Transcript: Olga and the Dragon
[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. Mister and Missus Sawdust stand by a gate in the fence and Karen, a girl with her long brown hair in braided pigtails, runs up to the guinea pig’s 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 the grass with Graham, a tortoise, and Fangio, a hedgehog. Mrs. Sawdust trims a bush. Mr. Sawdust builds a pen. Karen skips across the yard. Olga scratches her ear. Noel swats at Olga from the roof of her hutch.
At the backdoor of the Sawdust’s house, Karen says, BREAKFAST, OLGA!
Olga sings, MY HEAD IS FULL OF STORIES, OF DERRING-DO AND GLORIES, SO GATHER 'ROUND, AND LISTEN TO ME!
In animations, 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!
[Gentle, cheerful music plays]
On a bench, Karen and Mister and Missus Sawdust pet Olga. At a competition, a person awards Karen and Olga a rosette. 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]
[Birds chirping]
In live-action, the Sawdust family’s backyard, Olga rests in her hutch behind the large window. The wind gently blows squares of colourful fabric hanging against the fence. The episode title reads, “Olga and the Dragon.”
Olga narrates, ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT MY LIVELY HOME IS THE VIEW. THE FLOWERS, THE TREES.
A bird flies to a branch in a pink tree.
Olga narrates, NOT FORGETTING THE BIRDS AND THE BEES.
A bee climbs around a pink and white flower.
Olga narrates, IT REALLY IS VERY PEACEFUL. BUT NOT EVERY DAY IS QUITE SO RELAXING.
She nibbles on a blade of grass.
Olga narrates, SOMETIMES THE PEACE CAN BE SHATTERED.
[Machine whirring]
[Olga squeaking]
Olga runs away from the door. In a flashback, in the house, Mr. Sawdust washes a wooden mug in the kitchen sink. Mr. Sawdust has short, dark grey hair and a thick grey beard. He wears a red plaid, button-down shirt over a blue T-shirt. Mr. Sawdust looks out the window toward two men in hard hats and high-visibility jackets in the driveway.
[Machine whirring]
Mrs. Sawdust stands behind a counter and slides her laptop into her bag. She has long, light brown hair and wears a dark blue blazer with a green and pink scarf.
[Jackhammer hammering]
Mr. Sawdust flinches and drops the wooden mug in the sink.
[Mug clanking]
[Mr. Sawdust groaning]
Mr. Sawdust says, THE SOUND OF THIS BUILDING WORK IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME SCREAM.
Mrs. Sawdust says, THERE'S A DIGGER COMING TO DIG HIS WELL, SO THERE WILL BE EVEN MORE NOISE. BUT IT SHOULD BE FINISHED SOON.
She passes Mr. Sawdust her mug.
Mrs. Sawdust calls out, FIVE MINUTES, KAREN!
Karen yells, COMING, MUM!
Mrs. Sawdust says, REMEMBER, YOU NEED TO FEED OLGA BEFORE YOU LEAVE. AND DON'T FORGET THE KITE FOR SCHOOL.
Mrs. Sawdust pats a green dragon kite in a bag beside Karen’s school bag. At the sink, Mr. Sawdust washes Mrs. Sawdust’s mug.
[Jackhammer hammering]
[Cheerful music plays]
Karen walks outside with her schoolbag on her back and her kite in its reusable bag. Karen wears her long brown hair in braided pigtails and a red jacket over her school uniform, a grey dress over a yellow polo shirt. Karen carries a handful of dandelion leaves.
Olga narrates, AS ALWAYS, I WAS GLAD TO SEE KAREN AND I MADE SURE SHE KNEW IT.
Karen skips across the yard toward Olga’s hutch.
[Olga loudly squeaking]
Karen puts down her reusable bag and opens Olga’s hutch.
Karen says, THERE YOU GO, OLGA. SOME SPECIAL DANDELIONS AS AN EXTRA TREAT.
She puts the dandelion leaves in Olga’s hutch.
Olga narrates, KAREN KNEW JUST WHAT A GUINEA PIG WANTED.
[Olga squeaking]
Karen closes the hutch. Mrs. Sawdust walks outside.
Mrs. Sawdust says, COME ON, KAREN. WE'RE LEAVING. DON'T FORGET THE KITE!
Karen locks Olga’s hutch.
Karen says, OKAY, MUM. BYE, OLGA! SEE YOU LATER.
She waves to Olga and walks away.
