Just So Darwin
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Sam, en 7-årig sköldpadda, älskar att höra sin farfar Charlie berätta historier om olika djur och varför djuren är som
de är. De berättelser som Farfar Charlie berättar har förts
vidare till honom genom generationer av sköldpaddor. Det
började när en liten sköldpadda hörde dem för många,
många år sedan.
Varje berättelse har en eller två viktiga idéer baserade på
Darwins teorier.
Just So Darwin I
1. Why does the camel like it hot?
2. Why is a polar bear white?
3. Why are crocodiles good hunters?
4. Why is the stick insect like a stick?
5. Why did the ostrich stop flying?
6. Why does an elephant have a trunk?
(6 x 5 min)
Fakta
1. Why does the camel like it hot?
Produktionsland: Storbritannien
Svensk distribution: Cinebox, 2009
Ansvarig utgivare: Katarina Lundgren
Längd: 30 min
Från: 10 år
Ämne: Språk, Engelska
Engelskt tal och engelsk text
Filmen har kapitelindelning
NARRATOR
A long time ago, Darwin came to our island.
The stories that he told, filled my granddad with wonder.
And he told me so that I could tell you.
SAM
Granddad, I’m hungry.
GRANDAD
Me too, Sam. There’s some food down there to eat.
SAM
But that will take us forever. We’re so slow.
GRANDAD
If only we were like camels, then we’d have food stored in
our humps.
SAM
What’s a camel?
GRANDAD
I have just the story to answer that question. A long long
time ago Prince Ali was lost in the desert. There was a pot
of gold as a reward for whoever found him. And the villagers
sent their finest animals to the rescue.
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MAFID
I’m off to the desert to rescue Prince Ali…
HORSE
What are you doing here?
MAFID
I’m waiting for the sun to rise so I can set off
and rescue the Prince.
HORSE
A stupid camel like you, rescue the Prince?
HORSE
Mafid, no Prince wants to be rescued by a silly
camel.
GRANDAD
The sun rose and Mafid watched the horses
set off into the desert.
HORSE
Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch!
HORSE
Oh stop fussing, Balla! Ouch, ouch, ouch,
ouch.
MAFID
Great, a dance to cheer us up! We’re off into
the desert to rescue Prince Ali - Ouch!
HORSE
The ground is burning our feet, you fool!
MAFID
Really? I can’t feel a thing.
GRANDAD
It was the thick leathery pads on the bottom of
Mafid’s feet that allowed him to walk on the hot
desert ground.
HORSE
Mafid, aren’t you hot?
MAFID
Nope, I’m just dandy. Thank you very much.
HORSE
Achoo! I’ve got sand in my eyes.
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HORSE
Achoo! I’ve god sand in my nose.
HORSE
I suggest you both close your mouths or else
you’ll have sand in there, too.
SAM
What about Mafid, Granddad? Didn’t he get
sand in his nose?
GRANDAD
Mafid kept the sand out of his nose by closing
his large nostrils.
And those long, long eyelashes protected his
eyes. So Mafid was able to continue
the search for Prince Ali because he was
better suited to the desert than the horses.
MAFID
Come on, you three, we’re off into the desert
to rescue Prince Ali, to rescue Prince Ali.
GRANDAD
As the horses set off across the sand dunes,
their hooves started to slip and sink in the
sand.
SAM
Why did they sink, granddad?
GRANDAD
Because their hooves were not suited to
walking on desert sand.
Mafid’s feet, of course,´were flat and wide so
he could walk across the sand dunes easily.
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SAM
I like Mafid.
SAM
I’d look very funny with a hump, leathery feet
and long eyelashes.
MAFID
Prince Ali.
PRINCE ALI
I knew someone would come. You clever
camel.
HORSE
Prince Ali, we found you.
PRINCE ALI
You horses look in no state to travel. You three
will stay here.
This fine camel shall take me back.
SAM
Why wasn’t Mafid tired like the horses,
granddad?
GRANDAD
Because of that famous hump, Sam. Camels
are better suited to living in the desert. A
camel can store food in his hump and travel
for days without having to find things to eat
or drink. And humps make very comfortable
seats, too.
