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Thursday, 11 June 2015
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Extra English (level 1)





This is the story of Bridget and Annie,
who share a flat in London. They have a neighbour, Nick. Nick fancies Bridget. But Annie fancies Nick. That's the way it is until Bridget gets a letter from Argentina.
Stand by for Extra.
Is he stupid?
I told you...
Sorry. B.
Yes, John?
Yes, I got the cards and the flowers and the chocolates.
Yes. And I got the cushion as well.
But it's finished. Sorry.
But please don't leave me.
- Don't cry.
- I love you so much.
Goodbye.
Oh, and happy birthday.

Ah, men!
Come on, Charley. Come on.

Post, Bridget. Charley and I have the post,
haven't we, Charley?
Give me the post, Charley.
Give me the post, Charley.
Drop it, Charley.
Oh, good boy!

Telephone bill, gas bill, electricity bill.
What's this?
A parcel for you, Bridget.
Good. What is it?
Oh, it's from Mother.

'Bridget darling, this arrived for you
and I made you this.
'Love, Mummy.'

Oh, very you, Bridget.

Mother!

Ooh, this is from Argentina.
Argentina? Who from? What does it say?
Erm, it says, 'Hello, do you remember me?'
No.
'Seven years ago we was penpals.

'We was...' We were penpals.
Oh, yeah, now I remember. It's Hector.
Who's Hector?
He was my penpal seven years ago.
Oh.
'I speak English good now...'
I speak English good.
I speak English well now...
'..and I am coming to England.'
Ooh, Latin Americans!
'I would like to sleep with you.'
'Do you have a bed for me?'
Oh, he wants to stay here.
But, erm, what about the rules?
Ooh, a Latin American here.
Ooh, like Ricky Martin!
- Tall, handsome...
- Rich.
So, erm, when is he coming?
Oh, erm, let me see. It says...November th.
Oh, November th. But that's...
Today!
Oh, it's you, Nick.
Hi, babes!
- Hello, Nick. How are you?
- Great.
Nice muscles.
- Here's your milk.
- Our milk?
You mean our milk
you borrowed three weeks ago.
Oh, thanks, Nick.
I forget nothing!
Would you like a drink, Nick?
Would you like a drink, Nick?
- Uh- huh?
- I said, 'Would you like a drink, Nick?'
Oh! Sorry.
No, thanks.
Oh, erm, Bridget's friend is coming.
- Oh, yeah?
- Uh- huh. From Argentina.
Wow! From Argentina!
- What's she like?
- She is a he.
- Huh?
- Not a girl, a boy.
Tough guy, eh?
Why don't I show you how to do it properly?
Nick, I've told you before,
nobody uses my bike. Nobody. Is that clear?
- Well, why not?
- Why not?
If you touch my bike again, you are out.
O- U- T, out. Clear?
What?
I said...
- Hello.
- Hello.
I am called Argentina. I am from Hector.
You mean, 'I am called Hector.'
You are called Hector?
Oh, no, no, no. I am called Annie.
I am called Annie.
No. She means, 'I am called Hector.
I am from Argentina.'
You are from Argentina?
Come in.
Hello.
- Hi, babes!
- Hello, Nick.
I forget nothing.
Nobody uses my bike. Nobody. Is that clear?
- Well, why not?
- Why not?
I am called Argentina. I am from Hector.
My cars.
You play with cars?
Yes. You play...no.
I play with cars.
He plays with cars.
I read. I love the library.
Fascinating.
We go to the library too, don't we, Bridget?
Yes, it's great.
Good.
I live here.
You live in a museum, full of old things?
Old things? Yes, I have lots of old things.
I live in a museum.
OK, I live in a museum.
Well, thank you, Hector.
And now we'll show you the flat.
This is the bedroom.
Thank you.
Who- hey!
Where do you sleep?
Er, no, you don't understand.
We only have one bedroom.
One? I have .
?
Yes, he lives in a museum, with bedrooms.
Oh! Very funny, bedrooms.
Well, you can sleep here.
Oh, thank you.
- Oh, no, no, no, Hector.
- Uh?
It's a bed.
A bed? Oh, wow...
Oh...
- Here's a cushion.
- Oh, thank you.
Oh, this of course is the TV.
But just relax. I must go to the bathroom.
Psst! Annie! Bathroom!
Now!
Oh, my goodness. What are we going to do?
He plays with toy cars.
He is not a sexy Argentinian.
But he is sweet.
And he is polite.
But those clothes!
He is so old- fashioned.
He must go.
Room service.
Hello. Who are you?
- Oh. You are quick. Good.
- Eh?
- My luggage is downstairs.
- What?
- Bring it up, please.
- What are you doing?
I pulled, you come. You are the butler.
The butler?
I am Nick. I live next door.
I am Hector.
Oh, Hector, from Argentina.
Yes, from Argentina.
Where are the girls?
- The girls?
- Yeah, Bridget and Annie.
Oh, they live here.
Yeah, I know. Where's Bridget?
Does she know you are here?
Bridget, she gave me this.
Hello, Nick. Oh, this is Hector from Argentina.
Yeah, I know.
- Isn't he wonderful?
- Wonderful.
- Are you hungry?
- Uh?
We'll buy your lunch.
What would you like to eat?
- Fish and chips?
- Oh, fish and ships!
Erm, Nick, Hector, make friends?
Nick, teach Hector some English.
Yeah, OK.
I'll teach Hector some English.
Oh, you are quick. Good.
I pulled, you come. You are the butler.
The butler?
She gave me this.
I'll teach Hector some English.
OK...this is the oven.
This is the oven.
Annie's dog sleeps in the oven.
Annie's dog sleeps in the oven.
So you say, 'Annie, the dog is in the oven.'
Annie, the dog is in the oven.
Great! Now Bridget.
- Oh. Oh, dear.
- Huh?
Well, Bridget likes strong men,
especially strong legs.
I am strong.
Yeah? Can you cycle kilometres?
- Yes.
- No way.
- Yes.
- Well, go on, then, show me.
Yes, look.
Adios, amigo.
Ah. Bridget, Annie, lunch.
Fish and chips.
Yes, lunch, Hector.
Look, Bridget, kilometres.
Oh, Annie, the dog is in the oven.
What?
Hi. Everything OK?
Great!
I am... How do you say? Erm...
- Dead.
- Hot.
Hot. Yeah, I am hot. I need a...
- Shower.
- Yeah, I need a shower.
- Be my guest.
- Oh, thank you.
Right, that's it. He must go.
Why? He is so nice.
He used my bike.
Yeah, and he said that the dog was in the oven.
What a horrible joke.
Where is Charley? Charley!
- What a bad, bad boy.
- He must go.
- Can he stay with you, Nick?
- Uh- uh. Sorry, ladies.
- Oh, please, Nick. You have a spare room.
- No way. Not my problem.
- He must go now.
- But he's in the shower.
I don't care.
Hector, please come out,
we want to talk to you.
I like fish and chips, I...
Hector, please come out, we want to talk to you.
OK, one moment, please.
I like fish and chips...
Yes, you want me?
- We think...
- We...
We...we have a problem.
It's like this.
Go on, then, tell him.
Yes, Bridget?
Hector, the thing is...
Stay there. I'll talk to him.
Hector, can I have a word, please?
Ricky Martin!
Hector, is this you?
Yes, and my parents.
'The Romero family,
one of the richest families in Argentina.'
Who are these?
My...
- Servants.
- Yeah, my servants.
- Your cars?
- Yeah, my cars.
Hector, you are rich.
Why stay here?
I want friends. Good friends.
People like you for your money?
That's awful.
Erm... Listen, keep it a secret.
- OK.
- OK.
Perhaps he could stay here.
Yes. Poor boy.
Hector, come and stay with me.
I have two rooms.
- Shut up, Nick.
- Hector will stay with us, won't you, Hector?
Hector, come and...sit down.
Hector, please, call me Gigi.
Oh, Charley, there you are.
Oh, Annie, the dog is in the oven.
The oven?
Yes. Nick is a good English teacher.
Yes, a very good English teacher.
- I'd love to see your photos again.
- Oh, me too.
Oh, your sweet toy cars!
They are not toys.
Today Hector arrives and it's Bonfire Night.
Let's party!
- What sort of music do you like?
- Music?
Yeah, music. You know, soul, funk, dance.
Watch me. Like this.
Interesting.
I dance...like this.
I'll get it. I'll get it.
Hello.
Oh, yeah, that's great.
Sure. Come up.
- It's the landlady!
- The tarantula!
- Quick, hide, Hector.
- I'm off. I owe two weeks' rent.
Next time in Extra...
The flatmates go shopping for Hector.
Hector goes shopping for the girls.
But what happens
when Hector goes shopping for himself?
But what happens
when Hector goes shopping for himself?
Episode II
This is the story of two girls
who share a flat in London.
They have a neighbour, Nick,
who likes Bridget.
But Annie likes Nick.
That is until Hector arrives from Argentina,
and Hector is very, very handsome.
Stand by for Extra.
Oh. Argentinian.
Maybe...
Hector, please,
call me Gigi.
'Oh, Hector, call me Gigi.'
- A.
- Is Hector still asleep?
Yep.
Hector, wakey- wakey.
Come on. Rise and shine.
Sweet.
Good morning.
Oh, good morning.
No, no, no. Good morning.
- Ah- ah- ah.
- Oh.
Good morning.
Ah- ah- ah.
No, Hector.
- I have a cold.
- And so have I.
Oh, you have a cold, Bridget.
Yes, I have a cold.
Yes. We have a cold.
So let's begin again.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Oh, never mind.
Hector, would you like some...
new pyjamas?
Hector, please excuse me for a moment.
Pssst. Annie. Bathroom.
Now.
- Good morning.
- Good morning.
Is it fancy dress?
Fancy dress?
Yes.
Oh. Nice.
Hey.
Nice car, eh?
I have this car at home.
Wow. You have this car at home?
Girls must love you.
Girls?
- No.
- No?
Hector, can I tell you something?
OK.
The car looks good.
Yeah?
So you must look good too.
- I look good.
- No.
You don't look good.
But I can help.
OK.
OK.
Yes.
- Hector's clothes are awful.
- They're so old- fashioned.
I know. I'll take him shopping.
But, Bridget, you are so busy.
I'll take him shopping.
- No, it's all right, I'll take him shopping.
- It's no problem, I'll take him.
I said I'll take him shopping!
You need...
You need a...
Well, hi, babe.
- Oh, it's you, Nick.
- Oh, hi, Nick.
Hector has asked me what clothes to wear.
Yeah, right.
You need a look
like on a fast bike.
No, no, no, Hector, don't listen to Nick.
- Listen to me.
- OK.
You need a designer look.
No, no, no, Hector, that's not for you.
You need,
you need...a cowboy look.
- No, no. A leather jacket.
- A bandanna and a vest.
A denim shirt.
- A motorbike.
- Designer.
Cowboy.
Stop.
OK.
I will go shopping.
- What?
- On your own?
But...you need us.
How? What will you say?
Er...
It's OK. Leave it to me.
I am the shopkeeper, you are the customer.
- Uh?
- This is a shop.
- I sell, you buy.
- Oh, OK.
Ding- dong.
Good morning.
Good morning.
Can I help you?
Yes. I...
I would like...
Oh. I would like...
a jacket, please.
Trousers.
I would like a pair of trousers, please.
Oh, I would like a pair of trousers, please.
And...
a shirt.
No.
Shoes.
I would like a pair of shoes, please.
I would like a pair of shoes, please.
And a cat for my head.
I think you mean a hat.
This is a cat.
A cat? A cat for my head.
A cat for my head!
Hector. Come shopping with me.
- Or me.
- No, me.
- He's my pen friend.
- All right.
Me, you and you will go shopping for Hector
a little bit each.
I will go to the shoe shop.
And I will go to the clothes shop.
No, I'll go to the clothes shop.
OK. I'll just buy the shirt.
I'll buy the trousers.
Good.
Good.
Right. Let's go.
Oh, no. I completely forgot.
We need eggs, lemons and dog food.
Oh, it's all right. I'll do it online later.
'Eggs, lemons, dog food.'
Oh, well done, Hector.
Bye, Hector. Oh, and don't answer the phone.
It might be the tarantula.
OK.
Bye, Hector. Be good.
And if you can't be good, be careful.
- Huh?
- Never mind.
..new pyjamas.
I'll take him shopping.
Me, you and you will go shopping for Hector
a little bit each.
You need a cowboy look.
You need a look like on a fast bike.
Good morning, sir.
I would like...
a cat for my head!
A cat...
Oh. Room service.
Hello. I would like an egg for my head.
Lemons for my head!
- Dog food for my head!
- Who's that?
The tarantula!
I said, 'Who's that?'
- Hello?
- Where's Bridget?
Er... Where is Bridget?
Me.
I am Bridget.
I don't believe you.
Yes, I have a cold.
- Atchoo! Atchoo!
- Oh, I'm sorry.
Oh, thank you. Atchoo!
Charley!
Is that a dog?
No, no, it's not a dog, it's a...
Annie. Yes.
Annie has a cold also.
Oh, poor Annie.
Thank you. Atchoo. Now goodbye.
Atchoo! Atchoo!
Ole.
I am Hector.
I speak English.
'Eggs, lemons, dog food.
'Eggs, lemons, dog food.'
Oh, hi. Good afternoon, Annie.
Good afternoon, Hector.
I bought this for you.
What is it?
Try it on.
Try...
it...
on.
Try...
it...
on.
Oh. Try it on.
- Where's Hector?
- In the bathroom.
Good. I'll give this to him.
- It's OK, I'll give it to him.
- No, it's all right.
Hector.
Hector.
I've got something for you.
Oh. OK.
Come in.
Spoilsport.
Hector?

