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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! ♪

  • 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

  • WHERE THE WORD-WRITING PHENOM TIGER WORDS

  • IS APPROACHING THE "T."

  • HE'S GOT TO MAKE THE WORD "TRUCK."

  • IT'S A DIFFICULT WORD

  • WITH THE ( makes "t" and "r" sounds ) AT THE BEGINNING

  • THE ( makes short "u" sound ) IN THE MIDDLE

  • AND THE ( sounds out "ck" ) SOUND AT THE END.

  • TR... U... CK.

  • IF HE MAKES IT, HE WILL WIN A TRUCK.

  • HE'S SELECTING HIS WRITING IMPLEMENT FROM HIS PENCIL CASE

  • IT'S A PEN!

  • ( applause )

  • TIGER STEPS UP TO THE "T" AND HE MAKES THE LETTER "R."

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

  • SO FAR, SO GOOD.

  • TIGER NOW RAISES HIS PEN

  • AND WRITES THE LETTERS "C" AND "K."

  • HE'S GOT THE BEGINNING OF THE WORD "TRUCK":

  • ( makes "tr" sound )

  • AND THE LAST SOUND IN THE WORD TRUCK: ( makes "ck" sound ).

  • HE'S GOT TO ADD A VOWEL TO MAKE THE ( makes short "u" sound )

  • IN THE MIDDLE.

  • AND HE WRITES THE LETTER "I" FOR ( makes short "i" sound ).

  • OOH, THAT'S THE WORD "TRICK," NOT "TRUCK."

  • THIS KID NEVER LETS A MISTAKE GET HIM DOWN

  • BUT HE WROTE THAT WORD IN INK.

  • IT CAN'T BE ERASED.

  • WHAT WILL HE DO?

  • ( gasping )

  • HE'S REACHING INTO HIS PENCIL CASE

  • AND HE'S PULLING OUT A MAGIC WAND!

  • ( gasping )

  • HE WAVES IT, AND THE LETTER "I" CHANGES INTO THE LETTER "U"

  • AND THAT CHANGES THE WORD "TRICK" INTO "TRUCK."

  • UNBELIEVABLE! ANOTHER INCREDIBLE EXAMPLE OF PENMANSHIP MAGIC

  • DISPLAYED BY THE FEARLESS TIGER WORDS!

  • ( crowd cheering )

  • ( rap music playing )

  • AND NOW 30 NAMES

  • WITH THE SHORT "I" ( makes short "i" sound ) IN THEM.

  • ( rapping ): ♪ MEET GINNY, GILDA, VIN AND SIG

  • BRUNHILDA, VIN AND GINNY'S PIG

  • TIMMY, TWISTER, PECOS BILL

  • AND KIM AND HER TWIN SISTER, JILL

  • BILLY ON HER FILLY, MISTY

  • LILY, MILLIE, WILL AND CHRISTIE

  • TRISH, MATILDA, TRIP AND DICK

  • AND KISHMA, HILDA, CHIP AND CLICK

  • Chorus: ♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? ♪

  • WHAT'S YOUR NAME? WHAT'S YOUR NAME? WHAT'S YOUR NAME? ♪

  • ENJOY YOUR LITTLE MOMENT OF FAME. ♪

  • ♪ ♪ ♪

  • HERE'S WHINEY, BRITNEY, CHRIS AND BIFF

  • AND CLIFF! ♪

  • IN ALL THESE NAMES YOU'LL FIND SHORT "I" ♪

  • IT SOUNDS LIKE "IT," THAT'S IT, GOOD-BYE. ♪

  • ( makes short "i" sound )

  • AND NOW TWO OF THE BRIGHTEST LIGHTS ON BROADWAY--

  • MS. FAITH PRINCE AND MR. WALTER BOBBIE-- WILL SING

  • THE SOUND OF THE LETTER "I" IN THE WORD "HIT."

  • ( sings short "i" )

  • ( joins in )

  • ( song ends; cheering applause, whistling )

  • QUACK, QUACK, QUACK.

  • QUACK, QUACK.

  • YOU'RE WELCOME!

  • CLICK, CLICK, I NEED MAGIC WORDS.

  • LIONEL'S DOING A MAGIC ESCAPE TRICK

  • AND HE HAS NO MAGIC WORDS!

  • SEARCHING MAGIC WORDS DATA BASE.

  • 700 MAGIC WORD PATTERNS LOCATED.

  • WHICH WOULD YOU PREFER, LEONA?

  • OH, I DON'T CARE.

  • YOU PICK.

  • MAKING RANDOM SELECTION.

  • ( reading words ):

  • MAGIC WORDS DO THE TRICK.

