Transcript: Ferdinand's Stone
Steve stands in the studio. He's slim, clean-shaven, in his fifties, with short curly brown hair. He's wearing a gray suit, white shirt, and blue tie.
A wall screen behind him reads "The week in review."
Music plays as an animated slate reads "The week in review."
Now music plays as an animated slate reads "The week in review."
The caption changes to "The Week in Review. @theagenda. Tvo.org."
The caption changes to "For more on this story visit: tvo.org/theagenda."
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 "Ferdinand's Stone."
Nina and Leon sit in the bookstore counter holding buttons.
Nina says LOOK AT MY BLUE BUTTON.
ISN'T IT LOVELY?
Leon says WHOA.
WILL YOU DO A SWAP?
Nina says UH, YES, I'LL SWAP IT FOR THE
GOLD ONE.
Leon says NO, NOT THE GOLD ONE.
THAT'S MY FAVOURITE.
Nina says WELL, IF I GIVE IT TO YOU,
YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME TWO.
Leon says OH, OKAY, THEN.
Yetily approaches and says ARE YOU MAKING A COLLECTION?
Nina says YES, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
BUTTONS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
Yetily says OH, I'M ALSO MAKING A
COLLECTION.
CARAMEL FROM THE FAIRGROUND,
VIOLET GOBSTOPPER FROM NINA'S
BIRTHDAY PARTY, FRUIT PASTEL
FROM LAST YEAR, MARSHMALLOW FROM
THE SWEET SHOP NEXT DOOR.
MMM...
Nina laughs and says CALL THAT A COLLECTION?
YUCKY OLD SWEETS THAT YOU'VE
ALREADY CHEWED?
Leon says YUCK.
AND YOU'VE KEPT THEM THIS LONG?
THAT'S DISGUSTING.
Yetily says BUT THEY'RE COLLECTOR'S
ITEMS.
BOTHERSOME BANANA CAKE.
THEY NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE.
I'LL PUT THEM AWAY NOW, NICE AND
SAFE.
THERE.
Leon says WE DO LIKE YOUR COLLECTION,
IT'S JUST...
Yetily says BUT YOU LIKE MY BOOKS BETTER.
FINE.
TALKING OF WHICH, ISN'T IT TIME
FOR A STORY?
Nina says HEY, YEAH!
Leon says YEAH, YEAH!
Yetily says AND I KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO
READ TODAY.
He shows them a yellow book.
The mice say YEAH!
Yetily says MY STORY'S ABOUT TO BEGIN.
He reads FERDINAND'S STONE
BY ISABELLE
SIMLER.
He opens the book and reads "OUTSIDE, EVERYTHING IS STIRRING
EXCEPT THE STONES.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE WINDY DAYS, A
GREY MORNING WHERE EVERYONE
STAYS INDOORS.
THE ONLY PERSON OUT IN THE RAIN
CRISSCROSSING THE SHINY STONES
IS FERDINAND.
(imitates blowing wind)
FERDINAND HAS YELLOW HAIR AND
BLUE KNEES.
DURING THE DAY, HE WALKS WITH
HIS HEAD DOWN.
AT NIGHT, HE LOOKS UP.
HE WALKS WITHOUT EVER LOOKING
AHEAD.
THAT'S BECAUSE HE IS NEARLY AS
FOND OF THE STONES AS OF THE
MOON."
Leon points to an illustration in the book and says WHY DOES HE HAVE BLUE
KNEES?
Yetily says I GUESS IF HE'S ALWAYS
WALKING WITH HIS HEAD DOWN, HE
MUST FALL OVER A LOT.
Leon says OH, THAT MUST HURT.
Nina says IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S
REALLY IN THE MOON.
Yetily flips the page.
Leon says YETILY, MOON STONES!
Yetily says OH!
(chuckling)
Yetily continues reading "FERDINAND IS NOT LIKE THE
OTHERS.
HIS GAZE KEEPS WANDERING OFF
INTO THE DISTANCE, THEN BACK
DOWN.
JOSTLED BY THE WIND, HIS BODY
STAYS LOW, HIS POCKETS FULL OF
STONES."
Leon says ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE.
