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  • Woman: ♪ HEY, NOW... ♪

  • HEY, WOW... ♪

  • HERE'S HOW

  • COME AND READ

  • BETWEEN THE LIONS

  • Chorus: ♪ COME ON

  • COME IN

  • BEGIN

  • THE WORLD AWAITS

  • Woman: ♪ BETWEEN THE LIONS

  • BETWEEN THE COVERS OF A BOOK

  • IT'S TIME TO LOOK BETWEEN THE LIONS

  • BEHOLD THE TALES BEYOND THE TAILS

  • Chorus: ♪ BEHIND THE DOOR

  • BECOME, EXPLORE

  • COME IN BETWEEN THE LIONS

  • BEGIN BETWEEN THE LIONS

  • BE HERE BETWEEN THE LIONS! ♪

  • WHOA, BOOKS, BOOKS.

  • MORE BOOKS!

  • OH, CAREFUL, CAREFUL.

  • WHEW!

  • ALL RIGHTY, CLICK, BEGIN SCANNING HERE.

  • SCANNING.

  • ( beeping )

  • CHARLOTTE'S WEB.

  • Theo: YUMMY.

  • OOH, THAT'S A SCRUMPTIOUS BOOK.

  • BOY, IT HAS THIS HEROIC LITTLE SPIDER IN IT.

  • HEY, LET ME READ SOME OF IT TO YOU, CLICK.

  • EXCUSE ME, BUT...

  • ( beeping )

  • THERE ARE 59 BOOKS HERE.

  • IF YOU WANT TO HAVE THEM ON THE SHELVES BY TOMORROW

  • I SUGGEST WE READ IT LATER.

  • OH, YOU'RE RIGHT, CLICK.

  • SORRY.

  • CONTINUE SCANNING.

  • SCANNING.

  • THE COMPLETE HISTORY OF DINOSAURS.

  • Theo: DINOSAURS!

  • OOH, YUMMY AGAIN.

  • BOY, I'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT DINOSAURS.

  • MAYBE I'LL JUST TAKE A LITTLE PEEKY-POO.

  • NO TIME, NO TIME.

  • OKAY, OKAY.

  • NO TIME.

  • CONTINUE SCANNING.

  • SCANNING...

  • THE LION AND THE MOUSE.

  • HMM...

  • IS THIS BOOK ABOUT A COMPUTER MOUSE LIKE ME

  • AND A LION LIKE YOU?

  • WELL, WE COULD... READ IT AND FIND OUT.

  • BUT THERE'S NO TIME.

  • OH, THERE IS

  • ALWAYS TIME TO READ A BOOK

  • ABOUT A MOUSE.

  • OH, GOOD.

  • I THINK LIONEL AND LEONA WOULD LIKE THIS ONE, TOO.

  • WELL, COME ON, CLICK.

  • YES.

  • OKAY, DAD, I'M READY.

  • THE LION AND THE MOUSE BY AESOP

  • A WRITER FROM ANCIENT GREECE.

  • All: YUMMY!

  • ( Theo reads story aloud )

  • LET'S SEE... I HAVE TO GET SOME SWISS CHEESE

  • AMERICAN CHEESE, PROVOLONE AND A BIG WHEEL OF GOUDA.

  • I MAY BE LITTLE, BUT I HAVE A VERY BIG APPETITE.

  • UH-OH.

  • HMM... A LITTLE BROWN SNACK.

  • OH, PLEASE DON'T EAT ME.

  • IF YOU LET ME GO

  • I'LL RETURN THE FAVOR AND HELP YOU OUT ONE DAY.

  • ( laughs loudly )

  • HOW COULD A LITTLE MOUSE HELP A LION?

  • EXCUSE ME, BUT MICE CAN BE VERY HELPFUL.

  • HMM... RIGHT.

  • ( laughs heartily )

  • I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

  • WHY DID THAT LION LET THE LITTLE MOUSE GO?

  • FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK, LEONA.

  • THERE'S ONE WAY TO FIND OUT EXACTLY WHY

  • AND THAT'S FOR YOUR MOM TO GO...

  • BETWEEN THE COVERS.

  • CLICK, DRAG AND DROP ME INTO THE BOOK PLEASE.

  • EXECUTING COMMAND.

