1 00:00:04,888 --> 00:00:06,448 S1: One, two, three. 2 00:00:06,478 --> 00:00:08,248 UU: It's happy pants. 3 00:00:20,948 --> 00:00:25,238 S2: G'day and welcome to Happy Pants, a show specially for 4 00:00:25,238 --> 00:00:30,518 S2: kids and especially for you. My name is Geraldine and 5 00:00:30,518 --> 00:00:36,638 S2: today my happy pants are, well, um, a sort of in-between. 6 00:00:36,638 --> 00:00:42,638 S2: No color at all. My name is Joe. Oh. That's funny. 7 00:00:42,908 --> 00:00:47,738 S2: My happy pants were sort of beige, but now they're 8 00:00:47,738 --> 00:00:53,438 S2: more like a golden yellow. Um, and I'm tasting honeycomb, 9 00:00:53,528 --> 00:00:57,278 S2: because that's what this kind of yellow makes me think about. 10 00:00:57,698 --> 00:01:04,238 S2: And mine have just turned green, and. And I'm tasting spearmint. 11 00:01:04,478 --> 00:01:08,138 S2: What's going on? Oh, I'll have a look in my pockets. 12 00:01:08,138 --> 00:01:14,258 S2: There's often a clue in there, huh? Oh, there's a 13 00:01:14,258 --> 00:01:18,518 S2: lot of feathers in this one. All different colors. How 14 00:01:18,518 --> 00:01:24,518 S2: about yours? Um. Um. Oh, no. No feathers. Oh, but 15 00:01:24,518 --> 00:01:29,168 S2: there is a bunch of horsehair and some sheep's wool 16 00:01:29,168 --> 00:01:33,728 S2: and some fish scales, but they aren't coloured. Oh, look, 17 00:01:33,728 --> 00:01:38,438 S2: Goldy goldfish is going berserk in her bowl. She's doing 18 00:01:38,438 --> 00:01:43,058 S2: a sort of wobbly dance. Goldie's had her fish flakes 19 00:01:43,058 --> 00:01:47,018 S2: as she can't be hungry. Her scales are very shiny, 20 00:01:47,018 --> 00:01:50,288 S2: so she can't be sick either. Ah, as soon as 21 00:01:50,288 --> 00:02:05,258 S2: you mention scales, Goldie, stop zooming around. Maybe that's a clue, right? Scales, feathers. Wool. Hair. Ah. 22 00:02:05,438 --> 00:02:11,018 S2: That's it. Huh? What's it? Well, they're all coverings. Ah, 23 00:02:11,018 --> 00:02:15,668 S2: birds have feathers, mammals have hair and fish have scales. 24 00:02:15,938 --> 00:02:18,998 S2: And all of those coverings are made out of the 25 00:02:18,998 --> 00:02:28,638 S2: same stuff. Keratin. Big word alert. Keratin is the stuff 26 00:02:28,638 --> 00:02:34,728 S2: that makes hair, fur, wool, feathers and scales, as well 27 00:02:34,728 --> 00:02:40,338 S2: as claws and nails. Mammals have hair and humans are mammals. 28 00:02:40,338 --> 00:02:43,668 S2: But we don't have a covering of hair are true. 29 00:02:43,668 --> 00:02:47,688 S2: But humans do have hair, just not much of it. 30 00:02:47,688 --> 00:02:51,138 S2: And most of it is on our heads. Most other 31 00:02:51,138 --> 00:02:54,948 S2: mammals have a whole body covering, and some have so 32 00:02:54,948 --> 00:03:00,018 S2: much of it that they need shearing. Um, you said 33 00:03:00,018 --> 00:03:04,218 S2: Joe happy pants were golden yellow. Yeah. Take a look 34 00:03:04,218 --> 00:03:09,378 S2: at them now. Oh, wow. Now they're purple and mine 35 00:03:09,378 --> 00:03:14,298 S2: have gone blue. Ooh. I reckon we're supposed to talk 36 00:03:14,298 --> 00:03:21,678 S2: about not just coverings, but colored coverings. Oh, there's a 37 00:03:21,678 --> 00:03:26,418 S2: horse in the garden. Oh, and here comes some more. 38 00:03:26,748 --> 00:03:30,828 S2: There's a black one and a white one and a 39 00:03:30,828 --> 00:03:34,278 S2: brown one. Just behind here comes a black one with 40 00:03:34,278 --> 00:03:39,888 S2: white patches. That's called a piebald. And there's a skew bowl. 41 00:03:40,278 --> 00:03:43,968 S2: That's a chestnut one with white patches and still like, um, 42 00:03:44,868 --> 00:03:48,588 S2: there's a chestnut and a palomino with a creamy coat 43 00:03:48,588 --> 00:03:52,818 S2: and a white male in tail. There's even an Appaloosa 44 00:03:52,818 --> 00:03:55,878 S2: with a light coat with dark spots all over it. 45 00:03:58,278 --> 00:04:04,188 S2: How many is that so far? Um, a black, a white, 46 00:04:04,518 --> 00:04:10,638 S2: a brown, a piebald, a skew bald, a chestnut, a 47 00:04:10,638 --> 00:04:15,738 S2: palomino and an Appaloosa. That's eight horses chomping the roses. 48 00:04:16,278 --> 00:04:21,468 S2: And here come five bays and a dapple grey to 49 00:04:21,468 --> 00:04:27,528 S2: help to meet the petunias. That's. That's eight. And five 50 00:04:27,528 --> 00:04:33,408 S2: more is 13. Yeah. And. And the dapple gray. That's 51 00:04:33,438 --> 00:04:37,488 S2: 14 horses. Oh, whatever are we going to do with 52 00:04:37,488 --> 00:04:43,308 S2: 14 horses? Shoo them out the gate. Come on. Hup, hup! 53 00:04:45,438 --> 00:04:46,188 S3: How'd you go? 54 00:04:46,998 --> 00:04:50,958 S2: Oh, thank goodness. Here comes Brumby, Jack. But, kids, give 55 00:04:50,958 --> 00:04:54,078 S2: us a hand. We'll have to get these out quick. 56 00:04:54,678 --> 00:05:02,118 S2: Help us! Push! Come on. Oh, we left our gate open, 57 00:05:02,118 --> 00:05:04,908 S2: so they came in. Quick! Close the gate. 58 00:05:14,118 --> 00:06:02,278 UU: Few. I. In. 59 00:06:43,118 --> 00:06:48,188 S2: I need a cup of tea after that and I'll 60 00:06:48,188 --> 00:06:55,718 S2: have a quiet sit down. Thank you. Oh, I think 61 00:06:55,718 --> 00:07:00,758 S2: Oedipus has taken up residence in your chair. Joe, why 62 00:07:00,758 --> 00:07:10,438 S2: have you called your cat Oedipus? Because. Geraldine. Oedipus, isn't he? Hmm. 63 00:07:12,628 --> 00:07:16,708 S2: I bet Oedipus has come in because he's a mammals. 64 00:07:16,708 --> 00:07:20,368 S2: All mammals have hair, and he wants to be in 65 00:07:20,368 --> 00:07:24,808 S2: the program, too. Ah, and some mammals have a coat 66 00:07:24,808 --> 00:07:28,348 S2: which comes in two layers, a layer of long guard 67 00:07:28,348 --> 00:07:32,218 S2: hairs on the outside, and a layer of soft, fluffy 68 00:07:32,218 --> 00:07:35,308 S2: hairs next to the skin. This kind of coat is 69 00:07:35,308 --> 00:07:38,908 S2: useful for animals which live in colder climates, because the 70 00:07:38,908 --> 00:07:42,748 S2: two layer coat works like wearing a skivvy under your jumper. 71 00:07:43,048 --> 00:07:47,518 S2: This kind of coat is called fur, and cats take 72 00:07:47,518 --> 00:07:52,528 S2: particular care of their fur. Cat lick their fur to 73 00:07:52,528 --> 00:07:55,918 S2: clean and groom it, and bits they can't reach with 74 00:07:55,918 --> 00:07:59,248 S2: their tongue. They get at by licking a paw and 75 00:07:59,248 --> 00:08:03,148 S2: wiping the area. See if you can groom yourself like 76 00:08:03,148 --> 00:08:08,578 S2: a cat. Warning this is going to take a lot 77 00:08:08,578 --> 00:08:14,608 S2: of stretching. Find a space and sit on the floor. Ready? 