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GENTLE MUSIC

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

lives a little sound collector.

Ah, yes, and his best friend, Mole.

MOLE SNUFFLES

MOLE COOS

Putting in his hearing aids,

the Sound Collector starts to hear the world around him.

WAVE OF SOUND SWELLS

MOLE GRUNTS

Of course, Mole's always ready to play.

Oh, yes. There's only one thing Mole likes more than a game.

And that's breakfast.

SOUND COLLECTOR CHUCKLES

MOLE GRUNTS

NEIGHING

Hm. That's interesting.

NEIGHING Huh, what is it?

Heh-heh, well, breakfast is a serious business for Mole.

Back soon!

WATER TRICKLING

SWITCH CLICKS, WAVE OF SOUND SWELLS

BIRDSONG, WATER RUSHING

Ah.

WATER WHEEL CLANKS

WATER RUSHING

Great sounds. But not THE sound.

HOOVES CLATTER

Yes! There it is. Ooh, what a magnificent horse!

And a magnificent sound.

I wonder what other sounds horses make.

MOLE GRUNTS

Oh! Hello. She's certainly got an appetite.

SHE GRUNTS

Ah! This looks promising. A walnut.

MOLE SNIFFS, GRUNTS

WALNUT RUMBLES ACROSS FLOOR

Hm.

MOLE GRUNTS, WALNUT CLATTERS

NARRATOR CHUCKLES A tough nut to crack.

THUMPING, CLATTERING Oh, dear!

CLACKING

CLATTERING, CLACKING

STRAW RUSTLES

METAL CLANKS Look! A farrier.

HORSE HUFFS

FOOTSTEPS

FIRE ROARING

METAL CLANKING

RUSTLING, CLANKING

CLINKING

STEAM HISSES

STEAM WHISTLES, HISSES

GRINDER WHIRRS

GRINDER SQUEALS

NAILS CLINK

TAPPING, HORSE HUFFS

FILE RASPS

HORSE HUFFS

FOOTSTEPS, HOOVES CLATTER

Perfect fit. Shoes for a horse.

HOOVES CLATTER

How did he get up there? HORSE NEIGHS

He's collected some amazing sounds today.

HORSE NEIGHS, SNORTS

Oh, listen to that!

HOOVES THUD DULLY

The hooves sound so different now.

HORSE HUFFS

BIRDSONG, HORSE HUFFS

Ah, perfect landing.

SOFT MUSIC

Oh, what a mess! MOLE SNUFFLES

The only thing that's not broken is Mole's walnut.

CRUNCH Ah, well done.

Just like the farrier hammering the horse shoes.

Ha-ha, as happy as a mole can be.

SHELL CLIP-CLOPPING

HORSE NEIGHS ON TAPE, HOOVES CLATTERING

MOLE SNUFFLES

Giddy-up, Mole!

SHELL CLIP-CLOPPING

SOUND COLLECTOR CHUCKLES

PLAYFUL MUSIC PLAYS

HE SIGHS CONTENTEDLY

Time to put their hooves up.

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