Somewhere, hidden amongst thorny brambles
is a little kingdom of elves and fairies.
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Everyone who lives here is very, very small.
00:10
And I'm Princess Holly!
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- Come on! Let's play!
- Wait for us!
00:22
Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom
00:30
Today's adventure starts at the little castle.
00:36
Oh, hello Mr Elf! Lovely day.
00:47
- Hi, Holly!
- Hi Ben! Come up!
00:52
Mr Elf is kind, delivering our food.
Yes. Where would we be without elves?
00:57
No idea, Your Majesty.
01:04
- Um, er...
- Is there something else?
01:09
No! Well...yes. I was just wondering if you
could pay us today!
01:11
Yes. You haven't paid us any money for ages!
01:17
Oh, right! How much do we owe you?
01:21
Four hundred and ninety-two gold coins.
01:24
Gosh! That's a lot!
01:27
Don't worry, Ben! We'll just get some money,
won't we, Nanny?
01:29
- Money doesn't grow on trees, Holly...
- No?
01:34
No! It grows in the magic money chest!
01:37
Oh! There's only one coin in it!
01:43
One coin is all we need!
I throw it into the magic money chest...
01:45
Haha! It sounds like popcorn!
01:51
Don't lift the lid up until it stops!
01:54
- It's full of gold coins!
- Wow! Can I have a go?
01:57
Alright. I'll just empty the chest.
Now, Ben. Throw the coin in-
02:01
But I haven't got a coin. You made them all
disappear!
02:07
Oh! Without a coin, we can't make money!
02:11
- I've got a button!
- Perhaps that will work.
02:14
It's doing its popcorn thing...
02:18
Oh. It's full of buttons.
02:22
Nanny, can you buy things with buttons?
02:24
Mr Elf? Would it be ok to pay you in buttons?
02:28
The magic money chest... broken?
02:35
Yes, Your Majesty.
For some reason, it's just making buttons!
02:37
And we need to pay Mr Elf!
02:41
Don't worry, Holly. I'll sort this out.
02:43
Ah, this is embarrassing. But the thing is,
we're a bit short of money today.
02:47
No reason to be embarrassed, your majesty.
No reason at all.
02:52
Sorry and all that.
02:56
No, no, please don't give it another thought.
02:57
When you get some money, let me know and I'll
bring the food right back. Bye!
03:01
I've good news and bad news.
03:08
What's the bad news?
03:11
The bad news is... there is no good news.
Mr Elf's taken breakfast away!
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And all because we don't have any silly money.
03:19
I'm not really sure, Holly. But the elves
seem to like it.
03:23
Couldn't you fix the magic money chest, Daddy?
03:27
It's not broken! We just need a gold coin
to throw in. Who's got one?
03:31
That's the problem, dear. Nobody's got one.
03:37
So how do we get a gold coin?
03:40
My dad gets paid gold coins for doing his
job.
03:42
Could YOU do a job, daddy?
And get a gold coin?
03:47
I suppose I could give it a try...
03:50
What sort of job will you get, daddy?
03:54
I'm not sure! I must be good at lots of things.
I'm the king!
03:56
Ah, wise old elf! I'm looking for a job.
04:01
Haha, very funny, Your Majesty.
04:05
No, I'm serious. I need to earn a gold coin.
04:07
I see. Normally you'd have to go to the elf
job centre and answer lots of questions...
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but in your case...
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No, no! I command you to treat me like anyone else.
04:19
- Name?
- The King.
04:26
- 'Mr King.' What was your last job?
- The King.
04:28
- 'The King.' Any skills?
- Being King.
04:32
Hmm... we don't have a 'King' job right now.
We need a toy factory worker!
04:35
Or a farmer...? Or a sailor!
04:41
Ooh, Daddy! A sailor sounds fun!
04:44
Yes! I like messing about in boats!
04:47
You will be a sailor on our brand new ship,
Your Majesty.
04:51
- It's the King!
- Hooray!
04:56
I'm not the king today, I'm just a humble
sailor.
04:59
But we need a king to launch our new ship!
05:03
Oh, alright then. I'll just be king for a
moment.
05:06
I declare this ship launched!
05:09
Now, treat me like any new sailor.
05:14
- Ok. You can mop the decks.
