(Soft music playing)

(Giggling)

An animated ladybug and bee hover above a tree branch.

Text on a leaf reads: Ladybird + Bee

A child narrates, IT’S LADYBIRD AND BEE.

(Giggling)

(Music playing)

The sun sets over a meadow filled with flowers. Ladybird and Bee are on a tree branch. They look sleepy.

The narrator says, HELLO, LADYBIRD AND BEE!

Bee yawns, BUZZ BUZZ.

Ladybird yawns, LILLILOO.

The narrator says, IT'S NEARLY BEDTIME.

Ladybird nods.

Bee looks up.

Bee asks, BUZZ BUZZ?

Ladybird says, LILLILOO?

The narrator asks, DID THAT BRANCH JUST MOVE?

A moth stretches its wings. It is the same colour as the branch.

Ladybird and Bee look surprised.

Bee says, BUZZ BUZZ?!

Ladybird asks, LILLILOO?!

(Gasping)

The moth walks along the branch. It flaps its wings and flies off.

The narrator says, OH! THE BRANCH TURNED INTO A FLYING THING!

Bee and Ladybird smile. More moths flutter against the tree trunk. They fly past Bee and Ladybird.

Bee asks, BUZZ BUZZ?

Ladybird cries, LILLILOO!

They fly after the moths as the sky darkens and stars shine.

(Giggling)

The moths fly past a full moon.

The narrator says, BUTTERFLIES THAT LIKE THE NIGHTTIME!

Bee shouts, BUZZ BUZZ!

Ladybird says, LILLILOO!

(Music playing)

The moths swoop down to land on flowers in the meadow. Ladybird and Bee fly past them and hover above the flowers. They watch the moths.

Bee yawns.

(Yawning)

The narrator says, IT'S REALLY BEDTIME NOW.

(Yawning)

Ladybird and Bee fly back to the tree branch. They land on it.

The narrator says, NIGHT-NIGHT, LADYBIRD. NIGHT-NIGHT, BEE.

Ladybird and Bee smile and close their eyes.

(Music playing)

End credits read:
Created & Written by Gráinne McGuinness, David McGrath, Claire Handley
Cast:
Narrator, Roise Fields
Ladybird, Hillary Daly
Bee, Aaron Barashi
Insects, Michael White.

Copyright Paper Owl Creative Limited 2021