- [Billy] Hi, guys, it's me
again, cooking my carrot
and annoying orange salad.
So, I'll put some more carrot on.
We'll just twirl that on.
That's going alright.
What else?
Just snap that off... put that back there.
How about some olives?
Olives are yum.
Chuck them on.
That looks good.
Then we'll put some... this
herb, dunno what it's called.
Smells really good,
though... sprinkle them on.
Then get some parsley.
It's really good.
Smells good as well.
Yeah, I reckon it'll go good with carrot.
And then the salt bae.
Bit of pepper.
And then to put my orange juice on,
which is the salad dressing.
Alright, do you know what
I like to do as well?
I like to say jokes.
Hey, Lily?
Knock, knock.
- [Lily] Who's there?
- [Billy] Banana.
- [Lily] Banana who?
- [Billy] Knock, knock.
- [Lily] Who's there?
- [Billy] Banana.
- [Lily] Banana who?
- [Billy] Knock, knock.
- [Lily] Who's there?
- [Billy] Banana.
- [Lily] Banana who?
- [Billy] Knock, knock.
- [Lily] Who's there?
- [Billy] Orange.
- [Lily] Orange who?
- [Billy] Orange you
glad I'm not a banana?
Hey, Lily, look who I am.
Hi, I'm Lily.
Mm, this carrot's good.
(music)
(chirping birds)
- [Carrot] Why are you
so glum, there, Lily?
- [Lily] Ugh, I'm sick
of people calling me
a carrot top all the time.
- [Carrot] You're sure throwing
those stones pretty far.
- [Lily] So?
They're just stones.
- [Carrot] You know what you should do
next time someone makes fun of your hair?
- [Lily] What?
- [Carrot] Tell them your
hair is like sand and dirt...
Mine is the colour of rainbows.
- [Lily] Rainbows are
just drizzle and sunbeams.
That's actually pretty
weak if you think about it.
(piano music)
- [Carrot] I want to tell
you a little story about grit.
My ancestors were born in the place
you now know as Afghanistan.
In ancient times, we were purple or white.
Sometimes red.
Maybe a little yellow, but never orange.
Never.
We tasted bitter, but we were loved.
The pharaohs respected
my purple family so much,
we were even chosen as noble
companions for the afterlife.
The Romans... they boiled
us, sprinkled us with herbs,
then forged the most
powerful empire the world
had ever seen.
After the fall of Rome,
we survived the dark ages,
a time of witch hunts, druids,
and pointy, pointy shoes.
By the 13th century, we'd
spread to the fields of France,
Germany, and Japan.
But you know what, Lily?
- [Lily] What?
- [Carrot] It wasn't
until the 16th century that
an orange carrot finally
cropped up in Holland.
It only took one, Lily.
A mutant.
A transformation.
The Dutch loved anything
orange, so they just
grew more and more of us.
We were orange.
We were sweet.
Sweet little mutants.
So, so sweet!
- [Lily] Um, that's cool
and all Little Carrot Dude,
but what's that got to do with me?
- [Carrot] We travelled on some of the
first ships to Australia too,
Lily, to join our native
carrot cousin youlk,
who'd been happily feeding Noongar people
for thousands of years.
And if you squinted your
eyes just the right way,
they looked a little orange, too.
We fought hard on those high seas.
Weevils the size of buildings.
But we survived, because we're strong.
Orange is strong.
You know who have the tallest,
strongest population on the planet?
- [Lily] Who?
- [Carrot] The Dutch!
The first believers in the orange carrot.
You think that's a coincidence?
- [Lily] But I'm not
Dutch, I'm not strong,
and I'm not a carrot.
- [Carrot] Ah, yes, but
you are full of grit, Lily!
you know how I know?
- [Lily] How?
- [Carrot] Out of all the carrots
in the world, you chose me!
I'm not the longest
carrot, or the straightest.
I'm lumpy and stumpy and strange.
There'll always be ideas
about the perfect shape,
the perfect fronds, how
gritty you should look.
But it's the grit on
the inside that counts.
And you're packed full of it,
Lily, because you chose me.
- [Lily] I love you Little Carrot Dude.
- [Carrot] I love you too, Lily.
(nature sounds)
(crunching)
(piano music)
