1 00:00:15,599 --> 00:01:37,079 Wait here, you two. 2 00:01:37,560 --> 00:01:41,310 No, we have a story. 3 00:01:41,310 --> 00:01:46,310 Yes, tell us about a monster. 4 00:01:46,310 --> 00:01:51,310 Or about a mouse. 5 00:01:51,310 --> 00:01:59,390 Hmm. Well, let's see. 6 00:01:59,390 --> 00:02:06,390 A mouse took a stroll through the deep, dark wood. 7 00:02:16,590 --> 00:02:18,590 Oh 8 00:04:06,879 --> 00:04:54,079 mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood 9 00:04:54,079 --> 00:05:00,740 And a fox saw the mouse, and the mouse looked good. 10 00:05:15,350 --> 00:05:18,589 Where are you going to, little brown mouse? 11 00:05:20,910 --> 00:05:26,329 Come and have lunch in my underground house. 12 00:05:33,810 --> 00:05:52,569 it's terribly kind of you Fox but no no no I'm I'm going to have lunch with 13 00:05:52,569 --> 00:05:54,649 With, uh... 14 00:05:54,649 --> 00:06:02,579 With, uh... 15 00:06:02,579 --> 00:06:03,100 A Gruffalo. 16 00:06:03,939 --> 00:06:05,459 A Gruffalo? 17 00:06:05,959 --> 00:06:07,319 What's a Gruffalo? 18 00:06:10,720 --> 00:06:11,980 A Gruffalo? 19 00:06:13,040 --> 00:06:14,680 Why didn't you know? 20 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:15,759 No. 21 00:06:16,500 --> 00:06:21,199 He has terrible tusks. 22 00:06:21,800 --> 00:06:24,620 And, uh... 23 00:06:24,620 --> 00:06:26,480 Terrible claws. 24 00:06:26,480 --> 00:06:32,379 And terrible teeth in his terrible jaws. 25 00:06:34,459 --> 00:06:38,379 Where are you meeting him? 26 00:06:40,279 --> 00:06:42,980 Here. Here by these rocks. 27 00:06:45,639 --> 00:06:50,980 And his favourite food is roasted fox. 28 00:06:52,079 --> 00:06:52,980 Roasted fox? 29 00:06:54,779 --> 00:06:57,060 I'm off, Fox said. 30 00:06:57,980 --> 00:06:59,259 Goodbye, little mouse. 31 00:07:00,860 --> 00:07:02,860 And away he sped. 32 00:07:03,740 --> 00:07:06,459 Oh, silly old fox. 33 00:07:07,579 --> 00:07:10,899 Doesn't he know there's no such thing as a Gruffalo? 34 00:07:12,040 --> 00:07:15,980 And then... 35 00:07:39,170 --> 00:07:42,430 On went the mouse through the deep, dark wood. 36 00:07:47,439 --> 00:07:52,160 an owl saw the mouse and the mouse looked good 37 00:07:56,319 --> 00:08:49,549 are you going to little brown mouse i'm gonna have tea in my tree top house 38 00:08:49,549 --> 00:09:35,470 it's frightfully nice of you owl but no no i'm i'm going to have tea with a gruffalo 39 00:09:35,470 --> 00:09:45,289 oh gruffalo what's a gruffalo a gruffalo why didn't you know 40 00:09:45,289 --> 00:10:03,200 He has knobbly knees, turned-out toes, and a poisonous water at the end of his nose. 41 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:12,200 Where are you meeting him? 42 00:10:12,200 --> 00:10:15,200 Here, by the stream. 43 00:10:15,200 --> 00:10:30,120 Oh and his favorite food is owl ice cream. Owl ice cream. To wit to woo. Goodbye little mouse. 44 00:10:31,220 --> 00:10:40,360 And away owl flew. Silly old owl. Doesn't he know? There's no such thing as a gruffalo. 45 00:10:40,360 --> 00:12:00,409 on went the mouse through the deep dark wood a snake saw the mouse and the mouse looked good 46 00:12:00,409 --> 00:12:11,419 where are you going to little brown mouse 47 00:12:11,419 --> 00:12:26,269 hmm come for a feast in my log pile house it's wonderfully good of you snake but no 48 00:12:26,269 --> 00:12:33,269 I'm having a feast with a Gruffalo. 49 00:12:33,269 --> 00:12:36,269 A Gruffalo? 50 00:12:36,269 --> 00:12:39,269 What's a Gruffalo? 51 00:12:46,309 --> 00:12:49,309 A Gruffalo? Why didn't you know? 52 00:12:49,309 --> 00:12:52,309 His eyes are orange. 53 00:12:52,309 --> 00:12:56,309 His tongue is black. 54 00:12:56,309 --> 00:13:01,309 He has purple prickles all over his back. 55 00:13:01,309 --> 00:13:04,309 Purple prickles? 56 00:13:04,309 --> 00:13:07,309 Where are you meeting him? 57 00:13:07,309 --> 00:13:10,309 Here, by this lake. 58 00:13:10,309 --> 00:13:15,309 And his favorite food is scrambled snake. 59 00:13:15,309 --> 00:13:19,309 Oh, scrambled snake. 60 00:13:19,309 --> 00:13:21,309 It's time I hid. 61 00:13:21,309 --> 00:13:24,309 Goodbye, little mouse. 62 00:13:24,309 --> 00:13:27,309 And away Snake slid. 63 00:13:27,309 --> 00:13:30,309 Silly old Snake, doesn't he know? 64 00:13:30,309 --> 00:13:33,309 There's no such thing as a Gruffalo. 65 00:13:56,980 --> 00:13:58,980 Snake. 