aha

-ha

-ha! It's a surprise!



(chuckling)

Hold onto these while I go and get some screws.



- Got them, Grandpa. Hmm.

Uh, I suppose I'm helping, but I'm not doing much.



(tweeting)

- Right, Zou. Ready for our fishing trip?

You know, like in your essay.



- Um... uh, I'm helping Grandpa at the moment, Dad.



- Off you go, Zou. I can manage on my own now.

You've helped with the tricky bit.



- Okay. Maybe we can make the glider later? Come on, Poc!

We're going to see all sorts of fish and octopuses and starfish!



(tweeting)

- Have fun!

(Zou laughing)



(sighing) We've been here ages and we haven't caught a thing!



- Shhh. You'll scare the fish away.



- There aren't any fish to scare.



- Never mind. At least we're having a good time together.

It doesn't matter how many fish we catch.



- But in my essay, we'd already caught three crabs,

five fish, two starfish and an octopus.

We haven't caught anything yet, Dad.

(tweeting)



- Hmm.

(Zou laughing) There's something down there!



- Hmm.

Careful. You don't want to scare it off.



(gasping)



- Hmm.

Oh.



- Oh.

- Hmm.

Not quite what we were hoping for.



- Hmm. My Ideal Day essay doesn't say anything about soggy old caps.

And I thought we were going to have my ideal day, just like in my essay.



- Well, Zou, even the best plans don't always run the way you want them to.



- No.



- For your day to be really ideal, you need to take it as it comes.



- Mm.

Oh!



- Zou? Want to play with us?



- Oh, yeah! We need someone to spin the rope!



- Well, it's just... I've got things to do.



- Forget about your essay for a minute and, as I said,

take things as they come.



- But I'm no good at skipping.



- Why don't you give it a go? It might take your mind off that essay of yours.



(Zou chuckling)

(tweeting)

- Okay.

Coming!

(grunting)



(chuckling)

Okay, what are we supposed to do?



- Here. You take this end and spin the rope with me.



(panting)



(laughing)



(exclaiming)



(Zou laughing)

(grunting) Wow!

Pretty good!

(tweeting)

(laughter)



- Want a go?



- Um... alright.

Hmm.

(grunting)



(Zou exclaiming)

- Come on, Zou!



- Try some moves!



(tweeting)



- Okay, Poc.

Here goes.



(grunting)

(laughter)



(exclaiming)

(laughter)



- Hey, hey! Yeah! Good one, Zou.



(Zinnia laughing)

- Oh, Zou, that's great!

- Hey.

Skipping's more fun than it looks!



(laughter)

(tweeting)



- Bye, Zou.

- Bye!



(groaning)



- Ah.

- Oh!

Wow! So that's what you were making.



- That's right.

(tweeting) Care to try it out?



- Oh, yes, please!



(grunting and laughing)

This is great!

There's plenty of room for the whole family.



- Exactly. And that's why I made it so big.



- Now what are you two up to?



- I'm testing Grandpa's swinging chair!



- Oh, good idea.

Mind if I join you?

(creaking)



(laughter) Oh! Ooh!

Oh!

(laughter)

Hoo

-hoo

-hoo! What fun!

(laughter)



- Oh. It's very comfortable.



(Dad laughing)

- Ah. Oh! Ah, that's what I needed.

A nice sit

-down after our fishing trip.



- So, Bizou, how was your ideal day?



- Well... it didn't turn out

quite the way I expected.



- But you still had a nice day, I hope.



- Oh, yeah. In fact, it was better than my essay.



- Really?



- I did things that I hadn't planned at all. It was great!



- So your ideal day is a day full of surprises?



- Not quite.

An ideal day spent with family and friends.

(laughing)



- Oh, that is so sweet.

(Zou giggling)

Mwah!

(tweeting)



(laughter)

- And I always have nice surprises with you.



(laughter)