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Reading Buddies 111
Season 1 Episode 11 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
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Dott and Alphabott help Dusty learn the /p/ sound and the letter p.
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Reading Buddies 111
Season 1 Episode 11 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Dott and Alphabott help Dusty learn the /p/ sound and the letter p.
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>> HI EVERYONE!
WE'RE BUILDING A LITTLE FORT.
DO YOU HAVE THE BLUEPRINTS?
>> OH, YEAH!
I LEFT THEM WITH THE FOREWOMAN.
YO, A,B,!
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> YEAH, WE'VE GOT SOME CHAIRS AND SOME BLANKETS.
I'VE GOT THE BULLDOZER COMING AT NOON.
OH, I THINK THAT WALL HAS TO GO.
>> WELL, WE'LL SEE ABOUT THAT.
LET'S GET TO BUILDING!
[SLIDE WHISTLE] >> I HAVE TO ADMIT, THIS IS A PRETTY GOOD FORT!
>> AND THIS IS JUST THE FIRST FLOOR.
JUST WAIT TILL WE ADD THE KITCHEN.
(GASPS) AND A SWIMMING POOL!
THE DOWNSTAIRS NEIGHBORS PROBABLY WON'T MIND, AS LONG AS THEY CAN USE IT ONCE IN A WHILE.
>> OH, NO, DUSTY.
DUSTY I THINK IT'S GREAT.
>> OH, AND THEN WE CAN ADD A ROLLER RINK, AND HELLICOPTER PAD, AND EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT A BIDET, WHAT'S BIDET?
OH, I ORDER THREE OF EM!
♪ ♪ >> YOU'RE HERE!
YOU MADE IT!
>> OUR READING BUDDIES!
>> I'M DOTT, LIKE THE POLKA DOT, AND THIS IS MY DOG DUSTY.
>> LIKE THE DUST!
WHAT'S UP FIRST, DOTT?
>> I HEAR WITH MY LITTLE EAR.
>> DOTT'S GOING TO SAY A WORD.
>> AND YOU WILL HAVE TO TELL ME WHAT SOUND THAT WORD ENDS WITH.
>> OOH, YOU MEAN THE LAST SOUND WE HEAR?
>> CORRECT.
IF YOU NEED HELP, YOU CAN WORK TOGETHER!
BOAT.
WHAT SOUND DOES BOAT END WITH?
>> HMM.
BOAT.
BOAT.
WHAT SOUND DO YOU HEAR AT THE END?
BOAT.
I HEAR TT.
BOAT ENDS WITH THE TT SOUND.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
HOW ABOUT THE WORD ENOUGH?
WHAT SOUND DOES THAT END WITH?
>> HMMM.
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH.
ENOUGH ENDS WITH THE FF SOUND.
>> YES!
NOW, LET'S TRY ONE MORE, BUT I WANT YOU TO TELL ME WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORD.
>> THE MIDDLE!
HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO FIGURE THAT OUT?
>> YOU KNOW WHAT I DO?
I PICTURE MYSELF ON A ROLLERCOASTER WHEN I SAY THE WORD.
>> I CAN'T PICTURE THAT.
>> WHAT?
YOU KNOW LIKE THIS.
>> I WAS HOPING YOU'D ACT IT OUT.
>> OH, HA-HA.
NOW THAT WE KNOW, WE CAN DO THIS WITH OUR HANDS OK?
>> Both: WO-OAH!
>> JUST LIKE THAT!
>> I'LL GIVE IT A TRY!
WILL YOU DO IT WITH ME?
GREAT!
HERE WE GO!
WOAH!
THAT WAS THRILLING!
>> GREAT, I'M GLAD YOU LIKE IT!
NOW LET'S TRY IT WITH A WORD.
HOW ABOUT THE WORD FUN?
>> FUN.
I HEAR, FF, UH, WHAT WAS THE WORD?
>> THE WORD WAS FUN.
>> RIGHT.
YEAH YEAH.
I'M STALLING BECAUSE I NEED YOUR HELP!
WILL YOU GO ON THIS ROLLERCOASTER WITH ME?
YOU WILL!
