Somewhere hidden amongst thorny brambles is a little kingdom of elves and fairies. Everyone who lives here is very, very small. I'm Ben Elf and I'm Princess Holly. Come on, let's play!
Today's adventure starts at the Great Elf Tree: The Toy Robot
Hi Holly! Hi Ben! Coming out to play? I'll be right down. Hi Gaston! Let's play in the meadow.
Hi everyone! Hello Ben! What are you doing? We're throwing sticks for Gaston. Gaston likes fetching sticks. Oh, that's not a stick.
Hello everyone! Hi Strawberry! What's that? It looks like a tin arm. Gaston, where did you find this? Wow, what's that? It's a toy robot. Ooh, it's a bit broken. We can mend it with magic. Uh, no thanks, Strawberry. We'll fix it. The elves are very good at fixing things.
There, finished. Ooh, so will it talk? Will it make me a cup of tea? No, it's just a toy robot. It'll do this.
That's a bit boring. It isn't boring. That's what toy robots do. Let's switch it on.
It doesn't do anything. Oh, maybe it needs batteries. No, it's clockwork but there's no key. Oh, I'll magic a key! Oh, Holly, I don't think we should use a magic key. Magic can be dangerous. I'm sure it will be okay. Whatever happens, it will be fun.
Alright, shush, Gaston. Okay, let's see what happens. It's working. Master, what is your name? Ooh, is that what it's supposed to do? I don't know. Uh, I'm Ben Elf. Ben Elf, you are my master.
We thought robots went... Help! Help! Oh no, put us down you silly robot! Put the girls down. I only answer to my master, Ben Elf. Robot, uh, put the fairies down please. Yes, Ben Elf. And say sorry. Sorry. That was a bit scary. Hmm, it's not like a normal toy robot. I think my key might have made it a bit magic. But it seems to do what I say, so we should be okay.
Hello boys and girls. Hello, and what do you have there? We found a toy robot. It was broken, so we mended it. Well done! Ah yes, this is the old Mark Z33 built by the Elf Factory. It was a rather basic model. Uh, please don't get it angry. I beg your pardon, Ben Elf? You talk as if it can understand. Well, it does seem to. It's just a toy robot only capable of...
Put me down you silly robot! You are a rude old elf. Ooh, robot, put the wise old elf down. Yes, Ben Elf. Oh, very strange. Ah, I don't remember the Z33 being able to talk. It's escaping! We better get it back.
What a beautiful sound. Where's it gone? That sounds like Nanny Plum! Help! Help! Robot, put Nanny Plum down. Yes, Ben Elf. Ooh, thank you Ben. What is this thing? It's just a toy robot, but it does anything Ben says. Really? Yes, watch this. Robot, clean up the courtyard. Must clean up, must clean up, must clean up. It's very good, isn't it? I'd like one of those to do all my cleaning. You can borrow my robot if you want to. That's very kind of you, Ben. Maybe I'll borrow it just for this evening. Okay robot, I'm going home now but I want you to stay here and tidy the castle. Yes, Ben Elf. Bye everyone! Bye, see you tomorrow.
Must tidy up, must tidy up. My goodness, what's this? It's Ben's robot. Nanny has borrowed it to tidy up the castle. It looks like it's doing a very good job. Must tidy up, must tidy up. Hmm, I think I prefer the traditional fairy way.
Dinner time! Ah, I expect the robot has come to serve us our dinner. Must tidy up, must tidy up. Oh, must we? I think we should tell this robot to stop. We can't. The robot only listens to Ben. So what can we do? Uh, Ben told the robot to tidy the whole castle, so maybe we should go to bed and let the robot finish. Good idea, Holly. The robot should have finished tidying by morning.
Must tidy up, must tidy up.
What? Is it morning already? Must tidy up, must tidy up. Put me down, put me down! Goodness me, what's happening? The robot is tidying up everything. Yes, including us. It's a monster! How do we stop it? Only Ben can stop it.
Hello, Mrs. Elf speaking. Hello, Mrs. Elf. Sorry it is a bit late, but this is an emergency. We need Ben now. Righto, Ben, there's an emergency at the little castle. We have to go right away. Righto, elves to the rescue! Who's the best at rescuing? Elves are best at rescuing! And what are we? We're elves!
Hooray! Look, there's my robot! Ah, put me down. Ooh, Ben Elf, master, master, master. Oh, it's wound down. Hooray! But what could have caused the toy robot to act so strangely? Uh, I think it was my magic key that did it. A magic key?
What have you got there, Gaston? It's the proper key. Well done, Gaston! Uh, Ben, are you sure that's a good idea? It'll be fine. Ah, that's the toy robot I remember. Yeah, it's great!