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Transcript: Olga Learns French
[Magical music plays]
In an animation, the sun shines brightly over a field of dandelions. A guinea pig with long brown fur frolics through the grass. In live action, the guinea pig rests in their hutch, a large wooden cage on posts in the Sawdust family’s backyard. Mr. and Mrs. Sawdust stand by a gate in the fence, and Karen, a girl with long brown hair in braided pigtails, runs up to the hutch with a kite.
[Guinea pig squeaking]
[Cheerful music plays]
The guinea pig sings, I'M A GUINEA PIG SENSATION WITH A GREAT IMAGINATION. I'M OLGA DA POLGA, THAT'S ME!
Facing Olga’s hutch, Noel, a black cat, lies on a small grassy hill with Graham, a small tortoise, and Fangio, a hedgehog. Mrs. Sawdust trims a bush. Mr. Sawdust builds a pen. Karen skips across the yard. Olga nibbles on a blade of grass beside Daisy, a black and white guinea pig. Noel swats at Olga from the roof of the hutch.
At the back door of the Sawdust’s house, Karen says, OLGA! DAISY! SNACKS!
Olga sings, MY HEAD IS FULL OF STORIES, OF DERRING-DO AND GLORIES, SO GATHER 'ROUND, AND LISTEN TO ME!
In animations, different guinea pigs face a fire-breathing dragon, stand on a podium with first-place medals and look up at a princess locked in a castle.
A crowd cheers, HOORAY!
In live-action, Graham says, AMAZING.
Noel says, RIDICULOUS!
Fangio says, INTERESTING!
Daisy says, OH!
[Gentle, cheerful music plays]
Karen and her parents smile at Olga in the hutch. In the house, they pet Olga. In the backyard, Karen puts a carrot in Olga’s food bowl.
Olga sings, OLGA DA POLGA, THAT'S ME!
[Olga squeaking]
Title: Olga da Polga. Based on the books by Michael Bond.
[Gentle music plays]
In live-action, in the present, a person walks down a street. In the Sawdust family’s backyard, the sun shines brightly over bold yellow and purple flowers. The episode title reads, “Olga Learns French.” In the guinea pig hutch, Olga lies near the clear door and nibbles on a blade of grass. Daisy lies behind her near the straw hideaway tube.
[Birds chirping]
Olga narrates, IT'S NICE HAVING A SKILL.
Fangio sniffs around a rock.
[Fangio humming]
Olga narrates, FANGIO CAN SNIFF.
On a stool, Noel jumps onto the roof of the hutch.
[Noel meowing]
Olga narrates, NOEL CAN JUMP.
In his hutch, Graham lies on a pile of hay.
[Graham humming]
Olga narrates, AND GRAHAM CAN… WELL, BE GRAHAM.
Graham nods.
[Graham humming]
Olga narrates, BUT GUINEA PIGS TRUMP THEM ALL. IN FACT, I DISCOVERED A SKILL I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD.
In the guinea pig hutch bedroom doorway, Daisy munches on grass blades.
Olga narrates, I COULD SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE!
[Magical music plays]
In a live-action flashback, the wind blows the colourful fabric squares against the back fence. In the guinea pig hutch, Olga munches on a mouthful of grass. Near the garden shed, Mr. Sawdust unpacks a piece of outdoor furniture. Mr. Sawdust has short, dark grey hair and a thick, grey beard and wears a red plaid, button-down shirt over a blue T-shirt. Mrs. Sawdust stands behind Mr. Sawdust with a wooden chair. She has long, light brown hair and wears a green long-sleeved shirt.
Mr. Sawdust says, RIGHT. LET'S GET THIS NEW FURNITURE BUILT AND THEN WE CAN SPEND MORE TIME OUTSIDE.
Mrs. Sawdust flips the chair right side up.
[Mrs. Sawdust sighing]
Mrs. Sawdust says, SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
Mrs. Sawdust puts down the chair and takes a seat in it.
[Light, cheerful music plays]
Karen does a cartwheel in the middle of the yard. She wears her long brown hair in braided pigtails and purple overalls over a pink long-sleeved shirt with orange polka dots.
Mrs. Sawdust says, KAREN! WHY DON'T YOU CLEAN OUT OLGA AND DAISY'S HUTCH BEFORE MARIE GETS HERE?
Karen says, OKAY!
Karen skips toward the house. Mr. Sawdust holds up a small metal tool and furrows his brow.
Mr. Sawdust asks, WHAT EVEN IS THAT?
Mrs. Sawdust says, UH? PROBABLY A WEE KEY FOR THE BOLTS OR SOMETHING.
Mr. Sawdust asks, SHOULD WE CHECK THE INSTRUCTIONS?
Mrs. Sawdust says, SURE.
Mr. Sawdust grabs a large sheet of instructions.
Mr. Sawdust says, OH. OH, BOY.
