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Nelson the loveable elephant has his story told about his adventures through the garden of Vascodilation to the desert of redfifulaty. Nelson refuses to give up the Umpa Jumpa Game until the other animals teach him how to compromise.
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Victor the Crocodile tells the story of Kevin the Crocodile. Kevin tries to be nasty with the help of his new friend Victor but in failing to be nasty realises that its better to be yourself.
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Ribit the Frog tells the story of his friend Joey the Kangaroo. Joey can't jump! That is until Ribit the frog gives him a special pair of jumping boots to boost his confidence and help win the Junior Jump.
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Boris the Bear tells the story of Snowbert the Polar Bear. Snowbert, a lonely Polar Bear, makes friends with Sidney the seal only to lose him again when winter comes, but in the Spring the ice melts.
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Molly the Hippo tells the story of her cousin Henrietta the Hairy Hippo. Henrietta runs away from home when the other Hippos tease her. She makes some new friends and has a few adventures before returning home a Hippo Princess.
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Giggles and Tickles the Monkeys tell their story, that they always like to have the last laugh until one day the animals get their own back - with the help of a Laughing Hyena.
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The Snip-Snip Bird tells the story of Zed the Zebra. Zed with his Go-faster Stripes thinks he's the best until the other animals challenge him to an Obstacle Race.
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Adam the Armadillo tells his story. The only way that Adam the Armadillo can join in the football game is if he becomes the ball! But the Monster in the Cave helps him to get his own back.
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Georgina the Giraffe tells her story. Living in Africa, Georgina gets all in a tangle when she shows off in front of her friends. Luckily there is a friendly Knot doctor close at hand.
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Herbert the Musical Warthog tells his story. Herbert discovers music, much to the annoyance of a grumpy Reginald the Lion - who's roar sends the crowd wild.
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Molly the Hippo tells the story of Pauline the Pelican. Pauline can't catch fish so decides to "borrow" some food from the other animals without telling them, before making amends and some new friends.
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Georgina the Giraffe tells the story of the Juicy Fruit Tree. A delicious rare fruit appears in the Savannah but only the combined efforts of all the animals will ensure that there's something for everyone from the Juicy Fruit Tree.
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Molly the Hippo tells the story of the Elephant Bird. Nelson the Elephant feels like a change - he wants to be a bird. With help he takes to the air and becomes Nelson the Elephant Bird.
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Nelson the Elephant tells the story of Toby the Tortoise. Toby is too scared to leave his shell. After the Big Storm Toby's friends try to coax him from out of his shell - or is he there at all?
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Nelson the Elephant tells the story of Audrey the Ostrich's Egg. A series of irresponsible egg-sitters results in the disappearance of Audrey's egg with a bulging slippery customer clearly to blame, or is he?
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Dennis the Dromedary tells the story of his nephew Gary the Dromedary. Gary discovers that there is more to life than just sand and brings back a few mementoes to show his stay-at-home Uncle Dennis.
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Georgina the Giraffe tells the story of Molly & Nathalie the Rhinos. Nathalie dumps her best friend Molly just before the dance competition only to discover that partnerships are special things and that Molly is an Extra Special Dancer.
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Georgina the Giraffe tells the story of Molly and Nathalie the Rhinos. Nathalie dumps her best friend Molly just before the dance competition only to discover that partnerships are special things and that Molly is an Extra Special Dancer.