  • ( shouts nervously )

  • Announcer: BETWEEN THE COVERS--

  • THE SHOW THAT GIVES YOU THE INSIDE STORY INSIDE THE STORY.

  • AND NOW HERE'S OUR ON-THE-PAGE CORRESPONDENT

  • CLEO THE LION.

  • TELL ME, SIR

  • WHY EXACTLY DID YOU LET THAT LITTLE BROWN MOUSE

  • SLIP THROUGH YOUR FINGERS?

  • DID YOU REALLY BELIEVE A LITTLE BROWN MOUSE

  • WOULD ACTUALLY BE ABLE TO HELP YOU SOMEDAY?

  • WELL, NO.

  • BUT THE WHOLE IDEA CRACKED ME UP

  • SO I HAD TO LET HER GO.

  • I SEE.

  • VERY INTERESTING MOTIVATION.

  • THAT'S THE STORY SO FAR.

  • THANKS FOR STOPPING BY.

  • HOME, CLICK.

  • ( Cleo whistling through air )

  • ( thud )

  • HI, MOM.

  • NICE REPORT, CLEO MY DEAR.

  • IT IS CERTAINLY NICE

  • TO SEE A MOUSE BEING APPRECIATED.

  • NAH, I STILL SAY HE SHOULD HAVE EATEN THAT MOUSE.

  • OH, YOU THINK SO, HUH?

  • HMM... WELL, LET'S SEE WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.

  • GOOD IDEA.

  • YEAH, YEAH, YEAH.

  • "A LONG TIME PASSED..."

  • LET'S SEE... ROAST BEEF, BEEF WELLINGTON

  • CHIPPED BEEF, BEEF TARTARE...

  • ( grunting )

  • Lion: HELP!

  • ( grunting )

  • HEY...

  • AREN'T YOU THAT BIG BROWN LION WHO DIDN'T EAT ME

  • BECAUSE I SAID I WOULD HELP YOU SOMEDAY?

  • YEAH, THAT'S ME, THAT'S ME.

  • GO FIND SOMEONE TO FREE ME FROM THIS NET.

  • I CAN FREE YOU.

  • ARE YOU CRAZY?!

  • HOW CAN A LITTLE BROWN MOUSE LIKE YOU

  • FREE ME FROM THIS GREAT BIG NET?

  • ( footsteps approaching )

  • I CAN DO IT LIKE THIS.

  • ( roars heartily )

  • SEE, I TOLD YOU

  • I WOULD HELP YOU SOMEDAY.

  • YEAH, I'M SURE GLAD I DIDN'T EAT YOU.

  • LIKEWISE, I'M SURE.

  • THE END.

  • AND THE MORAL IS: EVEN LITTLE CREATURES

  • CAN DO BIG THINGS.

  • SPECTACULAR MORAL.

  • BACK TO WORK.

  • OH, RIGHT BEHIND YOU, DEAR.

  • Theo: SEE YOU LATER, KIDS.

  • IT MAKES YOU REALIZE HOW MUCH MICE CAN HELP LIONS

  • DOES IT NOT?

  • OH, YES, IT DOES

  • BECAUSE THAT LITTLE BROWN MOUSE WAS A GREAT BIG HERO.

  • Lionel: YEAH.

  • HEY, WHAT DO YOU SAY

  • WE FORM A LITTLE BROWN MOUSE FAN CLUB?

  • YEAH!

  • I DO NOT HAVE A FAN CLUB.

  • AND NOW, LOVERS OF THE VOWELS "A," "E," "I," "O," "U"

  • AND SOMETIMES "Y"

  • THE VOWELLES ARE IN THE HOUSE SINGING THE SHORT "I" SOUND

  • FROM THEIR HIP HIT WORD, "HIT."

  • ( orchestra playing jazzy beat )

  • ( background vocals sing repeated short "i" sound )

  • ( singing short "i" sound in sync to jazz beat )

  • ( song ends; cheering and applause )

  • AND NOW...

  • WHAT?

  • "IT" IS COMING?

  • ( frantically ): IT IS COMING, IT IS COMING.

  • IT, IT, IT!

  • GET READY.

  • SOMETHING PARTICULARLY SILLY IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN--

  • I CAN FEEL IT.

  • ( shouting frantically ): OH, IT! IT! IT!