Mr. Sawdust rotates the instructions, and Mrs. Sawdust furrows her brow. Karen walks over to the guinea pig hutch with a bucket, dustpan and cleaning brush. She puts down her cleaning supplies and sits on the stool in front of the hutch.
Karen says, I'M SO EXCITED! MY NEW FRIEND, MARIE'S, COMING OVER SOON. SHE'S BILINGUAL! IT MEANS SHE SPEAKS FRENCH AND ENGLISH.
Karen talks to Olga through the clear hutch door. By the food bowl, Olga munches on a mouthful of grass.
Olga narrates, WELL, IF KAREN WAS EXCITED, I WAS TOO. IT WAS ALWAYS NICE TO MEET A NEW FRIEND.
Karen takes the guinea pig water bottle off the hutch.
Karen says, SHE'S TAUGHT ME SOME FRENCH ALREADY. WATER IS L'EAU AND GUINEA PIG IS COCHON D'INDE.
Olga narrates, WELL, THAT HAD A VERY GRAND RING TO IT.
Olga finishes her mouthful of grass.
[Olga squeaking]
Karen opens the wooden door to Olga and Daisy’s bedroom. Nestled in a pile of hay, Daisy nibbles on a blade of grass.
Karen says, HI, DAISY! I'LL JUST REFILL YOUR WATER BOTTLE AND THEN YOU CAN GO ON THE RUN LATER. AND WHEN YOU MEET MARIE, SHE MIGHT TEACH YOU SOME FRENCH, TOO!
Karen closes the wooden door and leaves with the water bottle.
Olga narrates, WELL, THIS DID SOUND EXCITING AND I COULDN'T WAIT TO TELL EVERYONE!
Blades of grass stick out of Olga’s mouth. Graham wanders across the small grassy hill in front of the hutch.
[Graham humming]
Noel leaps off the stone half-wall near the hutch.
[Noel meowing]
On the other side of the wall, Fangio lies in dried-up grass and sniffs the air.
[Fangio sniffing]
Noel, Graham and Fangio lie on the grassy hill. In the hutch, Olga stands by the food bowl.
Olga says, SO, KAREN'S FRIEND, MARIE, IS COMING ROUND AND WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK FRENCH.
Graham asks, WHAT'S FRENCH?
Olga explains, FRENCH, GRAHAM, IS ANOTHER SAWDUST LANGUAGE. FANGIO: HMM. INTERESTING.
Fangio says, HM, INTERESTING.
[Noel groaning]
Noel says, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK FRENCH.
Olga says, I WILL! BECAUSE GUINEA PIGS ARE VERY GOOD AT LANGUAGES.
Noel says, REALLY?
Olga says, YES, REALLY! IT ALL STARTED A LONG TIME AGO WHEN GUINEA PIGS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD SET UP A GLOBAL GUINEA PIG GATHERING.
In an animated story, guinea pigs sit around a half-circle table. One guinea pig wears a winter hat. Another wears sunglasses. A third wears a dandelion crown. At a podium, a guinea pig presenter wearing a purple blazer stands in front of a map.
Olga narrates, EVERY YEAR, THEY ALL MET TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT GUINEA PIG MATTERS LIKE HOW WELL THE GRASS WAS GROWING AND WHERE THE BEST HAY COULD BE FOUND.
[Guinea pig presenter squeaking]
Olga narrates, THEY CAME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND SPOKE MANY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, WHICH MADE IT HARD TO COMMUNICATE AT TIMES, SO IT WAS DECIDED THAT GUINEA PIGS SHOULD LEARN ALL THE LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD SO THEY COULD UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER BETTER.
[All guinea pigs squeaking]
[Presenter guinea pig squeaking]
Olga narrates, AS GUINEA PIGS ARE SO CLEVER, THAT WAS EASY TO DO.
[All guinea pigs squeaking]
Olga narrates, AND EVER SINCE THEN, GUINEA PIGS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK MANY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
The story ends.
In the live-action flashback, Noel says, REALLY? THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TELL US ALL A STORY IN FRENCH.
Olga says, WELL, IF I TOLD YOU A STORY IN FRENCH, YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND, NOEL. I HAVE TO USE SIMPLE LANGUAGE THAT A CAT KNOWS.
Noel flicks his tail.
Noel says, HMM. I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT.
Olga narrates, WELL, ALTHOUGH I COULDN'T SPEAK FRENCH YET, I WAS DETERMINED TO PROVE NOEL WRONG.
Noel walks away.
[Gentle music plays]
The sun shines brightly on the white seeds of a dandelion. Near the garden shed, Karen furrows her brow and flips the outdoor furniture instructions. Mr. Sawdust kneels behind a table on its side and frowns at a long screw. Mrs. Sawdust walks over.
Mrs. Sawdust asks, HOW'S IT GOING?
Mr. Sawdust says, OKAY, BUT I'VE GOT THIS ONE SCREW LEFT OVER AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT GOES.
Mrs. Sawdust says, OH, LET'S SEE.
Mrs. Sawdust looks at the instructions.
