Transcript: The Town Mouse and the Country 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 records Yetily in the bookstore.
Yetily says OKAY, LEON, CAN WE START NOW?
In off, Leon says WELL, NO, YETILY.
WE HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM.
Yetily says OH, YES?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
Leon says WELL, YOU HAVE THIS BIG
STAIN ON YOUR BELLY.
Yetily says HUH?
YOU SURE?
He looks at his belly and says WHERE IS IT?
Leon says RIGHT THERE.
Yetily chuckles and wipes the lens of the camera.
(camera lens squeaking)
Leon exhales the lens and Yetily finishes wiping.
Yetily says IS IT BETTER NOW?
Leon says AH, WELL, YES.
THE STAIN'S GONE.
YOU'RE MAGIC, YETILY.
Yetily says A REAL MAGICIAN YOU MEAN.
BUT NOT AS GOOD AS AESOP, WHO
WORKED REAL MAGIC WITH HIS
WORDS.
HERE'S OUR FABLE TODAY...
THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY
MOUSE.
Yetily reads A COUNTRY MOUSE INVITED FOR
DINNER A FRIEND WHO LIVED IN A
TOWN.
THE TOWN MOUSE WAS VERY EXCITED,
AND HASTENED TO THE COUNTRY TO
SEE HIS FRIEND.
AS HE ONLY HAD GRASS AND WHEAT
TO EAT, HE SAID, "MY FRIEND, YOU
CERTAINLY HAVE A VERY AUSTERE
LIFE.
ON THE CONTRARY, I HAVE GOODS
IN ABUNDANCE.
COME WITH ME IF YOU'D LIKE,
THEY'RE AT YOUR DISPOSAL."
AND SO THEY PROMPTLY LEFT.
THE TOWN MOUSE PROUDLY SHOWED TO
HIS OLD FRIEND VEGETABLES AND
WHEAT, ALONG WITH DRIED FIGS,
TASTY CHEESE, DELICIOUS HONEY,
AND JUICY FRUITS!
Leon says YUM!
Yetily continues reading AMAZED, THE COUNTRY MOUSE
BLESSED HIS FRIEND FROM THE
BOTTOM OF HIS HEART, AND THEN HE
CURSED HIS OWN POOR LOT.
Leon gasps.
Yetily reads SPEAKING OF DELICIOUS THINGS,
LOOK, LEON!
Yetily shows a page of the book and says I DREW A FIG, A CHEESE, AND SOME
FRUIT, AND RASPBERRY ICE-CREAM,
BECAUSE A GOOD MEAL ALWAYS ENDS
WITH RASPBERRY ICE-CREAM.
Leon says UH, YETILY, WILL YOU GO
AHEAD?
Yetily reads SO, JUST WHEN THEY WERE ABOUT
TO ENJOY THEIR FEAST, A DOG
SUDDENLY OPENED THE DOOR.
Leon says A DOG?!
Yetily reads FRIGHTENED BY THE NOISE, THE
TWO MICE QUICKLY FLED INTO A
TINY HOLE.
THEN WHEN THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY
BACK TO TAKE SOME DRIED FIGS,
ANOTHER DOG CAME BARGING INTO
THE ROOM.
Leon says OH, DEAR!
Yetily reads AT HIS SIGHT, THEY RUSHED
BACK INTO THEIR HOLE AGAIN TO
HIDE.
Leon says PHEW.
Yetily reads THEN THE COUNTRY MOUSE,
FORGETTING HIS HUNGER, SIGHED
AND SAID TO HIS FRIEND,
"FAREWELL, MY FRIEND.
YOU MAY EAT YOUR FILL WITH
ENTHUSIASM, BUT DANGERS AND A
THOUSAND FEARS ARE THE PRICE TO
PAY."
AS FOR PITIFUL ME, I WILL GO ON
LIVING WITH A FEW GRAINS OF
WHEAT AND BARLEY TO NIBBLE, BUT
WITHOUT FEARING OR SUSPECTING
ANYONE."
THIS FABLE SHOWS HOW IT IS
BETTER TO LEAD A SIMPLE AND
PEACEFUL LIFE, INSTEAD OF AN
EXISTENCE OF ABUNDANCE, BUT
SUFFERING FROM FEAR.
Yetily closes the book and says SO, LEON, I FINISHED OUR FABLE
FOR TODAY, BUT WHAT A DIRE
DILEMMA.
HMMM.
BLUEBERRY MUFFINS...
EAT A LITTLE AND RELAX,
OR EAT A LOT BUT BE READY TO
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE?
Leon says PHEW.
LUCKILY YOU'RE A YETI IN A
BOOKSHOP AND YOU CAN EAT ALL
YOU WANT WITHOUT HIDING.
Yetily says ALL I WANT, ALL I WANT?
HMM?
BY THE WAY, ISN'T IT TIME FOR A
LITTLE SNACK?
LIKE WATERMELON ICE-CREAM?
Leon says OH, YES!
WATERMELON ICE-CREAM!
Yetily says COME ON, LEON, LET'S EAT!
Yetily offers Leon a donut.
Leon says YOU KNOW THAT'S A
DONUT?
The camera turns off.
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 records Yetily in the bookstore.