  • THIS IS "IT."

  • I TOLD YOU.

  • OKAY, RUN FOR YOUR...

  • LIVES!

  • YEAH.

  • OH, IT'S TOO SILLY.

  • I CAN'T TAKE "IT" ANYMORE.

  • MAKE "IT" GO AWAY, I BEG YOU.

  • THANK YOU.

  • IT'S BACK.

  • ( sighs )

  • Commentator: WELCOME BACK TO THE NATIONAL WORD CLUB MASTERS.

  • WE'RE WATCHING WORD-WRITING ACE TIGER WORDS

  • AS HE APPROACHES THE FINAL "T" OF THE TOURNAMENT.

  • HE'S GOT TO WRITE THE WORD "TRIP."

  • THERE'S THE TRICKY "TR" AT THE BEGINNING

  • THEN THE ( makes short "i" sound ) IN THE MIDDLE

  • AND THE "P" SOUND AT THE END.

  • TR... I... P.

  • IF HE MAKES IT, HE WILL WIN A TRIP TO TRIPOLI.

  • HE'S CHOOSING A WRITING IMPLEMENT FROM HIS PENCIL CASE

  • AND IT'S A PURPLE MARKER--

  • A BOLD MOVE FOR THIS WRITING WONDER KID.

  • TIGER STEPS UP TO THE "T" AND BEGINS THAT FAMOUS STROKE.

  • HE MAKES THE LETTER "R" A CONSONANT THAT SOUNDS

  • LIKE ( makes "r" sound )-- PURE POETRY.

  • WITH THE LETTER "T," THAT MAKES THE SOUND "T"-"R"-- "TR"--

  • THE FIRST SOUND OF THE WORD "TRIP."

  • TIGER NOW RAISES HIS PURPLE MARKER, LINES UP HIS STROKE

  • AND, YES, IT'S A PERFECT LETTER "P"

  • WHICH SOUNDS LIKE ( makes "p" sound )

  • THE LAST SOUND IN THE WORD "TRIP."

  • BUT HE STILL HAS TO ADD A VOWEL

  • TO MAKE THE ( makes short "i" sound ) IN THE MIDDLE.

  • LET'S WATCH.

  • ( crowd gasps )

  • OH, TOO BAD.

  • HE WROTE THE LETTER "A" WHICH MAKES THE "AAH" SOUND.

  • HE'S WRITTEN THE WORD "TRAP."

  • WHAT A SETBACK FOR TIGER.

  • AND THE WORD IS IN MARKER-- HE CAN'T ERASE IT.

  • WAIT-- THIS KID IS NEVER OUT OF IDEAS.

  • HE'S USING A LAWNMOWER TO ERASE THE LETTER "A."

  • AND... HE'S DONE IT!

  • YES, HE'S WRITTEN THE LETTER "I."

  • HE'S WRITTEN THE WORD "TRIP."

  • WHAT A TRIUMPH FOR TIGER WORDS!

  • HE WINS THAT TRIP TO TRIPOLI.

  • ( crowd cheering )

  • SICK OF ALL THE RHINOS RUINING HER PICNIC

  • GRITTY LITTLE MONICA MAXWELL HAS ROUNDED THEM UP

  • AND ZIPPED THEM INTO A BIG ZIPPERED BAG.

  • BUT WAIT A MINUTE-- WHAT'S THIS?

  • OH, NO!

  • IT'S THE EVIL "UN" PEOPLE.

  • THEY'RE PUTTING AN "UN" IN FRONT OF THE WORD "ZIPPED"

  • CAUSING THE ZIPPER ON THE BIG ZIPPERED BAG

  • TO BECOME UNZIPPED.

  • THOSE DRATTED RHINOS ARE LOOSE AGAIN.

  • DESPAIR NOT, GRITTY LITTLE MONICA

  • THE HEROIC "RE" PEOPLE ARE HERE.

  • LOOK, THEY'VE REROUNDED UP THE RHINOS

  • AND REZIPPED THEM INTO THE BIG ZIPPERED BAG.

  • THANK YOU, "RE" PEOPLE.

  • YOU'RE INCREDIBLE.

  • ( audience applauds each time new word is formed )

  • ( crowd cheering )

  • Gawain: EXCELLENT!