66 00:13:58,980 --> 00:14:15,889 Who is this creature with terrible claws and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws? 67 00:14:15,889 --> 00:14:22,889 He has knobbly knees and turned out toes and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose. 68 00:14:23,809 --> 00:14:24,990 His eyes are orange. 69 00:14:25,490 --> 00:14:26,889 His tongue is black. 70 00:14:27,570 --> 00:14:29,929 He has purple prickles all over his back. 71 00:14:35,159 --> 00:14:35,759 Gruffalo. 72 00:14:38,340 --> 00:14:40,360 Mouse says he's meeting him. 73 00:14:40,460 --> 00:14:41,539 There, by those rocks. 74 00:14:41,940 --> 00:14:43,279 By that stream. 75 00:14:43,559 --> 00:14:45,100 By that lake. 76 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:47,440 And his favourite food is... 77 00:14:47,440 --> 00:14:48,960 Roasted fox. 78 00:14:48,960 --> 00:14:50,960 Ow, ice cream. 79 00:14:52,539 --> 00:14:54,240 Scrambled snake. 80 00:15:11,580 --> 00:15:12,179 Snake. 81 00:15:12,279 --> 00:15:24,500 doesn't he know there's no such thing as a grovel oh oh who is this creature with terrible claws 82 00:15:24,500 --> 00:15:34,120 and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws he has knobbly knees and turned out toes 83 00:15:34,120 --> 00:15:37,759 And a poisonous wart at the end of his nose 84 00:15:37,759 --> 00:15:40,559 His eyes are orange 85 00:15:40,559 --> 00:15:42,919 His tongue is black 86 00:15:42,919 --> 00:15:46,120 He has purple prickles all over his back 87 00:15:46,120 --> 00:15:47,740 Oh, help 88 00:15:47,740 --> 00:15:49,399 Oh, no 89 00:15:49,399 --> 00:15:51,600 It's a Gruffalo 90 00:15:51,600 --> 00:17:04,509 My favorite food 91 00:17:04,509 --> 00:17:05,670 The Gruffalo said 92 00:17:05,670 --> 00:17:42,440 you taste good on a slice of bread good said the mouse don't call me good i'm the scariest 93 00:17:42,440 --> 00:17:50,440 creature in this wood just walk behind me and soon you'll see everyone is afraid of me 94 00:17:50,440 --> 00:18:14,660 all right said the Gruffalo bursting with laughter you go ahead 95 00:18:14,660 --> 00:18:19,480 and I'll follow after 96 00:18:29,599 --> 00:19:00,599 They walked and walked, till the Gruffalo said, 97 00:19:01,259 --> 00:19:03,500 I hear a hiss and the leaves a-head. 98 00:19:14,950 --> 00:19:17,710 It's Snake, said the mouse. 99 00:19:18,450 --> 00:19:20,069 Why, Snake? Hello. 100 00:19:28,420 --> 00:19:31,039 Snake took one look at the Gruffalo. 101 00:19:33,000 --> 00:19:35,119 Oh, crumbs, he said. 102 00:19:37,400 --> 00:19:39,019 Goodbye, little mouse. 103 00:19:39,859 --> 00:19:42,980 And off he slid to his log pile house. 104 00:19:43,299 --> 00:19:46,279 You see, said the mouse, I told you so. 105 00:19:48,059 --> 00:19:50,799 Amazing, said the Gruffalo. 106 00:19:54,400 --> 00:20:21,980 they walked some more till the Gruffalo said I hear a hoot in the trees ahead it's owl said 107 00:20:21,980 --> 00:21:13,049 the mouse. Hello. Owl took one look at the Gruffalo. Oh dear, he said. Goodbye little mouse. And off he flew to his treetop house. You see, said the mouse. I told you so. A 108 00:21:13,049 --> 00:21:16,009 Outstanding, said the Gruffalo. 109 00:21:31,009 --> 00:21:44,329 They walked some more, till the Gruffalo said, 110 00:21:45,210 --> 00:21:48,349 I can hear feet on the path ahead. 111 00:22:10,109 --> 00:22:12,529 It's Fox, said the mouse. 112 00:22:12,809 --> 00:22:18,970 why fox hello fox took one look at the gruffalo 113 00:22:26,799 --> 00:22:29,759 he said goodbye little mouse 114 00:22:32,880 --> 00:23:07,210 and off he ran to his underground house well gruffalo said the mouse 115 00:23:09,049 --> 00:23:12,410 you see everyone is afraid of me 116 00:23:20,599 --> 00:23:36,180 But now, my tummy's beginning to rumble. 117 00:23:38,410 --> 00:23:40,470 My favorite food is... 118 00:24:07,160 --> 00:24:07,920 Gruffalo. 119 00:24:09,039 --> 00:24:09,680 Crumble. 120 00:24:10,160 --> 00:24:11,440 The Gruffalo said. 121 00:24:12,859 --> 00:24:22,390 And quick as the wind, he turned and fled. 122 00:24:50,279 --> 00:26:14,140 All was quiet in the deep dark wood, the mouse found a nut and the nut was good. 123 00:26:14,140 --> 00:26:20,420 For Gruffalo fans everywhere, it's The Gruffalo's Child over on BBC One this evening at half past six. 124 00:26:20,900 --> 00:26:23,200 Next on BBC HD, it's Mervyn.