Nina says YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COUNT
THEM ALL, ARE YOU?
THERE ARE TOO MANY.
Leon groans.
Yetily reads "FERDINAND KEEPS
STUMBLING.
ONE NIGHT, WHILST SEARCHING FOR
THE MOON, HE H AS A VERY BIG
FALL.
IT NEARLY MAKES HIM FLY.
BUT THEN, HE FALLS FLAT ON THE
GROUND."
(mice gasping)
Yetily reads "AT THE SPOT WHERE HE
FALLS, HE FINDS IT-- BEAUTIFUL,
SOFT AND SPARKLING.
Nina says IF I HAD TO CHOOSE A STONE,
I'D TAKE THAT ONE.
She points to a yellowish stone.
Leon says I'D LIKE THAT ONE.
Leon points to a blue one in the book.
Yetily says AND I'D LIKE THAT
ONE.
Yetily points to a red one.
Yetily says IT'S CANDYFLOSS COLOURED.
(all laughing)
Yetily reads "HE GRABS IT AND STARTS TO RUN,
LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR ONCE,
HIS FIST CLENCHED IN HIS POCKET,
HIS FINGERS BURNING."
(both gasping)
"LATER, BENEATH THE SHEETS, HE
GENTLY OPENS OUT HIS HAND.
IN HIS PALM, THE STONE SHINES
LIKE THE MOON."
Leon says YOU WERE RIGHT, NINA.
HE TOOK THE YELLOW ONE.
Yetily says says EVERYONE IS RIGHT, NINA, AND
NO ONE IS WRONG.
EACH TO HIS OWN STONE.
Leon says OH, YEAH.
Yetily reads "FERDINAND AND THE STONES
KNOW EACH OTHER WELL.
HE COLLECTS THEM, AFTER ALL.
BUT ONE SO BEAUTIFUL, SO SMOOTH,
HE HAD NEVER TOUCHED BEFORE."
Leon says HE'S COLLECTING, JUST LIKE
US.
Nina says BETTER THAN COLLECTING OLD
SWEETS.
Yetily chuckles.
Yetily reads "'YOU'RE AS SOFT AS A
CAT,' HE WHISPERS, STROKING IT.
THEN, GOES SILENT.
AND BEFORE HIS VERY EYES, THE
STONE TRANSFORMS..."
The mice say WOW.
Yetily reads INTO A TINY CAT,
SITTING IN THE PALM OF HIS
HAND."
Leon says WHOA, A MAGIC STONE.
Yetily reads ALL OF A SUDDEN, FERDINAND'S
MIND FILLS WITH THOUSANDS OF
WORDS.
DIPLODOCUS, ROBOT, SPINNING TOP,
HIPPOPOTAMUS, SPARROW, PUZZLE,
ARMADILLO."
Leon says ARMADILLO?
I CAN'T SEE THE ARMADILLO.
Yetily says THE ARMADILLO IS HERE.
WATERING CAN?
Leon says SPOTTED THAT.
Yetily says FLY?
Leon says HERE IT IS.
Yetily says SNAIL?
FOX?
Nina says THERE AND THERE.
Yetily says WILD BOAR?
LORRIE?
Yetily reads "ALL NIGHT LONG, THE STONE
CHANGES INTO FERDINAND'S WILDEST
DREAMS."
Leon says LOOK, THERE'S THE
DIPLO--DIPLODOCUS AGAIN.
Yetily says OH, YES.
Nina says HE'S GOT LOTS OF THINGS
IN HIS HEAD.
Yetily reads FROG, MUSHROOM, POLAR BEAR,
HELICOPTER, SHELL, HEDGEHOG,
WEASEL, STONE."
Leon says OH, THERE'S THE STONE
AGAIN.
Yetily reads THE NEXT MORNING, WHEN HE
OPENS HIS EYES, THE STONE STILL
HAS THE SHAPE OF HIS LAST WORD."
Leon says HIS LAST WORD WAS
STONE.
Yetily says IT WAS.
Yetily continues reading "HE SLIPS IT IN HIS POCKET AND
WALKS OUT INTO THE WIND, HAPPY.
(imitating wind blowing)
Leon says WAH!