  • UH... THICK, UH, BRICK

  • FIDDLE... "FIDDLEPICK"...

  • OH! I'LL NEVER REMEMBER THAT.

  • WOULD YOU PRINT IT OUT, PLEASE?

  • BUT YOU ARE JUST LEARNING HOW TO READ, LEONA.

  • YEAH, BUT I'M A FAST LEARNER.

  • VERY WELL.

  • PRINTING.

  • OH.

  • WATCH YOUR WHISKERS, LEONA.

  • HERE IT COMES.

  • ( whooping )

  • RIDE THE MONKEY!

  • HEY, WHAT'S GOING ON IN THERE ?

  • COME ON, I REALLY GOT TO...

  • OH, IT'S LIONEL.

  • LIONEL, I GOT THE MAGIC WORDS

  • TO HELP YOU ESCAPE.

  • LIONEL!

  • Lionel ( muffled ): IT'S NOT ABOUT MAGIC WORDS.

  • IT'S ABOUT SKILL, LEONA...

  • ( yelping )

  • HE NEEDS MAGIC WORDS.

  • ( makes "th" sound )

  • ( makes "ck" sound )

  • ( makes "b" sound )

  • ( makes "f" sound )

  • OH!

  • OH!

  • PICKLE, TICKLE, DO THE TRICK!

  • ( grunts )

  • HI, LIONEL.

  • ( screams )

  • LEONA, CLOSE THE DOOR!

  • CAN'T YOU SEE I'M ESCAPING?

  • OH!

  • ( grunts )

  • OH! OH! OH!

  • DON'T WORRY, LIONEL

  • I'LL READ THESE WORDS

  • AND I'LL COME BACK AND ESCAPE YOU!

  • OH.

  • DON'T GO AWAY.

  • HOW MANY TIMES DO I HAVE TO TELL YOU?

  • IT'S NOT ABOUT MAGIC WORDS!

  • ( Leo and Theo grunting )

  • OH, BOY.

  • ( grunts )

  • WHOA!

  • OKAY, I GOT IT.

  • ME, TOO.

  • ( closet thumps )

  • OH, THERE IT GOES AGAIN.

  • OH, I KNEW I SHOULDN'T HAVE SKIPPED

  • THAT THIRD HELPING OF MEAT.

  • OH!

  • HOW ABOUT A SNACK?

  • GOOD IDEA, CLEO.

  • OH, YES.

  • COME ON, LET'S GO.

  • YES, LET'S DO THAT.

  • ALL RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.

  • WHOA, NOT ALL RIGHT.

  • OKAY, ALL RIGHT AGAIN.

  • HERE WE GO.

  • ( thumping )

  • AND NOW, ONCE AGAIN, IT'S TIME FOR THE ADVENTURES OF SAM SPUD

  • PARBOILED POTATO DETECTIVE.

  • Spud: THE NAME IS SPUD, SAM SPUD.

  • I WAS WORKING LATE ONE NIGHT.

  • THE FLICKER-FLICKER OF THE NEON SIGN OUTSIDE MY WINDOW

  • WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE ME CRAZY

  • WHEN THE PHONE RANG.

  • SAM SPUD, POTATO DETECTIVE.

  • ( high voice babbling )

  • YEAH?

  • ( babbling )

  • YOU BETTER GET RIGHT OVER HERE.

  • POCKLE? THAT'S NOT RIGHT.

  • P-O-C-K-L-E?

  • THAT SHOULDN'T BE AN "O," THAT SHOULD BE AN "I"--

  • P-I-C-K-L-E.

  • "PICKLE," NOT "POCKLE."

  • YEAH?

  • OH, SHE WAS IN A TERRIBLE PICKLE, ALL RIGHT.

  • AS A MATTER OF FACT, IT WAS THE WORST PICKLE I'D EVER SEEN.

  • SHE WAS TALKING A MILE A MINUTE.

  • I TOLD HER TO PUT A ZIPPER ON IT.

  • I HADN'T NOTICED THERE ALREADY WAS ONE.

  • OUCH.

  • ( 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 )

  • ( giggling )

  • 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...

  • Click: BANANA.

  • OH, THAT'S RIGHT.

  • THANK YOU.

  • YOU'RE WELCOME.

  • CLICK, CLICK, WHAT DOES THIS SAY AGAIN?

  • YOU GOT TO TEACH ME HOW TO READ IT.

  • ( beeping )

  • READING INSTRUCTION PROGRAM ACTIVATED.

  • REMEMBER, START ON THE LEFT.

  • YEAH, OKAY, THE LEFT.

  • ( sounding out "th" )

  • ICK.

  • I... CK.

  • TH... ICK.

  • TH... ICK.

  • THICK, THICK, THICK.