OKAY, FU, FUN FF, UH, NN!
I HEAR THE UH SOUND AT THE TOP!
IS THE UH SOUND IN THE MIDDLE?
>> THAT IS THE MIDDLE SOUND!
>> OOOH!
HEY, CAN WE GO ON THE ROLLERCOASTER AGAIN DOTT?
>> SURE, DUST.
>> HERE WE GO!
>> Both: WOAH!
>> DOT TO DOT WITH ALPHABOT!
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> WOW!
IS THAT A PORTRAIT?
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> THAT'S IMPRESSIVE!
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> YOU'RE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE EARS?
WANT ME TO HELP?
>> WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO, DOTT?
>> WELL, IT LOOKS LIKE THE PORTRAIT IS MISSING SOME EARS.
SO, I'M GOING TO DRAW A VERTICAL LINE DOWN.
AND A CLOCKWISE CIRCLE THAT CONNECTS.
>> THAT LOOKS GREAT!
>> NOW I'LL DRAW A VERTICAL LINE DOWN, AND A COUNTER-CLOCKWISE CIRCLE THAT CONNECTS.
>> HEY!
YOU DID IT!
WOW!
LOOK AT IT, A,B,!
>> NOW, WHAT SHOULD WE DRAW BEHIND OUR PERSON?
>> OH, HAHA.
LET'S MAKE THEM ON THE MOON!
>> THAT'S A FUN IDEA!
SO I DRAW THE MOON.
>> OH YEAH, HE'S ON THE SURFACE OF THE MOON.
>> MM-HM.
AND THEN I DRAW SOME STARS >> BEAUTIFUL.
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> AND THEN I'LL DRAW EARTH, WAY OFF IN THE DISTANCE.
>> OH, THAT'S WHERE WE ARE!
>> UH-HUH!
>> HEY, I WONDER IF HE COULD HEAR ME FROM ALL THE WAY UP THERE?
>> HMM, I WONDER.
>> Both: HMM.
>> 30 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK!
SPEEDY STORY TIME!
[MUSIC] >> ONCE... >> UPON... >> Both: A TIME!
>> THERE WAS ONCE A MAN, WITH MAGIC EARS... >> WHO LIVED ON THE MOON!
>> HE WAS VERY LONELY UP THERE- BUT, LUCKILY, BECAUSE OF HIS MAGIC EARS, HE COULD HEAR PEOPLE DOWN ON EARTH!
>> HE HEARD SOME JUICY THINGS, WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN- >> HIS EAR DISAPPEARED!
>> HE LOOKED ALL OVER THE MOON FOR THEM, BUT HE COULDN'T FIND THEM!
>> AND THEN HIS WHOLE BODY DISAPPEARED!
>> OH, IT'S JUST NOT HIS DAY, IS IT?
>> TURNS OUT, HE HAD ANOTHER SUPERPOWER.
HE COULD TURN HIMSELF INVISIBLE!
>> Both: THE END!
>> THAT WAS A WEIRD ONE.
I LIKED IT!
>> IT'S RHYME TIME!
>> YOU GUESSED IT!
IT'S RHYME TIME!
>> I'M GOING TO SAY 3 WORDS.
2 OF THEM RHYME, 1 OF THEM DOESN'T!
>> OH-HO, THEY KNOW WHAT TO DO!
>> OK!
CAT, MOP, FAT.
>> HM.
CAT, MOP, FAT.
WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?
MOP DOESN'T RHYME!
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> OK, GET, MET, ME.
WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?
GET, MET, ME.
ME DOESN'T RHYME!
>> GOOD WORK!
DID, RAN, CAN.
>> DID, RAN, CAN.
DID DOES NOT RHYME!
>> EXCELLENT!
PUP, CUP, DOG.
>> PUP, CUP, DOG.
WHICH ONE DOENS'T RHYME?
PUP, CUP, DOG.
DOG DOESN'T RHYME!
HEY LIKE ME, I'M A DOG!
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
HEY, CAN YOU THINK OF ANY OTHER WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOG?
>> I DON'T KNOW HOW TO DO THAT.
>> OH, SURE YOU DO!
YOU JUST DON'T REALIZE IT YET!