Hector?

- Hello?
- Here are your clothes.
You will look so cool.
- Cool?
- Cool.
Cool.
Nice melons.
Melons? Who are those from?
I think Hector has been shopping online.
I'm really thirsty. I need a drink.
- But we don't need any melons.
- Well, he did try.
And he bought some eggs.
Yeah.
Just a few.
Nice melons.
Just a few.
Thank you.
Try...
it...
on.
I've got something for you.
So how did Hector do the shopping?
Hector ordered ten melons
instead of ten lemons.
Oh, an easy mistake. He did try.
Yes, he did try.
- What about the eggs?
- OK. Eggs.
You buy a dozen eggs, yeah?
Yep. A dozen is ten.
A dozen is , stupid.
I know.
Well, Hector has put the number here.
Well, that's OK. That's one box.
No. He ordered boxes.
Now...dog food.
I can't wait.
OK. I'm ready.
- We're ready.
- Enter.
Do you like it?
Well?
Er... I like the shirt.
- I like the sarong.
- I like the shoes.
So...
am I cool?
Erm...
No.
I'm not cool.
Er...no.
So...I will go shopping.
Here we go again. Hector.
You can't go out there on your own.
You went shopping on the Internet.
Yes.
Your ordered melons instead of lemons
and too many eggs.
- Have you ever been to a supermarket?
- No.
My...
Who are these?
My...
- Servants?
- Yeah. My servants.
- Servants. Now I understand.
- Come on, Hector.
- I will teach you how to shop, Hector.
- Till you drop.
Bridget and I will be the shopkeepers.
And you are our customer.
OK.
- Good afternoon.
- Good afternoon.
Can I help you, sir?
What would you like to buy?
Oh. I would like some...
Clothes.
Yes. I would like some clothes, please.
What size?
What erm, erm...
size?
I don't know.
I'll have to measure you, then.
Arms up, please.
Arms up, please.
Arms up, please.
Chest.
centimetres.
Chest, centimetres.
And waist.
centimetres.
Waist.
centimetres.
And leg.
- I'll do that!
- No, it's OK.
I shall do that.
Eight...
y- seven centimetres.
Now, do you like these trousers?
Do you like this shirt?
Yes.
Good. That's erm...
£,, please.
OK.
No, no, no, Hector.
£, is...
is...
, dollars.
Yeah.
It's too much. It's too expensive.
Not for Hector.
So...
I am ready to go shopping.
- Good luck.
- Yeah. Good luck.
You'll need it.
Where's my lemon drink, Nick?
Nick, are there any more tissues?
All right. I'm coming as fast as I can.
OK.
Oh. I feel awful.
Me too. Nothing will make me feel better.
Can you get that, please, Nick?
Ah, it's only Hector.
Well?
Is it...cool?
Wow, man. Well done, you look great.
I would like a shirt, please.
Excellent. Oh, the clothes are super.
And a pair of trousers.
Oh. You are clever, Hector.
And a pair of shoes, please.
I have been shopping!
Oh, I'll get it.
Hello?
- It's me.
- Oh, hello.
It's the tarantula.
How are you?
- Fine, thank you.
- Oh, good, good.
- How's your cold?
- How's my cold?
- Well, how do you know I have a cold?
- You told me this morning.
Me.
- I am Bridget.
- I don't believe you.
Yes. I have a cold.
- Thank you.
- Oh, I'm sorry.
Yes. Silly me.
I told you this morning.
Why are tins of dog food here for Annie?
Pardon?
I don't know.
- How strange.
- tins!
Yes, that's a lot of tins. I really don't know.
- Can you ask Annie?
- Yes, I'll ask Annie.
Goodbye.
The tarantula said why are tins of dog food downstairs?
tins?
Hector...
Next time in Extra...
Annie goes dating on the Internet,
and so do Nick and Hector.
But do they like their dates?
But do they like their dates?
But do they like their dates?Episode III
This is the story of two girls
who share a flat in London.
They have a visitor from Argentina
who can't speak English very well,
who has no style,
and who can't do the shopping.
But he is very, very handsome.
Stand by for Extra.
Dear dream date.
My name is Annie!
I'm and I love animals,
and...
and...
and I love chocolate.
Chocolate ice cream, chocolate cake,
boxes of chocolate, chocolate mousse...
- What are you doing, Annie?
- Nothing!
What's this?
'Dream date, make my dream come true!’
- Oh, how did that get there?
- How sweet!
Let's go. Look left.
Right. One, two, three, four, left.
- Hector!
- And right.
- Hector.
- Oh, hi, Bridget.
- And up...
- And up!
And up...and down...
Oh, well, keep going, Hector.
Oh, I see Hector found
Cindy's Top Exercises, then.
Yes!
Oh, good try, Hector.
But Cindy is so old- fashioned,
I can teach Hector how to exercise!
Exercise with Cindy, no.
Exercise with Bridget, yes!
- But...!
- It's OK, I can do it!
Music, please, Annie.
Follow me.
Arms up, touch your toes, stand straight and...
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
More energy, please!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight.
One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight...
OK, faster still!
Left leg up! Left leg up!
Left leg up!
- Oh, my leg hurts!
- Come on, keep up!
Come on, faster! Come on!
Come on! Come on!
Faster!
Oh, hi, Nick.
- We're exercising.
- I can see.
Phew, OK. Let's get a drink!
Oh, I must check my emails.
- Would you like some water, Hector?
- Oh, no. No, after you.
- No, you first.
- Oh, no, no, no. Ladies first.
- No, no, you first.
- No, you first.
Oh, give it to me!
Oh, goody! Three messages.
- Oh, dear.
- What's wrong?
Annie's been on the Internet - again!
The Internet?
- To find a boyfriend!
- Oh, let's see!
- Oh, no. Don't look.
- Oh, come on, Annie!
Oh, all right, then.
'Annie baby! Rocky the tennis star here!
'I am the racket - will you be my ball?’
OK, number two.
Mmm.
Erm... 'Dear Annie! I love animals too.’
Mmm.
'They are so beautiful in their glass boxes.’
'Come and see them.
Tony Green (Taxidermist).’
A taxidermist! Ooh, how horrible!
Oh, Charley! Here, boy!
It's OK, Charley.
Annie, what is a taxidermist?
Erm, well, it's...
It's a...
Ah... Oh, never mind.
- Third time lucky.
- Hope so.
Hmm. 'Annie, can you cook like my mother?
'Do you like trains? Can you meet me today?
'Giles Smith (aged )
'P.S. Mummy says I must be home
before . pm.’
- Oh, dear!
- Oh!
I'll never get a boyfriend!
- Bridget always has a boyfriend.
- Has she?
Annie, look, it's not what you write,
it's...it's how you write it.
Huh?
I bet I could get a girlfriend on the Internet,
no problem.
Well, yes, Nick, you could!
I bet you could not!
I could!
OK...
What would you write?
I'm six foot tall.
Five foot eleven.
I have blonde hair.
- Mousy brown.
- I love animals.
- Ha!
- And fast cars, and beautiful women.
- I would write to you!
- Would you?
Oh, come on, Annie!
- Let's go to the gym.
- Oh, Bridget, no! Not more exercise!
See you later, boys.
Oh, and er, Hector,
would you do my washing for me?
Washing? OK.
No problem.
Oh, and Nick?
Will you spray my plant for me, please?
- The spray is in the bathroom.
- No problem.
- Nick?
- Uh- huh?
What is a taxidermist?
Oh. Well...
Well, it's...
Never mind.
Chrissy!
Two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight!
More energy, please!
- My leg hurts!
- Come on, keep up!
Nadia.
Oh, Charley! Here, boy!
- Oh, dear!
- Oh!
I'll never get a boyfriend.
Dan!
I bet I could get a girlfriend on the Internet,
no problem.
Finding girlfriends on the Internet is so easy.
OK, Hector!
Question one.
How do guys get girlfriends?
- Girlfriends?
- Yeah!
- Girlfriends.
- Oh! Oh, no girlfriends, me.
- Never.
- What?
Never? No girl...no girlfriends?
Wow! Man!
- You, Nick, you have had girlfriends?
- Yeah, loads!
- Ten?
- Ten? Ha!
Hundreds!
- Wow!
- So I know what girls like.
They like fast cars, they like money, they like dancing.
Oh, I love dancing!
Like this!
No, dancing like this!
Huh? Yeah.
Hector, leave it to me.
Leave it to me, my friend, I have a plan!
Oh, Hector, Annie's plant.
Her garden spray is in the bathroom.
Oh.
Ho- ho!
Garden...gar- den... Erm...
Spray, garden spray.
'Garden Romance'.
Garden... good!
Hmm! Perfect!
Perfect!
Cold, hot...
very hot.
- Er, Nick.
- Uh- huh?
Bridget's cold or hot?
Ha, very hot!
Ah.
Perfect!
Perfect, ha!
Hector, we'll get lots of girlfriends now!
- Aha!
- From now on



