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Reading Buddies 115
Season 1 Episode 15 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
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Dusty learns the /l/ sound and the letter l with the help of Dott and Alphabott.
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Reading Buddies 115
Season 1 Episode 15 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Dusty learns the /l/ sound and the letter l with the help of Dott and Alphabott.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[MUSIC] >> DUSTY: AH, AH, AH!- OKAY, OKAY.
AH!
HEHE, THAT WAS CLOSE.
>> DOTT: AH-CHOO!
>> GESUNDHEIT.
♪ ♪ [INSTRUMENTAL THEME SONG] >> READING BUDDIES!
>> YOU'RE HERE!
YOU MADE IT!
>> WE HAVE ANOTHER LESSON TODAY?
DOTT, I FEEL LIKE WE MUST KNOW EVERYTHING BY NOW.
>> WELL, YOU'RE ALL DOING SUCH GREAT WORK; BUT THERE'S ALWAYS MORE TO LEARN.
>> OUR BRAINS MUST BE HUGE!
>> GROWING A LITTLE BRIGHTER EVERYDAY.
SHOULD WE GET STARTED WITH OUR FIRST GAME, DUSTY?
>> LET'S DO IT!
I HEAR WITH MY LITTLE EAR!
WHAT SOUND ARE WE LISTENING FOR TODAY?
>> LET'S LISTEN FOR THE SOUND IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR WORDS.
>> OH I LOVE THIS!
WE'RE ABOUT TO GO ON OUR ROLLER COASTER!
WE START DOWN HERE, THEN WE GO UP, AND THEN COME BACK DOWN.
>> YOUR JOB IS TO LISTEN FOR THE SOUND AT THE TOP OF THE COASTER, OR THE MIDDLE OF OUR WORD.
THE FIRST WORD IS FIG.
WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF FIG?
>> MM, I LOVE FIGS.
OKAY, FIG.
FF, IH, GUH.
FF, IH, GUH.
I HEAR IH IN THE MIDDLE.
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT!
IH LIKE ITCH.
OKAY.
THE NEXT WORD IS PIT.
WHAT SOUND DO YOU HEAR IN THE MIDDLE?
>> HM, WHAT SOUND DO YOU HEAR IN THE MIDDLE OF PIT?
PUH, IH, TT.
PUH, IH, TT.
HEY, I HEAR THAT IH AGAIN!
>> YES!
DING DING DING!
DONG DONG DONG!
THE NEXT WORD IS PICK.
WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF PICK?
>> PICK, PICK.
PUH, IH, CUH.
PUH, IH, CUH.
THERE'S THAT IH SOUND AGAIN!
>> YES, DUSTY, THAT'S RIGHT.
OKAY, THE LAST WORD IS TIP.
WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF TIP?
>> TIP, TIP.
TT, IH, PUH.
IT'S THAT IH SOUND AGAIN!
THAT'S THE LETTER I, LIKE ITCH, RIGHT DOTT?
HEY, IH GETS INTO A LOT OF WORDS TOO, JUST LIKE A, APPLE, AH.
HEY, THAT'S A VOWEL RIGHT DOTT?
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT DUSTY!
EVERY WORD OR SYLLABLE NEEDS A VOWEL, AND TODAY, ALL OF THESE WORDS HAD IH AS IN ITCH IN THE MIDDLE.
THAT'S THE LETTER "I."
>> "I" THINK "I" UNDERSTAND.
HAHA!
I'LL BE HERE ALL WEEK.
>> DOT TO DOT WITH ALPHABOTT!
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> OH WOW AB!
THAT IS ONE GREAT, UM, THAT'S A COOL LOOKING, UH YOU KNOW.
IT'S A •HEY, WHAT IS THAT AB?
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> I WAS GOING TO SAY!
IT'S A ROCKET SHIP!
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> OBVIOUSLY.
YES.
IT'S JUST KIND OF MISSING THE "SHIP" PART.
I SEE THE ROCKET PART.
>> WOULD YOU MIND IF WE HELPED YOU FINISH YOUR ROCKET DRAWING, AB?
[ALPHABOTT NOISES] >> GREAT!
