Original subtitles

NARRATOR: Around and along, in the middle of somewhere,

lives a little Sound Collector.

And his best friend, Mole. SOUND COLLECTOR LAUGHS

Putting in his hearing aids,

the Sound Collector starts to hear the world around him.

WAVE OF SOUND SWELLS

MOLE GRUNTS

OK, Mole. Time to get up.

MOLE WHIMPERS Come on, you.

After a quick breakfast, time to collect some sounds.

PLAYS A TRILL Oh.

Maybe he'll find some musical sounds today.

SOUND COLLECTOR SIGHS, MOLE GRUNTS

LAUGHS, BOWL CLATTERS

Back soon, Mole. MOLE SIGHS

Ah.

SWITCH CLICKS

SOUNDS ECHO

BIRDS CHIRP

Another day, another symphony of sound.

WATERWHEEL CLANKS

MUFFLED GRUNTING

That's an odd noise.

MOLE SNUFFLES

It's Mole. What's she looking for?

Ah. Of course.

She doesn't have the best eyesight.

MOLE SNIFFS

So a little help is always needed to find her ball.

Look after the house, Mole.

CROWS CAW

Sounds are all around you.

You just have to stop and listen.

CAWING CONTINUES

Yes, wonderful sounds.

WATER BABBLES

Gentle, babbling, burbling sounds.

NARRATOR LAUGHS And scurrying, scratchy sounds.

BALL THUDS, SQUEAKS

MOLE GRUNTS

She does love that ball.

ACCORDION PLAYS GENTLY, MOLE GRUNTS

ACCORDION SCREECHES Uh-oh!

MOLE SNIFFS

Interesting.

Ha-ha! Nice.

Who knew? A musical Mole.

ACCORDION PLAYS OUT OF TUNE

CROWS CAW

Oh, someone has left litter by the stream.

A soda can, just tossed away.

Hmm.

Sometimes litter can be of use to a sound collector.

HAPPY METALLIC DRUMMING

Yes.

It makes a great drum.

RHYTHMIC DRUMMING

Ha-ha!

ACCORDION PLAYS Still at it, then?

DOOR OPENS

DOOR CLOSES, MOLE GRUNTS

Home again. Ha-ha-ha!

Aw. MOLE GRUNTS

I think he wants to show her something.

He's rolled it all the way home.

MOLE SNIFFS Mole seems to like it.

Ha!

MOLE GRUNTS SLEEPILY, CLANGING

CLANGING CONTINUES, MOLE GROANS

CHIMING RESONATES

MOLE GASPS, SIGHS

Well, will you look at that?

PLAYS TUNE It's a steel drum!

Such a wonderful noise.

CONTINUES PLAYING TUNE

Ha-ha!

What a day of musical sounds.

NARRATOR CHUCKLES Oh, Mole.

NARRATOR LAUGHS I think she wants to join in.

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