The Puddle

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**The Puddle** is the third episode of the first season and is narrated by Tom Conti.

## Plot

One very rainy and windy day, Orbie the ball comes out to look for his friends but the wind blows him straight back home. At Andy Pandy's house, Andy, Teddy and Looby Loo are waiting for the rain to stop so they can go outside to play. When Andy opens the door to see if the rain has stopped, he sees it has stopped so he, Teddy and Looby run outside feeling thrilled although it is still very windy. But when they get to the green, Andy, Teddy and Looby feel more drops of water wondering if it is raining again already, but it's actually because Teddy had run into a puddle.

Andy looks at the puddle and thinks it would be perfect to sail a boat on. Looby says the only problem is that they haven't got a boat but Andy says they can easily make one. Andy had eaten the last of his cornflakes for his breakfast so he uses the box to make a boat, then he asks Teddy to look after the stick he'd found so they can use it as a mast, but Teddy can't remember what he has done the stick so he and Andy look for it. Andy finds the stick behind Teddy's ear and when he attaches it to the boat, Looby arrives holding a cloth which they're going to use as a sail.

Soon the boat is ready and Andy and Looby lick their fingers to find out which way the wind is blowing. Teddy licks his paw but it is too furry, then all the licking reminds Teddy that he hasn't had any lunch so he goes home to find some honey. Andy and Looby agree the wind is blowing from behind them and put the boat on the puddle. The boat sails perfectly and Andy is so pleased that he wants to show the boat to Bilbo the sailor. Bilbo can't wait to see the new boat, but the wind is blowing so hard, Bilbo gets to the puddle very quickly indeed. Andy grabs hold of Bilbo's boat just in time before it blows into the puddle so Bilbo lowers his sail and Andy pulls his boat away from the puddle.

Looby shows Bilbo their boat and it sails so well Bilbo wants to take a closer look so he raises his sail but the wind blows him towards the puddle again so he lowers his sail again and Andy pulls him away from the puddle again. Teddy comes back and is pleased that Bilbo likes their boat and thinks he should get closer to the water's edge so he pushes his boat towards the puddle but it almost goes into the water again so Andy pushes Bilbo away from the water again. Andy then has an idea on how Bilbo can get a closer look at their boat without his own boat going into the puddle, he goes back to his house and takes out a skipping rope from his special cupboard.

Andy ties one end of the skipping rope around Bilbo and he and Teddy take hold of the other end so they can make sure Bilbo's boat doesn't splash into the puddle. Bilbo raises his sail and Andy's plan has worked, Looby is about to put the homemade boat on the puddle when she realises it has gone. Bilbo says the strong wind must have dried the puddle up and Andy, Teddy and Looby don't know what they can do with their boat now. The wind almost blows the boat out of Andy's hands and that gives Bilbo an idea, he says the boat would make a very good aeroplane. Everyone counts to three and Andy and Teddy let the boat go and the wind blows it across the sky wonderfully.

## Characters

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

## Compilations

### YouTube

* Oscar Barnett's Favourite Memory Characters: Volume 11 - Wind, Rain & Shine, Seasonal Scrapes
* Out In The Fresh Air
* Playtime With Oscar: Volume 1
* The Complete Series 1