Transcript: Princess Flora and her Pony Buttercup
The theme song plays.
The Yetily Bookshop appears. Nina and Leon, two little mice, watch Yeti sleep inside. They run across a bookshelf and climb a pile a books. One of them falls on Yeti's head waking him up. He smiles, grabs the book and Nina and Leon sit on his arms.
It sings COME AND JOIN US IN THE
BOOKSHOP
WITH TWO LITTLE MICE
AND A BIG YETI
LET'S ALL SIT DOWN
FOR A STORY
THEY'RE READ FOR YOU AND ME
Nina and Leon say YETI TALES!
(giggling)
Today's episode is "Princess Flora and her Pony Buttercup."
(grumbling)
Yetily eats a donut. He is a giant plush toy and mascot of the local bookstore. He comes to life when the bookstore is closed.
Leon says DA, DA, DA!
DA, DA, DA, DA!
AND CHARGE!
(imitating horse)
WHOOSH!
HI-YA!
Nina stands at the top of a castle.
Nina says LEON, WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING
AT?
Leon says I'M A VALIANT KNIGHT,
FIGHTING OFF THE BAD GUYS, AND
YOU'RE THE PRINCESS IN THE
CASTLE!
Nina says NO, I AM THE KNIGHT AND I'M
GOING OFF TO BATTLE!
Leon says NO, YOU'RE THE PRINCESS AND
YOU'RE STAYING IN YOUR CASTLE!
Nina says AND WHY DO BOYS ALWAYS GET TO
BE KNIGHTS, HUH?
Leon says BECAUSE!
Nina says YOU COULDN'T HURT A FLY, AND
YOU WANT TO BE A KNIGHT?
Leon says THAT'S NOT TRUE, AND KNIGHTS
AREN'T AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
Nina says YES, IT IS.
Leon says NO, IT'S NOT.
Nina says YES, IT IS.
Leon says NO.
Nina says YES.
Yetily says YOU KNOW, LITTLE MICE, THERE
IS A PRINCESS WHO IS JUST AS
BRAVE AS A KNIGHT.
Leon says PERHAPS, BUT SHE DOESN'T
FIGHT THE BAD GUYS.
Yetily says HMM, I'M NOT SO SURE, LEON.
SO, LET'S FIND OUT.
HMM, UH...
THE PRINCE THAT TALKED LIKE
LEON...
NO.
THE PRINCESS THAT ATE TOO
MUCH...
NO, NO, MUST BE HERE.
AH!
Yetily picks up a book.
Nina says BUT THAT'S A REALLY
SMALL BOOK.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S A STORY ABOUT
A PRINCESS?
Yetily says PRINCESS OR KNIGHT, IT'S NOT
THE SIZE THAT MATTERS.
Nina says TELL US, YETILY.
Yetily says IF YOU'RE READY.
Nina says YES!
Yetily says LET'S GO.
Nina and Leon say YES, YES!
Nina says GO AHEAD, YETILY!
READ US A STORY!
Leon says RIGHT.
Yetily says THEN, LET'S START.
THIS IS THE STORY OF
PRINCESS
FLORA AND HER PONY, BUTTERCUP,
BY PHILIPPE UG.
(imitating trumpeting)
A TALE IN SIX TABLEAUS.
Yetily opens a pop-up book that shows a pink castle.
Nina and Leon say WOW!
Leon says LOOK AT THE CASTLE.
IT JUST GOT BIGGER, AND THE
KNIGHTS DID, TOO.
Nina says THERE ARE PRINCESSES, BUT
WHICH ONE IS PRINCESS FLORA?
Leon says OH, WELL, IT'S A GREAT RED
CASTLE WITH STAIRCASES AND
TOWERS AND MAYBE SECRET
PASSAGES, TOO!
Yetily says ONCE UPON A TIME, IN A
KINGDOM WHERE SOMETHING SMELLED
ROTTEN, THE KING'S THREE
DAUGHTERS STOOD AT THE CASTLE
WINDOWS, WAVING THEIR SCENTED
HANKIES TO WELCOME THE KNIGHTS
BACK HOME.
Leon says THEY WERE RETURNING FROM
BATTLE!
Yetily says THEY SMELLED OF
SMOKE, OLD BURNT LOGS AND
APPEARED TO BE BLACK WITH SOOT.