it'll be girls, girls, girls, girls, girls!
- Ha- ha!
- Yo!
- Ha- hey!
- Whoo!
Oh, you really must change your aftershave!
Oh, excuse me.
Come on, let's go out and celebrate.
What's that smell?
It smells like a perfumery.
Oh, my plant!
Oh, empty!
Oh, my poor plant! I don't believe it!
My perfume, I don't believe it!
Nick!
Oh, good, the washing's done.
What's the problem?
This is the problem!
Hector!
- Wow!
- What is it now?
We have six hundred
and thirty- three messages!
Let's see.
OK, one moment.
'Hector! Nick! Yes! We are gorgeous!
'Yes! We like dancing!
And yes! We like millionaires!
'Fifi and Sara.’
Chloe, Sadie, Louise, Gerri...
These messages are all for Hector and Nick
and they're all from girls!
I smell a rat!
Hmm! And I think I know who is responsible!
Oh, Bridget!
Look at this!
'Are you a gorgeous babe?
'Do you have a gorgeous friend?
'Do you like fast cars and dancing all night?
'Do you like millionaires?
'Then you will love us -
'we are Hector and Nick - the Romero brothers.'
What?
'See attached photo.'
Ha, cheats, they glued their photo on this car!
Ha, what a joke!
What, that's how they received six hundred
and thirty- three messages from girls.
But they don't know they received six hundred
and thirty- three messages, do they?
No, they don't now.
Let's go to the cybercafe.
I have a plan.
The poor computer. How many messages?
One hundred!
Two hundred!
- Oh.
- How many?
- Er, one.
- Good.
- One hundred!
- No, no, no, just one message.
Huh?
Erm...
'Hector and Nick!
'We are dancers in a West End musical.'
Dancers, you mean...
- Dancers?
- Yeah, sort of.
Erm... 'When we finish the show, shall we
meet at your apartment at pm?
'Is that OK?
'Cuddles and Bubbles, kiss, kiss, kiss.
'P.S. What is your address?'
Wow! They sound gorgeous!
Uh?
Er... Ah!
Ta- da!
Cuddles and Bubbles...
are coming here tonight when they finish the show...
at...
ten o'clock!
Look, seven o'clock, eight, nine, ten o'clock!
Wait a minute! It's seven o'clock!
That's just three hours!
What am I going to wear?
What are you going to wear?
But Nick, what about Bridget and Annie?
Aha!
It's not a problem!
Ah- ha- ha! Yes!
Nadia.
Oh, my plant!
What's the problem?
This is the problem!
Hector!
Cuddles and Bubbles...
are coming here tonight.
So, Nick, what should I say?
- It's easy. Relax.
- Yeah, but you have had a hundred girlfriends.
Yeah, well, when I said a hundred,
it's actually fewer.
Er...fifty?
No.
- Forty?
- No.
- Thirty?
- No.
- Twenty?
- No.
- Ten?
- No.
Five?
Four?
Three?
Two?
One?
None?
OK.
It's OK.
Hi.
- Hi!
- Hello, it's us.
Come on up.
Ooh!
So Nick, what do I say?
OK, we need a script.
Try this.
Your eyes are blue, like the ocean.
Your ears are blue, like the ocean.
No! Eyes, ears, ears, eyes.
Oh, oh, oh, OK, OK. Er...
Your eyes are blue, like the ocean.
Good!
You smell of sweet...
You smell of sweat...
No! No...
Sweet...not sweat!
Oh, OK, OK.
OK, your hair is so soft.
- Thank you, Nick.
- No!
No, her hair, her hair!
Oh, her hair!
Oh, oh!
OK, OK.
- Ready?
- Ready.
Good luck!
Oh! Cuddles and Bubbles.
But we thought you were dancers.
Oh, you are dancers.
Dancing...dogs!
In...Woof, The Musical.
Erm, come in.
Come in.
Er, please, sit down.
Sit!
Stick to the script.
You smell so sweet.
Your ears are...blue, like the ocean.
Psst.
- Eyes, eyes!
- Oh!
Eyes!
Are you a millionaire?
Psst, psst!
Am I a millionaire?
Are you a millionaire?
Are you a millionaire?
We are millionaires!
Good, good.
Well, you can pay for these, then!
If you please!
Your faces!
- We are the dancers.
- From the cybercafe!
- So you are millionaires, eh?
- Oh, what a trick to get girlfriends!
Millionaires, very funny!
With fast cars!
Good trick, eh?
But that is my car!
You smell so sweet!
And you do have beautiful eyes!
Or is it ears?
- It's the landlady!
- I'm off!
Quick! Hide, Hector! Erm, er...
In the bedroom!
Er, Bridget?
Yes.
Tell me.
What is a taxidermist?
Oh!
Next time in Extra...
Hector wants to get a job.
Bridget and Annie have a surprise.
And guess who's coming to dinner.
And guess who's coming to dinner.
And guess who's coming to dinner.episode IV
This is the story of two girls
who share a flat in London.
They have a visitor from Argentina who speaks only a little English.
What the girls don't know, but Nick does, is that Hector is very, very rich.
Does Hector like Bridget?
Does Bridget like Hector?
And who does Nick like?
Stand by for Extra.
Job...stuntman.
Age.... ?
No. , more mature.
Age....
- Where's the fire?
- It's the smoke detector.
I know that! Where's the broom?
Oh, good, it's stopped.
I think this was the problem.
Anyone for very hard- boiled eggs?
- Nick.
- Eh?
- Are they your eggs?
- Eh?
I thought so!
What on earth are you doing? Are you crazy?
Ah. Are my eggs ready?
Oh... Your eggs, Hector.
Hector's eggs, Bridget.
Is he crazy?
Hector...the eggs are, erm, ruined.
Perhaps some cornflakes instead?
Thank you, Bridget.
Hm. Perhaps some cornflakes instead?
What are you doing on our computer anyway?
Nothing.
Let's just say, girls, one day you will say,
'Brad Pitt... Urgh! Pah!
'Johnny Depp... Urgh! Pah!
'Nick from next door... Vroom- vroom- vroom!
''The coolest stuntman in the world.''
Oh, you a stuntman!
Yep. I got the job on the Internet.
Well, nearly. I'm waiting for confirmation.
Oh, how exciting!
The coolest stuntman in the world.
On a moped, right?
On a Harley- Davidson, actually.
Films! Those stars! That money!
Oh! Oh!
Have you seen Carina's dress in the magazine?
I'd love to have a dress like that.
Mm, me too.
It would really suit me.
- How much is it?
- Oh, let's see. Erm...
How much?
Oh, I'm a student. It's too expensive for me.
I've got a job and it's too expensive for me.
We need more money.
Money?
Bridget, Annie, I have something to tell you.
Hector, don't. It's a secret.
''The Romero family,
one of the richest families in Argentina.''
Keep it a secret. Shh. Eh?
Shh.
What's a secret?
You have been very kind.
Yes, Hector.
I'm sure Bridget and Annie
have a little money.
Shh, Nick.
So I want to...
I want to give you some money.
Yes?
So, I am going...
to look for a job.
Oh... That's a great idea, Hector.
Great!
Yeah, we can look for a job on the Internet,
can't we?
- OK, here we are. Job vacancies.
- Well, let's see.
Oh. Well, there's a job in a launderette.
Hector!
No.
And there's a job as a gardener.
My plant!
No.
Erm, here's a job as a cook.
No.
Wait a minute. Look at this.
A waiter!
What a great idea!
Yes! Ooh, I love good- looking waiters!
Did you say good- looking? Here I am.
What about Hector as a waiter?
A waiter?
Yeah. You know.
Oh, but I don't know how.
Oh, don't worry. I will teach you.
Hello.
Howard!
How are you?
(Laughs) Oh, thank you, Howard.
Me? Dinner tonight?
Seven o'clock at the Singing Parrot Cafe.
OK, Howard.
Bye, Howard.
That was Howard.
No!
He's invited me to dinner tonight because he wants to...
talk to me about a new job!
Who is Howard?
Bridget's boss.
He is so rich, he's so clever
and he wants to see me!
He might offer me a promotion.
What shall I wear?
I have nothing to wear!
No! Wrong!
Huh!
So last season.
Bet Howard can't ride a motorbike.
