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Season 3 Episode 4 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
The u Closed Syllable Badge
Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the closed syllable short u: how it is written, the sound it represents, and words that use it. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: cunning. Heart Word: put. The Alphabotteers go on a scavenger hunt and use their cunning to track down Jampa’s missing peanuts.
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Reading Buddies 304
Season 3 Episode 4 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the closed syllable short u: how it is written, the sound it represents, and words that use it. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: cunning. Heart Word: put. The Alphabotteers go on a scavenger hunt and use their cunning to track down Jampa’s missing peanuts.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship>>DOTT: I SPY WITH MY LITTLE EYE SOMETHING PRICKLY.
>>DUSTY: A PORCUPINE!
>>DOTT: NO DUSTY WE DON'T HAVE ANY.
IN HERE, IN THE READING ROOM.
>>DUSTY: OH, OH.
CACTUS.
>>DOTT: OH YOU ARE GOOD!
>>KIDS: HI!
>>DOTT: OH, YOU'RE HERE, YOU MADE IT!
>>DUSTY: YOU'RE THE FIRST TO ARRIVE!
>>DOTT: I'M DOTT LIKE THE POLKA DOT, AND THIS IS MY DOG DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: LIKE THE DUST!
HEY DOTT, WHAT BADGE AM I GETTING TODAY?
>>DOTT: TODAY'S ALPHABADGE IS CALLED... >>DOTT: "THE U CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE"!
>>DUSTY: UNBELIEVABLE!
>>DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!
LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.
>>DUSTY: OH I LOVE WHEN THEY DO THE SONG!
♪ >>ALPHABOTTEERS: WE USE OUR ♪ EYES, WE USE EACH EAR.
♪ THE LETTERS SHOW, THE SOUNDS ♪ WE HEAR.
♪ OUR READING BUDDIES WILL HELP ♪ US GROW ♪ THESE BADGES SHOW YOU ALL WE ♪ KNOW.
♪ >>DOTT: YOU GET A NEW ONE ♪ EVERY TIME ♪ >>DUSTY: AND WITH YOUR HELP, ♪ WE'LL TAKE THAT CLIMB!
♪ >>ALL: LET'S GO!
♪ ON A LETTER ADVENTURE.
♪ LET'S GO!
♪ LEARNING'S BETTER TOGETHER!
♪ WE'RE THE ALPHABOTTEERS!
>>DOTT: ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, DROP YOUR BACKPACKS OFF INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.
>>DUSTY: YES.
RUN!
RUN!
HAHA.
>>DOTT: UH...DUST...THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >>DUSTY: UH...RIGHT.
WOOF, I FEEL LIKE I'M RUNNING UPHILL.
>>DOTT: AND YOU, COME ON >>MARTY: HELLO READING BUDDIES!
I'M MARTY, THE GARDEN GNOME, AND THIS IS MARY.
SAY HELLO MARY.
>>MARY: "HELLO MARY"!
>>MARTY: WE'RE HERE TO GIVE YOU... >>MARTY, MARY, KIDS: "THE FANCY SHMANCY WORD OF THE DAY" >>MARTY: WE'RE GONNA GIVE YOU A FANCY WORD, AND TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.
DRUMROLL PLEASE.
>>MARTY: TODAY WORD IS..."CUNNING"!
>>MARY: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!
"CUNNING" ON THREE 1,2,3... >>ALL: "CUNNING!"
>>MARY: CUNNING MEANS, "TO BE TRICKY OR SNEAKY TO GET WHAT YOU WANT."
>>MARTY: HEY!
THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE COMING BACK!
SEE YA LATER ALLIGATOR >>MARY: IN A WHILE CROCODILE, FREEZE!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ BUUUUUUZ!
>>DOTT: YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS, IT'S TIME FOR ALPHABOTT'S SOUND OF THE DAY!
>>ALPHABOTT: /U/,/U/,/U/.