I'LL BREAK IT DOWN.
CAN YOU THINK OF A WORD THAT HAS THE OG SOUND IN IT?
>> OG, OG DOG!
WE ALREADY DID THAT.
OG, HOG!
DOES HOG RHYME WITH DOG?
>> YES, IT DOES!
WAY TO GO!
YOU CHALLENGED YOURSELF AND YOU DID IT!
CAN YOU THINK OF ANY WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DOG OR HOG?
>> HEY, I HEARD "FROG!
AND LOG!
>> THOSE BOTH RHYME!
EXCELLENT WORK.
AND NOW A POEM.
>> (GASPS) WHAT, OKAY?
OH, I TRIPPED I'M OK!
MY BROTHERS FOUND MY PIGGY BANK.
THEY REALLY CAN BE DEVILS.
THEY TOOK MY PENNIES OUT OF IT AND FILLED IT UP WITH PEBBLES!
ONE DAY I HEARD THE ICE CREAM TRUCK A CRUISIN' ROUND OUR BLOCK THE MAN GAVE ME A POPSICLE AND I GAVE HIM A ROCK!
>> TOUGH CROWD.
>> WHAT DO YOU SEE?
>> PENGUIN, POPCORN, PENCIL, PENNY.
>> LET'S SAY THEM OUT LOUD TOGETHER!
>> Both: PENGUIN, POPCORN, PENCIL, PENNY.
>> NOW I'M GOING TO TAKE ONE AWAY!
LOOK.
THINK.
REMEMBER.
WHAT'S MISSING?
>> THE PENGUIN!
OH, WAIT, THAT'S STILL THERE.
WHAT'S MISSING.
>> I'LL GIVE YOU A HINT.
IT'S GOOD LUCK.
>> GOOD LUCK?
THE PENNY!
>> DING-DING-DING!
LET'S SAY THEM ALL AGAIN JUST FOR OUR MEMORIES.
>> Both: PENGUIN, POPCORN, PENCIL, PENNY.
>> LOOK.
THINK.
REMEMBER.
WHAT'S MISSING?
>> DID YOU SAY THE POPCORN?
I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
POP POP POP!
OH, THE POPCORN!
FINAL ANSWER, DOTT.
>> IMPRESSIVE!
WAY TO STICK TO IT.
>> THAT REMINDS ME, I GOTTA FLOSS.
I GOT A KERNEL THAT'S BEEN STUCK UP THERE FOR WEEKS.
>> SAY FETCH.
>> FETCH.
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY FF.
>> ETCH.
STOP TRYING TO MAKE FETCH HAPPEN, DOTT.
>> FINE.
SAY COME.
>> COME.
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY CK.
>> UM.
>> GOOD DOG!
SAY HERE.
>> HERE!
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY HH.
>> HM ERE!
>> YES!
SAY BALL.
>> BALL.
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY BUH.
>> ALL.
>> NICE WORK, DUST.
>> THANK YOU!
>> SAY SPEAK.
>> SEEK!
>> NO, I SAID SPEAK.
>> OH EXCUSE ME, SPEAK!
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY SS.
>> PEAK.
>> SAY PAW.
>> PAW!
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY PUH.
>> AW.
>> GOOD DOG!
>> GOOD GAME!
GOOD GAME, EVERYBODY!
[MUSIC] >> P, PIG, PUH.
P, PIG, PUH.
P, PIG, PUH.
>> ALPHABOTT: PUH, PUH, PUH >> WHAT'S WRONG?
DOT, AB'S CRYING!
OH, AB, ARE YOU OKAY!
>> WELL, THAT MAKES SENSE, DOESN'T IT, DUST?
SHE'S JUST TEACHING US TODAY'S SOUND!
>> OF COURSE SHE IS!
>> SHE'S MAKING THE PUH SOUND.
LIKE IN PIG.
CAN YOU MAKE THAT SOUND?
>> PIG.
PUH, PUH, PUH.
YEAH!
I CAN!
DO YOU WANNA TRY?
>> CLOSE YOUR LIPS TOGETHER LIKE YOU DON'T WANT ANY AIR TO COME OUT.
