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down in the midle where the wind be in
the middle of a field and the lightning
tree it lims 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 mid in the window
stre the lightning tree trees come when
you want them to if you want them to
then it's up to
you the lightning tree never too easily
lightning tree
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oh
hi
copper what would you like to do
eh pretend it's a holiday we've just
we've just won the cup at Wembley and
we're going to have a day off to
celebrate oh what would you like to do
ohom mate what it is to be
young yes
I'd love a day off what would you do
with it oh just ride and ride anywhere
doesn't matter time
distance just you and I and the whole
world
yes can I have a day
off yeah if you want will you manage Go
on have your fling oh come on copper
let's
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hi CH hi Dora he's beautiful is he yours
my father's a dreaded dad gorgeous he
bought him for well you can guess
publicity you too can have a horse like
mine buy from us and win the Derby that
sort of
thing you've got to hand it to him
whatever you think he's certainly made a
success of it sold 18 horses last week
who too anyone who knows how to look
after them it's the sale that matters
isn't it never mind who buys ship it's
so wrong he's my dad
Dora I know I'm
sorry he'll do his not when I tell him
about copper why he's organized a cross
country race £100 for any horse that can
beat Brigadier
100 well who can enter horses from local
riding schools places like yours he
thinks our are decrepit old pensioners
doesn't he
copper1 if you beat Brigadier you think
we
can't come on copper you showed him
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beat that copper and you deserve
a100 come on
hello major leis very pleased what
you're doing with Cardinal and Tiffany
Steve's been showing them off coming
along splendidly well they're easy to
teach very bright left another one want
you to look after him while I'm away
it's uh Murphy's bar wow where is he up
at the
top fix him on his side with the
colonel no with me 15 a
week 25 what the heck never had any
argument with a colonel New Management I
noticed 20 well can I ride him of course
and jump him well I mean you'll take
care won't you yes of course you will
whenever I want what is this 15 then
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done what I'll be
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hello hi he's a go who's is he oh just
any old Folly foot horse poor old thing
it's Murphy's bar Mur is he at fifoot
yep and you'll enter him for Dad's race
yep oh he won't like
that here's the entry form it's Saturday
week just you wait and see his face when
I tell
Murphy's
bar get away lad she's having you one
what would she be doing with Murphy's
bar Brigadier beaten by a fif fo horse
not much publicity in
that you get onto it do what you like
I'll have that girl beating
briger oh come of it Dad it's just a bit
of fun fun you call it fun lad of hard
cashing Brigadier look I don't care what
you do I'll not have that horse beat
mine understand couldn't you ride copper
instead
no he can't pick and choose he made the
challenge if we win that's his hard luck
but murf is bar he said any Folly foot
horse
true oh boy is he going to m*rder
me has anyone ever told you that you're
pretty nope well you are you're just
trying to get around
me that too
but you
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are come on
Papa hang about you can't Chuck away 100
quid it's cheating Murphy's bar isn't
really ours but he's living here isn't
he horrible great brute and 100 quids
100 quid no it wouldn't be
fair we are very considerate to awkward
all of a sudden what's happened stop
behaving like a crook has he no he just
he's told Chip to stop us entering
Murphy's bar oh so that's it flaming
chip I should have
known what do you
mean chip this chip that all I ever hear
isn't
it how come you find time to see him
what every day isn't there enough to do
what's not been done that should have
been I don't know but then stop
complaining what's so
funny 100
quid and lck Wood's face when we win
it night no I'm inside and we got so
much to share
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how long since you did
this won't you
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dance not sure I'd be at my best anyway
took a bit of a tumble this afternoon
nothing
serious my dad's okay you
know every fault in the book but with
style do you know what I
mean everything a father should
be people are going to buy and sell
horses Dora if it wasn't dad it to be
someone else there's a craze on everyone
wants
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horses but nobody could accuse you of
being a chatter
box I do think you're pretty
there we
are J yes can I see you
again
sorry I was waiting for the vet why
what's wrong
Lockwood or chip
what it's Murphy's Bora he's
uh he's in a bad
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way if you've done this or your
father so help me of course not look I
know you've got it in for us but not
this bster not
this just get the hell out and stay
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out Steve what happened I don't know Ron
found him over by gray cops it's a fall
he's all grazed it's his fetlock the
vet's worried about can hardly walk he
said on the phone it could be
fractured Steve what what are we going
to do who let him out God
knows Lockwood probably that's silly why
would he want to you're hardly his
favorite neighbor are you trouble over
Barney slander thing with CLE he
wouldn't do this you got a short memory
girl you wouldn't have said that a
couple of weeks
ago Steve let me see chip I need to know
he'll tell me this time a night come
with me
okay I'll tell slugs to listen out for
the
vet of course I didn't think i' pull a d
thing like that it serves her right what
crippling a horse that's a terrible
thing to do look lad I had nothing to do
with it there's nothing on my conscience
you haven't got one you have to tuck it
away now and then you won't get on if
you don't it have broken her heart cuz
she hasn't got a horse to be Brigadier
with because she loves horses any a
horse so do I don't we all ask my bank
manager the St it's about time
too put out lights in yard stand by
switches I don't want them put on what
are you up to
now just do as you're told
eh should we go go straight in no stop
here
damn they must have gone to
bed hang on they wouldn't put all the
lights out would
they must have blown a
fuse wait here
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who's
that it's you what do you
want I've brought Dora she's around
