Hello, everybody! Hello, children!
Hello, Katharine, how are you?
I'm fine, mermaid, how are you?
I'm fine too.
Mermaid, do you know what's in this box?
Yes.
Okay, and are you going to tell me what's in the box?
No.
Well...
Yes, it's a present for you.
A present for me? Thank you. Can I open it?
No.
You have to guess what it is.
Then, you can open the box.
I'm only going to tell you it's an animal.
Okay. Let's do this. Can you help me?
One thing, you can only ask ten questions.
Okay, ten questions.
I'm ready, first question.
Well, it's a bit shy.
It can attack people if it feels there's a threat.
So, it prefers to walk, play, sleep, or look for food alone.
Sometimes, it eats little animals, yes.
It has big teeth, but it eats lots of bamboo.
Bamboo? Interesting.
It lives in the forest of China, where there's a lot of bamboo.
It's a national treasure there and it's protected by law
because there are only 1,900 left.
Interesting. I think I'm getting somewhere.
No, it has furry skin, it's covered in fur.
Furry skin?
It's white and black.
Okay. White and black fur.
Zebra or skunk? Another question.
Yes, it has paws with six fingers.
It uses the fingers to grap onto the bamboo.
It loves sleeping.
Okay.
No.
Alright. I didn't know that. But you know what?
I think I know what animal it is.
I'm not going to need the next question.
Do you know? Do you guess?
Yes!
Great, we've learned a lot of things about the panda bear.
Thank you, mermaid. So, my present is a teddy panda bear.
Teddy?
Is it not a teddy?
Question number ten, yes.
But what am I going to do with a real panda bear?
Question number 11, so I don't have to answer.
Just one thing, Katherine,
a panda bear has about 20 kilos of poo every day.
So, take care.
20 kilos of poo?
Oh, no. I think I need to find a bamboo forest
to release this panda bear as soon as possible.
Good bye everybody.
Bye!