Nope.
I hope he does give Bridget promotion...
Although I have heard Howard has a nickname.
(Bridget) What was I thinking?
What?
The Octopus.
The Octopus?
Oh, The Octopus!
Is he meeting her alone?
Yes.
No, no!
- Bridget needs help.
- We must stop her.
I have an idea.
Why don't you eat here?
No!
Yes, then we can both talk to your boss
about your new job.
Here?
No. No way.
I could cook for you.
Huh! Definitely not, no.
And I could be your waiter.
N...
I want to be your waiter.
Yeah, OK, then, but be serious.
Don't worry,
we will help you get your promotion.
Leave it to us.
I am going...
to look for a job.
My plant!
Hm.
A waiter?
Yeah. You know.
OK, Hector, you are the waiter so you must set the table.
Yes, I have set the table but there is one problem.
A problem?
The table is too small.
- The table is too small?
- Yes. Look.
Hector, this is set for courses.
Dinner at home is always like this.
Well, yes! You are a million...
You are a millionaire.
This is just a little dinner for Bridget's boss.
- OK?
- OK.
OK. I am the customer.
Where would you like to sit?
Hm.
Here.
Oh, I... Erm...
The bill.
Not yet. The menu first.
Oh, sorry. Erm... The menu.
Ah.
Forget the menu. What have you got today?
- To eat?
- To eat.
Today, as dish of the day, I have a delicious hot cat.
- A hot cat?
- Mm- hm.
That's a hot dog.
Ah! Hot cat, hot dog!
Cat...hot...dog...
Oh, no!
Oh, how's it going?
Great! Nick is a good teacher.
- Let's see.
- Uh- uh. Hector's Cafe is now closed.
Oh!
I'll get it.
Delivery, Miss Evans and Miss Taylor.
Thank you.
Oh! Bridget, look!
''For lovely Annie from H.''
''For beautiful Bridget from H.''
- Who's H?
- Oh, it must be Howard!
Ooh, what is it?
Oh, Bridget!
Look, it's Carina's dress!
But how did he guess?
Oh, he's a clever man!
Anyway, it's not Carina's dress now,
it's Bridget's dress!
Oh, thank you, Howard!
Oh, Bridget, isn't your boss kind?
But why did he buy me one?
Oh, I've told him all about you.
Me? Dinner tonight?
He's so clever and he wants to see me!
Oh, thank you, Howard.
- The Octopus!
- Ugh!
We will help you get your promotion.
Wow!
OK, Nick?
Yeah. Hot. The soup, hot.
Uh- uh- uh- uh- uh. The soup is hot.
Thank you, Hector.
He's here.
- Good evening, Howard.
- Ah, Bridget, my princess!
Please come in.
Bridget, you look divine.
Oh, this must be Annie.
Are you sisters? Such beauty!
The dresses are exquisite.
Oh...
Thank you.
- Thank you.
- Don't thank me. It's a privilege.
Oh, and this, of course, is Nick.
Hi.
And this is Hector. He's from Argentina.
- Hello.
- Argentina?
- Do you have a cow?
- Two million.
- What?
- My parents own two million cows.
Er, yes, thank you, Hector.
- Hector's English is a little...
- Weird.
Never mind, Hector.
- So, Bridget...
- Ooh!
What a beautiful apartment for a beautiful lady.
Dinner is served.
Hector, go on.
Today we have sick pea soup.
Mm. Sick pea soup. My favourite!
Chickpea. Chickpea.
Er...chickpea soup.
This guy is great.
Where did you find him?
Sick pea soup!
Mind you, it does look like...bleurgh!
Sorry, Nick.
Main course. Teeth casserole.
Teeth casserole?
Beef. Beef.
Sorry. Beef casserole.
I bet the beef is as hard as teeth.
A dinner with bite!
Oh! Sorry, Nick.
So, Bridget, you would like a better job?
Well, Howard, I...
Are you willing to work harder, huh?
Agh!
You stupid idiot!
Sorry, er...
And, Bridget, with your good looks...
What a creep.
Hey! It's cold!
Hector! I want hot coffee.
He wants hot coffee.
Then he will have hot coffee.
So, by the age of
I had people working for me.
Fascinating.
My father said,
''If you want more money, you must work hard.''
Hey! You have poisoned me!
You fool! You stupid boy!
Stupid?
Don't you dare
talk to my friend Hector like that!
Oh, what is he?
Is your boyfriend or something?
He is...
a kind and clever and lovely man, which is something that you will never, ever be.
So you can keep your job, you creep!
- And we'll send you back the dresses.
- What dresses?
Oh, these dresses,
the ones you bought Annie and me.
I did not buy those dresses.
I would not spend money on you! Ha!
Goodbye, Howard.
You've lost your job.
Well, too late. I quit!
Howard said he did not buy the dresses.
So who did?
If H isn't for Howard...
Then H is for Hector!
You? But why did you buy the dresses?
To say thank you.
But they're so expensive.
Where did you get the money?
I...found it.
Well, these expensive dresses
must go back to the shop.
Yes, they must.
But not until tomorrow.
That's right! Let's go clubbing!
Come on, Nick, Hector!
See you later, boys!
Hector, you are a true, true friend.
Money is not everything.
So, what did you buy me?
What do you think?
I love you. I love you.
Hm. One moment.
You didn't buy me a bike.
You didn't buy me a bike.
You didn't buy me a bike.
OK?
Thanks, Hector. It's really, really...
It's OK, Nick.
Hop on. I'll give you a lift.
Hey...
So do you still want to be a waiter?
No, I want to be like you, Nick. A stuntman!
Aaagh!
Next time in Extra...
Nick gets a job on TV
Annie loves watching TV
And why does Hector want to learn to cook?
And why does Hector want to learn to cook?episode V
This is the story of Bridget and Annie,
who share a flat in London, and the boys next door,
Nick and his friend Hector from Argentina.
The girls like Hector because he is...pure.
And Nick likes Hector because he is rich.
And Hector likes Nick
because he is one crazy guy.
Stand by for Extra.
But I can't live without you.
I love you.
I love you too, but it's for the best.
It's finished.
Oh! Oh, darling, no. I'll die without you.
Ohh. She can't!
No, she can't. He's too good- looking.
And her husband is so awful.
I'm sorry. I'm more sorry than you are.
It's your turn.
Hello.
A message for who? Rock Thrust?
Erm, I'm sorry,
but I think you have the wrong number.
That's OK. Bye.
Well, who was that?
Someone wanted Rock Thrust.
Rock Thrust? What a stupid name.
I know. Who would have a silly name like that?
Go, go, go, go, go!
Go!
It's a raid!
Don't move. Legs in the air.
Hands. Not legs. Hands in the air.
OK.
Hands in the air.
Hello, Nick. Hello, Hector.
- How did you know it was us?
- Huh?
Oh, lucky guess.
Great. It's like Piccadilly Circus here
on a Friday night.
Uh?
This apartment is very busy.
Crazy phone calls, crazy names and now the FBI!
So, Bridget darling, any messages for me?
What do you mean, messages?
Who do you think I am? Your secretary?
This is not your apartment. You do not live here.
I never have any privacy.
But they cut off my telephone.
That's not my problem.
You should pay your bills.
Sorry, Bridget.
And, Hector, you live with Nick now.
Please knock on the door.
Now, I want to be alone.
Well, that went well. What's wrong with her?
- Nick, what day is it?
- Erm, Wednesday.
- And what time is it?
- I know. Half past six.
- So...
- So...
So what's on television?
Oh, Love's True Dream.
Love's True Dream. What is that?
Oh, Alberto, Alberto!
I love you, I love you!
And I love you too, Penelope.
- Bridget's favourite programme.
- Yeah, and mine.
Oh, really, Annie? Why?
Because it's about the simple love of a boy from Argentina and a girl from England.