Olga narrates, IT WAS JUST A SHAME SHE HAD TO RUSH OFF EVERY MORNING TO A PLACE CALLED "SCHOOL." MUST BE VERY NICE. PROBABLY FULL OF DANDELIONS.
Karen joins her mum.
[Mrs. Sawdust gasping]
Mrs. Sawdust says, DRAGON! DON'T FORGET THE DRAGON!
Karen runs back toward Olga’s hutch.
Olga narrates, DRAGON?
Karen grabs the bag with her dragon kite and runs back toward her mum.
Olga narrates, DID SHE SAY "DRAGON?"
At the back steps, Mr. Sawdust kisses Mrs. Sawdust’s cheek and pats Karen on the head.
Mrs. Sawdust says, BYE.
She and Karen leave. Mr. Sawdust waves. He turns toward Olga’s hutch.
[Jackhammer hammering loudly]
Mr. Sawdust jumps in surprise.
[Mr. Sawdust groaning]
Mr. Sawdust groans, NOW, ANOTHER NOISE!
He walks up the back steps and returns to the house.
[Jackhammer hammering]
Olga narrates, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE NOISES WERE, BUT THEY WERE MAKING MR. SAWDUST VERY UNHAPPY.
[Machine whirring]
Olga narrates, AND THAT ROARING WAS A BIT SCARY.
She leaves her food bowl.
[Whirring]
Olga narrates, THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED IT MUST BE THE DRAGON MRS. SAWDUST WAS TALKING ABOUT!
The arm of an excavator rises above the fence.
Olga narrates, KAREN HAD LEFT IT BEHIND AFTER ALL.
[Excavator whirring]
Groaning, Olga narrates, A DRAGON.
[Excavator whirring]
The excavator arm rises and lowers. Mr. Sawdust walks across the yard with a watering can. He glances toward the excavator and then toward Olga’s hutch.
Mr. Sawdust loudly says, NOW THE DIGGERS HAVE ARRIVED, THE WORK WILL BE FINISHED SOON, OLGA.
He continues across the yard.
[Olga sighing]
Olga narrates, I WAS ACTUALLY QUITE RELIEVED THAT IT WASN'T A REAL DRAGON. BUT THE DIGGER DID BEHAVE A LOT LIKE A DRAGON.
The excavator arm rises and lowers.
[Excavator whirring]
Olga says, DRAGON, GO UP.
The excavator arm rises.
[Excavator whirring]
Olga says, DRAGON, GO DOWN.
The excavator arm lowers.
[Excavator whirring]
[Olga gasping]
Olga says, DRAGON, ARISE!
The excavator arm rises.
[Excavator whirring]
Olga says, DRAGON, BOW DOWN!
The excavator arm lowers.
[Excavator whirring]
[Olga gasping]
Olga says, OBEY THE MIGHTY GUINEA PIG AND HER MAGIC DANDELION!
[Olga giggling]
[Gentle music plays]
Elsewhere in the yard, Fangio sniffs around the lush grass.
[Sniffing]
Noel climbs through his cat door. Graham lies on a pile of grass in his hutch. At her food bowl, Olga nibbles on a blade of grass.
Olga narrates, I WAS HAVING SO MUCH FUN PLAYING MY GAME, I DIDN'T NOTICE FANGIO ARRIVE.
[Fangio humming]
Fangio walks by a large moss-covered rock.
Fangio asks, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, OLGA? I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU TALKING TO SOMEONE.
Olga says, OF COURSE, I'M ALL RIGHT, FANGIO. WHERE ARE YOU GOING, BY THE WAY?
Fangio says, WELL, I THOUGHT I MIGHT GO DOWN TO GRAHAM'S HOUSE FOR A CHAT.
Fangio licks his nose.
[Lip smacking]
[Graham loudly yawning]
Fangio says, OR I MIGHT SQUEEZE UNDER THE FENCE.
Fangio licks his nose again.
[Lip smacking]
Fangio says, TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT DOOR.
Olga narrates, THAT'S WHEN I HAD A FUN IDEA.
Out loud, Olga says, I WOULDN'T DO THAT IF I WERE YOU, FANGIO. NOT WHILE THE DRAGON IS ABOUT.
Fangio asks, DRAGON? WHAT DRAGON?
Olga says, HAVEN'T YOU HEARD? THERE'S ONE ON THE LOOSE. IT'S AS TALL AS A HOUSE WITH A ROAR THAT SHAKES THE GROUND!