[Paper rustling]
A girl with curly, dark brown hair in an updo walks into the yard through the open gate and waves. She wears a green long-sleeved dress and purple tights with orange polka dots.
The brown-haired girl says, HI!
Karen says, MARIE!
Karen gives Mr. Sawdust the instructions and waves to the brown-haired girl, Marie.
Karen says, BONJOUR!
[Mrs. Sawdust quietly laughing]
Karen runs toward Marie. Mrs. Sawdust follows. Mr. Sawdust stands and lays out the instructions over the table.
Mr. Sawdust says, OKAY, RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT GONNA BEAT ME.
Mr. Sawdust looks around the table. Karen meets Marie at the gate. Marie leans out the gate.
Marie shouts, BYE, MUM! SEE YOU LATER!
Mrs. Sawdust walks up behind Karen.
Karen says, COME AND SEE THE GUINEA PIGS!
Karen and Marie run toward the guinea pig hutch. Mrs. Sawdust leans out the gate. Elsewhere in the yard, Fangio sniffs the air.
[Fangio sniffing]
On the grassy hill, Noel sits in the sun and looks around. Karen and Marie run up to the hutch.
Karen says, THAT'S DAISY.
Karen points to Daisy near the straw hideaway in the hutch.
[Daisy squeaking]
Karen says, AND THIS IS OLGA.
Karen points to Olga beside the food bowl. Olga nibbles on a blade of grass.
Marie says, AH, SHE'S SO CUTE!
[Marie speaking French]
Olga narrates, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANT, BUT IT SOUNDED VERY NICE.
Karen asks, IS THAT IN FRENCH?
Marie says, OUI, YES. IT MEANS SHE'S VERY CUTE.
[Karen laughing]
Olga narrates, WELL, I AM VERY CUTE. I LIKE THIS FRENCH LANGUAGE AND MARIE.
[Gentle music plays]
A butterfly on a purple flower flies away. Graham lies on the ramp of his hutch.
[Graham humming]
Marie leaps across cardboard boxes from the outdoor furniture laid across the grass.
Olga narrates, BUT AS I WATCHED KAREN AND MARIE PLAYING IN THE GARDEN, I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT MARIE HAD SAID.
Karen jumps across the cardboard boxes.
[Karen giggling]
Olga says, TU ES UM... OH.
In the bedroom doorway, Daisy asks, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, OLGA?
Olga says, I'M JUST TRYING TO PRACTICE MY FRENCH, BUT IT'S A BIT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.
Daisy says, GO ON, OLGA. YOU CAN DO IT.
Olga narrates, BUT THE TRUTH WAS I WASN'T SURE. MAYBE NOEL WAS RIGHT. MAYBE I COULDN'T SPEAK FRENCH AFTER ALL.
Daisy nibbles on a piece of lettuce. Olga munches on a strand of hay. Marie does a cartwheel. Karen hops across the cardboard.
[Karen giggling]
[Gentle music plays]
Noel peaks out his cat door. Graham lies on a pile of hay in his hutch.
[Noel yawning]
Fangio wanders among white and orange flowers by the back fence.
[Fangio singing]
In the middle of the yard, Mrs. Sawdust holds Olga. She stands by the large guinea pig pen, a run.
[Mr. Sawdust groaning]
Mr. Sawdust crawls out from under the now upright table.
[Mr. Sawdust sighing loudly]
Mr. Sawdust says, I GIVE UP!
Mrs. Sawdust puts Olga in the pen and says, I'M SURE IT CAN'T BE THAT DIFFICULT.
Mr. Sawdust glances at the table with a look of defeat. Karen and Marie run around the cardboard packaging.
Karen stops and asks, WHY DON'T WE MAKE SOMETHING FOR OLGA AND DAISY, TOO?
Marie says, YEAH, THAT SOUNDS FUN.
Karen runs over to the pen. Marie passes her a bent piece of cardboard. Karen places the cardboard in the pen and makes a tunnel.
Karen asks, DO YOU LIKE THE TUNNEL, OLGA?
[Olga squeaking]
Olga narrates, I LOVED MY NEW TUNNEL.
Olga scurries through the tunnel.
[Olga squeaking]
Marie says, AH, SHE'S SO CLEVER. SHE'S SAYING "OUI". THAT MEANS "YES" IN FRENCH.
[Olga squeaking]
Karen says, WELL DONE, OLGA! YOU CAN SPEAK FRENCH!
Olga narrates, I COULD? I COULD ACTUALLY SPEAK FRENCH?
Olga runs in and out of the tunnel.
Marie says, OUI, OUI, OUI!
[Karen and Maria giggling]
Olga narrates, OUI! YES! I CAN SPEAK FRENCH!
Karen asks, DID YOU HEAR THAT, MUM AND DAD? OLGA CAN SPEAK FRENCH!
Mr. and Mrs. Sawdust stand at the table and look over the instructions.
Mrs. Sawdust says, WELL DONE, OLGA!