Nina says IF THE PRINCESSES PUT PERFUME
ON THE HANKIES, THEN THE KNIGHTS
MUST HAVE SMELLED PRETTY AWFUL.
Leon says 'CAUSE THEY WERE COMING HOME
FROM THE WAR!
Yetily says OR A BARBEQUE?
Leon says OR THE WAR!
Nina says YETILY, I WANT TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT THE PRINCESSES.
Yetily flips the page and a black dragon appears.
Yetily says A VERY LONG TIME AGO,
A FIRE-BREATHING DRAGON HAD
SETTLED IN THE REGION, BURNING
EVERYTHING THAT CAME WITHIN
RANGE.
Nina says YOU SEE, LEON?
YOUR KNIGHT, HE CAN'T DO MUCH
ABOUT THAT.
Leon says YEAH, WELL, YOU SEE HOW BIG
AND STRONG THE DRAGON IS.
HE BURNT EVERYTHING.
THE TREES, THE PLANTS, OH, AND
EVEN THE KNIGHTS!
(medieval music plays)
Yetily says ONE DAY, HE EVEN
ROASTED THE ROYAL CARRIAGE, AND
THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW FOR
PRINCESS FLORA, WHO HAD A VERY
DELICATE AND SENSITIVE NOSE.
"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"
(whinnying)
Nina says SHE'S RIGHT.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, HMM?
Looking at the carriage, Leon says WHERE DID HE BURN THE
CARRIAGE?
OH, OH, YES!
RIGHT THERE.
THE DRAGON ATTACKED FROM BEHIND!
Nina says LOOK, YETILY, I THINK YOU CAN
OPEN THIS PART, TOO!
Yetily says YOU'RE RIGHT, NINA.
Yetily opens up a piece on the bottom of the page.
Yetily says WITH HER FEET FIRMLY IN THE
STIRRUPS, ON HER VALIANT PONY,
BUTTERCUP, A SMALL BUT STURDY
STEED, SHE GALLOPED TO THE
MOUNTAINS UNTIL SHE REACHED THE
DRAGON'S CAVE.
THERE, SHE SUMMONED HER COURAGE
AND...
(drums beating)
SHE TIPTOED INTO THE BEAST'S
DARK LAIR.
SHE FOUND BARRELS OF PEPPER AND
CHILIES THE TERRIBLE ANIMAL HAD
STORED TO FUEL HIS FLAME!
Leon says OH, YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE ITS
HEAD!
THAT'S HOW DEEP IT IS.
PLUS, THERE ARE SPIKES THAT
PROTECT THE CAVE.
OUCH, THEY'RE SHARP!
(giggling)
AND WHAT ARE THOSE CANS IN THE
BACK?
Nina says THOSE ARE BARRELS OF PEPPER
AND CHILI!
Leon says AH, THAT'S WHAT IT EATS TO
BREATHE FIRE.
Yetily says THE COURAGEOUS
PRINCESS TOOK THE BARRELS AND
LOADED THEM ONTO BUTTERCUP, WHO
CARRIED THEM LIKE A MULE TO THE
RIVER.
(whinnying)
Leon giggles says ON, TWO, THREE.
OH, THERE ARE LOTS OF THEM!
Yetily says HE'S REALLY, REALLY STRONG
FOR A PONY, ISN'T HE?
Leon says THE DRAGON ISN'T GOING TO
LIKE THIS.
Yetily continues flipping the pages.
Yetily says THE PONY REARED UP ON
HIS FRONT LEGS AND DUMPED THE
PRECIOUS BARRELS IN THE WATER.
Nina says GOOD IDEA, FLORA.
AND, SPLASH!
Yetily r FAREWELL, PEPPER AND CHILIES.
NO MORE FLAMES AND DRAGONS!
Leon says AND THAT'S IT!
THE DRAGON IS GONE!
(giggling)
Yetily says ONCE THE BEAST WAS
GONE, THE KINGDOM WAS FRESH AND
HAPPY ONCE MORE.
PRINCESSES, KNIGHTS AND PONIES
SMELLED LIKE ROSES, MAY BELLS,
LILACS, VIOLETS AND SWEET PEAS.
Leon says AND WHAT DOES, UH, A SWEET
PEA TASTE LIKE?
Yetily giggles and says NO, YOU CAN'T EAT THEM.