Noel walks down the back steps.
Olga continues, IT LIVES ON A DIET OF HEDGEHOGS AND TORTOISES.
[Graham gulping]
Noel climbs up the small hill facing Olga’s hutch.
Olga adds, WITH THE OCCASIONAL CAT THROWN IN.
Noel flicks his tail.
Olga says, IT'S LUCKY THAT I'M HERE TO PROTECT YOU BECAUSE THE ONE THING THAT ALL DRAGONS ARE FRIGHTENED OF IS GUINEA PIGS.
Graham crawls away from his hutch.
Noel says, DRAGONS ARE NOT FRIGHTENED OF GUINEA PIGS. DON'T BE SO RIDICULOUS.
Olga says, IT'S NOT RIDICULOUS.
Noel, Graham and Fangio lie on the hill facing Olga.
Olga says, IT ALL STARTED IN THE YEAR 200 B.D. THAT'S BEFORE DANDELIONS, AS YOU SHOULD VERY WELL KNOW BY NOW.
In an animated story, lush trees grow around a castle. The sun rises in the distance.
Olga narrates, IN ANCIENT PERU AT THIS TIME, THE LAND WAS BEING TERRORIZED BY A HUGE FIRE-BREATHING DRAGON.
A giant green dragon breathes fire on the castle and burns the trees. Flames flicker in a tower on the castle.
[Fires crackling]
Inside the castle, Graham, Noel and Fangio, as knights, stand around a brown square table.
Olga narrates, THE KNIGHTS OF THE BROWN TABLE GATHERED TO PLAN FOR HIS DOWNFALL. THERE WAS SIR CATALOT, SIR TORTOLOT, SIR HOGALOT, AND THE VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY BRAVE LADY GUINEA PIGALOT.
Olga, as Lady Guinea Pigalot, swings on a purple banner down to the table.
[Children cheering]
The four knights, Sir Catalot, Sir Tortolot, Sir Hogalot and Lady Guinea Pigalot leave the castle. The green dragon drops to the ground in front of them.
Olga narrates, SIR HOGALOT WAS TOO NERVOUS TO FIGHT.
Sir Hogalot curls into a ball.
Olga narrates, SIR TORTOLOT WAS TOO SLOW.
Sir Tortolot slowly walks toward the other knights.
Olga narrates, AND ALTHOUGH SIR CATALOT PRETENDED TO BE BRAVE…
The dragon leans toward Sir Catalot. The dragon breathes fire at the knight.
[Fire hissing]
[Sir Catalot meowing]
Sir Catalot runs away.
Olga narrates, HE RAN AWAY AT THE LAST MINUTE.
Sir Catalot runs into the castle. The dragon blows another breath of fire toward Lady Guinea Pigalot.
[Dragon blowing]
Olga narrates, BUT LADY GUINEA PIGALOT HATCHED A WONDERFUL PLAN.
Lady Guinea Pigalot backs away. She pushes a wheelbarrow full of white dandelions.
[Wheelbarrow squeaking]
Olga narrates, SHE GATHERED UP HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DANDELION CLOCKS AND CAREFULLY GLUED THEM ON TO THE SLEEPING DRAGON.
The dragon lies asleep in front of the castle.
[Dragon snoring]
Lady Guinea Pigalot glues the dandelions onto the dragon.
Olga narrates, AND WHEN THE WIND CAME…
[Wing gusting]
The wind blows toward the dragon.
The dragon wakes up and says, HUH?
The wind blows the dragon off the ground.
Olga narrates, …IT BLEW THE DRAGON AWAY NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN.
The wind blows the dragon away from the castle.
[Cheering]
The story ends.
In the live-action flashback, Olga says, AND EVER SINCE THEN ALL GUINEA PIGS HAVE HAD THE POWER TO CONTROL DRAGONS.
Noel says, THAT'S ONE OF THE TALLEST TALES I'VE EVER HEARD FROM YOU, OLGA. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S REALLY A DRAGON ON THE LOOSE AT ALL.
[Metal clanking]
Olga says, WELL, NOW YOU WILL SEE MY AMAZING POWERS IN ACTION.
[Excavator whirring]
The excavator arm rises above the gate.
Olga says, ONLY A GUINEA PIG CAN MAKE DRAGONS APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR. FIRST, A NIBBLE OF HAY.
She nibbles a piece of hay.
[Olga munching]
[Excavator whirring]
The excavator arm lowers.