- Right!
05:17
You're doing very well, Daddy.
05:24
It's rather dull. Why don't I speed things
up with some magic?
05:27
No, Daddy! Elves don't like magic!
05:31
(Sigh) Your job looks fun. Let's swap!
05:35
Of course, Your Majesty.
05:38
Much better! Oh, this is fun!
05:40
Herd her starboard!
05:43
Which way is starboard? Why can't they just
say left or right?
05:45
- We've hit a rock!!
- Abandon ship!
05:50
Hello, Your Majesty! How's everything going?
05:56
Very well! But that ship wasn't strong enough.
Have you got another one?
06:00
Maybe you're not cut out to be a sailor, Your Majesty...
06:05
What other jobs did the elf lady
say I could do?
06:10
The toy factory, Daddy! That would be fun!
06:13
- It's the King!
- Hooray!
06:16
I'm NOT the king today, I'm just a humble
factory worker like you lot.
06:20
But we need a king to inspect the toys!
06:25
Ok, I'll be king for a second.
It's perfect.
06:28
Right, now I'm just a
humble factory worker again. What do I do?
06:32
Press this button, and out comes the gloop.
06:36
What about something a bit more interesting...
making the toys?
06:41
Er, no, Your Majesty.
06:45
- The painting?
- Perhaps not.
06:47
- The packing?
- No. Today, you are the 'gloop' elf.
06:49
I think I'm really getting the hang of this!
06:56
Don't go so fast, Daddy!
07:04
What? Go faster? Alright!
07:06
How are you getting on, Your Majest- AAH!!
07:13
Perhaps you're not suited to factory work,
Your Majesty.
07:20
- What was the last job on the list?
- Working on the farm, Daddy.
07:24
The king has arrived to start
our harvest dance!
07:28
I'm not the king today!
I'm here to do farm work.
07:34
But it's our holiday.
07:38
Not when there's work to be done!
07:40
You heard the king. Back to work.
07:42
Righto! What do I do?
07:45
This pumpkin needs watering so it'll grow
nice and big.
07:48
It takes a LONG time, King Thistle.
Weeks and weeks!
07:54
Hmm... let's speed it up with a little magic!
07:58
That'll help it grow!
08:04
Wow! That's a big pumpkin.
08:06
- It's still growing!
- It's not going to stop!
08:08
Aaah!! The
pumpkin's going to explode!
08:12
Right. Well that's a good a time as any to
finish my day's work.
08:20
How many gold coins have I earned?
08:24
For being a sailor...
you earned one gold coin.
08:26
But for sinking the ship, we'll have to take
it back.
08:31
For working in the factory...
you earned one gold coin.
08:35
But for causing a duck flood, we'll have to
take it back.
08:40
And for working on the farm...
you earned one gold coin.
08:44
But for making the pumpkin explode, we'll
have to take it back.
08:49
But I need a gold coin! I suppose I'll just
have to come back to work tomorrow.
08:54
Aaah! Take the gold coin.
And DON'T come back tomorrow!
09:00
One gold coin. I earned it all myself.
09:05
Oh, well done, darling!
09:09
We just chuck it in the magic money chest...
09:12
It's doing the popcorn thing!
09:15
It's full of gold coins!
09:18
- We're rich again!
- Hooray!
09:21
Well done, Daddy. You worked so hard today.
09:24
It was fun! Well, I'm off.
Don't want to be late.
09:29
Where are you going, Daddy?
09:33
Back to work! I've decided to work evenings.
09:35
But we have the money, Daddy.
09:38
There's more to work than money, Holly.
The elves need me!
09:41
Your Majesty! We need you!
09:45
We want you to be the king again!
09:48
But kings don't work! I want to be useful.
09:51
But kings ARE useful!
09:55
We needed a king to launch the elf ship!
09:57
That's true. You launched the elf ship, Daddy!
Even though you sort of sank it as well.
10:00
We couldn't make our toys if a king didn't
inspect them!
10:07
And most importantly, a king has to start
our harvest dance!
10:10
I see. Well, in that case...
start the harvest dance!
10:15
Oh-ho... maybe I AM quite good at being king.
10:24
I think it's the job you're second best at.
10:27
Really? What job am I best at?
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