64 Zoo Lane - 09 -The Story of Georgina the Giraffe

Hello, I'm Lucy. I live at 64 Zoo Lane and I have very special neighbours. Look! # There's one with a hump, # # one who can jump, # # and one who is plump # # 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane # # Some like it hot, some like it chilly, # # some like it silly # # 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane # # Some are friendly, # # some are scary # # But not one is ordinary # # 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane # # Some are spotty, # some are stripy # # Prickly...woolly...furry...slimy # # Some are quite big, # # some are small # # And the last one's Georgina, # # who's incredibly tall # # 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane # 64, 64, 64 Zoo Lane. # Bedtime, Lucy! OK, Mum. - Hello, Georgina. - Hi, Lucy. Would you like a SPECIAL slide down tonight? - Oh, yes, please. - Here we go! Whee-ee-ee! Yippee! Yeah! Yeah!! ALL: Hi, Lucy! Great. You're so clever, Georgina! I wish MY neck was bendy like yours. Ah... Ouch! Oww! Careful, Lucy. You'll hurt yourself. I s'pose you have to be a giraffe to do these tricks. Even giraffes have to be careful. Remember when Georgina... WHISPERING ..Yes. That was REALLY silly. What was? WHISPERS AND GIGGLES MORE than just silly. - That was SERIOUSLY stupid. - What ARE they talking about? Well... WHISPERING NELSON: Enough secret whispers. I think Georgina should tell her story out loud so everyone hears. Oh-h... All right, then. When I lived in Africa, I learned to do all sorts of tricks with my long neck. - IN OPERATIC STYLE: - # La-la-la! La-a, la-la-la...! # Bravo! Bravo! All the animals were VERY impressed with my many talents. I was a real star. "Come to the Georgina Giraffe Show today at noon, "near the Blue Mountain." Let's tell everyone! Yeah! WHISPERING A GIRAFFE show?! - HUSHED TONES - Today, at noon? WHISPERING Near the Blue Mountain? WHISPERING Really?! I must tell EVERYONE! There's a giraffe show. Today, at noon, near the Blue Mountain. - GIGGLES AND TICKLES LAUGHING AT EACH OTHER - We know! GIGGLES AND TICKLES CONTINUED Welcome, everyone! Welcome! Thank you all for coming to... My show, starring...ME - Georgina Giraffe. # I am tall, very tall # # I'm much taller than you all # # I can stretch to the treetops # # I can nibble all the leaves off # # I can reach very high # # To the clouds in the sky # # It's a thrill, it's such fun When I play with the su-un...! # - Ouch! It's hot! - Ouch! # I'm a star, I'm unique # # Just look at my physique # # I'm a first-class acrobat # # But I guess you all know that. # And now for the grand finale. # Look at me, can't you see? # # I am pretty, I am witty, # # I'm Georgina, ballerina # # Prima donna, concertina # # I'm so clever, I'm the best # # I'm much better tha-a-an the rest! La-la-la-la-la! ? # La-la-la-la-la La-la-la... # GEORGINA TIED HER NECK IN A KNOT - ALL ANIMALS LAUGHS - It's Not funny. Yes, it is. # We just laugh and laugh and laugh # # Cos you are a daft giraffe! # Serves you right for being such a show-off. Stop it, everyone. Can't you see Georgina's hurt herself? Are you all right? I, I didn't mean what I said about being better than the rest. - I'm sorry. - Don't worry, I'll fix it. Oww! Ouch! Not like that, silly. You're making it worse. Let me try. Ow-w-w...! Ohhh... Maybe some tickles will loosen the knot. - GEORGINA LAUGHS - Oh, no...! Ohh... Ohh... Ohh... Has anyone got any GOOD ideas? Let's think. - Hmm... - Hmm... I know. We could take Georgina to our Uncle, Gordon. - Your Uncle Gordon? - Our Uncle, Gordon is a doctor. And he knows all about knots. So Giggles and Tickles took me to their Uncle Gordon who lived far away, on the other side of the Blue Mountain. Lots of animals were waiting to see Doctor Gordon. - What's happened to you? - I was trying to catch a fly. Me, too! Anyway, we both tried to catch the same fly and we got our trunks into a bit of a knot. And the fly got away! Ahh... Ahh... GEORGINA SNEEZES AT TWO ELEPHANTS Hey, the knot's gone. We can go home now. Bye! We had to wait for a long, long time. Until, finally... Next, please. - Hi, Uncle Gordon! - Giggles! Tickles! What a surprise! We brought our friend Georgina. She's not very well. - She's got a knot. - A knot? You've come to the right place. Now, let's see what the knot book says. ..Is it a TWIST knot? ..Not. Or perhaps a flip-flop slipknot. Or could it be a nutty, naughty knot knotty knot knot knot? Not. Hmm... Can you remember what you were doing - when you got this knot? - I was singing, ? La-la-la-la! ? -And showing off. -Ah, Ha-ha! I see. It's a big show-off knot. Ah, Don't worry. All you have to do is sing the song again, but, this time, backwards. - But what's "La, la, la, la, la" backwards? Um... Here it says, "La, la, la" backwards is "Al, al, al". So that's what you have to sing. Oh. Well, I'll try. COUGHS # Al, al, al, al. al, al... # This way, Georgina. Through here. GEORGINA CONTINUES SINGING IN REVERSE Hooray! Thank you VERY much, Doctor Gordon! - You're the best! Later that day, we returned to the savannah. GEORGINA LAUGHS The animals were SO kind. They put a show on to cheer me up. That's when I realised everyone has a special talent. Good night, Lucy. Sleep well!