  • GAWAIN HERE ONCE AGAIN AT BLENDING FIELDS

  • WHERE TWO BRAVE KNIGHTS IN ARMOR

  • WILL CHARGE TOGETHER AT HIGH SPEED AND MAKE A WORD.

  • COMPETING TODAY, WE HAVE SIR "T" AND SIR "ICKLE."

  • BLEND ON, DUDES.

  • ( crowd cheering )

  • ( laughing )

  • Gawain: "TICKLE," EXCELLENT!

  • THAT'S GAWAIN'S WORD FOR TODAY.

  • AND THIS IS GAWAIN SAYING

  • I'LL BE TICKLED TO SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON...

  • Chorus: ♪ WHAT'S COOKING WITH THEO AND CLEO

  • CHECK OUT WHAT'S COOKING. ♪

  • OH... ( slurps )

  • WHAT'S COOKING TODAY, THEO

  • MY BIG LEG OF ANTELOPE?

  • OH, HEH-HEH-HEH.

  • ( Cleo cracks pointer )

  • Cleo:

  • YUMMY!

  • SOUNDS LIP-LICKIN' GOOD.

  • Cleo: ONE-- ( cracks pointer ) "PUT ON BIB."

  • PUT ON... BIB.

  • BIB ON.

  • OH, YOU LOOK DASHING.

  • OH, THANK YOU, MY DEAR.

  • NOSY, NOSY, NOSY, NOSY.

  • TWO...

  • ( cracks pointer )

  • "PICK UP THE STICK."

  • AHA! STICK...

  • PICKED.

  • THREE-- ( cracks pointer )

  • "TICKLE THE RIBS WITH THE STICK."

  • AHA!

  • ( chuckling )

  • TICKLE, TICKLE...

  • OH, YES, OH, YES.

  • TICKLE, TICKLE, TICKLE...

  • ( laughing )

  • OH, YES!

  • ( panting )

  • ALL TICKLED.

  • ( chuckles )

  • ( sighs )

  • FOUR.

  • OH!

  • ( smacks board )

  • "PICKLE THE RIBS FOR 24 HOURS."

  • HMM... 24 HOURS?

  • NAH!

  • NAH!

  • ( both growling hungrily )

  • ( slurping and grunting eagerly )

  • Theo: OH, SO GOOD!

  • OH, LOOK AT THEM.

  • WRITING A LETTER TO THAT OTHER MOUSE!

  • AFTER ALL THE THINGS I'VE DONE FOR THEM!

  • ( whimpers )

  • AND ALL THE THINGS I CAN DO.

  • ♪ ♪ ♪

  • ♪ I DO NOT ROAR

  • BUT STILL I AM A MOUSE YOU CAN'T IGNORE

  • ♪ I AM NOT LOUD

  • BUT STILL I STAND ABOVE THE RODENT CROWD

  • AND THUS I'M PROUD

  • BECAUSE I CAN CLICK

  • WATCH ME DRAG, WATCH ME DROP

  • WATCH ME DOWNLOAD THE FILE REALLY QUICK

  • IT'S ALL HERE AT THE CLICK OF A FINGER

  • SO COME ON, WON'T YOU GIVE ME A WHIRL? ♪

  • YES, I'M ONE MIGHTY MOUSE... ♪

  • ♪ I DON'T LIKE CHEESE

  • ♪ I DO NOT SQUEAK OR SQUEAL OR RUN UP TREES

  • BUT ON MY PAD

  • ♪ I'LL SHOW THE WORLD TO YOU, AND THAT'S NOT BAD

  • NO, THAT'S NOT BAD

  • ♪ 'CAUSE, HEY... ♪

  • SHE CAN CLICK

  • ♪ I CAN! I CAN CLICK! ♪

  • YES, SHE CAN CLICK

  • COME ON, I'M ON A ROLL

  • WATCH ME POINT, WATCH ME SCROLL, WATCH ME CLICK! ♪

  • YES, WITH ME ON YOUR TRUSTY COMPUTER

  • ALL YOUR PLANS AND COMMANDS CAN UNFURL

  • YES, I'M ONE MIGHTY MOUSE... ♪

  • ( song ends )

  • ( takes deep breath )

  • DONE!

  • LISTEN TO THIS.

  • OKAY.