IF YOU HAVE SOME PAPER AND SOMETHING TO WRITE WITH, YOU CAN DRAW WITH US.
SO LET'S SEE.
DUSTY, YOU SAID IT WAS MISSING THE "SHIP" PART.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
BE MORE SPECIFIC.
>> WELL, I THINK IT NEEDS LINES TO CONNECT THE TOP OF THE ROCKET TO THE BOTTOM PART, WHERE THE FIRE COMES OUT.
>> YES, OKAY, SO IF WE START UP HERE, AND DRAW A VERTICAL LINE DOWN.
NOW WE'LL DO THE SAME THING ON THE OTHER SIDE.
A VERTICAL LINE FROM TOP TO BOTTOM.
>> YEAH, THAT LOOKS LIKE A ROCKET SHIP.
ALL IT NEEDED WAS A COUPLE OF LINES, WHO KNEW!?
>> BOY, IT WOULD BE NICE TO TAKE A TRIP IN A ROCKET SHIP.
>> WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR!?
PUT 30 SECONDS ON THE CLOCK.
>> GREAT IDEA DUSTY!
IT'S TIME FOR A SPEEDY STORY ABOUT OUR ROCKET SHIP!
[MUSIC] >> ONCE >> UPON >> BOTH: A TIME!
>> DUSTY AND I WENT ON A TRIP IN A ROCKET SHIP.
>> IT WAS A VACATION TO THE MOON!
>> OO, OUR CAPTAIN'S NAME WAS ELTON!
>> YEAH, HE WAS THE ROCKET MAN, HE FLEW THE ROCKET SHIP.
>> IN NO TIME WE WERE FLYING THROUGH SPACE.
>> YEAH!
WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN!
>> A CROCODILE CAME OUT OF NOWHERE!
>> IT STARTED SINGING AND DANCING, BUT WE WEREN'T SCARED!
>> NO, BECAUSE HE WAS REALLY SMALL, HE WAS LIKE ONLY THE SIZE OF A THUMB.
>> HE WAS A TINY DANCER!
>> BOTH: THE END!
>> IT'S RHYME TIME!
>> THAT'S RIGHT, IT'S RHYME TIME!
>> DOTT'S GOING TO SAY 3 WORDS.
2 OF THEM RHYME, 1 OF THEM DOESN'T!
>> THEY'VE GOT THIS!
EASY PEASY- >> BOTH: LEMON SQUEEZY.
>> LET THE RHYMING BEGIN!
END, SEND, SAND.
>> HM, END, SEND, SAND.
WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?
END, SEND, SAND.
SAND DOESN'T RHYME!
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
WAG, BEG, SAG.
>> WAG, BEG, SAG.
WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?
WAG, BEG, SAG.
I THINK BEG DOESN'T RHYME!
>> YES, EXCELLENT!
ALRIGHT, LET ME THINK.
OH, TRY THIS.
TALL, SPELL, WELL.
>> TALL, SPELL, WELL.
WHICH ONE DOESN'T RHYME?
TALL, SPELL, WELL.
TALL DOESN'T RHYME!
>> YES!
EXCELLENT.
>> WE DID IT!
HEY, WE WANT A CHALLENGE, DOTT.
>> OH OKAY, ALRIGHT, CAN YOU COME UP WITH SOME WORDS THAT RHYME WITH THE WORD SPELL?
>> HMMM, LET'S THINK.
SPELL.
SPELL, TELL!
SPELL, SELL!
>> OO, I GOT ONE.
SPELL, YELL.
>> WOAH!
VERY GOOD DOTT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE REALLY LEARNING.
PRETTY SOON YOU'LL BE AS GOOD AS ME.
>> HEY, WAIT A MINUTE, I'M TEACHING YOU.
>> YES, WELL, PERHAPS THE STUDENT HAS BECOME THE TEACHER.
>> WELL ALL I CAN SAY TO THAT IS- AND NOW A POEM!
>> HUBBAWHAAAA!?
OKAY, OKAY, YOU'RE STILL THE TEACHER!
WOOF!
WHERE'S MY BERET!?