Mr. Sawdust says, AH-HA! I THINK I'VE GOT IT!
Mrs. Sawdust says, HUH?
Mr. Sawdust ducks under the table. Karen and Marie furrow their brows. Mr. Sawdust stands and raises an umbrella in the middle of the table.
[Mr. Sawdust sighing]
Chuckling, Mr. Sawdust says, HEY! FINISHED!
The umbrella closes on Mr. Sawdust.
Mrs. Sawdust says, OH!
[Karen, Marie and Mrs. Sawdust laughing]
[Olga squeaking]
Mr. Sawdust wrestles with the umbrella.
Mrs. Sawdust says, RIGHT. LET'S GET THIS TIDIED UP AND WE CAN ALL HAVE A NICE PICNIC.
[Mr. Sawdust grunting]
Karen and Marie turn to the cardboard packaging on the ground. Marie picks up one of the boxes. Olga runs around the pen.
[Olga squeaking]
Mr. Sawdust pushes at the umbrella. Mrs. Sawdust shakes her head and walks over to Karen and Marie.
[Gentle music plays]
In one of the gardens, a purple butterfly flies off a rhubarb leaf. Fangio strolls between potted plants.
[Fangio singing]
Noel walks alongside the stone half-wall near the guinea pig hutch.
[Noel sighing]
In the pen, Olga asks, DID YOU HEAR THAT, NOEL? I CAN SPEAK FRENCH!
Standing beside the hutch, Noel says, WHAT NONSENSE.
[Noel grumbling]
[Gentle music plays]
The sun shines brightly over the backyard. Noel runs by Graham, who lies in the shade of his hutch. The wind gently blows daisies in the garden. By the shed, Karen, Marie and Mrs. Sawdust sit around the new table. Mr. Sawdust places a bowl on the table and joins them.
Mr. Sawdust says, THERE! AH-HA! A SPRING PICNIC!
Mrs. Sawdust says, OH! I ALMOST FORGOT!
Mrs. Sawdust grabs a miniature picnic table and umbrella.
Mrs. Sawdust says, FOR OLGA AND DAISY.
Mrs. Sawdust places the mini table on the table.
Karen and Marie say, AW!
Karen grabs the mini table, and Marie grabs a bowl. Together they walk over to the pen and Karen opens the door in the roof.
Karne says, THERE YOU GO, OLGA.
Karen puts the mini picnic table inside the pen beside Olga.
Karen says, YOUR OWN PICNIC TABLE.
[Olga squeaking]
Karen takes a handful of leafy greens from the bowl and puts them on the picnic table. She adds half a carrot.
[Olga squeaking]
Karen says, THAT MEANS YOU CAN JOIN IN, TOO.
Marie asks, DO YOU LIKE IT?
Olga narrates, OUI, OUI, OUI!
Olga nibbles on a blade of grass at the picnic table.
Olga narrates, OUI! YES, OUI, OUI!
Olga nibbles on a piece of parsley.
Marie says, YOUR FRENCH HAS GOT SO GOOD, OLGA.
[Olga squeaking]
Olga stands at the picnic table with her front paws on the bench.
Mr. Sawdust says, SHE'S A VERY TALENTED GUINEA PIG.
Marie smiles and nods.
[Olga squeaking]
Sitting by a boxed garden, Noel says, WELL, I NEVER.
Olga says, I TOLD YOU, NOEL. GUINEA PIGS CAN SPEAK FRENCH.
Noel says, HMM.
Noel walks away. Daisy stands at the picnic table with Olga with her paws on the opposite bench.
[Olga and Daisy squeaking]
[Gentle music plays]
The wind gently blows the squares of fabric hanging against the back fence. Fangio climbs down the grassy hill.
[Fangio singing]
The sun shines brightly across the backyard.
Olga narrates, AFTER THAT DAY, I SPOKE FRENCH QUITE OFTEN. IN FACT, I EVEN TAUGHT DAISY TO SPEAK FRENCH, TOO.
In the present, Olga and Daisy nibble on blades of grass in the hutch.
Olga narrates, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI.
Olga picks up a mouthful of grass.
Olga narrates, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI.
[Playful music plays]
End credits. Written by Jackie Savery. Cast: Olga, Lesley Harcourt. Noel, Susheel Kumar. Graham, Mark McDonnell. Fangio, Tim Licata. Daisy, Nicola Stanton. Karen Sawdust, Isla Mercer. Mr. Sawdust, Greg Hemphill. Mrs. Sawdust, Julie Wilson Nimmo. Karen Double, Mila D’Annunzlo. Marie, Emilia Kunashe Leonard. Director, Michael Hines. Producer, Fiona Donaldson. Series Editor, Jackie Savery. Logo: Mara Kids. Copyright MaraMedia MMXXIII.
[Whooshing]
Logo: Boat Rocker.
