Mama?
Oh, the nut.
Oh, wait here you two.
No!
Can we have the story?
Yes! Tell us about the monster!
Or.... about a mouse?
Let's see...
A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood.
A Fox saw the mouse. And a mouse looked good.
Where are you going to, little brown mouse?
Come, we'll have lunch, in my underground house.
It's terrible nice 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 a ... terrible claws.
And a terrible teeth in his terrible jaws.
Well, where are you meeting him?
Here. Here, by these rocks.
And his favourite food is ...
... roasted Fox.
Roasted Fox?
I'm off! - Fox sead.
Goodbye, mouse!
And away he sped.
Oh, silly old Fox. Doesn't he know?
There's no such thing as Gruffalo?
And then?
On went the mouse through deep dark wood.
An Owl saw the mouse. And a 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 Gruffalom.
A Gruffalo? What's a Gruffalo?
A Gruffalo? Why, didn't you know?
He has noblee knees.
Turned out toes.
And the poisonous wart at the end of his nose.
Where are you meeting him?
Here, by this stream.
Oh, and his favourite food is, Owl icecream.
Owl icecream?
Goodbye, little mouse!
And away Owl flew!
Silly old Owl, doesn't he know?
There's no such thing as Gruffalo?
On went the mouse, through the deep dark wood.
A Snake saw a mouse. And a mouse looked good.
Where are you going to, little brown mouse?
Come for a feast, in my loggedpiled house!
It's wondefully nice 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 favourite 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 is no such thing as a Gruffalo?
Snake...
Who is this creature with terrible claws,
and terrible teeth, in his terrible jaws.
He has noblee knees and turned out toes.
And poisonous wart at the and of his nose!
His eyes are orange, his tongue is black!
He has purple prickles all over his back!
Gruffalo...
Mouse say's he's meeting him... -There by those rocks...
By that stream. - By that lake.
And his favourite food is... - ... Roasted Fox.
Owl icecream. - Scrambled Snake.
Silly old Snake,
doesn't he know there is no such thing...
as Gruffaloooh!
Who is this creature, with terrible claws,
and terrible teeth, in his terrible jaws?
He has noblee knees and turnedout toes,
and poisonous wart at the and 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 favourite food... - A Gruffalo said...
You'll taste good on a... slice of bread.
Good.. - Said the mouse.
Don't call me good.
I am the scarest creature in this wood.
Just walk behind me, and soon you'll see,
everyone is affraid of me.
Affraid?
All right, said the Gruffalo, bursting with laughter.
You go ahead.
And I will follow after.
They walked and walked, untill 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 a Gruffalo.
Oh crums...he said. - Goodbye, little mouse!
And off he slid,
to his loggedpiled house.
You see, said the mouse. I told you so.
Amazing... - Said the Gruffalo.
They walked some more...
Till 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. I told you so.
Astounding... - Said the Gruffalo.
They walked some more. Till Gruffalo said:
I can hear feet on a path ahead.
It's Fox. - Said the mouse.
Why, Fox, hello!
Foy took one look at the Gruffalo...
Oohh...Help - He said.
Goodbye, little mouse!
And off he ran to his undergroud house.
Well, Gruffalo, said the mouse.
You see, everyone is affraid of me.
But now, my tummy is begining to rumble.
My fevorite food is...
Gruffalo crumble!
Gruffalo..crumble... the Gruffalo said.
And quick as the wind, he turned and fled.
All was quiet in a deep dark wood.
The mouse, found the nut, and the nut was good!
TRANSLATED BY rozanik - gega.Some edited by springbay.