Episode 3

Henry and the Magic Crayon: Under the Sea

The whole of book two, read aloud at bedtime: a crayon submarine, the reef, the deep dark, and a whale singing everyone home.

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Pages in this episode

PagesSceneWhat happens
1–3A head full of seaGoodnight kisses, but Henry cannot sleep. His head is full of fish and whales. So he grabs his crayons, yellow, green and blue, and draws a fine submarine with a periscope too.
4–5A watery glowThe drawing shimmers and sparkles and starts to grow. Waves lap gently across the bedroom floor. The hull gleams like treasure and the hatch clicks open. 'Let's go!' cries Henry.
6Glug, beep, dive!Inside, the seats feel like sponges. The engines go GLUG! The dials go BEEP! And down dives the submarine, down to the deep.
7The coral reefFirst stop: a bright coral reef, a garden of colours beyond belief, with ribbons of weed and seahorses drifting at seahorse-y speed. Cecil presses his nose to the glass.
9The shoal of fishA shimmering shoal swishes by, a thousand small fish like stars in the sky. They all turn together: left, right, up and down. Cecil barks twice and spins on the spot.
11The sea turtleA wise old sea turtle paddles past, with a shell like a shield, not too slow, not too fast. She winks one kind eye as Cecil waves a soft paw.
13The dolphinsDolphins leap in silvery streaks, clicking and whistling their happy-day squeaks. They swoop and loop and race all around, and Cecil joins in with a happy 'Awoo!'
15The octopusAn octopus wiggles her eight curly arms. Then, flash! She turns pink, then purple, then blue. Cecil scrunches his face and tries it too. He stays the same colour, as far as you can tell.
17The sharkOut of the shadows a shark cruises along, with a fin like a sail and teeth like triangles. But we are safe in our submarine. Cecil gulps, then gives a brave little grin, and the shark smiles back.
19The jellyfishJellyfish drift like lamps in the night, glowing and pulsing with soft fairy light, rising and falling like balloons on a breeze. Cecil's eyes fill with light.
21The shipwreckAn old sunken ship sleeps on the sand, with a mast and a wheel and a chest close at hand. The lid creaks open, and inside is one shiny gold bone! Cecil's eyes go wide.
23The deep darkDown, further down, where the water turns black. The submarine wobbles and Cecil holds tight. 'Don't worry,' says Henry. 'Look, there's a light!' An anglerfish lantern glows gentle and bright.
25The whaleOut of the deep swims the biggest of all, a great gentle whale who makes everything small. She sings a long song, so deep and so low, a lullaby made for the seas long ago.
26MoonbeamsUp they float, where moonbeams shine through like a curtain of silver, and a million small bubbles wink upwards like diamonds. Henry sits quietly. Cecil sits too. Some sights are so wonderful, words simply won't do.
27–28Home to bedHenry yawns. The sub turns for home, shimmers and shrinks back into the drawing. He climbs into bed, Cecil curls at his feet, and Mum and Dad peek through the doorway as they dream all through the night.

Transcript

The whole episode in words, for reading along, for searching, and for anyone who would rather read than watch.

