Transcript: The Gnat and the Lion
(theme music playing)
Yetily cleans the lens of a camera that is filming him. He is a giant plush toy and mascot of the local bookstore. He comes to life when the bookstore is closed.
Then, he opens a book and Leon appears. Yetily does funny things like wearing costumes and walking around holding his ukulele, while Nina and Leon, two little mice, snoop around. Finally, Yetily shows the cover of a book. It reads "Yetily's Fabulous Book of Fables."
Leon zooms in on Yetily browsing through a book in the bookstore.
In off, Leon says TODAY, THE GREAT
AND GREEDY YETI, WHO LIVES IN
THE BOOK SHOP, WILL TELL US OF A
BRUTAL AND MERCILESS BATTLE
BETWEEN A GNAT AND A LION IN A
SHOP.
Yetily chuckles and says WELL, I'LL BE AN ICE-CREAM
SANDWICH, YOUR MEMORY FAILS YOU,
SIR.
He shows a page and says IT'S NOT A SHOP, BUT "AESOP."
LOOK, HERE HE IS.
Leon says THAT'S NOT A MAN,
THAT'S A STATUE.
Yetily says YES, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE
PHOTOS WAY BACK WHEN.
AESOP, WAS BORN A VERY LONG TIME
AGO, AND WAS A GREAT STORY
TELLER.
CENTURIES LATER, OTHER WRITERS
LIKE, JEAN DE LA FONTAINE AND
MANY OTHERS, REWROTE HIS FABLES
IN THEIR OWN WORDS.
Leon says AH, I GET IT.
SO, TELL US MORE ABOUT THE SHOP.
UH, AESOP.
(Yeti chuckling)
Yetily reads THE GNAT AND THE LION,
WRITTEN BY AESOP.
"AWAY WITH YOU, VILE INSECT!"
SAID A LION ANGRILY TO A GNAT
THAT WAS BUZZING AROUND HIS
HEAD.
BUT THE GNAT WAS NOT IN THE
LEAST DISTURBED.
"DO YOU THINK," HE SAID
SPITEFULLY TO THE LION, "THAT
I AM AFRAID OF YOU BECAUSE THEY
CALL YOU KING?"
THE NEXT INSTANT HE FLEW AT THE
LION AND STUNG HIM SHARPLY
ON THE NOSE.
MAD WITH RAGE, THE LION STRUCK
FIERCELY AT THE GNAT, BUT ONLY
SUCCEEDED IN TEARING HIMSELF
WITH HIS CLAWS.
Leon says SHE ROSE IN THE AIR?!
Yetily continues reading AGAIN AND AGAIN THE GNAT
STUNG THE LION, WHO NOW WAS
ROARING TERRIBLY.
AT LAST, WORN OUT WITH RAGE AND
COVERED WITH WOUNDS...
POOR FELLOW.
Leon says OH, NO!
Yetily reads THE LION GAVE UP THE FIGHT.
THE GNAT BUZZED PROUDLY AWAY,
BUT HE FLEW STRAIGHT INTO A
SPIDER'S WEB.
AND THERE, HE WHO HAD DEFEATED
A LION BECAME THE PREY OF A
LITTLE SPIDER.
Leon says OH, WOW.
NO!
AND SO THE GNAT GOT CAUGHT IN A
SPIDER'S LEGS?!
YETILY, YOU HAVE TO SHOW THE
PICTURE NOW.
(Yetily chuckling)
Yetily says AH, YES.
Yetily shows the book to the camera and says HERE IS THE LION AND THE GNAT
AND THE SPIDER.
Leon says BUT, YOUR DRAWING ISN'T
COLOURED IN!
Yetily says THAT'S BECAUSE I KEPT IT
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU, SO YOU COULD
COLOUR IT.
Yetily puts crayons on the table.
Leon says OH, THANK YOU, YETILY!
I'LL GET MY PENCILS!
HOLD IT, I WON'T FORGET TO TURN
IT OFF THIS TIME.
The theme music plays.
The end credits roll.