Olga says, THEN A BIT OF THE MAGIC DANDELION.
She nibbles on a dandelion leaf.
Olga says, AND THEN… DRAGON, ARISE!
[Excavator whirring]
The excavator arm rises above the fence.
Fangio says, AH! IT'S HUGE!
Olga says, OH, IT LOOKS A BIT HUNGRY.
The excavator bucket tilts backward.
Olga says, AND IT SOUNDS A BIT CROSS.
Graham says, PLEASE. MAKE IT GO AWAY. I DON'T LIKE IT.
The excavator arm lowers and rises again.
[Excavator whirring]
Olga says, BY THE POWER OF THE MAGIC DANDELION, DRAGON, BOW DOWN.
[Excavator whirring]
The excavator arm lowers.
Noel asks, HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
Olga says, WELL, THERE ARE MANY THINGS I CAN DO THAT I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU ABOUT. I'LL DO IT AGAIN IF YOU LIKE.
[Fangio gasping]
[Whirring]
[Graham gulping]
[Jackhammer hammering]
At the gate, Mr. Sawdust chats with one of the men in hard hats. The man leaves and Karen walks through the gate with her dragon kite.
Karen shouts over the hammering, HI!
Mrs. Sawdust follows Karen through the gate.
[Graham yawning]
[Anticipatory music plays]
Karen runs across the yard with her kite.
[Graham gulping]
Fangio says, OLGA, PLEASE MAKE IT GO AWAY AGAIN. IT'S COMING REALLY CLOSE NOW.
Karen runs toward Olga’s hutch.
Graham says, I'M OUT OF HERE.
He slowly leaves his spot on the hill.
Noel says, ME TOO.
He runs back up the steps to the house.
Fangio says, AND ME.
He crawls toward the bushes. Noel leaps through the cat door. Olga nibbles on a strand of grass.
Olga narrates, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT. I HADN'T EVEN DONE ANYTHING YET.
Karen climbs over the hill in front of Olga’s hutch.
Olga narrates, BUT THEN I SAW IT.
Karen holds the dragon kite in front of Olga’s hutch.
Karen says, HI, OLGA!
Olga narrates, A REAL DRAGON!
[Olga squeaking]
Olga scurries to her bedroom.
[Gentle music plays]
[Birds chirping]
The wind gently blows the fabric squares hanging against the fence and the leaves in the trees. A butterfly climbs over purple petals on a flower. The dragon kite lies on top of Olga’s hutch.
Olga narrates, IT TOOK A WHILE FOR KAREN TO COAX ME OUT OF MY BEDROOM AFTER THE SHOCK.
Karen sits on a stool beside the hutch with Olga in her lap on a pet bed.
Karen says, IT'S ONLY A KITE, OLGA. IT'S MADE OF PAPER. IT'S PART OF MY SCHOOL PROJECT.
Karen gently pets Olga.
Olga narrates, BUT I SOON CALMED DOWN WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS ONLY A PAPER DRAGON. AND WITH A FEW MORE KAREN CUDDLES, I SUDDENLY FELT A LOT BETTER.
A bird flies out of the birdhouse on the fence.
[Birds chirping]
Olga lies in her hutch.
She narrates, AFTER THAT EXPERIENCE, I APOLOGIZED TO FANGIO, GRAHAM AND NOEL FOR TRICKING THEM. I WAS FINISHED WITH DRAGONS AND DIGGERS AND MAGIC DANDELIONS FOR GOOD. AFTER ALL, NORMAL DANDELIONS ARE REALLY SO MUCH MORE TASTY THAN THE MAGIC ONES.
Olga eats a dandelion leaf.
[Playful music plays]
End credits. Written by Nigel Pope. Cast: Olga, Lesley Harcourt. Noel, Susheel Kumar. Graham, Mark McDonnell. Fangio, Tim Licata. Mr. Sawdust, Greg Hemphill. Mrs. Sawdust, Julie Wilson Nimmo. Karen Sawdust, Isla Mercer. Karen Double, Mila D’Annunzlo. Director, Michael Hines. Production manager, Jackie Dorman. Producer, Fiona Donaldson. Series producer, Uzma Mir. Series editor, Jackie Savery. Logo: Mara Kids. Copyright MaraMedia MMXXII.
