(bird chirping)
♪ 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 ♪
♪ 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 ♪
(giggling)
- Zou the garden decorator.
- There you go, Poc!
(chirping)
- My boss is coming to dinner tonight,
so please make sure you keep everything tidy.
- Tonight?
I'll sort out the garden;
I need to sweep up the dead leaves
and pick up those pinecones.
- Thanks. If the weather stays fine,
we could have a glass of lemonade in the garden.
- Will you leave work early?
- No, unfortunately not.
I can do the shopping for dinner on the way home.
I just hope I can get everything done in time.
- Can I help?
- How about hanging some of your paintings in the living room.
My boss is very keen on art.
- Great! I'll choose the best ones.
- And I'll help you hang them!
- Thanks, Bizou!
That should help make a good impression!
(gentle music)
- Right a bit, Grandpa.
- Like that?
- Yup. Perfect!
Hey, Poc! That's not a perch!
(chirping happily)
- Oh, Poc!
(knocking)
- Hello!
- Hi, Zou.
What are you doing?
- We're making sure the house looks nice;
Mum's boss is coming round later on.
- Oh, that sounds a bit important.
Can I help?
- Yes, please!
Oh dear, we've hung all my paintings in here.
Now we haven't got any to put in the garden!
- You're going to decorate the garden?
- Yup! Mum's boss is a bit of an art lover.
So we need to impress her.
- I can't wait to see what you two artists come up with!
- I'll go and see if I can find anything in the kitchen to use.
- And I'll go and get my paints!
- Grandma, can I borrow these?
- Of course, Zou.
I've got enough for tonight.
But what are you going to do with them?
- I'm going to decorate the garden.
Mum said she wanted the place to look nice.
- Oh... Would you like these plastic spoons too?
- Oh yes, please! Thanks, Grandma!
- What are we going to do with all this?
- We could start by adding a bit of colour?
- Good idea!
Where shall I put this?
- Er... let's see...
What would an artist do?
- What do you mean, Zou?
- That's where it goes!
- Good idea! Each thing has its own place!
This is going to be fun!
(laughing)
This is brilliant!
(laughing)
- Hmm... There's something missing...
I've got an idea!
But we'd better be quick.
Mum will be back soon!
Mum? What do you think?
- What's all this rubbish doing in the garden?!
- Er... it's decoration.
We've decorated the house and garden...
and...
- Oh, Zou.
I'm sure you meant well.
But your decoration is... how can I put it?
- Would it look better without the bottles?
- I don't think that will be enough.
The garden doesn't look exactly tidy
and I'll never have time to clear it all up before my boss arrives!
- We'll help!
- She'll be here very soon.
I haven't done the shopping yet and I have to cook dinner too!
I think I should cancel.
- No don't!
We'll put everything back just the way it was.
Promise!
- And I'll help!
Maybe Dad or Grandma can do the shopping for you?
- Good idea. I'll go and see.
- Oh, I don't think Mum liked our decoration...
- Mum! Mum!
- What's up, kids?
- We've made a bit of a problem for Mum.
- I never knew garden decoration was so difficult.
- You decorated the garden?
I'm sure you made it look very pretty!
- No we didn't. Mum wasn't very pleased.
- Well, maybe you just haven't had enough experience.
Would you like some help?
- Yes, please!
- Thanks, Mum!
Now this time; we'd better be a bit more thoughtful
about what we do.
- We're back! And we got everything Mum needed.
- I'm going to help Zou and Elzee decorate your garden!
- Ooh, thank you! How kind.
- We'd better hurry.
- We're running out of time.
- Don't worry. I'll give you a hand clearing all this up.
- And I'll go and help Mum with the dinner.
- Well, you certainly allowed your creativity to run away with you!
- We thought it was artistic.
- Oh, I see.
Exterior Art... we call it Land Art.
But it's not just about letting your feelings go!
You need to have some real thought behind it.
- You mean like when you write a story?
- Exactly!
First you need to plan what you're going to do.
- Maybe you could think of a special theme?
- That'd be a good place to start.
- What ideas do those leaves and pinecones give you?
- Well... Uh...
- Sort of...nature ones?
- Nature! Yes. Very good.
Now, let's think about your decoration.
It should blend in with the surroundings to bring out its beauty.
So natural things like the pinecones and leaves...
- What about nut shells?
- Good idea, Zou.
- Here, you are. I bought far too many!
- Thank you!
We have everything we need.
Now, let's decide on the best way to arrange it all.
- Are we keeping those?
They're not very natural!
- Maybe not. But they'll create an interesting shape!
Can you cut these plastic bottles?
We need to tie string to either side...
- I think so...
I should have what we need in the garage!
- Now shall we repaint these pebbles with a pattern?
- Brilliant!
- Here, use these colours, they're softer.
- Ooh yes! They're beautiful!
(chuckling)
- Look! Poc's an artist too!
(laughing)
- Can you clip those leaves together!
- I think so...
- Here. You can make holes in them when you've finished.
- Now we just have to leave it to cook!
Thanks. You were a great help!
- There's nothing like a spot of team work!
- I hope the garden's back to normal again.
Oh!
- Oh no... You still don't like it?
- Don't like it?
Zou! It's a work of art!
Well done! It's beautiful! Really artistic.
- Your boss just phoned: she's been held up at work.
She wonders whether you could postpone the dinner until tomorrow.
- What? Well, I don't see why not:
these beautiful decorations will still be here tomorrow!
- Why don't we have a picnic in the garden?
Care to join us?
- What a great idea. We'd love to!
It's not every day that you get the chance to eat
in the middle of a work of art!
- Yeah!
- Yay!
(chirping)
(laughing)
(rhythmic music)
03x18 - Zou the garden decorator
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Zou is about the day-to-day life and adventures of a young anthropomorphic zebra, Zou (Bizou), and his family and friends.
Zou is about the day-to-day life and adventures of a young anthropomorphic zebra, Zou (Bizou), and his family and friends.