A Tale of Two Spoons

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**A Tale of Two Spoons** is the thirteenth episode of the second season and is narrated by Tom Conti.

## Plot

One morning, Looby has asked Teddy if he would like to help her make shortbread biscuits. Teddy is running to Looby's house as he is late, he hopes Looby hasn't started without him but she hasn't, Teddy is just in time. Everything is laid on the table ready to make the shortbread biscuits. Teddy wants to know what needs doing first so Looby shows him, she asks him to sieve some flour and cocoa powder in the mixing bowl. Teddy sieves so eagerly that some flour goes up his nose and he sneezes into the mixing bowl. Looby thinks they should start again after Teddy's sieving accident.

This time Teddy is more careful with the sieving, then Looby adds in some sugar. Softened butter is next so it will be easy to rub into the flour, cocoa and sugar. Looby asks Teddy if he would like to do the rubbing, he does but he doesn't do it carefully. Soon the mixture looks like breadcrumbs. The last ingredient that is needed is a tablespoon is milk and Looby pours just enough to bind the mixture together, then she mixes the shortbread mixture with her hands until makes a nice round ball. Looby cuts the dough into pieces and then flattens them into biscuit shapes.

Soon the biscuits are ready to go into the oven and while Looby puts them in, Teddy finds two wooden spoons and starts drumming them on everything in Looby's house making a lot of noise. Looby isn't keen on Teddy's drumming and asks Teddy to play somewhere else until the biscuits are ready. Teddy runs to Missy Hissy's pipes and starts drumming the spoons on those. The noise is louder than ever and that startles Missy Hissy. Teddy is making such a noise that Andy Pandy, Tiffo and Orbie come to see what is going on, Missy Hissy tells them that she has been having a peaceful snooze when she was woken by the loudest banging she has ever heard.

Andy tells Teddy he will show him something more quieter to do with wooden spoons. When Andy and Teddy get to Andy's house, Andy finds a box of paints, two paintbrushes, some glue, some string and two squares of colourful cloth. Andy asks Teddy for one of the wooden spoons and begins to paint a smiley face on the wooden spoon, then Teddy does the same with the other wooden spoon. Next Andy puts glue around the handle of the wooden spoon just below the face and Teddy does the same with the other wooden spoon.

Lastly they tie the cloth to the gluey bits on the handles, Andy and Teddy have made two wooden spoon puppets. The puppets are very good dancers and singers. Andy says the puppets have done very well indeed and Teddy says they should show them to Looby so he and Andy set off for Looby's house. Even though they are her wooden spoons, Looby thinks the puppets look just great. The shortbread biscuits are ready and Andy, Teddy and Looby have one each, they think they are delicious and Teddy even gives one to one of the puppets.

## Characters

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

## Compilations

### YouTube

* Playing In The Garden
* Oscar Barnett's Favourite Memory Characters: Volume 20 - 70 Years Of Andy Pandy
* The Complete Series 2
* Scaredy Bear