  • "DEAR LITTLE BROWN MOUSE--

  • "LIONS EVERYWHERE THINK

  • "YOU'RE THE BEST LITTLE BROWN MOUSE

  • "IN THE WHOLE, WIDE WORLD.

  • LOVE, LIONEL..."

  • AND LEONA.

  • YEAH.

  • ( giggles )

  • HEY, DO YOU THINK SHE'S GOING TO LIKE IT?

  • ( quietly ): I KNOW I WOULD.

  • SO, WHAT CAN THIS MOUSE HELP YOU LIONS WITH?

  • UH...

  • WE DON'T NEED YOU FOR ANYTHING, CLICK.

  • NO, WE DON'T NEED YOU, CLICK.

  • THANK YOU ANYWAY.

  • OH, THEY DON'T NEED ME.

  • ( whimpers )

  • THEY HAVE ANOTHER MOUSE.

  • AND NOW, WORLD-RENOWNED MEZZO-SOPRANO MS. DENYCE GRAVES

  • WILL SING THE SOUND OF THE LETTER "I"

  • IN THE WORD "SIT."

  • ( baton taps music stand )

  • ( singing short "i" sound up and down )

  • ( stops singing )

  • ( audience applauds, cheers and whistles )

  • ( audience applauds each time new word is formed )

  • ( sounding out "t," "i" and "ck" sounds in rap rhythm )

  • OH!

  • ( chuckles )

  • T... I... CK.

  • TICK.

  • TICK. TICK.

  • ( makes "l" sound )

  • ( repeats "l" sound )

  • TICK... LE.

  • ( laughing )

  • TICKLE.

  • ( laughing )

  • TICKLE.

  • ( laughing harder )

  • TICKLE.

  • ( laughing )

  • TICKLE.

  • ( laughing uncontrollably )

  • AND NOW THE WORD DOCTOR WITH DR. RUTH WORDHEIMER.

  • HELLO.

  • HERE'S DR. RUTH.

  • IT MUST BE TIME FOR ANOTHER "LONG WORD FREAK-OUT."

  • ( yelling )

  • WHOA! DR. RUTH!

  • DR. RUTH!

  • YOU GOT TO HELP ME.

  • I WAS READING A BOOK, RIGHT?

  • AND EVERYTHING WAS GOING FINE, SEE?

  • AND THEN... AND THEN I CAME TO THIS WORD.

  • WHOA! WHOA!

  • LOOK HOW LONG IT IS.

  • I CAN'T READ IT. I CAN'T!

  • YES, YOU CAN.

  • NOW, TAKE A DEEP BREATH.

  • ( breathes in )

  • START ON THE LEFT.

  • ( breathes out )

  • AND TAKE IT

  • ONE PART OF THE WORD AT A TIME.

  • OKAY, OKAY, I'M GOING TO TRY.

  • OKAY.

  • IN...

  • TELL...

  • I...

  • GENT.

  • GOOD-- NOW, PUT THE PARTS TOGETHER.

  • IN... TELL... I... GENT.

  • INTELLIGENT?

  • INTELLIGENT!

  • "INTELLIGENT"!

  • THAT'S RIGHT!

  • YOU GOT IT!

  • OH, I GOT IT, I GOT IT!

  • OH, DR. RUTH, THANK YOU!

  • THANK YOU!

  • OH! OH!

  • YOU ARE WELCOME.

  • OOH, I'M GOOD!

  • AND THAT IS A VERY INTELLIGENT MONKEY.

  • ( high voice makes short "i" sound )

  • ( makes "n" sound )

  • IN.

  • IN.

  • ( makes "f" sound )

  • FIN.

  • ( whispering ): SILENT "E."

  • ( in normal voice ): FINE.

  • ( makes "l" sound )

  • LINE.