[MUSIC] >> LEMONS AND LIMES, THEY LOOK VERY PRETTY I THINK THAT THEY SMELL LOVELY TOO BUT BEWARE, THEY'RE SO SOUR WITH REAL PUCKER POWER THANK ME, YOU'LL BE GLAD THAT YOU KNEW.
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
♪ ♪ >> WHAT DO YOU SEE?
>> A LIZARD.
A LIME.
A LADDER.
A LEAF.
>> LET'S SAY THEM OUT LOUD TOGETHER!
>> BOTH: A LIZARD.
LIME.
LADDER.
LEAF.
>> NOW I'M GOING TO TAKE ONE AWAY!
LOOK.
THINK.
REMEMBER.
WHAT'S MISSING?
>> THE LIZARD!
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
YOU HAVE A GOOD MEMORY!
LET'S TRY ANOTHER.
LOOK.
THINK.
REMEMBER.
WHAT'S MISSING?
>> THE LIZARD AGAIN!
DID YOU TRY TO TRICK ME?
>> MAYBE!
OKAY!
LET'S SAY THEM ALL AGAIN.
REMEMBER, SAYING THEM OUT LOUD CAN HELP THEM STAY IN OUR MEMORY!
>> BOTH: LIZARD.
LIME.
LADDER.
LEAF.
>> LOOK, THINK, REMEMBER, WHAT'S MISSING?
>> THE LEAF!
>> DING DING DING!
OKAY, LAST ONE!
LOOK.
THINK.
REMEMBER.
WHAT'S MISSING?
>> HMM..
I'M DRAWING A BLANK.
CAN YOU HELP ME?
I SEE THE LIZARD.
THE LADDER.
THE LEAF.
WHAT'S MISSING?
A LEMON?
NO LEMONS ARE YELLOW, THIS THING WAS GREEN.
OH YES!
THAT'S IT!
THE LIME!
THE LIME IS MISSING!
>> THAT'S IT!
WAY TO PROBLEM SOLVE.
>> SAY LONE >> LONE >> SAY IT AGAIN, BUT DON'T SAY LL.
>> OWN.
>> VERY GOOD.
SAY LEAVE.
>> LEAVE.
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY LL.
>> EAVE.
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
SAY LAD >> LAD!
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY LL.
>> AD.
>> EXCELLENT, DUST!
SAY LEDGE >> LEDGE >> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY LL >> EDGE.
>> YES!
SAY LIGHT.
>> LIGHT!
>> SAY IT AGAIN BUT DON'T SAY LL >> -IGHT!
>> YEAH!
GOOD DOG!
>> YOU CAN REALLY GET ME TO DO ANYTHING IF YOU GIVE ME A TREAT.
>> ANYTHING?
>> EXCEPT SIT IN A PURSE.
I REFUSE TO DO THAT.
I MEAN, HAVE SOME DIGNITY.
[MUSIC] >> L, LIP, LL L, LIP, LL L, LIP, LL L, LIP, LL >> ALPHABOTT: LL, LL, LL, LL, LL, LL >> AB, ARE YOU GARGLING?
ON TV?!
BOY, PEOPLE WILL WATCH ANYTHING THESE DAYS.
>> NO DUSTY, SHE'S LETTING US KNOW OUR NEW SOUND.
TODAY'S SOUND IS LL LIKE LIP.
>> LL, LIKE LIP.
LL, LL, LL, OH BOY, MY TONGUE IS BUSY ON THAT ONE DOTT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT DUSTY, OUR TONGUE DOES A LOT TO MAKE THIS SOUND.
THE TIP OF YOUR TONGUE GOES TO THE TOP OF YOUR MOUTH AND IT HIDES RIGHT BEHIND YOUR TOP TEETH.
THEN YOUR VOICE BOX TURNS ON AND YOU MAKE THE SOUND.
LL, LIKE LIP.
>> I WANT TO FEEL THE BUZZ THAT MY VOICE BOX MAKES.
HEY, LET'S HOLD OUT THAT LL SOUND AS LONG AS WE CAN.
READY, SET, GO!
LLLLLLL.