MAFID
I’ve rescued Prince Ali. I’ve rescued Prince Ali.
SAM
What about the horses?
GRANDAD
Well that’s the funny bit, Sam. They had to
send a group of camels
into the desert to rescue them.
SAM
So if I lived in the desert, granddad. Would I
change to look like a camel?
GRANDAD
Now that would be a funny site.
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GRANDAD
But would you be able to run all the way home.
Just like Mafid did. With your little legs?
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2. Why is a polar bear white?
NARRATOR
A long time ago, Darwin came to our island.
The stories that he told, filled my granddad
with wonder.
And he told me so that I could tell you.
SAM
I’m hungry, granddad. We have been walking
for ages and we didn’t find anything to eat.
GRANDAD
It hasn’t rained for a long long time, Sam.
Without water plants can’t grow.
SAM
But my tummy’s rumbling.
GRANDAD
Lots of animals had to walk a lot further than
us to find food. I’m sure their tummies were
rumbling too.
SAM
Like who?
GRANDAD
Like the brown bears. A long, long, long, long
time ago there were lots of brown bears who
lived in a forest, but they had a problem.
There wasn’t enough food for them all.
BEAR 1
I’m sorry everyone. These are really hard
times for us all. We’ll have to split up to find
food. Some of us can stay here in the forest
but some of us must go to the hot south to
find food. And some of us will have to go to
the cold, cold north.
SAM
I wouldn’t want to go where it was very very
cold. I’d be so shivery.
GRANDAD
That’s how the brown bears felt when after
a long long journey they reached the edge of
the forest.
BEAR 2
Oh, I don’t like it here. It’s very cold. And the
only food I can see are the seals way out there
on the ice.
BEAR 3
Well, I’m hungry. Let’s go hunting.
SAM
Did they catch the seals?
GRANDAD
They tried. But their small paws weren’t used
to walking on snow and ice.
They slipped and slivered all over the place
and the seals were able to get away.
SAM
Oh no! So what did they eat?
GRANDAD
In the summer they could eat fish. But in the
winter when the water had frozen they had to
try and get the seals.
SAM
Did they ever catch any seals?
GRANDAD
Sometimes, but then after a long long time,a
brown bear was born with bigger paws, with
thicker pads.
BEAR4
I can run and not fall over!
GRANDAD
The young brown bear’s paws were perfect for
walking on the snow and ice.
SAM
What happened to the other bears?
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GRANDAD
They found it harder to survive. The bears with
the bigger paws did better.
SAM
Hooray for the brown bears! But weren’t they
still very cold?
GRANDAD
Not all of them. Some were born with thick fur
and they were better at coping with the
freezing weather.
SAM
So could they catch lots of seals?
GRANDAD
Not many. Their fur was still brown and that
meant the seals could still see them coming.
BEAR 2
Oh no! Fish again!
GRANDAD
One day a brown bear was born that had
lighter fur, almost white. So when he crept up
on a seal….
SAM
The seal didn’t see him coming.
GRANDAD
And after a long, long, long time more and
more bears that were born were white.
And they could all catch seals more easily.
WHITE BEAR
Delicious! Yummier than fish any day!
GRANDAD
And now they’re called Polar Bears.
SAM
And the Polar Bears like living in the snow and
ice?
GRANDAD
They do.
SAM
And brown bears like living in the forest?
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GRANDAD
And we like living on our island.
SAM
Especially when it rains and there are lots of
green plants to eat. Granddad, are there such
things as green bears?
3. Why are crocodiles good hunters?
NARRATOR
A long time ago, Darwin came to our island.
The stories that he told, filled my granddad
with wonder. And he told me so that I could tell
you.
SAM
Granddad Charlie, who is the best hunter in
the world?
GRANDAD
I can tell you who the best hunter in the water
is.
SAM
Who?
GRANDAD
A crocodile. It could catch and eat a tortoise
in a flash!
SAM
No, you’re teasing granddad.
GRANDAD
Oh no, I’m not, Sam. And I can tell you a great
story about a young crocodile.
Once they were two good friends, Lizzie and
Croc
LIZZIE
I won, Croc. I was fastest.
