02x01 - The Beaver's Dam/The Ant and the Grasshopper/ Connie and the Tin Can

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The Beaver's Dam

It was a beautiful summer's day.

and the birds were flying high over the

countryside. Connie set out from her

little house and went straight to the

woods to find her friend Patch.

Hello, Patch. How are you?Hello,

Connie. I'm fine and I'm ready to play.

Me too! Me too!

While they decided what to play, Patch

and Collie went off for a little walk.

Well, what do you think, Patch?Should we

play hide and seek or should we play with

the ball?Hide and seek is lots of fun!

Just then, they saw a flower who looked

very sad. What's the matter, little

flower?And the flower told them his

problem. It hasn't rained for days and

days and my roots have almost dried out.

I need some water in soon Oh,

that's terrible. Is there anything we can

do to help?If you could just bring

me a little bit of water, I'd be very

grateful Don't worry, Mr.

Flower. We're always happy to help. We'll

get a bucket and bring you as much water

as you need. Oh Thank you. That's

so kindCome on Patch, let's

get moving. We have to find a place where

there's plenty of water. Yes! Yippee!

Connie and Patch set out to look for

water and on the way they met Belinda the

goat. Where are you

two going in such a hurry?Hello

Belinda, we need to find lots of water.

It's for the little flower whose loots

are nearly old laid out. How kind of

you to help him. The best place to

collect water is the Beaver's Dam.

There's a great big lake behind us with

plenty of water. Thank you very much,

Belinda. That's a very good idea. I know

where the Beaver's Dam is. My friends,

the fish, love playing in the lake.

Thanks again. Bye-bye.

Lots of rain had fallen earlier that

spring. and the beaver's dam was full of

bright, sparkling water.

All the animals who lived there were very

happy.

Patch and Connie brought a little bucket

to the lake. They spilled it with water

for their friend the flower. But as they

were about to leave,The beaver caught

sight of them.

Hey Connie, where are you going?That's my

water you've got in your bucket. Patch

and Connie looked at each other in

surprise. They went back to talk to the

beaver. But

Mr. Beaver, this water isn't just for

you, it's for everybody. And our friend

the flower needs it very much. We have to

pour it on his roots, because otherwise

they'll blay it completely. No, it's my

water. You two can go and look for your

own. If everybody took my water, my dam

would soon be empty and I'd have nowhere

to live. Patch and Connie

left the bucket of water and walked off

feeling very sad.

That baby's just being selfish. It's not

his water, really. I know. I've just had

a brilliant idea.

Patch thought that if Connie talked to

the Beaver, it would put him in a good

mood. Then when Patch took a bucket of

water, the Beaver wouldn't be so selfish

and silly about it. Hello

there. Oh, it's you, Connie. What is it

now?Nothing, I just wanted to say what a

lovely day it is today and how pretty the

flowers are with all the leaves on the

tree so beautiful and green. Everything's

so nice and I feel happy. Well, I'm very

glad you're so happy.

And while Connie talked to the beaver,

Patch filled the bucket with water again.

Hey Patch, what do you think you're doing

with my water?Come with

me and I'll show you someone who

literally needs it.

Hey, that's my water. Come here and give

it back immediately. Patch and Connie

decided to lead the beaver to the flower.

Come on Patch, let's run. When the beaver

sees our friend the flower, he'll stop

being so selfish.

Hee hee, what fun!

And they dashed through the woods until

they came to the little flower.

They brought me some water. The flower

was very happy. At last he had the

water that he needed so much.

Could you pour it right here?Nobody's

pouring anything anywhere. This is my

water and you can't have it. How can you

be so selfish, Mr. Beaver?Can't you see

the water's for everyone?You're right,

Connie. It's not really mine at all. I've

behaved myself very badly. In fact, I'm

going to pour the water out myself.

The flower felt very happy as the water

trickled down to its thirsty roots. Thank

you, Mr. Bever. It's wonderful. It's like

having a lovely drink. And thank you,

Connie and Patch, for finding me some

water and bringing it here so quickly.

Now that my roots are wet, I feel much,

much better.

Connie, I'm sorry for being so selfish. I

promise I won't behave like that again.

