01:34:52 - Velodrome, Paris, France. M/S of music hall artistes walking about in various big heads, they are holding a fete to raise money for charity. M/S as a man rides along on a tiny car which only looks big enough for children. M/S of a girls' scooter...
01:34:52 - Velodrome, Paris, France. M/S of music hall artistes walking about in various big heads, they are holding a fete to raise money for charity. M/S as a man rides along on a tiny car which only looks big enough for children. M/S of a girls' scooter race, they use two sticks to move themselves forward. M/S of girls in swimsuits and bikinis posing around a big rock, one bends her leg up round her head.
01:35:21 - Long Island, America (USA). M/S of a tiger and her three week old triplets in the zoo. M/S as she picks one up by the scruff of the neck, walks round and sits down with it. M/S of a man holding the cubs in his hands, they cry a lot. C/U of one growling as best it can.
01:36:02 - Italy. M/S of a strange looking aeroplane taxiing along, it has the rudder on the back wing and is powered by a motorcycle engine at the stern so it looks back to front. Various shots as it takes off and flies around, its wings are near the back. M/S as it lands.
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