Summary Once every seven years in the savannah the Juicy Fruit Tree bears fruit. The single fruit is legendary amongst the animals for its bigness and nobbliness and deliciousness. Unfortunately the favourite foodie treat of every animal is only ripe for one day, so when a flower appears on the tree word travels fast! All the animals get really excited. One morning the animals awaken to the most wonderful smell. As they wonder what it is, TOBY the TORTOISE reminds them that it's the one day of the year when they can gather the delicious fruit. Each of the animals races off in a state of excitement to be the first to harvest the fruit. Poor TOBY is so slow that he can't keep up. When the animals arrive they realise that the Juicy Fruit is almost impossible to harvest because the tree is ridiculously tall with an incredibly smooth, straight trunk! AUDREY the OSTRICH reminds everyone that they only have one day: When the sun sets the Juicy Fruit will drop down from the tree!Each of the animals tries in turn to get to the top of the tree where the fruit is hanging tantalisingly out of reach. As sunset approaches, TOBY finally arrives and takes matters into his own hands. He climbs up GEORGINA's long neck, reaches out, and plucks the fruit. The animals are delighted, but in the excitement TOBY drops the fruit. It falls, and as it falls, each animal in the chain makes an unsuccessful attempt to catch it. Just when it seems the fruit will be lost, NELSON flicks out his trunk and flips the fruit up into the air. TOBY slides down the tree and catches it, rugby style. TOBY is everyone's hero.

• Animation
• Family
• Short