there come on come
on come
on Dam it what's going on mind your own
business
look go see her she wants to ask you
something I can
guess come on
help help Miss Steve keep away say
nothing there's enough trouble between
us
without I know what dora wants to
ask I don't know the answer Steve I just
don't know
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sorry girl only
me waiting for major
Lewis do you
uh you me to
explain oh
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mate why doesn't he ring Steve just just
so I know what's happening I
know couldn't you ring
him I did Lockwood answered he
just hung up on me
wish I knew about those
ponies every year they round up the
ponies in the New
Forest they're wild just roam
free if they're over a year old they
brand them get hold of unbranded ones
and you can make a packet selling them
off to people who don't know better it's
ill*gal and it's very cruel cruel
they're
stolen the longer you hang on to them
the more risk you take of being caught
with them so you break them in and sell
them off quick break them in yearlings
yes
yearlings Steve that's wicked
yeah and they were New Forest ponies at
lockwoods young ones
too chip begged me to keep my mouth
shut he's as loyal as hell to his dad
Dora
even if it means
losing people he
likes that's why he doesn't
phone hey y than you
Louis wish me
luck hello major terribly sorry it's a
fine M what happened it was an accident
someone that girl jumping in my spurs I
knew at the time I should never have
allowed it it wasn't Dora someone
pinched him from his stable I was out
Dora was getting ready to go to a dance
first thing I knew about it Ron Striker
was bringing him back what does your vet
say about it he had him x-rayed it's a
sprain fetlock there's no sign of a
fracture thank God for that take a look
will you where is Dora she's terribly
upset she's not very well actually back
in a minute where is
she down here
there come
on not your fault these things happen
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don't exhaust
yourself do us a favor will
you go over to lockwoods and say you
want to buy a pony a new Forest Pony hey
oh he's got some say you're just looking
and you want to think about
it what's this in ID of we can't go he
knows us don't say you're from Folly
foot I want to find out if those Ponies
are branded if they're not he's breaking
the law and I'll clobber him so hard he
won't know what's hit him oh well hang
about
Steve what's he done now Murphy's bar uh
look Steve if those Ponies are unbranded
I'll have him
inside Sons don't change their fathers
mate it's the other way around and it'll
be chip I'm going to put a stop to it
before it's too late uh Steve
Steve me mate it wasn't Lockwood took
Murphy's bar trust you to know who did
why the hell didn't you tell us it was
me you well it was1 wasn't it she wasn't
going to enter for it just chucking it
away I was doing her a favor was nothing
to stop me going in for it so I took
Murphy's bar try him out yeah he's he's
going like a b*mb and all till gray cops
then uh over the edge
blooming great
ditch how was I supposed to
know oh look H about seve you're Bing g
a lumping clown you'd know right near
that horse go ma L what you've done he
go through the ceiling and ex right it
was a faor what so is
this what the hell was this Steve what's
the matter only took Murphy's bar didn't
he only jumped a flaming great Edge into
a flaming great ditch
you Ron
you yeah it was you not
Lockwood no oh
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wrong just a minute I haven't finished
with you
yet what was all that
about I thought it was Chip he was late
picking me up he was all hot he had a
bad arm
I thought maybe he'd done
it when's the race Steve
Saturday yep I'm going to enter with
copper you'll never beat Brigadier I
don't care I don't
care I just want to see
chip and a lovely afternoon it is ladies
and gentlemen for this exciting event
the sad Lockwood challenge race entrance
unfamiliar with the route for will find
a map outside the judge's tent but the
course is well marked Flags arrows can
you bring Copp Steve sh be a minute
checkpoints with referees will help show
you which way to go and of course to see
fair
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play what do you want chip can I talk to
you what you riding copper my own horse
oh Croc is he no he isn't no dangerous
won't give us a bad time will he can we
talk we better not that's all you hear
what chip has to say before you try
anything clever here Dad take hold of
him
here didn't think you'd be
entering chip I'm sorry I I thought it
might have been you what Murphy's bar
might have
been but not this
time
CH what is it what's happened hasn't
Steve told you about the
ponies they're stolen not
branded competitors for s lwood
challenge race roll up ladies and
gentlemen should assemble before the
judge's tent please all horses to
assemble at the
start and Mr Sam Lockwood proprietor of
Lockwood's riding stables who of the
very best horses if anyone is thinking
of getting another one has most
generously offered a prize of £100 to
any horse yes any horse that could beat
his own briad there he is ladies and
gentlemen and there's plenty more where
he came
from to the start please and wait for
the starting signal
we can be
friends I told him Steve had seen the
ponies being unloaded I tried to
persuade him to send them back he's
hidden them away they're in a barn
somewhere I don't know where he won't
tell me I can't find them all horses at
the start please he says you try
reporting him you interfere in his
business again try and win this
afternoon and he'll starve those ponies
to death Sam Champion of fine horses
will pay £100 don't forget it and Dora
if Steve tells anyone what he saw I'll
deny he was even there deny there were
any ponies I can't betray my father on
your marks ladies and gentlemen and may
the best man s Lockwood win
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he wouldn't stop from Chip no one you
don't know my dad Dora he would there
must be a way chip we'll find one there
isn't please chip I'm my Father's son
God help me there isn't any
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way down in the With The Wind in the
west the lightning faced up to the his
heart went s when he took the the
terrible of the thunder clap grow grow
the lightning tree it's never to late
for you and me grow grow the lightning
tree never get too
easily down in the the window
screen 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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03x06 - The Challenge
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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.