>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE KEEPING A SECRET.
>> I DO, DON'T I?
NEXT I'M GOING TO PUSH THE AIR OUT MY MOUTH ALL AT ONCE.
READY?
PUH!
>> WOAH!
I FELT THAT AIR COME OUT OF YOUR MOUTH!
>> YOU DID!
OH WOW.
THEN I SHOULD PUT MY HAND UP SO I DON'T PUH ON YOU.
CAN YOU PUT YOUR HAND IN FRONT OF YOUR MOUTH AND MAKE THE PUH SOUND?
DO YOU FEEL THE AIR ON YOUR PALM?
>> HEY, WHAT'S A PALM?
>> IT'S THE INSIDE PART OF YOUR HAND.
BUT IN YOUR CASE, IT'S YOUR PAW!
>> WOAH!
HEY!
PAW HAS THE PUH SOUND TOO!
>> IT DOES!
QUESTION FOR YOU, WHEN YOU MAKE THE PUH SOUND, ARE YOUR VOCAL CHORDS WORKING?
>> LET ME CHECK HERE.
PUH, PUH.
NOPE, VERY QUIET IN THERE.
>> HERE TOO.
CAN YOU HOLD OUT THE SOUND?
>> LET ME TRY.
PUH.
NOPE.
I CANNOT.
NOPE, NOPE HAS THE PUH SOUND!
THE PUH SOUND IS BUSY BUSY BUSY.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT DUSTY?
THE BUH SOUND IN BUSY IS KINDA LIKE A SISTER SOUND TO THE PUH SOUND.
>> A SISTER SOUND?
SO THEY'RE, UH, LIKE, RELATED?
>> KINDA!
OUR MOUTH IS IN THE SAME PLACE FOR BOTH OF THEM.
>> OH, WOW!
WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT?
>> WELL ONE IS NOISY AND THE OTHER ISN'T!
WHEN WE SAY BUH, OUR VOICE BOX IS ON.
AND WHEN WE SAY PUH, OUR VOICE BOX IS OFF.
>> LET ME TRY, LET ME TRY, PUH, BUH.
WOAH!
>> RIGHT!
SO TRY SAYING PAINT BRUSH.
YOU HEAR THE PUH IN PAINT AND THE BUH IN BRUSH!
>> PAINT BRUSH!
HEY!
I HAVE ONE RIGHT HERE!
>> WELL, WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT!
>> PUH- PUH- PUH- PERFECTT!
(CHUCKES) SO IF THE SOUND IS PUH, WHAT LETTER DO WE USE TO REPRESENT IT?
>> WELL, DUSTY, WE USE THE LETTER P!
EVEN ITS NAME HAS THE PUH SOUND.
>> YEAH, HEY, HOW DO WE MAKE IT?
>> I'LL SHOW YOU.
WE DRAW A VERTICAL LINE, FROM TOP, TO BOTTOM.
NOW, WE'LL ATTACH A CLOCKWISE CIRCLE TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE LINE, TO THE RIGHT.
>> WOW, DOTT, HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW TO DO ALL THESE THINGS?
>> SOMEONE TAUGHT ME, OR I GOT CURIOUS AND I READ A BOOK, OR WATCHED A VIDEO, AND THEN I TAUGHT MYSELF!
>> WHAT DOES CURIOUS MEAN?
>> WELL, IT MEANS YOU'RE ALWAYS EXCITED TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW.
>> HEY, THAT SOUNDS LIKE ME!
>> YES, THAT DOES SOUND LIKE YOU!
BUT THERE IS STILL A LOT I DON'T KNOW.
>> WHAT?
YOU'RE STILL LEARNING TOO?
>> EVERY DAY.
>> WOW, JUST LIKE US!
HEY, DOTT?
I'M CURIOUS TO FIND THE PUH SOUND.
>> OH, YOU ARE!
>> MH-HM!
>> HEY, AB, HELP US OUT?
>> Both: WHERE IS IT?
>> SINCE DUSTY WAS SO CURIOUS, AB AND I HAVE HIDDEN THE PUH SOUND BEHIND ONE OF THESE 3 SQUARES.
