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  • - Hello, class of 2020.

  • This your cookie-mencement speaker, Cookie Monster,

  • here to congratulate you on graduation.

  • Me know it a challenging time right now,

  • and you getting deal rawer than cookie dough.

  • No graduations, no parties,

  • no awkward family photos in your cap and gown.

  • But me so impressed because all of you are showing

  • that you some pretty tough cookies.

  • Mm hmm.

  • And don't worry, 'cause me prepared an inspiring speech

  • perfect for occasion.

  • You're gonna love it.

  • Ah, where me speech?

  • Um, okay, apparently me ate inspirational speech.

  • But that okay, because this actual life lesson, yeah.

  • Always be ready to wing it.

  • And sometimes, you may eat your own words,

  • so that actually two lessons.

  • You know, you are all a lot like cookies.

  • Yeah, yeah.

  • You know, there are even two cookies in 2020.

  • Cookie, cookie.

  • You graduates have all the ingredients

  • for an amazing future,

  • just like the ingredients in a cookie.

  • Your knowledge, your ABCs and 123s,

  • is kind of like your flour,

  • a base that allows you to bake and create cookies

  • or anything you want.

  • And you're also like butter.

  • Me never met a class so slick.

  • You as smooth as a baking sheet.

  • Thanks to you, me wearing high waisted jeans again.

  • Yeah.

  • And, me know more dance moves than the cookie shuffle.

  • (upbeat music)

  • Next, we have the chocolate chippies, mmm.

  • That's your sweetness and kindness,

  • the way you care about helping others and making

  • this a sweet world to live in.

  • Mwah! (blows kiss)

  • And me know it a little crummy right now,

  • but like eggs, you may get cracked,

  • but you always bake and rise up to face challenges

  • in front of you.

  • And you put that all together,

  • with a dash of vanilla, and maybe some raisins

  • if you into that sort of thing,

  • and a bunch of other things that me forgot.

  • Me cookie eating expert, not cookie baking expert.

  • And we have you, a perfectly prepared,

  • baked and well rounded, cookie.

  • Class of 2020, remember to eat a lot of cookies.

  • Yeah, and a few veggies.

  • And, follow your own recipe.

  • Me hat off to you, if me had a hat, but me ate that too.

  • So me cookie off to you,

  • you smart, well rounded cookie, you.

  • You the best of the batch.

  • Congratulations and cheers, class of 2020.

  • Clink!

  • Yeah, good luck.

  • Your future look delicious.

  • And so does this cookie.

  • Yum yum yum yum yum. (chews loudly)

  • Ahh. (sighs)

  • Thank you.

  • - [Narrator] Caring for each other.

  • Visit SesameStreet.org/caring for videos,

  • activities, and tips for the whole family.

- Hello, class of 2020.

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