Learning the Basic Scripting of
Learning the Basic Scripting of the Ren'Py Interactive Visual Novel Engine
the Ren'Py Interactive Visual Novel Engine
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# Declare characters used in the book. his section is not com"ulsor! but makes scri"t writing much easier, as once !ou give each character a shorthand name reference like '"' or 'l' then when !ou are writing a line of narrative s"eech for a character in the scri"t, !ou onl! need to write that shorthand instead of the character's full name.
# he 'color' variable is an $%& he(code value like those used when writing a web("age, and defines the colour that the character's name will be shown in when the! s"eak.
)inall!, 'show_two_window*rue' shows the character's name in a small bo above the main narrative tet bo at the bottom of the "age when the character is s"eaking.
$efine p 0 ?haracter<'Primrose', color0!@22;B22!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue> $efine l 0 ?haracter<'Larch', color0!@b$7f2:!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue> $efine &ho 0 ?haracter<'AAA', color0!@b$7f2:!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue>
$efine % 0 ?haracter<'ing #aþ', color0!@b$7f2:!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue> $efine & 0 ?haracter<'Cillo&', color0!@DDf29!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue>
$efine m 0 ?haracter<'*oorhoun$', color0!@ff;c66!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue> $efine la 0 ?haracter<'Laurel', color0!@DD66==!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue>
$efine 4 0 ?haracter<'Fuercus', color0!@==DD==!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue> $efine r 0 ?haracter<'Ram', color0!@======!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue>
$efine s 0 ?haracter<'"he Springs', color0!@22;B22!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue> $efine sy 0 ?haracter<'Sycamore', color0!@22;B22!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue> $efine narrator 0 ?haracter<None, color0!@======!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0Galse> $efine parents 0 ?haracter<'Parents', color0!@b$7f2:!, sho&1t&o1&in$o&0"rue>
# +n these definitions, we have removed 'show_two_window*rue' and re"laced it with 'kind*nvl'. hat this does is tell the book that when narrative lines are using the shortcut names below, the narrative bo should disa""ear and those characters' lines of s"eech should be overlaid over the background like a conventional book instead.
$efine fsp 0 ?haracter<'Primrose', color0!@89c72!, %in$0nvl> $efine fsl 0 ?haracter<'Larch', color0!@b$7f2:!, %in$0nvl>
$efine fs% 0 ?haracter<'ing #aþ', color0!@$2De!, %in$0nvl> $efine fs& 0 ?haracter<'Cillo&', color0!@22;B22!, %in$0nvl>
$efine fsm 0 ?haracter<'*oorhoun$', color0!@ff;c66!, %in$0nvl> $efine fsla 0 ?haracter<'Laurel', color0!@DD66==!, %in$0nvl> $efine fs4 0 ?haracter<'Fuercus', color0!@==DD==!, %in$0nvl> $efine fsr 0 ?haracter<'Ram', color0!@======!, %in$0nvl>
$efine fsnarrator 0 ?haracter<None, color0!@======!, %in$0nvl>
# +f -en'P! does not su""ort a "articular kind of image movement animation b! default then !ou can define custom movements !ourself. ome eam"les are below / the -en'P!
manual has a full guide to "rogramming such movements. $efine sli$e$o&n 0 ?rop*ove<=, !sli$e$o&n!>
$efine sli$eleft 0 ?rop*ove<=, !sli$eleft!> $efine sli$eright 0 ?rop*ove<=, !sli$eright!> $efine sli$eup 0 ?rop*ove<=, !sli$eup!>
# he instruction below overla!s an image over the background image in the scenes where the narrative tet is overlaid on the background instead of in the narrative bo.
'nvl_window."ng' is an image !ou create that will be the same si0e as !our book's window 1e.g if the book is in an 233433 window theb ' nvl_window."ng' should be this si0e too. 5 common use for this is to overla! a dark trans"arent la!er over the background s that the overlaid tet is easier to read.
init python(
configempty1&in$o& 0 nvl1sho&1core
stylenvl1&in$o&bac%groun$ 0 !nvl1&in$o&png!
# hese are other custom "ositions we have defined and are use in "lace of the default 'left' and 'right' "ositions built into -en'P!. +n the case of these "ositions, the! "lace the
characters higher u" the screen than the default "ositions do. init(
H mi$$leleft 0 Position<pos02:=, ypos06D8> H mi$$leright 0 Position<pos0:==, ypos06D8>
# he book starts here. 5ll instructions that relate to dis"la!ing backgrounds, tet, images, animations, etc that were defined in the section above go below.
# Place this instruction right before the first scene of !our book. label start(
be in a format called heora. 5sk )leet where to get an ecellent free movie file converter from.
sho& movie
play movie 'Intro3largetheoraogv'
# Backgrounds in a scene are dis"la!ed b! using the 'scene bg' instruction, followed b! the background name that !ou defined at the to" of the scri"t. +n this o"ening scene, we have also used the 'at 0oom' instruction to tell the book to fade the background in and then "an cinematicall! across it.
# 'nvl clear' and 'window hide', meanwhile, tell the book 1a6 that it is a scene where narrative tet will be overlaid on the background instead of in the narrative bo, and 1b6 to make the narrative bo at the base of the screen invisible.
scene bg $a&n at oom<<;==, 9==>, <=, 2=, 7==, 6==>, <=, 9==, ;==, 9==>, 28> &ith fa$e
nvl clear &in$o& hi$e
# he '"la! music' instruction "la!s an audio file. 'fsnarrator' 1a term we defined at the to" of the scri"t6 tells the book not to do an!thing else until a ke! is "ressed. 7nce the ke! is "ressed, the scri"t goes to the net instruction down in the scri"t and fades out the music track. he two lines below that tell the book to fade in the book's logo image.
play music !silver3shinemp6! fsnarrator ! !
stop music fa$eout = sho& healey logo &ith fa$e
# Putting narrative tet inbetween the s"ech marks on the fsnarrator statement overla!s the s"eech over the background.
fsnarrator !Press the Space %ey or the left mouse button to a$vance for&ar$ a page Press Pgp ) PgKn or use the mouse &heel to move bac% or for&ar$ a page Press the right mouse button at any time to bring up the +ptions menu !
# 7nce the user "resses a ke! after the above s"eech is shown, the net scene of the book will begin. 5gain, the scene begins with the 'scene bg' statement. ach time !ou use this statement, it wi"es the screen and an! characters dis"la!ed on it clean and !ou have to define the "ositions of the characters and other overlaid images again.
