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The Crews of the Noah's Bark by David cory Man overboard,
Wake up, wake up and sing your song as we
roll merrily along above the meadow, sings the lark. So
let us sing aboard the ark. There goes the weather cock,
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cooed the dove, flying over to the porthole and looking
out over the bright ocean. Tell him I'll get up
in a minute, yawned Marcherie. So the dove, who slept
in Marjorie's cabin in a pretty gilt cage, spoke to
the weather cock, after which she commenced to sing. There's
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a robin in the woodland, there's a robin in the sea.
But they are just as different as different an be.
The one that's in the forest has and a tail.
The one that's in the ocean has a scaly coat
of nail. The robin in the forest could never take
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a swim. The robin of the ocean could never fly
or skim across a grassy meadow, nor fly a binner tree.
But he can do all kinds of stunts within the
deep blue sea. Where did you learn all that? Asked Bargerie,
pulling on her stockings. Listen, listen, there's another verse and
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maybe two or three, cooed the dove, and then she
began to sing again. The robin of the Woodland has
a pretty crimson vest. He sings a merry, blessome song
and builds a cozy nest. The robin of the Ocean
has fins that look like wings. He doesn't build a
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nest at all. He grunts but never sings. Yet both
of them are robins, as some of us have heard.
Although the ocean onan's a fish, the woodland on's a
bird cock. A little do growed the weathercock as the
dove finished her song. Hurrah for you you are the
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poet of the Ark. Oh no, replied the modest little dove.
That is not my own. My mother taught me that
song when I was a Dovelet is that? So? Said
the weather cocking. He gave a sigh of relief, for
I guess he wanted to be the only poet on
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board the Ark and sing his little songs every morning,
just as he had always done. By this time, Marcherie
was dressed, and, taking the dove on her shoulder, went
down to the dining room. As usual, the Noah boys
were on and with great and glorious appetites. How are
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the animals this morning, inquired Captain Noah, helping himself to
a big saucer of Hotemea. Pretty well, answered Jeffeth. Some
of the insects are getting restless, said ham. I should
say so, exclaimed missus Noah. Here's that big red aunt
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in the sugar bull. Catch him, cried Shemp. We ought
to put him back where he belongs. But the aunt
all of a sudden crawled out of the sugar bull
and ran down the leg of the table and out
on the deck. There he goes, shouted Margery, quick or
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he'll get away, cried Captain Noah. I can't afford to
lose a single passenger. Instantly, the boys darted after the
fleeing insect, but just as they were about to snatch
him up from the deck, a wave washed him overboard.
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Man overboard, shouted the weather cock, and my goodness, what
a commotion there was. After that, all the animals rushed
up on deck to sea who had fallen into the ocean.
Throw a life preserver, yelled mister Jonah. And in the
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second ham unfastened a large horse collar life preserver and
tossed it into the ocean. Suppose he can't reach it,
said the elephant. I guess i'd better jump in and
save him. And overboard went the big animal with a
loud splash. Where is he asked the elephant, after looking
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around in vain for the ant, O, I can't see,
and no wonder, for the sea was rough and it
was no easy matter to find so small a passenger.
Get my telescope, yelled Captain Noah. I think it's in
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my workbasket, said Missus Noah to Ham, who started at
once to obey his father's command. If it isn't, it
may be in your tool chest. I think you had
it the other day when you were going to make
an anti aircraft gun out of it for your toy army.
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That's where I found it, said Ham. A minute later,
appearing breathless with the telescope wear abouts, screamed the elephant,
who was now some distance from the ark. Wait a minute,
can't you, yelled Captain Noah. I've got to adjust the thing.
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These boys have been meddling with it. When this was
finally done, Captain Noah slept the sea with his glass,
but in vain, the form of the poor ant was
nowhere to be seen. Shiver my timbers, said Captain Noah
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under his breath. What will happen to me if I
lose a passenger? Hurry up, gasped the elephant, now thoroughly
worn out by the buffeting of the waves. Hurry up,
almost in Well, we'll have to get you out, then,
answered Captain Noah. Swim around to the fort side, said Ham,
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we'll hoist you up by the davits. I hate to
give up looking for the aunt, said the elephant, as
he slipped the ropes under his big body, and then,
after much tugging and hauling away on the ropes, he
was lifted up even with the deck. But beyond this
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it was impossible to do anything. The davits refused to
swing in, being hindered by the immense size of the animal.
Put your trunk on a deck, suggested mister Jonah. That
will make you way less and perhaps we can roll
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you over the edge. Yes, that's a good idea, said Sham.
Put your baggage aboard first. This is no time for joking.
We have lost one passenger and are in danger of
losing another. It will look very strange to lose the
largest and the smallest on the same day, said poor
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Captain Noah, despairingly. Well. Just then Missus Elephant came up
from the hold. She had overslept herself and had only
now heard the commotion on deck. On seeing her mate
swinging from the davits, she sat up a loud trumpeting.
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Good gracious Ella, said the elephant. Don't carry on like that.
Screaming won't get me out. Get hold of me and
help pull. This was good advice, and pretty soon mister
Elephant was landed safely on board the ark. Just then
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the weathercock called out that he could see the little
red ant on the life preserver. Thank goodness, exclaimed Captain Noah,
and the ark was turned in the direction pointed out
by the faithful lookout. Then mister Jonah leaned over and
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pulled in the life preserver as the ark slowly came
a long side, and just in the nick of time,
for the poor aunt was nearly dead. Give him to me,
said Missus Noah. A little Jamaica ginger in a warm
blanket will bring him round. I guess well, well, exclaimed
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Captain Noah, as the motherly form of Missus Noah disappeared
down the companion way, this has been an exciting warning.
And then he wiped his forehead with his red bordered
handkerchief and looked about him. All you animals go below deck,
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he commanded, or else we'll have somebody else overboard. So
missus Elephant led mister Elephant, who was wet to the
skin and shivering with the coal, down to the hold,
where she put him to bed, with a hot water
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bag at his feet and a woolen nightcap on his head.
Are you going to put this down in your log book?
Asked Marjorie. I think it will make a very interesting story,
and I've heard from old sailors that they always put
down everything that happens in their log book. Of course
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I will, answered Captain Noah. Bring me the log book, Jaffeth,
you haven't done anything this morning. Suppose you jot it down.
I declare, I'm all tuckered out with excitement and worry.
You'd better lie down and rest, father, said Missus Noah,
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coming up on deck. I have the aunt very comfortable now,
and I feel sure he will record cover in a
short time. So Captain Noah went below to rest, and
the little dove perched herself on Marjorie's shoulder, and watched
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Captain Noah's son write in the log book. And what
do you suppose he wrote, Well, it was something like this,
for the little dove told me afterwards. The little red
ant fell into the sea, but oh dear you, and
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oh dear me, and then the elephant, with a shout,
jumped in and tried to pull him out. But he
wasn't saved by the elephant. It was mister Jonah who
saved the aunt. And in the next chapter I'll tell
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you more about Marjorie on board the Ark. End of
chapter five