CROC
Geez, I passed the finish line before you did,
Lizzie. But I’m stronger than you, though.
LIZZIE
And more dangerous.
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CROC
I’m not dangerous.
LIZZIE
My mum says an adult crocodile like your
mum can eat a lizard in one gulp.
CROC
My mum would never do that. She’s the
gentlest mum in the world.
way to eat is by catching our food.
And we are very good at hunting. So to some
animals we can be dangerous.
CROC
So can you show me how to hunt food?
CROC’S MUMMY
Yes, Croc. Now, keep absolutely still Croc.
Don’t move a muscle. Now, smell what’s in the
air.
GRANDAD
Croc told Lizzie all about how gentle his mum
was, how she had made him a nest before he
was born and helped crack open Croc’s shell
when he couldn’t open it himself.
CROC
So you see, Lizzie, my mummy really isn’t
dangerous at all.
LIZZIE
But my mummy says that one day you might
eat me.
CROC
I’d never eat you. Although, I am a bit hungry
CROC
I can smell some animals.
LIZZIE
Wow Croc, you are dangerous.
CROC’S MUMMY
Now let’s practice at catching an animal. Jump
at that branch on that tree.
CROC
But I’d never hurt you.
CROC’S MUMMY
Brilliant, Croc!
GRANDAD
But Croc couldn’t stop thinking about what
Lizzie had said and went to ask his mum.
CROC
But I lost a tooth.
CROC
Mummy…
CROC’S MUMMY
Yes, Croc.
CROC
Are we the most dangerous creature in the
swamp?
CROC’S MUMMY
Well, Croc, we have to eat. And the only
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CROC’S MUMMY
Oh, don’t worry about that Croc. A new one
will grow back soon. Now, you keep
practicing while I go and check on your
brothers and sisters.
CROC
Ok, mum.
GRANDAD
So Croc did a few more leaps and just as Croc
was floating in the water ready to jump, little
Lizzie arrived. Croc could smell something
very tasty.
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4. Why is the stick insect like a stick?
LIZZIE
Oh Croc!
CROC
Oh Lizzie! I could have eaten you. You better
go.
LIZZIE
What do you mean?
NARRATOR
A long time ago, Darwin came to our island.
The stories that he told, filled my granddad
with wonder. And he told me so that I could tell
you.
CROC
Your mum was right. We can’t be friends.
GRANDAD
98, 99, 100. Ready or not, here I come.
Oh Sam, you have a thing or two to learn
about camouflage.
LIZZIE
Oh don’t be silly, Croc.
SAM
Camo - what?
CROC
I’m growing up Lizzie and I’m becoming a
hunter. It’s what we crocodiles do. And I don’t
ever want to hurt you.
GRANDAD
Camouflage Sam. It’s what some animals use
to disappear into the background.
Stick insects are particularly good at it.
LIZZIE
But you’re still my best friend
SAM
What’s a stick insect?
CROC
And you’re still mine. But stay away from this
swamp, Lizzie. I have lots of brothers and
sisters and they might eat you.
GRANDAD
Stick insects are long thin animals that look
like, well, a stick.
They’re amazing. And I have a great story for
you.
GRANDAD
And so Lizzie stayed away and Croc grew up
to be the best hunter in the swamp
SAM
Crocodiles do have a really nice side,
granddad.
GRANDAD
Oh yes, Sam, they definitely look after their
young.
SAM
But their dangerous side is really really
dangerous. Are there any animals that hunt
crocodiles?
NARRATOR
Welcome to this year’s world hide and seek
contest. Without further ado, let me introduce
to you this year’s finalists.
Camelian, Moon Moth, Flying Gecko and last,
but not least, Stick Insect.
And this year’s seeker is of course last year’s
winner, the great, the wonderful, the brilliantly
camouflaged, Cloudy Leopard. Are you feeling
confident today, Leopard?
LEOPARD
Nobody is as good as me at camouflage.
And I certainly won’t be fooled by camelian,
moon moth or flying gecko.
And most definitely not by a walking stick.
WALKING STICK
You wait and see smarty pants.
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NARRATOR
Everyone ready? Remember the rule, once
you’ve been found you have to help the seeker
look for the other finalists. Leopard, turn your
back to the audience. Close your eyes and
count to 20.