You're a good beaver, really.

From that day on, the beaver took the

little flower water whenever he needed

it, and nobody said he was selfish ever

again. That

night, when Connie went to sleep, she was

very happy. It's such a good

feeling to be able to help someone in

need. Sweet dreams, Connie.

The Ant and the grasshopper.

It was a beautiful autumn morning and the

birds were flying happily over the hills.

Connie and her mummy and daddy went out

for a walk in the Meadow.

Connie's mummy and daddy were very proud

of her. because she was so keen to

explore.

She loved to look at the little insects

with their colorful wings. Just

then, she spotted a grasshopper, the

happiest grasshopper in the meadow. It

was so funny to watch him hopping about,

and Connie followed him, feeling very

happy.

I wish I could jump like you. It looks

like such fun. The grasshopper

said he would teach her to hop just like

him, so Collie copied him exactly,

and they hopped, and danced, and played

all day long.

Just then,Along came some little ants who

were busy taking food to their nest.

Hello ants. Wouldn't you like to stop for

a minute and dance with us?Oh no, we

couldn't do that. Winter will be coming

soon and we'll have to store up lots of

food. Besides, we ants are hard

work as we don't have time to waste on

silly things like dancing. Oh, oh

dear, that's a shame. Don't let those

ants bother you, Connie. They're so

boring always working. They don't know

how to enjoy themselves.

Connie thought the grasshopper was right.

It was a lot more fun to play in the

field than to work. So when the ants had

gone, they carried on dancing just like

before. When

night began to fall, Connie said goodbye

to the grasshopper and went home.

On the way, she noticed that lots of

animals were taking food to their nests,

like the ants.

But days went by, and autumn turned

into winter. The weather got colder and

colder, and one very cold night,

the first snow began to fall.

When the sun rose next morning, the

countryside was covered in a soft white

blanket of snow.

Connie hadn't seen her friend the

grasshopper for a long time. She went to

find him in the woods so they could dance

and play together.

Poor grasshopper, he was very very

cold. Hello Mr. Grasshopper, what's

the matter?Let's jump and

dance together, that'll soon cheer you

up. Oh Connie I can't, I haven't had

any breakfast so I've got no energy for

jumping. Ohh Don't

worry Mr. Grasshopper, I'll help you find

some food. We'll go and visit my friends

in the wood, I'm sure they'll give you

something to eat.

And while the other animals played

happily in the snowy landscape, Connie

and the grasshopper set out to find some

food.

Finally, Connie stopped beside an old

hollow tree. This is the

tree where my friends the squirrels live.

I'm sure they'll have some food for you.

Oh good, something to eat at last. I'm so

hungry!

Hello squirrels, do you think you could

spare some food for my friend the

grasshopper?He hasn't had any breakfast

and he's very hungry. I'm very

sorry Connie, we'd like to help your

friend but we can't spare any food.

There's only just enough for the three of

us and it has to last us all winter.

Why don't you go and see the wild boar?

They always seem to have lots of food.

Thanks for the advice. That sounds like a

good idea. Bye bye squirrels and take

care of yourselves. I hope you have a

happy winter. Goodbye and good luck.

And Connie and the grasshopper set off

once again, this time to find the wild

boar. Connie was a very good

cow and she helped the wild boars to

collect some acorns.

Why thank you Connie, would you like an

acorn yourself?It's very kind of you to

offer, but I've already eaten today. My

friend the grasshopper here is very

hungry though, he's the one who needs

food. I'm sure he'd be delighted if you

offered him some of your delicious

acorns. Oh dear, I'm sorry Connie,

but we grasshoppers don't eat acorns.

Acorns are all we have I'm afraid, but

I've got an idea, why don't you go and

see the ants, they've got lots of food in

their store. They might have something

you like. Good idea. We'll go

and visit the ants. Hooray! Hooray!

Thanks for helping us out. Bye bye. Come

on then.

Goodbye! Bye bye,

And as quickly as they could, Connie and

the grasshopper went off to find theants.

