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NARRATOR: Around and along, in the middle of somewhere,

lives a little Sound Collector.

Oh, yes, and his best friend, Mole.

MOLE GRUNTS AFFECTIONATELY

Putting in his hearing aids,

the Sound Collector starts to hear the world around him.

DISTANT RUMBLING

I wonder what sounds today will bring.

NARRATOR CHUCKLES Bouncy sounds.

MOLE GRUNTS EXCITEDLY, NARRATOR LAUGHS

She's certainly ready for adventure. FOOTSTEPS APPROACH

MOLE SNUFFLES Let's go! Oh.

MOLE GRUNTS CONFUSEDLY, SHE SIGHS

Maybe not.

MOLE SNUFFLES

One thing's for sure,

it's going to be a sound-collecting day.

MOLE GRUNTS

SWITCH CLICKS

BIRDS CHIRP

Ah. The world sounds wonderful.

WATER SPRINKLES, GEESE HONK

Hi, geese! Bye, geese.

HONKING CONTINUES

Yes, today is the perfect day for sound.

MOLE GRUNTS, QUACKING

Can you hear that? QUACKING

Ooh. He's spotted something.

MOLE GRUNTS, SNIFFS

Of course! Ducks.

BUTTON CLICKS

MOLE GRUNTS

SOUND COLLECTOR GASPS, RUSTLING

SOUND COLLECTOR WHIMPERS

Oh, thanks, Mole (!)

MOLE EXCLAIMS OBLIVIOUSLY

MOLE GRUNTS, SOUND COLLECTOR GIGGLES

MOLE MEWLS, SOUND COLLECTOR CHUCKLES

How do you say no to a face like that, eh?

NARRATOR CHUCKLES Well, come on, then.

BIRD TWEETS

SHEEP BLEAT IN DISTANCE

BIRD CHIRPS

Good idea.

Perhaps we can get close enough to record the blackbird's song.

MOLE GRUNTS, SOUND COLLECTOR GROANS

Not again!

OK, let's try again.

GRASSHOPPER CHIRPS

SOUND COLLECTOR EXCLAIMS, CHIRPING STOPS

MOLE GRUNTS EXCITEDLY, SNIFFS

SOUND COLLECTOR GASPS, HUFFS

Urgh! Yes, we love you too, Mole.

MOLE GRUNTS, SOUND COLLECTOR EXCLAIMS

SOUND COLLECTOR SIGHS AFFECTIONATELY

Oh, it's not her fault.

MOLE GRUNTS HAPPILY

She's just so bouncy today.

SNAPPING

MOLE GRUNTS EXCITEDLY, SOUND COLLECTOR STRAINS

Time to play fetch again?

PLAYS TUNE

Ooh.

CONTINUES PLAYING TUNE

MOLE SNIFFS

He's like a Mole charmer.

MOLE SIGHS PEACEFULLY

MOLE COOS

With Mole calmed, maybe he can collect some sounds.

QUACKING

The ducks.

The blackbird. BLACKBIRD SINGS

And the grasshopper.

GRASSHOPPER CHIRPS

Great sounds.

MOLE SNORES Aw. She's still asleep.

MOLE GRUNTS, SNIFFS

TAPE RECORDER CLICKS, BLACKBIRD SINGING

Yes, I know what sort of day it is.

It's a nap in the sunshine sort of day.

NARRATOR YAWNS Perfect.

GENTLE SNORING

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