[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. Mister and Missus Sawdust stand by a gate in the fence and Karen, a girl with her long brown hair in braided pigtails, runs up to the guinea pig’s 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 the grass with Graham, a tortoise, and Fangio, a hedgehog. Mrs. Sawdust trims a bush. Mr. Sawdust builds a pen. Karen skips across the yard. Olga scratches her ear. Noel swats at Olga from the roof of her hutch.
At the backdoor of the Sawdust’s house, Karen says, BREAKFAST, OLGA!
Olga sings, MY HEAD IS FULL OF STORIES, OF DERRING-DO AND GLORIES, SO GATHER 'ROUND, AND LISTEN TO ME!
In animations, 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!
[Gentle, cheerful music plays]
On a bench, Karen and Mister and Missus Sawdust pet Olga. At a competition, a person awards Karen and Olga a rosette. 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]
[Birds chirping]
In live-action, the Sawdust family’s backyard, Olga rests in her hutch behind the large window. The wind gently blows squares of colourful fabric hanging against the fence. The episode title reads, “Olga and the Dragon.”
Olga narrates, ONE OF THE BEST THINGS ABOUT MY LIVELY HOME IS THE VIEW. THE FLOWERS, THE TREES.
A bird flies to a branch in a pink tree.
Olga narrates, NOT FORGETTING THE BIRDS AND THE BEES.
A bee climbs around a pink and white flower.
Olga narrates, IT REALLY IS VERY PEACEFUL. BUT NOT EVERY DAY IS QUITE SO RELAXING.
She nibbles on a blade of grass.
Olga narrates, SOMETIMES THE PEACE CAN BE SHATTERED.
[Machine whirring]
[Olga squeaking]
Olga runs away from the door. In a flashback, in the house, Mr. Sawdust washes a wooden mug in the kitchen sink. Mr. Sawdust has short, dark grey hair and a thick grey beard. He wears a red plaid, button-down shirt over a blue T-shirt. Mr. Sawdust looks out the window toward two men in hard hats and high-visibility jackets in the driveway.
[Machine whirring]
Mrs. Sawdust stands behind a counter and slides her laptop into her bag. She has long, light brown hair and wears a dark blue blazer with a green and pink scarf.
[Jackhammer hammering]
Mr. Sawdust flinches and drops the wooden mug in the sink.
[Mug clanking]
[Mr. Sawdust groaning]
Mr. Sawdust says, THE SOUND OF THIS BUILDING WORK IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ME SCREAM.
Mrs. Sawdust says, THERE'S A DIGGER COMING TO DIG HIS WELL, SO THERE WILL BE EVEN MORE NOISE. BUT IT SHOULD BE FINISHED SOON.
She passes Mr. Sawdust her mug.
Mrs. Sawdust calls out, FIVE MINUTES, KAREN!
Karen yells, COMING, MUM!
Mrs. Sawdust says, REMEMBER, YOU NEED TO FEED OLGA BEFORE YOU LEAVE. AND DON'T FORGET THE KITE FOR SCHOOL.
Mrs. Sawdust pats a green dragon kite in a bag beside Karen’s school bag. At the sink, Mr. Sawdust washes Mrs. Sawdust’s mug.
[Jackhammer hammering]
[Cheerful music plays]
Karen walks outside with her schoolbag on her back and her kite in its reusable bag. Karen wears her long brown hair in braided pigtails and a red jacket over her school uniform, a grey dress over a yellow polo shirt. Karen carries a handful of dandelion leaves.
Olga narrates, AS ALWAYS, I WAS GLAD TO SEE KAREN AND I MADE SURE SHE KNEW IT.
Karen skips across the yard toward Olga’s hutch.
[Olga loudly squeaking]
Karen puts down her reusable bag and opens Olga’s hutch.
Karen says, THERE YOU GO, OLGA. SOME SPECIAL DANDELIONS AS AN EXTRA TREAT.
She puts the dandelion leaves in Olga’s hutch.
Olga narrates, KAREN KNEW JUST WHAT A GUINEA PIG WANTED.
[Olga squeaking]
Karen closes the hutch. Mrs. Sawdust walks outside.
Mrs. Sawdust says, COME ON, KAREN. WE'RE LEAVING. DON'T FORGET THE KITE!
Karen locks Olga’s hutch.
Karen says, OKAY, MUM. BYE, OLGA! SEE YOU LATER.
She waves to Olga and walks away.
Olga narrates, IT WAS JUST A SHAME SHE HAD TO RUSH OFF EVERY MORNING TO A PLACE CALLED "SCHOOL." MUST BE VERY NICE. PROBABLY FULL OF DANDELIONS.