# Note that in this scene we are using 'narrator' instead of 'fsnarrator'. his tells the book to dis"la! the tet in the narrative bo instead of overla!ing it on the background.
scene bg $a&n &ith fa$e
narrator !bove the busy mar%et to&n of ?horley, in the heart of glorious Lancashire, lies an area of countrysi$e %no&n as #ealey Nab, or 5ust '"he Nab' to us locals "he area is popular &ith &al%ers an$ a net&or% of hi%ing trails criss3cross the area!
narrator !"he #ealey Nab area has t&o small man3ma$e la%es, 'Bottom Lo$ge' an$ '"op Lo$ge', a private fishing la%e "he summit is Mrey #eights an$ near to it, in the centre of the Nab Coo$s, is a $isuse$ 4uarry %no&n as Kevil's Roc%!
narrator !Mrey #eights an$ its cairn of stones at 9;2 feet offer fine vie&s over ?horley an$ it is possible to see the s%yline of Preston, Gi$$lers Gerry po&er station in *erseysi$e, the silhouette of Blac%pool "o&er an$ the Irish Sea!
narrator !Grom ?horley, '"he Nab' $ominates the lan$scape an$ is the first significant height gain in the transition from a heavily3populate$ area to the moorlan$ of the Cest Pennine *oors!
narrator !Gor generations, the &oo$s have &atche$ over ?horley, these peaceful acres having been Royal hunting groun$s in me$ieval times No&a$ays they have visitors of $ifferent %in$s! narrator !"he $og &al%ers, mountain bi%ers an$ ramblers all come from near an$ far to en5oy this beautiful part of Lancashire!
narrator !Each season is special at #ealey Nab utumn brings a riot of color to the &oo$s
*orning mist veils "op Lo$ge an$ the reservoirs an ethereal $a&n visitor Leaves rustle un$erfoot as you &al% the many paths in the $apple$ light!
narrator !Kuring &inter, secret paths are reveale$ as the foliage rece$es Chen the great Grost casts his mighty han$ across the Nab $uring the great chill of January, the trees an$ heathlan$s are transforme$ into a spar%ling &on$erlan$ of ice an$ sno&!
narrator !#oar frost a$orns the larches an$ pines in $elicate beauty Cinter is not a $ea$ time at the Nab In some areas, it is merely sleeping, in others it is &on$erfully alive!
narrator !"o &itness the silent sno&fall atop Mrey #eights on the Cinter Solstice lifts the soul an$ fee$s one's imagination Chen spring arrives, so $o the sno&$rops an$ the first green shoots! narrator !Oou'll fin$ the fiel$s surroun$ing the &oo$s $otte$ &ith %noc%3%nee$ lambs "he Nab gleams &ith ne&ness an$ ecitement as $ays lengthen!
narrator !Summer arrives, bringing &ith it the $og $ays of long, hot stillness *i$summer ma$ness aboun$s as $ragonflies $ance among the mea$o&s an$ $eer cautiously $art bet&een the trees! narrator !It is in the Nab Coo$s that our story begins, $ear rea$er!
# +n the scene below we introduce a new "ositioning variable, 'truecenter'. his tells the book to show an image in the dead centre of the screen.
# 5nother new thing is "utting 89 and 89 at the start and end of a sentence. hat this does is tell the book to dis"la! that section of narrative tet inside s"eech marks to indicate when someone is talking, or something that someone said is being :uoted.
scene bg nab &oo$s &ith fa$e
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sho& chapter 2 at truecenter &ith fa$e
fsnarrator ! !
scene bg nab &oo$s
narrator !Spring ha$ melte$ into Summer at #ealey Nab s the notoriously unpre$ictable British &eather permitte$ calmer $ays for the public, the &oo$s became busier &ith ramblers an$ those trying their luc% on the tric%y mountain bi%e trails!
narrator!So frien$ly an$ alive &ere the &oo$s 3 an$ yet they hel$ a secret Gor it &as here that the Spriggs live$ SpriggsA Oes, $ear rea$er, you may &ell be as%ing yourself &hat a Sprigg is!
narrator !But fear not, for they really are the most charming little creatures 3 or people, &hichever you prefer "he Spriggs &ere a peaceful an$ shy race &ho ha$ $&elt in the &oo$s of #ealey Nab for a tremen$ously long time!
narrator !#o& long eactly remaine$ a mystery, as $i$ their origins +ne coul$ $escribe them as part plant, part animal "hey stoo$ roughly t&elve inches tall 3 or as they put it, !as tall as a pair of &ellington boots!!
narrator !Spriggs ha$ very short bro&n fur, little roun$ faces an$ stubby mu//les that some&hat resemble$ otters "heir ears &ere rabbit3li%e an$ they also possesse$ t&o leaf3li%e gro&ths on either si$e of their hea$s!
narrator !"hey $i$ not possess tails Spriggs &ere s%ille$ at ma%ing their o&n clothing from the resources their &oo$lan$ home provi$e$ an$ a$orne$ themselves in robes, little boots an$ $resses &oven from moss, brac%en an$ clumps of fleece!
narrator !s their o&n bo$y fur &as very thin, $uring &inter they strippe$ bar% from the trees to &ear It &as sai$ that the Spriggs spo%e a language all of their o&n, although their voices &ere
sai$ to be too lo& for a human to hear!
narrator !"he Spriggs ma$e pine nee$le tea to $rin% an$ they only venture$ out of the &oo$s in or$er to catch a fish or t&o from nearby Blue Caters 4uarry, &hich &as behin$ the &oo$s!
narrator !Spriggs remaine$ invisible to humansecept for a very tiny han$ful of local people &ho claime$ to have &itnesse$ !the gra$ely little fol% on 't Nab!!
narrator ! fe& stories an$ fol%lore sprang up over the years ?hil$ren &ho playe$ in the &oo$s spo%e often of seeing little footprints an$ faint laughter coming from the trees!
narrator !"he Qlittle fol%! came to be %no&n as the guar$ians of the Nab So it &as, on a beautiful July morning, that another $ay began!
# +f !ou want to make the book wait for a ke!"ress before moving on, so that an image 1such as a cha"ter heading6 sta!s on the screen, define the i mage in a scene all on its own and use the fsnarrator ; ; instruction to make the book wait for the ke!"ress.
scene bg secret path&ays &ith fa$e
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sho& chapter 6 at truecenter &ith fa$e
fsnarrator ! !