Uh?
The simple love of a boy from Argentina
and a girl from England.
Oh.
Nice.
Oh, Hector! I love this advert.
What is it?
It's for chocolate mousse. Shh.
Chocolate so smooth
it will melt a beautiful lady's heart.
Chocolate mousse,
the chocolate dessert for lovers.
Mmm, I love chocolate mousse.
Hey! This advert's good too.
# Ooh! Popcorn in the microwave
# Popcorn in just seconds
# Popcorn in your tummy
# They're Poptastic #
Ha! And do you like popcorn, Annie?
Oh, yeah, especially Poptastic popcorn.
Well, we don't have Poptastic popcorn in Argentina, but we make great popcorn.
- Yeah?
- Yes. I'll make it in the frying pan.
Oh, yes! Yes, great!
I've got the part! I've got the part!
Wow, man! That is great! Hey!
What is it?
Let's just say that my face will be on your television
every night at six o'clock in front of a huge audience.
Oh- ho! Ladies and gentleman, a star is born!
Oh, Nick, that's fantastic!
Ha- ha! This is it, Nick.
Today, London, tomorrow, Hollywood.
I'd just like to thank my parents,
my brothers, my sisters...
my dog, his vet...
and of course my adorable girlfriend Bridget.
Huh! I don't think so.
Anyway, what's going on?
Oh, it's wonderful news, Bridget.
Nick is going to be on television.
Well, tell us, Nick. What is it?
Well, it's on every night.
It'll be hot.
Sometimes it'll be stormy.
So will you still love me when I'm a superstar?
Yes, Nick, and I'm going to help you
to be a great superstar.
Yes!
Lesson number one.
This is how all superstars make a big exit.
Goodbye, Nick. See you at the Oscars.
- Annie?
- Uh- huh?
I really think you're watching too many adverts.
What do you mean, too many adverts?
Well, remember Chunky Chunks?
Oh, Chunky Chunks...
Hello and welcome
to the Chunky Chunks challenge.
Nick, in front of you are two plates and all you have to do is tell me
which plate is Chunky Chunks -
A or B.
Ready? OK.
This is Plate A.
Good. And this is Plate B.
OK, Nick.
Which plate do you think was Chunky Chunks?
A or B?
Well, they both smelled great.
Correct! Well done!
Both plates were Chunky Chunks.
- By the way, Annie...
- Uh- huh?
What are Chunky Chunks?
Dog food, of course.
- Do you see what I mean?
- Oh, I think so.
What's that noise?
Oh, Annie's popcorn!
- My popcorn?
- Yes, I wanted to make popcorn just for you.
Oh, Hector, thank you. Oh, you are sweet.
I like popcorn too, Hector.
- Rock Thrust? What a stupid name!
- I know!
Go, go, go, go, go!
Popcorn in your tummy
They're Poptastic
Man, that is great!
Today, London, tomorrow, Hollywood.
Ah. I co- starred with Russell Crowe in this one.
You, in Gladiator?
Wow, Nick, I didn't realise. What were you?
The centurion.
Which centurion?
Er... Ah! Here it is.
There, that's me, on the ground.
Huh! A dead centurion.
Yeah, good, eh?
I had some words, but they were cut.
- What did you say?
- Erm...
Hey, but now I've got the whole script
just for me on television every night.
Nick, tell me.
- What is it?
- It's my show.
When I'm a star, I will not forget you, my friend.
..at pm today
when I'll show you how to make a delicious chocolate mousse, a dessert for lovers.
You'll need chocolate, eggs and butter.
And don't forget the way to a heart
is through the stomach.
The way to the heart is through the stomach.
What does that mean?
It means if you want a girlfriend, cook for her.
I want to learn how to cook.
Anyway, what do you mean
by I watch too many adverts?
Well, remember when you wanted us
to change our washing powder?
Oh- ho! Hello there.
As a mother,
I must fight difficult stains every day.
Tomato ketchup.
Chocolate...ooh!
Gravy.
And...egg.
But help is here.
I will wash one shirt in ordinary washing powder and the other in new Zap!
So, the shirt
washed in normal washing powder is...
Oh! Still dirty.
But the shirt washed in new Zap! is...
Oh.
Annie, have you seen my red T- shirt anywhere?
Oops!
See what I mean?
- Oh, hello, Bridget.
- Hello, Hector.
Oh, hi, Annie.
Oh, thank you. Yes, I know.
Do you know where Nick is?
- No, we've just arrived.
- I'm a great actor.
Erm, I think I know where Nick is.
(Nick) ..love to do the part, but I'm too busy.
No, it's not the money.
I don't need million quid.
Look, talk to my agent, Bridget, hm?
I have an idea.
Oh. So Robert De Niro said yes already?
Hm? Well...
- Hello.
- Hello?
- Nick Jessop?
- Yeah.
I have an executive from Warner Brothers
on the line for you.
Right.
Hello, Nick.
You are very big in England.
What are you working on now?
Hi. Well, it's something
that all of England watches.
It's the, erm...
Ha- ha- ha- ha- ha.
You can laugh,
but tomorrow night at six o'clock you will see that Nick from next door
has star quality and then Spielberg will call.
Now, excuse me, I must learn my line.
Hello and welcome
to the Chunky Chunks challenge.
New Zap!
Chocolate mousse,
the chocolate dessert for lovers.
Hello, all you gorgeous chefs. Mwah.
And welcome to Charlotte's Kitchen.
Today...mmm...
chocolate mousse, a dessert for lovers.
- First, take some chocolate.
- Chocolate.
And melt it over hot water.
Melt?
Oh! Over hot water.
Now, my darlings, you must
separate the eggs into two bowls.
Separate the eggs?
Separate the yolk from the white.
Oh, the yolk from...
- Hector?
- Ah, hello, Annie.
Mix the yolk and the chocolate.
Add the butter.
And now for the fun - whisking!
I love whisking. Don't you?
- Oh, whisking?
- Ah! You need Annie's magic whisk.
Yes, please.
Nearly finished, my darlings.
Finally, add the whites to the chocolate and put it in the fridge.
And in minutes, this delicious chocolate mousse
will be ready for your lover to taste - mm!
And put it in the fridge.
Why, Hector, who's the lucky lady?
I think I know!
Chocolate mousse, my favourite dessert.
Nick! What time is it?
- Six o'clock.
- Quick! Change channels!
It's six o'clock
and time for the weather with Rock Thrust!
With Rock Thrust.
Oh, me. I'm ready.
- The weather?
- Rock Thrust?
Nick!
Hi! I'm Rock Thrust.
- Get on with it.
- Huh.
And here is the weather. Big smile.
And here is the weather.
In the south, it will be hot.
Sun, sun.
Oh, sorry. Hot.
So put on your beach clothes.
And in the west, it'll be windy.
And in the east, it will rain,
so don't forget your, um...
..brella.
And there could be some...
Oh, no. Not lightning.
And that's the weather with me, Rock Thrust.
Ah, come in and sit down.
Close your eyes.
Now, are you ready for a taste of paradise?
Chocolate so smooth it will melt a beautiful lady's heart.
Ready?
Mmm!
Chocolate mousse,
the chocolate dessert for lovers.
Oh, Hector, that was so much fun!
I love doing adverts,
especially with your delicious chocolate mousse.
Oh, I'm glad you like it.
Well, hello! It's Rock Thrust.
Would you like your messages, Mr Thrust?
As your agent, I take ten per cent.
Oh, poor Nick. You must be very tired now.
Yeah, I am.
Working in television must be exhausting.
Yes, because I had to run
all the way from the studio.
Run? Why?
Because I was chased.
Next time in Extra...
Bridget wins the lottery.
Nick finds love at the traffic lights.
And why does Hector become a dustman?
And why does Hector become a dustman?