Karen joins her mum.
[Mrs. Sawdust gasping]
Mrs. Sawdust says, DRAGON! DON'T FORGET THE DRAGON!
Karen runs back toward Olga’s hutch.
Olga narrates, DRAGON?
Karen grabs the bag with her dragon kite and runs back toward her mum.
Olga narrates, DID SHE SAY "DRAGON?"
At the back steps, Mr. Sawdust kisses Mrs. Sawdust’s cheek and pats Karen on the head.
Mrs. Sawdust says, BYE.
She and Karen leave. Mr. Sawdust waves. He turns toward Olga’s hutch.
[Jackhammer hammering loudly]
Mr. Sawdust jumps in surprise.
[Mr. Sawdust groaning]
Mr. Sawdust groans, NOW, ANOTHER NOISE!
He walks up the back steps and returns to the house.
[Jackhammer hammering]
Olga narrates, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE NOISES WERE, BUT THEY WERE MAKING MR. SAWDUST VERY UNHAPPY.
[Machine whirring]
Olga narrates, AND THAT ROARING WAS A BIT SCARY.
She leaves her food bowl.
[Whirring]
Olga narrates, THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED IT MUST BE THE DRAGON MRS. SAWDUST WAS TALKING ABOUT!
The arm of an excavator rises above the fence.
Olga narrates, KAREN HAD LEFT IT BEHIND AFTER ALL.
[Excavator whirring]
Groaning, Olga narrates, A DRAGON.
[Excavator whirring]
The excavator arm rises and lowers. Mr. Sawdust walks across the yard with a watering can. He glances toward the excavator and then toward Olga’s hutch.
Mr. Sawdust loudly says, NOW THE DIGGERS HAVE ARRIVED, THE WORK WILL BE FINISHED SOON, OLGA.
He continues across the yard.
[Olga sighing]
Olga narrates, I WAS ACTUALLY QUITE RELIEVED THAT IT WASN'T A REAL DRAGON. BUT THE DIGGER DID BEHAVE A LOT LIKE A DRAGON.
The excavator arm rises and lowers.
[Excavator whirring]
Olga says, DRAGON, GO UP.
The excavator arm rises.
[Excavator whirring]
Olga says, DRAGON, GO DOWN.
The excavator arm lowers.
[Excavator whirring]
[Olga gasping]
Olga says, DRAGON, ARISE!
The excavator arm rises.
[Excavator whirring]
Olga says, DRAGON, BOW DOWN!
The excavator arm lowers.
[Excavator whirring]
[Olga gasping]
Olga says, OBEY THE MIGHTY GUINEA PIG AND HER MAGIC DANDELION!
[Olga giggling]
[Gentle music plays]
Elsewhere in the yard, Fangio sniffs around the lush grass.
[Sniffing]
Noel climbs through his cat door. Graham lies on a pile of grass in his hutch. At her food bowl, Olga nibbles on a blade of grass.
Olga narrates, I WAS HAVING SO MUCH FUN PLAYING MY GAME, I DIDN'T NOTICE FANGIO ARRIVE.
[Fangio humming]
Fangio walks by a large moss-covered rock.
Fangio asks, ARE YOU ALL RIGHT, OLGA? I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU TALKING TO SOMEONE.
Olga says, OF COURSE, I'M ALL RIGHT, FANGIO. WHERE ARE YOU GOING, BY THE WAY?
Fangio says, WELL, I THOUGHT I MIGHT GO DOWN TO GRAHAM'S HOUSE FOR A CHAT.
Fangio licks his nose.
[Lip smacking]
[Graham loudly yawning]
Fangio says, OR I MIGHT SQUEEZE UNDER THE FENCE.
Fangio licks his nose again.
[Lip smacking]
Fangio says, TO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING NEXT DOOR.
Olga narrates, THAT'S WHEN I HAD A FUN IDEA.
Out loud, Olga says, I WOULDN'T DO THAT IF I WERE YOU, FANGIO. NOT WHILE THE DRAGON IS ABOUT.
Fangio asks, DRAGON? WHAT DRAGON?
Olga says, HAVEN'T YOU HEARD? THERE'S ONE ON THE LOOSE. IT'S AS TALL AS A HOUSE WITH A ROAR THAT SHAKES THE GROUND!
Noel walks down the back steps.
