Original subtitles

[cheerful music]

*

- Oh. - [laughing]

- * Dancing through springtime flowers *

* And rays of summer sun

* Catching white snowflakes on your nose *

* Running through autumn leaves *

* That float from trees on high *

* With our love that is bigger than the sky *

* Guess how much I love you

* Guess how much I love you *

* Guess how much I love you

* Guess how much I love you *

* Guess how much I love you

* Guess how much I love you *

* Guess how much I love you

female narrator: It was the last days of autumn

before winter arrived,

but Little Nutbrown Hair was too busy wanting to play

with his father, Big Nutbrown Hair, to notice.

- And then, when you're finished counting,

you come and try to find me, okay?

- Okay, but I have things to do first,

so I'll meet you at Little Gray Squirrel's tree

in the middle of the day.

- The middle of the day?

Uh, how long is that?

- As long as it takes the sun to go from where it is now

up to right above our heads.

- I think I can wait that long.

- If you play with Little Field Mouse,

the middle of the day will come much faster than you think.

- Really?

Then I'd better find her right away.

- Good-bye!

- Come on!

It's not the middle of the day yet.

Someone could be along any minute.

Ah!

Quick, here comes Otter!

[giggles]

[playful music]

*

[wind whooshing]

- Ooh!

*

- Shall we jump out now?

- No, wait.

The closer he comes,

the bigger the surprise we'll give him.

[giggles]

- Hello, you two.

[both gasp]

Sorry.

Did I give you a surprise?

- No, no, no surprise at all.

It takes a lot more than that to give me a surprise.

- Oh, look! - [screams]

- On Otter's head.

- Oh, oh, oh, what is it?

- Snowflakes!

- Let me see!

Quick, before they melt.

[twinkly music]

*

Oh, they're gone.

- Oh, don't worry.

Winter's coming.

It won't be long before you find snowflakes

all over the meadow.

Oh, well, see you down by the river.

- Bye!

- I'm sure by the time we get

to Little Gray Squirrel's tree,

it'll be the middle of the day.

- Let's go! [giggles]

[playful music]

*

- [panting]

Big Nutbrown Hare!

Big Nutbrown Hare?

Are you here yet?

Can we play hide-and-seek?

- Looks like he's not here yet.

- But it's the middle of the day.

Big Nutbrown Hare said he'd be here

by the middle of the day.

- At least this gives us a chance

to catch our breath.

- Or it gives us a chance to find a great hiding place

before he even gets here.

*

Let's hide in here.

*

- [grunting]

Hello, Big Nutbrown Hare.

- Oh, hello, Little Gray Squirrel.

Have you seen Little Nutbrown Hare?

I said I'd meet him here to play hide and seek.

- Hmm, let me see.

Is he this tall?

- Yes, he is about that tall.

- And does he have fur like you?

- As a matter of fact, he does!

- And does he have two long ears?

- Yes, he does have two long ears.

- Then I haven't seen him.

[both laugh]

- I came to tell Little Nutbrown Hare

I can't play with him after all.

- Oh, that's a shame.

- Yes, I know.

But now there's far more important things to do.

- Well, I'll pass on your message when I see him.

- Thanks, Little Gray Squirrel.

Tell him I'm sorry, and I'll explain later.

- Okay.

Bye!

- Are you sure Big Nutbrown Hare will come?

It's been a long time.

- He said he would come.

- Did he promise?

- Well, we made a plan.

- But did he promise?

A proper promise,

like pinch his nose and hop on one leg?

- Well, he didn't make a special Little Field Mouse promise,

but he probably is here.

He just doesn't know we've already started the game.

*

Aww.

I don't understand.

Maybe Big Nutbrown Hare thinks we're meeting

at another tree, not Little Gray Squirrel's tree.

- Like the sycamore tree.

- Yes, the sycamore tree.

Come on,

before the middle of the day is over!

- Wait for me!

*

- Big Nutbrown Hare!

Big Nutbrown Hare?

I'm here!

- [panting]

Is he here?

- No.

If he didn't go to Little Gray Squirrel's tree

or the sycamore tree,

maybe he went to Blue Bird's tree.

Come on!

- [panting] As soon as--huh?

*

[sighs] Coming!

- Oh, sorry, Little Nutbrown Hare.

If Big Nutbrown Hare was here, I would have seen him.

- Oh, it's already long past the middle of the day.

- [panting]

- Hello, Little Field Mouse.

Are you helping Little Nutbrown Hare

look for Big Nutbrown Hare?