Oh, there you are. Hello. Oh,

you all look very sad. Is anything the

matter?We're sad because we're bored,

Connie. There's no more work to be done,

but we don't know what to do with

ourselves. The problem is we spend all

year collecting food and now we've

forgotten how to have fun. I could show

you how to dance if you like. That's lots

of fun. Dancing lessons?That

sounds just fantastic. We'll give you

some fruit in return. So

could you nip back to the nest and fetch

a juicy blackberry?

When the grasshopper saw the delicious

Berry, he started to jump for joy

and everybody else joined in. The

ants danced all day. They never had so

much fun. Connie was happiest of

all because she knew that the grasshopper

would never go hungry again.

Connie. and the tin can The

sun was shining in the sky on a fresh

clear morning It was the kind of day that

Connie liked best because she could go

and play with her friends in the woods

Have fun Connie and make sure you play

safelyThere's no need to worry,

Mummy. I'll be with my friend Patch.

In the woods, the animals were playing

and looking for food, and Patch found an

old tin can. What's this?

At that moment, a worm popped out. and

said to Patch, It's a very old tin can.

Patch inspected his find carefully, and

then Connie arrived. Hi, Patch.

What's this funny-looking thing?It's an

old tin can. Oh,

goody. We could play with it and pretend

that it's a ball.

Well, Patch, shall we play a kick in the

can?

Patch and Connie kicked their new toy all

the way to the farm. Hello,

little chick. The little chick

kicked the can and started to play with

it. Patch and Connie were happy to see it

having so much fun, but then the chick

fell off and landed on the ground. Oh,

dear, did you hurt yourself, little chick?

Then Mother Hen came and took the chick

away. She didn't want her little one

playing with a tin can. Belinda the goat

was walking nearby and she saw what had

happened. Connie, you shouldn't be

playing with tin cans. It could be

dangerous. Oh, why is it

dangerous?Because it's got sharp edges

you could cut yourself on and it's dirty

and very rusty. You should find

somewhere safe to put it.

You're right, we should throw it away as

soon as possible. Yes, we'll take them a

long way away and then no one will hurt

themselves.

Connie and Patch set off from the farm.

and started looking for somewhere to put

the tin can

Hey Connie, we could leave that whole

thing behind those bushes

If we hide in here, nobody will find it

and we can go back to the woods and have

some fun

You can't drop your litter here, it's

where I live It's not a dump

You want my advice?You should throw

that tin can in the deepest part of the

river, and then it won't bother anyone.

Oh, thank you, Grouch. That's a very good

idea.

Down by the river, animals were enjoying

the free, fresh water. A frog

was watching a dragonflies loop the loop.

And the lizards were sunning themselves

on the bank.

Well, there's the river. Go on then,

Connie. Throw it in. Connie

went up to the riverbank. She could see

that the water was very deep, and she

threw in the can.

Finny the Fish saw the can on the

riverbed and brought it back to the

surface. He was cross.

Ohh What do you think you're doing

throwing old tin cans into the water?If

everybody behaved like you, the river

would become a rubbish dump and the fish

would have no clean water to live in. I'm

sorry, Finny. You're quite right. We'll

take it somewhere else.

Connie and Patch searched high and low

for a place to put the tin can. where it

wouldn't make a mess and where no one

would hurt themselves on it.

And although they looked very hard, they

couldn't find anywhere to leave it.

But then they saw Bill, Connie's daddy.

Maybe he would be able to help.

Hello, you two. Why the long faces?Is

something the matter?It's this old can,

Daddy. We don't know where to get rid of

it.

But there's no reason to throw it away.

Oh, really?What can we do with it instead?

You could find another use for it. It

would make a lovely vase, for example.

Oh, Daddy, that's a fantastic idea.

Yes, we could go and pick lots and lots

of flowers and put them in the can.

It was spring and there were flowers

everywhere. Soon Patch and Connie had

collected some of the prettiest blooms in

the forest.

Connie arranged the flowers in the tin

can and took them home to show her mummy.

That's the most beautiful vase of flowers

I've ever seen. It's lovely. I'm very

proud of both of you. Connie and Patch

were happy. They'd found a use for the

old tin can, but best of all,The woods

were clean and safe again. Nature is

beautiful and we have to take care ofher.