What can it be? (Barney Story).

"Today is a special day," Barney said to BJ and Baby Bop.
"I have a fun surprise for you!"
"I love surprises," said BJ.
"Me too!" Baby Bop giggled.

"I'll see if my surprise is ready," Barney said
as he hurried away.
"I wonder what it can be?" BJ whispered to his sister.

Suddenly, there was a very loud noise that sounded like this:
OOM-PAH, OOM-PAH, OOM-PAH-PAH!
"What was that?" asked Baby Bop.
"I don't know," said BJ, "but it sure has a very loud voice."

"Maybe it's an animal with a really big mouth," said BJ.
Baby Bop said, "What can it be?"

BJ and Baby Bop went looking for the animal with the very loud voice.
"Here are some muddy footprints," said a helpful chipmunk.

"This animal must have great big feet," said BJ.
Baby Bop said, "What can it be?"

BJ and Baby Bop followed the footprints to a row of bushes.
"Look!" called Baby Bop. "The animal jumped right over!"

"Maybe the animal had very long legs," said BJ.
Baby Bop said, "What can it be?"

Just then BJ and Baby Bop heard the sound again.
OOM-PAH, OOM-PAH, OOM-PAH-PAH!
A friendly turtle called to them.
"I saw something with big ears," she said.

"The animal has big ears," said BJ.
Baby Bop said, "What can it be?"

As BJ and Baby Bop hurried along, a deer called.
"I saw something with a big shiny horn," he said.

"Wow!" said BJ. "A big shiny horn!"
Baby Bop said, "What can it be?"

BJ and Baby Bop were in such a rush that they bumped into Barney!
They told him all about the strange animal.
"That animal is part of my surprise," laughed Barney.
"And here he is now!"

"It's my friend Jack Rabbit!" said Barney.
"He has big feet. He hopped over the bushes.
He has big ears.
And he has a horn called a tuba that makes music like this:
OOM-PAH, OOM-PAH, OOM-PAH-PAH!"

"My surprise has music and friends.
What can it be?" asked Barney.
"It's a party!" laughed Baby Bop.
And she was right!