♪ Hey ♪ BOTH: What?

♪ Come over here ♪ ♪ The Cat in the Hat is about to appear ♪ ♪ He's whizzing over to whisk you away ♪ ♪ On a fabulous journey today ♪ He's coming!

♪ Now, he's arrived in the Thinga-ma-jigger ♪ ♪ The thing that he drives ♪ ♪ He's a cat, and he's oodles of fun ♪ ♪ With his hairy helpers, Thing 2 and Thing 1 ♪ Whoo-hoo!

♪ Whoa!

Whoo-hoo!

(Laughing) Whoo-hoo!

Whoo-hoo!

♪ It's the Cat in the Hat ♪ ♪ All of our adventures start like that ♪ ♪ Wherever you're going, wherever you're at ♪ ♪ The Cat in the Hat knows a lot about ♪ ♪ He knows a lot about, he knows a lot about ♪ ♪ He knows a lot about that ♪ (Children laughing) ♪ Hey.

What's in the box, Nick?

Something my grandpa sent me in the mail.

And I think I know what it is.

Yes!

He found a mail car for my train set!

Mail car?

In the olden days, when a train went past a station, this little arm would catch the bag of mail.

Do you think this model works like the real thing?

Only one way to find out.

Oh, let me down.

I want to see.

I'll hook it up.

Hey, don't get rid of the box.

Why not?

It's too small to be good for anything.

And what is wrong with small?

(Sally laughing) Nothing.

It's a great box.

I'm sure it's the right size for something.

There.

That fits nicely in Tiny Town Station.

Okay, the mail car's on.

(Gasping) Check out the little mailbag it came with.

SALLY: Aw, it's so cute!

It hangs up here on this hook.

And when the mail car goes by, it grabs it.

Oops.

Dropped it.

It's fallen between these barrels, and now, it's stuck.

CAT IN THE HAT: Did someone say "stuck"?

BOTH: Cat!

Oh.

You've a model train.

(Grunting) Can I play?

Can I?

Huh?

Hi, Cat.

Sure, you can play.

So, what's the train carrying?

Is it logs, passengers, dinosaurs?

(Laughing) And mail.

But I dropped my mailbag, and it's stuck between these barrels.

Hmm.

Let's see.

I'll measure it.

Aha.

So, the space between the barrels is one stripe wide, but your fingers are three stripes wide.

They're too big for the job!

That's a problem.

It sure is.

Mail is very important.

We simply must deliver it.

Okay, but how do we get the mailbag out?

There is one way.

But we'll have to take a little trip in the Thinga-ma-jigger.

Your mother will not mind at all if you do.

Mom, can we go with the Cat in the Hat to help deliver the mail?

Of course!

The mail must get through!

(Laughing) We can go, we can go!

I know, I know!

To the Thinga-ma-jigger!

Buckle up.

(Horn honking) (Whirring) Flick the jigger-ma-whizzer.

(Popping) Isn't this fun?

SALLY AND NICK: Yahoo!

♪ Here we go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ On an adventure ♪ ♪ The Thinga-ma-jigger is up and away ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ On an adventure ♪ ♪ We're flying with the Cat in the Hat today ♪ Here we are.

Uh, Cat, we're still at my house.

I know.

I said we were going on a little trip.

(Laughing) Hit the Shrinkamaboodle.

(Gasping) (Horn honking) ♪ CAT: You should know where you are, because for your information, we just made a trip back to Tiny Town Station.

Wow!

Cool!

This is amazing.

SALLY: It doesn't look tiny at all.

That's because we're tiny, too.

Isn't this fun?

Come on!

Let's rescue that mailbag.

My fingers were too big to fit in here before.

But now, my whole arm can fit.

Yes, the Shrinkamaboodle is oodles of fun.

Ah!

Now, we're just the right size to make sure the job's done.

Alright.

The mail is ready for pickup.

Ah!

Great.

Let's get big again and deliver that mail.

Cat, wait.

Do we have to go?

Can't we stay small for a while?

Yeah.

It's not every day we get to run our own railroad.

Well, we are the right size for the job.

Let's do it.

All aboard!

(Kids laughing) KIDS: Choo-choo!

This way, sir.

Watch your step.

I call dibs on a window seat.

Alright, Fish.

Mail car's ready!

Then find a seat, Nick.

This train is ready to roll!

It... won't... move!

Oops.

(Laughing) I forgot it's just a model train.

Nick, how do we make it go?

Ah, I forgot.

The on switch is way over there on the control box.

One of us has to stay behind to work the switch.

Not it!

Not it!

Not it!

Not it!

(Laughing) We all want to ride the train, but somebody has to start it.

If a good turner-onner is all that we need, then let Thing 1 and Thing 2 get our train up to speed.

(Whistling) BOTH: Whoo-hoo!

Hello!

Things, we've hit a little bit of a glitch.

Can you go over there and throw that switch?

BOTH: Uh-huh.

(Both laughing) (Grunting) Ta-da!

(Whistle blowing) Yahoo!

Yippee!

Here comes the mail car!

We did it.

The hook caught the mailbag.

The mail is on the move.

(Laughing) Uh-oh!

