Under the spreading Newspaper Tree

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**Under the spreading Newspaper Tree** is the twenty-fifth episode of the second season and is narrated by Tom Conti.

## Plot

One morning, Teddy is on his way to pay a visit to Andy Pandy when he sees him walking from Looby Loo's house carrying a heavy plant. Teddy runs towards Andy and nearly knocks him over, Andy puts down the plant and explains that it is an avocado plant, Looby has grown it for him from an avocado stone. Andy says he is going to plant it in his garden and let it grow even bigger and it will be a tree one day. Teddy thinks it would be nice to have a tree in his garden and asks if Looby might show him how to grow an avocado plant, Andy says the only way to find out is to go and ask Looby so Teddy sets off for her house.

When Teddy gets to Looby's house, he asks her if she can show him how to grow an avocado plant and he is in luck because Looby has an avocado stone. Looby fills a jam jar with water and she needs a couple of pins, next they need to stick the pins in the stone so Teddy watches as Looby sticks them halfway down the stone one on either side, then she sits the stone on the jam jar. Teddy watches the stone but nothing happens so Looby says it will be weeks before the stone looks like Andy's avocado plant. Teddy thanks Looby for helping him and says he will back in a few weeks to see how his avocado plant is getting on so he says goodbye and leaves.

Tiffo sees Teddy walking from Looby's house and asks he wants to come to play, but Teddy doesn't want to and carries on his way. Andy has almost finished planting his avocado plant, Teddy says it looks great and wishes he can have one in his garden too but he is going to have to wait weeks and he isn't very good at waiting. Andy says he knows how long it will take to grow but he and Teddy can make a tree in the meantime. Teddy doesn't think that's possible but he follows Andy to his house anyway.

Andy goes to his special cupboard and finds some newspapers, some sticky tape, a pair of scissors and his paintbox. Teddy still doesn't think it will make a tree and especially not out of newspaper. Andy gives two sheets of newspaper to Teddy then shows him how to stick them together with the sticky tape, Teddy has a go but the sticky tape is very sticky and he gets a bit stuck. Andy helps Teddy to get him unstuck and this time, Teddy sticks the sheets of newspaper together without getting stuck at all. Then Andy rolls up his paper and Teddy does the same with his paper. Andy sticks the roll of paper so that it won't unroll, then he makes four cuts in the paper from the top towards the middle, then he cuts Teddy's too as Teddy isn't the most careful person with scissors.

Andy pulls at the paper and almost like magic it begins to grow, the paper flops over until it looks like a tree. Teddy pulls at his paper but isn't as careful as Andy and he ends up ruining his tree. Teddy makes another tree and this time, it works much better then he and Andy begin to paint their trees. Later that day, Teddy races round to invite everyone to see what he has planted in his garden. Andy and Teddy have been very busy, they have made lots of newspaper trees and they have planted them in Teddy's garden. Everyone thinks they look wonderful, Looby has brought some biscuits and lemonade she has made and they have quite a party.

## Characters

* Andy Pandy
* Teddy
* Looby Loo
* Tiffo
* Missy Hissy (does not speak)
* Orbie (does not speak)
* Bilbo (does not speak)

## Compilations

### YouTube

* Playing In The Garden
* The Complete Series 2
* Get Your Skates On and other stories
* Oscar Barnett's Favourite Memory Characters: Volume 41 - Bonus Edition