# his scene below is where we start to see 89 and 89 used regularl!. But instead of "utting s"eech marks in a "iece of descri"tive "rose, its "ur"ose here is to "lace s"eech marks around what a character is sa!ing in the narrative bo. his is "robabl! the most
bothersome "art of writing a -en'P! scri"t, as !ou have to co"! and "aste 89 and 89 in front of ever! line of s"eech a character sa!s, and the book will crash when run if the "asting is incorrect.
# o it ma! be easier not to use 89 and 89 when first writing the scri"t, and then add it to each line of s"eech later. 5ll it means is that !our characters' lines of s"eech will not have s"eech marks around them.
scene bg secret path&ays &ith fa$e
narrator !It is sai$ that in all &al%s of life there are those &ho follo& the cro&$ an$ those &ho $on't they are the ones &ho plo& their o&n furro&, an$ $on't conform to the conventional Primrose &as one of those people!
narrator !She &as a spirite$ young Sprigg, curse$ &ith a vivi$ imagination an$ a longing to &itness the &orl$ beyon$ the &oo$s!
narrator !Primrose sang as she s%ippe$ through the brac%en she ha$ 4uite forgotten that she ha$ been instructe$ to gather some pine cones for her mum!
# his is the first instance of the scri"t where we overla! a character PNG cut(out over the background. 5t the to" of the scri"t we defined an image frame called '"rimrose singing'. e call it here with 'show' and then "ut a 'with fade' instruction below to tell the book to fade the frame in instead of making it a""ear suddenl! out of thin air.
sho& primrose singing &ith fa$e
p !!+ne $ay I shall embar% upon a fantastic a$venture-! !♬
narrator !Presently she came across something that &as a source of &on$er in$ee$ #er emeral$ eyes lit up as she surveye$ the latest 'treasure' left by human han$s!
# he 'hide' instruction removes a a s"ecific image from the screen so that !ou can overla! something else in that "osition without having to use the 'scene' instruction to wi"e the entire stage.
hi$e primrose singing
# +n its "lace, we show an image of a drinks can. sho& $rin%s can
narrator !She pic%e$ up the empty plastic $rin% bottle an$ hurrie$ bac% to her family! scene bg prologue
&ith fa$e
# $ere, we set the character frame to the custom 'middleleft' "osition we defined earlier, and a little further down we dis"la! another character nearb! with the custom 'middleright'
"osition.
sho& primrose smiling small at mi$$leleft
p !!*om, Ka$- Loo%, oh you must loo%- nother "he +utsi$ers have left us another gift-Isn't it the most gran$ of things you ever $i$ seeA!!
narrator !"he +utsi$ers &as the name Spriggs gave to humans 3 or to be more precise, anyone &ho &asn't a Sprigg an$ $i$ not live in Nab Coo$s!
# Below, we show a new image frame for the same character. his is how !ou change a character's frame of animation, so that when the book reader "resses a ke!, the former frame will automaticall! be re"laced with the new one 1which ma! have a new "ose, facial e"ression, etc6
# <ou have now gras"ed the basics of -en'P! scri"t construction. ach subse:uent scene uses a similar "attern of scene definition and then character s"eech definition and image frame dis"la!, making it easil! to :uickl! build a scri"t using co"! and "aste.
sho& primrose blan% small at mi$$leleft sho& laurel happy small at mi$$leright
# 5 further im"ortant ti"= a 'show' instruction should alwa!s "recede a line of narrative tet. 7therwise if !ou write a narrative line stating that, for eam"le, Primrose is shocked, and (then( do the 'show' instruction, the 'shocked' character animation frame will not a""ear until after a ke! is "ressed, which will confuse the reader if the "revious animation frame 1which might show Primrose smiling6 is dis"la!ed whilst the 'Primrose is shocked' line is in the narrative bo.
la !!"&o in t&o $aysA Incre$ible Summer al&ays brings so many gifts from the +utsi$ers Ce'll a$$ it to the collection at once-!!
sho& primrose smiling small at mi$$leleft sho& laurel smiling small at mi$$leright
narrator !"he Spriggs, in their innocence, &ere una&are that the items left by the &oo$'s human visitors &ere not gifts at all, but merely litter!
narrator !Primrose loo%e$ carefully at the clear plastic bottle! hi$e primrose smiling small
hi$e laurel smiling small sho& $rin%s can loo% narrator ! !
scene bg prologue
sho& primrose alarme$ small at mi$$leleft sho& laurel o%ay small at mi$$leright
p !!"his one is special 3 loo% ho& the sun shines through it- Please may I %eep itA I'm going to sho& it to Larch!!
sho& laurel happy small at mi$$leright sho& primrose singing small at mi$$leleft
la !!Cell alright, but ta%e goo$ care of it as it loo%s to be a very precious gift +h, an$ &here are those pine cones I as%e$ you to collectA!!
sho& primrose &orrie$ small reverse at mi$$leleft scene bg prologue &ith vpunch
sho& laurel smiling small at mi$$leright
sho& primrose &orrie$ small reverse at mi$$leleft p !!+opsI'll collect them later, I promise Bye-!! sho& primrose running small at offscreenleft &ith move
narrator !Primrose's mum sighe$ as her carefree $aughter ran off again an$ turne$ to her husban$!
scene bg nab &oo$s &ith fa$e
sho& 4uercus smiling at truecenter sho& laurel cross at right
la !!Chat am I going to $o about herA Kay$reams all the time, never concentrates on her &or%!! 4 !!Kon't &orry too much +ur Primrose is a smart lass 3 she'll surprise us all one $ay-!!
scene bg primrose yell &ith fa$e
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fsnarrator !Primrose reache$ the stubby fir tree &here her best frien$ Larch live$ an$ calle$ to him lou$ly to $ra& his attention to her presence!
fsp !!Larch- LR?#- ?an you hear meA!!
fsnarrator ! sleepy Larch ya&ne$ as he stretche$ his arms an$ reluctantly opene$ the front $oor! sho& larch ya&ning small
fsl !!#o& coul$ I not hearA!! scene bg fiel$s
&ith fa$e
sho& primrose smiling at right
p !!*orning, la/y bones- I've got something to sho& you-!! narrator !Primrose han$e$ him the plastic bottle!
sho& larch bottle at left
sho& primrose singing at right
l !!+h &o&, that's a beauty- Never seen a clear one before sually they come in $ifferent colors, mostly green Oou shoul$ hang it from a tree an$ then it'll catch the light!!
sho& primrose blan% at right
p !!Moo$ i$ea- No&, shall &e go eploringA!! sho& larch spea%ing reverse at left
sho& primrose crestfallen at right narrator !Larch sighe$!