  • YAY! EXCELLENT, LEONA!

  • APPLAUSE FOR CUB LEARNING TO READ!

  • ( makes sound of applause )

  • CLICK!

  • OH, SORRY.

  • NEXT WORD.

  • ( sounds out "b" )

  • ( sounds out "b" )

  • ( sounds out "r" )

  • ( sounds out "r" )

  • ICK.

  • ICK.

  • B... R... ICK.

  • BRICK, BRICK.

  • 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, "FISH."

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

  • ( Martha passionately singing short "i" sound to soul tune )

  • ( song ends; cheering and applause )

  • AND NOW A LITTLE POEM IN WHICH LETTERS CHANGE

  • AND MAKE SOMETHING VERY INTERESTING HAPPEN.

  • YOUNG TISH HAD A BIG EMPTY DISH

  • TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT WAS HER WISH

  • TISH'S DAD, WITH NO TROUBLE

  • EXCHANGED "F" FOR "W" ♪

  • NOW TISH IS MUNCHING A FISH, OH, YEAH

  • NOW TISH IS MUNCHING A FISH! ♪

  • ( cheering and applause )

  • ( cheering and applause )

  • ( cheering and applause )

  • ( cheering and applause )

  • ( cheering and applause )

  • DR. BERTICE BERRY WITH THE "I" SOUND FROM "ICK."

  • ( screams short "i" sound )

  • ( applause and cheering )

  • THANK YOU.

  • THANK YOU, THANK YOU ALL.

  • IT'S MAGIC TIME WITH THE GREAT SMARTINI.

  • HEY, THANK YOU, LITTLE ANNOUNCER BUNNY.

  • HELLO, IT IS I, THE GREAT SMARTINI!

  • ( applause )

  • AND I'M HIS MARMY.

  • REMARKABLE, SMARMY MARMY SMARTINI.

  • ( applause )

  • AND NOW I, THE GREAT SMARTINI

  • WILL DO HIS AMAZING TROUSER- DEFYING SHORT "I" TRICK.

  • MARMY, MAY I HAVE THREE WORDS

  • THAT CONTAIN THE SHORT "I" SOUND IN THEM PLEASE?

  • YES, YOU CAN.

  • Marmy: "WIG."

  • "JIG."

  • "CHICKEN."

  • AH...

  • I WILL NOW PUT THESE WORDS INTO MY SMARTYPANTS.

  • I WILL SAY A MAGIC WORD AND DO A MAGIC DANCE.

  • "IBRICADIBRA."

  • OOH, AH, DANCE IN SMARTYPANTS, OOH-AH! ♪

  • LET'S SEE WHAT WE GOT.

  • OH, LOOK!

  • IT'S A CHICKEN IN A WIG DOING A JIG.

  • ( applause )

  • OH, LET'S HEAR IT FOR MY SONNY BOY, ARTY.

  • HEY, EVERYONE DO A JIG.

  • COME ON.

  • LIONEL, I GOT THEM, I GOT THEM.

  • I GOT THOSE MAGIC WORDS.

  • LISTEN, HERE THEY ARE.

  • OKAY... ( clears throat )

  • "THICK".... "BRICK".... "FIDDLESTICK"...

  • "TICKLE"... "PICKLE"... "LIMERICK"

  • MAGIC WORDS DO THE TRICK.

  • HA! I READ IT.

  • LIONEL, LIONEL...

  • LIONEL!

  • LIONEL?

  • LIONEL!

  • HE'S GONE.

  • MY MAGIC WORDS MADE HIM DISAPPEAR.

  • ( Theo grunting )

  • I FEEL LIKE I ATE THREE MEALS.

  • Cleo: YOU DID, THEO.

  • OH, YEAH.

  • WHOA.

  • WHY IS THIS CLOSET

  • IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROOM?

  • GOOD QUESTION.

  • OH, HI, LEONA.

  • MOM, DAD, I...

  • HOW WOULD YOU FEEL ABOUT JUST HAVING ONE CUB?

  • WHAT?

  • WHAT?

  • WELL, I...

  • MY MAGIC WORDS MADE LIONEL DISAPPEAR.

  • WHOA.

  • ( thud )

  • WHAT?!

  • WHAT?!

  • Click: OW!

  • OH, I'M SORRY ABOUT THAT, CLICK.

  • YOU OKAY?

  • BE CALM, BE CALM.

  • LIONEL HAS NOT DISAPPEARED.

  • I KNOW WHERE HE IS.

  • WHERE?

  • AND? WHERE? YES?

  • I SENT HIM INTO THE HOUDINI WEB SITE AS HE REQUESTED.

  • OH, SEE, LEONA.

