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down in the M where the wind in the
middle of fields on the lightning tree
it Li all Tor from the day it was born
for the tree was born in a Thunderstone
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 m in the
window the lightning tree trees come
when you want them you want them it's up
to
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youning too easily lightning tree
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there's a strange horse out there there
must be a fence down I'll have a look
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okay hi
he's yours is
he
yes do you want me to get him can you
keep him it won't be for long what is
it what's the
matter with five
horses or four and
D they're real and we don't know what it
is but that sto there yeah well he's all
right it's it's the others
there the terribly
ill well we'll get him in the vet will
be here in a bit you take Hercules I'll
get Doo come on
boy what sort of illness is it well it's
like colic you know over and over
again they eaten something no
they they don't eat anything they all
right all right we'll get D fixed and
then we'll go and have a look okay
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how go blim me now
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what good morning I'm Miss patience head
mistress the school in the village good
morning these are some of my pupils say
good morning good morning good morning
uh yeah standy are you the
owner no no I'm just uh come in no hang
about yes you but not the
I'll see if she's
in what is it what is it he said it's an
mistress isn't it I mean they're like
dentists or bank
managers
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coward
oh are you the owner
yes Miss patience and hildas I want you
to take on my pupils uh give them riding
lessons oh we don't give riding lessons
so John said I was to insist he's on the
school
board we too much is it
it mustn't be afraid of a little
work when I have to ask Steve you have
to help and where is he out
what's
this
Steve who's that Jacqueline it's one of
those Gypsy children yes Miss patience
we're forced to take them into our
school backward dirty lazy tell her to
come here at once on she won't hurt you
Tina take D will you
please Tina Miss patience wants you but
just a minute where are you
going come on D come on come on come
on how is
he the vet says he's fine what do you
say about the others
hasn't a
clue it must be the
water takes a lot to upset a
horse where are
they four
horses they may be dying
Steve that blasted woman hadn't
frightened her
off
still she'll be back
come and get your breakfast girl it'll
be all frizzled why don't we tell Uncle
to teach the children don't you go
taring him she's bringing them over for
me to try them
out I don't want to teach slugs with too
much as it
is I think Uncle should
any sign of Tina
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no get up penelopee don't
slouch that's right chest out chin in no
don't lean forward dear straight up
that's it she should relax nonsense dear
straight back that's what we like isn't
it Simon yes no Penelope you mustn't
Lean
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Forward doesn't she want to teach he is
Splendid she loves horses and children
love
her steeve
D quick get after
him come
on
Dora Tina's in the wood how do you know
D he's following
her
Tina
Tina go they
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are come on you find her follow him Dora
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Tina
Tina
Dina Tina don't be
afraid we want to
help
Hi how are your horses they
better do you want to show us where they
are we're nothing to do with a school if
that's what you
think did they give you a bad
time so now you're hiding so they won't
know where you are is that
it we won't tell a
soul I
promise we just want to see where the
horses
are we'd like to help
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what
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stay with
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me mother up
slugs open that gate
run
run I'm coming Mr Mister what do you
want it's my big brother he wants to be
in your riding class not now
Ron Ron Ron you got the blankets
mate what's going on chipsy horses mate
Bly wood hey colic or something I don't
know need turpentine need linseed oil um
you got to come with me mate there's too
much to carry get a horse and some
saddle bags right follow me
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right it must be the stream it's quite
fresh we use
it they're going to be all right aren't
they seems all right
I don't know
Tina what happened at school used to
follow us home and throw
stones one night they came and took a
horse and drove it into the river we
moveed where no one could find
us we asked his patients to let us out 5
minutes early before the rest they
couldn't follow us his patient said it
was privileged enough to be at school
anyway Tred to come out with the others
they followed us set a caravan a
light so my father brought us
here they won't find
us so we mustn't go to school and
we mustn't trust anyone ever again
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what have you brought you name it what
is it do you know red worm that's for
the fet we can't Steve they're terribly
ill my father says I shouldn't have let
you come I said you'd cure the horses
you need a vet well you know what to do
you've got the
medicine they need drugs they need
injections
we can't give them
those no bet
Steve they'll die Tina she's
right get the vet or they'll
die it's up to
you get do out girl take him back to
Folly foot it's this marshy
ground you couldn't have picked a worst
place for horses we don't choose
we'll
stay try and talk some sense into
uh I'm sending the vote please no I talk
to her will
you I can't not do
anything I'll tell the vet you'll be at
the bridge
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11:00 okay