78 00:08:15,538 --> 00:08:20,758 S2: First the head and face. The cat licks her paw 79 00:08:20,758 --> 00:08:26,188 S2: for this, but pretend licking might work better for you. Pretend. 80 00:08:26,188 --> 00:08:30,328 S2: Lick one front paw and wipe it right over your 81 00:08:30,328 --> 00:08:33,508 S2: head from the back of your neck to the tip 82 00:08:33,508 --> 00:08:37,978 S2: of your chin. Do this at least three times, making 83 00:08:37,978 --> 00:08:48,238 S2: sure your ears get thoroughly wiped too. One. Two three. 84 00:08:48,868 --> 00:08:54,238 S2: Now use the other front paw and clean that side. One. 85 00:08:55,228 --> 00:09:02,038 S2: Two three. Well, that's the head. Done. It wasn't very hard, 86 00:09:02,038 --> 00:09:07,498 S2: was it? Huh? Now the front legs. One arm at 87 00:09:07,498 --> 00:09:13,018 S2: a time. Okay. Pretend licking from your shoulder to your fingertips. 88 00:09:15,838 --> 00:09:20,968 S2: Try the other arm. Can you stretch and bend all 89 00:09:20,968 --> 00:09:22,348 S2: the parts of your arm? 90 00:09:23,128 --> 00:09:24,358 S4: Oh. 91 00:09:24,838 --> 00:09:30,508 S2: Oh, a cat can. Now the front. Now, just in 92 00:09:30,508 --> 00:09:34,108 S2: case you left some breakfast on your front. Pretend. Lick 93 00:09:34,108 --> 00:09:38,698 S2: all the way down from under your chin to your hips. 94 00:09:39,868 --> 00:09:44,878 S2: How much can you reach? And now the back. A 95 00:09:44,878 --> 00:09:48,988 S2: cat can reach nearly all its back by bending and twisting. 96 00:09:49,378 --> 00:09:55,648 S2: Can you? How did you go? That just leaves the 97 00:09:55,648 --> 00:10:00,238 S2: back legs. How much of your legs could you reach 98 00:10:00,238 --> 00:10:02,608 S2: to clean with your tongue if you were a cat? 99 00:10:02,998 --> 00:10:06,808 S2: They usually put both front paws on the ground and 100 00:10:06,808 --> 00:10:11,128 S2: stick each back leg up in the air. In turn 101 00:10:11,128 --> 00:10:16,378 S2: to groom them. Have a go up with that back leg. 102 00:10:17,698 --> 00:10:22,768 S2: See if you could reach it. I bet you fell 103 00:10:22,768 --> 00:10:30,358 S2: over trying. Cat fur can be black, white, gray, brown. 104 00:10:30,688 --> 00:10:35,368 S2: And all the shades in between. They can have stripes 105 00:10:35,368 --> 00:10:40,138 S2: like tabby cats and marmalade cats or patches, or a 106 00:10:40,138 --> 00:10:43,738 S2: mixture of bus where dogs have a covering of hair too. 107 00:10:44,008 --> 00:10:48,418 S2: Some dogs, which come from very cold climates, have a 108 00:10:48,418 --> 00:10:52,558 S2: two layered coat, but those which come from hot, dry 109 00:10:52,558 --> 00:10:56,938 S2: areas have only the outer layer of guard hairs, and 110 00:10:56,938 --> 00:10:59,668 S2: all dogs like to keep clean, and they do do 111 00:10:59,668 --> 00:11:02,908 S2: a lot of licking, but they also like to roll 112 00:11:02,908 --> 00:11:06,298 S2: in the dust and the dirt because it helps keep 113 00:11:06,298 --> 00:11:10,978 S2: their skin cool and it protects their skin from parasites 114 00:11:11,218 --> 00:11:18,948 S2: and they like to swim to. Big word alert. Parasites 115 00:11:18,948 --> 00:11:23,838 S2: are things which live on and take food from other things. 