- [breathless speaking]

- Is Little Field Mouse trying to say something?

- I think she's trying to say, "Yes."

Little Field Mouse?

- [panting]

- Can you think of another tree

Big Nutbrown Hare might be meeting me at?

- [panting]

- Hmm, what about the chestnut tree?

- The chestnut tree!

Of course!

I hope he's still waiting for me.

- [panting]

- Are you coming, Little Field Mouse?

- [breathless speaking]

- I think she's trying to say, "No."

- Are you going to be all right?

- [panting]

- Don't worry, Little Field Mouse.

We can have another game tomorrow.

I promise.

[laughing]

- [panting]

[groans]

- [panting]

* *

Big Nutbrown Hare.

* *

Big Nutbrown Hare!

Big Nutbrown Hare, I'm here!

We can play hide--

- Hello again, Little Nutbrown Hare.

Oh, would you mind passing me that last leaf?

- Otter, have you seen Big Nutbrown Hare around here?

- Yes, I have.

- You did?

- Well, he was going so fast,

I think he must have been playing chasings.

- Playing chasings with someone else?

Who? - Sorry, I didn't notice.

I was too busy collecting leaves.

- Oh.

narrator: Poor Little Nutbrown Hare

was very disappointed,

his heart sinking as fast as the afternoon sun.

- Little Nutbrown Hare.

- Hello, Big Nutbrown Hare.

- Is there something wrong?

- Otter said he saw you running,

playing with someone else

when you were going to play with me.

- Oh, so Little Gray Squirrel didn't give you my message?

- I didn't see Little Gray Squirrel

or you, either.

- And you thought I was off playing with someone else

instead of you?

- Uh-huh.

- Oh, my Little Nutbrown Hare.

I wouldn't play with anyone else.

I was running because I was in a hurry

to do something very important.

- More important than playing with me?

- Well, did you feel

that cold gust of wind this morning

and see the snowflakes that blew along?

- Yes.

- That told me that winter

will be here very soon,

so I ran to collect

all these juicy green shoots of grass

before they got buried under the snow.

- They're the yummiest!

- I know.

And now you'll be able to eat them

all through winter.

- That does sound more important than playing a game.

- We can play tomorrow

in the snow!

- In the snow?

I can't wait!

[laughing]

- [laughs]

Oh, guess how much--

ooh--I love you.

- As much as all the things

you do for me,

even the ones I don't know about?

- Especially all the ones you don't know about.

- Is that a lot?

- Oh, yes.

Really a lot.

- Promise?

- I promise.

- Oh, no, no, no. [giggles]

A proper promise,

like a Little Field Mouse promise.

- Oh, you mean pinch my nose?

- And hop on one leg.

- [laughing]

- Then cross your heart with your left paw

while touching your other ear,

and keep on hopping.

Keep hopping! [laughs]

female narrator: It was a quiet autumn morning,

and everything in the meadow was still,

except for the breeze

and two little friends

who were catching the dancing leaves.

[both giggling]

both: Got it!

[laughing]

[cheerful music]

- [gasps] - [gasps]

*

[both grunting]

both: Mine!

[laughing]

- That was silly of us.

Wow!

That's the brightest leaf I've ever seen.

- It's the reddest of reds.

Can I keep it for my collection?

- But I really like it too.

- Well, maybe we could each have half.

- It's too pretty to split in half.

- Yes, that's true.

both: Hmm...

- I know!

Why don't we go and look

for another red leaf just like it?

Then we can both have one.

- That's a great idea.

- Let's look in the woods.

There are lots of leaves there.

* *

- [squeals] I found one!

- Hmm, it's the right shape.

- [sighs]

But it's the wrong color.

Hmm...

- What about...

this one?

- Ooh, that's the right color.

- But it's the wrong shape.

[sighs]

None of these leaves are quite like ours.

- [sighs]

I think our leaf is just too special,

and there isn't another one like it.

- Little Field Mouse, look!

* *

- [giggles] What a funny leaf.

Let me see!

Oh, no!

Quick, grab it!

[laughing and grunting]

Wait!

That's not a leaf.

- That's a moth.

- Wow!

* *

both: Oh!

- Oh, where did it go?

- It's disappeared.

[toad croaks]

- Oh! - Ah!

[toad croaking]

- [laughs]

I didn't see that toad there.

- [laughs] Me neither.

- There it goes!

*

- Oh, it's disappeared again.

- Little Nutbrown Hare!

Look!

- At what?

A branch?

- That's not a branch.

It's a bug!

- Oh!

Hello, Little Branch Bug.

