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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! ♪

  • Theo: AND SO THE TIGER SAYS

  • I'M NOT LYING, HE'S THE CHEETAH.

  • ( both laugh )

  • OH, UH... HI, MR. WEBSTER.

  • HELLO.

  • I WAS WONDERING

  • IF YOU HAD BOOKS WITH WORDS THAT I DON'T KNOW.

  • OH, WE HAVE A RHYMING DICTIONARY

  • OVER IN THE REFERENCE SECTION.

  • OH, THIS IS TERRIBLE.

  • THIS IS JUST TERRIBLE.

  • WHAT'S TERRIBLE, LIONEL?

  • THIS!

  • Cleo: "GIANTS CLOBBER CUBS."

  • OH, THEY CLOBBERED THEM.

  • THEY CLOBBERED THEM!

  • ( sighs )

  • ( clears throat )

  • OH, SORRY.

  • THEO, I'LL HELP THIS PATRON;

  • YOU TALK TO LIONEL.

  • ABOUT WHAT?

  • THAT "GIANTS CLOBBERED CUBS" THING.

  • OH, RIGHT-- RIGHT!

  • COME ALONG, MR. WEBSTER.

  • SO, LIONEL, THAT HEADLINE UPSETS YOU?

  • THE HEADLINES?

  • THE HEADLINES ARE JUST THE BEGINNING.

  • LISTEN TO THIS.

  • Lionel:

  • ( growls )

  • OH, THOSE GIANTS.

  • I REALLY HATE THEM.

  • OH, NOW, LIONEL, IT'S ONLY A BASEBALL GAME.

  • JUST BECAUSE THEY BEAT YOUR FAVORITE TEAM

  • IS NO REASON TO HATE THEM.

  • WELL, YEAH, I SUPPOSE.

  • HOW ABOUT I CAN'T STAND THOSE GIANTS.

  • I DESPISE THEM.

  • NICE VOCABULARY, SON.

  • BUT I BET IF YOU MET THE GIANTS

  • YOU'D LIKE THEM.

  • HA! I'D RATHER RESTOCK BOOKS EVERY SATURDAY

  • FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE.

  • KNOW WHAT? YOU KNOW WHAT?

  • I THINK WE SHOULD ASK CLICK

  • TO PULL SOME GIANTS OUT OF THIS NEWSPAPER

  • SO YOU CAN MEET THEM.

  • THEN YOU'D SEE THAT THEY'RE NOT SO BAD.

  • OH, NO, NO, NO, I DON'T WANT TO MEET THEM.

  • OH, SURE, YOU DO.

  • CLICK! OH, CLICK!

  • OH, NO WAY.

  • I DON'T WANT TO MEET ANY GIANTS.

  • THAT'S NO GOOD...

  • Lionel: THE GIANTS SHOULD BE PICKING ON SOMEBODY THEIR OWN SIZE.

  • I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT.

  • ( Leona growls )

  • OH, I JUST WANT TO TALK TO SOMEBODY ABOUT THIS.

  • ( continues teasing growl )

  • OH, YOU SURE ARE CRABBY TODAY, LIONEL.

  • WHAT'S THE MATTER?

  • OH, DAD'S GOING TO ASK CLICK TO BRING SOME GIANTS

  • INTO THE LIBRARY SO I CAN MEET THEM.

  • GIANTS?

  • YEAH, AND THESE ARE THE GIANTS

  • THAT CLOBBERED THE CUBS YESTERDAY.

  • THEY CLOBBERED THE CUBS?

  • YEAH, THEY CLOBBERED THEM.

  • UH...

  • GIANTS.

  • UH... CUBS.

  • UH...

  • WHAT'S "CLOBBERED"?

  • THE WORD "CLOBBERED"--

  • WELL, IT'S FUNNY YOU SHOULD ASK.