In an animation, the sun shines brightly over a field of dandelions. A guinea pig with long brown fur frolics through the grass. In live action, the guinea pig rests in their hutch, a large wooden cage on posts in the Sawdust family’s backyard. Mr. and Mrs. Sawdust stand by a gate in the fence, and Karen, a girl with long brown hair in braided pigtails, runs up to the hutch with a kite.
[Guinea pig squeaking]
[Cheerful music plays]
The guinea pig sings, I'M A GUINEA PIG SENSATION WITH A GREAT IMAGINATION. I'M OLGA DA POLGA, THAT'S ME!
Facing Olga’s hutch, Noel, a black cat, lies on a small grassy hill with Graham, a small tortoise, and Fangio, a hedgehog. Mrs. Sawdust trims a bush. Mr. Sawdust builds a pen. Karen skips across the yard. Olga nibbles on a blade of grass beside Daisy, a black and white guinea pig. Noel swats at Olga from the roof of the hutch.
At the back door of the Sawdust’s house, Karen says, OLGA! DAISY! SNACKS!
Olga sings, MY HEAD IS FULL OF STORIES, OF DERRING-DO AND GLORIES, SO GATHER 'ROUND, AND LISTEN TO ME!
In animations, different guinea pigs face a fire-breathing dragon, stand on a podium with first-place medals and look up at a princess locked in a castle.
A crowd cheers, HOORAY!
In live-action, Graham says, AMAZING.
Noel says, RIDICULOUS!
Fangio says, INTERESTING!
Daisy says, OH!
[Gentle, cheerful music plays]
Karen and her parents smile at Olga in the hutch. In the house, they pet Olga. In the backyard, Karen puts a carrot in Olga’s food bowl.
Olga sings, OLGA DA POLGA, THAT'S ME!
[Olga squeaking]
Title: Olga da Polga. Based on the books by Michael Bond.
[Gentle music plays]
In live-action, in the present, a person walks down a street. In the Sawdust family’s backyard, the sun shines brightly over bold yellow and purple flowers. The episode title reads, “Olga Learns French.” In the guinea pig hutch, Olga lies near the clear door and nibbles on a blade of grass. Daisy lies behind her near the straw hideaway tube.
[Birds chirping]
Olga narrates, IT'S NICE HAVING A SKILL.
Fangio sniffs around a rock.
[Fangio humming]
Olga narrates, FANGIO CAN SNIFF.
On a stool, Noel jumps onto the roof of the hutch.
[Noel meowing]
Olga narrates, NOEL CAN JUMP.
In his hutch, Graham lies on a pile of hay.
[Graham humming]
Olga narrates, AND GRAHAM CAN… WELL, BE GRAHAM.
Graham nods.
[Graham humming]
Olga narrates, BUT GUINEA PIGS TRUMP THEM ALL. IN FACT, I DISCOVERED A SKILL I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I HAD.
In the guinea pig hutch bedroom doorway, Daisy munches on grass blades.
Olga narrates, I COULD SPEAK ANOTHER LANGUAGE!
[Magical music plays]
In a live-action flashback, the wind blows the colourful fabric squares against the back fence. In the guinea pig hutch, Olga munches on a mouthful of grass. Near the garden shed, Mr. Sawdust unpacks a piece of outdoor furniture. Mr. Sawdust has short, dark grey hair and a thick, grey beard and wears a red plaid, button-down shirt over a blue T-shirt. Mrs. Sawdust stands behind Mr. Sawdust with a wooden chair. She has long, light brown hair and wears a green long-sleeved shirt.
Mr. Sawdust says, RIGHT. LET'S GET THIS NEW FURNITURE BUILT AND THEN WE CAN SPEND MORE TIME OUTSIDE.
Mrs. Sawdust flips the chair right side up.
[Mrs. Sawdust sighing]
Mrs. Sawdust says, SOUNDS LIKE A PLAN.
Mrs. Sawdust puts down the chair and takes a seat in it.
[Light, cheerful music plays]
Karen does a cartwheel in the middle of the yard. She wears her long brown hair in braided pigtails and purple overalls over a pink long-sleeved shirt with orange polka dots.
Mrs. Sawdust says, KAREN! WHY DON'T YOU CLEAN OUT OLGA AND DAISY'S HUTCH BEFORE MARIE GETS HERE?
Karen says, OKAY!
Karen skips toward the house. Mr. Sawdust holds up a small metal tool and furrows his brow.
Mr. Sawdust asks, WHAT EVEN IS THAT?
Mrs. Sawdust says, UH? PROBABLY A WEE KEY FOR THE BOLTS OR SOMETHING.
Mr. Sawdust asks, SHOULD WE CHECK THE INSTRUCTIONS?
Mrs. Sawdust says, SURE.
Mr. Sawdust grabs a large sheet of instructions.
Mr. Sawdust says, OH. OH, BOY.
Mr. Sawdust rotates the instructions, and Mrs. Sawdust furrows her brow. Karen walks over to the guinea pig hutch with a bucket, dustpan and cleaning brush. She puts down her cleaning supplies and sits on the stool in front of the hutch.