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /U/,/U/,/U/!
>>DOTT: THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.
/U/, LIKE IN UP.
TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN "THE U CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE"!
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: OOOH!
>>DOTT: LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND A LITTLE MORE.
AB, PLEASE SHOW US WHAT OUR MOUTH DOES WHEN WE MAKE THE /U/ SOUND.
>>AB: BUZZ!
>>DOTT: WHEN WE MAKE THE /U/ SOUND • YOUR MOUTH IS OPEN AND YOUR TONGUE IS FLAT WITH THE BACK PART LOW IN THE MOUTH.
REPEAT AFTER ME.
/U/U/U/ >>ALPHABOTTEERS: /U/U/U/!
>>DOTT: AB, LET'S SHOW THEM WHEN THE LETTER U IS /U/ IN WORDS."
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: "SUN".
THIS WORD IS A CLOSED SYLLABLE - THERE IS JUST ONE VOWEL AND THAT VOWEL IS CLOSED IN BY A CONSONANT.
THE VOWEL SOUND WILL BE SHORT, KIND OF LIKE IT'S ANXIOUS THAT THE CONSONANT IS CLOSING IT IN.
SO 'U' REPRESENTS /UUU/ IN THIS WORD.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
S-U-N. SUN!
>>DOTT: THE WAY A WORD IS SPELLED SHOWS US... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...HOW TO READ THE SOUNDS!
>>DOTT: WE'RE GOING TO HAVE FUN TODAY!
THANKS FOR GIVING US OUR SOUND AB.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZZ!
>>DOTT: BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /U/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THE "U CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE", LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...LETTER BY LETTER!
>>DOTT: OFF YOU GO!
I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE.
>>DUSTY: HUM...HUM...JUST HUMMING HERE... >>DOTT: NOT SO FAST DUST... >>DUSTY: DOTT!
HOW ARE YA OLD CHUM?
>>DOTT: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR DOGHOUSE THIS MORNING?
>>DUSTY: OF COURSE!
EVERYTHING'S ALL NEATLY TUCKED AWAY • TUCKED IN ALL THAT MUCK!
WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP ALL THAT JUNK?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: HOT DOG!
RACE YA THERE.
READY, SET, GO!
♪ dog, dog, doggy dog, doggy dog house ♪ >>DUSTY: A,E,I,O, YOU WIN AGAIN!
OK, LET'S SORT THIS JUNK.
TODAY LET'S SET ASIDE THINGS THAT HAVE THE /U/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.
REMEMBER- /U/ LIKE UP.
>>JUNK: OH LOOK, A MUTT!
>>DUSTY: AND PROUD OF IT.
DIVE!
DIVE!
DIVE!
Wee!
UNDERWEAR!
/U/NDERWEAR.
DOES UNDERWEAR HAVE THE /U/ SOUND?
>>KID: YES!
>>DUSTY: YEAH!
UNDER THERE UNDERWEAR.
MILK!
M/I/L/K.
DOES MILK HAVE THE /U/ SOUND?
>>KID: NO DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: NO IT DOES NOT!
THIS IS A LACTOSE FREE ZONE!
>>DUSTY: DUCK.
D/U/K DOES DUCK HAVE THE /U/ SOUND?
>>KID: YES!
>>DUSTY: HAHA, YEAH.
YOU LUCKY DUCK!
>>JUNK: NOOOOOO... SEE YA TOMORROW DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: SEE YA TOMORROW JUNK!
HAHA HEY!
THANKS FOR HELPING ME CLEAN UP THAT MESS.
NOW LET'S GET OUT OF HERE AND GET SOME FRESH AIR!
WOOF!
>>DUSTY: HI JAMPA!
>>JAMPA: HI DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: WOAH, IS THAT A NEW PICTURE FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK?
>>JAMPA: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S THAT A PICTURE OF?
>>JAMPA: GUM!
>>DUSTY: GUM!?
OH I'VE HEARD OF THAT.