  • ( rock music playing )

  • Man: ♪ WHEN YOU BONK SOMETHIN' CONK SOMETHIN' ♪

  • GIVE SOMETHIN' A CLOUT

  • IT'S BEEN CLOBBERED! ♪

  • WHEN YOU BASH SOMETHIN', SMASH SOMETHIN' ♪

  • KNOCK IT ALL ABOUT

  • IT'S BEEN CLOBBERED! ♪

  • WHEN YOU BELT SOMETHIN', PELT SOMETHIN' ♪

  • CLUB IT WITH A BAT

  • BUMP SOMETHIN', THUMP SOMETHIN' ♪

  • POUND IT TILL IT'S FLAT

  • THERE'S A SIMPLE WORD THAT TELLS YOU WHERE IT'S AT

  • THE WORD IS "CLOBBERED." ♪

  • YEAH, CLOBBERED! ♪

  • YOU CAN WHACK SOMETHIN', CRACK SOMETHIN' ♪

  • BREAK IT RIGHT IN TWO

  • BOP SOMETHIN', WHOP IT

  • TILL THERE'S NOTHIN' LEFT BUT GOO

  • THERE'S A SIMPLE WORD THAT TELLS YOU WHAT WAS DONE TO IT

  • ♪ "CLOBBERED" IS THE WORD

  • BUT YOU ALREADY KNEW IT. ♪

  • WE ALREADY KNEW IT

  • WHEN YOU PUNCH SOMETHIN' ♪

  • CRUNCH SOMETHIN' ♪

  • GIVE SOMETHIN' A BEATIN' ♪

  • IT'S BEEN CLOBBERED. ♪

  • CLOBBERED

  • WHEN YOU SLAP SOMETHIN', RAP SOMETHIN' ♪

  • FOLKS, IT'S WORTH REPEATIN' ♪

  • IT'S BEEN CLOBBERED. ♪

  • YEAH, CLOBBERED

  • YEAH, WHEN YOU BANG SOMETHIN', CLANG SOMETHIN' ♪

  • KICK IT DOWN THE HALL

  • RAM OR WHAM OR SLAM IT

  • SMACK IT UP AGAINST THE WALL

  • CLUB IT OR YOU DRUB IT

  • TILL THERE'S NOTHIN' LEFT AT ALL

  • IT'S BEEN CLOBBERED! ♪

  • YEAH, CLOBBERED! ♪

  • IT'S BEEN CLOBBERED. ♪

  • CLOBBERED! ♪

  • ( giggles )

  • OH!

  • SO THE GIANTS CLOBBERED THE CUBS-- OH.

  • BUT WAIT A MINUTE.

  • I'M A CUB, AND... AND...

  • THE GIANTS ARE COMING TO THE LIBRARY TO CLOBBER THE CUBS.

  • ( screams ): LIONEL!

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

  • AND SOMETIMES "Y"

  • GIVE IT UP FOR MARTHA READER AND THE VOWELLES

  • AS THEY SING THE SHORT "U" SOUND

  • FROM THEIR BUBBLY HIT WORD, "TUB."

  • ( Martha sings short "u" sound )

  • ( Vowelles respond with short "u" sound )

  • ( call and respond tempo becomes faster )

  • ( tempo slows down )

  • ( song ends; cheering and applause )

  • B-- OH!

  • "B."

  • ( imitates buzzing )

  • ( sounds out "b" )

  • "UZZ."

  • "UZZ."

  • "UZZ."

  • B... UZZ.

  • BUZZ...

  • BUZZ.

  • ( imitates buzzing )

  • AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR EVERYONE'S FAVORITE SHOW...

  • NOT AS SMART AS...

  • Audience: A PUCK!

  • THE GAME WHERE YOU CAN WIN IF YOU PROVE YOU'RE...

  • NOT AS SMART AS...

  • Audience: A PUCK!

  • WELCOME VERY MUCH.

  • I AM YOUR HOST, ARTY SMARTYPANTS.

  • ( applause )

  • AND THESE ARE MY SMARTYPANTS!

