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down in the middle
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easily
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it's up to you
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map
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oh ron if the colonel saw you he told
you a hundred times
he's not here already is he it's too
early early
hello after a bit of magic are we and
what do we need doing today turning
horses into pumpkins steve into an
handsome prince you into an early riser
oh we're shot this morning aren't we hey
very sharp
well
what is on the agenda today
work
and it could have been a beautiful
morning
i don't know what you're looking so
miserable about the life you lead are
you talking to me
huh
just checking to see that you haven't
been smuggling any more horses in while
my back was turned no i should hope not
enough is enough
yes uncle
oh wrong
trap the gate will you
and a little more quietly than you
opened it
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hi folly
gosh aren't you getting big you'll soon
be able to look into the next door won't
you you looking forward to that
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oh
who are you
i'm i'm from the fair
what the one at barrack
yes it's my dad's edgar shaw's traveling
fair
i'm tim shaw
i've got a
horse you take them in don't you
well
sometimes
what kind of horses do you take
just special ones
my horse is special
yes i'm sure you
how's he special
he won the grand national
what
he won the grand national
i don't know but i know he did
what's his name perrywinkle
who's is he
he's mine
well my dad's really but i look after
him
if i brought him would you give him a
home
i don't think i can because he's not
special enough
no
you won the grand national and you can't
be more special than that
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why do you want us to have
dad doesn't want him
look how much do you think the horse is
worth i mean if he won the grand
national oh lots
like what
100 pounds
100
well nearly
don't believe me
yes i do
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look time
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yeah tim give her the small sparrow will
you
dad
i'll do it for now use new boat really
dad we need some more oats
what oh i just bought some but that was
over two weeks ago today
what'd you do with them they're not
flaming awesome you're these more
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all right i'll get some smoke what's
that
damn
no anymore are you i'll show the
flamingos sullivan dog me
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ain't nobody wink will ever won the
grand national i'll tell you that maybe
it was the derby nor the derby neither
slugs you can't know every horse had
ever won i know they must lost had money
on them let me see now 1923 sergeant
murphy 1924 master robert
1925
double chance 1926. oh it's marvel isn't
it you can remember that far back do you
think you can remember how long it takes
to burn a bit of bacon
who's that a sausage what
one of his losers 1927 bird offering
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yeah for a bed
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boy
you left your sausages
they've got more sense than i thought
i brought him
fat is the horse that
he's beautiful
he doesn't uh
well he looks a bit he's just tired
that's all dad wants to get rid of him
because he doesn't do anything he says
everyone should earn their keep
if we trained periwinkle if he started
winning races again
he could couldn't he
race
he could yes of course he could
then he would earn his people wouldn't
have to be shot
shot
that said to sell him for dogs mates
oh no
dora
come on we'll give him a nice feed shall
we
that won the grand national
yeah
oh yeah was must have fallen over then
where's it from anyway
eddie's fair hey where
that is
yeah
it
is fair right
well
eddie you say
yes sluggy used to boxing his fur well
of course he did that's right my
goodness
eddie
that must be his son
we'll have to send the horse back you
know
uncle we can't dora
we have to
it is his but he's gonna sh**t him
would you think that's true
people do
don't they
yes
perhaps a tactful inquiry
steve could ride over one evening
hey watch it
bugger
yeah
colonel wants me to go to crosstalk's
place
will you come with me me
no fear
why not
you used to work for him no damn he's
dead never said you're the big fella in
all my life and temper
he wouldn't sh**t the horse would he
i don't know
but if you don't look like he is dead
well the colonel wants me to check
see what he says
oh come on slugs let's all go have a bit
of a laugh
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what's up
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yeah
your dad would have had them painted up
something to smash it
stick that he was thicker paint here
liquor paint there red customer he
brought in the customers though maybe
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about that horse ah don't start that
again it cost me a fortune can you use
him for something ah it's all finished
now
that's what they want
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we'll see they don't want to put about i
don't know those
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yes look at that it was a
uh
go take the money
take the money
you cut the right bloke mate cool man
here start meeting up with an old friend
right the time of wrecking has come
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he's in good shape for the time boxer
this will be a tough okay
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i can't afford to keep yours down there
bureaucracies
tim seems to think you're gonna have it
shot
oh blowing me up
