# I'm Ella Every day is an adventure to me
# I got my magic hat on Grandma gave it to me
# Ella, Ella # Friends get together today
# Alright # Alright
ALL: # What a wonderful day
# There's nothing in my way
# I'm Ella There's always something new to see
# And when the sun shines down I know it's shining on me
# Ella, Ella # Everybody is happy and feeling OK
# Alright # What a wonderful day
# There's nothing in my way
# What a wonderful day
# I want to shout hooray
# What a wonderful day
# Let's make some magic with my hat today. #
(Giggles)
# Ella, Ella... # (Bird squawks)
BOY: I love camping, so for show-and-tell,
I brought something that I always take camping.
Can anybody guess what this is?
Ella? It's a sleeping bag.
Yep, it's a sleeping bag.
When I unroll it, poof, it's awake!
Get it? (Laughter)
Well, Mr Sleeping Bag, now that you're awake,
can you tell the class what you're used for?
Hello? Mr Sleeping Bag? KIDS: Huh?
It's not really awake, Mrs Briggs. That was just a joke.
Oopsie.
Then in that case, why don't you tell the class, Frankie?OK.
Erm, at home, we sleep in a bed,
but you can't take a bed with you when you go camping.
I do. (Chuckles)
So, a sleeping bag is a part-bed and part-blanket, see?
(School bell rings) Good work, everyone.
Great show-and-tell, Frankie.
I didn't know you liked camping so much.
Are you kidding? Camping is my favourite thing ever!
Do you like camping, Tiki?
Er, I don't know. I've never done it.
What?! You've never been camping?
Oh, Tiki, it is awesome. I don't know.
Between the bugs and wild animals,
I don't think I could ever sleep outside.
Tiki, we don't really sleep outside. We sleep in a tent.
But the tent is outside.
That's not what I meant. I can't sleep unless I'm in my own bed.
There's nothing to worry about, and I ought to know,
because I'm an expert camper.
Hey, I've got an idea.
If my mum says it's alright,
would you guys like to come over to my house,
and have a camping adventure?
Er, I guess, but where? In my backyard, at Camp Ella!
Camp Ella - I think that's the greatest idea ever!
Count me in. How about you, Tiki?
I'd like to, Ella, but I don't have any camping stuff.
That's OK. I've got an extra sleeping bag with everything.
All you need to bring, Tiki, is Tiki.
Er, OK. I'll ask my parents.
This is going to be so much fun!
(Doorbell dings) WOMAN: Come on in, kids.
Ella's out back. Ella, the campers are here.
Welcome to Camp Ella, everyone.
Come on in. Wow!
This is awesome!
Camp Ella has everything a real campsite has.
Wow. What's that, Belinda?
Everything I need for roughing it -
my extra-warm sleeping bag, my inflatable bed,
and wild-animal repellent.
Wild-animal repellent?
(All laugh) Just fooling, Tiki.
Yeah, the only wild thing at Camp Ella is Frankie.
(Howls)
So, this is the tent?
Yeah. Come on in, Tiki.
Wow. It's bigger than it looks, but it smells kind of... dusty.
I know! That's the smell of camping, Tiki.
All tents smell like this. Hmm.
Hey, why don't we do some camping activities,
while the tent airs out?
Alright! Camp Ella rocks!
Wow! Mmm!Food!
And what would Camp Ella be without roasted marshmallows?
Mmm. Thanks, Ella. Thanks.
Thanks, Ella.
These are so good.
You know, I had a dream that I ate a giant marshmallow,
and when I woke up the next morning, my pillow was gone!
(All laugh) OK, campers, let's hit the sack.
I claim this spot to be my half of the tent.
Your half?
I knew you wouldn't mind. Now stand back.
Aww. I love roughing it.
Bed's ready. Now what?
No camp-out is complete until we tell scary stories.
Ooh. (Shivers)
Now who wants to go first? Ooh. I will, I will.
Gather round, everyone.
This is the tale of the haunted hat.
Once upon a time, there was a magic hat.
It was a good hat, until the day that it wasn't.
(All gasp) (Creaking)
Oh. What was that?
FEMALE VOICE: Ella? Ella?
It's Ella's haunted hat. It's calling her!
It's OK, guys. WOMAN: Ella, is everything OK?
(Exhales) It's just my mum.
We're OK, Mum. We were just telling stories.
ELLA'S MUM: As long as everyone's alright.
But what was that horrible creaking sound?
(Giggles) It was just Ella's mum opening the back door.
Sounds like it could use a little oil.