  • AND THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL ASSISTANT

  • MY MARMY, MRS. SMARMY SMARTYPANTS.

  • HELLO-- GET OUT OF HERE!-- SONNY BOY ARTY!

  • OKAY, ENOUGH CHITCHAT.

  • LET US GET TO THE SHOW BEFORE WE ARE CANCELED.

  • WHO WILL CHALLENGE OUR PUCK TODAY, MARMY?

  • TODAY, OUR VERY SPECIAL GUEST CHALLENGER IS CHUCK.

  • ( fanfare; light applause )

  • HELLO.

  • ALL RIGHT, CHUCK, THIS IS YOUR QUESTION.

  • I WILL GET IT OUT OF MY SMARTYPANTS.

  • ( audience oohs )

  • "WHAT IS YOUR NAME?"

  • ( timer clicking )

  • CHUCK.

  • ( buzzer sounds )

  • OH, I'M SORRY, CHUCK, YOU ARE CORRECT.

  • OKAY, AND NOW TO OUR PUCK!

  • PUCK, YOUR QUESTION IS:

  • "WHAT IS YOUR NAME?"

  • ( timer clicking )

  • YOU ONLY HAVE TEN SECONDS.

  • MARMY, GIVE HIM A HINT.

  • OKAY, PUCK, HERE'S YOUR...

  • HERE'S YOUR HINT:

  • THE ANSWER STARTS WITH THE LETTER "P."

  • AND THEN IT'S FOLLOWED BY "U," "C" AND "K"-- "UCK."

  • ( whispers ): PUCK.

  • ( bell ringing )

  • ( audience groaning )

  • I'M SORRY, CHUCK, YOU LOSE.

  • NICE TRY, BUT, CHUCK, YOU ARE SMARTER THAN A PUCK!

  • GIVE HIM A HAND ANYWAY, AUDIENCE.

  • ( light applause )

  • BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME ON...

  • Bunny: NOT AS SMART AS...

  • Audience: A PUCK!

  • ( playing tune on guitar )

  • ONE THING I LOVE ABOUT GRUBBY PUP IS

  • THAT HIS NAME'S GOT THE "UH" "U" SOUND IN IT: GRUBBY PUP.

  • HERE'S A LITTLE SONG ABOUT HIM.

  • WELL, I DON'T LUG TOO MUCH STUFF

  • JUST THE STUFF I NEED

  • PLUS MY DOG, GRUBBY PUP

  • HE'S A CHUM, INDEED

  • ME AND MY GRUBBY PUP

  • JUST A HUNK O' JUNK

  • NEW AND BLUE WHEN I WAS TWO

  • NOW HE'S LOOKIN' PUNK. ♪

  • OH, GRUBBY PUP

  • HEY, GRUBBY PUP

  • SIT, GRUBBY PUP

  • STAY, GRUBBY PUP. ♪

  • ♪ ♪ ♪

  • PUDDLE-JUMPED THROUGH THE MUD

  • AND CUDDLED THROUGH THE YEARS

  • SCRUBBED WITH PUP IN THE TUB

  • TILL HE LOST HIS EARS

  • LEFT BEHIND AT SCHOOLTIME

  • BUT LATER ON IN BED

  • SNUG AS A BUG IN A RUG

  • ♪ I HUGGED HIM TO A SHRED. ♪

  • OH, GRUBBY PUP

  • HEY, GRUBBY PUP

  • SIT, GRUBBY PUP

  • STAY, GRUBBY PUP. ♪

  • WELL, MOSTLY NOW GRUBBY PUP

  • NEVER SEES THE SUN

  • BUT JUST 'CAUSE I'M ALL GROWN UP

  • DON'T MEAN LOVE IS DONE

  • AND WE STILL HAVE FUN. ♪

  • GOOD BOY.

  • ( song ends )

  • ( footsteps thumping )

  • ( sighs )

  • ( gasps )

  • GREETINGS!

  • SALUTATIONS!

