Transcript: The Lion and the Mouse
(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 sticking a stamp on a notebook in the bookstore.
In off, Leon says ARE YOU READY, YETILY?
Yetily says YES, I'VE JUST FINISHED A NEW
PAGE.
Yetily shows the notebook to the camera and says I ALREADY HAD TWO STAMPS AND
I'VE JUST FOUND THIS PICTURE.
LOOK, IT'S JUST PERFECT ISN'T
IT?
He points to the picture of a large tree in a field.
Leon says WOW. THOSE ARE NICE.
AND WHICH FABLE IS IT THEN?
Yetily says THE LION AND THE MOUSE.
Leon says OH, OH, BY "E-SOAP."
Yetily says NICE TRY, LEON, BUT NO.
YOU DON'T SAY, "E-SOAP."
YOU PRONOUNCE HIS NAME, "AESOP."
AND IT GOES LIKE THIS.
He reads THE LION AND THE MOUSE, BY
AESOP.
A LION LAY ASLEEP IN THE FOREST,
WHEN A TIMID LITTLE MOUSE CAME
UPON HIM UNEXPECTEDLY.
ANGRILY ROUSED FROM HIS NAP,
THE LION LAID HIS HUGE PAW ON
THE TINY CREATURE.
"SPARE ME!" BEGGED THE POOR
MOUSE.
"LET ME GO AND SOME DAY I WILL
SURELY REPAY YOU."
Leon says OH, I'M BEGGING YOU,
DON'T EAT HIM!
Yetily continues reading THE LION WAS MUCH AMUSED
TO THINK THAT A MOUSE COULD EVER
HELP HIM.
BUT HE WAS GENEROUS AND FINALLY
LET THE MOUSE GO.
SOME DAYS LATER, WHILE STALKING
HIS PREY IN THE FOREST, THE LION
WAS CAUGHT IN THE TOILS OF A
HUNTER'S NET.
HUNTERS HAD CAPTURED HIM AND
TIED HIM TO A TREE.
Leon says OH, NO!
Yetily reads COMPLETELY UNABLE TO FREE
HIMSELF, HE FILLED THE FOREST
WITH HIS ANGRY ROARING.
THE MOUSE RECOGNIZED THE VOICE
AND QUICKLY FOUND THE LION
STRUGGLING IN THE NET.
RUNNING QUICKLY TO THE ROPES
THAT BOUND HIM, SHE GNAWED
UNTIL IT PARTED, AND SOON THE
LION WAS SET FREE FROM THE TREE
THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF THE
LITTLE CREATURE.
"YOU LAUGHED WHEN I SAID I WOULD
REPAY YOU," SAID THE MOUSE.
"EVEN A MOUSE CAN HELP A LION."
Leon says IT'S A VERY NICE
LITTLE MOUSE.
Yetily says YES, AND ABOVE ALL HE KEPT
HIS PROMISE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, LEON, THERE'S
ANOTHER VERSION BY JEAN DE LA
FONTAINE, WHERE HE SAYS, WE
OFTEN NEED SOMEONE SMALLER THAN
OURSELVES.
Leon says AND THAT'S TRUE!
I'M GOING TO TELL NINA!
Leon drops the camera and it keeps recording.
Yetily chuckles and says OH, YOU FORGOT TO TURN OFF
THE CAMERA!
DEAR ME.
Yetily turns off the camera.
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 sticking a stamp on a notebook in the bookstore.
In off, Leon says ARE YOU READY, YETILY?
Yetily says YES, I'VE JUST FINISHED A NEW
PAGE.
Yetily shows the notebook to the camera and says I ALREADY HAD TWO STAMPS AND
I'VE JUST FOUND THIS PICTURE.
LOOK, IT'S JUST PERFECT ISN'T
IT?
He points to the picture of a large tree in a field.
Leon says WOW. THOSE ARE NICE.
AND WHICH FABLE IS IT THEN?
Yetily says THE LION AND THE MOUSE.
Leon says OH, OH, BY "E-SOAP."
Yetily says NICE TRY, LEON, BUT NO.
YOU DON'T SAY, "E-SOAP."
YOU PRONOUNCE HIS NAME, "AESOP."
AND IT GOES LIKE THIS.
He reads THE LION AND THE MOUSE, BY
AESOP.
A LION LAY ASLEEP IN THE FOREST,
WHEN A TIMID LITTLE MOUSE CAME
UPON HIM UNEXPECTEDLY.
ANGRILY ROUSED FROM HIS NAP,
THE LION LAID HIS HUGE PAW ON
THE TINY CREATURE.
"SPARE ME!" BEGGED THE POOR
MOUSE.
"LET ME GO AND SOME DAY I WILL
SURELY REPAY YOU."
Leon says OH, I'M BEGGING YOU,
DON'T EAT HIM!
Yetily continues reading THE LION WAS MUCH AMUSED
TO THINK THAT A MOUSE COULD EVER
HELP HIM.
BUT HE WAS GENEROUS AND FINALLY
LET THE MOUSE GO.
SOME DAYS LATER, WHILE STALKING
HIS PREY IN THE FOREST, THE LION
WAS CAUGHT IN THE TOILS OF A
HUNTER'S NET.
HUNTERS HAD CAPTURED HIM AND
TIED HIM TO A TREE.
Leon says OH, NO!
Yetily reads COMPLETELY UNABLE TO FREE
HIMSELF, HE FILLED THE FOREST
WITH HIS ANGRY ROARING.
THE MOUSE RECOGNIZED THE VOICE
AND QUICKLY FOUND THE LION
STRUGGLING IN THE NET.
RUNNING QUICKLY TO THE ROPES
THAT BOUND HIM, SHE GNAWED
UNTIL IT PARTED, AND SOON THE
LION WAS SET FREE FROM THE TREE
THANKS TO THE EFFORTS OF THE
LITTLE CREATURE.
"YOU LAUGHED WHEN I SAID I WOULD
REPAY YOU," SAID THE MOUSE.
"EVEN A MOUSE CAN HELP A LION."
Leon says IT'S A VERY NICE
LITTLE MOUSE.
Yetily says YES, AND ABOVE ALL HE KEPT
HIS PROMISE.
BUT, YOU KNOW, LEON, THERE'S
ANOTHER VERSION BY JEAN DE LA
FONTAINE, WHERE HE SAYS, WE
OFTEN NEED SOMEONE SMALLER THAN
OURSELVES.
Leon says AND THAT'S TRUE!
I'M GOING TO TELL NINA!
Leon drops the camera and it keeps recording.
Yetily chuckles and says OH, YOU FORGOT TO TURN OFF
THE CAMERA!
DEAR ME.
Yetily turns off the camera.
The theme music plays.
The end credits roll.
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