WOW, I FEEL THAT BUZZ IN MY VOICE BOX.
>> CAN YOU THINK OF ANY OTHER WORDS THAT START WITH THE LL SOUND, DUSTY?
>> OH THIS IS A CHALLENGE.
HOW ABOUT LOVE?
>> AW, THAT'S VERY SWEET, AND VERY CORRECT.
LOVE DOES START WITH THE LL SOUND.
>> LOBSTER!
>> NOT AS SWEET, BUT STILL 100 PERCENT RIGHT.
LOBSTER, STARTS WITH LL TOO.
>> WHAT DOES THE LETTER THAT MAKES THE LL SOUND LOOK LIKE DOTT?
>> COME HERE.
WE'LL TAKE OUT OUR INVISIBLE PAINT BRUSH AND WE'LL FIND OUT.
>> OH, I LEFT MINE BEHIND YOUR EAR.
>> WHAT?
BOOP.
HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN THERE?
>> WEEKS!
SO IF THE SOUND IS LL, WHAT LETTER DO WE USE TO REPRESENT IT?
>> WE USE THE LETTER L!
EVEN ITS NAME HAS THE LL SOUND.
>> HOW DO WE MAKE IT?
>> WELL, IT'S VERY TRICKY.
VERY, VERY TRICKY.
YOU ARE REALLY GOING TO NEED TO PAY ATTENTION.
>> REALLY?
WOW.
WOOF.
K. I'M READY.
WAIT.
NO.
OKAY I'M READY NOW.
>> OKAY, DRAW A VERTICAL LINE.
>> VERTICAL LINE.
OKAY, WHAT NEXT?
>> THAT'S IT!
>> THAT'S IT!?
WOW, THE LETTER L WASN'T TRICKY AT ALL.
>> OH, HE'S CONFIDENT!
>> SO CONFIDENT!
>> COULD YOU, I DON'T KNOW •FIND IT IF IT WAS LOST?
>> THE LL SOUND?
HOW WOULD I LOSE A SOUND?
>> DUSTY, I'M TRYING TO TRANSITION HERE.
>> OH!
[MUSIC] >> BOTH: WHERE IS IT?
AB AND I HAVE HIDDEN THE LL SOUND BEHIND ONE OF THESE 3 SQUARES.
>> AND OUR JOB IS TO FIND IT!
>> NOW REMEMBER, IT COULD BE BEHIND ANY OF THESE 3 SQUARES!
ARE YOU READY, DUST?
>> OH, I'M READY.
>> ALRIGHT.
THE FIRST WORD IS LIP.
LL, IH, PUH.
>> BOTH: LL, IH, PUH.
>> WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE LL SOUND IN LIP?
>> WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE LL SOUND?
LL, IH, PUH.
YEAH, IT'S RIGHT AT THE BEGINNING THERE!
>> THE BEGINNING?
>> YEAH!
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
LET'S TRY THE WORD TELL.
TELL.
TT, EH, LL.
>> BOTH: TT, EH, LL.
>> DUSTY, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> TT, EH, LL.
OH, I HEAR IT AT THE END THAT TIME!
>> LET ME SEE.
THAT'S RIGHT, READING BUDDIES!
GOOD WORK!
LET'S TRY THE WORD LIKE.
LL, AY, CUH.
>> BOTH: LL, AY, CUH.
>> WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE LL SOUND IN LIKE?
>> LL, AY, CUH.
OH, IT'S AT THE BEGINNING!
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
LET'S TRY THE WORD LAUGH.
>> BOTH: HAHA!
>> LAUGH.
LL, AH, FF.
>> BOTH: LL, AH, FF.
>> DUSTY, WHAT ABOUT THERE, WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE LL SOUND?
>> LL, AH, FF.
OH, I HEAR IT IN THE BEGINNING AGAIN!
>> WELL DONE.
ALRIGHT, I HAVE ONE MORE.
ELF.
EH, LL, FF.
>> BOTH: EH, LL, FF.
>> WHAT ABOUT THERE?
>> HM, EH, LL, FF.
WHERE DO YOU HEAR THE LL SOUND?