Olga continues, IT LIVES ON A DIET OF HEDGEHOGS AND TORTOISES.
[Graham gulping]
Noel climbs up the small hill facing Olga’s hutch.
Olga adds, WITH THE OCCASIONAL CAT THROWN IN.
Noel flicks his tail.
Olga says, IT'S LUCKY THAT I'M HERE TO PROTECT YOU BECAUSE THE ONE THING THAT ALL DRAGONS ARE FRIGHTENED OF IS GUINEA PIGS.
Graham crawls away from his hutch.
Noel says, DRAGONS ARE NOT FRIGHTENED OF GUINEA PIGS. DON'T BE SO RIDICULOUS.
Olga says, IT'S NOT RIDICULOUS.
Noel, Graham and Fangio lie on the hill facing Olga.
Olga says, IT ALL STARTED IN THE YEAR 200 B.D. THAT'S BEFORE DANDELIONS, AS YOU SHOULD VERY WELL KNOW BY NOW.
In an animated story, lush trees grow around a castle. The sun rises in the distance.
Olga narrates, IN ANCIENT PERU AT THIS TIME, THE LAND WAS BEING TERRORIZED BY A HUGE FIRE-BREATHING DRAGON.
A giant green dragon breathes fire on the castle and burns the trees. Flames flicker in a tower on the castle.
[Fires crackling]
Inside the castle, Graham, Noel and Fangio, as knights, stand around a brown square table.
Olga narrates, THE KNIGHTS OF THE BROWN TABLE GATHERED TO PLAN FOR HIS DOWNFALL. THERE WAS SIR CATALOT, SIR TORTOLOT, SIR HOGALOT, AND THE VERY, VERY, VERY, VERY BRAVE LADY GUINEA PIGALOT.
Olga, as Lady Guinea Pigalot, swings on a purple banner down to the table.
[Children cheering]
The four knights, Sir Catalot, Sir Tortolot, Sir Hogalot and Lady Guinea Pigalot leave the castle. The green dragon drops to the ground in front of them.
Olga narrates, SIR HOGALOT WAS TOO NERVOUS TO FIGHT.
Sir Hogalot curls into a ball.
Olga narrates, SIR TORTOLOT WAS TOO SLOW.
Sir Tortolot slowly walks toward the other knights.
Olga narrates, AND ALTHOUGH SIR CATALOT PRETENDED TO BE BRAVE…
The dragon leans toward Sir Catalot. The dragon breathes fire at the knight.
[Fire hissing]
[Sir Catalot meowing]
Sir Catalot runs away.
Olga narrates, HE RAN AWAY AT THE LAST MINUTE.
Sir Catalot runs into the castle. The dragon blows another breath of fire toward Lady Guinea Pigalot.
[Dragon blowing]
Olga narrates, BUT LADY GUINEA PIGALOT HATCHED A WONDERFUL PLAN.
Lady Guinea Pigalot backs away. She pushes a wheelbarrow full of white dandelions.
[Wheelbarrow squeaking]
Olga narrates, SHE GATHERED UP HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF DANDELION CLOCKS AND CAREFULLY GLUED THEM ON TO THE SLEEPING DRAGON.
The dragon lies asleep in front of the castle.
[Dragon snoring]
Lady Guinea Pigalot glues the dandelions onto the dragon.
Olga narrates, AND WHEN THE WIND CAME…
[Wing gusting]
The wind blows toward the dragon.
The dragon wakes up and says, HUH?
The wind blows the dragon off the ground.
Olga narrates, …IT BLEW THE DRAGON AWAY NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN.
The wind blows the dragon away from the castle.
[Cheering]
The story ends.
In the live-action flashback, Olga says, AND EVER SINCE THEN ALL GUINEA PIGS HAVE HAD THE POWER TO CONTROL DRAGONS.
Noel says, THAT'S ONE OF THE TALLEST TALES I'VE EVER HEARD FROM YOU, OLGA. AND I DON'T BELIEVE THERE'S REALLY A DRAGON ON THE LOOSE AT ALL.
[Metal clanking]
Olga says, WELL, NOW YOU WILL SEE MY AMAZING POWERS IN ACTION.
[Excavator whirring]
The excavator arm rises above the gate.
Olga says, ONLY A GUINEA PIG CAN MAKE DRAGONS APPEAR AND DISAPPEAR. FIRST, A NIBBLE OF HAY.
She nibbles a piece of hay.