sho& larch fro&ning reverse at left sho& primrose blan% at right
l !!I'$ love to, but I can't I'm babysitting Cillo& again!!
narrator !"here &as a rustling an$ Larch's ecitable younger sister appeare$! sho& &illo& smiling at center &ith fa$e
sho& larch han$hel$out at right sho& primrose smiling at left
& !!#ello Primrose- Oou t&o going out playingA I'm coming too-!! sho& primrose singing at left
p !!"here, problem solve$- +ff &e go!! sho& larch fro&ning at right
narrator !Larch pulle$ a face at Primrose at this statement, an$ turne$ to Cillo&! sho& primrose neutral at left
l !!"hree's a cro&$ Oou %no& you'll only get in the &ay-!! sho& &illo& tongue reverse at center
sho& larch spea%ing at right
narrator !Cillo& stuc% her tongue out at him! scene bg &inter hill
&ith fa$e
sho& primrose smiling at left sho& larch smiling at right sho& &illo& smiling at center
narrator !"he three Spriggs s%ippe$ through the $apple$ light of the trees an$ hea$e$ to&ar$s the Mrey #eights cairn, &hich mar%e$ the summit of the Nab!
sho& larch confi$ent at right
l !!Chat are &e going to $o to$ay, thenA nother treasure huntA!! sho& primrose neutral at left
sho& larch spea%ing at right
p !!No, I'm going to go on an a$venturean$ I &as &on$ering if you'$ li%e to come &ith me It's going to be tremen$ously fun, I 5ust %no& it!!
narrator !Larch sho&e$ a $istinct lac% of enthusiasm! sho& larch fro&ning at right
sho& primrose cross at left
p !!I'm not going to be in the &oo$s!! sho& primrose bac% turne$ at left
sho& larch fro&ning at right
narrator !Primrose pointe$ to&ar$s Cinter #ill! p !!See thatA "hat's &here I &ant to go-!! sho& larch afrai$ at right
narrator !Larch su$$enly became afrai$ an$ began trembling! sho& larch sa$ reverse at right
l !!K3$o you %no& &hat you're sayingA L3leave the &oo$sA Oou %no& &e can't $o that- It's forbi$$ensurely you can't have forgotten &hy Ba$ things lur%ing out there Ba$ "3 the*oorhoun$ lur%s out there-!!
sho& &illo& annoye$ at center & !!Chat's a *oorhoun$A!!
sho& primrose smiling reverse at left sho& larch spea%ing at right
sho& &illo& neutral at center
narrator !Larch loo%e$ at Cillo& apprehensively! l !!Oou're too young to be tol$ about it yet!!
@ $ere, we set u" a situation where a character is animated without the reader having to "ress a ke! to dis"la! each frame of animation. +n this case, we make the !oung girl
character illow >um" u" and down on the s"ot b! moving the character's animation frame u" the screen, then down, and then loo"ing that u"(down motion until the reader "resses a ke!.
# 5s we e"lained earlier, we "ut the narrator statement (before( the animation so that i t does not begin until the reader "resses a ke! (after( the 'illow >um"ed u" and down' statement is dis"la!ed in the narrative bo.
narrator !+n hearing this, Cillo& 5umpe$ up an$ $o&n! sho& &illo& annoye$ at *ove<<68=, 6D8, 'center', 'center'>,
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sho& primrose crestfallen reverse at left sho& larch fro&ning at right
& !!No I'm not- If you $on't tell me then I'll start screaming-!! sho& larch spea%ing at right
sho& primrose blan% reverse at left
l !!Choa, o%ay, o%ay, 5ust be patient- Primrose, you nee$ to put this i$ea out of your hea$, it's cra/y-!!
sho& &illo& tongue at center
sho& primrose cross reverse at left narrator !Primrose remaine$ $efiant! sho& &illo& neutral reverse at center sho& larch fro&ning at right
p !!I $on't believe in that stupi$ *oorhoun$ I thin% it's 5ust a silly story ma$e up by the Sprigg el$ers to scare them into not having a$ventures-!!
sho& &illo& neutral at center sho& larch sa$ reverse at right
l !!Rubbish&hy &oul$ they $o thatA!! sho& &illo& neutral reverse at center sho& primrose shouting reverse at left sho& larch spea%ing at right
p !!Because gro&n3ups are boring an$ have no sense of fun-!! narrator !Primrose loo%e$ at Cinter #ill again!
sho& primrose bac% turne$ at left sho& &illo& neutral reverse at center sho& larch fro&ning at right
p !!It's surely got to be the highest point in the lan$, maybe the &hole &orl$ n$ the mysterious &hite thing on it Chat $o you suppose it really isA!!
narrator !She &as of course, referring to the television signal transmitter mast, a &ell3%no&n lan$mar% for miles aroun$!
sho& larch spea%ing at right
sho& &illo& neutral reverse at center
l !!I've no i$eaI bet it's something that bites-!! sho& primrose blan% reverse at left
sho& larch sa$ reverse at right
p !!#ave you ever seen it at nightA It glo&s in the $ar% &ith re$ lights-!! sho& &illo& neutral at center
sho& larch afrai$ at right
l !!Oes, those are its eyes Cith so many eyes it can see things &herever they are It &oul$ $efinitely see us coming an$ maybe alert the *oorhoun$or maybe eat us first-!!
sho& primrose cross reverse at left sho& &illo& neutral reverse at center sho& larch spea%ing at right
p !!"he Re$ Eye$ #illI 5ust have to climb it-!! scene bg &oo$lan$ path
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scene bg &oo$lan$ path &ith fa$e
narrator !Born to the soun$ of the north &in$, &hose haunting cry is echoe$ in its ho&l, the great *oorhoun$ ha$ pro&le$ the Cest Pennine moors for centuries, so the stories tol$!
creature that &oul$ thin% nothing of $evouring anything unluc%y enough to cross its path! sho& haþ spea%ing at center
% !!"he *oorhoun$ %eeps to its realm out on the moors, an$ &e Spriggs %eep to ours here in the &oo$s Ecept &hen &e venture to the Blue Caters to catch foo$ +ne must not &an$er any further from the &oo$s than the Blue Caters!!