EH, LL, FF.
YEAH, IT'S RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE THERE!
>> IT'S IN THE MIDDLE?
>> YEAH!
>> THAT'S RIGHT!
THAT WAS TRICKY, RIGHT?
>> THAT WAS TRICKY!
>> SOMETIMES WHEN WE HAVE SMALLER WORDS, IT REQUIRES US TO GO EVEN SLOWER AND REALLY BREAK THEM DOWN.
HERE, I'LL SHOW YOU SOME.
>> OH, OKAY!
>> LET'S TAKE THE WORD "PIT."
HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR?
>> PUH, IH, TT.
PUH, IH, TT.
THAT'S 3 SOUNDS.
>> RIGHT.
AND WE USE THESE LETTERS, P, I, T. NOW WHAT DO I CHANGE IF I WANT TO MAKE THE WORD POT?
>> HMM.
PIT, POT.
WELL, THE PUH STAYS.
>> DO THEY END THE SAME?
>> PIT.
POT.
TT, TT.
THEY DO!
THEY BOTH HAVE THE TT SOUND.
>> SO IT MUST BE THE MIDDLE SOUND THAT HAS TO CHANGE.
I'M GOING TO CHANGE THE IH FOR AW.
AND NOW WE HAVE POT!
>> PUH, AW, TT!
YEAH!
>> NOW WHAT SOUND HAS TO CHANGE TO MAKE THE WORD POP?
>> PUH, AW, PUH.
THE LAST ONE!
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT!
SO I CHANGE MY TT FOR PUH.
NOW I HAVE POP.
WHICH SOUND WOULD I CHANGE IF I WANT TO MAKE THE WORD BOP?
>> BOP, BOP.
HMM.
THE WORD WAS POP, AND I WANT IT TO BE BOP, HAVE TO CHANGE, PUH, BUH.
OH, I HAVE TO CHANGE THE FIRST SOUND!
>> YES, THAT'S RIGHT!
SO I TAKE MY PUH, AND I CHANGE IT FOR BUH.
NOW I HAVE "BOP."
>> OUR THEME SONG IS A BOP.
>> I KNOW, IT TOTALLY IS.
THAT REMINDS ME, DID YOU FIND THAT SHEET MUSIC WE WERE LOOKING FOR EARLIER?
>> IN MY ROOM?
>> YEAH.
>> UMM •YEAH.
IT WAS RIGHT WHERE I LEFT IT.
>> OH, GOOD!
>> ACTUALLY!
I HAVE NO IDEA WHERE I PUT THAT SHEET MUSIC!
MY ROOM IS SUCH A MESS.
HEY, WILL YOU HELP ME TIDY IT UP?
YOU WILL!?
THANK YOU!
I'LL RACE YA TO MY DOGHOUSE!
READY, SET, GO!
♪ ♪ ♪ DOG, DOG, DOGGY DOG HOUSE ♪ >> YES!
HEY, PILE OF JUNK, I CAME IN SECOND PLACE!
OUT OF TWO RACERS, BUT STILL!
YOU CAME IN FIRST PLACE, SURPRISE SURPRISE!
HEY, THANKS FOR HELPING ME CLEAN UP THIS LOONY ROOM.
TODAY I'M GOING TO KEEP ITEMS THAT HAVE THE LL SOUND IN THEIR NAME, SO LISTEN CAREFULLY.
LL, LL ,LL.
OH!
LOOK OUT FOR LEAKY LEFTOVERS, I CAN'T FIND MY LO MEIN FROM LAST NIGHT.
WELL, HERE WE GO!
DIVE DIVE DIVE!
LUNCHBOX.
DOES LUNCHBOX HAVE THE LL SOUND?
YEAH, RIGHT IN THE BEGINNING.
I'M GLAD I FOUND THAT!
BOOTS!
IS THERE AN LL SOUND IN BOOTS?
MM-MM.
THESE BOOTS WERE MADE FOR WALKING, BUT THEY DON'T HAVE THE LL SOUND, SO WHATCHA GONNA DO.
OH MY GOSH!
LAVA LAMP!