  • HONEY, LIONEL DIDN'T DISAPPEAR.

  • HE'S IN THE HOUDINI WEB SITE.

  • YEAH.

  • ( all gasp )

  • All: IN THE HOUDINI WEB SITE?!

  • CLICK!

  • CLICK!

  • CLICK!

  • Theo: HOUDINI'S "SUNKEN BOX ESCAPE TRICK"?

  • LIONEL'S IN THAT BOX.

  • Lionel ( over computer ): Thanks for showing me how to escape from these ropes.

  • Houdini: My pleasure, Lionel.

  • Now, if you'll excuse me

  • I have to escape from these chains and bands of steel

  • before this box is dropped in the river.

  • Lionel: Right, dropped in the river.

  • Oh, no! I'm being dropped in the river!

  • ( both gasp )

  • All: CLICK, GET HIM OUT OF THERE!

  • EXECUTING COMMAND.

  • LIONEL HAS BEEN EXTRICATED FROM THE BOX IN THE NICK OF TIME.

  • APPLAUSE FOR MOUSE!

  • ( makes sound of applause )

  • All: BUT WHERE IS HE?

  • I PUT HIM BACK IN THE CLOSET WHERE I FOUND HIM, OF COURSE.

  • OH, THE CLOSET.

  • THERE YOU GO, LITTLE CLICK.

  • ( squeals )

  • SILLY LIONS.

  • ( all roaring )

  • OH, OH, DON'T OPEN THE CLOSET YET.

  • I FORGOT SOMETHING.

  • WHAT COULD YOU...

  • I'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

  • BUT... YOUR BROTHER.

  • I GOT IT, I GOT IT.

  • HERE SHE COMES.

  • HERE IT IS.

  • "THICK".... "BRICK".... "FIDDLESTICK"...

  • "TICKLE"... "PICKLE"... "LIMERICK"

  • MAGIC WORDS DO THE TRICK.

  • ( giggles )

  • Cleo: DID YOU READ THEM?

  • I REMEMBERED IT.

  • BUT STILL, YOU READ SOME OF IT.

  • WE'RE VERY IMPRESSED.

  • TA-DAH!

  • ( all exclaim "Lionel!" )

  • OH, COME HERE, BOY.

  • I DID IT.

  • MY MAGIC WORDS ESCAPED YOU.

  • NO, THEY DIDN'T.

  • I ESCAPED FROM THE ROPES MYSELF.

  • I LEARNED HOW TO DO IT FROM HOUDINI.

  • NO, IT WAS MY MAGIC WORDS.

  • NO WAY.

  • I'M GOING TO GO AND LEARN A NEW TRICK.

  • THEN YOU'LL SEE IT WASN'T THOSE MAGIC WORDS.

  • WHOA, THE GREAT LIONDELINI!

  • BE CAREFUL THIS TIME, SON.

  • YOU KNOW WHAT?

  • I'M GOING TO GO GET SOME NEW MAGIC WORDS

  • SO THAT NEXT TIME HE NEEDS HELP, I'LL BE READY.

  • OH, THERE YOU GO.

  • YOU KNOW WHAT?

  • I THINK ANOTHER LITTLE SNACK

  • WOULD DO THE "TRICK" ABOUT NOW.

  • OH, YOU KNOW WHAT, THEO?

  • THOSE WORDS ARE "MAGIC" TO MY HUNGRY STOMACH.

  • ( snickers ): MAGIC.

  • LOVE THAT WORD PLAY, CLEO.

  • ( snickers )

  • MAGIC...

  • AND NOW, BARNABY B. BUSTERFIELD III

  • DOES HIS FAMOUS ESCAPE TRICK.

  • YEAH, BUSTER, COME ON.

  • GO, BUSTER.

  • I DO NOT HAVE A FAMOUS ESCAPE TRICK.

  • I DO NOT DO TRICKS OF ANY KIND.

  • OH...

  • NO TRICKS?

  • NO TRICKS!

  • OH, WELL THEN, LET'S, UH...

  • GO!

  • YEAH, THAT'S IT.

  • LET'S GO.

  • NO, NO, NO, WAIT-- UNTIE ME.

  • COME BACK HERE!

  • OH.

  • ALL RIGHT, LET'S SEE...

  • ( reciting ):

  • ( gasps )

  • I AM THE GREAT BUSTINI!

  • TA-DAH!

  • ( chuckles )

  • AND NOW FOR MY NEXT TRICK

  • I'M GOING TO MAKE ALL THIS DISAPPEAR.

  • DEEDLE, DEEDLE, LEE...

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

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

  • Theo: 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.

  • HI, DAD.

  • I'M READY TO GET WILD.

  • ♪ ♪ ♪

  • [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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