AND YOUR JOB IS TO FIND IT!
IT COULD BE BEHIND ANY OF THESE 3 SQUARES!
>> OH, I UNDERSTAND!
IT'S NOT LIKE WE DON'T PLAY THIS EVERY EPISODE!
>> OH, HE'S CONFIDENT!
WELL, GET READY!
>> THE WORD IS LAP.
WHERE IS THE PUH SOUND IN LAP?
REMEMBER, THESE SQUARES REPRESENT THE SOUNDS WE HEAR.
LLL, AH, PUH.
>> Both: LLL, AH, PUH.
>> WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE PUH SOUND?
>> LLL, AH, PUH.
OOH, IT'S THE LAST ONE!
>> LET'S SEE!
THAT'S RIGHT!
WOO-HOO!
>> GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE, GIVE ME ANOTHER ONE, I'M READY!
>> LET'S USE THOSE SAME SOUNDS AND MAKE ANOTHER WORD, PAL.
PUH, AH, LL.
>> Both: PUH, AH, LL.
>> WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE PUH SOUND?
>> PAL.
PUH, AH, LL.
WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE PUH SOUND?
PUH, AH, LL.
YEAH, I HEAR IT IN THAT FIRST PART!
>> YES DUSTY!
OKAY, LET'S TRY PIN?
PUH, IH, N. >> Both: PUH, IH, N. >> WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE PUH SOUND THERE?
>> PIN.
HEY, WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE PUH SOUND?
PUH, IH, N. YEAH, I HEAR IT AT THE BEGINNING, TOO!
THE BEGINNING!
>> WELL DONE!
LET'S USE THOSE SAME SOUNDS AND WE CAN MAKE A NEW WORD.
LET'S TRY NIP.
NN, IH, PUH.
WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE PUH SOUND?
IS IT THE BEGINNING, MIDDLE, OR END?
WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE PUH SOUND?
NIP.
NN, IH, PUH.
NIP.
NN, IH, PUH.
I HEAR IT AT THE END, TOO!
YEAH, GOOD JOB!
THE END!
>> OK, LET'S SEE!
YES, READING BUDDIES, WELL DONE!
HEY, I THINK YOU'RE READY FOR SOME CHAINING.
>> YEAH LET'S DO IT!
>> DUST, SEE ANYTHING FAMILIAR RIGHT ABOUT HERE?
>> YEAH, IT'S THE LETTER O!
>> AND DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT SOUND IT MAKES?
>> O, OCTOPUS, AW.
>> WELL DONE, DUST!
SO I'M GOING TO LEAVE THE AW RIGHT THERE.
WHAT DO WE GET IF WE ADD A BUH SOUND?
>> AW, BUH.
OB!
>> RIGHT!
NOW WHAT IF WE ADD THE SS SOUND AT THE BEGINNING?
>> SS, AW, BUH.
SOB >> YES!
DING DING DING!
OK LET'S TAKE AWAY THE SS AND ADD RR TO THE BEGINNING.
ADD RR TO THE BEGINNING.
NOW WHAT DO WE HAVE?
>> RR, AW, BUH.
ROB!
>> OH, ROB!
THAT'S RIGHT!
LET'S KEEP THE FIRST TWO SOUNDS AND CHANGE THAT BUH TO TT.
WHAT DO WE HAVE NOW?
>> RR, AW, TT.
ROT!
>> YES, THAT'S IT!
WAY TO GO, LOOK AT YOU DUSTY!
YOU CHANGED SOME LETTERS ON THE SAME DAY YOU CHANGED YOUR SHEETS.
YOU DID DO THE LAUNDRY, RIGHT?
>> OH DOTT!
DOTT, DOTT, DOTT.
YOU WORRY SO, OF COURSE I DID THE LAUNDRY.
WHAT DO YOU THINK I AM, FORGETFUL OR SOMETHING?
TRUTH BE TOLD, I FORGOT.
MY BEDROOM IS A MESS.
WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN IT?
GREAT!
RACE YOU TO THE DOGHOUSE!
READY SET GO!
>> (PANTING) CAN'T KEEP UP.
