Mr. Mouseling[cheerfully] Hello!
[depressed; in between sobs] Hello, Dad...!
Mr. Mouseling
[sits down at the table next to Angelina] What's the sad face for?
[crying] The ballet's on tonight and I'm not going. There are no tickets left.
Mr. Mouseling
[pulls out the tickets from his coat pocket] Are you sure? Not even one?
[Although Angelina --at first-- thought her "plan" had been cancelled, it turns out that Mr. Mouseling had bought the tickets earlier and forgot to give them to Angelina and her friend Alice before the Pinkpaws twins bought the last tickets.]
[gasps, as she sees the tickets] But, but, but...! [enthusiastically, as she hugs her father] Oh!
Mr. Mouseling
[chuckles, as he hugs her back] Best close tonight, I think. I've got a job for you to do later.
[sadly] Oh, but my velvet cloak's torn.
[off-screen] Not anymore.
[Angelina gasps as she sees her velvet cloak all fixed and sewed]
[happily] Oh, thanks, Mom!
[Mrs. Mouseling puts the velvet cloak on Angelina and twirls around]
I'll phone Alice's mother and tell them you're on your way.
Oh, Mom! Not Mrs. Hodgepodge! Last time she stayed, she kept me awake all night with her horrible snoring!
I hope she doesn't bring her cabbage jelly.
[Mrs. Mouseling sighs as Mr. Mouseling grunts and he is seen dressed up as a bumblebee]
Mr. Mouseling
[to Mrs. Mouseling] Um, could you give me a hand with my antenna, dear? I-It won't stand up straight. Uh, mmm, [turns to Angelina and Alice and then to Mrs. Mouseling] a bit of a mix up at the costume shop.
[Angelina and Alice both giggle as Mrs. Mouseling laughs and approaches over to him]
Never mind. I can be your queen bee.
[Angelina and Alice both laugh again]
Mr. Mouseling
Queen bee, yes, very good.
MMMr. Mouseling and Mrs. Mouseling
[shocked, in unison] ANGELINA...?!
NNMr. Nimbletoes and Mrs. Nimbletoes
[shocked, in unison] ALICE...?!
[furiously] There they are, those, those naughty little runaways!
[Angelina starts to cry as she and Alice stare at each other, knowing they've been busted. The next morning, Angelina is seen scrubbing the floor while Alice mops the floor as a punishment]
My back is aching! [sighs] Oh, this is such hard work!
[sighs] I'm so tired! Perhaps going to the ball wasn't such a good idea.
[Angelina comes back home and enters her mother's room]
[sees Polly for the first time] Let me see her! [sees Polly wrapped up in a blanket] Oh, she's so beautiful! Oh, look at her tiny toes! I can't wait to bring her to ballet lessons and I can take her to school and she can even share my bedroom.
Mr. Mouseling
Well, maybe not quite yet.
[chuckles] We're calling her Polly.
Polly? Oh, that's just perfect for her!
[Alice and her mother, Mrs. Nimbletoes arrives at Angelina's house]
Oh, hello! How's the baby?
NMrs. Nimbletoes
Come on, girls, we're going to be late.
But Mom and Dad are taking me. [to Mr. Mouseling and Mrs. Mouseling] Aren't you?
Mr. Mouseling
Ah, yes, um, Angelina, I was meaning to tell you your mother is very tired. I need to look after her.
But it's the end of year's show. You always come!
I'm sorry, darling, but... [gently pats Polly's back]
Mr. Mouseling
I'll try to get there later for the prize-giving.
[scoffs in frustration] Bother!
[unhappily] Yes, but why did the baby have to come today?
[Mr. Maurice Mouseling, Ms. Lilly, Mrs. Hodgepodge, Mrs. Pinkpaws, and Dr. Tuttle are having a meeting about the oak tree in the mouselings's playground.]
PMrs. Pinkpaws
I SAY, "IT MUST BE CUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY!" AFTER ALL, MY DARLING (PRISCILLA) LITERALLY BROKE HER ARM! WE DO NOT WANT ANYONE ELSE GETTING HURT! DO WE!?
[to Mrs. Pinkpaws] But that tree is over 1,000 years old!
Mr. Mouseling
Yes, it is a symbol of village life. Generations of village mouselings have played in it. And they have carved their initials on it.
PMrs. Pinkpaws
[to Mr. Mouseling] Well, I am surprised at you, Maurice! As proprietor of the Mouseling Gazette, you must be more responsible about public safety!
LMs. Lilly
Can I make a suggestion? Why don't we build a fence around that old oak tree. Then the tree is kept safe. And the little mouselings are kept out of harm's way.
[Mrs. Pinkpaws turns to Ms. Lilly.]
PMrs. Pinkpaws
[to Ms. Lilly] Ms. Lilly? You know perfectly well that they just climb over it!
[Angelina got on her dress, looking at her reflection in the mirror with Alice in her dress on was shown holding a necklace]
[unhappily] Oh. Polly's always a nuisance. [sees Alice with her necklace in the mirror then turns around in surprise] Oh, Alice. You've got a new necklace.
[giggles] Mom and Dad gave it to me.
[in surprise] Oh! [gasps] My mom's got some sparkly necklaces. I'll see if I can borrow one! [runs out of her bedroom]
[Alice tests her new necklace out]
[enters her parents' bedroom] Um, Mom, can I borrow a necklace for the party?
Mr. Mouseling
[off-screen] Matilda! I'm going to be late for work!
[gasps; calling] Coming! [to Angelina] Don't forget to give Polly her bottle. [leaves the bedroom] Now have a lovely time!
[Angelina sighs then goes to her mom's necklace box and takes out her mom's locket]
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