116 00:11:23,898 --> 00:11:27,888 S2: Ticks and fleas are parasites, and dogs come in all 117 00:11:27,888 --> 00:11:33,348 S2: sorts of colors like black, brown, gray, white and all 118 00:11:33,348 --> 00:11:37,008 S2: the shades between. And they can have stripes or patches 119 00:11:37,008 --> 00:11:40,518 S2: or spots. Mammals don't seem to have many choices for 120 00:11:40,518 --> 00:11:44,688 S2: the colors of their coats, do they? The most noticeable 121 00:11:44,688 --> 00:11:48,438 S2: would be the orangutan with its long orange hair. But 122 00:11:48,618 --> 00:11:52,518 S2: you're right. Mammals don't seem to go in for really 123 00:11:52,518 --> 00:11:56,268 S2: stand out. Look at me. Colors. If you want to 124 00:11:56,268 --> 00:12:01,128 S2: see really bright colors, look at a fish. Fish have 125 00:12:01,128 --> 00:12:04,368 S2: scales which are made of the same stuff as hair 126 00:12:04,368 --> 00:12:08,808 S2: and feathers. Keratin. But the difference is that hair and 127 00:12:08,808 --> 00:12:13,908 S2: feathers are colored, but fish scales are pretty much transparent. 128 00:12:13,908 --> 00:12:17,568 S2: It's the fish skin which is colored, and the scales 129 00:12:17,568 --> 00:12:20,898 S2: make a sort of protective armor over the skin and 130 00:12:20,898 --> 00:12:24,288 S2: make the colors shine. A fish with a fur coat 131 00:12:25,398 --> 00:12:31,968 S2: or feathers? Nah. Wouldn't work. Scales suit them just fine. Hey, 132 00:12:31,968 --> 00:12:37,488 S2: how about reptiles? They have scales like fish. Most reptile 133 00:12:37,488 --> 00:12:40,608 S2: colors are in the skin and the scales let the 134 00:12:40,608 --> 00:12:44,958 S2: colors shine through. Most of the Australian lizards and skinks 135 00:12:44,958 --> 00:12:48,138 S2: go in for colors which blend with their surroundings, with 136 00:12:48,138 --> 00:12:53,148 S2: maybe some stripes or spots to help with camouflage. The 137 00:12:53,148 --> 00:12:56,388 S2: thorny devil likes to dress to match the red soil 138 00:12:56,388 --> 00:12:59,988 S2: and rocks where he spends his time catching ants. The 139 00:12:59,988 --> 00:13:05,028 S2: big Fierce parental doesn't need camouflage. It's big enough to 140 00:13:05,028 --> 00:13:09,648 S2: be happy in a standout outfit of black with white spots. 141 00:13:10,218 --> 00:13:14,328 S2: Red bellied black snakes are pretty colorful, with their glossy 142 00:13:14,328 --> 00:13:18,888 S2: black backs and bright red bellies, and tiger snakes going 143 00:13:18,888 --> 00:13:23,118 S2: for yellow rings around their black bodies. Reptiles do have 144 00:13:23,118 --> 00:13:27,888 S2: a problem, though, that cold blooded like fish, so they 145 00:13:27,888 --> 00:13:31,698 S2: can't keep their bodies at a constant temperature like mammals can. 146 00:13:32,658 --> 00:13:37,068 S2: Reptiles spend most of their time on land and on land. 147 00:13:37,098 --> 00:13:42,618 S2: Temperature changes between day and night. They haven't a hair 148 00:13:42,618 --> 00:13:44,778 S2: or a feather coat to keep them warm when it 149 00:13:44,778 --> 00:13:51,768 S2: gets cold, so their whole body slows right down. Reptiles 150 00:13:51,768 --> 00:13:58,748 S2: get over this problem by basking. Big word alert. To 151 00:13:58,748 --> 00:14:02,888 S2: bask means to lie in the sun, to get warm 152 00:14:03,578 --> 00:14:07,958 S2: reptiles wait until the sun comes out and then bask 153 00:14:07,958 --> 00:14:10,658 S2: until their bodies warm up and they can move around. 