YOU ARE, SO FAST!
MUST.
BREATHE.
OKAY, TIME TO CLEAN!
TODAY, WE'RE ONLY KEEPING THINGS THAT BRING ME JOY, SO WE'RE ONLY KEEPING THINGS THAT HAVE THE PUH SOUND ANYWHERE IN THE WORD.
HERE WE GO!
LET'S POUNCE ON THIS PILE!
WOAH!
OH!
PEPPERONI PIZZA!
IS THERE A PUH SOUND IN PEPPERONI PIZZA?
YEAH, I HEAR IT THREE TIMES.
MMM, THAT'S MY FAVORITE.
ALL RIGHT WHAT ELSE DO WE GOT IN HERE.
SNOWMAN.
IS THERE A PUH SOUND IN SNOWMAN?
TO THE FREEZER WITH YOU, SNOWMAN!
WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE?
PURPLE PANTS?
IS THERE A PUH SOUND IN PURPLE PANTS?
YEAH!
I DON'T NORMALLY WEAR PANTS BUT I'M READY TO GO (HOWLS) PURPLE PANTS, PURPLE PANTS.... A PENCIL!
IS THERE A PUH SOUND IN PENCIL?
YEP, RIGHT IN THE BEGINING!
I'M GONNA USE THAT TO WRITE AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY.
WOAH I DON'T REMEMBER SEEING THAT!
WHAT ELSE DO YOU HAVE IN HERE?
IS THERE A PUH SOUND IN PILLOW?
YEAH, THAT'S PERFECT!
I'LL KEEP THAT OUT FOR MY NAP, LATER!
BYE, PILE OF JUNK!
HEY, GREAT JOB FINDING THE PUH SOUND AND HELPING ME CLEAN MY ROOM.
WHAT WOULD I DO WITHOUT YOU?
HEY, LET'S GO SEE WHAT DOTT'S UP TO IN THE READING ROOM!
>> WHAT'S THAT!
>> IT'S A MAP OF THE LAND THAT WE LIVE ON.
>> BUT WHERE'S ALL THE RESTAURANTS AND DOG PARKS?
>> THEY AREN'T THERE.
THIS IS A MAP OF WHAT THE LAND LOOKED LIKE HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO.
>> BEFORE PEOPLE WERE EVEN LIVING ON IT?
>> NO, THERE WERE PEOPLE LIVING HERE THEN.
THEY WERE THE NATIVE PEOPLE TO THE LAND, AND THEY TOOK CARE OF THE ANIMALS, PLANTS, WATER, AIR, ROCKS, TREES.
>> WOAH, THEY SOUND AMAZING.
DID THEY HAVE A NAME?
>> THERE WERE LOTS OF DIFFERENT COMMUNITIES WITH LOTS OF DIFFERENT NAMES!
BUT THE NATIVE PEOPLE THAT LIVE WHERE WE LIVE ARE THE ONONDAGA NATION.
>> WOAH, THAT IS A COOL NAME.
>> I KNOW, RIGHT?
IT MEANS THE "PEOPLE OF THE HILLS."
>> BECAUSE IT'S SO HILLY HERE?
>> IT MUST BE!
DO YOU KNOW WHAT NATIVE PEOPLE LIVE NEAR YOU?
>> OH, YOU COULD ASK YOUR GROWN UP, AND FIND OUT TOGETHER!
WHAT ELSE DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE ONONDAGA NATION, DOTT?
>> WELL, I KNOW THAT EACH FAMILY HAS AN ANIMAL CONNECTED TO IT.
THAT ANIMAL IS THE CLAN OF THEIR FAMILY.
>> OH, LIKE YOU HAVE ME!
>> WELL, I GUESS SO!
THERE ARE NINE CLANS I THINK, AND THEY'RE WOLF >> AW-OOH!
>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT IS.
>> HERON DEER DEER EEL, BEAR, AND, HAWK.
>> A HAWK!
OH MY GOSH THAT SOUNDS SO COOL, DOTT!
>> Both: SQUAT WITH DOTT!
GET READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!
WOAH, WATCHA DOIN' DOTT?
>> I'M JUST DOING MY PLIES.
