[Cavegirl is hunting with a slingshot and hits a bird]

Nettle's Mum: Perfect



[Nettle's cave, Nettle wearing a new feather skirt]

Nettle: Oooh, I amm going to look gorgeous at the party tonight

Cavegirl: Me and your mum worked really hard on it

Nettle's Mum: So you like it?

Nettle: Oh I love it. You know, I may as well throw away all my other dresses

Cavegirl: No no no, not until Big Sis has had a look

Nettle: What?

Cavegirl: She wants to borrow one of your dresses

Nettle: I don't think so

Nettle's Mum: But you've got lots of dresses. Surely you could lend her one teensie weensie dress?

Nettle: No especially a teensie weensie dress

Cavegirl: (to herself) What a madam. I bet she's not even going to wear the dress to the party

Nettle's Mum: What about that one?

Nettle: No, don't like it

Cavegirl: This?

Nettle: No

Cavegirl: What about er this?

Nettle: Well it's a bit last year

Cavegirl: Now this...rocks

Nettle: Hmm. Maybe. The fact is I look good in anything

Cavegirl: Yeah right

Nettle: (sigh) The point is, will Trunk think so?

Cavegirl: You really like Trunk?

Nettle: Oh I love him. He's the first boy I felt this...close to

Cavegirl: How close?

Nettle: Well close enough just to be myself...to let him see the real me

Cavegirl: The real you?...Doesn't that put him off?

Nettle: What?

Cavegirl: What I mean is, does he feel the same way?

Nettle: Are you kidding? He's crazy about me

Big Sis: Hi ya

Nettle: The answer's no

Big Sis: But you've got loads of nice dresses

Nettle: True, but I haven't decided what I want to wear myself yet

Big Sis: Fine. I'll go and get a human being to help me out



[Villagers partying, Nettle schmoozing with Trunk]

Lily: So Nettle goes out with Trunk?

Stiks: (to Trunk) Look, that Lily's well giving you the eye

Trunk: There's only one girl I'm interested in

[Trunk goes and hugs Nettle]

Stiks: What does Trunk see in Nettle, she's totally obnoxious

Lily: How do you know Nettle?

Cavegirl: She's my best mate

[Big Sis swooshes in wearing Nettle's feather outfit]

Roast: Wow. Big Sis you look...great

Stiks: Fantastic

Nettle: Aren't you going to say anything?

Trunk: About what?

Nettle: About Big Sis

Trunk: Looks great...You look absolutely gorgeous

[Nettle pushes Big Sis to the ground]

Nettle: That's my dress, not yours. My dr...

Nettle's Mum: Stop it

Nettle: But she's wearing my dress

Nettle's Mum: I told her she could wear your dress

Nettle: Then I hate you...I...hate...you



[Cavegirl runs off to find Nettle's mum]

Nettle's Mum: Cavegirl if she won't listen to me who's going to teach Nettle that throwing tantrums won't get her what she wants



[Cavegirl runs off to find Nettle, who is with Trunk]

Nettle: Just move your legs to the rhythm of the drum

Cavegirl: Nettle, your mum's really upset

Nettle: Well I don't care

Trunk: Yeh, you're upsetting me as well

Nettle: I'm not upsetting you. I'm just trying to make you dance better. You're embarrassing me

Trunk: I'm doing my best, alright?

Nettle: Well your best isn't good enough

Trunk: I've had enough

Nettle: What's that supposed to mean?

Trunk: You're selfish, you're pushy and you're vain. Now get lost. Don't want to go out with you any more

[Trunk dances with Lily]

Nettle: You're joking right?

Trunk: Oh, just get lost Nettle

Nettle: Oh, right I'm leaving

Trunk: Good!



[Nettle's cave, her mum is snoozing]

Cavegirl: Have you seen Nettle?

Nettle's Mum: No, and I can't say I care

Cavegirl: Her cave hasn't been slept in, I'm sure she's run off

Nettle's Mum: I've given up on the girl

Cavegirl: You should never give up



[Cavegirl carrying water and food finds Nettle lying in the sun]

Cavegirl: Nettle it's Cavegirl

[Cavegirl carrying Nettle]

Nettle: Where's Trunk?

Cavegirl: At home

Nettle: So he couldn't even be bothered to try and find me...and it's taken you nearly a day to get here. It just proves that nobody loves me



[Mum beats the warning drum, villagers come running]

Mum: I've got an announcement

Nettle's Mum: My daughter Nettle is missing

(Ensemble cheering)

Mum: Hang on, my daughter's missing too

Stiks: We've got to send out a search party

Trunk: Let's gooooo!



[Somewhere in the bush]

Nettle: He dumped me. Out of the blue he just dropped me

Cavegirl: Oh shut up wingeing

Nettle: But nobody loves me

Cavegirl: Yes they do. I came out here to find you. That proves I love you

Nettle: Well of course you love me. You're my best mate, you don't have a choice

Cavegirl: I don't?

Nettle: Yeah. But Trunk does have a choice...and he dumped me

[Cavegirl sneaks behind Nettle and ties her up]

Nettle: Oi! What are you doing?

Cavegirl: I don't want you going anywhere. We're going to stay out here 'til you learn something

[Nettle hopping along]

Nettle: Cavegirl, how long am I going to have to be tied up for?