154 00:14:11,108 --> 00:14:15,248 S2: Even crocodiles, which spend a lot of time in the water, 155 00:14:15,248 --> 00:14:18,518 S2: lie around in the sun to get warm. Oh, do 156 00:14:18,518 --> 00:14:22,328 S2: we have to talk anymore about reptiles? I'm not fond 157 00:14:22,328 --> 00:14:27,968 S2: of reptiles. Can we talk about birds? Bright, cheerful birds. 158 00:14:28,388 --> 00:15:04,928 S2: Better still, let's have a dance. We. 159 00:15:55,318 --> 00:15:58,378 S1: Hi, my name is Mackenzie and you're listening to Happy 160 00:15:58,378 --> 00:16:00,328 S1: Pants on Virgin Australia Radio. 161 00:16:00,358 --> 00:16:03,358 S2: Bird feathers are made of the same stuff as hair 162 00:16:03,358 --> 00:16:09,718 S2: and scales keratin, but they look very different. Hairs are long, 163 00:16:09,718 --> 00:16:15,958 S2: thin shafts. Scales are flattened out shield shapes, but feathers 164 00:16:15,958 --> 00:16:21,028 S2: are very complicated. Next time you find a feather, feel 165 00:16:21,028 --> 00:16:26,398 S2: it very gently and carefully. It has a stiff shaft. 166 00:16:26,398 --> 00:16:29,848 S2: Up the middle and on each side of the shaft 167 00:16:29,848 --> 00:16:34,438 S2: there are hundreds of lengths of hair like bits. These 168 00:16:34,438 --> 00:16:38,008 S2: have the tiniest hooks all up them, so they lock 169 00:16:38,008 --> 00:16:40,948 S2: together with the bit next to them. When all the 170 00:16:40,948 --> 00:16:45,168 S2: bits are locked together, it makes a whole feather. Scales 171 00:16:45,168 --> 00:16:49,698 S2: are mostly see-through, but feathers have their own colors built 172 00:16:49,698 --> 00:16:53,268 S2: in and birds live on land, so they need an 173 00:16:53,268 --> 00:16:55,968 S2: outfit that will keep them warm at night or when 174 00:16:55,968 --> 00:16:58,998 S2: the weather is bad. They have tough feathers on the 175 00:16:58,998 --> 00:17:02,688 S2: outside and soft downy ones next to the skin to 176 00:17:02,688 --> 00:17:07,578 S2: keep them snug. Bird feathers. And if we did have 177 00:17:07,578 --> 00:17:10,938 S2: built in fur coats, we would only be able to 178 00:17:10,938 --> 00:17:14,958 S2: choose black, brown, white, or chestnut shades like all the 179 00:17:14,958 --> 00:17:21,288 S2: other mammals. But humans can choose their coats. We can 180 00:17:21,288 --> 00:17:25,008 S2: have any color or style we feel like, and we 181 00:17:25,008 --> 00:17:28,068 S2: can pick a different outfit whenever we want. And as 182 00:17:28,068 --> 00:17:30,888 S2: often as we feel like it, we can have summer 183 00:17:30,888 --> 00:17:34,248 S2: coats and winter coats. We can have coats for rainy days. 184 00:17:34,248 --> 00:17:36,318 S2: We can dress up for going to the beach or 185 00:17:36,318 --> 00:17:39,258 S2: going to a party. There is a bird which wears 186 00:17:39,258 --> 00:17:42,978 S2: fancy dress all the time. Well, at least the male 187 00:17:42,978 --> 00:17:49,128 S2: bird does. He? He struts around, showing everyone how spectacular 188 00:17:49,128 --> 00:17:53,868 S2: he