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00:42Hello, POPPY CAT. You look very happy there on the rug. Would you like to hear a brand new story?
00:49Meow. I thought so. I call this one POPPY CAT and the Tricky Cricket.
00:56It was a beautiful day in the garden and Poppy and her friends were jumping up and down on the
01:00trampoline.
01:01And Zuzu rushed in with a surprise.
01:05Hiya!
01:06Hello, Zuzu!
01:09Guess what I have?
01:11Erm, a new skateboard.
01:13Nope, something even better.
01:16A dog bed full of fleas.
01:18Well, I have that, but this is something even better.
01:21A new pogo stick?
01:23I know. It's a letter from a princess who needs our help.
01:27No and no!
01:31OK, Zuzu. We give up.
01:35What is it?
01:37It's a singing cricket!
01:41Isn't he great? I traded my favourite chewy bone for him.
01:45He's fantastic!
01:48He's awfully cute. For a bug, I mean.
01:51He's supposed to be able to sing all sorts of songs.
01:55Go ahead, Mr Cricket. Sing us a song!
02:02That singing?
02:04It was almost singing.
02:06Kind of.
02:08Oh, nonsense. All crickets can do that.
02:10This cricket was supposed to sing with words and everything.
02:16Zuzu, didn't you hear him sing before you traded your chewy bone?
02:22No, but why would someone lie about that?
02:25No doubt, because they wanted your chewy bone.
02:29Zuzu, I'm afraid you've been cheated.
02:32Some people can be very cheeky.
02:35He may not be able to sing a song, but he makes a lovely sound.
02:41I should have known better.
02:43Who's ever heard of a singing cricket?
02:47Maybe this cricket only sings when he's in a special place,
02:52like in his bedroom, or in cricket school, or in the bath.
02:56I certainly do my best singing in the bath.
03:00Zuzu, I bet we can find a place where crickets like to sing.
03:05We just need to go on a little adventure.
03:09Who's going on an adventure?
03:12We are, Egbert. Would you like to come along?
03:16No, thanks, Poppycat.
03:17But don't you want to hear a cricket sing a song?
03:20We have no time for singing crickets.
03:22I'm very busy doing top secret stuff with this pile of dirt.
03:26And don't try to trick me in to tell you what I'm doing with it, please.
03:30Goodbye.
03:32Poppy, it would be brilliant if we could find a place where my cricket would like to sing.
03:38Then let's go.
03:39But first, we're going to need...
03:43A hot air balloon.
03:54Oh, I love being up in the clouds. It almost makes me want to sing.
04:00Maybe your cricket would like to sing instead.
04:04Come on, cricket. Just one little song. It doesn't even have to be a song I like.
04:13Any luck, Zuzu?
04:15No. I don't think he likes being so high up.
04:19I know how he feels. You just never know what might be in these clouds.
04:24Well, hello.
04:27Hello, Gilda.
04:29Nice day for a fly. Of course, I do love to fly.
04:33Who's your cute little friend?
04:38That's Zuzu singing cricket.
04:41Singing cricket? Does he take requests? Let's see.
04:44Now, what song could I ask him to sing? I don't suppose he knows a good polka.
04:48Actually, Gilda, he doesn't want to sing at the moment.
04:52Not even a polka?
04:54Oh.
04:56He might sing, or we just have to find the right place.
05:01Do you know of any special places where crickets like to sing?
05:05Not really.
05:06But I know a pond where the bullfrogs like to play banjos.
05:10Oh, look at the time I've got to go. Long flight home. All the way across Cricket Meadow.
05:16Cricket Meadow?
05:18Yes, just over by those trees. Lovely place. If it weren't for all that noisy cricket singing. Ta-da!
05:25Of all the pigeons in the world...
05:28Something tells me Cricket Meadow might be just the place we're looking for.
05:36Hang on, everybody.
05:46Ooh, plunger attack.
05:49That can only mean one thing.
05:53Egbert!
05:55I'm not Egbert. I'm Billy the Bad Bug Man. And I need to inspect your balloon.
06:02Why do you have to do that?
06:04Because you broke the rules.
06:06We didn't break any rules.
06:08I'll be the judge of that.
06:14Everyone, out of the balloon.
06:25Aha! I knew it. You're not allowed around here with a cricket.
06:30Hunt him over.
06:32But he's mine!
06:34Not any more. It's my job to make sure there are no bugs on this mountain.
06:39Give him to me!
06:41No!
06:45Now look what you've done, Egbert. You've scared the cricket away.
06:51Of course I scared him. That's what makes me an excellent Bad Bug Man.
06:58Egbert!
06:59Oh, Billy. That was a very special cricket.
07:04It was?
07:05Yes! A singing cricket!
07:08Well, erm, that's different. Singing crickets are allowed.
07:14Now you tell us.
07:16I could help you find him.
07:18Really?
07:19Poppycat. I'm only the best bug finder on this whole mountain.
07:31Err. I think we should go... that way.
07:37You don't know which way to go, do you?
07:39Not really.
07:41But you were supposed to be the best bug finder on the whole mountain.
07:45I am. I just forget things sometimes.
07:50It's going to be dark soon.
07:54But if it's dark, then we can't see where we're going.
07:58And if we can't see where we're going, I have to go.
08:02I think I hear my mummy calling!
08:06It is getting dark. Should we go back too?
08:11But I really want to find my cricket.
08:14I mean, even though he doesn't sing, I still like him.
08:18But it's much too dark to find anything.
08:22I know how we could light our way.
08:31Fireflies!
08:33Brilliant idea, Poppy. We can always count on you.
08:47Yes!
08:49Wait!
08:51I hear something.
08:53It's coming from over there.
08:58Follow me.
09:24That's my cricket!
09:26That's my cricket!
09:36He can sing after all!
09:42Thank you, Zuzu.
09:43Why are you thanking me?
09:46Well, if you hadn't traded your chewy bone,
09:49we would have never been able to hear such a lovely concept.
09:54And the best part is that I got to share him with all of you!
09:59Well, it's certainly better than sharing your chewy bone!
10:03He-he-he-he-he!
10:10So everyone enjoyed the magical night out on Cricket Meadow.
10:16When the concert was over, Poppy and her friends
10:20flew their balloon back to the garden.
10:23And they all said goodbye
10:25and promised to go on another extraordinary adventure very soon.
10:29The end.
10:31I love our storytime, Poppy.
10:34Almost as much as I love you.
10:43Poppy Cats!
10:52Poppy Cats!
10:53Hope the Cats!
10:54Hope the Cats!
11:00You
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