A SWEET PEA IS A FLOWER.
LOOK, THEY'RE DRAWN EVERYWHERE.
Leon says OH, OH!
I'M SURE THE FLOWER SMELLS
BETTER THAN THE DRAGON'S BREATH.
Yetily says AND THERE YOU GO, LITTLE
MICE.
A STORY OF A PRINCESS, A DRAGON
AND SOME SOOTY KNIGHTS IS
FINISHED.
Nina says IN ANY CASE, IT WASN'T THE
KNIGHTS WHO TOOK CARE OF THE
DRAGON.
Leon says YEAH, WELL, THEY CANNOT DO
EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW.
Nina says I AM A PRINCESS LIKE FLORA!
COURAGEOUS AND SMARTER THAN A
DRAGON!
Leon says THEN I'LL BE-- UH, I'M THE
KING!
Yetily says WELL, I'LL BET YOU A LAVENDER
LOLLIPOP THAT I'M NO DRAGON ALL
THE SAME.
Leon says AH, NO.
BUT IN MY CASTLE, YOU MUST
LISTEN TO THE KING.
Nina says AND THE PRINCESS, AND WE
COMMAND YOU TO READ STORIES TO
US EVERY DAY.
Yetily says YOUR MAJESTY AND YOUR
HIGHNESS, IT WOULD BE A TRUE
PLEASURE TO READ MANY MORE
STORIES TO YOU BOTH.
Nina says EVERY DAY?
Yetily says EVERY DAY.
Nina says VERY WELL, WE SHALL GO NOW,
KING LEON.
Leon says YES, INDEED.
Leon whispers BYE-BYE, YETILY.
Yetily says MM, ROAST DRAGON MEAT IN
PEPPER SAUCE!
THAT'S NOT SUCH A BAD IDEA.
HMM, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO BACK
TO MY SEAT AND SIT STILL.
SOON, THE BOOKSTORE WILL OPEN
AGAIN.
HMM.
He sits and children walk in looking for books.
(bell tinkling)
A girl sits on Yetily to read as he has gone back to be a plush toy.
The end credits roll.
The Yetily Bookshop appears. Nina and Leon, two little mice, watch Yeti sleep inside. They run across a bookshelf and climb a pile a books. One of them falls on Yeti's head waking him up. He smiles, grabs the book and Nina and Leon sit on his arms.
It sings COME AND JOIN US IN THE
BOOKSHOP
WITH TWO LITTLE MICE
AND A BIG YETI
LET'S ALL SIT DOWN
FOR A STORY
THEY'RE READ FOR YOU AND ME
Nina and Leon say YETI TALES!
(giggling)
Today's episode is "Princess Flora and her Pony Buttercup."
(grumbling)
Yetily eats a donut. He is a giant plush toy and mascot of the local bookstore. He comes to life when the bookstore is closed.
Leon says DA, DA, DA!
DA, DA, DA, DA!
AND CHARGE!
(imitating horse)
WHOOSH!
HI-YA!
Nina stands at the top of a castle.
Nina says LEON, WHAT ARE YOU PLAYING
AT?
Leon says I'M A VALIANT KNIGHT,
FIGHTING OFF THE BAD GUYS, AND
YOU'RE THE PRINCESS IN THE
CASTLE!
Nina says NO, I AM THE KNIGHT AND I'M
GOING OFF TO BATTLE!
Leon says NO, YOU'RE THE PRINCESS AND
YOU'RE STAYING IN YOUR CASTLE!
Nina says AND WHY DO BOYS ALWAYS GET TO
BE KNIGHTS, HUH?
Leon says BECAUSE!
Nina says YOU COULDN'T HURT A FLY, AND
YOU WANT TO BE A KNIGHT?
Leon says THAT'S NOT TRUE, AND KNIGHTS
AREN'T AFRAID OF ANYTHING.
Nina says YES, IT IS.
Leon says NO, IT'S NOT.
Nina says YES, IT IS.
Leon says NO.
Nina says YES.
Yetily says YOU KNOW, LITTLE MICE, THERE
IS A PRINCESS WHO IS JUST AS
BRAVE AS A KNIGHT.
Leon says PERHAPS, BUT SHE DOESN'T
FIGHT THE BAD GUYS.
Yetily says HMM, I'M NOT SO SURE, LEON.
SO, LET'S FIND OUT.