is, while his wife wears everyday casual and takes 189 00:17:53,868 --> 00:17:56,958 S2: care of the kids in the house. Can you guess 190 00:17:56,958 --> 00:18:01,308 S2: which birder is clue? This big bird is not native 191 00:18:01,308 --> 00:18:05,178 S2: to Australia. It comes from India, but you can find 192 00:18:05,178 --> 00:18:08,148 S2: them in lots of parks and some people keep them 193 00:18:08,148 --> 00:18:14,478 S2: as pets. Got it yet? Clue to this bird makes 194 00:18:14,478 --> 00:18:18,408 S2: a call like a loud shriek. More like a bad 195 00:18:18,408 --> 00:18:27,048 S2: tempered cat than a beautiful bird. Worked it out yet. Okay. 196 00:18:27,048 --> 00:18:32,178 S2: Last clue. This bird wears a coat, a bright blue, 197 00:18:32,178 --> 00:18:35,058 S2: and his tail is like a huge blue and green 198 00:18:35,058 --> 00:18:38,178 S2: fan with dozens of yellow and orange eyes in it. 199 00:18:38,928 --> 00:18:44,208 S2: In fact, our story today is about one of these birds. 200 00:18:44,238 --> 00:18:48,588 S2: It is called A Peacock on the roof, written by 201 00:18:48,588 --> 00:18:49,968 S2: Paul Adshead. 202 00:18:50,118 --> 00:18:52,578 S1: Yay! Story time. We ask. 203 00:18:52,578 --> 00:18:57,228 S2: Prince Peacock. He will tell you that this is his story. 204 00:18:57,438 --> 00:19:02,838 S2: Prince is vain. I am so beautiful and I have 205 00:19:02,838 --> 00:19:07,188 S2: such a fine voice. I should be ruler of the garden. 206 00:19:07,398 --> 00:19:12,678 S2: So why does nobody take any notice of me? Ask 207 00:19:12,678 --> 00:19:16,038 S2: Pavlova the Peahen, and she will tell you that this 208 00:19:16,038 --> 00:19:21,618 S2: is her story. I have to protect my chicks. Solomon. 209 00:19:21,618 --> 00:19:25,938 S2: Little prince and sweet pea. That no easy matter with 210 00:19:25,938 --> 00:19:30,048 S2: a cat like Timothy about. And I get no help 211 00:19:30,048 --> 00:19:34,428 S2: at all from that good for nothing prince. One day, 212 00:19:34,728 --> 00:19:38,808 S2: Little Prince was showing off to Solomon. Sweet pea sat 213 00:19:38,808 --> 00:19:47,508 S2: on pavlova. Timothy, stealing softly along a bow, was totally happy. 214 00:19:47,538 --> 00:19:52,848 S2: He is fascinated by anything small with soft, fluttery feathers. 215 00:19:53,598 --> 00:19:59,328 S2: Nobody knew where Timothy came from. Nobody ever sees him come. 216 00:19:59,538 --> 00:20:06,228 S2: And nobody ever sees him go. Suddenly Pavlova let out 217 00:20:06,228 --> 00:20:10,278 S2: a warning cry. Little Prince Solomon and Sweet Pea scurried 218 00:20:10,278 --> 00:20:16,638 S2: to safety. Pavlova launched herself at Timothy. Timothy scampered away. 219 00:20:17,418 --> 00:20:21,108 S2: The important thing he sought is not to win, but 220 00:20:21,108 --> 00:20:26,508 S2: to play the game. The man who loves birds came 221 00:20:26,508 --> 00:20:29,958 S2: out to see what all the rumpus was about. Little 222 00:20:29,958 --> 00:20:33,858 S2: prince and Solomon began to follow his green Wellingtons. Not surprising, 223 00:20:33,858 --> 00:20:37,218 S2: since he has cared for the chicks ever since they 224 00:20:37,218 --> 00:20:42,728 S2: left their shells. But Sweet Pea stayed safely close to Pavlova, 225 00:20:42,728 --> 00:20:48,008 S2: who told her, good girl, you can't be sure as humans. 