  • HOLA!

  • HELLO!

  • HI!

  • ( chuckles )

  • HEATH THE THESAURUS HERE

  • WITH TEN DIMINUTIVE, SMALL, SHORT, ITTY-BITTY

  • LITTLE TINY WORDS THAT POP UP

  • IN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO READ OR WRITE.

  • ( laughs )

  • ( music featuring saxophone playing )

  • ( singing )

  • TEN SMALL WORDS GOT TO LEARN BY SIGHT. ♪

  • THEY'RE TEN SMALL WORDS FOR TO READ AND WRITE

  • GOLLY, GEE, HERE'S "THE" AND "TO" ♪

  • MERCY, ME, HERE'S "A" AND "YOU" ♪

  • ♪ "IN" IS A WINNER ANYONE COULD LOVE

  • HEY!

  • TIP YOUR HAT TO "THAT" AND "AND" ♪

  • ♪ "IT" IS A HIT AND "IS" IS GRAND

  • AND THERE'S NO WORD I'M FONDER OF THAN "OF" ♪

  • LET ME TELL YOU NOW... ♪

  • READ THESE WORDS EVERY CHANCE YOU CAN, OH... ♪

  • TEN SMALL WORDS, AND I'M THEIR BIGGEST FAN

  • TEN SMALL WORDS, AND I'M THEIR BIGGEST FAN. ♪

  • YEAH!

  • ( chuckling )

  • I TRIED TO EXPLAIN IT TO HIM...

  • Leona: LIONEL!

  • LIONEL, LIONEL, LIONEL

  • NOW I KNOW WHY YOU DIDN'T WANT DAD

  • TO BRING THOSE GIANTS INTO THE LIBRARY.

  • YOU DO?

  • YES, WE GOT TO DO SOMETHING.

  • WELL, OF COURSE, WE DO, BUT...

  • HOW CAN A CUB STOP A PARENT

  • FROM MAKING THE BIGGEST MISTAKE OF HIS LIFE?

  • I DON'T KNOW.

  • OH, LOOK, CLICK.

  • THEY CAN'T BRING THE GIANTS INTO THE LIBRARY

  • IF THEY DON'T HAVE CLICK.

  • NOT NOW, LEONA, I'M THINKING.

  • OH.

  • ( gasps )

  • I GOT A GREAT IDEA.

  • WHAT?

  • DAD CAN'T BRING THE GIANTS

  • INTO THE LIBRARY WITHOUT CLICK.

  • YEAH.

  • ( Click squeals )

  • YOU DID NOT SCARE ME.

  • ( Theo and Cleo calling out for Click )

  • HERE THEY COME.

  • WHOA!

  • CLICK?

  • CLICK?

  • OH, HEY, LIONEL AND LEONA.

  • YOU SEEN CLICK ANYWHERE?

  • UH, WHAT?

  • ME? SEEN CLICK?

  • YOU KNOW, DAD, THAT DEPENDS ON WHAT YOU MEAN BY "SEE."

  • NOW, RIGHT NOW, I DON'T SEE HER ANYWHERE, DO YOU?

  • UH... NO, I DON'T SEE HER ANYWHERE.

  • HMM.

  • AH... WELL, HERE'S CLICK'S CORD.

  • SHE HAS TO BE AT THE OTHER END OF IT.

  • UH...

  • WHERE COULD THIS POSSIBLY LEAD TO?

  • ( grunts )

  • LIONEL...

  • OH!

  • OH!

  • I AM SEEING PARTS OF THIS LIBRARY I NEVER KNEW EXISTED

  • LIKE THIS HAIRY TABLE.

  • OH, CLICK, HOW DID YOU GET UP THERE?

  • OH, COME ON, CLICK.

  • HERE WE GO.

  • LET'S BRING THOSE GIANTS INTO THE LIBRARY, HMM?

  • OH, WELL, MIGHT AS WELL GET THIS OVER WITH.

