♪ 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! ♪

UH, DINOSAURS--

DOWN THE HALL TO THE LEFT, OKAY?

THANKS, LEONA.

AND THEN YOUR RIGHT...

WHOA!

OH, OH, OH, SORRY, SORRY.

LEONA!

WELL, YOU...

UH, LIONEL... WHY?

WHY WHAT?

WHY ARE YOU ALL TIED UP IN ROPES LIKE THAT?

OH-- THAT.

WELL, I'M TRAINING TO BE AN ESCAPE ARTIST

LIKE HARRY HOUDINI-I-I.

WHOA! WHOA! WHOA!

OH! OH! OH!

WHOA!

I'M OKAY.

HA... HARRY WHO?

HARRY HOUDINI.

HE'S ONLY THE GREATEST MAGICIAN WHO EVER LIVED.

OH.

NEVER HEARD OF HIM.

( chuckles )

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'D DO

IF I WASN'T HERE TO EDUCATE YOU, LEONA.

HERE, LOOK AT THIS.

( struggles )

IT'S A HOUDINI WEB SITE.

WHOA!

( yelps )

( grunting )

YOU KNOW... YOU KNOW, LIONEL

I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'D DO

IF I WASN'T HERE TO HELP YOU UP.

LET'S SEE.

( groans )

( computer plays tune )

OH, YEAH, THAT'S HIM.

THAT'S HARRY HOUDINI.

WHOA! HE LIVED A LONG TIME AGO

BUT THERE'S NEVER BEEN A BETTER MAGICIAN SINCE.

"HOUDINI'S GREATEST TRICKS."

CLICK ON THAT TOP HAT.

( Lionel reading tricks ):

OH! OH! OH! THE SUNKEN BOX ESCAPE TRICK!

THAT'S MY TRICK!

CLICK ON IT.

OKAY, OKAY. THERE.

( Lionel reads aloud ):

OOH, OOH! CLICK ON THE TOP HAT AGAIN.

CLICK ON THE TOP HAT.

THAT'S THE TRICK I'M GOING TO DO.

OH, WAIT, LIONEL, WHAT ABOUT YOUR CHAINS OF STEEL

AND BANDS OF IRON, HMM?

YOU DON'T START WITH CHAINS.

YOU WORK YOUR WAY UP TO CHAINS.

( chuckles )

OH, WELL, YEAH.

BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR BOX?

WHAT ABOUT THAT?

YOU DON'T START WITH A BOX.

YOU START WITH A... CLOSET!

( grunting )

AND NOW I, LIONDELINI, SUPER ESCAPE ARTIST, SHALL ESCAPE!

( grunting )

OH, YEAH? OKAY.

OKAY, OKAY, OKAY.

OH, CAN YOU CLOSE THE DOOR, PLEASE?

OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT!

WHAT ABOUT THE MAGIC WORDS?

DO YOU KNOW HOUDINI'S MAGIC WORDS?

NO, BECAUSE HOUDINI DIDN'T USE MAGIC WORDS.

IT TAKES SKILL TO DO A TRICK, NOT MAGIC WORDS.

( chuckles )

OKAY.

CLOSE THE DOOR.

OKAY.

OKAY.

( grunts then sighs )

OKAY.

UH... LIONEL?

LIONEL?

DON'T WORRY, LIONEL

I'LL GET YOU SOME MAGIC WORDS!

I DON'T NEED ANY MAGIC WORDS!

OH, A LOT OF NEW ACQUISITIONS TODAY.

Theo: YEP, YES, INDEED.

THAT'S GREAT.

( closet thumping )

OOP... WHOA!

( grunts )

THEO, IS THAT YOUR STOMACH GRUMBLING?

I DON'T KNOW.

IT COULD HAVE BEEN YOURS, CLEO.

HMM.

HMM.

OH! WE'D BETTER GET SOMETHING TO EAT!

OH, GREAT IDEA.

GOT TO KEEP OUR STRENGTH UP.

OH, BOY, HERE WE GO.

( both groaning )

Cleo: CAREFUL!

Theo: I GOT IT.

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

AND SOMETIMES "Y"

MARTHA READER AND THE VOWELLES ARE IN THE HOUSE

SINGING THE SHORT "I" SOUND IN THEIR ZIPPY BIG HIT "KICK."

( zippy soul music playing )

( singing repeated short "i" sound to soul tune )

( song ends; cheering and applause )

( scatting "The Daring Young Man On His Flying Trapeze" )

( imitates drum roll then crashing cymbal )

( sounds out "t," then "tr" )

( scats song, then imitates drum and cymbal )

ICK, ICK.

TR... ICK.

TRICK.

( scatting "Flying Trapeze" )

TRICK!

( scatting continues )

( audience applauds each time new word is formed )

( loud applause )

( telephone rings )

OH!

BARNABY B. "DON'T CALL ME BUSTER" BUSTERFIELD III

PUBLIC LIBRARY-- INFORMATION HEN.

( patron prattles )

OH! YES, ONE MOMENT.

UH, LET'S SEE, YES...

NO, DEAR, NO.

YOU FORGOT SNEEZY.

WELL, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY DOES.

YOU'RE WELCOME, MR. PRESIDENT.

( phone rings )

PUBLIC LIBRARY-- INFORMATION HEN.

( patron prattles )

WHAT?

WHAT KIND OF BIRD IS A HEN?

WELL, YOU'VE CERTAINLY COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE.

LISTEN TO THIS.

( music starts )

♪ HENS ARE SIMPLY FOWL ♪

♪ AND CROWS ARE FOR THE BIRDS ♪

♪ AND WHILE WE'RE ON THE SUBJECT ♪

♪ LET ME SAY A FEW MORE WORDS ♪

♪ A PIGEON IS A SMIDGEN ♪

♪ LIKE A DOVE MIXED WITH A QUAIL ♪

♪ A PEACOCK'S LIKE A TURKEY ♪

♪ WITH A PSYCHEDELIC TAIL... ♪

♪ OH, HENS ARE SIMPLY FOWL ♪

♪ I'LL SAY IT ONCE AGAIN ♪

♪ A HEN IS ALSO A CHICKEN ♪

♪ AND A CHICKEN IS A HEN ♪

♪ AND IF MY EXPLANATION ♪

♪ INCREASES YOUR FRUSTRATION ♪

♪ THE ONLY THING IMPORTANT IN THE END ♪

♪ IS FOWL OR NOT, WE'RE ALL YOU'RE FEATHERED FRIENDS. ♪

( patron prattles )

YOU'RE WELCOME.

( phone rings )

INFORMATION HEN.

HOW MAY I HELP YOU?

OH!

Commentator: WE'RE HERE AT THE NATIONAL WORD CLUB MASTERS