Pen Pal

Narrator: Peppa and their friends are at their play group.

Madame Gazelle: Children, who would like a pen pal?

All the children: Me!

Peppa Pig: What’s a pen pal?

Madame Gazelle: A pen pal is a boy or girl you can write letters to.

Madame Gazelle: This little girl lives in France. Her name is Delphine Donkey.

Peppa Pig: Can Delphine Donkey be my pen pal?

Madame Gazelle: Of course, Peppa.

Peppa Pig: Hurrah!

Narrator: It is early morning. Mr Zebra the postman is delivering a letter to Peppa’s house.

Peppa Pig: Post!

Narrator: Peppa and George love it when the post arrives.

Mummy Pig: It’s addressed to Miss Peppa Pig.

Peppa Pig: That’s me.

Peppa Pig: Mummy, can you read it for me?

Mummy Pig: Of course.

Mummy Pig: It’s from Delphine Donkey.

Peppa Pig: My pen pal.

Peppa Pig: What does she say?

Mummy Pig: “Bon jour, Peppa. Comment ca va?”

Peppa Pig: Mummy, why are you saying those funny words?

Mummy Pig: It’s French, Peppa. It means, “Hello. How are you?”

Peppa Pig: What else does she say?

Mummy Pig: Hmmm?

Daddy Pig: I’ll help.

Daddy Pig: “J’aime les princesses et jouer avec mes amis.”

Peppa Pig: Clever daddy!

Daddy Pig: I am an expert at French.

Peppa Pig: What does it mean?

Daddy Pig: Um...

Narrator: Daddy Pig cleans his glasses so he can see the letter more clearly.

Daddy Pig: Hmmm. It’s no good. It’s nonsense.

Mummy Pig: It means, “I like fairy princesses and playing with my friends.”

Daddy Pig: That’s what I was going to say.

Peppa Pig: I want to talk French.

Mummy Pig: Maybe you could talk to Delphine Donkey.

Peppa Pig: How?

Mummy Pig: Her phone number is on this letter.

Peppa Pig: Yipee!

Mummy Pig: Bon jour. Est-il possible, que Peppa parle a Delphine?

Narrator: Mummy Pig is asking if Peppa may speak to Delphine.

Peppa Pig: Hello.

Mummy Pig: Bon jour.

Peppa Pig: Bon jour. Um...what do I say next?

Mummy Pig: Comment ca va?

Peppa Pig: Comment ca va?

Peppa Pig: Bye-bye.

Mummy Pig: Au revoir.

Peppa Pig: Au revoir.

Mummy Pig: What did she say?

Peppa Pig: She spoke French.

Peppa Pig: Bon jour, George. Comment ca va?

Narrator: Peppa is saying “How are you?” in French.

George: Dinosaur. Grrrrrrr.

Peppa Pig: No, George. That’s not how you speak French.

Narrator: It is morning. Mr Zebra the postman is delivering letters to Peppa’s house.

Peppa Pig: Post, hurrah!

Peppa Pig: Can I have my letter from Delphine, please?

Daddy Pig: Sorry, Peppa. There’s no letter for you today.

Mummy Pig: I wonder who that could be.

Delphine: Bon jour. I am Delphine Donkey.

Delphine: I have come to see Peppa.

Peppa Pig: It’s Delphine. Bon jour.

Delphine: Bon jour, Peppa.

Delphine: These are my papa and mama, and my brother Didier.

Papa and Mama Donkey: Bon jour.

Peppa Pig: Here are my Mummy and Daddy and my little brother George.

Mummy and Daddy Pig: Hello.

George: Dinosaur. Grrrrr.

Didier: Dragon. Grrrrrr.

Papa Donkey: Do you speak French, Mr Pig?

Daddy Pig: I’m an expert at French.

Papa Donkey: ....vous prefere?

Daddy Pig: Eh...yes.

Peppa Pig: Delphine, we could jump up and down in muddy puddles.

Narrator: Delphine does not understand Peppa.

Delphine: Je..??? dans les flecs doux..

Narrator: Peppa does not understand Delphine.

Peppa Pig: Everything’s so different in French, Daddy.

Delphine: Come on, Peppa.

Delphine:...???...

Peppa Pig: That’s what I was going to show you.

Peppa Pig: We call it jumping up and down in muddy puddles.

Delphine: We are jumping up and down in muddy puddles.

Narrator: Everyone in the whole world loves jumping up and down in muddy puddles.