Karen says, I'M SO EXCITED! MY NEW FRIEND, MARIE'S, COMING OVER SOON. SHE'S BILINGUAL! IT MEANS SHE SPEAKS FRENCH AND ENGLISH.
Karen talks to Olga through the clear hutch door. By the food bowl, Olga munches on a mouthful of grass.
Olga narrates, WELL, IF KAREN WAS EXCITED, I WAS TOO. IT WAS ALWAYS NICE TO MEET A NEW FRIEND.
Karen takes the guinea pig water bottle off the hutch.
Karen says, SHE'S TAUGHT ME SOME FRENCH ALREADY. WATER IS L'EAU AND GUINEA PIG IS COCHON D'INDE.
Olga narrates, WELL, THAT HAD A VERY GRAND RING TO IT.
Olga finishes her mouthful of grass.
[Olga squeaking]
Karen opens the wooden door to Olga and Daisy’s bedroom. Nestled in a pile of hay, Daisy nibbles on a blade of grass.
Karen says, HI, DAISY! I'LL JUST REFILL YOUR WATER BOTTLE AND THEN YOU CAN GO ON THE RUN LATER. AND WHEN YOU MEET MARIE, SHE MIGHT TEACH YOU SOME FRENCH, TOO!
Karen closes the wooden door and leaves with the water bottle.
Olga narrates, WELL, THIS DID SOUND EXCITING AND I COULDN'T WAIT TO TELL EVERYONE!
Blades of grass stick out of Olga’s mouth. Graham wanders across the small grassy hill in front of the hutch.
[Graham humming]
Noel leaps off the stone half-wall near the hutch.
[Noel meowing]
On the other side of the wall, Fangio lies in dried-up grass and sniffs the air.
[Fangio sniffing]
Noel, Graham and Fangio lie on the grassy hill. In the hutch, Olga stands by the food bowl.
Olga says, SO, KAREN'S FRIEND, MARIE, IS COMING ROUND AND WE'RE GOING TO SPEAK FRENCH.
Graham asks, WHAT'S FRENCH?
Olga explains, FRENCH, GRAHAM, IS ANOTHER SAWDUST LANGUAGE. FANGIO: HMM. INTERESTING.
Fangio says, HM, INTERESTING.
[Noel groaning]
Noel says, YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SPEAK FRENCH.
Olga says, I WILL! BECAUSE GUINEA PIGS ARE VERY GOOD AT LANGUAGES.
Noel says, REALLY?
Olga says, YES, REALLY! IT ALL STARTED A LONG TIME AGO WHEN GUINEA PIGS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD SET UP A GLOBAL GUINEA PIG GATHERING.
In an animated story, guinea pigs sit around a half-circle table. One guinea pig wears a winter hat. Another wears sunglasses. A third wears a dandelion crown. At a podium, a guinea pig presenter wearing a purple blazer stands in front of a map.
Olga narrates, EVERY YEAR, THEY ALL MET TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT GUINEA PIG MATTERS LIKE HOW WELL THE GRASS WAS GROWING AND WHERE THE BEST HAY COULD BE FOUND.
[Guinea pig presenter squeaking]
Olga narrates, THEY CAME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND SPOKE MANY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, WHICH MADE IT HARD TO COMMUNICATE AT TIMES, SO IT WAS DECIDED THAT GUINEA PIGS SHOULD LEARN ALL THE LANGUAGES OF THE WORLD SO THEY COULD UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER BETTER.
[All guinea pigs squeaking]
[Presenter guinea pig squeaking]
Olga narrates, AS GUINEA PIGS ARE SO CLEVER, THAT WAS EASY TO DO.
[All guinea pigs squeaking]
Olga narrates, AND EVER SINCE THEN, GUINEA PIGS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK MANY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.
The story ends.
In the live-action flashback, Noel says, REALLY? THEN YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TELL US ALL A STORY IN FRENCH.
Olga says, WELL, IF I TOLD YOU A STORY IN FRENCH, YOU WOULDN'T UNDERSTAND, NOEL. I HAVE TO USE SIMPLE LANGUAGE THAT A CAT KNOWS.
Noel flicks his tail.
Noel says, HMM. I DON'T BELIEVE A WORD OF IT.
Olga narrates, WELL, ALTHOUGH I COULDN'T SPEAK FRENCH YET, I WAS DETERMINED TO PROVE NOEL WRONG.
Noel walks away.
[Gentle music plays]
The sun shines brightly on the white seeds of a dandelion. Near the garden shed, Karen furrows her brow and flips the outdoor furniture instructions. Mr. Sawdust kneels behind a table on its side and frowns at a long screw. Mrs. Sawdust walks over.
Mrs. Sawdust asks, HOW'S IT GOING?
Mr. Sawdust says, OKAY, BUT I'VE GOT THIS ONE SCREW LEFT OVER AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE IT GOES.
Mrs. Sawdust says, OH, LET'S SEE.