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Friday, 15 May 2015
Beauty and the Beast



CHAPTER ONE

Beauty's Family

A rich man lives in a big city near the sea. He has got three daughters and three sons.

One daughter is called 'Beauty' because she is very beautiful. The other two daughters are called Rosalind and Hortensia. They are lazy and unfriendly. They like going out and having fun. They both want to find a rich husband. They do not like Beauty because she is beautiful.

Beauty has got long red hair. She is kind and friendly. She likes staying at home and reading books. She also likes playing the piano.

Beauty's father is a merchant. One day he loses all his money because his ship is lost at sea.

'My dear children,' he says sadly, 'I haven't got much money. We're poor. We must leave this big house and go and live in the country.'

'Oh, dear!' say the two sisters. 'We're poor - this is terrible!'

'What bad luck!' say the three brothers.

'We have to work now,' says Beauty's father.

'Work?' say the two sisters. 'No, we don't want to work! And we don't want to live in the country.' They start to cry.

Beauty is sad but she says, 'Let's not cry! We can work and be happy without money.'

The family goes to the country and lives in a small house. Beauty gets up at four o'clock every morning to clean the house and cook. Then she washes the family's clothes in the river. The three brothers work in the country.

Rosalind and Hortensia do not work. They do nothing all day. They sleep all morning and walk in the woods in the afternoon.

'I'm unhappy,' says Rosalind. 'I don't like the country because there's nothing to do.'

'We can't go to the theatre and wear nice clothes,' says Hortensia. 'And we haven't got any friends.'

'Look at Beauty,' says Rosalind angrily. 'She works and she's happy in this terrible place.'

Beauty's father says, 'Dear Beauty, you work a lot and you're always happy. You're a wonderful daughter.'



CHAPTER TWO

Beauty's Rose

A year later Beauty's father gets an important letter. He calls his six children and says, 'Listen to this letter:'

You ship is here.

It is not lost at sea!

Please come to the port.

Everyone is happy. 'This is wonderful news!' say the three sons.

'Yes,' says their father, 'the ship with my goods is in the port.'