HMM, UH...
THE PRINCE THAT TALKED LIKE
LEON...
NO.
THE PRINCESS THAT ATE TOO
MUCH...
NO, NO, MUST BE HERE.
AH!
Yetily picks up a book.
Nina says BUT THAT'S A REALLY
SMALL BOOK.
ARE YOU SURE IT'S A STORY ABOUT
A PRINCESS?
Yetily says PRINCESS OR KNIGHT, IT'S NOT
THE SIZE THAT MATTERS.
Nina says TELL US, YETILY.
Yetily says IF YOU'RE READY.
Nina says YES!
Yetily says LET'S GO.
Nina and Leon say YES, YES!
Nina says GO AHEAD, YETILY!
READ US A STORY!
Leon says RIGHT.
Yetily says THEN, LET'S START.
THIS IS THE STORY OF
PRINCESS
FLORA AND HER PONY, BUTTERCUP,
BY PHILIPPE UG.
(imitating trumpeting)
A TALE IN SIX TABLEAUS.
Yetily opens a pop-up book that shows a pink castle.
Nina and Leon say WOW!
Leon says LOOK AT THE CASTLE.
IT JUST GOT BIGGER, AND THE
KNIGHTS DID, TOO.
Nina says THERE ARE PRINCESSES, BUT
WHICH ONE IS PRINCESS FLORA?
Leon says OH, WELL, IT'S A GREAT RED
CASTLE WITH STAIRCASES AND
TOWERS AND MAYBE SECRET
PASSAGES, TOO!
Yetily says ONCE UPON A TIME, IN A
KINGDOM WHERE SOMETHING SMELLED
ROTTEN, THE KING'S THREE
DAUGHTERS STOOD AT THE CASTLE
WINDOWS, WAVING THEIR SCENTED
HANKIES TO WELCOME THE KNIGHTS
BACK HOME.
Leon says THEY WERE RETURNING FROM
BATTLE!
Yetily says THEY SMELLED OF
SMOKE, OLD BURNT LOGS AND
APPEARED TO BE BLACK WITH SOOT.
Nina says IF THE PRINCESSES PUT PERFUME
ON THE HANKIES, THEN THE KNIGHTS
MUST HAVE SMELLED PRETTY AWFUL.
Leon says 'CAUSE THEY WERE COMING HOME
FROM THE WAR!
Yetily says OR A BARBEQUE?
Leon says OR THE WAR!
Nina says YETILY, I WANT TO KNOW MORE
ABOUT THE PRINCESSES.
Yetily flips the page and a black dragon appears.
Yetily says A VERY LONG TIME AGO,
A FIRE-BREATHING DRAGON HAD
SETTLED IN THE REGION, BURNING
EVERYTHING THAT CAME WITHIN
RANGE.
Nina says YOU SEE, LEON?
YOUR KNIGHT, HE CAN'T DO MUCH
ABOUT THAT.
Leon says YEAH, WELL, YOU SEE HOW BIG
AND STRONG THE DRAGON IS.
HE BURNT EVERYTHING.
THE TREES, THE PLANTS, OH, AND
EVEN THE KNIGHTS!
(medieval music plays)
Yetily says ONE DAY, HE EVEN
ROASTED THE ROYAL CARRIAGE, AND
THAT WAS THE LAST STRAW FOR
PRINCESS FLORA, WHO HAD A VERY
DELICATE AND SENSITIVE NOSE.
"ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!"
(whinnying)
Nina says SHE'S RIGHT.
ENOUGH IS ENOUGH, HMM?
Looking at the carriage, Leon says WHERE DID HE BURN THE
CARRIAGE?
OH, OH, YES!
RIGHT THERE.
THE DRAGON ATTACKED FROM BEHIND!
Nina says LOOK, YETILY, I THINK YOU CAN
OPEN THIS PART, TOO!
Yetily says YOU'RE RIGHT, NINA.
Yetily opens up a piece on the bottom of the page.
Yetily says WITH HER FEET FIRMLY IN THE
STIRRUPS, ON HER VALIANT PONY,
BUTTERCUP, A SMALL BUT STURDY
STEED, SHE GALLOPED TO THE
MOUNTAINS UNTIL SHE REACHED THE
DRAGON'S CAVE.
THERE, SHE SUMMONED HER COURAGE
AND...
