Come on,
Come and sit down
Listen very quietly to a story.
I love listening to stories, don't you?
I'm Mimi and I tell stories.
Hush, little monkey, don't you cry.
I'll help you find her, said butterfly.
Let's have a think. How big is she?
She is big said the monkey.
Bigger than me.
Bigger than you? Then I've seen your mum.
Come little monkey, come, come, come.
No, no, no!
That's a snake
Mum doesn't look a bit like this.
She doesn't slither about and hiss.
She doesn't curl round a nest of eggs.
And anyway, my mum's got more legs.
It's legs we are looking for now, you say?
I know where she is, then.
Come this way
No, no, no!
That's a parrot.
Mum's got a nose and not a beak.
She doesn't squawk and squabble and shriek.
She doesn't have claws or feathery wings.
And anyway, my mum leaps and springs.
Aha! I've got it. She leaps about?
She's just around the corner, without a doubt.
No, no, no!
That's a frog
Butterfly, butterfly, please don't joke!
Mum's not green and she doesn't croak.
She's not all slimy.
Oh dear, what a muddle!
She's brown and furry and nice to cuddle.
Brown fur...
Why didn't you tell me so?
We'll find her in no time.
Off we go!
No, no. no!
That's a bat.
Why do you keep on getting it wrong?
Mum doesn't sleep the whole day long.
I told you, she's got no wings at all,
And anyway, she's not nearly so small!
Your mum's not little?
Now let me think.
She's down by the river, having a drink!
No, no, no!
That's the elephant again.
Butterfly, butterfly, can't you see?
None of these creatures looks like me!
You never told me she looked like you!
Of course, I didn't!
I thought you knew!
I didn't know.
I couldn't!
You see...
None of my babies looks like me
So she looks like you!
Well if that's the case.
We'll soon discover her hiding place.
And that's Mimi and meee....