And so's the Thinga-ma-jigger.

FISH: Oh, no.

I can't look.

BOTH: Uh-oh!

(Squeaking) Uh-oh.

Ah, it didn't break.

But when did the train get so high up?

It didn't get higher.

We got shorter.

Too short to jump down.

But if we can't get back to the Thinga-ma-jigger, then how can we get big again?

There's got to be a way.

Maybe we just need the right tool for the job.

Yeah.

Something to get us from a high place to a low place.

Like stairs or an elevator.

Or... (Gasping) ...a ladder!

(Gasping) The track does look like a ladder!

It's nice and long.

Yeah, it's almost as long as a train car.

Let's try it.

THING 1 AND THING 2 Uh-oh.

Whoopsie.

Looks like that tool is a little too short for the job.

We need a longer tool.

(Gasping) What about the pretend logs?

Are they long enough?

Hmm.

The log is shorter than the train car.

And the piece of track we used was almost the same length.

So we still need something longer.

Well, that's just great.

We're stranded here, stuck small forever.

Fear not, Fish.

We'll think of something.

Hmm.

Now, what's longer than a train car?

(Gasping) I know.

Come on.

What's longer than a train car?

(Nick gasping) The box it came in!

Because the car had to fit inside the box!

And it's only made of cardboard, so we should be able to carry it.

(All grunting) That's it!

It's long enough!

We did it.

We found the right tool for the job.

It's also the most fun tool for the job.

(Cat laughing) Look, it's a tube slide.

Who wants to go first?

(Chattering) Whoo-hoo!

Whee!

Yahoo!

Whoo-hoo!

Whee!

(Nick laughing) Now, let's not try to go too-- Ah!

(Laughing) (Groaning) Can we do that again?

We've had a ball being small, but now, it's time to get tall.

To the Thinga-ma-jigger.

♪ Bye-bye, Tiny Town!

(All cheering) CAT: Hit the Biga-ma-boodle!

(Cheering) Hello, Tiny Town.

You did it.

You rescued the mail.

(Cat laughing) NICK: It's so tiny.

I-- I don't want to drop it again.

And we know our fingers are a little too big for the job.

We need something that's the right size to grab it.

Well, why didn't you say so?

(Laughing) I have a whole hat full of grabbers.

I've got tongs.

But these are even bigger than our fingers.

Hmm.

How about tweezers?

NICK: The tweezers are small.

A small tool for a small job.

There.

Let's see.

(Beeping) (Whistle blowing) CAT: Yes!

The mail is back on track.

(All cheering) So, you still want to throw this out?

It's too small to be any good.

No way.

(Laughing) It's just the right size for the right kind of job.

I guess answers to problems can come in all sizes.

This wee empty box was just full of surprises.

(Laughing) SALLY: Choo-choo!

(Laughing, cheering) ♪ Hi, Sally.

Where did you get those sticks?

They're left over from Mom's vegetable garden.

I thought we could build something neat with them.

But what can you build with only... one, two, three sticks?

Just three?

Three sticks isn't enough to build anything.

You're going to need more.

Lots more.

CAT: More what?

I hope it's fun, fun, fun.

(Laughing) Hi, Cat.

It would be fun if we had more sticks to build with.

I think I could help you get out of this fix.

I know a place where you'll find lots of sticks.

(Gasping) You do?

It's a place called Bambaroo.

Does it sound like fun to you?

Your mother will not mind at all if you do.

You bet.

Let's go!

Mom, can I go to Bambaroo with Sally and the Cat in the Hat to get more sticks to build with?

MOM: Bambaroo?

Sounds like a place you can stick with.

Have fun!

We can go, we can go!

I know, I know!

To the Thinga-ma-jigger!

Buckle up.

(Horn honking) (Whirring) Flick the jigger-ma-whizzer.

(Popping) Isn't this fun?

SALLY AND NICK: Yahoo!

♪ Here we go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ On an adventure ♪ ♪ The Thinga-ma-jigger is up and away ♪ ♪ Go, go, go, go ♪ ♪ On an adventure ♪ ♪ We're flying with the Cat in the Hat today ♪ ♪ In Bambaroo's forest, there's lots to be found.

And you're welcome to take what you find on the ground.

So, where do we start, Cat?

This way.

Follow me.

Wow!

Check out all the sticks.

I think we'll find enough to build with here.

Quick, Nick.

Help me pick up sticks.

Remember, you can take what you need, as long as you need what you take.

Ah!

Whoa!

I don't think we can carry them all ourselves.

When you need extra hands picking up sticks in Bambaroo, then who better to call than Thing 1 and Thing 2?

(Whistling) (Both cheering) (Both chuckling) BOTH: Whoo-hoo-whoo-hoo.

Well, hello, Things.

Would you kindly come over and help pick up sticks?

(Both laughing) (Both chattering) (Both laughing) THING 1 AND THING 2: Ta-da!

Thanks, Things.

To the Thinga-ma-jigger!

We've picked up all the sticks in Bambaroo.

So, what are you going to build first, Sally?

I don't know.

With enough sticks, you can build anything.

MALE VOICE: Oh, dear.

Oh, my.

Oh, no.