  • ( sighs )

  • WELL, I... I...

  • MOMMY... MOM!

  • YES, LEONA?

  • WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

  • BECAUSE WE WANT LIONEL TO MEET THE GIANTS.

  • YOU MIGHT LIKE TO MEET THE GIANTS, TOO.

  • COME ON.

  • NO!

  • N-N-N...

  • ( quivering )

  • THE GIANTS ARE COMING.

  • THEY CLOBBER CUBS.

  • WHAT AM I GOING TO DO? WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

  • WELL, IF I CAN'T STOP THE GIANTS

  • FROM COMING INTO THIS LIBRARY

  • I CAN AT LEAST BE PREPARED.

  • ♪ ♪ ♪

  • Man: ♪ THERE ONCE WAS A SEAFARING BUG

  • WHO SET SAIL IN A LEAKY OLD TUG

  • WHOSE "T," SAD TO TELL

  • QUICKLY CHANGED TO "G-L" ♪

  • AND IT SANK WITH A GLUG-GLUG-GLUG-GLUG, OH, YEAH! ♪

  • IT SANK WITH A GLUG-GLUG-GLUG-GLUG! ♪

  • GLUG.

  • ( crowd cheering )

  • 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 "H"...

  • AND ON YOUR RIGHT, SIR "UG."

  • BLEND ON, DUDES.

  • ( crowd cheering )

  • Both ( chuckling ): AW!

  • Gawain: "HUG"!

  • AW, EXCELLENT!

  • THAT'S GAWAIN'S WORD FOR TODAY

  • AND THIS IS GAWAIN SAYING SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON...

  • Woman: CUB.

  • ( whispers ): SILENT "E."

  • CUBE.

  • CAN'T WE GET SOME FRESH FRUIT IN HERE?

  • WHAT'S ALL THESE DONUTS ALL THE TIME?

  • EGGS ARE SO...

  • OKAY, GIRLS, NOW REMEMBER

  • WE'RE SINGING ABOUT TROUBLE WITH SILENT "E"

  • AND YOU GOT TO FEEL IT.

  • DO YOU FEEL IT?!

  • OH, YEAH, WE'RE FEELING IT, BABY.

  • RIGHTEOUS, WE'RE READY.

  • B.B. THE KING OF BEASTS, "SILENT 'E' BLUES," TAKE ONE.

  • ( bluesy tune playing )

  • ♪ I WOKE UP THIS MORNING, WENT TO MY LOCAL COFFEE BAR... ♪

  • COFFEE BAR, COFFEE BAR... ♪

  • YES, I WOKE UP THIS MORNING

  • WENT TO MY FAVORITE COFFEE BAR... ♪

  • COFFEE BAR, COFFEE BAR... ♪

  • BUT I FOUND THAT BAR WAS BARE

  • THIS TIME THAT SILENT "E" HAS GONE TOO FAR. ♪

  • SILENT "E," YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR. ♪

  • OH, SILENT "E"... ♪

  • SILENT "E"... ♪

  • MY SILENT "E"... ♪

  • SILENT "E"... ♪

  • DON'T SAY A THING

  • JUST SIT THERE QUIETLY. ♪

  • SILENT "E"... ♪

  • BUT YOU TURNED MY PAL TO PALE

  • MAN! WHY'D YOU DO THAT, SILENT "E"? ♪

  • WHY'D YOU DO THAT, SILENT "E"? ♪

  • YOU TURNED MY BIT TO BITE, TURNED MY TAP TO TAPE

  • TURNED MY KIT TO KITE, TURNED MY SCRAP TO SCRAPE

  • TURNED MY CAN TO CANE, TURNED MY TUB TO TUBE

  • BUT THE LAST STRAW WAS WHEN YOU TURNED

  • MY CUB INTO A CUBE. ♪

  • OH, SILENT "E"... ♪

  • SILENT "E"... ♪

  • MY SILENT "E"... ♪

  • SILENT "E"... ♪

  • DON'T SAY A THING

  • JUST SIT SO QUIETLY. ♪

  • SILENT "E." ♪

  • BUT YOU TURNED MY SLIM TO SLIME

  • YOU TURNED MY TWIN TO TWINE

  • OH, WHY DID YOU DO IT, SILENT "E"? ♪

  • SILENT "E"... ♪

  • OH, WHAT YOU DONE TO ME. ♪

  • ( song ends )

  • ( B.B. crying )

  • Backup singers: AW! OH!