  1. NarratorHenry and the Magic Crayon: Under the Sea.
  2. NarratorBy David Parsons.
  3. NarratorThe moon through the window was shining bright, as Mommy bent down to kiss Henry goodnight.
  4. Narrator"Sleep well, little man," said Dad from the door, as Cecil the pug curled up on the floor.
  5. NarratorBut Henry couldn't sleep. His head full of sea, of fish and of whales and where they might be.
  6. NarratorHe grabbed all his crayons — yellow, green and blue — and drew a fine submarine with a periscope too.
  7. NarratorIt shimmered and sparkled, then started to grow, filling his room with a watery glow.
  8. NarratorBigger and bigger and BIGGER, and more! With waves gently lapping all over the floor.
  9. NarratorIts hull gleamed like treasure. Its hatch clicked undone. "Let's go!" cried Henry. "The adventure's begun!"
  10. NarratorThey climbed up inside and buckled in tight. The seats felt like sponges, all squishy and light.
  11. NarratorThe engines went GLUG! The dials went BEEP! And down dived the submarine, down to the deep!
  12. NarratorTheir very first stop was a bright coral reef, a garden of colours beyond all belief.
  13. NarratorIt wiggled and waved with great ribbons of weed, where seahorses drifted at seahorse-y speed.
  14. Narrator"There's so much to see here!" said Henry. "Look there!" Cecil pressed his nose to the glass with a stare.
  15. NarratorCome on, Cecil, peer through the glass — can you guess who's swimming past?
  16. NarratorA shimmering shoal went swishing on by, a thousand small fish like stars in the sky.
  17. Narrator"They turn all together!" said Henry with glee. "Left, right, up and down, through the sparkling sea!"
  18. NarratorCecil barked twice and spun round on the spot. "You'd make a fine fish!" laughed Henry. "Why not?"
  19. NarratorCome on, Cecil, peer through the glass — can you guess who's swimming past?
  20. NarratorA wise old sea turtle came paddling past, with a shell like a shield, not too slow, not too fast.
  21. Narrator"She's older than Grandpa!" said Henry. "It's true! Some turtles swim on for a century or two."
  22. NarratorCecil waved a soft paw as she glided from view. She winked one kind eye, as if waving back too.
  23. NarratorCome on, Cecil, peer through the glass — can you guess who's swimming past?
  24. NarratorThen dolphins came leaping in silvery streaks, clicking and whistling their happy-day squeaks.
  25. NarratorThey swooped and they looped and they raced all around. Their whistles and clicks were the happiest sound.
  26. NarratorCecil joined in with a happy "Awoo!" The dolphins all whistled, as if singing too.
  27. NarratorCome on, Cecil, peer through the glass — can you guess who's swimming past?
  28. NarratorAn octopus wiggled her eight curly arms. "Hello!" waved back Henry, with both of his palms.
  29. NarratorThen — flash! — she turned pink, then purple, then blue! "She's changing her colours! A trick! Peek-a-boo!"
  30. NarratorCecil scrunched his face up and tried it as well. He stayed the same colour... as far as you can tell!
  31. NarratorCome on, Cecil, peer through the glass — can you guess who's swimming past?
  32. NarratorThen out of the shadows a shark cruised along, with a fin like a sail and a tail swishing strong.
  33. Narrator"His teeth are like triangles!" Henry said. "Wow! But we're safe in our submarine. Wave to him now!"
  34. NarratorCecil gave a gulp, then a brave little grin. The shark smiled back with a flick of his fin.
  35. NarratorCome on, Cecil, peer through the glass — can you guess who's swimming past?
  36. NarratorThen jellyfish drifted like lamps in the night, all glowing and pulsing with soft fairy light.
  37. NarratorThey rose and they fell like balloons on a breeze, trailing their ribbons with elegant ease.
  38. NarratorCecil sat staring, his eyes full of light. The sea seemed to twinkle all through the night.
  39. NarratorCome on, Cecil, peer through the glass — can you guess who's swimming past?
  40. NarratorAn old sunken ship lay asleep on the sand, with a mast and a wheel and a chest close at hand.
  41. Narrator"A pirate ship!" gasped Henry. "From long, long ago! I wonder what treasure is hiding below!"
  42. NarratorThe lid creaked open... and what was inside? One shiny gold bone! Cecil's eyes went wide!
  43. NarratorCome on, Cecil, peer through the glass — can you guess who's swimming past?
  44. NarratorThen down, further down, where the water turns black, where the sunbeams can't follow and won't find their way back.
  45. NarratorThe submarine gave a wobble and sway. Cecil held tight all the way.
  46. Narrator"Don't worry," said Henry. "Look — there's a light!" An anglerfish lantern glowed gentle and bright.
  47. NarratorCome on, Cecil, peer through the glass — can you guess who's swimming past?
  48. NarratorThen out of the deep swam the biggest of all — a great gentle whale who made everything small.
  49. NarratorShe sang a long song, so deep and so low, a lullaby made for the seas long ago.
  50. NarratorCecil leaned close. "I'm glad we're in here." Henry smiled warmly. "Me too, my dear."
  51. NarratorThen up they both floated where moonbeams shone through, a curtain of silver that danced in the blue.
  52. NarratorA million small bubbles went winking up high, like glittering diamonds let loose in the sky.
  53. NarratorHenry sat quietly. Cecil sat too. Some sights are so wonderful, words simply won't do.
  54. NarratorAt last Henry yawned. "It's getting quite late." The sub turned for home at a comfortable rate.
  55. NarratorIt shimmered and sparkled. It shrank bit by bit. Back into the drawing where Henry had sketched it.
  56. NarratorHe climbed into bed. Cecil curled at his feet. The moon through the window still smiled down so sweet.
  57. NarratorMom peeked through the doorway. Dad smiled with delight. As Henry and Cecil dreamed all through the night.

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