DOES LAVA LAMP HAVE THE LL SOUND?
YEAH, I HEAR IT TWICE!
HM, I WONDER HOW THE LAVA DOESN'T MELT THE LAMP.
SCIENCE!
OH!
THIS IS CALLED A LEOTARD!
WE USE IT WHEN WE DANCE!
DOES THAT HAVE THE LL SOUND IN IT?
LEOTARD.
YEAH IT DOES!
I HOPE IT STILL FITS ME AFTER ALL THAT LO MEIN!
HAT!
IS THERE A LL SOUND IN HAT?
MM-MM.
AH, DOES ANYBODY STILL WEAR A HAT?
OO, LIGHTBULB.
IS THERE A LL SOUND IN LIGHTBULB?
YEAH!
DING DING DING DING!
AT LAST I SEE THE LIGHT.
OR AT LEAST I HEAR THE LL SOUND.
HEY, LOOK AT ALL THIS SPACE!
WOAH!
OH, I THINK I FOUND THE LO MEIN.
HEY, THANKS FOR HELPING ME CLEAN.
YOU'RE LIKE ONE OF THOSE FRIENDS THAT HELPS PEOPLE MOVE, ONLY I DON'T HAVE TO GIVE YOU PIZZA TO DO IT!
BUT I'LL SPLIT WHATEVER WAS IN THAT LUNCHBOX!
RIGHT NOW, LET'S GO SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE READING ROOM.
[MUSIC] >> HEY DOTT?
DID MY PACKAGE COME YET?
UNCLE JIM SAID HE WAS GOING TO SEND ME A NEW DOG TOY.
>> NO, IT DIDN'T COME YET.
>> AWW MAN.
HUFF.
PUFF.
WOOF.
UCH, I'M FED UP WITH THE MAIL LATELY.
IT'S MOVING SO SLOW!
>> DUSTY, IT SEEMS LIKE YOU ARE HAVING SOME REALLY BIG FEELINGS RIGHT NOW.
>> YA THINK!?
>> CAN I TELL YOU WHAT I DO WHEN I HAVE FEELINGS LIKE THAT?
>> WHAT?
>> I STOP AND BREATHE.
>> BREATHE?!
HOW'S THAT GOING TO HELP THE MAIL?
>> WELL, IT MAY NOT MAKE THE MAIL, BUT IT HELPS ME WHILE I'M WAITING.
>> HMM, I DON'T KNOW.
>> HUMOR ME AND TRY.
>> OKAY, FINE.
>> LET'S TAKE A BREATH IN, BUT LET'S TRY AND MAKE OUR INHALE STRETCH FOR 4 COUNTS.
READY?
>> OKAY.
>> 1, 2, 3, 4.
NOW HOLD IT FOR FOUR.
1, 2, 3, 4.
AND LET IT OUT FOR 4.
1, 2, 3, 4.
>> I DIDN'T KNOW SO MUCH MATH IN BREATHING.
>> THERE ISN'T REALLY, I JUST FIND THAT COUNTING HELPS ME FOCUS.
>> I DO FEEL A LITTLE CALMER.
>> YOU DO?
>> YEAH!
A LITTLE!
YEAH!
>> THAT'S A START!
LET'S TRY AND THINK OF SOMETHING ELSE WE CAN CONTROL WHILE WE WAIT.
LIKE, WE COULD WATCH A MOVIE, OR WE COULD LISTEN TO MUSIC, OR WE COULD DO SOME YOGA!
>> OOH!
YOGA!
I HEAR THAT YOGA COMES VERY NATURALLY FOR DOGS.
>> OH SURE, UPWARD DOG, DOWNWARD DOG.
>> FLOATING DOG!
>> NO, THAT ONE ISN'T A THING.
>> SUPERHERO DOG!
>> I DON'T THINK THAT IS EITHER.
>> HOT DOG!
>> THAT IS A THING, BUT IT'S NOT A YOGA POSE.
>> STRAY DOG.
STRONG DOG.
[MUSIC] >> BOTH: SQUAT WITH DOTT!
>> GET READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!
HEY, WHATCHA DOING DOTT?