  • DON'T CRY.

  • ( blows nose noisily )

  • IT'S A PLAN, IT'S A PLANE, IT'S "SILENT 'E' MAN."

  • Man: ♪ THESE VOWELS HAVE A PROBLEM

  • AND SILENT "E"'S 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 CHANGED THE CAP INTO A CAPE

  • SILENT "E" ♪

  • HE'S MAKING HIS ESCAPE

  • SILENT "E" ♪

  • OUR STORY'S SAD BUT TRUE

  • Deep voice: ♪ HE'S FLYING 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!

  • ( chuckles )

  • OKAY, LIONEL, YOU READY TO MEET SOME GIANTS?

  • NO.

  • YOU'RE GOING TO LOVE THEM, SON.

  • CLICK, PLEASE DRAG AND DROP THE GIANTS

  • OUT OF THE SPORTS SECTION AND INTO THE LIBRARY.

  • INITIATING DRAG AND DROP GIANTS.

  • ( crowd cheering )

  • MOUSE EXITING TO TUMULTUOUS APPLAUSE.

  • HEY, THIS ISN'T THE BALLPARK.

  • WHERE ARE WE?

  • ANYWHERE'S BETTER THAN THAT NEWSPAPER.

  • LOOK AT ME.

  • I'M ALL WRINKLED.

  • IT'S AN IMPROVEMENT, IF YOU ASK ME.

  • ( all chuckle )

  • LIONEL, MEET THE GIANTS.

  • ( players greet Lionel )

  • OH, HE'S A LITTLE UPSET ABOUT YOUR GAME

  • AGAINST THE CUBS YESTERDAY.

  • ( growls )

  • "GIANTS CLOBBER CUBS."

  • SURE DID, DIDN'T WE?

  • WELL, HE'S A VERY BIG CUBS FAN.

  • OH.

  • OH.

  • FIGURES.

  • FIGURES.

  • LIONEL, I THINK WE KNOW HOW YOU FEEL.

  • NO, YOU DON'T.

  • HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY KNOW HOW I FEEL?

  • ( sighs )

  • YOU GUYS CLOBBERED THE CUBS.

  • CLOBBERED!

  • WE DON'T ALWAYS.

  • REMEMBER THAT GAME AGAINST THE CUBS LAST SEASON?

  • I'LL NEVER FORGET IT.

  • I CARRY THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE WITH ME FOR INSPIRATION.

  • OH, HERE, TAKE A LOOK.

  • ( crowd cheering )

  • Cleo:

  • WOW... HARSH.

  • SOMETIMES YOU WIN, SOMETIMES YOU LOSE.

  • YOU DON'T GET MAD ABOUT IT.

  • THERE'S ALWAYS ANOTHER GAME TOMORROW.

  • YEAH, AND MAYBE TOMORROW, THE CUBS WILL CLOBBER YOU.

  • THEY MIGHT.

  • ( both chuckle )

  • I'M READY.

  • NO GIANT'S GOING TO CLOBBER MY BROTHER.

  • LOOK OUT, SHE'S GOT A BAT.

  • SLIDE, SLIDE.

  • STAND BACK.

  • OKAY, WHERE ARE THEY? WHERE ARE THEY?

  • ( clears throat )

  • RIGHT HERE.

  • ( players grunt nervously )

  • THOSE ARE THE GIANTS THAT CLOBBERED THE CUBS?

  • MM-HMM.