(drums beating)
SHE TIPTOED INTO THE BEAST'S
DARK LAIR.
SHE FOUND BARRELS OF PEPPER AND
CHILIES THE TERRIBLE ANIMAL HAD
STORED TO FUEL HIS FLAME!
Leon says OH, YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE ITS
HEAD!
THAT'S HOW DEEP IT IS.
PLUS, THERE ARE SPIKES THAT
PROTECT THE CAVE.
OUCH, THEY'RE SHARP!
(giggling)
AND WHAT ARE THOSE CANS IN THE
BACK?
Nina says THOSE ARE BARRELS OF PEPPER
AND CHILI!
Leon says AH, THAT'S WHAT IT EATS TO
BREATHE FIRE.
Yetily says THE COURAGEOUS
PRINCESS TOOK THE BARRELS AND
LOADED THEM ONTO BUTTERCUP, WHO
CARRIED THEM LIKE A MULE TO THE
RIVER.
(whinnying)
Leon giggles says ON, TWO, THREE.
OH, THERE ARE LOTS OF THEM!
Yetily says HE'S REALLY, REALLY STRONG
FOR A PONY, ISN'T HE?
Leon says THE DRAGON ISN'T GOING TO
LIKE THIS.
Yetily continues flipping the pages.
Yetily says THE PONY REARED UP ON
HIS FRONT LEGS AND DUMPED THE
PRECIOUS BARRELS IN THE WATER.
Nina says GOOD IDEA, FLORA.
AND, SPLASH!
Yetily r FAREWELL, PEPPER AND CHILIES.
NO MORE FLAMES AND DRAGONS!
Leon says AND THAT'S IT!
THE DRAGON IS GONE!
(giggling)
Yetily says ONCE THE BEAST WAS
GONE, THE KINGDOM WAS FRESH AND
HAPPY ONCE MORE.
PRINCESSES, KNIGHTS AND PONIES
SMELLED LIKE ROSES, MAY BELLS,
LILACS, VIOLETS AND SWEET PEAS.
Leon says AND WHAT DOES, UH, A SWEET
PEA TASTE LIKE?
Yetily giggles and says NO, YOU CAN'T EAT THEM.
A SWEET PEA IS A FLOWER.
LOOK, THEY'RE DRAWN EVERYWHERE.
Leon says OH, OH!
I'M SURE THE FLOWER SMELLS
BETTER THAN THE DRAGON'S BREATH.
Yetily says AND THERE YOU GO, LITTLE
MICE.
A STORY OF A PRINCESS, A DRAGON
AND SOME SOOTY KNIGHTS IS
FINISHED.
Nina says IN ANY CASE, IT WASN'T THE
KNIGHTS WHO TOOK CARE OF THE
DRAGON.
Leon says YEAH, WELL, THEY CANNOT DO
EVERYTHING, YOU KNOW.
Nina says I AM A PRINCESS LIKE FLORA!
COURAGEOUS AND SMARTER THAN A
DRAGON!
Leon says THEN I'LL BE-- UH, I'M THE
KING!
Yetily says WELL, I'LL BET YOU A LAVENDER
LOLLIPOP THAT I'M NO DRAGON ALL
THE SAME.
Leon says AH, NO.
BUT IN MY CASTLE, YOU MUST
LISTEN TO THE KING.
Nina says AND THE PRINCESS, AND WE
COMMAND YOU TO READ STORIES TO
US EVERY DAY.
Yetily says YOUR MAJESTY AND YOUR
HIGHNESS, IT WOULD BE A TRUE
PLEASURE TO READ MANY MORE
STORIES TO YOU BOTH.
Nina says EVERY DAY?
Yetily says EVERY DAY.
Nina says VERY WELL, WE SHALL GO NOW,
KING LEON.
Leon says YES, INDEED.
Leon whispers BYE-BYE, YETILY.
Yetily says MM, ROAST DRAGON MEAT IN
PEPPER SAUCE!
THAT'S NOT SUCH A BAD IDEA.
HMM, IT'S TIME FOR ME TO GO BACK
TO MY SEAT AND SIT STILL.
SOON, THE BOOKSTORE WILL OPEN
AGAIN.
HMM.
He sits and children walk in looking for books.
(bell tinkling)
A girl sits on Yetily to read as he has gone back to be a plush toy.
The end credits roll.
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