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The jungle is looking very untidy. HERBERT the WARTHOG thinks it looks OK, but then he would, wouldn't he? When NELSON the ELEPHANT slips on a banana skin, GEORGINA the GIRAFFE decides that the mess should be tidied up, because litter not only looks a mess, it's dangerous as well. All the animals volunteer to help with the big tidy-up, even HERBERT, who loves the thought of a day spent rooting around knee deep in rubbish. The animals follow the trail of rubbish and discover it leads to GIGGLES' and TICKLES' tree home. Banana skins, branches, leaves, rotting fruit and all sorts of rubbish surround the area around the tree. NELSON orders the monkeys to help in the clear up operation, but they refuse. While GIGGLES and TICKLES enjoy their afternoon nap high in the treetops, the other animals get to work. NELSON has an idea. Why don't they use the rubbish to build an adventure playground? Everyone thinks that this is a great idea and they set to work. HERBERT delivers the rubbish, the other animals begin building. GIGGLES and TICKLES awake to the sound of laughter and squeals of delight. It is dusk and the playground has been completed. There are extra slippery slides made from banana skins, swings made from vines, a climbing frame constructed from twigs and branches and a wind powered roundabout. ZED goes so fast on the roundabout that his stripes disappear. GIGGLES and TICKLES can't believe their eyes - or wait to try out the playground! But NELSON bars their way with his trunk. He gives them a stern lecture and tells them that there's another area of the jungle which needs tidying up - lf they were to volunteer then maybe they might be able to come back and use the playground! GIGGLES and TICKLES salute and race off to begin tidying the forest. They clean up the forest in record time and join the other animals at the playground.
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Lucy arrives feeling rather sorry for herself. She has broken off a friendship with her best friend, Trudy. The animals ask why. Lucy explains that Trudy is stupid and clumsy and broke her favourite pencil-sharpener. Boris the Bear remembers someone else who was clumsy... Melanie the Moose. One day Melanie saw some elks frolicking about in a clearing. She marvelled at the finesse and majesty of their movements, and decided to try a bit of frolicking herself. She jumped about in an ungainly manner, leaping ever higher into the trees. Then she accidentally banged into Boris Bear's special bee-hive. It fell on her head and bees swarmed out all around her. Panicked, she stampeded across Randolph's mushroom plantation then tumbled down the river bank and landed with a crash in Beverly Beaver's recently finished dam. Oh dear.
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Audrey the Ostrich tells the story of best friends Ronald the Rhino and the Tic-Tic Bird. The two best friends, fall out only to find that there is no-one who can quite compare. Audrey the agony ostrich helps bring them back together.
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Melanie, Boris and Randolph take pause to admire the work Beverly's done on the dam. This inspires her to boast: you ain't seen nothing yet! She's going to build the biggest, greatest, grandest log dam in the world! The other animals laugh ruefully. Isn't it just like Beverly to go OTT? Then they resume their own activities - only to have their trees removed mid-scratch/mid-forage/mid-stuff by Beverly. Hey! Not fair, they exclaim. But Beverly's far too busy to take heed of their complaints and carries on chewing down trees, hollering 'Timber!' non-stop. Unable to get through to the busy beaver, Melanie, Boris and Randolph decide it's no longer fun to stay where they are. So they set out down the river bank to find a new forest home. Other animals, birds and reptiles join them on their trek, all complaining about the loss of their tree shady spots, tree nests, tree hiding places, tree branches on which they sun themselves, etc.
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DORIS the duck, TOBY the Tortoise and KEVIN the Crocodile are friends. One day they play some sort of role play game together. Doris pretends she's a princess. She's in her element because she can boss the others around. In fact she enjoys herself so much that when the game is over she decides that from now on she's not Doris the Duck but the Zambam Princess! The others are to do as she says! Toby and Kevin are not very pleased but they don't dare protest and so go along with Doris. They are ordered to collect pretty lotus flowers for Doris and nice things to eat etc. . . After a while Kevin and Toby get tired. They wander out off Doris' sight and meet Audrey (or Nelson). Audrey asks why they're looking so weary. Kevin and Toby explain the situation. Audrey thinks for a moment then whispers something to Kevin and Toby. Kevin and Toby return to the Zambam Princess. They lavish gifts on her with renewed enthusiasm, going completely over the top. Toby carries her on his back. They build her a throne and give her a crown with shiny stones. Kevin waves a Lotus leaf to cool the air. Doris is very pleased with her friends' subservience. How grand to be a princess! Then Toby and Kevin tell Doris they're going off for a wallow in the mud pool. She's not to worry: They'll be back soon with new gifts! Doris wants to go with them, she loves mud pools! But Toby points out that she's a princess and that wallowing in the mud is not something princesses do. So Doris stays behind feeling rather lonely. When Kevin and Toby return Doris has cast off her regalia. She announces that she is no longer a princess but just Doris the Duck who wants to play with her friends. Kevin and Toby laugh and explain they've played a trick on her. Doris blushes sheepishly. She promises not to be so bossy in the future! Kevin and Toby explain that she is the only duck they know so she must indeed be the Zambam Princess and everyone is happy.