Yetily cleans the lens of a camera that is filming him. He is a giant plush toy and mascot of the local bookstore. He comes to life when the bookstore is closed.
Then, he opens a book and Leon appears. Yetily does funny things like wearing costumes and walking around holding his ukulele, while Nina and Leon, two little mice, snoop around. Finally, Yetily shows the cover of a book. It reads "Yetily's Fabulous Book of Fables."
Leon zooms in on Yetily browsing through a book in the bookstore.
In off, Leon says TODAY, THE GREAT
AND GREEDY YETI, WHO LIVES IN
THE BOOK SHOP, WILL TELL US OF A
BRUTAL AND MERCILESS BATTLE
BETWEEN A GNAT AND A LION IN A
SHOP.
Yetily chuckles and says WELL, I'LL BE AN ICE-CREAM
SANDWICH, YOUR MEMORY FAILS YOU,
SIR.
He shows a page and says IT'S NOT A SHOP, BUT "AESOP."
LOOK, HERE HE IS.
Leon says THAT'S NOT A MAN,
THAT'S A STATUE.
Yetily says YES, BUT THEY DID NOT HAVE
PHOTOS WAY BACK WHEN.
AESOP, WAS BORN A VERY LONG TIME
AGO, AND WAS A GREAT STORY
TELLER.
CENTURIES LATER, OTHER WRITERS
LIKE, JEAN DE LA FONTAINE AND
MANY OTHERS, REWROTE HIS FABLES
IN THEIR OWN WORDS.
Leon says AH, I GET IT.
SO, TELL US MORE ABOUT THE SHOP.
UH, AESOP.
(Yeti chuckling)
Yetily reads THE GNAT AND THE LION,
WRITTEN BY AESOP.
"AWAY WITH YOU, VILE INSECT!"
SAID A LION ANGRILY TO A GNAT
THAT WAS BUZZING AROUND HIS
HEAD.
BUT THE GNAT WAS NOT IN THE
LEAST DISTURBED.
"DO YOU THINK," HE SAID
SPITEFULLY TO THE LION, "THAT
I AM AFRAID OF YOU BECAUSE THEY
CALL YOU KING?"
THE NEXT INSTANT HE FLEW AT THE
LION AND STUNG HIM SHARPLY
ON THE NOSE.
MAD WITH RAGE, THE LION STRUCK
FIERCELY AT THE GNAT, BUT ONLY
SUCCEEDED IN TEARING HIMSELF
WITH HIS CLAWS.
Leon says SHE ROSE IN THE AIR?!
Yetily continues reading AGAIN AND AGAIN THE GNAT
STUNG THE LION, WHO NOW WAS
ROARING TERRIBLY.
AT LAST, WORN OUT WITH RAGE AND
COVERED WITH WOUNDS...
POOR FELLOW.
Leon says OH, NO!
Yetily reads THE LION GAVE UP THE FIGHT.
THE GNAT BUZZED PROUDLY AWAY,
BUT HE FLEW STRAIGHT INTO A
SPIDER'S WEB.
AND THERE, HE WHO HAD DEFEATED
A LION BECAME THE PREY OF A
LITTLE SPIDER.
Leon says OH, WOW.
NO!
AND SO THE GNAT GOT CAUGHT IN A
SPIDER'S LEGS?!
YETILY, YOU HAVE TO SHOW THE
PICTURE NOW.
(Yetily chuckling)
Yetily says AH, YES.
Yetily shows the book to the camera and says HERE IS THE LION AND THE GNAT
AND THE SPIDER.
Leon says BUT, YOUR DRAWING ISN'T
COLOURED IN!
Yetily says THAT'S BECAUSE I KEPT IT
ESPECIALLY FOR YOU, SO YOU COULD
COLOUR IT.
Yetily puts crayons on the table.
Leon says OH, THANK YOU, YETILY!
I'LL GET MY PENCILS!
HOLD IT, I WON'T FORGET TO TURN
IT OFF THIS TIME.
The theme music plays.
The end credits roll.
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