Mrs. Sawdust looks at the instructions.
[Paper rustling]
A girl with curly, dark brown hair in an updo walks into the yard through the open gate and waves. She wears a green long-sleeved dress and purple tights with orange polka dots.
The brown-haired girl says, HI!
Karen says, MARIE!
Karen gives Mr. Sawdust the instructions and waves to the brown-haired girl, Marie.
Karen says, BONJOUR!
[Mrs. Sawdust quietly laughing]
Karen runs toward Marie. Mrs. Sawdust follows. Mr. Sawdust stands and lays out the instructions over the table.
Mr. Sawdust says, OKAY, RIGHT. YOU'RE NOT GONNA BEAT ME.
Mr. Sawdust looks around the table. Karen meets Marie at the gate. Marie leans out the gate.
Marie shouts, BYE, MUM! SEE YOU LATER!
Mrs. Sawdust walks up behind Karen.
Karen says, COME AND SEE THE GUINEA PIGS!
Karen and Marie run toward the guinea pig hutch. Mrs. Sawdust leans out the gate. Elsewhere in the yard, Fangio sniffs the air.
[Fangio sniffing]
On the grassy hill, Noel sits in the sun and looks around. Karen and Marie run up to the hutch.
Karen says, THAT'S DAISY.
Karen points to Daisy near the straw hideaway in the hutch.
[Daisy squeaking]
Karen says, AND THIS IS OLGA.
Karen points to Olga beside the food bowl. Olga nibbles on a blade of grass.
Marie says, AH, SHE'S SO CUTE!
[Marie speaking French]
Olga narrates, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THAT MEANT, BUT IT SOUNDED VERY NICE.
Karen asks, IS THAT IN FRENCH?
Marie says, OUI, YES. IT MEANS SHE'S VERY CUTE.
[Karen laughing]
Olga narrates, WELL, I AM VERY CUTE. I LIKE THIS FRENCH LANGUAGE AND MARIE.
[Gentle music plays]
A butterfly on a purple flower flies away. Graham lies on the ramp of his hutch.
[Graham humming]
Marie leaps across cardboard boxes from the outdoor furniture laid across the grass.
Olga narrates, BUT AS I WATCHED KAREN AND MARIE PLAYING IN THE GARDEN, I COULDN'T REMEMBER WHAT MARIE HAD SAID.
Karen jumps across the cardboard boxes.
[Karen giggling]
Olga says, TU ES UM... OH.
In the bedroom doorway, Daisy asks, WHAT ARE YOU DOING, OLGA?
Olga says, I'M JUST TRYING TO PRACTICE MY FRENCH, BUT IT'S A BIT HARDER THAN I THOUGHT.
Daisy says, GO ON, OLGA. YOU CAN DO IT.
Olga narrates, BUT THE TRUTH WAS I WASN'T SURE. MAYBE NOEL WAS RIGHT. MAYBE I COULDN'T SPEAK FRENCH AFTER ALL.
Daisy nibbles on a piece of lettuce. Olga munches on a strand of hay. Marie does a cartwheel. Karen hops across the cardboard.
[Karen giggling]
[Gentle music plays]
Noel peaks out his cat door. Graham lies on a pile of hay in his hutch.
[Noel yawning]
Fangio wanders among white and orange flowers by the back fence.
[Fangio singing]
In the middle of the yard, Mrs. Sawdust holds Olga. She stands by the large guinea pig pen, a run.
[Mr. Sawdust groaning]
Mr. Sawdust crawls out from under the now upright table.
[Mr. Sawdust sighing loudly]
Mr. Sawdust says, I GIVE UP!
Mrs. Sawdust puts Olga in the pen and says, I'M SURE IT CAN'T BE THAT DIFFICULT.
Mr. Sawdust glances at the table with a look of defeat. Karen and Marie run around the cardboard packaging.
Karen stops and asks, WHY DON'T WE MAKE SOMETHING FOR OLGA AND DAISY, TOO?
Marie says, YEAH, THAT SOUNDS FUN.
Karen runs over to the pen. Marie passes her a bent piece of cardboard. Karen places the cardboard in the pen and makes a tunnel.
Karen asks, DO YOU LIKE THE TUNNEL, OLGA?
[Olga squeaking]
Olga narrates, I LOVED MY NEW TUNNEL.
Olga scurries through the tunnel.
[Olga squeaking]
Marie says, AH, SHE'S SO CLEVER. SHE'S SAYING "OUI". THAT MEANS "YES" IN FRENCH.
[Olga squeaking]
Karen says, WELL DONE, OLGA! YOU CAN SPEAK FRENCH!
Olga narrates, I COULD? I COULD ACTUALLY SPEAK FRENCH?
Olga runs in and out of the tunnel.
Marie says, OUI, OUI, OUI!
[Karen and Maria giggling]
Olga narrates, OUI! YES! I CAN SPEAK FRENCH!
Karen asks, DID YOU HEAR THAT, MUM AND DAD? OLGA CAN SPEAK FRENCH!