DOES GUM FLY?
>>JAMPA: NO DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: OH IT DOESN'T.
WELL, THEN WHAT DO YOU DO WITH GUM?
>>JAMPA: YOU CHEW IT.
>>DUSTY: OH YOU CHEW IT!
MMM, OH, WAIT I'M NOT ALLOWED TO EAT GUM JAMPA.
>>JAMPA: IT'S OK DUSTY, YOU CAN PRETEND!
>>DUSTY: I CAN PRETEND!
THAT'S RIGHT.
HEY WILL YOU PRETEND TO CHEW GUM WITH ME?
>>JAMPA: SURE.
>>DUSTY: AND WE CAN BLOW BIG BUBBLES.
>>JAMPA: READY?
>>DUSTY: YEAH I'M READY.
>>JAMPA: GO!
>>DUSTY: POP!
WOAH!
I'VE GOT GUM ALL OVER ME.
THANKS FOR SHARING YOU SCRAPBOOK WITH ME.
>>JAMPA: BYE DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: BYE JAMPA!
>>JAMPA: THAT'S NOT IT!
LET'S GO.
>>DUSTY: OH!
AB A SCAVENGER HUNT!
I LOVE SCAVENGER HUNTS!
OK LET'S SEE, UH, UH, WHAT ARE WE LOOKING FOR AGAIN?
>>AB: BUZZ.
BUZZ BUZZ BE BA BUZZ?
>>REGGIE: WE'RE HELPING JAMPA LOOK FOR SOMETHING THAT'S GONE MISSING.
>>DUSTY: OH BUMMER!
SO THIS ISN'T A SCAVENGER HUNT?
>>ZIGGY: I WISH IT WERE.
WE CAN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND WHERE JAMPA'S BAG OF PEANUTS WENT.
>>JAMPA: YEAH!
IT'S TOTALLY GONE!
>>DUSTY: MISSING PEANUTS HUH?
THAT IS UNUSUAL • WE'LL HAVE TO MULL THIS OVER.
>>ALL: MULL, MULL, MULL, MULL... >>DUSTY: THIS IS A PUZZLE THAT CAN ONLY BE SOLVED BY... >>DUSTY: SHERLOCK BONES!
AND HIS TRUSTED PARTNER, "ALPHABOTTSON"!
>>AB: BUZZ!
>>DUSTY: FORWARD AND UPWARD!
AND UH...BACKWARDS, IF NEED BE!
>>AB: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DUSTY: TALLY HO!
WOAH!
PEANUT SHELLS.
>>JAMPA: HMMMM.
>>DUSTY: WELL, WHOEVER TOOK YOUR PEANUTS, AREN'T THE NEATEST!
>>AB: BUZZ.
>>DUSTY: FOLLOW THOSE CRUMBS!
>>REGGIE: ALRIGHT, GOOD LUCK DETECTIVE!
>>SQUIRREL: HE HE HE.
HA HA HA.
>>DUSTY: HEY, ALPHABOTT'S IN ART MODE!
COME ON, LET'S SEE WHAT THEY'RE UP TO.
WOAH!
>>ZIGGY: EVERYDAY'S A GREAT DAY WHEN YOU'RE DRAWING, RIGHT ALPHABOTT?
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ, BUZZ!
>>DOTT: HI AB, HI ZIGGY.
WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?
>>ZIGGY: I WAS LAYING IN A FIELD, UNWINDING, WHEN I LOOKED "UP" AND SAW THE BEAUTIFUL SKY.
IMAGINE, IF I DIDN'T LOOK "UP" I COULD HAVE MISSED IT.
TO REMIND EVERYONE TO LOOK "UP" ONCE IN A WHILE, I DREW THESE ARROWS POINTING... >>DUSTY AND DOTT: UP?
>>ZIGGY: YEAH!
>>DOTT: WOW ZIGGY!
THIS IS REALLY UPLIFTING!