Yetily reads "OUTSIDE, EVERYTHING
WAS GREY, EXCEPT FOR FERDINAND.
YELLOW-HAIRED AND BLUE-KNEED, HE
WALKED OFF OVER THE SLIPPERY
STONES."
Nina says HE'S FLYING AWAY WITH
HIS DREAMS.
WHERE'S HIS STONE?
Leon says IN HIS POCKET.
HE CAN FLY BECAUSE IT'S A MAGIC
STONE.
Yetily says OR ELSE HE'S DAYDREAMING,
WATCHING THE MOON.
EACH TO HIS STONE, REMEMBER?
SO, WE CAN IMAGINE OUR OWN END
TO THE STORY.
NOW, MY LITTLE MICE, THAT'S MY
STORY DONE FOR TODAY.
Nina says WELL, I'M GOING TO BE LIKE
FERDINAND AND START COLLECTING
STONES.
Leon says ME TOO.
Nina says AWW, WHY DO YOU ALWAYS COPY
ME, LEON?
Yetily says HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE.
I ALSO WANT TO START A
COLLECTION, AND I'VE ALREADY HAD
A GREAT IDEA.
(all laughing)
Yetily shows them a monkey nut.
Leon says A MONKEY NUT.
Yetily says FINE, MAYBE I'LL JUST STICK
TO MY SWEET COLLECTION, EH?
HAPPY STONE HUNTING, LITTLE
MICE.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
Leon says SEE YOU TOMORROW, YETILY.
Nina says SEE YOU TOMORROW, YETILY.
ALRIGHT, LEON.
They jump off the table.
Nina says I'LL COLLECT THE WHITE STONES
AND YOU CAN TAKE THE BROWN ONES.
Leon says HEY, THAT'S NOT FAIR.
I WANTED TO COLLECT THE WHITE
ONES.
Nina says I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
Leon says WAIT FOR ME, NINA.
Yetily says BLUEBERRY BUTTERFLY CAKES.
QUICK, THE BOOKSHOP IS ABOUT TO
OPEN.
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.
A wall screen behind him reads "The week in review."
Music plays as an animated slate reads "The week in review."
Now music plays as an animated slate reads "The week in review."
The caption changes to "The Week in Review. @theagenda. Tvo.org."
The caption changes to "For more on this story visit: tvo.org/theagenda."
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 "Ferdinand's Stone."
Nina and Leon sit in the bookstore counter holding buttons.
Nina says LOOK AT MY BLUE BUTTON.
ISN'T IT LOVELY?
Leon says WHOA.
WILL YOU DO A SWAP?
Nina says UH, YES, I'LL SWAP IT FOR THE
GOLD ONE.
Leon says NO, NOT THE GOLD ONE.
THAT'S MY FAVOURITE.
Nina says WELL, IF I GIVE IT TO YOU,
YOU HAVE TO GIVE ME TWO.
Leon says OH, OKAY, THEN.
Yetily approaches and says ARE YOU MAKING A COLLECTION?
Nina says YES, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL
BUTTONS IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD.
Yetily says OH, I'M ALSO MAKING A
COLLECTION.
CARAMEL FROM THE FAIRGROUND,
VIOLET GOBSTOPPER FROM NINA'S
BIRTHDAY PARTY, FRUIT PASTEL
FROM LAST YEAR, MARSHMALLOW FROM
THE SWEET SHOP NEXT DOOR.
MMM...
Nina laughs and says CALL THAT A COLLECTION?
YUCKY OLD SWEETS THAT YOU'VE
ALREADY CHEWED?
Leon says YUCK.
AND YOU'VE KEPT THEM THIS LONG?
THAT'S DISGUSTING.
Yetily says BUT THEY'RE COLLECTOR'S
ITEMS.
BOTHERSOME BANANA CAKE.
THEY NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE.
I'LL PUT THEM AWAY NOW, NICE AND
SAFE.
THERE.
Leon says WE DO LIKE YOUR COLLECTION,
IT'S JUST...
Yetily says BUT YOU LIKE MY BOOKS BETTER.
FINE.
TALKING OF WHICH, ISN'T IT TIME
FOR A STORY?