Mr. and Mrs. Sawdust stand at the table and look over the instructions.
Mrs. Sawdust says, WELL DONE, OLGA!
Mr. Sawdust says, AH-HA! I THINK I'VE GOT IT!
Mrs. Sawdust says, HUH?
Mr. Sawdust ducks under the table. Karen and Marie furrow their brows. Mr. Sawdust stands and raises an umbrella in the middle of the table.
[Mr. Sawdust sighing]
Chuckling, Mr. Sawdust says, HEY! FINISHED!
The umbrella closes on Mr. Sawdust.
Mrs. Sawdust says, OH!
[Karen, Marie and Mrs. Sawdust laughing]
[Olga squeaking]
Mr. Sawdust wrestles with the umbrella.
Mrs. Sawdust says, RIGHT. LET'S GET THIS TIDIED UP AND WE CAN ALL HAVE A NICE PICNIC.
[Mr. Sawdust grunting]
Karen and Marie turn to the cardboard packaging on the ground. Marie picks up one of the boxes. Olga runs around the pen.
[Olga squeaking]
Mr. Sawdust pushes at the umbrella. Mrs. Sawdust shakes her head and walks over to Karen and Marie.
[Gentle music plays]
In one of the gardens, a purple butterfly flies off a rhubarb leaf. Fangio strolls between potted plants.
[Fangio singing]
Noel walks alongside the stone half-wall near the guinea pig hutch.
[Noel sighing]
In the pen, Olga asks, DID YOU HEAR THAT, NOEL? I CAN SPEAK FRENCH!
Standing beside the hutch, Noel says, WHAT NONSENSE.
[Noel grumbling]
[Gentle music plays]
The sun shines brightly over the backyard. Noel runs by Graham, who lies in the shade of his hutch. The wind gently blows daisies in the garden. By the shed, Karen, Marie and Mrs. Sawdust sit around the new table. Mr. Sawdust places a bowl on the table and joins them.
Mr. Sawdust says, THERE! AH-HA! A SPRING PICNIC!
Mrs. Sawdust says, OH! I ALMOST FORGOT!
Mrs. Sawdust grabs a miniature picnic table and umbrella.
Mrs. Sawdust says, FOR OLGA AND DAISY.
Mrs. Sawdust places the mini table on the table.
Karen and Marie say, AW!
Karen grabs the mini table, and Marie grabs a bowl. Together they walk over to the pen and Karen opens the door in the roof.
Karne says, THERE YOU GO, OLGA.
Karen puts the mini picnic table inside the pen beside Olga.
Karen says, YOUR OWN PICNIC TABLE.
[Olga squeaking]
Karen takes a handful of leafy greens from the bowl and puts them on the picnic table. She adds half a carrot.
[Olga squeaking]
Karen says, THAT MEANS YOU CAN JOIN IN, TOO.
Marie asks, DO YOU LIKE IT?
Olga narrates, OUI, OUI, OUI!
Olga nibbles on a blade of grass at the picnic table.
Olga narrates, OUI! YES, OUI, OUI!
Olga nibbles on a piece of parsley.
Marie says, YOUR FRENCH HAS GOT SO GOOD, OLGA.
[Olga squeaking]
Olga stands at the picnic table with her front paws on the bench.
Mr. Sawdust says, SHE'S A VERY TALENTED GUINEA PIG.
Marie smiles and nods.
[Olga squeaking]
Sitting by a boxed garden, Noel says, WELL, I NEVER.
Olga says, I TOLD YOU, NOEL. GUINEA PIGS CAN SPEAK FRENCH.
Noel says, HMM.
Noel walks away. Daisy stands at the picnic table with Olga with her paws on the opposite bench.
[Olga and Daisy squeaking]
[Gentle music plays]
The wind gently blows the squares of fabric hanging against the back fence. Fangio climbs down the grassy hill.
[Fangio singing]
The sun shines brightly across the backyard.
Olga narrates, AFTER THAT DAY, I SPOKE FRENCH QUITE OFTEN. IN FACT, I EVEN TAUGHT DAISY TO SPEAK FRENCH, TOO.
In the present, Olga and Daisy nibble on blades of grass in the hutch.
Olga narrates, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI.
Olga picks up a mouthful of grass.
Olga narrates, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI, OUI.
[Playful music plays]
End credits. Written by Jackie Savery. Cast: Olga, Lesley Harcourt. Noel, Susheel Kumar. Graham, Mark McDonnell. Fangio, Tim Licata. Daisy, Nicola Stanton. Karen Sawdust, Isla Mercer. Mr. Sawdust, Greg Hemphill. Mrs. Sawdust, Julie Wilson Nimmo. Karen Double, Mila D’Annunzlo. Marie, Emilia Kunashe Leonard. Director, Michael Hines. Producer, Fiona Donaldson. Series Editor, Jackie Savery. Logo: Mara Kids. Copyright MaraMedia MMXXIII.
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