Ben and Holly's Little Kingdom

King Thistle enters a contest against the elves to design a rocket capable of reaching the moon. Both parties strive to construct a vehicle that can fly to the moon. The programme tracks their rivalry as each attempts to achieve the historic moonflight.

The Elf Rocket is a programme classified as an episode, falling within the broader genre of episodic storytelling. It is presented as a self‑contained instalment that follows a single narrative thread, rather than a serialised series, and its title hints at the whimsical yet ambitious premise that drives the story forward. At the heart of the episode, King Thistle finds himself locked in a rivalry with a community of elves. Both parties set themselves the daunting task of constructing a rocket capable of reaching the moon. The plot centres on their competing efforts, each side striving to out‑engineer the other while keeping their ultimate goal – a lunar flight – firmly in sight. The competition forms the backbone of the episode’s action, providing a framework for the characters to showcase ingenuity and determination. As the king and the elves labour over designs and test their creations, the narrative maintains a clear focus on the singular objective of achieving a moon‑bound launch. This shared ambition, juxtaposed with their rivalry, drives the story’s momentum and underlines the episode’s central theme of striving for the extraordinary.