FUN FRIDAY: Rocco the Lizard Travels to Australia 🐈🦎

Short Stories for Kids: Bedtime ~ Car Time ~ Downtime

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🗓️ 2 May 2025

⏱️ 14 minutes

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0:00.0	The plane touched down at Sydney International Airport, after a long flight from the UK.
0:15.4	At last, said Rocco, a thorny devil lizard, as he stretched in his seat.
0:22.0	Oh, I think we've been sat down long enough. In the seat next to him, his cat, Oscar, said nothing,
0:29.1	staring instead at the hot Australian day beyond the window. It took a while to collect their
0:35.1	cases, but soon Rocco and Oscar were climbing into a taxi,
0:40.2	where a fluffy koala driver asked them where they wanted to go.
0:44.6	We're searching for a lost thing, said Rocco. Could you take us to the edge of the city?
0:50.1	Can do, replied the koala, pulling away from the curb. Say, you're a thorny devil lizard, but you don't sound like you come from Australia.'
0:59.4	"'That's right,' confirmed Rocco.
1:01.7	"'I'm from the UK, but my ancestors come from here.'
1:05.4	"'Hey, I recognise you,' said the koala suddenly.
1:10.0	"'You're that famous POM, the mystery solver, who travels the
1:14.9	world with his cat. Rocco smiled, feeling a little embarrassed. Hmm, that's me, he confirmed.
1:22.8	Wow, grin the koala. And you're on a case now. Oh, I can't wait to tell the family I had the famous Rocco and his cat in my cab.
1:32.5	The taxi driver dropped them at the city's edge, where dry grass and tall trees stretched out before them.
1:40.0	You sure you want me to leave you here? asked the koala.
1:43.9	Yep, replied Rocco. What we're searching for is somewhere out there. And with that,
1:49.8	the thorny lizard and his cat headed off. It was a warm day, so Rocco led the way beneath
1:56.9	the trees where the shade offered them some cover from the sun.
2:06.2	They'd been walking for nearly an hour, when Rocco spotted a figure up ahead,
2:07.6	resting on a rock.
2:11.8	"'Ga'a'i,' said the figure, a wombat as they approached. "'I must say, I'm surprised to see two strangers out here in the middle of nowhere.
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