>>ZIGGY: YEAH, THANKS.
>>DOTT: ZIGGY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT ELSE I SEE?
>>ZIGGY: WHAT?
>>DOTT: THE LETTER U.
>>DUSTY: OUR NEW ALPHABADGE!
>>ZIGGY: DOTT, I SEE IT TOO!
>>DUSTY: WELL I DON'T!
THAT'S NOT A LETTER, IT'S JUST A COUPLE OF ARROWS POINTING UP.
>>DOTT: DUSTY DON'T WORRY, WE'VE GOT YOU COVERED.
WILL YOU HELP US SHOW DUSTY THE "U" IN UP?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>DOTT: GREAT!
WE'LL NEED OUR MAGIC PAINTBRUSH... NOW LET ME SEE, I KNOW I PUT MINE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE • OH, I REMEMBER NOW.
BEWOOOOP!
>>KID: EEEEWWWW >>DOTT: EW.
FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE'LL NEED THIS!
>>DOTT: NOW WE NEED ZIGGY'S ARROWS, POINTING UP.
>>UP: U, UP, /U/!
>>DOTT: LET'S ALL START ON THE DOTTED LINE.
NOW, WE MAKE A LITTLE CUP, LIKE THIS.
WE ADD SHORT VERTICAL LINE DOW •.
AND WE'RE DONE!
>>UP: U, UP, /U/!
>>DUSTY: I SAW IT!
>>ZIGGY: YOU CAN SEE SO MUCH IN ART • WOAH!
I HAVE TO RINSE OUT MY BRUSHES!
SEE YA LATER PAINTER!!!
>>DUSTY: I REALLY THINK I'M GONNA GET THAT "U CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE"!
>>DOTT: YOU'LL BE UNSTOPPABLE DUST, WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.
AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>DOTT: WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS /U/ SOUND A LITTLE MORE?
>>DUSTY: ALRIGHT!
SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>DOTT: U, UP, /U/.
U, UP, /U/.
U, UP, /U/.
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>DOTT: WELCOME BACK TO... >>ALL: "WHERE IS IT!?"
>>DOTT: THE GAMESHOW WHERE YOU HAVE TO LISTEN FOR A SOUND IN A WORD.
I'M YOUR HOST, DOTT!
YOU ALL KNOW OUR CHAMPION, DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: HI RUSTY!
I'M ON TV!
>>DOTT: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /U/ SOUND.
IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US WHERE THE SOUND IS IN EACH WORD.
THE FIRST WORD IS "UP".
>>DUSTY: UP.
U-P. WHERE IS /U/ IN U-P?
>>KIDS: THE FIRST SOUND!
>>DUSTY: OK!
LET'S DO THE FIRST SOUND DOTT!
>>AB: BUZZ >>DOTT: THAT'S RIGHT!
LET'S ADD A THIRD SOUND.
>>DOTT: THE NEXT WORD IS "B-U-CK".
>>DUSTY: BUCK.
B-U-CK.
WHERE IS /U/ IN B-U-CK?
>>KIDS: THE MIDDLE SOUND!
>>DUSTY: ARE YOU SURE?
>> Kids.
Yes.
>> Dusty: Okay.
IS IT THE MIDDLE SOUND?
>>DOTT: YES!
LET'S ADD... A FOURTH SOUND!
>>KIDS: OOOH!!
>>DOTT: THE LAST WORD IS..."LUNCH".
>>DUSTY: NOW WE'RE TALKING.
LUNCH.
L-U-N-CH.
WHERE IS /U/ IN L-U-N CH?
>>KIDS: THE SECOND SOUND!
>>DUSTY: OK • THE SECOND SOUND DOTT!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ.
THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!
YOU'VE WON- A TRUNK FILLED WITH SKUNKS!!
WELL, JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHEN WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR A DIFFERENT SOUND!
>>DUSTY: GET READY TO SQUAT WITH DOTT!