>> JUST LIMBERING UP FOR LEG DAY.
>> TOTALLY.
TOTALLY YEAH.
ME TOO.
I HAD SOME PROTEIN POWDER IN MY SHAKE THIS MORNING AND I'M FEELIN' LOOSE.
>> THEN LET'S GET INTO IT!
LUNGE IT OUT.
>> WOAH, LUNGE IT OUT.
UH DOTT?
LUNGING IS NOT MY FAVORITE.
>> OKAY WHAT ABOUT THIS?
LET'S LIFT, AND LOWER.
LIFT, AND LOWER.
>> THAT'S MORE LIKE IT.
>> YOU LIKE THAT ONE?
>> OH I LOVE IT.
>> GOOD, ARE YOU READY FOR ONE MORE?
WE SQUAT LOW, AND LEAP!
>> SQUAT LOW?!
>> AND LEAP!
IT'S LEG DAY, BRAH!
LET'S GO!
SQUAT LOW, AND LEAP!
>> MY LEGS ARE LAUGHING AT ME!
>> OKAY, ONE MORE, YOU CAN DO IT!
WOO, FINISHED.
>> PHEW!
I HIT MY LIMIT.
WOO!
>> GOOD WORKOUT DUST.
>> LAMENTABLE, REALLY.
[MUSIC] >> HI!
DOT'S WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT, SO HERE I AM IN THE BATH, POPPING BUBBLES.
IT'S SO FUN, LET'S DO IT TOGETHER!
HI-YAH!
>> FF, RR, AW, GUH.
FROG.
CUH, RR, AY, NN CRANE.
>> SPLISH SPLASH!
BATHS ARE FUN!
OO, A BUBBLE.
>> SS, LL, UH, GUH SLUG.
SS, NN, AY, CUH SNAKE.
>> SQUEAKY CLEAN!
HEY DOTT, I'M READY TO COME OUT NOW!
[MUSIC] >> BILLS, BILLS.
OH!
DUSTY, WE GOT ANOTHER LETTER FROM YOUR FRIEND OTTO.
>> I LOVE OTTO'S LETTERS.
HEY, AN IDEA!
LET'S KEEP AN EAR OUT FOR THE LL SOUNDS IN OTTO'S LETTER!
>> ALRIGHT!
>> OTTO: DEAR DUSTY, I AM DROPPING YOU A LINE, AS I WAIT FOR MY LAUNDRY.
IT'S ONE OF THOSE LAZY DAYS!
I LOUNGED AROUND, STOPPED BY THE LIBRARY AND LISTENED TO SOME LIZA, ALL BEFORE ELEVEN!
NOW THAT IT'S ALMOST LUNCH TIME, I'LL HEAT UP SOME LEFTOVER LASAGNA AND LEAF THROUGH MY LIBRETTO.
THAT'S RIGHT!
I'M GOING TO BE IN A MUSICAL!
LES MIS!
I'LL SEE IF I CAN GET YOU AND DOTT A COMP.
OTTO.
>> HEY, I HEARD THE LL SOUND A LOT, DOTT!
AND, WHO'S LIZA?
>> WE'LL TALK ABOUT HER WHEN WE GET TO Z.
WHAT WERE SOME OTHER WORDS YOU HEARD WITH THE LL SOUND IN THEM?
>> LAZY!
HE SAID "LAZY DAYS" AND DOGS ARE GREAT AT HAVING THOSE.
I COULD SIT BY THE WINDOW FOR HOURS DOTT, LIKE IT'S MY JOB!
>> I KNOW YOU CAN.
I THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SAY "LEFTOVER LASAGNA."
WHICH, SPEAKING OF LEFTOVERS, IT'S TIME TO GET DINNER READY FOR YOU, WHICH MEANS IT'S TIME TO SAY GOODBYE TO OUR READING BUDDIES.
>> AW, WELL YOU DID SUCH A GREAT JOB TODAY!
>> LITTLE BY LITTLE.
>> LETTER BY LETTER!
[MUSIC] >> BOTH: READING BUDDIES ♪ >> 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!
[MUSIC AND ALPHABOTT NOISES]
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