1 00:00:01,580 --> 00:00:14,710 Curious George. This is George. He lived in Africa. He was a good little monkey and always 2 00:00:14,710 --> 00:00:29,589 very curious. One day, George saw a man. He had on a large yellow straw hat. The man saw George too. 3 00:00:29,589 --> 00:00:36,469 What a nice little monkey, he thought. I would like to take him home with me. 4 00:00:37,609 --> 00:00:46,869 He put his hat on the ground, and of course, George was curious. He came down from the tree 5 00:00:46,869 --> 00:00:59,579 to look at the large yellow hat. The hat had been on the man's head. George thought it would be nice 6 00:00:59,579 --> 00:01:09,939 to have it on his own head. He picked it up and put it on. The hat covered George's head. 7 00:01:09,939 --> 00:01:19,079 He couldn't see. The man picked him up quickly and popped him into a bag. George was caught. 8 00:01:22,459 --> 00:01:30,540 The man with the big yellow hat put George into a little boat and a sailor rowed them both across 9 00:01:30,540 --> 00:01:42,680 the water to a big ship. George was sad but he was still a little curious. On the big ship 10 00:01:42,680 --> 00:01:52,019 things began to happen. The man took off the bag. George sat on a little stool and the man said 11 00:01:52,019 --> 00:02:00,540 George I am going to take you to a big zoo in a big city. You will like it there. 12 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:04,780 Now run along and play, but don't get into trouble. 13 00:02:06,019 --> 00:02:11,159 George promised to be good, but it is easy for little monkeys to forget. 14 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,639 On the deck, he found some seagulls. 15 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:19,219 He wondered how they could fly. 16 00:02:20,099 --> 00:02:21,400 He was very curious. 17 00:02:22,400 --> 00:02:24,620 Finally, he had to try. 18 00:02:24,620 --> 00:02:31,840 It looked easy, but oh, what happened? 19 00:02:32,699 --> 00:02:36,560 First this, and then this. 20 00:02:41,490 --> 00:02:42,990 Where is George? 21 00:02:43,789 --> 00:02:46,229 The sailors looked and looked. 22 00:02:46,969 --> 00:02:52,409 At last they saw him struggling in the water and almost all tired out. 23 00:02:55,240 --> 00:03:00,500 Man overboard, the sailors cried as they threw him a life belt. 24 00:03:01,379 --> 00:03:03,659 George caught it and held on. 25 00:03:03,659 --> 00:03:06,580 At last he was safe on board. 26 00:03:08,879 --> 00:03:12,439 After that, George was more careful to be a good monkey. 27 00:03:13,180 --> 00:03:16,639 Until, at last, the long trip was over. 28 00:03:17,780 --> 00:03:20,580 George said goodbye to the kind sailors, 29 00:03:21,099 --> 00:03:26,319 and he and the man with the yellow hat walked off the ship onto the shore 30 00:03:26,319 --> 00:03:29,539 and on into the city to the man's house. 31 00:03:30,979 --> 00:03:36,639 After a good meal and a good pipe, George felt very tired. 32 00:03:38,139 --> 00:03:42,060 He crawled into bed and fell asleep at once. 33 00:03:44,219 --> 00:03:47,639 The next morning, the man telephoned the zoo. 34 00:03:48,900 --> 00:03:50,000 George watched him. 35 00:03:50,699 --> 00:03:52,020 He was fascinated. 36 00:03:52,759 --> 00:03:54,560 Then the man went away. 37 00:03:56,199 --> 00:03:57,199 George was curious. 38 00:03:57,479 --> 00:03:59,979 He wanted to telephone too. 39 00:04:00,939 --> 00:04:04,180 One, two, three, four, five, six, seven. 40 00:04:04,819 --> 00:04:05,400 What fun! 41 00:04:08,430 --> 00:04:09,310 Ding-a-ling-a-ling! 42 00:04:09,310 --> 00:04:15,750 George had telephoned the fire station. The firemen rushed to the telephone. 43 00:04:16,350 --> 00:04:23,689 Hello, hello, they said, but there was no answer. Then they looked for the signal on the big map 44 00:04:23,689 --> 00:04:30,550 that showed where the telephone call had come from. They didn't know it was George. They thought 45 00:04:30,550 --> 00:04:40,620 it was a real fire. Hurry, hurry, hurry. The firemen jumped onto the fire engines and onto 46 00:04:40,620 --> 00:04:47,120 the hook and ladders. Ding dong, ding dong. Everyone out of the way. Hurry, hurry, hurry. 47 00:04:49,860 --> 00:04:58,439 The firemen rushed into the house. They opened the door. No fire. Only a naughty little monkey. 48 00:04:59,519 --> 00:05:08,139 Oh, catch him, catch him, they cried. George tried to run away. He almost did, but he got caught in 49 00:05:08,139 --> 00:05:18,339 telephone wire and a thin fireman caught one arm and a fat fireman caught the other. You fooled the 50 00:05:18,339 --> 00:05:25,600 fire department, they said. We will have to shut you up or you can't do any more harm. They took 51 00:05:25,600 --> 00:05:34,500 him away and they shut him in a prison. George wanted to get out. He climbed up to the window 52 00:05:34,500 --> 00:05:43,920 to try the bars. Just then the watchman came in. He got on the wooden bed to catch George 53 00:05:43,920 --> 00:05:52,610 but he was too big and heavy and the bed tipped over. The watchman fell over and quick as lightning 54 00:05:52,610 --> 00:05:59,949 George ran out through the open door. He hurried through the building and out onto the roof 55 00:05:59,949 --> 00:06:07,250 and then he was lucky to be a monkey. Out he walked on the telephone wires, quickly and quietly, 56 00:06:07,829 --> 00:06:17,910 over the guard's head. George walked away. He was free. Down in the street, outside the prison wall, 57 00:06:18,290 --> 00:06:24,990 stood a balloon man. A little girl bought a balloon for her brother. George watched. He was 58 00:06:24,990 --> 00:06:33,629 curious again. He felt he must have a bright red balloon. He reached over and tried to help himself 59 00:06:33,629 --> 00:06:42,949 but instead of one balloon the whole bunch broke loose. In an instant the wind whisked them all 60 00:06:42,949 --> 00:06:53,420 away and with them went George holding tight with both hands. Up up he sailed higher and higher. 61 00:06:53,420 --> 00:07:02,860 the houses looked like toy houses and the people like dolls. George was frightened. He held on 62 00:07:02,860 --> 00:07:14,160 very tight. At first, the wind blew in great gusts. Then it quieted. Finally, it stopped blowing 63 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:23,139 altogether. George was very tired. Down, down he went, bump onto the top of the traffic light. 64 00:07:23,139 --> 00:07:30,500 Everyone was surprised. The traffic got all mixed up. George didn't know what to do, 65 00:07:31,019 --> 00:07:38,800 and then he heard someone call, George! He looked down and saw his friend, the man with the big 66 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:49,730 yellow hat. George was very happy. The man was happy too. George slid down the post, and the man 67 00:07:49,730 --> 00:07:57,110 with the big yellow hat put him under his arm. Then he paid the balloon man for all the balloons 68 00:07:57,110 --> 00:08:02,930 and then George and the man climbed into the car and at last away they went 69 00:08:02,930 --> 00:08:08,670 to the zoo. What a nice place for George to live.