"Oh, dear"?

"Oh, my"?

Sounds like someone's in trouble.

(Grunting) One more.

(Grunting) Oh.

(Grunting) (Gasping) Hello.

What's the matter?

Every day, I have trouble trying to get up there.

That's quite a problem.

Hmm.

No wonder you're having trouble.

It's too high.

(Sally gasping) We can build something out of sticks to help you get up there.

Oh, thank you!

Uh, building is not what snails do best.

But do you have enough to spare?

We have lots.

And lots.

BOTH: Whoo-hoo.

Let's think of how to do this.

(Gasping) How about building a ramp?

That's a great idea.

Let's try.

There you go.

Try that.

Whoa.

Whoa!

Whoa.

Whoa!

It wobbles too much.

And I think it needs to be wider.

(Gasping) Maybe if we add a stick on each side, it'll be wide enough.

Great idea.

There.

It's wide enough, but it still wobbles.

What if we tie it together?

Does anyone have any string?

String's one of my favorite things.

I just have to remember where I put it.

(Grunting) Ah.

There it is.

SALLY: Thanks, Cat.

Try that.

Oh, oh.

(Laughing) Oh, this ramp works great!

Thank you so, so much.

Well done, Sally and Nick.

That ramp did the trick.

Bye, snail.

Happy trails.

Bye for now!

Ah.

That felt good.

What did?

Building something to make life easier for someone.

And it only took one, two, three sticks.

Three?

Is that all?

For such a good feeling?

Ah.

Imagine that.

(Humming) (Laughing) Oh, hello.

What's up?

What's up?

That.

It's the world's first shapes mobile built by a dragon.

(Chuckling) That's me.

Wow.

That's so cool.

I hate to mention this, but it looks a little lopsided.

Oh, I was hoping you wouldn't notice.

Oh, if I had just one more shape, it'd be perfect.

So, why don't you just make the last shape?

Oh, I would!

But I can't find any sticks.

I looked, and I looked, but there were none on the ground.

Oh, I'm sorry.

I guess we picked them all up.

But we have more than enough for ourselves.

How many do you need?

Me?

Oh, um, uh, only one, two, three sticks.

Just three?

You got them.

What?

(Gasping) You'd give me three whole sticks?

Sure.

But what can you build with only three sticks?

My favorite shape of all.

One, two, three!

It's a perfect triangle.

Um... (Laughing) You wouldn't happen to have any string, would you?

Yes, I do.

I know I have some more around here somewhere.

BOTH: Cat!

Ah!

There it is.

Here you go.

Oh, perfect!

Okay, and then we just do this... Look at him build!

That is one talented dragon.

Ah.

There.

It's finished.

(Gasping) The world's first shapes mobile built by a dragon.

(Chuckling) That's me.

(Both laughing) And I couldn't have finished it without you.

Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!

(Sally laughing) You're welcome.

And it only took three sticks!

Imagine that.

Only three.

(Wind blowing) Ah, look out!

It's tipping over!

Oh, no!

No, no, no, no, no, please tell me this isn't happening.

No!

Your beautiful mobile.

Oh.

So much for the world's first shapes mobile built by a dragon.

That was me.

Why did it fall over?

It looks like this one pole wasn't strong enough to hold up the mobile.

(Creaking) It needs something to help it stay up.

Yeah, more support to make it stronger.

(Sniffling) But-- but that would take more sticks.

Hmm.

Would three sticks help?

Are you kidding?

That's exactly what I need!

Okay.

Coming right up!

Oh, but then you won't have any sticks left.

I know.

But it is the world's first shapes mobile built by a dragon.

Ah, you're right.

(Laughing) That's me.

And, oh, that should do it.

Ta-da!

Ooh, uh, ooh...

Please, please, please!

It works.

Those three sticks were perfect.

They'll support the pole and make it strong enough to hold up my mobile.

I never thought I'd see the importance of three.

Oh, thank you, thank you, thank you.

I'll never forget your kindness.

(Kids laughing) Oh, yeah.

I feel warm all over.

That's the feeling you get helping others with less.

And it does bring a tear to my eye, I confess.

(Laughing) (Blowing nose) You two are great builders.

Great builders?

What did we build?

You built some wonderful friendships, out of sticks.

Speaking of sticks, we're all out of them.

That's okay, Fish.

We don't need more sticks.

I thought that was the whole point of this trip!

I know, but now, I think three sticks is enough to build with.

Let's go find out.

The ramp was made with three sticks.

And the dragon's triangle shape was made with three sticks.

And when we used three sticks to support the pole for the dragon's mobile, it reminded me of something else.

What if I put these two sticks together this way, and you bring the point of the third stick together with them?

Oh, I get it!

Cat, you don't happen to have any more string, do you?

Yes, I do.

This time, I put the string around my finger to remember where it is.

Aha!

Here.

(Laughing) See?

Three sticks is exactly how many we need to make a perfect tent shape.

All it needs is a finishing touch.

How cool!

Thanks, Cat.

Awesome.

(Laughing) Who knew you could build so much from so little?

I have an idea who.

Is there room for one more?

(Laughing) Just enough.

(All laughing) ♪