226 00:20:49,378 --> 00:20:52,828 S2: When the man returned from the house with food, the 227 00:20:52,828 --> 00:20:59,128 S2: chicks began to feed. Me first, me first, feed me first, 228 00:20:59,128 --> 00:21:04,538 S2: complained Prince shrilly. I am the most important. But the 229 00:21:04,538 --> 00:21:08,798 S2: man said, wait your turn, Prince. The chicks have had 230 00:21:08,798 --> 00:21:12,188 S2: a scare. Why don't you look out for Timothy instead 231 00:21:12,188 --> 00:21:17,258 S2: of leaving all the work to Pavlova? Enough of your insolence! 232 00:21:17,408 --> 00:21:20,888 S2: Screamed Prince to bring the man to his senses, and 233 00:21:20,888 --> 00:21:25,508 S2: he fanned out his majestic tail feather. But the man 234 00:21:25,508 --> 00:21:29,558 S2: still did not take any notice. It was too much 235 00:21:29,558 --> 00:21:33,668 S2: for Prince. I'm leaving for a better life. I'm not 236 00:21:33,668 --> 00:21:37,988 S2: used to being scolded. You'll be sorry. Yes you will. 237 00:21:38,708 --> 00:21:42,848 S2: And this time, to his surprise, Prince actually got his 238 00:21:42,848 --> 00:21:48,488 S2: feet off the ground. So he kept flying. Prince was right. 239 00:21:48,668 --> 00:21:52,148 S2: The man was sorry. Now he had to get out 240 00:21:52,148 --> 00:21:55,418 S2: his net and his bicycle and set out to find Prince. 241 00:21:56,108 --> 00:21:59,708 S2: Anything might happen to this silly creature, he told Toby, 242 00:21:59,708 --> 00:22:04,688 S2: the Yorkshire terrier. In the meantime, Prince had managed another 243 00:22:04,688 --> 00:22:08,708 S2: surprising feat to land on the roof of a house. 244 00:22:08,708 --> 00:22:13,748 S2: Looking back, his own garden seemed a long way off. 245 00:22:14,018 --> 00:22:19,418 S2: Inside the house lived three children and a handsome tabby cat. 246 00:22:20,018 --> 00:22:22,928 S2: They were all alone, and when they saw the man, 247 00:22:22,928 --> 00:22:26,918 S2: they were frightened. He's come to catch us with his 248 00:22:26,918 --> 00:22:32,628 S2: big net. Well. Little Bianca. And the men who preferred 249 00:22:32,628 --> 00:22:37,608 S2: birds and dogs and mice and even frogs to cats 250 00:22:37,878 --> 00:22:44,928 S2: did look very strange indeed. So Anna dialed the police 251 00:22:44,928 --> 00:22:48,138 S2: like she had been shown. And when the man rang 252 00:22:48,138 --> 00:22:53,518 S2: the doorbell, Alex didn't open the door. But he did 253 00:22:53,518 --> 00:22:58,028 S2: lift the letterbox flap. And the man peered through and said, 254 00:22:58,358 --> 00:23:01,478 S2: don't be frightened. There's a peacock on the roof, and 255 00:23:01,478 --> 00:23:05,808 S2: I've come to take him home. But the children didn't 256 00:23:05,808 --> 00:23:12,208 S2: believe him. And they didn't open the door. When Officer 257 00:23:12,208 --> 00:23:15,928 S2: Martin arrived, he saw the man who loves birds placing 258 00:23:15,928 --> 00:23:21,358 S2: a ladder against the wall of the house. Hmm. Very suspicious. 