Spring Time! with Little Nutbrown Hare and friends. Guess How Much I Love You

I can smell a new, very special smell. What does it smell like? It's sweet and pretty and... and fresh, yes. Oh, it sounds quite wonderful. It is. Can you smell it? I can smell lots of wonderful smells like juicy grass roots and... fresh spring leaves. Oh. I know. I'll go and find what's making the special smell and I'll bring it back for you to smell too. Okay. I'd like that. Argh! If I stretch up really high, I might be able to smell it. No. Maybe it's down really low. That's... kind of like it. Hmm. La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la. Hello, little field mouse. Oh, hello, little nut brown hare. I'm dancing my spring dance. What were you doing down there? I'm searching for something special. Want to help? Yes, please. What are we looking for? Well, we're not exactly looking for it. Oh? We're smelling for it. What does it smell like? It smells fresh, sweet and pretty. Oh, I know that smell. Yay! Hey, wait for me. Smell this blue flower, little nut brown hare. See? Sweet and pretty. Am I right? You are right. It is sweet and pretty, but... But it's not exactly the smell we are searching for. I'll take this one back so big nut brown hare can smell how lovely it is. Okay. So what can we smell next? Oh, little white flowers. Oh, do come and smell them. Hmm. Sweet and orangey. And a little bit like the smell we're searching for. But... But not the exact one. Right. For big nut brown hare. Aha. Aha what? Over here. Lovely. A bit like honey. And a bit like the special smell. But not exactly like it. Ouch! Oh, you startled me. Look, we've brought some flowers for you to smell. Here. A hyacinth. Mmm. Sweet and pretty. How about this one? An orange blossom. Orangey. Bluebells. Sweet like honey. Wonderful smells. But none of them are the special smell I smelt this morning. We haven't found it anywhere. Hmm. Have you tried the woods? The woods! Great idea! I love this huge old tree. Mmm. Smells damp and woody. Is it the special smell? Almost, but not exactly. That smell must be around here somewhere. Look! Ew! Let me smell it. No little nut brown hare, it's yucky! I like it. You do? It smells nutty to me. Yummy. Well, that's odd. I guess we don't all like the same things. Because we're different. We are, but we like some things the same. Do you think I'm going to like the special smell? Oh, yes. I can't stop smelling everything. Me either. It's all so new and different from winter. Mmm. Like this damp moss on the rocks. Mmm. And the soft green grass that grows by the water. All sweet and fresh. It's nearly time to go home. Do you know something? What? The air smells different beside the creek. Yes, it does. It's a little bit like the fresh smell of this morning, but not exactly it. Well, I suppose I should go. I've had heaps of fun today, little nut brown hare. Even though we didn't find the special smell? Even though we didn't. Goodbye, little blue mouse. Goodbye. Big nut brown hare! I know what the special smell is. What is it, little nut brown hare? It's the smell of springtime in the morning. All the lovely smells of yesterday rolled into one. You're right, little nut brown hare. It's springtime in the morning. And it's so sweet. And fresh. And pretty. And there's even a touch of woodiness. I can't wait to tell little field mouse. But why does spring smell different to winter? Because lots of pretty flowers grow in spring. And the grass is long and sweet. And the trees have fresh green leaves. Come on, let's go and see. Where are we going? Right here, into the middle of the meadow. Springtime. Guess how much I love you. As much as the pretty flowers? Not exactly. As much as the fresh green leaves? As much as all the smells of springtime. Even the smelly ones? Even the smelly ones. Guess how much I love you.