SUPER WHY!
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Season 1 Episode 13 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description
Pig learns a lesson about planning ahead from the story of The Ant and the Grasshopper.
Pig goes on a picnic, but doesn't think ahead to pack a snack. He is starving, just like the grasshopper in the story of The Ant and the Grasshopper. The Super Readers see that the grasshopper is equally unprepared for winter because he didn't plan ahead. With the help of the ant, both the grasshopper and Pig learn about forward thinking.
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SUPER WHY!
The Ant and the Grasshopper
Season 1 Episode 13 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description
Pig goes on a picnic, but doesn't think ahead to pack a snack. He is starving, just like the grasshopper in the story of The Ant and the Grasshopper. The Super Readers see that the grasshopper is equally unprepared for winter because he didn't plan ahead. With the help of the ant, both the grasshopper and Pig learn about forward thinking.
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SUPER WHY ♪ [ ♪music♪ ] [♪ music ♪] HI!
SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
IT'S ME, WHYATT.
WELCOME TO STORYBROOK VILLAGE, WHERE ALL OUR FAIRY-TALE FRIENDS LIVE!
[ Cellphone ♪♪♪ ] OH LOOK!
PIG'S GOING ON A PICNIC.
COME ON!
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ Knocking ] IT'S ME, WHYATT!
[ Giggle ] Pig: COME ON IN!
HEY, THREE LITTLE PIGS.
HIYA, WHYATT!
WE'RE PACKING SNACKS FOR OUR PICNIC.
PIG, YOU SHOULD REALLY PACK YOUR SNACK NOW.
I'LL DO IT LATER, OKAY?
RIGHT AFTER MY TRUCK DOES THIS SUPER COOL MOVE!
WATCH THIS!
VROO-O-O-OM!
NICE LANDING!
[ Giggle ] PIG, YOU NEED TO PACK YOUR SNACK!
LATER, OKAY?
MY TRUCK NEEDS A REPAIR.
[ Imitates ratchet ] ALL DONE.
VROO-O-OM!
COME ON!
OH BOY!
PICNIC TIME!
[ ♪♪♪ ] HERE WE ARE.
AT THE PICNIC.
[ Giggle ] OKAY, TIME TO EAT!
YES!
[ Smacking ] MMM.
MMM.
HEY!
THERE'S NO FOOD IN HERE!
OH, PIG!
WE TOLD YOU TO PACK YOUR SNACK BEFORE.
BUT YOU WERE PLAYING WITH YOUR TRUCK.
OH NO!
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I HAVE NO SNACK AND I'M SO HUNGRY?
[ Stomach rumbles ] HMM.
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SUPER BIG PROBLEM.
AND A SUPER BIG PROBLEM NEEDS US, THE SUPER READERS!
WE NEED TO CALL THE REST OF THE SUPER READERS!
CALL THEM WITH ME!
[ Cellphone ♪♪♪ ] SAY, "CALLING ALL SUPER READERS!"
Children: [ In audience ] CALLING ALL SUPER READERS!
[ Remote phone ringing ] TO THE BOOK CLUB!
TO THE BOOK CLUB!
Children: TO THE BOOK CLUB!
COME ON, TO THE BOOK CLUB!
[ ♪♪♪ ] WHYATT HERE.
[ ♪♪♪ ] "P" IS FOR PIG!
[ ♪♪♪ ] RED RIDING HOOD ROLLIN' IN!
[ ♪♪♪ ] PRINCESS PEA AT YOUR SERVICE!
AND YOU, SAY YOUR NAME.
GREAT.
WE'RE ALL HERE.
TOGETHER, WE WILL SOLVE PIG'S PROBLEM!
LET'S GO!
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ Electronic beeps ] OKAY, PIG, STATE YOUR PROBLEM!
MY BROTHERS TOLD ME TO PACK A SNACK FOR OUR PICNIC AND I SAID, "I'LL DO IT LATER."
BUT I DIDN'T DO IT LATER!
AND NOW I HAVE NO SNACK.
UH-OH.
Girls: [ Gasps ] YOU MUST BE HUNGRY!
I AM HUNGRY!
WHAT SHOULD I DO SO I'M NOT HUNGRY?
GOOD QUESTION!
WHEN WE HAVE A QUESTION, WE LOOK... All: IN A BOOK!
WHICH BOOK SHOULD WE LOOK IN?
PEAS AND CARROTS, CARROTS AND PEAS... BOOK COME OUT, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!
LET'S READ THE TITLE OF THIS BOOK.
WE KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WE NEED TO JUMP INTO THIS BOOK... AND FIND THE ANSWER TO PIG'S QUESTION!
FIRST, WE LOOK FOR SUPER LETTERS.
AND THEN, PUT THEM IN... OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
SUPER DUPER COMPUTER, HOW MANY SUPER LETTERS DO WE NEED?