FLYING GECO
Whack! Ha, look at that. I found Camelian.
CAMELIAN
My greedy tummy always lets me down.
NARRATOR
With only two left in the competition, Stick
Insect did something very special.
She moved with the wind and the other sticks
to make her camouflage better.
Stick Insect and Moon Moth stayed hidden for
a long, long time. But when the moon came
out, Moon Moth…
LEOPARD
There she is. I found you.
LEOPARD
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 17, 18, 19, 20. Ready
or not, here I come.
WALKING STICK
So let me find somewhere a stick could hide.
Right on top of this twig. Ha ha, he won’t find
me here.
LEOPARD
Hmmmm
GRANDAD
Moon Moth adores moon light so as soon as
the moon appeared, so did she.
SAM
So stick insects won.
NARRATOR
This year’s hide and seek champion is Stick
Insect. Come out, come out wherever you are.
WALKING STICK
Come over here.
WALKING STICK
Whew!
LEOPARD
I found you. I found flying gecko. I caught him
mid air.
WALKING STICK
Double trouble. That means both leopard and
flying gecko are searching for me now.
FLYING GECO
Stick insects always hide among sticks. So
let’s look there.
LEOPARD
There are hundreds of sticks in the rain forest.
Where would you like to start?
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LEOPARD Where?
WALKING STICK
Right here.
NARRATOR
Ladies and gentlemen she’s so well
camouflaged, nobody can see her.
WALKING STICK
Here I am.
NARRATOR
How do you feel being the winner?
WALKING STICK
…sorry mamma. I love being camouflaged.
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SAM
So is there any animal that can find a stick
insect?
GRANDAD
Oh yes, Sam. It’s a very clever animal called a
bat. And it doesn’t use its eyes to find food.
SAM
So how does he do it if he doesn’t use his
eyes?
GUINEA FOWL
Oh, well you’re going to be a big fellow.
GRANDAD
The ostrich egg landed in the nest of a guinea
fowl.
And when it was ready to hatch, mommy
guinea fowl was in for a big surprise.
GUINEA HATCHLINGS
Ma ma, ma ma, ma ma.
GRANDAD
That is an interesting question.
GUINEA FOWL
Ho, ho. Ho. Well. It wouldn’t do if we were all
exactly the same.
4. Why did the ostrich stop flying?
GRANDAD
A few weeks later, Ollie had grown a lot more.
NARRATOR
A long time ago, Darwin came to our island.
The stories that he told, filled my granddad
with wonder. And he told me so that I could tell
you.
SAM
Whoa. What was that granddad?
OLLIE
You look different. Why are your feathers so
messy?
BABY GUINEA FOWL
And, you have a really long neck.
GRANDAD
A bird, Sam, a big one.
GUINEA MOTHER
Right, my little ones. Who’s ready for a flying
lesson?
SAM
I bet that was the biggest bird in the world.
BABY GUINEA FOWL
Me, me…
GRANDAD
No. I don’t think so, Sam.
SAM
Really, how do you know?
GRANDAD
Well, the biggest bird in the world doesn’t fly.
SAM
But all birds can fly.
GRANDAD
Not the ostrich. Not so long ago a mommy
ostrich had a nest full of eggs when disaster
happened.
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OLLIE
Me. Ok.
GUINEA MOTHER
Now, watch carefully. See what I do.
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BABY GUNIEA FOWL
Me first!
GUINEA MOTHER
I’m very proud of you, Ollie.
GUINEA MOTHER
Well done, Freddie.
Lovely, Freda. Now it’s your turn, Ollie.
OLLIE
Really?
GUINEA MOTHER
Oh, yes. But Ollie, have you noticed that you’re
a bit different to your brother and sister?
OLLIE
Uh, uh…
GUINEA MOTHER
It takes a little practice, Ollie. And I’m very
proud to see how fast you can run.
SAM
Why can’t he fly?
GRANDAD
His wings are too small for his size. But Ollie
does have brilliant eye site.
And one day, when Ollie, Freda and Freddie
were playing, Ollie spotted something in the
distance. Ollie laid his neck flat on the floor as
camouflage.