>> OH WHAT'S THAT?
>> IT'S WHEN YOU BEND YOUR KNEES, THEN STRETCH THEM STRAIGHT.
>> OH, SURE SURE.
LIKE THIS?
IS THIS LIKE BALLET?
>> OH, I KNOW SOME BALLET.
WATCH THIS.
IT'S A PIROUETTE!
OKAY, FIRST POSITION, SECOND POSITION- WOAH!
I'M GOOD!
I'M GOOD!
>> LET'S GO IN A DIFFERENT DIRECTION.
TRY THIS.
PUNCH UP, AND POUND IT OUT.
>> Both: PUNCH UP, AND POUND IT OUT.
PUNCH UP, AND POUND IT OUT.
PUNCH UP, AND POUND IT OUT.
>> NOW LET'S PUNCH PASSIONATELY!
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8!
>> I FEEL POWERFUL!
>> Both: [FIGHT NOISES] >> OK!
NOW LET'S PAW FROM SIDE TO SIDE.
>> OOH!
OH, I LIKE THIS ONE!
I KNOW HOW TO DO IT, IT'S LIKE A DOGGY PADDLE!
>> SEVEN, EIGHT, AND POSE!
>> GOOD WORKOUT DOTT.
>> PERFECTION, REALLY.
[MUSIC] >> HI!
DOTT'S WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT!
SO HERE I AM IN THE BATH, POPPIN' BUBBLE.
IT'S SO FUN, LET'S DO IT TOGETHER!
HI-YA!
>> PIG, PEN.
PIGPEN.
PER, FEC, TION.
PERFECTION.
HEY DOTT, THE JETS STOPPED IN THE TUB.
>> DOTT: WE DON'T HAVE JETS IN THE TUB.
>> PO, LU, TION.
POLLUTION.
>> PO, EH, TRY.
POETRY.
>> HAHAHA, ALL CLEAN!
DOTT, I'M READY TO COME OUT NOW!
[MUSIC] 27 >> OH, DUSTY!
WE GOT ANOTHER LETTER FROM YOUR FRIEND OTTO.
>> I LOVE OTTO'S LETTERS.
HEY, I'VE GOT AN IDEA!
LET'S KEEP AN EAR OUT FOR THE PUH SOUNDS IN OTTO'S LETTER!
>> OTTO: DEAR DUSTY, I WOKE UP THIS MORNING AND PRANCED OUT OF BED.
I WAS PRETTY PERKY!
PERHAPS IT WAS THE SUN THAT PLEASED ME SO.
I PICKED UP MY PENCIL AND PAPER AND DECIDED TO WRITE TO YOU!
MY PEN PAL!
IT'S POSSIBLE THAT I'LL BE COMING YOUR WAY SOON.
MAYBE WE COULD MEET UP AT THE PUPPY PARK?
THAT PLACE HAS REAL PANACHE.
PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS?
OTTO.
>> WHAT DOES PENNY FOR YOUR THOUGHTS MEAN?
>> IT MEANS, WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND?
>> WHAT'S ON MY MIND?
I HAVE SOME FUR, AND, OH!
TWO EARS.
I HAVE TWO EARS UP THERE.
>> I MEANT, DUSTY, WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?
>> OH, WHAT AM I THINKING ABOUT?
FOOD.
>> WHAT ABOUT NOW?
>> FOOD.
>> I GUESS THAT MEANS I GOTTA GET THIS LITTLE FELLA!
THANKS FOR COMING OVER TODAY, READING BUDDES!
>> YEAH!
THANKS FOR LEARNING WITH ME!
>> LITTLE BY LITTLE... >> LETTER BY LETTER!
>> Both: READING BUDDIES.
YOU DID GREAT WORK TODAY.
>> Both: READING BUDDIES...
I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WISH YOU COULD STAY!
>> Both: WE'LL SEE YOU SOON FROM THIS SAME SPOT >> WITH DUSTY >> AND DOTT >> Both: AND ALPHABOTT... WITH YOUR READING BUDDIES YOU'LL NEVER READ ALONE!
YOU'LL NEVER READ ALONE ♪ ♪
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