  • THERE IS SO MUCH I DON'T UNDERSTAND.

  • LEONA, HONEY, THOSE ARE THE BASEBALL GIANTS.

  • THAT'S THE NAME OF THEIR TEAM.

  • OH...

  • I KNEW THAT.

  • ( laughs hysterically )

  • NO, YOU DIDN'T.

  • YOU THOUGHT THEY WERE FEE-FI-FO-FUM GIANTS

  • WHO CLOBBER CUBS LIKE US, DIDN'T YOU?

  • THAT'S A COMMON MISTAKE MADE BY LIONS, BEARS

  • AND OTHER ANIMALS THAT HAVE CUBS.

  • YEAH, HAPPENS ALL THE TIME, KID... UH, CUB.

  • SO THESE BASEBALL GUYS CLOBBERED SOME CUBS?

  • OH, LEONA, "CLOBBERED" MEANS THAT THEY BEAT THEM

  • IN A GAME BY A LOT OF RUNS.

  • YEAH, A LOT OF RUNS.

  • WHICH MEANS, IF WE WANT TO BEAT THEM AGAIN TOMORROW

  • WE BETTER GET BACK TO PRACTICE.

  • YEP.

  • RIGHT... CLICK!

  • Click: YES.

  • OH, THERE YOU ARE.

  • CLICK, PLEASE DRAG THE GIANTS BACK HOME.

  • COMMENCING GIANTS DRAG AND DROP.

  • OH.

  • OOH.

  • WHERE'S IT GOING?

  • WHOA.

  • WHOA.

  • Both: WHOA!

  • ( crowd cheering )

  • BYE.

  • NICE MEETING YOU.

  • Player: OH, HEY, KID!

  • HERE, CATCH!

  • WOW! IT'S AUTOGRAPHED.

  • OH....

  • ( thud )

  • LEONA...

  • YOU REALLY DID THINK THAT THE GIANTS WHO CLOBBERED THE CUBS

  • WERE THE GREAT BIG SCARY FEE-FI-FO-FUM GIANTS

  • DIDN'T YOU?

  • WELL, MAYBE.

  • MMM, WELL, IF YOU EVER HAVE A WORRY LIKE THAT AGAIN, TELL US.

  • WE'LL HELP.

  • YOUR FATHER AND I WOULD NEVER BRING ANYTHING

  • INTO THIS LIBRARY THAT MIGHT HURT YOU OR YOUR BROTHER.

  • WELL, HOW DO I KNOW THAT?

  • I'VE ONLY KNOWN YOU FOR, WHAT, FOUR YEARS?

  • WELL, NOW YOU KNOW.

  • NOW I KNOW.

  • MM-HMM.

  • ( kisses )

  • ( kisses )

  • THANKS, MOM.

  • YOU'RE WELCOME, LEONA.

  • HMM...

  • STRIKE THREE.

  • LEONA CLOBBERED THE GIANTS.

  • YES!

  • I SUPPOSE YOU COULD SAY

  • THAT ALL THIS SILLINESS WAS WORTH IT

  • BECAUSE THAT LITTLE CUB LEARNED A GOOD LESSON.

  • YOU CAN SAY IT, BUT I WON'T.

  • I HAVE A REPUTATION TO UPHOLD.

  • I ALSO HAVE A NOSE THAT CAN DO THIS.

  • ( giggles )

  • DEEDLE-EEDLE-INK, DEEDLE-EEDLE-INK.

  • 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 HELPS CREATE A LOVE OF READING.

  • READ ANYTIME, ANYWHERE.

  • HELP A CHILD GET WILD ABOUT READING.

  • BE A DESIGNATED READER.

  • OKAY, MOM!

  • ( both laughing )

  • DO YOUR "DESIGNATED READER" THING!

  • ♪ ♪ ♪

  • [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! ♪

  • Cleo: BETWEEN THE LIONS IS FUNDED IN PART BY...

Woman: ♪ HEY, NOW... ♪

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