Cavegirl: As long as it takes...The way I see it, what you'd like most in the world is to get back with Trunk...so let's just think about yesterday



[Nettle in her cave yesterday trying on feather outfit]

Nettle: I love it. You know, I may as well throw away all my other dresses

Cavegirl: No no no, not 'til Big Sis has had a look

Nettle: What?

Cavegirl: She wants to borrow one of your dresses

Nettle: I don't think so

Nettle's Mum: But you've got lots of dresses. Surely you could lend her one teensie weensie dress?

Nettle: No especially a teensie weensie dress



[Present]

Cavegirl: Pretty nasty eh. Now think, about how things might have turned out differently

Nettle: Do we have to play this stupid game?

Cavegirl: I'm trying to teach you something Nettle



[Nettle's cave yesterday]

Nettle's Mum: But you've got lots of dresses. Surely you could lend her one teensie weensie dress?

Nettle: No...

Cavegirl: Remember we're trying to change the course of events

Nettle: Oh yeah. Of course I'll lend her a dress. It's not like I haven't got a whole cave full of them...and I know exactly which one'll look really good on her.

Nettle's Mum: Oh that's really kind of you. I'm proud of you Nettle



[Present]

Cavegirl: Oops. Not much water left

Nettle: Well stop drinking it then. What are we going to do with no water?

Cavegirl: We're going to think hard about how we got here in the first place

Nettle: Oh great



[Party yesterday, Big Sis swooshes in]

Roast: Wow, Big Sis, you look...great

Nettle: Aren't you going to say anything?

Trunk: About what?

Nettle: About Big Sis

Trunk: Oh she looks great...Er but you look absolutely gorgeous...don't she Cavegirl?



[Present]

Nettle: But I didn't hear him say that

Cavegirl: What?

Nettle: Well that Big Sis looked great but I looked absolutely gorgeous

Cavegirl: Nooo, and...

Nettle: ...And if I'd stopped and listened to him

Cavegirl: Then the next bit wouldn't have happened



[Party yesterday, Big Sis bowled over]

Nettle: Not your dress, mine!

Nettle's Mum: Stop it

Nettle: But she's wearing my dress

Nettle's Mum: I told her she could wear your dress

Nettle: Well then I hate you...I...hate...you...I hate all of you...especially you (pointing at Cavegirl)...You're all rubbish and I'm great



[Present, Nettle hopping along]

Nettle: Please, can I have a turn. This is how I'd do it if I had a second chance



[Party yesterday, Big Sis swooshes in]

Roast: Wow, Big Sis, you look great

Nettle: Big Sis you look amazing, don't you think so Trunk?

Trunk: Yeah she looks great. Not as gorgeous as you. I love you Nettle

Nettle: I love you too



[Present, Cavegirl pushes Nettle to the ground and sits on her]

Nettle: Oi...So...that's all I have to do and Trunk and I would still be together?

Cavegirl: Maybe, but I doubt it

Nettle: What?

Cavegirl: Don't forget the dancing business



[Yesterday, Nettle instructing Trunk on dancing]

Nettle: Just move your legs to the rhythm of the drum

Cavegirl: Nettle. Your mum's really upset

Nettle: Well I don't care

Trunk: Yeah and you're upsetting me as well

Nettle: I'm not upsetting you, I'm just trying to make you dance better. You're embarrassing me...(whispering to Cavegirl)...This is awful, I'm so full of myself

Cavegirl: Told ya



[Present]

Nettle: I don't have to push Trunk into things. It's obvious that he loves me and that Big Sis isn't a threat. Ha, brilliant, now I live happily ever after

Cavegirl: No, we all live happily ever after

Cavegirl: (to herself) Oh well, can't expect her to grasp all the finer points in one day

(Sound of snapping twig)

Nettle: What was that?

[Nettle is suddenly pulled down into the grass with a scream]

Cavegirl: Nettle?...Nettle!

[Nettle and Trunk are hugging and kissing in the grass]

Cavegirl: (to herself) All's well that ends well. Nettle's had a chance to think, the boys get to play rescuing...Oh and er, Trunk and Nettle get back together

[Back at the village]

Nettle's Mum: It's my fault, I pushed her away

Mum: You can't say that...After all she's ???? a good girl

Nettle's Mum: She might not be perfect, but I love her. She's my Nettle

(Sound of a horn)

Mum: What's that?

Nettle's Mum: Nettle!

Nettle: Muuum!

Nettle's Mum: You're back

Nettle: Oh I'm so sorry I didn't say thank you for the dress. I love you

Nettle's Mum: I love you too

Trunk: Talking of love, can I have a word Nettle...You know the other night when we had that argument at the party?

Nettle: Umm

Trunk: Well I kind of had a thing with Lily

Nettle: Oh. Look, don't worry, I understand. I'm the new nicer Nettle now. I don't get angry and throw tantrums any more.

Cavegirl: Talking of tantrums, can I have a word please Nettle?

Nettle: Um

Cavegirl: Look I know you changed for the better

Nettle: Thanks

Cavegirl: But there are times when you should ignore every lesson you've ever learned and go with your instincts

Nettle: What times?

Cavegirl: Times like this. Let's kick his butt. After three...one, two, three

[Trunk goes flying through the air]

Trunk: Cow!