% !!"hose that $o &ill surely meet their $oom "his pact has remaine$ unbro%en for many years an$ shall continue to $o so an$ because of it, no Sprigg has suffere$ any serious harm!!
hi$e haþ spea%ing
narrator !Primrose muttere$ un$er her breath! sho& primrose cross reverse at center
p !!+h, &hat utter rot- I $on't believe a &or$ of it-!! narrator !Larch, stan$ing besi$e her, gulpe$!
sho& larch spea%ing at right l !!I'm not so sure!!
sho& primrose shouting reverse at center
p !!Nobo$y has ever seen this so3calle$ *oorhoun$ So ho& $o they %no& it's really out thereA!! sho& larch fro&ning at right
l !!Cell, you $on't al&ays have to see something in or$er to %no& it's there!! sho& primrose cross reverse at center
p !!It's a hoa, I'm sure of it n$ I inten$ to prove it It's not going to stop me having an a$venture- I've $eci$e$ that as soon as $a&n brea%s tomorro&, I'm leaving-!!
sho& larch afrai$ at right
l !!ChatA- Oou can't be seriousA!!
narrator !Several other Spriggs turne$ roun$ an$ or$ere$ Primrose an$ Larch to 4uieten $o&n!! sho& larch spea%ing at right
narrator !Primrose lo&ere$ her voice to an angry &hisper! sho& primrose shouting reverse at center
p !!I've never been more serious If you're scare$ then you nee$n't come #o&ever, you breathe one &or$ of this to anyone an$ you'll &ish you'$ never been born-!!
sho& larch fro&ning at right
narrator !Larch blin%e$ Primrose &asn't a Sprigg to mess &ith &hen her heart &as set on something She coul$ hol$ someone in a fearsome half nelson &restling clutch &hen angere$-! scene bg $a&n secon$
&ith fa$e
narrator !Ka&n bro%e across the lan$ an$ all &as still at #ealey Nab Ecept one small Sprigg, &ho &as furtively ma%ing her &ay to the e$ge of the &oo$ Primrose ha$ ma$e up her min$ an$ she &asn't staying here a moment longer!
narrator !She ha$ fashione$ herself a small satchel ma$e from tree bar%, &hich &as sufficient to hol$ a fe& &himberries an$ minno&s &rappe$ up in oa% leaves, as &ell as couple of bottlecaps for goo$ luc%!
sho& primrose cross at center
p !!If no3one &ill come &ith me then I'll go on my o&n- It loo%s li%e it's going to be a sunny $ay #opefully I can get to the Re$ Eye$ #ill before nightfall!!
scene bg blue &aters &ith fa$e
sho& primrose bac% turne$ at center
narrator !s she ma$e her &ay past the Blue Caters 4uarry an$ to&ar$s the open moorlan$ that lay beyon$, a voice calle$ out!
&ho !!#ey, Primrose, &ait-!!
narrator !Primrose turne$ roun$ to see Larch hurrying to&ar$s her! sho& primrose neutral at center
sho& larch confi$ent at right
l !!Oou &eren't thin%ing of going &ithout your best frien$ &ere youA!! sho& primrose singing at center
sho& larch smiling reverse at right
l !!Oou bet- So, &here eactly are &e goingA!! sho& primrose smiling at center
p !!"o climb the Re$ Eye$ #ill Cell, it's a 5ourney into the un%no&n really "he best a$ventures aren't planne$ Let's 5ust start &al%ing an$ see &here &e en$ up!!
narrator !n$ so the t&o Spriggs left their home of #ealey Nab &oo$s behin$ as their a$venture began!
scene bg nab &oo$s &ith fa$e
narrator !"he Spriggs bac% at the &oo$ &ere in uproar &hen it &as $iscovere$ that Primrose an$ Larch ha$ left ing #aþ trie$ his best to comfort the $istresse$ parents of the t&o missing Springs, but the general opinion &as not an optimistic one!
sho& haþ thoughtful at left sho& laurel upset at center sho& 4uercus &orrie$ at right
narrator !Brac%en, one of the ol$est Spriggs, muttere$, !"hey're goners for sure!!
narrator !+a% an$ Sycamore chippe$ in, !"he *oorhoun$ &ill hunt them $o&n, oh &oe-!! scene bg &inter hill
&ith fa$e nvl clear &in$o& hi$e
fsnarrator !"he setting sun speare$ through the branches, casting a spi$er's &eb of lace3li%e patterns on the cyclists, hi%ers an$ $og &al%ers &ho passe$ through the &oo$s !
fsnarrator ! $eer cautiously e$ge$ its &ay along the trail, ears t&itching, ever alert to the threat of $anger!
# he animation scene below differs from the vertical 'illow >um"ing' se:uence earlier in that it makes a deer walk hori0ontall! across the screen from off(stage on the right side of the screen to off(stage on the left side. he ? "osition '@33' tells the book to start the character's motion A33 "oints offscreen on the right hand side of an 233 "oint wide
background. 'C' is the vertical height on the background that the deer is "ositioned at. # he line below tells the deer to kee" walking until it is 33 "oints offscreen on the left side 1so that the character frame has totall! disa""eared offscreen and is not showing a hand or backside sticking out of the edge of the screenE6.
# e set the < "osition again at 'C' because we want the deer to walk in a straight line. +f it were a lower value or higher, the deer would travel hori0ontall! u"wars or downwards. 'C' is also low enough that the deer's legs are dis"la!ed below the bottom of the screen and so !ou can use a single animation frame to "ortra! movement across the screen. # '2' refers to the s"eed at which the character frame is moved across the screen. he higher the number, the slower the motion. "eriment to find the number that suits !our "articular scene.
sho& $eer &al% at *ove<<D==, 778, 'center', 'center'>, <36==, 778, 'center', 'center'>, ;, repeat0Galse, bounce0Galse> fsnarrator ! !
fsnarrator !"hey ha$ no i$ea ho& far they ha$ travele$ or in$ee$ their current location "hey &ere actually on the moorlan$ of Blac% ?oppice In the $istance, the outline of #ealey Nab &oo$s lay, a sha$o& on the hori/on!
scene bg &inter hill bushes sho& larch tire$ small at center
sho& primrose sleeping at right
narrator !Larch loo%e$ longingly at his home, &ishing he &as safe an$ &ell &ithin its boun$aries #e pante$ &ith ehaustion as Primrose trie$ to settle un$er a bush!
l !!Ce must've travele$ miles I $on't feel safe here at all "his moor is so &i$e an$ open an$ there's no&here to hi$e!!
narrator !Primrose's voice &as re$uce$ to a lo& &hisper by her o&n tire$ness! sho& larch fro&ning at center
p !!"oo tire$ to run "his gorse is scratchy an$ pric%ly But it'll have to $o for tonight Oou have to rough it a bit if you &ant a proper a$venture!!
narrator !Larch &as too &orrie$ about the *oorhoun$ to rela! sho& larch spea%ing reverse
l !!I &on$er if it can smell us out hereA!!