  • ( jazzy music plays )

  • Man: ♪ THESE VOWELS HAVE A PROBLEM

  • AND SILENT "E" IS TO BLAME

  • INSTEAD OF... ( singing short vowel sounds ) ♪

  • HE MAKES THEM SAY THEIR NAME

  • HE'S CHANGED THEIR SOUNDS

  • TO "A" AND "E" AND "I" AND "O" AND "U" ♪

  • Deep voice: ♪ WITH POWERS LIKE THAT

  • JUST THINK ABOUT THE DAMAGE HE CAN DO

  • Lead singer: ♪ SILENT "E" ♪

  • HE CHANGED THIS CUB INTO A CUBE

  • SILENT "E" ♪

  • HE CHANGED THIS TUB INTO A TUBE

  • HE CHANGED THIS TWIN TO TWINE

  • HE CHANGED THIS CAN INTO A CANE

  • Deep voice: ♪ AND THIS BRAVE MAN MUST STOP HIM BEFORE HE STRIKES AGAIN. ♪

  • SILENT "E," YOUR VOWEL-SOUND- CHANGING DAYS ARE OVER!

  • I'M CARTING YOU OFF TO THE SLAMMER!

  • BUT OF COURSE, YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REMAIN SILENT.

  • LOOK! A NOTE FROM SILENT "E."

  • IT SAYS...

  • ( reading letter aloud )

  • WELL, SURE.

  • I DON'T SEE ANY HARM IN THAT.

  • OH, YEAH! ♪

  • SILENT "E" ♪

  • HE KNEW THAT PIN WOULD DO JUST FINE

  • SILENT "E" ♪

  • HE CHANGED IT TO A PINE

  • SILENT "E" ♪

  • OUR STORY'S SAD BUT TRUE

  • Deep voice: ♪ HE'S ESCAPING OUT THE WINDOW AND THERE'S NOTHING WE CAN DO. ♪

  • WELL, SILENT "E"

  • YOU MAY HAVE SLIPPED OUT OF MY GRASP THIS TIME

  • BUT MARK MY WORDS: I'LL GET YOU YET!

  • ( sighs deeply )

  • I AM NOT THEIR FAVORITE MOUSE ANYMORE.

  • Lionel and Leona: CLICK! WE NEED YOU!

  • THEY NEED ME! THEY NEED ME!

  • YES! YOU NEED ME?

  • HOW MAY I ASSIST YOU?

  • WE WANT YOU TO SEND FAN MAIL INTO THE BOOK

  • FOR THE LITTLE BROWN MOUSE TO READ.

  • ( disappointedly ): OH...

  • ( straining ): OH, BOY!

  • Cleo: COME ON, DEAR, COME ON.

  • WE HAVE RECEIVED 540 LETTERS

  • FROM YOUR "LITTLE BROWN MOUSE" WEB SITE.

  • WEB SITE?

  • FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE!

  • Click: FIVE HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE?

  • OKAY!

  • CLICK, WOULD YOU PLEASE DRAG AND DROP

  • THAT BAG OF FAN MAIL INTO THE BOOK?

  • ( beeping )

  • EXECUTING COMMAND.

  • ( sadly ): I NEVER GET ANY FAN MAIL.

  • HEY, THAT WAS GOOD, HUH?

  • WOW!

  • Click: SO, DO YOU NEED ME

  • FOR ANYTHING ELSE?

  • NO, THANKS, CLICK.

  • HEY, DADDY, DADDY, DADDY!

  • LET'S SEE IF THE LITTLE BROWN MOUSE

  • GOT HER FAN MAIL.

  • COME ON!

  • OH, ALL RIGHTY, SWEETHEART.

  • LET'S SEE HERE.

  • HMM...

  • Theo: ONCE... ( chuckles ) OR MAYBE TWICE UPON A TIME...

  • LET'S SEE.

  • I HAVE TO GET SOME SWISS CHEESE, AMERICAN CHEESE, PROVOLONE

  • AND A BIG WHEEL OF GOUDA.

  • I MAY BE LITTLE, BUT I HAVE A VERY BIG APPETITE.

  • HEY! THIS HILL FEELS DIFFERENT.

  • THIS ISN'T A BIG BROWN HILL.

  • THIS IS A BIG BROWN MAIL BAG.

  • AND THESE LETTERS ARE ADDRESSED TO ME!

  • I WONDER HOW THAT LITTLE BROWN MOUSE FEELS

  • ABOUT GETTING ALL THAT FAN MAIL.

  • WELL, AS I'VE SAID BEFORE, THERE'S ONE WAY TO FIND OUT.

  • CLICK! WE NEED YOU!

  • DOES IT HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH THAT LITTLE BROWN MOUSE?

  • HOW DID YOU GUESS?