'We're rich again!' says Rosalind. 'We can buy beautiful clothes.'

'We can go back to our big house in the city,' says Hortensia. 'I must go to the port today,' says her father happily.

'Oh, father,' says Hortensia, 'bring me some new clothes and new hats.'

'Yes,' says Rosalind, 'and some new shoes and jewels.' Beauty's father looks at her and says, 'What do you want, Beauty?'

'Please don't spend your money, father,' says Beauty. 'Just bring me a rose.'

Beauty's father gets to the port and finds his ship. But there are no goods on it - it is empty!

'What bad luck!' he says angrily. 'I must go home and tell the children the bad news.'

On the way home he crosses a big forest. It is snowing and windy. He is lost.

'Where am I?' he thinks. 'Where can I go? I'm very cold and tired.' He hears some wolves and he is afraid. Suddenly he sees a big castle in the forest. And there are lights in the windows.

'Oh, good!' he thinks. 'Perhaps the people in the castle can help me.'

He takes his horse to the stable near the castle. He knocks on the big door of the castle but no one answers. He waits outside the door. Then he opens the door and goes inside. He sees a big hall with a fireplace. There is a long table with a lot of food on it.

He is cold and sits near the fireplace.

'How strange,' he thinks, 'there's no one here.'

He is hungry and sits down at the table and starts to eat.

Then he is sleepy. He finds a warm, comfortable bed and falls asleep. The next morning he finds some new clothes near his bed.

'How nice! New clothes!' he thinks. 'A kind person lives in this castle.'

He looks out of the window and is surprised.

'It's not snowing and it's a beautiful day!' he thinks. 'And there are flowers in the garden.'

He gets dressed and goes to the hall. There are biscuits, chocolate and milk on the long table. He sits down and says, 'Thank you for this lovely breakfast.' He looks round but sees no one.

He eats and decides to go home. He goes to the stable and gets his horse. In the garden he sees some roses.

'Beauty wants a rose,' he thinks. He takes a lovely one. Suddenly he hears a terrible noise. He turns round and sees an ugly monster.



CHAPTER THREE

The Beast

'You're a bad man!' cries the Beast angrily. 'You come to my castle and I save your life. You eat here and you sleep here. And then you take one of my beautiful roses. For this you must die!'

Beauty's father starts to cry. Oh, sir, I'm sorry! You're very kind. Please don't be angry with me. This rose is for one of my daughters.'

'My name is not "sir'' - it is Beast. Please call me by my name. You talk about your daughters. Then one of your daughters must die in your place.'

'Oh, no!' says Beauty's father. 'They're young and they don't want to die.'

'Then you must come back here and die,' says the Beast. 'I can wait three months. Do you agree to come back?'

Beauty's father agrees to come back.

'My daughters must not die,' he thinks. 'I want to go home and see my children for the last time.'

Before Beauty's father leaves the castle the Beast talks to him.

'I'm not had,' says the Beast. 'Go back to your bedroom. There is a big chest there. Fill it with everything you want and it is yours.'

Beauty's father fills the chest with a lot of gold. Then he gets on his horse and goes home. When he is at home he gives the rose to Beauty.

'Take this rose, Beauty,' he says sadly. 'Let me tell you about my terrible adventure.'

He tells his children about the empty ship in the port, the castle in the forest and the Beast.

Rosalind and Hortensia are angry with Beauty. They say, 'Father must die because you like roses, Beauty!'

'No,' says Beauty, 'father is not going to die. I'm going to the Beast's castle!'

'No, dear sister,' say her three brothers. 'We're going to his castle and we're going to kill him!'

'No, that's not possible,' says their father. 'The Beast is very big and strong. I'm old - I must go and die.

But Beauty does not agree. She decides to go to the Beast's castle.

'No, father,' she says, 'you must not go. I want to go!'

'Never, my dear Beauty!' says her father.

'I'm not afraid,' says Beauty. 'You must live and look after my brothers and sisters. They need you.'

Beauty's father thinks for a moment. Then he says sadly, 'Alright, Beauty. You can go.'

Beauty's brothers are very sad, but Hortensia and Rosalind are not.

The next morning Beauty and her father go to the Beast's castle. Inside the castle they see a long table with a lot of good food on it.

Beauty and her father are not hungry, but they sit down and eat. Suddenly they hear a loud noise.

'What's that terrible noise?' asks Beauty.

'The Beast is coming,' says her father.

Beauty sees the Beast's ugly face and she is terrified

'Oh, this Beast is really terrible!' she thinks.

The Beast looks at her and says, 'You're a brave girl.'

'I'm very sorry about the rose from your garden...,' says Beauty quietly.

The Beast looks at Beauty's father and says, 'You must go away tomorrow. And don't come back! Do you understand?'

Beauty's father looks at the Beast and then at his daughter.

'Oh, Beauty,' he says, 'please go home! Let me stay here!'

'No, father,' says Beauty. 'We must be brave. We're both tired - let's go and sleep now. Tomorrow morning you can go home to my brothers and sisters.'

That night Beauty has a dream. In her dream a good fairy says, 'You're a good girl, Beauty. And you've got a kind heart. You want to save your father's life. You're going to be very happy one day.'

CHAPTER FOUR

Life at the Castle

The next morning Beauty's father leaves the castle. He is crying.

'Don't cry, father,' says Beauty. 'Remember, I love you.'

'Goodbye, dear Beauty,' says her father.

Beauty is terrified. 'The Beast is going to eat me tonight,' she thinks. 'I want to enjoy my last day. I'm going to visit the garden of the castle.'

She goes to see the big garden and she is surprised. It is a beautiful garden with a lot of lovely flowers. Then she goes to see the big castle. She looks in all the rooms. On one door she sees this sign:

BEAUTY'S ROOM

She opens the door and sees a lovely room. There is a nice bed and a mirror on the wall.

Beauty looks round and thinks, 'There's a piano and a lot of books for me. How strange! Perhaps the Beast doesn't want to eat me tonight.'

She takes a book and starts to read it. Suddenly she sees these words on the pages:

Welcome, Beauty!

You're the queen here.

Tell me everything you want.

'I only want to see my poor father,' says Beauty.

Suddenly she sees her father in the mirror on the wall. He is very sad. She also sees her home and Hortensia and Rosalind. They are happy without Beauty.

'The Beast is kind to me,' she thinks. 'Why am I afraid of him?'

At 12 o'clock she has lunch. After lunch she goes to her room.

'What a beautiful piano!' thinks Beauty. 'I want to play it.'

She plays some wonderful music on the piano. Then she looks at all the books in her room. Some of them have got pictures and others have not. She takes a book about flowers and looks at the pictures of different flowers. Then she sees pictures of roses of all colours.

'Now I want to go to the garden and look at the lovely roses,' she thinks. She goes to the garden and stays there all afternoon. She looks at the flowers and feels happy.

At dinner time she sits down at the long table and then she hears the Beast coming. She is terrified.

'Beauty, can I sit here with you?' asks the Beast.

'You're the lord of the castle,' says Beauty.

'And you're the queen,' says the Beast. 'Can I ask you a question?'

'Yes, of course,' says Beauty quietly.

'Am I very ugly?' asks the Beast.

Beauty does not know what to say. She looks at him and thinks for a moment.

'Well, yes you are!' says Beauty. 'But you're kind and polite.'

The Beast looks at Beauty and smiles. 'You're right, I'm terribly ugly but I'm kind. This is your home now, Beauty. Please don't be sad!'

'Some men are handsome but they're not kind,' says Beauty. 'I prefer you because you've got a good heart.

'Thank you, Beauty,' says the Beast.

Now Beauty is not afraid of the Beast and she eats a big dinner.

The Beast looks at her and asks a question.

Do you want to marry me, Beauty?'

What a question! Beauty is terrified.

'What can I say?' thinks Beauty.

She is silent for a moment and then she says, 'No, I'm sorry I don't want to marry you.'

The Beast is angry and Beauty is afraid.

Then he goes out of the room and says, 'Goodbye, Beauty.'