narrator !Primrose han$e$ him some &himberries! sho& larch berries at center
sho& primrose crestfallen at right
p !!Eat these, they'll ta%e your min$ off that silly ol$ *oorhoun$- +h, I &ish I'$ brought some pine nee$le tea along, but I coul$n't carry much else!!
scene bg &inter hill bushes nvl clear
&in$o& hi$e
sho& primrose sleeping at left sho& larch sleeping at right
fsnarrator !+vercome by their eperiences, the Spriggs fell into uneasy sleep! scene bg &inter hill bushes $ar%
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fsnarrator ! !
scene bg &inter hill bushes $ar% &ith fa$e
nvl clear &in$o& hi$e
sho& larch sleeping at right
fsnarrator !"he &orl$ &as still in $ar%ness as the morning mist arrive$ to sprea$ a ghostly veil across the Pennines "he Nab &as strangely silent 3 not even the faintest bree/e coul$ be hear$ brushing against the leaves 3 an$ yet there &as a noise one that only Spriggs coul$ hear!
fsnarrator ! faint, haunting soun$ that seeme$ to emanate from all aroun$ It &as almost as if the &oo$ itself &as mourning the $eparture of Primrose an$ Larch!
scene bg &inter hill bushes sho& larch ya&ning at right &ith fa$e
narrator !Larch &o%e an$ stretche$ #e'$ ha$ an uncomfortable night, sleeping un$er the gorse bush #e &as col$ an$ $amp too "he $e& ha$ forme$ overnight an$ moistene$ everything! narrator !Bac% home in the comfort of Nab &oo$s, he &as shiel$e$ from such things Rubbing his eyes, he venture$ out into the open Bea$s of $e& glistene$ on a spi$er's &eb!
scene bg &inter hill bushes nvl clear
&in$o& hi$e
sho& larch laya&a%e at right
the groun$ all aroun$ him, &anting to consume him Larch ha$ seen mist many times before, but it &as al&ays %ept in chec% by the trees of Nab &oo$s!
fsnarrator !No&, out on this bare moor, there &as nothing to restrain it "here &as a $im but persistent sense of fear out here that he coul$n't fathom #e &ante$ to go home!
scene bg &inter hill bushes &ith fa$e
sho& primrose crestfallen at center
narrator !Primrose finally left the realms of slumber an$ panic hit her as she reali/e$ Larch &asn't besi$e her She calle$ out his name at the top of her voice, fearing some terrible mishap ha$ befallen her frien$!
narrator !Larch pushe$ through the heather an$ emerge$ besi$e Primrose #e place$ his pa& gently on her bac% to reassure her!
sho& larch sa$ reverse at right
l !!Ssh, I'm here- "ry not to ma%e so much noise!! narrator !Primrose 5umpe$ at his su$$en touch, startle$! sho& primrose alarme$ at center &ith vpunch
narrator !Primrose gathere$ herself an$ snappe$ at Larch! sho& primrose shouting reverse at center
sho& larch fro&ning at right
p !!Kon't go &an$ering off then-!! sho& larch spea%ing at right
l !!I $i$n't, I &as 5ust loo%ing aroun$ I $on't li%e this mist- It's all aroun$ us-!!
narrator !Gor the first time since the previous $ay, a smile bro%e across Primrose's face an$ t he tension bet&een the t&o frien$s evaporate$ li%e mist un$er morning sun!
sho& primrose smiling at center
p !!*ist can't harm you I li%e it It &ill shiel$ us an$ stop us from being seen!! sho& larch smiling reverse at right
l !!It's a col$ an$ clinging &etness an$ I thin% it's given me a chill *y poor little feet are all fro/en-!!
sho& primrose singing at center
p !!Ce'$ better continue our 5ourney an$ see if &e can fin$ something to eat along the &ay,!! scene bg fiel$s 2
&ith fa$e
narrator !"he t&o Spriggs continue$ their 5ourney across the moor Larch scratche$ his hea$ thoughtfully!
sho& larch spea%ing reverse at center sho& primrose smiling reverse at right
l !!Ko you have any i$ea &here &e're goingA!! sho& primrose bac% turne$ at right
p !!Not really, but I have a hunch &e're going in the right $irection to reach the Re$ Eye$ #ill!! scene bg fiel$s
narrator !"he mist &as &ith them all the &ay as they tru$ge$ on&ar$s an$ up&ar$s through the $ar% brac%en that gave Blac% ?oppice its name Pushing through it &as $ifficult &hen you &ere only as tall as a pair of &ellingtons!
narrator !Larch &as relieve$ that the groun$ became gra$ually $rier as they continue$ "hic% mu$ &oul$ have been har$ going on his little moss3covere$ feet!
sho& larch spea%ing reverse at center
l !!Is it 5ust me or is this moor getting steeper every step &e ta%eA!!
narrator !Primrose calle$ bac% to Larch from a couple of feet in front of him! sho& primrose blan% reverse at right
&ith fa$e
p !!Oes it is I li%e the mist but no& I'$ li%e it to clear as I bet there's a terrific vie& from up here!! narrator !"he groun$ &as $otte$ &ith large stones Something gleame$ in the heather an$ Larch bent $o&n to pic% it up #e loo%e$ carefully at the ob5ect, &hich unbe%no&n to him &as a
$iscar$e$ cigarette en$!
sho& larch spea%ing reverse at center sho& primrose neutral at right
l !!I &on$er &hat this isA!!
narrator !#e touche$ the glo&ing en$ an$ yelpe$ in pain as it burne$ his fingertip! sho& larch afrai$ at center
l !!+uch-!!
narrator !Larch tosse$ the offen$ing thing into a patch of brac%en! sho& larch han$hel$out at center
sho& primrose crestfallen at right
l !!+bviously some &eir$ type of biting insect #orrible thing-!! scene bg fiel$s
narrator !Presently, Larch climbe$ up &hat he thought &as a large moun$ of mossy groun$! sho& ram laying at right
sho& larch sa$ at center
narrator !#e soon foun$ out ho& &rong he &as &hen the moun$ su$$enly came to life an$ move$-!
sho& larch afrai$ at center l !!gggh-!!
&ho !!B-!! scene bg fiel$s
sho& primrose shouting reverse at right
narrator !Primrose hear$ the commotion from her location up ahea$ an$ ran bac% through the brac%en in the $irection of Larch She grabbe$ the largest stic% she coul$ fin$ an$ hurrie$ to help her frien$ !
p !!Larch- Chere are youA!!