  • CLICK-- DRAG AND DROP ME INTO THE BOOK, PLEASE.

  • EXECUTING COMMAND.

  • Announcer: BETWEEN THE COVERS--

  • THE SHOW THAT GIVES YOU THE INSIDE STORY

  • INSIDE THE STORY.

  • HI, KIDS.

  • HI, THEO.

  • HI, HONEY!

  • HI, MOM!

  • HI, MOM!

  • THIS IS CLEO THE LION

  • REPORTING ONCE AGAIN

  • FROM THE PAGES OF THE LION AND THE MOUSE.

  • LITTLE BROWN MOUSE, HOW DO YOU FEEL

  • ABOUT RECEIVING 541 LETTERS

  • FROM FANS ALL OVER THE WORLD?

  • OH, I'M TOUCHED.

  • I'M GOING TO TAKE THEM HOME

  • AND READ THEM ALL RIGHT NOW.

  • THIS IS A FASCINATING DEVELOPMENT.

  • THE MOUSE HAS GONE HOME TO READ HER FAN MAIL.

  • HOW WILL THIS AFFECT THE STORY?

  • ( Cleo cries out )

  • OH! D'OH!

  • THIS REPORTER SEEMS TO BE CAUGHT IN A HUNTER'S NET!

  • AND THE HUNTERS ARE FAST APPROACHING!

  • ( all shouting in alarm )

  • Theo, Lionel and Leona: CLICK, WE NEED YOU!

  • OH, SURE THEY NEED ME!

  • PROBABLY TO DELIVER THE NOBEL PRIZE

  • TO THAT LITTLE BROWN MOUSE.

  • Lionel: CLICK!

  • OH...

  • LET CLEO DO IT HERSELF!

  • ( quietly ): I'M LEAVING.

  • FOREVER.

  • Lionel: MOM'S IN TROUBLE!

  • All: CLICK!

  • Theo: WHERE ARE YOU?!

  • ( gasps )

  • CLEO IS IN THE BOOK!

  • SHE CAN'T GET OUT OF THERE WITHOUT ME!

  • CLICK!

  • CLICK!

  • CLICK!

  • HERE I AM.

  • STAND BACK!

  • ( beeping )

  • ( Cleo yells )

  • Theo: WHOA!

  • Cleo: THAT WAS CLOSE.

  • Theo: YES, THERE SHE IS!

  • YOU OKAY?

  • OH, YES.

  • CLICK...

  • YOU SAVED MY LIFE.

  • Theo: MM-HMM.

  • OH.

  • WOULD YOU SAY I'M A HERO?

  • AW, YOU BET, CLICK!

  • AS MUCH OF A HERO

  • AS, SAY, THE LITTLE BROWN MOUSE?

  • OH, A BIGGER HERO, RIGHT?

  • MM-HMM-- YES.

  • VERY WELL.

  • THEN PERHAPS YOU SHOULD DESIGN A FAN CLUB FOR ME.

  • I COULD HELP YOU MAKE THE WEB SITE.

  • THERE COULD BE HATS WITH MY PICTURE ON THEM, MOUSE PADS

  • A COMPLETE SELECTION OF "CLICK THE MOUSE" CHEESE...

  • THERE ARE GAMES AND STORIES AT THE BETWEEN THE LIONS WEB SITE:

  • pbskids.org, OR AMERICA ONLINE KEYWORD: PBS Kids.

  • Cleo: READING TO CHILDREN EVERY DAY CREATES WARM FAMILY MEMORIES

  • AND IT HELPS THEM BECOME BETTER READERS.

  • HELP A CHILD GET WILD ABOUT READING.

  • BE A DESIGNATED READER.

  • OKAY, MOM!

  • ( both laughing )

  • DO YOUR "DESIGNATED READER" THING!

  • OKAY!

  • ♪ ♪ ♪

  • [Captioned by The Caption Center WGBH Educational Foundation]

  • Chorus: ♪ BETWEEN THE LIONS... ♪

  • BETWEEN THE LIONS... ♪

  • Woman: ♪ COME IN BETWEEN THE LIONS

  • BEGIN BETWEEN THE LIONS

  • BE HERE BETWEEN THE LIONS! ♪

Woman: ♪ HEY, NOW... ♪

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