The Scents of Spring

Treasure Hunt

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Little Nutbrown Hare sets off across a spring meadow and forest with Little Field Mouse and Little Grey Squirrel to gather treasures for his father. Along the way they meet a bluebird, an otter and other animals who each offer a find, from acorns and eggshells to sparkly stones. Meanwhile Big Nutbrown Hare follows the trail his son has left to find him. They reunite at nightfall, and the father tells his son he is the greatest treasure of all before they share their finds under the spring moon.

March Like an Ant

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Little Nutbrown Hare and his father pick red berries for breakfast, but by morning the berries have vanished. With help from Little Field Mouse, Little Nutbrown Hare tracks them down and discovers a line of ants carrying the berries away. His father explains that ants live in underground nests and carry food home to their families. The episode ends with father and son under the old oak tree, sharing the last berries and measuring how much they love each other.

Field of Flowers

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Little Nutbrown Hare sets out one spring morning to pick purple flowers to share with his father and friends in the meadow. He gathers so many that the butterflies who feed on their nectar are left with none, so with help from Little Field Mouse and Bluebird he leads the butterflies to a large field of flowers far away. Along the way he learns that the flowers are there for everyone to share. The story ends back home, where father and child exchange their 'Guess how much I love you'.

Fly the Nest

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In a spring meadow, Little Nutbrown Hare and Big Nutbrown Hare watch three bluebird eggs hatch in a nearby tree. Over several visits, the hare helps name the chicks Dewberry, Marigold, and Hyacinth, plays games with them, and cheers them on as they learn to fly. The grown birds eventually leave the nest, and Bluebird settles onto a fresh clutch of eggs. The episode ends with Little Nutbrown Hare and his father sharing a tender exchange about how much they love each other.

Blossoms

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Little Nutbrown Hare, his father Big Nutbrown Hare and Little Field Mouse follow blossoms floating in a stream and set out on a springtime journey to find the blossom tree they came from. Along the way the father shares riddles, and the children work out each clue to climb the hill and reach the flowering tree. On the way home they realise the stream will carry them back the way the blossoms came, a quicker route. The story ends back where they began, with a tender exchange about how much they love each other.

Can You Touch the Stars?

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Little Nut Brown Hare and his friend Little Field Mouse spend one evening in the forest trying to touch a star after hearing Little White Owl's bedtime story. They climb a hill, a tree and ask the bluebird for help, learning from Big Nut Brown Hare that stars are far away. In the end they touch a star's shimmering reflection in the river. The night closes with the little hare and his father gazing at the sky and sharing how much they love each other.

Follow Me

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Little Nutbrown Hare sets out one spring morning and finds a small yellow creature following him everywhere. He visits Field Mouse, Grey Squirrel, Redwood Fox, and White Owl, ruling out each animal until he realises the creature is a lost duckling. By the river the duckling is reunited with its mother, and the hare returns home at sunset to tell his father about the day and share a loving goodnight exchange.

The Nest

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In a spring meadow, Little Nutbrown Hare and Little Field Mouse decide to build their own nest to play in. They gather twigs, leaves and grass and keep fixing it as it turns out too weak, too prickly and then too tight for them both. When it no longer suits them, they offer it to a squirrel, a fox and Big Nutbrown Hare before it finally becomes a home for a bird. They end the day playing with friends, deciding the whole meadow is their own great big nest.

Hide and Seek

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Little Nutbrown Hare and his father, Big Nutbrown Hare, spend a spring morning in the meadow where the father teaches his son to play hide and seek. Across several tries the little hare keeps forgetting a rule, first to be quiet, then to stay still, then to actually hide, before finally getting it right with a mouse and a squirrel joining in. Because they stay quiet and still, they get to watch birds and pheasants up close without scaring them off. On the walk home the two share how much they love each other.

Feather Your Nest

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Little Nutbrown Hare receives a special feather from his father and shows it off to his meadow friends, until it drifts away and is carried off by a bird. The field mouse, otter, squirrel and fox each help him try to get it back. They discover a bird has used it to line her nest and keep her eggs warm. Little Nutbrown Hare decides to let her keep it, and the episode ends with a loving exchange between him and his father.

Fly Away Home

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Little Nutbrown Hare spends a spring day in the meadow wondering whether he is special after a ladybug lands on him. He tries to attract a butterfly, keeps the ladybug overnight with a leaf and a drop of rainwater, then follows it home and finds its whole family. He decides to leave the ladybugs where they belong, and his friends and father remind him he was always special. The episode ends at bedtime with the familiar 'Guess how much I love you' exchange.

Rainy Days

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On a spring day in the meadow, Little Nutbrown Hare and his friends are enjoying the colours and sunshine when rain arrives and interrupts their play. With help from his father, the group searches for fun and ends up digging holes that fill into ponds, adding ducks and trees, and holding a duck race with lily-petal boats. The rain stops and they return to their colour-naming game. The episode ends at home, where father and son go to bed and share how much they love each other.