Now, where was I? Oh, yeah, the haunted hat.
One dark and stormy night,
the magic hat was slowly making its way...
FRANKIE: Great story, Ella! Your turn, Frankie.
This is the scariest story ever.
Once, there was a monster who roamed Elephant Island,
and his name was Trunkenstein!
Roar!
(All scream) L-Look!
Relax. There's nothing to worry about. Take a look.
Aha. It's just the vines.
The reason they look so scary
is because the way the light is shining on them.
See? Hey, they're not so scary now.
(Chuckles awkwardly) I wasn't scared.
I was surprised, in a spooky way.
Yeah. Same here.
Thanks for helping us understand all that spooky stuff, Tiki.
You're a big help.
I just wish I was a big help for myself.
I still don't care for sleeping outside.
BELINDA: And when the moon is full,
the stranger likes to visit campsites,
just like this one.
(Rustling) What was that?
(All scream) Those aren't branches, Tiki.
Definitely not branches.
Oh, come on, everyone. I'm sure there's nothing to worry about.
It's Trunkenstein. I know it.
Aren't you even a little curious to find out what's out there?
Aha! That's no monster.
I certainly hope not. Oh, Mum. What a relief.
You see? I told you guys there's an explanation for everything.
OK, kids. Time to get some sleep.
Sorry about the noise. Mum, I think our imagination started to run wild.
That's alright. That's part of camping.
Thanks for checking on us, Mum.
ALL: Goodnight, Mrs Grey.
MRS GREY: Goodnight, kids.
(Sighs) What's the matter, Tiki?
I just know I won't be able to fall asleep.
Why don't you try counting sheep? That's what I do when I can't sleep.
Watch. One sheep, two sheep.
Three sheep... (Snores)
Well, that worked like a charm for Frankie.
(Belinda snores)
And Belinda. Can you believe it?
I really wish there was something I could do to help you sleep, Tiki.
Me too, Ella. Me too.
By the way, I've had a great time so far.
I'm so glad to hear that.
Goodnight, Tiki. Goodnight, Ella.
(Sighs) One sheep, two sheep, three sheep...
(Owl hoots)
What was that?!
What? What is it, Frankie? Shh. I heard something.
(Hissing) Aaah! Now it's hissing!
Do you think it's a snake? Stay calm, Frankie.
I'm sure it was... Aaah! It's coming from over there.
(Yawns) What's going on here?
Hey, my bed is sinking.
Maybe the snake bit your mattress.
Snake? (All scream)
Guys, where is Tiki?
A Trunkenstein, I tell you!
Stay calm. I can't.
Uh-oh. The tent. It's falling!
Abandon tent! Abandon tent! Oh.
TIKI: What is going on here?
Tiki, you're alright.
We thought Trunkenstein got you. Or the snake.
Sheesh, I just went in for a little glass of water,
and I missed all the excitement.
What happened to the tent?
I think 'we' happened to the tent.
We got a little scared. Yeah.
It all started when someone kept calling, 'Hoo! Hoo!' It was creepy.
Could that someone...
(Owl hoots) ..be an owl?
But then, there was a snake in the tent. We all heard it hissing.
Hmm. Your air mattress looks a little flat, Belinda.
Could the hissing sound be the air coming out?
So, it was just our imagination?
Yep. All those noises have given you a pretty good scare.
Are you guys ready to continue our camp-out?
I don't think so. The tent is kind of wrecked.
We could go home and sleep in our own comfortable beds.
Aww. Aww.
Let me think.
Aha!
# I've got an idea I'll sing it loud and clear
# Everything I need is right between my ears
# Alright # Magic hat, here we go! #
ALL: Ooh.
There's no way I'm gonna let a little tent trouble ruin Camp Ella.
Come on, let's get some sleep.
Great woolly mammoth, Ella!
This is even better than the other tent.
(Sniffs) And it smells nice too.
(Yawns) I don't know if it's the fresh air,
or having to explain every little scary thing
that goes on with you guys, but... I'm sleepy now.
Me too. Goodnight.
One sheep, two sheep, three sheep.
Rise and shine, campers!
It's morning.
I did it. I actually did it!
I camped out all night, and I even fell asleep.
I knew you could do it, Tiki. Way to go.
Good job, Tiki! Yeah. Way to go, Tiki.
Thanks, guys. I think Camp Ella was awesome!
(Both giggle) That was fun.
But next time you have a camp-out, can it be a little more comfy-cosy?
You mean like the great indoors?
Exactly. That's my idea of roughing it.
(All laugh)
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