>>DOTT: WE'RE ALL GETTING OUR STEPS IN.
HEY, DO YOU WANT TO STAND UP AND MOVE WITH US?
>>KITT: YEAH COME ON!
>>COSMO: YOU GOT THIS!
>>DOTT: GREAT!
BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /U/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?
>>DOTT: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED..."THE BUNNY HOP".
HERE, WE, GO!
THE BUNNY HOP • THAT'S RIGHT, THE BUNNY HOP LAST TIME...THE BUNNY HOP • AND STOP!
>>COSMO: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT?
IT'S CALLED "THE CHUCKLE" >>DOTT: I LOVE IT!
OK LET'S ALL TRY IT.
HERE, WE, GO- THE CHUCKLE HA, HA.
THE CHUCKLE HA, HA.
THE CHUCKLE HA, HA AND STOP!
>>KITT: TRY THIS ONE!
IT'S CALLED "SNUG AS A BUG"!
>>DOTT: OH KITT, I LOVE IT.
DO YOU WANNA TRY?
HERE WE GO!
SNUG AS A BUG SNUG AS A BUG, IT'S GOOD SNUG AS A BUG, AND DONE!
>>COSMO: NICE WORKOUT FOLKS!
>>KITT: FUNNY, REALLY!
>>DUSTY: WOOF.
THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.
WOAH- LOOK AT ALL OF THESE BUBBLES.
LET'S GET POPPING!
>>DOTT'S: HUM...DRUM.
HUMDRUM >>DOTT'S: H...U...G. HUG!
>>DUSTY: GOTCHA!
>>DOTT'S: H...U...M. HUM!
>>DUSTY: WOOHOO!
>>DUSTY: HM HM HM, WOAH WOAH!
>>MARY: OH HI READING BUDDIES!
MARTY AND I ARE TRYING TO EAT HEALTHY, SO TODAY WE'RE HAVING... >>MARY/MARTY: WALNUTS/DONUTS!
>>MARY: MARTY!
NOT FAIR!
IF I HAVE TO EAT A "HEALTHY SNACK"- SO DO YOU!
PUT.
DOWN.
THAT.
DONUT.
>>MARTY: SOUNDS LIKE SOMEONE'S JEALOUS!
ENJOY THAT WALNUT HAHAH!
>>MARY: JEALOUS OF YOUR JUNK FOOD!?
OOOOH- PSSST.
READING BUDDIES, LET'S GET MARTY TO EAT THIS WALNUT.
IT'S TIME TO BE....CUNNING.
MARTY!
STOP!
I DIDN'T KNOW YOU LIKED... DOG GERMS... >>MARTY: DOG GERMS!?
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?
WHERE?
GROSS.
>>MARY: ON THAT DONUT.
I SAW DUSTY DROOLING ALL OVER THAT THIS MORNING.
>>MARTY: YOU MEAN I WAS ABOUT TO EAT... >>MARY: ...A DOG DROOL DONUT.
YES.
BUT DON'T WORRY.
LUCKY FOR YOU, THERE'S NO DROOL ON THIS UNBELIEVABLE WALNUT!
IT'S PACKED WITH "WALNUTTY" FLAVOR!
HERE, YOU CAN HAVE MINE, I'LL TAKE THAT YUCKY DONUT OFF YOUR HANDS.
>>MARTY: GEE, THANKS MARY- THAT WAS A CLOSE ONE!
I CAN'T BELIEVE I WAS ABOUT TO EAT- >>MARY: BURP.
"CUNNING - TO BE TRICKY OR SNEAKY TO GET WHAT YOU WANT."
YUM.
>>AUDIENCE: WOO!
YEAH!
BRAVO!
>>JAMPA: BRAVO, BRAVO!
BRAVO!
>>DOTT: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.
>>DUSTY: I'M SNUG AS A BUG IN A RUG.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUUUUZZ!
>>DOTT: PERFECT TIMING AB!