Nina says HEY, YEAH!
Leon says YEAH, YEAH!
Yetily says AND I KNOW WHAT I'M GOING TO
READ TODAY.
He shows them a yellow book.
The mice say YEAH!
Yetily says MY STORY'S ABOUT TO BEGIN.
He reads FERDINAND'S STONE
BY ISABELLE
SIMLER.
He opens the book and reads "OUTSIDE, EVERYTHING IS STIRRING
EXCEPT THE STONES.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE WINDY DAYS, A
GREY MORNING WHERE EVERYONE
STAYS INDOORS.
THE ONLY PERSON OUT IN THE RAIN
CRISSCROSSING THE SHINY STONES
IS FERDINAND.
(imitates blowing wind)
FERDINAND HAS YELLOW HAIR AND
BLUE KNEES.
DURING THE DAY, HE WALKS WITH
HIS HEAD DOWN.
AT NIGHT, HE LOOKS UP.
HE WALKS WITHOUT EVER LOOKING
AHEAD.
THAT'S BECAUSE HE IS NEARLY AS
FOND OF THE STONES AS OF THE
MOON."
Leon points to an illustration in the book and says WHY DOES HE HAVE BLUE
KNEES?
Yetily says I GUESS IF HE'S ALWAYS
WALKING WITH HIS HEAD DOWN, HE
MUST FALL OVER A LOT.
Leon says OH, THAT MUST HURT.
Nina says IT LOOKS LIKE HE'S
REALLY IN THE MOON.
Yetily flips the page.
Leon says YETILY, MOON STONES!
Yetily says OH!
(chuckling)
Yetily continues reading "FERDINAND IS NOT LIKE THE
OTHERS.
HIS GAZE KEEPS WANDERING OFF
INTO THE DISTANCE, THEN BACK
DOWN.
JOSTLED BY THE WIND, HIS BODY
STAYS LOW, HIS POCKETS FULL OF
STONES."
Leon says ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR,
FIVE.
Nina says YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COUNT
THEM ALL, ARE YOU?
THERE ARE TOO MANY.
Leon groans.
Yetily reads "FERDINAND KEEPS
STUMBLING.
ONE NIGHT, WHILST SEARCHING FOR
THE MOON, HE H AS A VERY BIG
FALL.
IT NEARLY MAKES HIM FLY.
BUT THEN, HE FALLS FLAT ON THE
GROUND."
(mice gasping)
Yetily reads "AT THE SPOT WHERE HE
FALLS, HE FINDS IT-- BEAUTIFUL,
SOFT AND SPARKLING.
Nina says IF I HAD TO CHOOSE A STONE,
I'D TAKE THAT ONE.
She points to a yellowish stone.
Leon says I'D LIKE THAT ONE.
Leon points to a blue one in the book.
Yetily says AND I'D LIKE THAT
ONE.
Yetily points to a red one.
Yetily says IT'S CANDYFLOSS COLOURED.
(all laughing)
Yetily reads "HE GRABS IT AND STARTS TO RUN,
LOOKING STRAIGHT AHEAD FOR ONCE,
HIS FIST CLENCHED IN HIS POCKET,
HIS FINGERS BURNING."
(both gasping)
"LATER, BENEATH THE SHEETS, HE
GENTLY OPENS OUT HIS HAND.
IN HIS PALM, THE STONE SHINES
LIKE THE MOON."
Leon says YOU WERE RIGHT, NINA.
HE TOOK THE YELLOW ONE.
Yetily says says EVERYONE IS RIGHT, NINA, AND
NO ONE IS WRONG.
EACH TO HIS OWN STONE.
Leon says OH, YEAH.
Yetily reads "FERDINAND AND THE STONES
KNOW EACH OTHER WELL.
HE COLLECTS THEM, AFTER ALL.
BUT ONE SO BEAUTIFUL, SO SMOOTH,
HE HAD NEVER TOUCHED BEFORE."
Leon says HE'S COLLECTING, JUST LIKE
US.
Nina says BETTER THAN COLLECTING OLD
SWEETS.
Yetily chuckles.
