Benjamin the Elephant (Benjamin Blümchen)

Teroo!

Now take care, sweetie

and call me right away if anything goes wrong.

Okay, Mom.

- Honey, Otto's not a little boy anymore.

Otto, if there's a real emergency, you know,

and something really bad happens call 911, okay?

- What do you mean, "really bad?"

- I don't know, a fire or lightening, an earthquake,

a bad hair day, that kinda stuff.

- What? - Yeah.

Oh, Mom, come on.

I'm spending my summer vacation

here at the zoo with Benjamin.

Nothing bad'll happen.

Ah, you're right.

Have fun at the beach!

Morning, Mrs. Meier! - Hello, Otto.

Good morning!

Hey, you two, morning!

Hey, Leo!

Patty, Polly, hey there!

Morning, Gunther!

Hi, Schnippy!

One, two, can you hear me?

Sorry about the feedback.

Okay, hello there, I'm Karla Kolumna

and I welcome you all on this beautiful day

to the Neustadt Zoo.

And now, here's our zoo director, Mr. Tierlieb.

Woo!

A warm welcome to all of you.

Thank you for joining us for our charity extravaganza.

In a moment, you'll hear our own band,

Karl and the Zoomaniacs!

Now, you may ask, "How can I support this great zoo?"

By buying raffle tickets, hmm?

- Morning! - Good morning!

- Hello! - Hi, Karl!

- Hey, Otto. - So where's Benjamin?

- I don't know, he should be here by now.

- I'll check his house, maybe he's there.

Super.

Benjamin, Benjamin?

Ha, oh boy.

Benjamin, wake up!

Ha!

Good morning, Otto!

Morning.

- I felt like I was smelling sugar just now.

What sugar?

No, you must have been dreaming.

- Okay, I'll sleep a little longer then.

- No, you need to get up right away!

Everyone's expecting you, they're waiting.

- What, it's only 6 a.m.

It's too early for them to be expecting me!

No, it's a quarter past nine!

Really, oh guess you're right.

It's a little past nine.

Only a quarter past nine.

Oh, it's already past nine!

That's not good!

So I'm really late.

Oh no, everyone must be waiting for me.

What should I wear?

Oh dear, past nine.

Oh my, I'm supposed to help with the charity event!

- Benjamin? - What is it?

- You're going to wear your PJ's?

My pajamas?

Whoopsie!

I gotta hurry!

Good luck to you!

They should be here by now.

We can't wait much longer!

Right, I know what you mean.

Karl, start playing, go ahead!

Let's go.

We are the Zoomaniacs, so let's start off with a classic.

Benjamin, Benjamin?

Yes?

Now they're calling my name!

- One, two, one, two, three, four!

Benjamin!

Whoa, ah!

Sorry, coming through!

Watch out, runaway skateboard!

Benjamin?

- Sorry, I kind of got off on the wrong foot.

Yeah.

Everyone please excuse this.

Well, I really don't know what just happened there.

That was... - That was quite a moment!

Unexpected things happen here at our zoo.

Sorry about that, really.

- So please, buy some raffle tickets

and help us keep the Neustadt Zoo going.

- Oh, my ice cream. - Sorry!

Wait, here. - Huh?

All for me? - Mm hmm.

- Benjamin! - Otto!

What happened?

- When I got here, I scared this little girl

and she dropped her ice cream cone

but I was able to calm her down.

What little girl?

- The one that I gave the balloons.

Yoo hoo, Mama!

Look at me, I can fly!

- Mia, you come back here right now!

- There she goes, what can we do?

The playground!

Mia!

We're coming!

Ai, yi, yi, oh boy, where?

There she is in those trees!

Please don't let go!

Could I please borrow that?

Thank you!

- What are you doing, Otto?

- Benjamin, I need you to help me!

Oh, you think that'll work?

- Yes, we have to hurry or I'll miss her!

Okay!

- Ah. - A ha!

Yeah!

- Otto, be careful and hold on tight!

Oh boy, oh boy!

Great idea, Otto!

That's it, keep it up!

It worked!

You did it, how great!

- Yeah, but how am I gonna get.

Whoa!

Phew.

That really was,

Incredibly cool!

Thank you.

Glad to help.

- That was fun, Mama, can I do it again?

- This is going to be the best summer ever!

We're going to share good times and have fun!

- Sure, for instance, eating ice cream.

- And camping. - Chocolate ice cream.

- And canoeing! - And vanilla!

We can build a camp fire.

And of course strawberry too.

I love it.

Yeah!

- Benjamin, you really are my best friend.

- Well you're not. - Huh?

- You are my very best friend!

Hey, look.

- Oh there's not even enough here

to pay for all the broken benches.

He looks worried.