259 00:23:21,718 --> 00:23:24,628 S2: Officer Martin took out his notebook and his pencil and 260 00:23:24,628 --> 00:23:30,298 S2: began to write. The man who loves birds cleared his throat. Oh, 261 00:23:30,298 --> 00:23:33,808 S2: good evening officer. Let me explain. Uh, there's a peacock 262 00:23:33,808 --> 00:23:36,328 S2: on the roof, and I've come to take him home. 263 00:23:36,478 --> 00:23:41,948 S2: It's all perfectly clear. Really. But it wasn't clear. It 264 00:23:41,948 --> 00:23:46,298 S2: wasn't clear at all. In fact, it was getting darker 265 00:23:46,298 --> 00:23:51,218 S2: all the time. And the peacock was hidden behind the chimney. 266 00:23:52,778 --> 00:23:56,948 S2: At this moment, the children's parents arrived. Mrs. Williams was 267 00:23:56,948 --> 00:24:00,788 S2: cross with Mr. Williams. Why ever did I listen to you? 268 00:24:00,818 --> 00:24:04,268 S2: We should never have left the children alone, she scolded 269 00:24:04,268 --> 00:24:08,528 S2: as they ran towards the house. When they saw their parents, 270 00:24:08,528 --> 00:24:13,928 S2: the children opened the door. Out bounded the handsome tabby cat, 271 00:24:13,928 --> 00:24:19,478 S2: followed by Anna, Alex and Bianca. You did very well 272 00:24:19,508 --> 00:24:23,528 S2: to phone the police officer, Martin told them. We'll soon 273 00:24:23,528 --> 00:24:27,578 S2: get to the bottom of this. But there's a peacock 274 00:24:27,578 --> 00:24:32,228 S2: on the roof, said the man who loves birds. Officer 275 00:24:32,228 --> 00:24:33,608 S2: Martin shook his head. 276 00:24:35,168 --> 00:24:36,548 S5: Now, where. 277 00:24:36,548 --> 00:24:42,038 S2: Have I seen that cat before? Thought Toby. And the 278 00:24:42,038 --> 00:24:46,928 S2: next bit of the story is his. Once he realized 279 00:24:46,928 --> 00:24:50,858 S2: that the cat was Timothy. Toby chased him for all 280 00:24:50,858 --> 00:24:54,968 S2: he was worth, but Timothy ran nimbly up the ladder 281 00:24:54,968 --> 00:25:01,508 S2: and onto the roof. And on the roof Timothy found prince. 282 00:25:02,048 --> 00:25:06,758 S2: It's all your fault, I screamed Prince. If you hadn't 283 00:25:06,758 --> 00:25:11,578 S2: frightened the chicks, I would have been fed first. It's 284 00:25:11,578 --> 00:25:16,498 S2: all your fault. It's Timothy. And now everybody knows the 285 00:25:16,498 --> 00:25:21,038 S2: secret of where I live. But Prince didn't stop to 286 00:25:21,038 --> 00:25:26,618 S2: argue with one final screech. He flapped his wings and 287 00:25:26,618 --> 00:25:30,878 S2: set off for home. Oh, so there was a peacock 288 00:25:30,878 --> 00:25:36,068 S2: on the roof. Exclaimed Officer Martin, and everybody laughed. The 289 00:25:36,068 --> 00:25:38,558 S2: nice man said the children could come and see the 290 00:25:38,558 --> 00:25:43,148 S2: garden whenever they wanted. The children promised they would keep 291 00:25:43,148 --> 00:25:51,008 S2: Timothy at home. We'll see about that poor Timothy. Later 292 00:25:51,008 --> 00:25:57,248 S2: that night, two families slept very cozily and safely indeed. 293 00:25:58,598 --> 00:26:03,038 S2: The man who loves birds dreamed about his friends, and 294 00:26:03,038 --> 00:26:11,228 S2: Prince told Pavlova. There's no place like home. That was 295 00:26:11,228 --> 00:26:15,248 S2: a reading of a peacock on the roof, written by 296 00:26:15,248 --> 00:26:20,738 S2: Paul Adshead. Keep wearing those happy pants and we'll catch 297 00:26:20,738 --> 00:26:22,358 S2: you next time. 298 00:26:23,778 --> 00:26:35,148 UU: You. 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