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM SOME WORDS WITH THE SOUND OF THE DAY IN THEM.
ALPHABOTT, WOULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US OUR LETTERS?
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: OK, LET'S READ WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
T-U-B.
TUB.
WHAT SOUND IS IN THE MIDDLE OF "TUB"?
>>DUSTY: I HEAR IT, I HEAR IT, AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY?
/U/, LIKE UP!
>>DOTT: VERY GOOD!
THE LETTER U.
NOW LET'S TRANSFORM "TUB" INTO "TUBE".
WHAT DO WE HAVE TO ADD TO THE END?
>>DUSTY: TUBE.
THIS ONE'S HARD, I NEED A LITTLE HELP.
>>DOTT: REMEMBER OUR "BRAVER E"?
WHEN WE PUT E AT THE END OF TUB IT HELPS THE 'U' SAY IT'S LONG SOUND.
SO TUB BECOMES- TUBE!
>>DUSTY: YEAH, I REMEMBER NOW!
THANKS.
>>DOTT: NOW- TRANSFORM TUBE, INTO CUBE.
>>DUSTY: THAT "BRAVER E" IS STILL AT THE END, SO THE 'U' STILL SAYS ITS NAME- /U/!
THAT MEANS WE HAVE TO CHANGE THE FIRST SOUND.
THE /T/ CHANGES TO /C/.
>>DOTT: VERY GOOD.
WE ADD THE LETTER C TO MAKE CUBE.
CUBE.
NOW CAN YOU TRANSFORM CUBE INTO CUB?
>>DUSTY: YOU GOT THIS DUSTY.
OK HM, C/U/B.
WAIT!
WE WANT THE /U/ SOUND- SO WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THAT BRAVER E TO MAKE... "CUB"!
>>DOTT: YES.
CUBE WITHOUT THE "BRAVER E" BECOMES CUB.
CUB!
YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS DUSTY!
THANKS AB!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZZ BUZZ!
B..U...ZZZ.
BU...ZZZ.
ZZZ.
>>DOTT: OH, ALPHABOTT'S BATTERY MUST BE DRAINED.
SHE'S BEEN HELPING US OUT SO MUCH TODAY.
HEY DUSTY, COULD YOU TAKE HER TO REGGIE FOR A QUICK CHARGE?
>>DUSTY: SURE.
HEY, DO YOU WANNA COME WITH US?
>>KIDS: OK!
SURE!
>>DUSTY: GREAT!
COME ON ALPHABOTT, LET'S GO!
>>DUSTY: HEY REGGIE!
WOULD YOU MIND GIVING ALPHABOTT A QUICK CHARGE?
>>REGGIE: OH!
OF COURSE DUSTY.
OH, HI READING BUDDIES!
COME ON IN.
>>REGGIE: WOWIE ZOWIE, HER BATTERY IS DRAINED!
COULD YOU HELP CHARGE ALPHABOTTS BATTERY?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>REGGIE: WE CAN DO IT!
OK, FOR EVERY SOUND WE HEAR IN A WORD, WE HAVE TO PRESS A BUTTON.
AFTER A FEW ROUNDS, ALPHABOTT WILL BE FULLY CHARGED.
LET'S GET TO WORK!
>>SPEAKER: RUB.
>>DUSTY: RUB.
THE WORD IS RUB.
HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN R-U B?
>>KIDS: THREE!
>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.
R-U-B!
RUB!
>>REGGIE: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!
>>SPEAKER: SUN.
>>DUSTY: SUN.
THE WORD IS SUN.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN S-U-N?
>>KIDS: 3!
>>DUSTY: 3?, LET'S SEE!
S-U-N. SUN!
>>REGGIE: HALFWAY THERE BUDDIES!
>>SPEAKER: HUMS.
>>DUSTY: HUMS.
THE WORD IS HUMS.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN H-U-M-S?
>>KIDS: 4!
>>DUSTY: 4?