Yetily reads "'YOU'RE AS SOFT AS A
CAT,' HE WHISPERS, STROKING IT.
THEN, GOES SILENT.
AND BEFORE HIS VERY EYES, THE
STONE TRANSFORMS..."
The mice say WOW.
Yetily reads INTO A TINY CAT,
SITTING IN THE PALM OF HIS
HAND."
Leon says WHOA, A MAGIC STONE.
Yetily reads ALL OF A SUDDEN, FERDINAND'S
MIND FILLS WITH THOUSANDS OF
WORDS.
DIPLODOCUS, ROBOT, SPINNING TOP,
HIPPOPOTAMUS, SPARROW, PUZZLE,
ARMADILLO."
Leon says ARMADILLO?
I CAN'T SEE THE ARMADILLO.
Yetily says THE ARMADILLO IS HERE.
WATERING CAN?
Leon says SPOTTED THAT.
Yetily says FLY?
Leon says HERE IT IS.
Yetily says SNAIL?
FOX?
Nina says THERE AND THERE.
Yetily says WILD BOAR?
LORRIE?
Yetily reads "ALL NIGHT LONG, THE STONE
CHANGES INTO FERDINAND'S WILDEST
DREAMS."
Leon says LOOK, THERE'S THE
DIPLO--DIPLODOCUS AGAIN.
Yetily says OH, YES.
Nina says HE'S GOT LOTS OF THINGS
IN HIS HEAD.
Yetily reads FROG, MUSHROOM, POLAR BEAR,
HELICOPTER, SHELL, HEDGEHOG,
WEASEL, STONE."
Leon says OH, THERE'S THE STONE
AGAIN.
Yetily reads THE NEXT MORNING, WHEN HE
OPENS HIS EYES, THE STONE STILL
HAS THE SHAPE OF HIS LAST WORD."
Leon says HIS LAST WORD WAS
STONE.
Yetily says IT WAS.
Yetily continues reading "HE SLIPS IT IN HIS POCKET AND
WALKS OUT INTO THE WIND, HAPPY.
(imitating wind blowing)
Leon says WAH!
Yetily reads "OUTSIDE, EVERYTHING
WAS GREY, EXCEPT FOR FERDINAND.
YELLOW-HAIRED AND BLUE-KNEED, HE
WALKED OFF OVER THE SLIPPERY
STONES."
Nina says HE'S FLYING AWAY WITH
HIS DREAMS.
WHERE'S HIS STONE?
Leon says IN HIS POCKET.
HE CAN FLY BECAUSE IT'S A MAGIC
STONE.
Yetily says OR ELSE HE'S DAYDREAMING,
WATCHING THE MOON.
EACH TO HIS STONE, REMEMBER?
SO, WE CAN IMAGINE OUR OWN END
TO THE STORY.
NOW, MY LITTLE MICE, THAT'S MY
STORY DONE FOR TODAY.
Nina says WELL, I'M GOING TO BE LIKE
FERDINAND AND START COLLECTING
STONES.
Leon says ME TOO.
Nina says AWW, WHY DO YOU ALWAYS COPY
ME, LEON?
Yetily says HE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE.
I ALSO WANT TO START A
COLLECTION, AND I'VE ALREADY HAD
A GREAT IDEA.
(all laughing)
Yetily shows them a monkey nut.
Leon says A MONKEY NUT.
Yetily says FINE, MAYBE I'LL JUST STICK
TO MY SWEET COLLECTION, EH?
HAPPY STONE HUNTING, LITTLE
MICE.
SEE YOU TOMORROW.
Leon says SEE YOU TOMORROW, YETILY.
Nina says SEE YOU TOMORROW, YETILY.
ALRIGHT, LEON.
They jump off the table.
Nina says I'LL COLLECT THE WHITE STONES
AND YOU CAN TAKE THE BROWN ONES.
Leon says HEY, THAT'S NOT FAIR.
I WANTED TO COLLECT THE WHITE
ONES.
Nina says I DON'T BELIEVE IT.
Leon says WAIT FOR ME, NINA.
Yetily says BLUEBERRY BUTTERFLY CAKES.
QUICK, THE BOOKSHOP IS ABOUT TO
OPEN.
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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