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heard such
nonsense they were followed they were
stoned boys from your school rubbish now
they're frightened they're they're
hiding this is deep water
Dora now I think you should let Miss
patience a poing
troublemakers they accused one of my
boys you know little Simon his brother
they said he burnt a caravan we had the
police here not a word of Truth in it
obviously wasn't that da a horse was
drowned if they really wanted to be let
out before the others I'm sure that Miss
patience she said no we cannot single
out pupils for special treatment they're
very lucky to be at the school at all
why oh come along my dear you know as
well as I do you come from a good
family I'm not sure that that's just a
minute you're saying that different
they're
gypsies if they're different they should
have special
treatment shouldn't
they
Dora I hear you were rude to missp
patience horrible old bat Dora you're
one of us dear top draw nice family must
mix with a riff raff
can you stay
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Uncle I'm terribly
alone we live on Islands Uncle we hide
from each other suspicious
cruel so John says stay on your Island
the water's too deep it's not as simple
as that
Dora that's what everybody tells me and
I don't want to hear
here there's three horses dying and if I
listen to every side then would there be
no one to help them or or love them and
the gypsies won't forgive and missp
patience will will never understand and
we'll all stay on our islands and and
feel
ashamed who builds the bridge
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hello girl yeah we're going to have a
cavalry charge
are two up one to go touch the old
medicine man and you're in the vet
injection oh get off you believe
anything you would it's a magical
twostep what done
it I think I'm a witch doctor
right come on kids back to
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work let them gray over there you it's
fresh hair in the horse Box come
on she leaving them there C no come give
us hand unad
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Steve hey what's a
matter you don't have to tell me
really miss patience told you to go to
blazes so John thing told you to mind
your old
business and the colonel said don't
interfere so now you're ignoring them
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all but you're not quite sure whether
what you're doing is the right thing or
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not look I've I've brought you some
horses we'll take the sick ones and you
can have ours for the time
being tell your father to get the car
off this boggy ground he can he can put
them onto
our onto my
land there's woods and streams and
you'll be safe the kids will never find
you and so John will see you get out of
school
early
well if there's anything else we can
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do would like
to told you didn't I
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said you're
kind thank
you can you bring the horses
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up just two yes well there's one more
probably in the morning I'll drive over
is the
here here where's
Ron all right you can come out now the
every work's
done oh there you are H I got
lost
by see you in the morning
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what did I tell you but the wood
right there you are it's You Beautiful
again don't roll in the head hey I want
Uncle to see how nice you
look
Dora hey they've gone horses Caravans
the lot our horses gone and the sick one
I've told you
everything you want to go to the
police no there four horses girl
no she'll be
back your faith in human
nature she will
run
fedo oh
F you reckon it's for D do
you
don't please don't sorry girl
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sorry ah Dora I've had s John on the
phone you really must decide about those
school children I don't want to Uncle
can't take on anymore you mustn't cut
your off Dora it's part of Village Life
lending a hand helping one another
taking part in
things coming off our
Island oh it's an imperfect world I know
and God knows I contribute little enough
but you're different
Dora the other day when you made the
first move I was very proud of you and
now No Malice no
Revenge you're growing up so beautifully
Dora and I don't want anything to spoil
it
wait shh frighten them
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off step back R she's brought them back
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I thought you'd let me down gone
off that
boy he came we heard him laughing at us
shouting
taunting oh
no my father thought it was you all your
friends
meddling I hitched up the wagons
and it's a long way
Dora no one will ever find us no one
more torment
us
oh and I so wanted to build a
bridge or you wouldn't understand it's
me it's it's something I need to do
will you help
me of
course then teach some school children
to ride at Folly foot twice a
week my father would never allow that he
has to learn to trust
us the boys they we'll keep them at
Folly food we we won't let them follow
you
Miss
patience she'll hate it but when she
gets to know you and the children and to
like
you it's part of the bridge
te it's
important what about
Steve it's part of the bridge too
there are times it'll
hurt times I hate
you times when I want you so badly to
help
me will
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you
yes come on come and get
dat down in the With The Wind in the
west the lightning fac up to the
it's heart when s when he took the the
terrible 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 the window
screen in the light 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 G too easily
lightning
tree lightning tree
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03x08 - The Bridge Builder
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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.