# +n this scene, we change the ram character's animation frame continuousl! to show the shee" lea"ing about from side to side and so give the scene an energetic :ualit!.
scene bg fiel$s &ith fa$e
sho& ram leap reverse at left sho& primrose singing at right
narrator !Chen she arrive$ she burst out laughing at the sight of Larch clinging for $ear life 3 to the bac% of a sheep-!
p !!+h Larch, are you feeling sheepishA!!
l !!Not funny at all, Primrose- "his sheep is a &oolly bully-!! sho& primrose 5oyous at right
sho& ram leap at left
narrator !"he Spriggs $i$ not fear sheep, &hom they ha$ &itnesse$ many times gra/ing in the fiel$s surroun$ing #ealey Nab &oo$s!
p !!Kon't &orry Larch, sheep &on't eat us 3 they only eat grass-!! sho& ram leap reverse at left
sho& primrose smiling at right scene bg fiel$s
&ith fa$e
narrator !Eventually the t&o Spriggs &ere able to calm $o&n the startle$ animal into stan$ing still Larch gratefully leapt to the groun$!
sho& primrose smiling at right sho& larch sitting at center sho& ram front at left
l !!Sincere apologies, my ovine frien$ Ki$n't mean to step on you-!! narrator !"he gruff ol$ ram accepte$ Larch's apology!
sho& larch smiling reverse at center sho& ram si$e reverse$ short at left sho& primrose neutral at right
r !!Chat are you playing at thoughA "here's nothing on Mrain Pole #ill for you little forest fol%-!! sho& primrose alarme$ at right
sho& ram si$e reverse$ short at left sho& larch spea%ing at center
p !!Mrain Pole #illA Is that &hat they call the Re$ Eye$ #illA re &e there alrea$yA!! narrator !"he sheep foun$ this hilarious!
r !!#aaa- No lass, you'll be meaning Cinter #ill, that's a goo$ fe& miles from here- But you're almost at the summit of Mrain Polecan't miss it ye, &e sheep love it But listen!!
narrator !Su$$enly, their conversation &as cut short as an eerie soun$ rent the air "he ol$ ram shu$$ere$!
sho& larch afrai$ at center sho& primrose alarme$ at right
sho& ram alarme$ at left &ith vpunch
r !!y up, no goo$'s coming &hen you hear that cry-!! sho& ram si$e reverse$ short at left
sho& larch spea%ing reverse at center sho& primrose &orrie$ at right
narrator !"he sheep &asn't going to hang aroun$ #e turne$ an$ ran as fast as he coul$, vanishing into the mist, along &ith several other sheep, bleating in terror!
# +n the following animation, we use the deer animation code to make the ram 'run'. he main difference is that we have set the motion s"eed at 'A' to make the ram travel ver! fast in order to reflect the fact that it is frightened.
sho& ram si$e reverse$ at *ove<<=, 778, 'center', 'center'>, <7==, 778, 'center', 'center'>,
, repeat0Galse, bounce0Galse> narrator !Larch gulpe$!
sho& larch spea%ing at right
sho& primrose &orrie$ reverse at center
l !!"hat noise it frightene$ the ol$ sheep Chat &as itA!! narrator !Primrose shoo% her hea$!
sho& primrose neutral at left
sho& larch fro&ning reverse at center p !!I I $on't %no&, but I $i$n't li%e it-!!
narrator !Larch's voice became barely au$ible! sho& larch spea%ing han$hel$out reverse at right sho& primrose blan% reverse at left
l !!re you thin%ing &hat I'm thin%ingA!! sho& primrose neutral at center
sho& larch fro&ning at right
narrator !Primrose shu$$ere$ Ever since she'$ set out on this a$venture, she'$ convince$ herself that the *oorhoun$ her el$ers spo%e about &as 5ust a story $reamt up to frighten young Spriggs into staying in the Nab &oo$s!
narrator !But no&, &ith sinister ho&ls filling the air, she &as beginning to &on$er &hether the story &as in fact true "hen a t&ig snappe$!
sho& primrose bac% turne$ at center &ith vpunch sho& larch afrai$ at right &ith vpunch
narrator !Primrose too% Larch's han$ an$ mouthe$ only one &or$! p !!RN-!!
scene bg fiel$s
sho& larch primrose run at center
them "hey crashe$ through brac%en an$ trippe$ over clumps of heather, cruel branches snagging at their bo$ies as they trie$ their best to $o$ge them!
scene bg mist &ith fa$e
sho& moorhoun$ front at right sho& larch terror at center sho& primrose terror at left
narrator !"heir escape &as in vain for looming in front of them out of the mist &as a vast blac% shape "he Spriggs groun$ to a halt, fro/en &ith fear mber eyes glinte$ in the gloom, an$ &ith teeth grinning &hite, the blac% shape reveale$ itself at last 3 the great Pennine *oorhoun$-!
scene bg mist &ith fa$e nvl clear &in$o& hi$e
sho& chapter 9 at truecenter &ith fa$e
fsnarrator ! ! scene bg mist &ith fa$e
sho& larch afrai$ at center sho& primrose terror at center
narrator !"he *oorhoun$ uttere$ a $eep, bloo$3chilling ho&l Primrose an$ Larch &ere
surprisingly 4uic%, given the circumstances ho&ever, they %ne& they'$ be no match for the mighty beast, &ho &oul$ surely catch them in secon$s!
sho& larch fall at center sho& primrose fall at center
narrator !Primrose trippe$ over a stone, $ragging Larch $o&n &ith her-!
narrator !Gearing the &orst, they turne$ roun$, epecting the *oorhoun$ to be stan$ing over them rea$y to $evour the t&o little Spriggs Buthe &asn't there!
sho& brac%en at right
sho& primrose alarme$ at right
sho& larch spea%ing reverse at center l !!Chere is heA!!
p !!#e coul$ be any&here It is sai$ that the *oorhoun$ can become invisible!!
narrator !"he patch of brac%en that they &ere hi$ing behin$ shu$$ere$ an$ the *oorhoun$ uttere$ a &hine!