OLLIE
Um, kind of…
GUINEA MOTHER
Well, you may be an ostrich.
OLLIE
Oh…
GUINEA MOTHER
So if you’re an ostrich, I’m not your mommy.
OLLIE
So where’s my mommy?
OLLIE
Lie down, stand still. There’s a lion.
GUINEA MOTHER
She lives with a group of other ostriches.
FREDDIE
There’s no lion. Come on Freda. Let’s go and
play.
OLLIE
I look just like them. I am an ostrich.
GRANDAD
As the lion got closer Ollie started to run
OLLIE
Look out! Lion! Fly Freda, fly Freddie…
SAM
And did they get away?
GRANDAD
Just in the nick of time.
FREDDIE
Ollie was amazing, mama. He was taking
huge long steps and going so fast.
There was no way the lion could have caught
him.
FREDDIE
Yeah, Ollie, that’s why you’re different from us.
OLLIE
Um, I need to go. Mommy! Mommy! Why
don’t we fly, mommy?
MOTHER OSTRICH
A well, a long, long, long, long time ago we
could fly, Ollie.
But after a long, long, long, long, long time we
got bigger and bigger until we were too heavy
to get off the ground. But we don’t need to fly
because…
OLLIE
…we can run so fast.
MOTHER OSTRICH
Exactly.
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SAM
So if ostriches stopped flying, could we start
flying?
GRANDAD
Ha, Ha, a flying tortoise! Now that would be a
site.
6. Why does an elephant have a trunk?
NARRATOR
A long time ago, Darwin came to our island.
The stories that he told, filled my granddad
with wonder.
And he told me so that I could tell you.
GRANDAD
It’s been a long day, Sam. Goodnight.
SAM
Granddad, have you forgotten?
GRANDAD
Forgotten what?
SAM
Forgotten our story. We can’t go to sleep
without our story.
GRANDAD
Yes, of course not, Sam. What story do you
want?
SAM
I want elephant nose.
GRANDAD
Sam, it’s not elephant nose. It’s called a trunk.
SAM
I know. Let me begin. In a land, far, far away.
There lived a herd of elephants.
There was a big poppa elephant.
GRANDAD
And a little elephant who wanted to know
about everything.
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BIG ELEPHANT
Halt! Good gracious me. A bumped trunk?
LITTLE ELEPHANT
Yes, why do I have to have a trunk, papa. It’s
always getting in the way.
BIG ELEPHANT
Come one, little one. Hold onto my tail. You
can walk with me until you feel better.
GRANDAD
He couldn’t do that without his trunk.
Elephants use their trunks for all sorts of
things.
SAM
Like when they came to the trees. Remember?
BIG ELEPHANT
Halt! At ease. Dinnertime.
LITTLE ELEPHANT
Not hungry.
BIG ELEPHANT
Look at those delicious new leaves. Look at
those soft twigs.
Dip, dip, sky blue, pull down those leaves and
start a chew. Hm. Hm.
Why don’t you try?
LITTLE ELEPHANT
Did it!
SAM
But elephants don’t just use their trunks for
eating.
They also use their trunks for making noises.
And fighting!
BIG ELEPHANT
Be careful, you two.
BIG ELEPHANT
I smell danger. And I see danger. Form a
circle.
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SAM
And they also use it for threatening.
Hooray, the trunks did it. They’re so hounding.
But there’s a lot more than can do.
LITTLE ELEPHANT
Water! Can we play now?
BIG ELEPHANT
Not until you’ve had a wash.
LITTLE ELEPHANT
Oh, me too! Now we’re cold!
BIG ELEPHANT
And we’ll get even cooler. Is your trunk ready?
LITTLE ELEPHANT
Snuggle time!
SAM
And the sun went down and the moon came
up and Junior started thinking bout all the
things that his trunk could do.
LITTLE ELEPHANT
Breathing, reaching, smelling, eating,
reaching, holding tight.
…threatening, wrestling, tickling, scratching,
showering in dust…
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SAM
Drinking, washing, swimming, splashing,
snorkelling right under.
But granddad, how did the elephant’s get their
trunks?
SAM
I’ll ask you tomorrow.