CHAPTER FIVE

The Magic Ring

Beauty spends three months at the beautiful castle. Every day she reads books and plays the piano. She walks everywhere in the big garden. She likes the tall trees and the flowers of different colours. She puts beautiful flowers in the rooms of the castle. Sometimes she makes perfume from the flowers.

But the days are long and she is often lonely. Beauty often thinks about her father, her sisters and her brothers.

'I want to see my father again,' she thinks sadly. 'And I want to see my home again too.'

The Beast goes to see her every evening at dinner time, at nine o'clock.

They talk about interesting things and are happy together. Beauty is not afraid of his ugly face now. Every evening the Beast asks Beauty the same question:

'Beauty, do you want to marry me?'

And every evening Beauty answers, 'No.'

One day Beauty says, 'Why do you ask me the same question every evening?'

'Because I hope to hear a different answer,' says the Beast.

'I'm sorry, I don't want to marry you,' says Beauty.

The Beast is very sad.

'But I'm always going to be your friend,' she says.

'You're a wonderful friend,' says the Beast.

'And you are too,' says Beauty smiling.

'I know I'm terribly ugly,' says the Beast. 'But I love you a lot. I'm very happy with you. Please, don't leave me!'

Beauty's face becomes red and she is quiet for a moment.

'In the mirror of my room,' says Beauty, 'I see my poor father. He's sad and lonely. He thinks I'm dead. My sisters are married and my brothers are away. I want to see my father for the last time. Can I go and see him, please?'

'Yes, you can go and see your father,' says the Beast. 'But I'm going to be very sad without you.'

'Oh, thank you!' says Beauty happily. 'Please don't be sad, Beast. I'm going to come back in a week.'

'Alright,' says the Beast. 'You can visit your father tomorrow morning. But remember, you must come back in a week. Before you come back put this ring on a table near your bed. It's a magic ring. Goodbye, Beauty.'



CHAPTER SIX

The Sisters' Plan

The next morning Beauty wakes up in her bedroom in her father's house. She gets up and goes downstairs.

When her father sees her he cries, 'Beauty, is that you? How wonderful! My daughter is well and she's here!'

Beauty is very happy and hugs her father.

'Get dressed quickly and then tell me about the Beast!' says her father happily.

She goes to her room and finds a chest full of beautiful clothes. 'This is a present from the Beast!' says Beauty to her father. He's very nice and gives me presents every day.' She chooses some lovely clothes.

'I want to give these lovely clothes to Rosalind and Hortensia,' she says.

When she says this the chest disappears!

'The Beast is watching you,' says Beauty's father. 'These beautiful clothes are for you and not for your sisters.'

Suddenly the chest comes back again.

That morning Rosalind and Hortensia come to visit their sister. They are both very unhappy.

'Oh, Beauty,' says Rosalind, 'I'm unhappy.'

'Why are you unhappy, Rosalind?' asks Beauty.

'Oh, it's a long story,' says Rosalind.

'Please tell me,' says Beauty.

'My husband is handsome and he spends all day in front of a mirror. He never looks at me or talks to me.'

'Oh, dear, that's a big problem,' says Beauty.

Hortensia says, 'My husband is very clever, but he doesn't like anyone, and no one likes him.'

'I can never invite my friends to lunch or dinner because he doesn't like them.'

'We've got a lot of problems with our husbands,' they say.

'My poor sisters!' says Beauty. 'I'm very sorry.'

'Tell us about the Beast,' says Hortensia.

Oh, the Beast is not a bad man,' says Beauty. 'He's very kind. I live in his beautiful castle and I'm the queen. I don't work. I read, play the piano and walk in the garden. Every evening the Beast comes to see me at dinner and we talk about a lot of things. It's wonderful.'

The two sisters are very angry and they go to the garden.

'Beauty wears lovely clothes and shoes,' says Rosalind. 'She's like a queen. She's very happy. Why is she lucky? And why are we unlucky?'

'You're right, Rosalind,' says Hortensia. 'We're not very lucky. But maybe we can be lucky! Beauty has to return to the Beast in a week, or he's going to get angry and eat her!'

'Then we must keep her here,' says Rosalind. 'Then the Beast is going to get angry.'

During the week the two sisters are kind to Beauty. They talk and laugh with her. They walk together in the country. Beauty is happy with her sisters.

'Rosalind and Hortensia love me,' she thinks. 'They're good sisters and I love them a lot.'

At the end of the week Beauty says, 'I must go back to the Beast's castle.' But her sisters start to cry.

'Oh, Beauty,' says Rosalind, 'please stay with us another week. We need you.'

'Yes, Beauty,' says Hortensia, 'please don't leave us. We have fun with you and we love you.'

'Yes,' says Rosalind, 'stay with us! We can do a lot of things together.'

Beauty does not know what to do. She decides to stay another week.



CHAPTER SEVEN

The Dream

The Beast is going to be very sad without me,' Beauty thinks. 'But I want to stay with my family for a few more days. Then I'm going to go back to him.'

Beauty thinks about the Beast. She misses him.

Ten days later Beauty dreams about the Beast. In her dream the Beast is on the grass in the garden of the castle. And he's going to die!

'Beauty, whispers the Beast, 'today is the tenth day and you're not here. I can't live without you. I can't eat or drink.'

Beauty wakes up and thinks, 'The poor Beast is going to die without me! I must go back to him.'

She takes the ring and puts it on a table near her bed.

'The Beast is ugly but he's very kind,' she thinks. 'Why don't I marry him? I'm happy with him. My sisters have handsome, clever husbands - but they're not happy.'

Beauty falls asleep and the next morning she wakes up at the Beast's castle.

Today I'm going to wear a beautiful dress,' Beauty thinks.

At nine o'clock in the evening she goes to dinner and waits for the Beast. But he doesn't come to see her.

'What's happening?' Beauty thinks. 'Where's the Beast? Why isn't he here?'

'Beast!' she cries. 'Beast, where are you! Answer me!'

She opens the doors of all the rooms and looks everywhere in the castle. But she cannot find him. Suddenly she remembers her dream. She runs to the garden and sees the Beast on the grass.

'Oh, no!' she cries. 'Is he dead?' She listens to his heart and it is beating. 'Good! He's not dead!' she thinks.

She gets some cold water from the river and wets his face. The Beast slowly opens his eyes.

'Beauty,' he whispers, 'I'm dying... but I'm happy because you're here.'

'No, Beast,' cries Beauty. 'Don't die! You must live and become my husband. I love you and I can't live without you.'



CHAPTER EIGHT

The Prince

Suddenly all the lights of the castle and the garden, turn on. There are beautiful fireworks in the sky. Beauty is surprised and looks at the castle. Then she turns round and looks at the Beast.

What a surprise! She sees a handsome young man.

'Thank you, Beauty,' says the young man. 'The spell is broken!'

'But where is the Beast?' asks Beauty. 'I am the Beast!' says the prince.

'I don't understand,' says Beauty. 'Who are you?'

'I'm a prince and this is my castle,' says the young man. 'Sometimes a bad witch puts a spell on a prince and only true love can break the spell. Now I know your love is true.'

The prince takes her hand and says, 'Do you want to marry me, Beauty?'

Beauty looks at the handsome prince and says, 'Yes, I do!'

Beauty and the prince go to the castle. When she opens the door she is surprised.

'My family! You're all here!' cries Beauty. She is happy when she sees her family. They talk and laugh together.

Suddenly she sees the good fairy from her dream.

'Beauty,' says the good fairy, 'you've got a kind heart and you're going to marry the prince and become a princess!'

Then the good fairy looks at Beauty's two sisters.

'You're both bad, lazy and unkind,' says the fairy. 'You don't love anyone!'

The fairy says some magic words and suddenly Rosalind and Hortensia become statues.

'Oh, no!' cries Beauty. 'My sisters are statues!'

'Your sisters have got hearts of stone,' says the fairy. 'Now they can't move, but they can see and hear everything. When they understand their mistakes they can become Rosalind and Hortensia again.'

The next day Beauty and the prince get married. Everyone dances and sings in the castle. It is a happy day. People give flowers to Beauty and the prince.

The prince sees tears in Beauty's eyes and says, 'Don't cry, my Beauty. We're going to be very happy together!'





- THE END -

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