H-U-M-S. HUMS!
>>REGGIE: ONE MORE SHOULD DO THE TRICK!
>>SPEAKER: US.
>>DUSTY: US.
THE WORD IS US.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN U-S?
>>KIDS: 2!
>>DUSTY: 2?
U-S.
US!
>>REGGIE: SHE'S FULLY CHARGED!
GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!
THAT'LL BE TEN CENTS DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: TEN CENTS TOWARD THE "GET REGGIE TO SPACE CAMP FUND"!
THANKS REG.
>>REGGIE: AW, THANKS DUST.
>>KIDS: AWW.
>>DOTT: TODAYS HEART WORD IS "PUT", AS IN "DUSTY, PUT YOUR DOG TOYS AWAY!"
>>DUSTY: PUT RHYMES WITH FOOT!
>>DOTT: PUT IS A HEART WORD, WHICH MEANS IT HAS ONE OR MORE SOUND SPELLINGS WE MAY NOT KNOW YET.
PUT HAS THREE SOUNDS.
/P/U/T/.
THE FIRST SOUND, /P/ IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER P. THE LAST SOUND, /T/, IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER T. THE SECOND SOUND, /OO/ IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER U, WHICH ISN'T SPELLING THE USUAL SOUND WE KNOW, /U/.
THIS IS THE PART WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
P-U-T... >>ALL: PUT!
>>DUSTY: WELL, THAT WAS A DUD.
ALL THOSE CRUMBS BY THE OAK TREE AND STILL NO PEANUTS!
WE'RE STUMPED- WOAH NOT AGAIN!
I'M SUCH A KLUTS!
HEY, WHY IS THIS RUG SO LUMPY?
>>REGGIE: AND WHAT'S THAT JUTTING OUT FROM UNDER IT?
>>DUSTY: HEY!
LOOK!
IT'S YOUR PEANUTS!
BARK, BARK BARK BARK, BARK!
>>SQUIRREL: ...HEE HE, HA HA, HE, HA... >>DUSTY: STOP!
YOU WORK FOR MY PILE OF JUNK, DON'T YOU?!
>>SQUIRREL: SQUEAK!
SQUEAK...HE HE.. >>DUSTY: WHY, THANK YOU!
I DO THINK THIS HAT IS FLATTERING.
IT BELONGED TO MY GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, GREAT, HEY WAIT A MINUTE!
>>SQUIRREL: SQUEAK SQUEAK!
HE HE HE!
>>DUSTY: YOU GOT ME SQUIRREL, YOU GOT ME!
HEY.
>>ZIGGY: YOU WERE UNBELIEVABLE DUSTY!
YOU SOLVED THE MYSTERY!
>>DUSTY: AW SHUCKS!
I WAS JUST FOLLOWING MY GUT!
>>JAMPA: THAT'S ONE LOUD GUT!
>>DUSTY: IT IS, ISN'T IT!
HAHAHA.
>>DOTT: ...AND YOU DUSTY, YOU'VE EARNED YOUR NEW BADGE, "THE U CLOSED SYLLABLE BADGE".
WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.
>>DUSTY: SHUCKS FOLKS, I'M SPEECHLESS!
>>DOTT: "LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS AND DUSTY: ...LETTER BY LETTER!"
>>DOTT: TIME TO GO HOME!
GIVE YOUR UNIFORMS TO AB.
I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW.
♪ >>DUSTY AND DOTT: READING ♪ BUDDIES, YOU DID GREAT WORK ♪ TODAY.
♪ READING BUDDIES, I REALLY WISH ♪ YOU COULD STAY.
♪ WE'LL SEE YOU SOON FROM THIS SAME SPOT, WITH DUSTY, AND DOTT, ♪ AND ALPHABOTT.
♪ WITH YOUR READING BUDDIES, ♪ YOU'LL NEVER READ ALONE!
>>KIDS: BYE!
BYE BYE!
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