Little Bee, Little Ladybird and Bumble Make it Home!

LITTLE BEE: *Excited.* "Little Ladybird! Bumble!"

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: "What is it Little Bee?"

 

BUMBLE: "Are you alright, Little Bee?"

 

LITTLE BEE: "I am! I am! I am excited! Guess why?"

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: "Why, Little Bee? Did you find a lovely flower to make honey from?"

 

LITTLE BEE: "Better, Little Ladybird! We are here!"

 

BUMBLE: "Where, Little Bee?"

 

LITTLE BEE: "At Daddy's house! This is his fence and those are his wisteria and jasmine! Come on! You can club up the vines, Brumble, and Little Ladybird, you can fly over the top with me! Come on!"

 

*LITTLE BEE and LITTLE LADYBIRD fly over the wall, whilst BUMBLE climbs up a wisteria vine and climbs over.*

 

LITTLE BEE: "Daddy! Daddy!" *Excited.* "Daddy I'm home!"

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: *Tugs on Little Bee's arm.* "Little Bee... Little Bee?"

 

LITTLE BEE: "What is it, Little Ladybird?"

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: "Little Bee, what if Daddy doesn't like Bumble or I? What if... what if he says that we can't stay?" *Tears well in eyes.*

 

BUMBLE: "Then we shall find a home somewhere else, Little Ladybird."

 

LITTLE BEE: "You won't need to find somewhere else to live, Bumble and Little Bee! Daddy is a lovely, loving Bear Daddy, and he will love you!" *Smiles.* "Trust me! I know."

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: "Oh look Bumble!" *Points paw.* "There are bears playing in the garden." *Giggles.* "It look like they are playing hide-and-seek."

 

BUMBLE: "Why yes! It does look like that!"

 

LITTLE BEE: "That is Scout! He is such a fun little bear, and the other is his cousin, Rosie!"

 

BUMBLE: "There are other bears too, Little Ladybird! There are two walking arm in arm."

 

LITTLE BEE: "Those two are Jago and Daisy-Maud. They are brother and sister bears. They are ever so lovely!"

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: "Who is that bear in the brown hat and mackintosh with pretty red boots, Little Bee?"

 

LITTLE BEE: "That's Paddy! Paddy is the bear who keeps an eye on everybear to make sure that nobear gets lots, hurt or is sad."

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: "He has such a friendly face."

 

BUMBLE: "I have a good feeling about Daddy's house, Little Ladybird. I think we have found our new forever home!"

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: "It looks peaceful and tranquil, and I don't see any nasty monsters with sharp metal teeth!" *Wipes head with paw.* "Thank goodness!"

 

LITTLE BEE: "Daddy! Daddy!" *Excited.* "Daddy I'm home!"

 

DADDY: *Walks into the garden from inside the house.* "Little Bee! Little Bee is that you?" *Claps hands.* "Oh thank goodness you are alright! I thought you were lost! Mummy Marian said you were coming though the magic portral, but you never arrived." *Smiles.* "Now, here you are!"

 

LITTLE BEE: "Well... well I was lost, Daddy, but luckily I was found by new friends, Little Ladybird and Bumble. They helped me find my way back home."

 

DADDY: "Oh! How do you do, Little Ladybird! How do you do Bumble. Thank you so much for helping Little Bee find his way home."

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: *Waves paw at Daddy, smiles shyly, then blushes pink beneath black and white mohair plush.*

 

BUMBLE: “How do you do, Daddy. I am Bumble, and this is my friend and ward, Little Ladybird.” *Points paw to Little Ladybird as she bats her wings shyly.* "She's a little bit shy."

 

DADDY: "Well, you don't need to be shy here, Little Ladybird. You and Bumble are both welcome here, especially because you helped Little Bee."

 

LITTLE BEE: "That's good you said that, Daddy."

 

DADDY: "And why is that, Little Bee."

 

LITTLE BEE: "Well, you see, Little Ladybird and Bumble are looking for a new home, Daddy."

 

DADDY: " “Why Little Bee? What is wrong with your house, Bumble and Little Ladybird?”

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: *Looks sad and shakes her head.*

 

BUMBLE: “Unfortunately, Daddy, Little Ladybird and I recently lost our home, which was in a beautiful old oak tree in the middle of a garden of an old house. One day some awful noisy… things.”

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: “They were monsters, Bumble.” *Trembles with fear.* “They were big, noisy monsters made of metal, with big, sharp teeth.” *Trembles more.*

 

BUMBLE: “Well, whatever they were or were not, they attacked our tree, Daddy, and tore it out of the ground, and they built a big, ugly house of grey boxes on top of where our home was. So,” *Sighs.* “Now we are looking for a new home.”

 

DADDY: *Puts hand to mouth.* “Oh that is awful for you, Bumble and Little Ladybird!” *Gasps.* "Perhaps you'd consider staying here with us? As you can see," ^waves arms around hum. "This is a safe haven for bears... including little ladybird bears." *Tickles Little Ladybird under the chin.*

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: *Giggles and smiles.*

 

DADDY: "So you are welcome to stay."

 

LITTLE BEE: "See! I told you, Little Ladybird and Bumble! Daddy is very nice. He looks after all bears and makes them cakes and throws tea parties for them, and… and…” *Gulps back tears.* “And he gives them big cuddles and lots of soft kisses." *Blinks back tears of joy.*

 

DADDY: "Little Bee is right, Bumble and Little Ladybird! Would you all like a cuddle now?"

 

LITTLE BEE: "Oh yes!" *Flies into Daddy's arms.* "I missed you Daddy!"

 

DADDY: "Come Bumble and Little Ladybird. Don't be shy. It's quite safe."

 

LITTLE LADYBIRD: *Flies into Daddy's arms.

 

BUMBLE: "Climbs down into Daddy's arms.*

 

DADDY: "Good! Well, now that all the formalities are over, welcome to the family, Bumble and Little Ladybird. Allow me to introduce you to Paddy. Little Bee, you better find Scout. He has been as worried as me about you. He's been playing with Aurora in the snow in Mummy Marian's garden, and I think he is about to go back to see her again and have some hot chocolate. He can let Mummy Marian and Peter know that you are safe now."

 

Lovingly handmade in Merrythought’s historic British factory in Ironbridge, Shropshire, Little Bee's creation has been inspired by the English country garden. Crafted from the finest yellow and black short mohair plush, Little Bee, a bee bear, features a striking Bumble Bee striped body and pure wool felt wings, with an endearing pair of 'antennae' to finish him off. Little Bee is number 3 of a limited edition of 300 issued worldwide.

 

Lovingly handmade in Merrythought’s historic British factory in Ironbridge, Shropshire, Little Ladybird’s creation has been inspired by the English country garden. Crafted from the finest black and white short mohair and featuring a pure wool felt ladybird ‘shell’ adorned with embroidered spots, she a pair of ‘antennae’ to finish her off. Little Ladybird is number 3 of a limited edition of 300 issued worldwide.

 

Lovingly handmade in Merrythought’s historic British factory in Ironbridge, Shropshire, Bumble’s creation has been inspired by the English country garden. Crafted from the finest honey-gold coloured mohair plush and wool felt, Bumble wears a removable pure wool felt ‘petal’ effect collar, secured with a forest green satin ribbon and features delicate Bumble Bee and Ladybird embroidery, which is repeated on his paws. Bumble is number 3 of a limited edition of 300 issued worldwide.

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