The Adventures of Parsley the Lion: An illustrated storybook collection for all the family, from the creator of Paddington Bear

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Identical Stranger: "Parsley and the Circus Lion" has a fierce lion, identical to Parsley in appearance, causing trouble in the garden. The Chives, belonging to Mr. Onion and his wife, catch a cold during a lesson, prompting Parsley to search for a cure for them. Interactive Narrator: Downplayed. Parsley seems to be the only character who can see the viewers and respond to the narrator. The other characters, who can't, get confused whenever he waves to the viewers.

The Herbs consisted of a fantasy mix of human and animal characters inhabiting the magical walled garden of a country estate. At the beginning of each episode, the narrator ( Gordon Rollings) spoke the magic word, "Herbidacious", which caused the garden gate to open. Another lion roams around the Herb Garden, which leads to everyone mistaking Parsley for the rogue party, followed by Parsley deciding to imitate the lion's example. Parsley the Lion – The shy but friendly main character, who always sat on the path in front of the herb garden to welcome the viewers. He was very frightened of strangers until he got to know them. He was one of only two Herbs who seemed aware of the viewers, waiting at the gate for them and waving. He hated getting his tail wet. Though in the original series he did not speak (except to sing his signature song), in The Adventures of Parsley he conversed with Dill.Parsley and Dill receive a telegram from Aunt Mint, but they have trouble reading what it says and matters are further complicated when Dill eats the telegram by mistake. When they smell cooking, they discover too late that they had been invited to a barbecue. Miss Jessop's constant tidying is upsetting everybody and it soon decided that she needs a husband. But Bayleaf is not happy when he hears who the first choice is. Each character was the personification of a herb. It is said [ by whom?] that Bond used quotes from Nicholas Culpeper's 17th-century book, Culpeper's Complete Herbal, to find the herbs whose botanical traits he could best reflect in the individual characters. As each character appeared in the show, they were introduced by a little signature song, which varied slightly from one episode to the next. Our Dragons Are Different: Tarragon the dragon is born from an egg found at the top of a massive tarragon plant, hence his name. He's a Planimal like the others and has no wings, but can breathe white smoke from his nose that burns up anything. However, after he fails to burn up Belladonna's broom, his subsequent tears apparently burn out his own fire, so Tarragon is no longer a threat to the garden.

Man of Kryptonite: When the witch Belladonna comes to the garden, Dill turns out to be key to driving her off, as in real life the herb was believed to keep witches away. The Herbs is a British Stop Motion children's television series that ran during 1968. The show was written by Michael Bond, directed by Ivor Wood and narrated/voiced by Gordon Rollings. A book compiling the stories of several episodes, The Adventures of Parsley the Lion, was also released.

As with The Magic Roundabout, the sophisticated writing style and narrative delivery of The Herbs meant that the appeal was somewhat broader than was originally intended, and much of Parsley's droll humour undoubtedly went over the heads of the age group that was its main target. Consequently, it still retains a following among those who watched it when it was first broadcast. Dill uses a conch shell to listen to all the sounds of the sea, but when the others try they cannot hear anything. Dill writes a flattering description of himself as an entry for Who's Who. Parsley does not consider the description at all accurate and insists on going through it with him.

A brand new glorious gift book of a much-loved classic. A celebration of words and pictures from the creator of Paddington Bear, Michael Bond, and contemporary genius and internet drawing sensation Rob Biddulph!I Am" Song: Every character gets a short, four-line song to themselves that describes their personality. Parsley gets the lion's share of these (pun not intended) due to him being the focus character, with many variations depending on his current situation. Artistic License – Gun Safety: Sir Basil almost never has the safety of his rifle on, leading to it going off at inappropriate moments. He also keeps brandishing it in ways where he ignorantly points the barrel at others. This is mostly Played for Laughs, as it highlights what an absent-minded buffoon Basil is, but it has led to accidents, such as when he shot off Parsley's tail after being startled. Animal Talk: Outside of their respective songs, Parsley and the other animal characters can only communicate in animal sounds. Other characters, the narrator included, have to guess what they're saying by tone of voice and body language. Planimal: The animal characters all have features modelled after the herb they're named after. Thus, Parsley has parsley leaves for a mane, Dill has a sprig of dill on his tail, Tarragon has spines formed from leaves of tarragon etc. An evil witch named Belladona comes to the herb garden, and turns some of the Herbs into weeds with a magic potion.

Tired of hearing about Dill's obsession with bones, Parsley attempts to invent a mechanical dog which is not obsessed with them. The Herbs consisted of a fantasy mix of human and animal characters inhabiting the magical walled garden of a country estate. At the beginning of each episode, the narrator (Gordon Rollings) spoke the magic word, "Herbidacious", which caused the garden gate to open. Find sources: "The Adventures of Parsley"– news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR ( November 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Beanstalk Parody: "Tarragon and the Eggs" has Bayleaf accidentally spill too much plant food on a tarragon plant, causing it to grow so tall it reaches beyond the cloud layer. Sir Basil even mentions the fairy tale when he first sees it. When Parsley is sent up to see what's at the top, however, its not a giant's castle he finds, but a nest with an egg in it... a dragon egg.Cowardly Lion: Literally! Parsley, by his own admission, is "not particularly brave"; he's very shy around new people and will run at the first sign of actual trouble. But when the other Herbs are in actual trouble, he displays not only bravery, but a fair bit of cunning, too. Meaningful Name: All of the characters are named after herbs - Parsley the Lion, Dill the Dog, Bayleaf the gardener, Sir Basil and Lady Rosemary etc. A glorious full-colour edition of a much-loved classic. A celebration of words and pictures from the creator of Paddington Bear, Michael Bond, and contemporary genius and internet drawing sensation Rob Biddulph! Living in the magical Herb Garden, Parsley the lion is never quite sure what’s going to happen to him next . . The Conch Shell, Putting on a Show, Works of Art by Dill, The Crystal Ball, Dill's Day, Dill's Television Set, Eggs and the Golf Ball, The Pop Group, Parsley's Car and Dill's One Dog Show Neat Freak: Miss Jessop insists on everything being neat and tidy and drives the other Herbs up the wall with her obsession.