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The Fiddle

This is an old bucket upside-down, with holes in it. Smoke is coming from it. The mice run to fetch water but the sound of Irish fiddle-playing is coming from it. Gabriel recognises it as being played by a leprechaun and he tells a story about a leprechaun and some cabbages. Madeleine sings a song about Brian O'Lynn. In the end the mice tip the bucket over, but there is no leprechaun in it, only a tiny fiddle. Charliemouse picks it up and plays it marvellously. He explains that he isn't playing the violin. It is playing him.

English
  • Originally Aired April 23, 1974
  • Runtime 15 minutes
  • Content Rating United States of America TV-Y
  • Network BBC One
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