# he instruction 'with h"unch' is used to make a character frame shake hori0ontall! briefl! as though the character is shivering :uickl!. he 'with v"unch' instruction, meanwhile, makes a character shake verticall! as though startled.
sho& brac%en at right &ith hpunch sho& primrose &orrie$ at right sho& larch afrai$ at center l !!#e's here---!!
sho& larch spea%ing at center
sho& primrose &orrie$ reverse at right
narrator !"he t&o Spriggs turne$ to run again, but stoppe$ as they reali/e$ the feare$ beast &asn't chasing after them!
l !!Chat is he $oingA Ko you thin% he's in5ure$ or somethingA!! sho& primrose shouting at right
p !!I $on't thin% &e shoul$ hang aroun$ to fin$ out-!! sho& larch sa$ at center
narrator !Larch &as as curious as he &as terrifie$, an$ too% a $eep breath #e tiptoe$ over to the patch of brac%en!
sho& primrose shouting at right
sho& larch fro&ning reverse at center p !!Chat are you $oingA #e'll eat you-!! sho& larch spea%ing reverse at center
l !!No he &on't he's in trouble- ?ome here an$ see for yourself-!! hi$e brac%en &ith fa$e
# During the "roduction of this book scri"t, there were not man! hitches but one "articular one was in more com"le scenes where a character was dis"la!ed on the left, right and center. +f one of the characters 1such as the %oorhound in this book6 is "articularl! large then the! can end u" "ositioned in front of the other characters and obscure them.
# he wa! to ensure that a large character is dis"la!ed (behind( the other characters seems to be to "ut that large character first in the list of 'show' instructions. hink of it like "asting a cut(out of a character on a "iece of "a"er and then "asting other character cut(outs over the to" of it.
# 5nother im"ortant ti" is to kee" track of where each character is standing on the stage 1left, center or right6 so that when !ou define a new 'show' frame for that character, the! are alwa!s in the same "osition onscreen from frame to frame 1unless !ou deliberatel! want to move the character, of course6. hat wa!, !ou will end u" having to go back and do
corrections to the scri"t fewer timesE sho& moorhoun$ &ire at center
sho& larch sa$ at left
sho& primrose crestfallen at right
narrator !Primrose gingerly &al%e$ over "he *oorhoun$ &as lying on his si$e "here &as no mista%ing the sharp horns on either si$e of his hea$, &hich &ere use$ to slash through thic% un$ergro&th &hen running!
sho& moorhoun$ &ire at center sho& larch spea%ing reverse at left sho& primrose crestfallen at right
narrator !Larch &as barely able to spea% $ue to his fear an$ stammere$ out his &or$s! l !!re you hurtA!!
sho& primrose &orrie$ at right
narrator !"he $og respon$e$ in a $eep, guttural voice! sho& moorhoun$ &ire &ince at center
sho& larch fro&ning reverse at left sho& primrose neutral at right
m !!#urt no, trappe$ yes- ?onfoun$ this $iscar$e$ &ire- Boun$ my pa&s so tight I can no longer &al% properly- curse on those careless hill &al%ers-!!
narrator !"he Spriggs &ere some&hat confuse$ an$ as%e$ ho& it happene$! sho& moorhoun$ &ire at center
sho& larch spea%ing reverse at left sho& primrose alarme$ at right
m !!"he &ay it al&ays happens #umans $ropping litter all over the place Please can you help meA!!
l !!Primrose, &hat $o you thin%A!! sho& moorhoun$ &ire &ince at center sho& larch han$hel$out at left
sho& primrose cross at right
p !!If &e $o, $o you promise not to eat usA!! narrator !"he *oorhoun$ laughe$!
sho& moorhoun$ &ire eyemove at center sho& primrose &orrie$ at right
m !!Oou little &oo$lan$ people are too small to satisfy my appetite- I can't &aste time on mere morsels li%e you No& a nice plump sheep on the other han$ !!
narrator !Primrose &as still &ary, as the *oorhoun$'s teeth an$ horns &ere &ic%e$ly sharp But the $og &as in obvious $istress an$ they coul$ ignore him no longer Primrose smile$ at him! sho& moorhoun$ &ire at center
sho& larch smiling at left sho& primrose smiling at right
p !!Spriggs al&ays help &henever they can-!!
narrator !Primrose an$ Larch set to &or% carefully untangling the &ire from the *oorhoun$'s legs! scene bg mist
&ith fa$e
sho& moorhoun$ free$ at center
sho& primrose sleeping reverse at right
narrator !"heir small fingers ma$e short &or% of the tight bin$ing, an$ in no time at all the *oorhoun$ &as free #e rose to his feet an$ flee$ his pa&s!
sho& moorhoun$ neutral at center sho& larch smiling at left
sho& primrose smiling at right
m !! bit stiff, but no serious in5ury- "han% you so much, young Spriggs No& I am free once more- But no& &e must $iscar$ this rotten &ire to prevent anyone else falling victim to it!! narrator !Larch carefully &oun$ it into a tight loop!
sho& larch spea%ing reverse at left sho& primrose neutral at right
l !!Gascinating stuff, it $oesn't snap &hen you bite it- #a$ no i$ea this coul$ be so $angerous-!! narrator !"he *oorhoun$ shoo% his hea$ sa$ly an$ sighe$!
sho& moorhoun$ gro&l shorttail at center sho& larch spea%ing reverse at left
sho& primrose blan% at right
m !!+h ye of little %no&le$ge Oou $on't %no& the folly of encountering litter, $o youA!! narrator !Primrose blin%e$, pu//le$!
sho& primrose crestfallen at right sho& larch fro&ning reverse at left p !!LitterA Chat is thatA!!
narrator !Primrose reache$ in her han$ma$e bag an$ remove$ a collection of bottlecaps! sho& larch spea%ing reverse at left
sho& primrose bac% turne$ at right
p !!Is it li%e treasureA Ce get treasure left in #ealey Nab &oo$s all the time "he +utsi$ers humans, you call them leave it for us to fin$!!
narrator !"he *oorhoun$ laughe$ so lou$ that it echoe$ across the moors! sho& moorhoun$ smiling at center
m !!Oou foolish, naive creatures- Litter is the blight of the lan$ 3 alas, it is litter you hol$ in your han$-!!
sho& moorhoun$ staring at center sho& primrose crestfallen at right sho& larch fro&ning reverse at left
p !!ChatA But these loo% so pretty- #o& coul$ these blight the lan$A!! sho& moorhoun$ thoughtful at center
sho& primrose cross at right
narrator !"he *oorhoun$ sat $o&n an$ tol$ the t&o Spriggs about ho& a small number of humans $ispose$ of their rubbish out in the countrysi$e an$ ho& $angerous it &as to &il$ animals!
m !!So you see, litter is very ba$ in$ee$ Luc%ily not all humans are ba$ an$ many &or% har$ to %eep your little #ealey Nab &oo$ clean an$ ti$y!!
narrator !Primrose loo%e$ at the bottlecaps! sho& moorhoun$ neutral at center
sho& primrose bac% turne$ reverse at right sho& larch sa$ at left