you only think i am
big deal sherman
tells all the kids at school you know
what my daddy do you big eddie the
sherman
i know
i'm living a pretense
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don't you go tiny my broke
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if you stop believing in me
you'd have nothing
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look like those
i'm going periwinkle
penguin cool go on
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hey
let me
what's it for
periwinkle
a racing saddle
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you fall for every hard luck story in
the book
don't you
no
that thing couldn't win a donkey darby
for heaven's sake
he'll hear you he doesn't believe
himself
he's just
dreaming
yeah
dreams are important steve
don't spoil them
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he doesn't want to run about
it's probably a bit strange for him he
will
look try this it's a racing saddle or
smashing it'll all come back to him
won't it
he'll remember
of course
horses don't forget
not special horses dora you do think
he's special don't you
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of course
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how was it
half a minute faster
it's only five days he's better than he
was
yes on pay winkle
if that horse's future depends on
winning a race then
i think that kid doesn't know
they're just encouraging him dora
doesn't anyone face simple facts
do you have to
oh
it's much easier not to i know but
and nicer
much nicer
yeah great you overtook a snail
fantastic roll up folks for the race of
the century on my left sammy the
crippled snail on my right run
oh come on girl what else is he gonna be
from please look i've backed some losers
in my time but that one
yeah
it'd be great a funeral procession just
about the right speed
only
well the next funeral is going to be his
own inning
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run how could you
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it's time here
no
he hasn't been no more night but he left
yesterday
yesterday
i thought it stayed here
well where could he be
he wouldn't stay out all night
but we've got to find him
where could he have gone
i'll drive you around i know the area
dory you do the places we can't get to
okay yeah
what's wrong
the show
the show
today's the best day if i don't get
today's money i can't pay for next
week's pitch
you have to pay in advance
he slugger
tim's gone missing can you look after
this fair thing well we go looking for
him yeah nothing to it is that great man
look here's the key
just get it open eh
i'll be back as soon
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where are we going to the fair mate to
the fair and i'll look out for the money
right
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just a thought
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look uh
i'm supposed to move tonight
i've got a booker breadwood if i
don't get there right
maybe he's back at the fair by now
anyway if he comes here i'll send him
over okay right well i'll uh still be
packing up by midnight there's no way
yes
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tim
tim
hi
hello
i suppose you haven't eaten
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i'll fix you something
steve
yeah
what can i do
well
you can go back to your dad
and take periwinkle with you
and trust him
he'll sh**t him
i said trust him
i will
he's going to sell him
he has to tim
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because there's no money
you know dear
what else do you know
but periwinkler didn't win the grand
national
that he isn't worth a hundred pounds
that he is old and can't win races
i thought you were a bit of an ostrich
you know not facing up to things no
it's
it's
what
it's dora
dora
she thinks periwinkle's
something special
she thinks all horses are special
can you tell her sometime
she's here now
you tell her
she'll be upset
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oh tim there you are are you all right
i'm periwinkle
oh good
we wouldn't want anything to happen to
him would we
laura
don't be upset
you know i said perry winkle won the
grand national
i bet he romped home too
left the others standing
and that he was worth a hundred pounds
it's more is it
well he is beautiful
i have to go
i can't steve
she
i don't think she'd believe me if i told
her
come on tim your dad's waiting for you
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you see mr shaw
hello
will he be glad to see you
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we're so worried
we've brought pale uncle back
haven't we too don't worry you'll have a
good old they want you but littlest
because this is steady
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if i come down for a racehorse
dead i know
you know what
it is
no race of course he is and he's won a
few races this time there's no
periwinkle jonah anybody tell you
different
not the
other grand national
no not the
yeah you grand national
a hundred pounds once though
yeah and another hundred when we sell
him
you've done us proud
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do
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i thought he wasn't but he is he is he
won a hundred pounds and that's it he's
gonna sell him for another hundreds
hey a hundred pounds maybe that'll find
me another winner
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is
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dreams come
true want them to if you want them to
then it's up to you
never give up
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02x06 - The Hundred Pound Horse
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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.