Yetily says OKAY, LEON, CAN WE START NOW?
In off, Leon says WELL, NO, YETILY.
WE HAVE A LITTLE PROBLEM.
Yetily says OH, YES?
WHAT'S GOING ON?
Leon says WELL, YOU HAVE THIS BIG
STAIN ON YOUR BELLY.
Yetily says HUH?
YOU SURE?
He looks at his belly and says WHERE IS IT?
Leon says RIGHT THERE.
Yetily chuckles and wipes the lens of the camera.
(camera lens squeaking)
Leon exhales the lens and Yetily finishes wiping.
Yetily says IS IT BETTER NOW?
Leon says AH, WELL, YES.
THE STAIN'S GONE.
YOU'RE MAGIC, YETILY.
Yetily says A REAL MAGICIAN YOU MEAN.
BUT NOT AS GOOD AS AESOP, WHO
WORKED REAL MAGIC WITH HIS
WORDS.
HERE'S OUR FABLE TODAY...
THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY
MOUSE.
Yetily reads A COUNTRY MOUSE INVITED FOR
DINNER A FRIEND WHO LIVED IN A
TOWN.
THE TOWN MOUSE WAS VERY EXCITED,
AND HASTENED TO THE COUNTRY TO
SEE HIS FRIEND.
AS HE ONLY HAD GRASS AND WHEAT
TO EAT, HE SAID, "MY FRIEND, YOU
CERTAINLY HAVE A VERY AUSTERE
LIFE.
ON THE CONTRARY, I HAVE GOODS
IN ABUNDANCE.
COME WITH ME IF YOU'D LIKE,
THEY'RE AT YOUR DISPOSAL."
AND SO THEY PROMPTLY LEFT.
THE TOWN MOUSE PROUDLY SHOWED TO
HIS OLD FRIEND VEGETABLES AND
WHEAT, ALONG WITH DRIED FIGS,
TASTY CHEESE, DELICIOUS HONEY,
AND JUICY FRUITS!
Leon says YUM!
Yetily continues reading AMAZED, THE COUNTRY MOUSE
BLESSED HIS FRIEND FROM THE
BOTTOM OF HIS HEART, AND THEN HE
CURSED HIS OWN POOR LOT.
Leon gasps.
Yetily reads SPEAKING OF DELICIOUS THINGS,
LOOK, LEON!
Yetily shows a page of the book and says I DREW A FIG, A CHEESE, AND SOME
FRUIT, AND RASPBERRY ICE-CREAM,
BECAUSE A GOOD MEAL ALWAYS ENDS
WITH RASPBERRY ICE-CREAM.
Leon says UH, YETILY, WILL YOU GO
AHEAD?
Yetily reads SO, JUST WHEN THEY WERE ABOUT
TO ENJOY THEIR FEAST, A DOG
SUDDENLY OPENED THE DOOR.
Leon says A DOG?!
Yetily reads FRIGHTENED BY THE NOISE, THE
TWO MICE QUICKLY FLED INTO A
TINY HOLE.
THEN WHEN THEY WERE ON THEIR WAY
BACK TO TAKE SOME DRIED FIGS,
ANOTHER DOG CAME BARGING INTO
THE ROOM.
Leon says OH, DEAR!
Yetily reads AT HIS SIGHT, THEY RUSHED
BACK INTO THEIR HOLE AGAIN TO
HIDE.
Leon says PHEW.
Yetily reads THEN THE COUNTRY MOUSE,
FORGETTING HIS HUNGER, SIGHED
AND SAID TO HIS FRIEND,
"FAREWELL, MY FRIEND.
YOU MAY EAT YOUR FILL WITH
ENTHUSIASM, BUT DANGERS AND A
THOUSAND FEARS ARE THE PRICE TO
PAY."
AS FOR PITIFUL ME, I WILL GO ON
LIVING WITH A FEW GRAINS OF
WHEAT AND BARLEY TO NIBBLE, BUT
WITHOUT FEARING OR SUSPECTING
ANYONE."
THIS FABLE SHOWS HOW IT IS
BETTER TO LEAD A SIMPLE AND
PEACEFUL LIFE, INSTEAD OF AN
EXISTENCE OF ABUNDANCE, BUT
SUFFERING FROM FEAR.
Yetily closes the book and says SO, LEON, I FINISHED OUR FABLE
FOR TODAY, BUT WHAT A DIRE
DILEMMA.
HMMM.
BLUEBERRY MUFFINS...
EAT A LITTLE AND RELAX,
OR EAT A LOT BUT BE READY TO
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE?
Leon says PHEW.
LUCKILY YOU'RE A YETI IN A
BOOKSHOP AND YOU CAN EAT ALL
YOU WANT WITHOUT HIDING.
Yetily says ALL I WANT, ALL I WANT?
HMM?
BY THE WAY, ISN'T IT TIME FOR A
LITTLE SNACK?
LIKE WATERMELON ICE-CREAM?
Leon says OH, YES!
WATERMELON ICE-CREAM!
Yetily says COME ON, LEON, LET'S EAT!
Yetily offers Leon a donut.
Leon says YOU KNOW THAT'S A
DONUT?
The camera turns off.
The theme music plays.
The end credits roll.
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