"Mama?" "Oh, the nut." "Oh, wait here you two." "No!" "Can we have a story?" "Yes!" "Tell us about a monster!" "Or...." "about a mouse?" "Well, let's see..." "A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood." "A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood." "A fox saw the mouse." "And the mouse looked good." "Where are you going to, little brown mouse?" "Come, and have lunch, in my underground house." "It's terribly kind of you, Fox." "But, no." " No?" "I'm going to have lunch with a...." "With a grrr...eh...gr..." "gruffalo?" "A gruffalo." "A gruffalo?" "What's a gruffalo?" "A gruffalo?" "Why, didn't you know?" "No." "He has terrible tusks." "And ... terrible claws." "And terrible teeth in his terrible jaws." "Well, where are you meeting him?" "Here." "Here, by these rocks." "And his favorite food is   roasted fox." "Roasted fox?" "I'm off!" " Fox said." "Goodbye, little mouse!" "And away he sped." "Silly old Fox." "Doesn't he know?" "There's no such thing as a gruffalo?" "And then?" "On went the mouse through the deep dark wood." "An owl saw the mouse." "And the mouse looked good." "Where are you going to, little brown mouse?" "Come and have tea in my treetop house." "It's frightfully nice of you, Owl, but no." "No?" "I'm going to have tea with ..." "a gruffalo?" "A gruffalo?" "What's a gruffalo?" "A gruffalo?" "Why, didn't you know?" "He has knobbly knees." "And turned-out toes." "And a poisonous wart at the end of his nose." "Where are you meeting him?" "Here, by this stream." "Oh, and his favorite food is ..." "owl ice cream." "Owl ice cream?" "Goodbye, little mouse!" "And away Owl flew!" "Silly old Owl, doesn't he know?" "There's no such thing as a gruffalo?" "On went the mouse, through the deep dark wood." "A snake saw the mouse." "And the mouse looked good." "Where are you going to, little brown mouse?" "Come for a feast, in my log-pile house!" "It's wonderfully good of you, Snake." "But, no." "I'm having a feast with a hmpff...gruffalo?" "A gruffalo?" "What's a gruffalo?" "A gruffalo?" "Why, didn't you know?" "His eyes are orange..." "His tongue is black!" "He has purple prickles all over his back!" "Purple prickles." "Where are you meeting him?" "Here, by this lake." "And his favorite food is scrambled snake." "Scrambled snake." "It's time I hid." "Goodbye, little mouse." "And away Snake slid." "Silly old Snake, doesn't he know?" "There's no such thing as a gruffalo?" "Snake..." "But who is this creature with terrible claws, and terrible teeth, in his terrible jaws?" "He has knobbly knees, and turned-out toes." "And a poisonous wart at the end of his nose!" "His eyes are orange, his tongue is black!" "He has purple prickles all over his back!" "Gruffalo..." "Mouse says he's meeting him..." "There by those rocks..." "By that stream." " By that lake." "And his favorite food is..." " ... roasted fox." "Owl ice cream." " Scrambled snake." "Silly old Snake, doesn't he know, there's no such thing... as a gruffaloooh!" "Who is this creature, with terrible claws, and terrible teeth, in his terrible jaws?" "He has knobbly knees and turned-out toes, and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose." "His eyes are orange, his tongue is black," "He has purple prickles all over his back." "Oh, help." "Oh, no." "It's a gruffalo." "My favorite food..." " The Gruffalo said..." "You'll taste good on a..." "slice of bread." "Good..." " Said the mouse." "Don't call me good." "I'm the scariest creature in this wood." "Just walk behind me, and soon you'll see, everyone is afraid of...me." "Afraid?" "All right, said the Gruffalo, bursting with laughter." "You go ahead." "And I'll follow after." "They walked and walked, till the Gruffalo said:" "I hear a hiss in the leaves ahead." "It's Snake..." " Said the mouse." "Why, Snake, hello!" "Snake took one look at the Gruffalo." "Oh crumbs!" "...he said." " Goodbye, little mouse!" "And off he slid, to his log-pile house." "You see, said the mouse." "I told you so." "Amazing..." " Said the Gruffalo." "They walked some more..." "Till the Gruffalo said:" "I hear a hoot in the trees ahead!" "It's Owl." " Said the mouse." "Why, Owl, hello!" "Owl took one look at the Gruffalo..." "Oh, dear, he said ..." "Goodbye, little mouse!" "And off he flew to his treetop house." "You see, said the mouse." "I told you so." "Astounding..." " Said the Gruffalo." "They walked some more." "Till the Gruffalo said:" "I can hear feet on the path ahead." "It's Fox." " Said the mouse." "Why, Fox, hello!" "Fox took one look at the Gruffalo..." "Oohh..." "Help" " He said." "Goodbye, little mouse!" "And off he ran to his underground house." "Well, Gruffalo, said the mouse." "You see, everyone is afraid of me." "But now, my tummy is beginning to rumble." "My favorite food is..." "Gruffalo crumble!" "Gruffalo..crumble..." "the Gruffalo said." "And quick as the wind, he turned and fled." "All was quiet in the deep dark wood." "The mouse found the nut." "And the nut was good!"