[Olga munching]
[Excavator whirring]
The excavator arm lowers.
Olga says, THEN A BIT OF THE MAGIC DANDELION.
She nibbles on a dandelion leaf.
Olga says, AND THEN… DRAGON, ARISE!
[Excavator whirring]
The excavator arm rises above the fence.
Fangio says, AH! IT'S HUGE!
Olga says, OH, IT LOOKS A BIT HUNGRY.
The excavator bucket tilts backward.
Olga says, AND IT SOUNDS A BIT CROSS.
Graham says, PLEASE. MAKE IT GO AWAY. I DON'T LIKE IT.
The excavator arm lowers and rises again.
[Excavator whirring]
Olga says, BY THE POWER OF THE MAGIC DANDELION, DRAGON, BOW DOWN.
[Excavator whirring]
The excavator arm lowers.
Noel asks, HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
Olga says, WELL, THERE ARE MANY THINGS I CAN DO THAT I HAVEN'T TOLD YOU ABOUT. I'LL DO IT AGAIN IF YOU LIKE.
[Fangio gasping]
[Whirring]
[Graham gulping]
[Jackhammer hammering]
At the gate, Mr. Sawdust chats with one of the men in hard hats. The man leaves and Karen walks through the gate with her dragon kite.
Karen shouts over the hammering, HI!
Mrs. Sawdust follows Karen through the gate.
[Graham yawning]
[Anticipatory music plays]
Karen runs across the yard with her kite.
[Graham gulping]
Fangio says, OLGA, PLEASE MAKE IT GO AWAY AGAIN. IT'S COMING REALLY CLOSE NOW.
Karen runs toward Olga’s hutch.
Graham says, I'M OUT OF HERE.
He slowly leaves his spot on the hill.
Noel says, ME TOO.
He runs back up the steps to the house.
Fangio says, AND ME.
He crawls toward the bushes. Noel leaps through the cat door. Olga nibbles on a strand of grass.
Olga narrates, I HAD NO IDEA WHAT EVERYONE WAS TALKING ABOUT. I HADN'T EVEN DONE ANYTHING YET.
Karen climbs over the hill in front of Olga’s hutch.
Olga narrates, BUT THEN I SAW IT.
Karen holds the dragon kite in front of Olga’s hutch.
Karen says, HI, OLGA!
Olga narrates, A REAL DRAGON!
[Olga squeaking]
Olga scurries to her bedroom.
[Gentle music plays]
[Birds chirping]
The wind gently blows the fabric squares hanging against the fence and the leaves in the trees. A butterfly climbs over purple petals on a flower. The dragon kite lies on top of Olga’s hutch.
Olga narrates, IT TOOK A WHILE FOR KAREN TO COAX ME OUT OF MY BEDROOM AFTER THE SHOCK.
Karen sits on a stool beside the hutch with Olga in her lap on a pet bed.
Karen says, IT'S ONLY A KITE, OLGA. IT'S MADE OF PAPER. IT'S PART OF MY SCHOOL PROJECT.
Karen gently pets Olga.
Olga narrates, BUT I SOON CALMED DOWN WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS ONLY A PAPER DRAGON. AND WITH A FEW MORE KAREN CUDDLES, I SUDDENLY FELT A LOT BETTER.
A bird flies out of the birdhouse on the fence.
[Birds chirping]
Olga lies in her hutch.
She narrates, AFTER THAT EXPERIENCE, I APOLOGIZED TO FANGIO, GRAHAM AND NOEL FOR TRICKING THEM. I WAS FINISHED WITH DRAGONS AND DIGGERS AND MAGIC DANDELIONS FOR GOOD. AFTER ALL, NORMAL DANDELIONS ARE REALLY SO MUCH MORE TASTY THAN THE MAGIC ONES.
Olga eats a dandelion leaf.
[Playful music plays]
End credits. Written by Nigel Pope. Cast: Olga, Lesley Harcourt. Noel, Susheel Kumar. Graham, Mark McDonnell. Fangio, Tim Licata. Mr. Sawdust, Greg Hemphill. Mrs. Sawdust, Julie Wilson Nimmo. Karen Sawdust, Isla Mercer. Karen Double, Mila D’Annunzlo. Director, Michael Hines. Production manager, Jackie Dorman. Producer, Fiona Donaldson. Series producer, Uzma Mir. Series editor, Jackie Savery. Logo: Mara Kids. Copyright MaraMedia MMXXII.
[Whooshing]
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