* *

- Oh! - [laughs]

- Do you think we could be clever enough

to disappear like that?

- We could try!

[panting]

Can you see me now? [giggles]

- [laughs] Yes, I can still see you.

I think you need to find something

that's the same color as you are.

- Hmm...

* *

Can you see me now?

- That's the right color,

but I can still see your white belly

and your pink ears.

- Um...

[gasps] I know!

- Wow!

I can't see you at all now.

- [giggles] Here I am!

- [laughs] How clever!

- I love disappearing!

[gasps] Let's do it some more.

- Maybe our friends want to join in.

- Yes!

And we'll see if they can find us.

*

- Disappeared or not, here we come!

- Hm.

* *

Hmm, I can see you, Little Nutbrown Hare.

- Huh?

Oh, how did you find me so quickly?

- I didn't find you.

I found your big furry ears.

- Oh. [chuckles]

- Never mind.

You can help us look for Little Field Mouse now.

- Okay.

*

- She's not in here!

- And she's not over here!

- And she's not under here.

- [giggles]

- Huh?

Hmm...

- Here I am! - [screams]

- [laughs]

- It's just Little Field Mouse.

[laughter]

- Can I have a turn next?

- Me too!

- Me three!

I didn't get to disappear yet.

- Okay!

You all disappear, and I'll try to find you.

- Yay! - [laughs]

- Disappeared or not, here I--

- Wait, we're not ready yet.

- How about now?

- Almost.

- Are you ready now?

- Ready! - Yay!

Here I come!

[giggles]

- Huh?

[sniffs] Ah!

Mmm!

- Little Gray Squirrel!

I can see you.

You moved.

- [chewing] I was hungry.

[giggles]

- [laughs]

*

- Hmm...

Oh.

[sighs]

I can see you, Little Nutbrown Hare.

- Oh.

How did you see me?

- Well, the bush is

a slightly different color to you.

- Have you found Little Redwood Fox?

- Hmm, not yet.

- Ta-da! - Ah!

- [giggles] You didn't see me.

- I wish I was as clever as you.

I still haven't disappeared yet.

- I haven't found a clever way to disappear yet either.

Maybe we should try playing somewhere new.

- Yes!

Then we'd have different places to hide.

- I know a good spot.

*

Disappeared or not, here we come!

- [giggling]

both: Huh?

* *

- [giggling] - [gasps]

- [giggling]

- We can see you!

- I couldn't help moving.

The bush was tickling me.

- Here, let me help you.

- I think Little Gray Squirrel

must be in this tree.

- [giggles]

- I think he must be way up there.

- [laughs] I'm not up there.

I'm right here.

all: Wow!

- Oh, now I'm the only one

who hasn't been clever enough to disappear.

- But you've been very clever at finding things today.

- You've found lots of things.

- I guess, but I still haven't

found a perfect disappearing spot.

- Maybe your perfect disappearing spot

is so clever that it's just very hard to find.

- Yes, and you need to look even harder for it.

- And we can all help you!

- Okay.

Follow me.

- [laughs]

* *

[grunts] - Oh!

- [grunts]

- What is it, Little Nutbrown Hare?

- I think I might have found a disappearing spot.

* *

- It's the perfect color.

- It's the right height.

- And it's furry like your ears.

- Even better, it's not at all tickly.

[laughs]

- Yay! - Whoo-hoo!

- I wish there was someone new around

to test my disappearing spot on.

- Little Nutbrown Hare, it's home time.

- Quick, everyone!

Disappear!

- Oh!

- Oh! [laughs]

- [laughs]

- [giggles]

- [laughs]

- Little Nutbrown Hare?

Little Nutbrown Hare?

both: Surprise! - Oh!

[laughter]

Oh, you got me.

I didn't see you there.

- That's because we disappeared.

- And I finally disappeared too!

all: Hooray!

- I was looking everywhere for you,

and I still didn't see any of you.

Oh, you must be especially good at disappearing.

- We've been practicing.

- [chuckles]

narrator: That night,

Little Nutbrown Hare and his father

had an unexpected visitor join them for dinner.

- Careful, Big Nutbrown Hare. - Oh!

- If you forget to look,

sometimes you might miss a hidden creature.

- Yes, and you might mistakenly eat it.

- Oh! [laughs]

[both sigh contentedly]

- Can you guess how much I love you?

- More than all the creatures in the meadow

that can disappear.

- Yes, that's exactly right.

But there is one thing in the meadow

that will never disappear.

- What's that?

- That's how much I love you.

- [giggles]