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In a burrow in a sandy hill, where the desert meets the jungle, lives ESMERALDA the Snake. She's a house-proud creature: Always dusting and tidying up her underground home. On the other side of the jungle, in another burrow, near the Savannah, lives HERBERT the Warthog.HERBERT is not so tidy. . . One day disaster strikes. There's been a terrible downpour and HERBERT's home has been flooded. HERBERT tries to dig a new burrow, but it's no use. The ground is just too muddy. It looks like he will have to find a temporary home. GIGGLES and TICKLES offer HERBERT a home in their tree, but HERBERT gets stuck on a branch halfway up the tree suffering from fear of heights. It looks like HERBERTis homeless. Just then, he wanders past ESMERALDA, who is sunning herself at the entrance to her burrow. ESMERALDA takes pity on HERBERT and offers him lodgings. HERBERT is over the moon and quickly sets about widening the entrance to ESMERALDA's home. ESMERALDA is horrified when she sees all the dust. She's already regretting offering HERBERT a place to live, but she decides to give HERBERT a chance, but first she sets a few house rules. The most important rule: HERBERT is not to touch her collection of neat things: Sea shells, colourful pebbles, unusual seeds etc. carefully arranged on shelves against the wall.
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Molly is waiting by the Baobab tree. She is supposed to be meeting her young nephew, Eddie, but where is he? Eddie trundles happily across the savannah, narrowly (and very fortuitously) avoiding accidents: He skips along a vine bridge swinging over a perilous gorge, hops between two big rocks, and then slides down a large slide which turns out to be an unfriendly snake. He lands straight at Audrey's feet and bursts into tears. Audrey tells Eddie not too slide down snakes. They're dangerous!
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HERBERT the WARTHOG is having a particularly enjoyable day. He is covered in mud, dust and dirt and is running about digging holes and scratching against trees. Trotting contentedly home, he meets several of his neighbours. Each seems to be making a great deal of effort grooming and preening themselves . HERBERT examines his own appearance and begins to wonder if he hasn't let himself go a little too far this time, and maybe that's why he is being excluded. When the animals decide to throw a party, HERBERT goes to AUDREY the OSTRICH for some advice. She advises him to learn some social graces and have a bath. "What's a bath?" says HERBERT.HERBERT makes a tremendous effort. Instead of rolling in his usual (brown) mud puddle, he heads for the Old Volcano where he discovers a pool of bubbling pink mud. Then he decides to go to the hairdressers. He picks a red flower and by pressing the bottom bit of the flower he sprays a sweet perfume. Meanwhile the other animals have arrived at HERBERT's home in order to organise the birthday surprise. There's no sign of HERBERT so they decide to start without him. HERBERT arrives at the party, but no-one recognises the new warthog in their midst. Worse even, they think he's a gate crasher and chase him out of his own home. NELSON follows HERBERT all the way to the water hole and showers him with water from his trunk. The pink mud washes off, the curls spring back into stiff hairs, and HERBERT finds himself surrounded by flies once more. The animals recognise HERBERT instantly. Everyone is delighted to see him at last, and now the party can really begin. There is a big cake of course, and everyone dances to disco music until late at night.
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