Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Miss Elaina Wants to Read by Herself
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Daniel finds ways to play on his own when his friend doesn't want to play with him.
Daniel finds ways to play on his own when Miss Elaina doesn't want to play with him.
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Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood
Miss Elaina Wants to Read by Herself
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Daniel finds ways to play on his own when Miss Elaina doesn't want to play with him.
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- Boing!
Hmmm... Who should we play with?
Boing!
Boing!
Oh, look!
There's Miss Elaina.
She'll play kangaroo with me, she loves bouncing!
Maybe we can play... kangaroo house or kangaroo adventure or kangaroo tea party!
Boing!
boing!
Hi, Miss Elaina!
Hiya, Daniel.
Are you bouncing?
- Yup!
What are you doing?
- I'm reading this book about dump trucks.
See?
♪ Dump dumpity dump dump dump dump ♪ - I'm being a kangaroo!
Boing!
Want to play kangaroos with me?
- Mmmm... No thanks.
- No...?
- No thanks.
- No?
Miss Elaina said no?
Maybe she doesn't want to be a kangaroo Maybe she wants to play superheroes!
Whoosh!
Miss Elaina!
Come play superheroes with me!
Whoosh!
Here's your cape, Super Miss Elaina.
We can save the day.
- No thanks, Daniel.
- No?
- No thanks.
I don't want to play with you right now.
I'm reading my book.
- Miss Elaina, here's your cape... - Daniel, no thank you!
I don't want to play with you right now.
- Miss Elaina... I thought you liked playing with me?
- I do like playing with you, Daniel.
But I just want to read my dump truck book all by myself.
OK?
- Oh... OK.
Miss Elaina doesn't want to play with me.
How would you feel if your friend didn't want to play with you?
I feel sad.
- Hey... What happened to my bouncy kangaroo?
- I don't feel bouncy.
I feel sad.
- It's OK to feel sad sometimes, but, why do you feel sad?
- Miss Elaina doesn't want to play with me.
- Oh, that is hard... Did you ask her why?
- She just wants to read by herself.
- Oh... I see.
Miss Elaina needs some alone time.
- But I want Miss Elaina to play with me.
- I know you do.
But... ♪ When a friend doesn't want ♪ ♪ To play with you, you can find something else to do ♪ Look around, see if you can find something else to play.
- ♪ When a friend doesn't want to play with you ♪ ♪ You can find something else to do ♪ Well... I guess I could go draw a picture.
- Good choice.
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