Blowing in the Wind

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**Blowing in the Wind** is the fifteenth episode of the second season and is narrated by Tom Conti.

## Plot

One morning, Teddy, Tiffo and Orbie were playing on the green. Teddy and Tiffo are trying to catch Orbie but he is too fast for them. Their game takes the three friends as far as Bilbo's boathouse, then Tiffo notices that there is smoke coming out of the boathouse. Teddy, Orbie and Tiffo think Bilbo must be in trouble so they dash to the boathouse to see what is happening, but when they get there that it is actually dust coming out of the boathouse. Some dust goes up Teddy, Tiffo and Orbie's noses and makes them sneeze. Bilbo wonders what all the noise is and Teddy wonders why there is so much dust coming out of the boathouse. Bilbo tells Teddy, Tiffo and Orbie how his auntie has given an old and dusty piano and he has been cleaning it up.

Now Bilbo has finished cleaning the piano, he is going to play it so he carefully lowers it down his slope. Teddy, Tiffo and Orbie are excited to hear the music of the piano. Bilbo starts playing the piano and Teddy, Tiffo and Orbie start dancing. Then the piano makes a funny noise and Teddy wonders if there is anything inside the piano so he has a look and takes out a yellow cardboard box. Teddy, Tiffo and Orbie wonder if there is treasure inside the box, Bilbo opens the box and they all see that it is full of metal bolts, they agree that a piano is an odd place to leave a box of bolts but Bilbo says that his auntie was sometimes a bit forgetful.

Bilbo asks Teddy to get rid of the bolts as he doesn't need them and he wants to play his piano again. Teddy takes the bolts to Andy Pandy's house and Andy asks him what is inside the box so Teddy shows him the bolts and asks if he wants them. Andy says he doesn't need any bolts at the moment but he has an idea on how he and Teddy can use them. Andy looks in his special cupboard and finds some string, a pair of scissors, his best paintbox and a strong cardboard tube. First of all, Andy takes the scissors and cuts some lengths of string then he asks Teddy to tie the string to the bolts, as Teddy does that Andy does the same.

But poor Teddy has tied the first bolt to his paw, he tries to get it off by spinning the bolt through the air and sends it flying, then Andy helps Teddy to get the string off his paw. When they've tied the string to all the bolts, Andy asks Teddy to paint the cardboard tube so he paints it with red and green stripes. When the paint on the tube is dry, Andy and Teddy tie the bolts to it. Teddy wonders what exactly it is they are making but Andy tells him to wait and see. There is one piece of string left and Andy ties it to the middle of the cardboard tube, then he asks Teddy to blow at the bolts so he does and the bolts move and bang against one another making a lovely sound.

Teddy is thrilled, he and Andy have made some wind-chimes. Andy says they should hang them from the tree in the green so he and Teddy go there. On the green, the wind blows at the wind-chimes and everyone else comes to see what is making such a lovely sound apart from Bilbo who is still playing his piano and is getting better at it too. The piano and the wind-chimes fill the garden with music and Looby likes it so much that she starts to dance and they all join in.

## Characters

* Andy Pandy
* Teddy
* Bilbo
* Tiffo
* Orbie
* Looby Loo (does not speak)
* Missy HIssy (does not speak)
* Bilbo's Auntie (mentioned)

## Compilations

### YouTube

* Here Comes Andy Pandy
* Oscar Barnett's Favourite Memory Characters: Volume 20 - 70 Years Of Andy Pandy
* The Complete Series 2
* Get Your Skates On and other stories
* Scaredy Bear