1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:10,400 Hello children, my name is Fernanda and I'm Claudia's mom. 2 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:24,120 I'm here to give you a surprise, because today is Claudia's birthday, look, do you know this? 3 00:00:24,120 --> 00:00:27,120 Do you know who is this? 4 00:00:27,240 --> 00:00:50,240 Yes, this is Tufa, yes, it's a beautiful giraffe, and Tufa has knees, legs, and she has a tall, well, he has a long and thin neck. 5 00:00:50,360 --> 00:01:00,360 Ok, well, I'm going to tell you a story about this giraffe, but my story is in English. 6 00:01:00,360 --> 00:01:10,360 And in this book the giraffe is not Tufa, here in this book it is Gerald. 7 00:01:10,360 --> 00:01:15,360 Would you like to hear the story? Yes? Let's go! 8 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:22,480 Giraffes can't dance. 9 00:01:22,480 --> 00:01:47,480 Gerald was a tall giraffe, whose neck was long and slim, but his knees were awfully bandy, and his legs were rather thin. 10 00:01:47,480 --> 00:02:09,480 He was very good at standing still and munching shoots of trees, but when he tried to run around, he buckled at the knees. 11 00:02:09,480 --> 00:02:32,480 Every year in Africa they hold the Jungle Dance, where every single animal turns up to skip and dance. 12 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:47,480 And this year, when the day arrived, poor Gerald felt so sad, because when it came to dancing, he was really very bad. 13 00:02:47,480 --> 00:03:07,480 The warthogs started waltzing, and the rhinos rock and rolled. 14 00:03:07,480 --> 00:03:21,480 The lions danced a tango, which was elegant and bold. 15 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:41,480 The chimps did a ta-ta-ta with a very Latin feel, and eight baboons teamed up for a splendid Scottish reel. 16 00:03:41,480 --> 00:03:55,480 Gerald swallowed bravely as he walked towards the floor, but the lions saw him coming and they soon began to roar. 17 00:03:55,480 --> 00:03:59,480 Look at the lions here laughing. 18 00:03:59,480 --> 00:04:05,480 Hey, look at clumsy Gerald, the animals all laughed. 19 00:04:05,480 --> 00:04:19,480 Giraffes can't dance, you silly fool. Oh, Gerald, don't be daft. 20 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:33,480 Gerald simply froze up. He was rude to the spot. They are right, he thought, I'm useless. Oh, I feel such a clot. 21 00:04:34,480 --> 00:04:43,480 So he crept off from the dance floor, and he started walking home. 22 00:04:43,480 --> 00:04:53,480 He'd never felt so sad before, so sad and so alone. 23 00:04:54,480 --> 00:05:02,480 Then he found a little clearing, and he looked up at the sky. 24 00:05:02,480 --> 00:05:08,480 The moon can be so beautiful, he whispered with a sigh. 25 00:05:08,480 --> 00:05:13,480 Excuse me, coughed a cricket. 26 00:05:13,480 --> 00:05:29,480 Who'd seen Gerald earlier on? But sometimes, when you are different, you just need a different song. 27 00:05:29,480 --> 00:05:32,480 Here is the cricket. 28 00:05:32,480 --> 00:05:38,480 Listen to the swaying grass, and listen to the trees. 29 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:46,480 To me, the sweetest music is those branches in the breeze. 30 00:05:46,480 --> 00:05:53,480 So imagine that the lovely moon is playing just for you. 31 00:05:53,480 --> 00:05:58,480 Everything makes music if you really want it to. 32 00:06:03,480 --> 00:06:10,480 With that, the cricket smiled and picked up his violin. 33 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:17,480 Then Gerald felt his body do the most amazing thing. 34 00:06:17,480 --> 00:06:24,480 His hooves had started shuffling, making circles on the ground. 35 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:31,480 His neck was gently swaying, and his tail was swishing round. 36 00:06:37,480 --> 00:06:45,480 He threw his arms out sideways, and he swung them everywhere. 37 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:53,480 Then he did a backwards somersault, and leapt up in the air. 38 00:06:58,480 --> 00:07:06,480 Gerald felt so wonderful, his mouth was open wide. 39 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:14,480 I am dancing! Yes, I am dancing! I am dancing! 40 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:16,480 Gerald cried. 41 00:07:22,480 --> 00:07:30,480 Then, one by one, each animal who'd been there at the dance arrived. 42 00:07:30,480 --> 00:07:37,480 While Gerald boogied on, and watched him quiet entranced. 43 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:42,480 They shouted, It's a miracle! 44 00:07:42,480 --> 00:07:45,480 We must be in a dream! 45 00:07:45,480 --> 00:07:50,480 Gerald's the best dancer that we've ever, ever seen! 46 00:07:56,480 --> 00:07:59,480 How is it you can dance like that? 47 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:03,480 Please Gerald, tell us now! 48 00:08:03,480 --> 00:08:09,480 But Gerald simply twizzled round and finished with a bow. 49 00:08:17,480 --> 00:08:26,480 Then he raised his head and looked up at the moon and the stars above. 50 00:08:26,480 --> 00:08:33,480 We all can dance, he said, when we find music that we love. 51 00:08:36,480 --> 00:08:42,480 Ok, and that's the story. I hope you like it very much. 52 00:08:42,480 --> 00:08:47,480 I send you lots of kisses and a big hug. 53 00:08:47,480 --> 00:08:49,480 See you!