[ Beeping ] OH!
IN THIS STORY, WE NEED EIGHT SUPER LETTERS.
AND THEN WE'LL GET... [ Triumphant ♪♪♪ ] OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM.
READY?
All: READY!
ARMS IN!
PUT YOUR ARM IN!
[ ♪♪♪ ] Whyatt: SUPER READERS... All: TO THE RESCUE!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ALPHA PIG!
WITH ALPHABET POWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] WONDER RED!
WITH WORD POWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] PRINCESS PRESTO WITH SPELLING POWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] SUPER WHY, WITH THE POWER TO READ!
[ ♪♪♪ ] AND SUPER YOU WITH THE POWER TO HELP!
[ ♪♪♪ ] TOGETHER WE ARE... All: THE SUPER READERS!
WHY-FLYERS!
WE'RE READY TO FLY INTO THIS BOOK!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ♪ SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ TO THE RESCUE!
♪ ♪ IT'S TIME TO FLY WITH THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM TO SOLVE ♪ ♪ SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ TO THE RESCUE!
♪ ♪ SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ WORKING TOGETHER WITH POWERS TO READ ♪ ♪ INTO BOOKS WE FLY ♪ ♪ TO FIND THE SUPER STORY ANSWER ♪ ♪ WITH SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER READERS TO THE RESCUE!
♪ PRESTO!
WE'RE IN "THE ANT AND THE GRASSHOPPER" BOOK!
[ ♪♪♪ ] LET'S READ!
WHY WRITER, HIGHLIGHT!
READ WITH ME.
[ Grunt ] PLAY, PLAY, PLAY!
I HAVE NO FOOD!
AND I'M SO HUNGRY.
[ Stomach rumble ] [ Gasp ] HE'S HUNGRY, JUST LIKE ME!
AND THAT, SUPER READERS, IS WHY WE ARE IN THIS BOOK!
THE GRASSHOPPER DIDN'T STOP PLAYING TO GET HIS FOOD, JUST LIKE PIG!
WE NEED TO FIND THE GRASSHOPPER AND SEE WHAT HE DOES ABOUT GETTING FOOD.
LET'S ROLL!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ANT AND GRASSHOPPER, WE'RE THE SUPER READERS AND WE WANT TO TALK TO YOU.
HELLO.
HOW DO YOU DO?
BOING!
BOING!
BOING!
HELLO!
WANT TO PLAY?
I'M PRACTICING A NEW HOP.
BUT SOON, IT WILL BE WINTER AND THEN THERE WON'T BE ANY FOOD.
THAT'S WHAT I KEEP TELLING HIM.
HE MUST COLLECT HIS FOOD NOW, NOT LATER.
LIKE ME.
SEE?
THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO COLLECT FOOD.
COME ON, HOP WITH ME.
HAVE SOME FUN!
HOPPY, HOPPY, HOPPY, WHEE!
[ ♪♪♪ ] NO!
ALL THE FOOD ON THE TIPPY-TOP OF MY ANTHILL IS ABOUT TO FALL TO THE GROUND!
THIS IS DREADFUL!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ALPHA PIG TO THE RESCUE!
WITH MY AMAZING ALPHABET TOOLS, I CAN CATCH THE FALLING FOOD!
I'LL JUST NEED MY... ALPHABET-NET!
[ ♪♪♪ ] WHAT LETTER IS THIS?
Children: "A"!
IT'S AN "A"!
HMM, WHAT FOOD STARTS WITH THE LETTER "A"?
STRAWBERRY, APPLE, OR CORN?
Children: APPLE.
APPLE STARTS WITH "A"!
HOLD OUT YOUR HANDS TO CATCH IT WITH ME.
WHOA!
WHOA!
WHOA!
GOT IT!
NICE CATCH.
HMM, WHICH LETTER IS THIS?
Child: "C"!
IT'S A "C"!
NOW, WHICH FOOD STARTS WITH THE LETTER "C"?
CORN, BROCCOLI, BANANA OR LEMON?
Children: CORN!
CORN!
WE HAVE TO CATCH THE CORN.
OOH, THIS IS A TRICKY ONE.
WHOA!
WHOA!
WHOA!
GOT IT!
LICKETY LETTERS.
WE CAUGHT THE ANT'S FOOD.
LET'S GIVE OURSELVES A BIG THUMBS UP.
THANK YOU EVER SO MUCH.
ALL MY FOOD IS SAFE!
I'D BETTER BRING IT INSIDE.
[ ♪♪♪ ] IT'S STARTING TO SNOW!
TIME TO GO INSIDE FOR THE SNOWY, COLD WINTER.
TOODLE-OO.
BOING!
BOING!
BOING!
HEY, IS IT SNOWING?
YES, IT IS.
AND YOU DIDN'T COLLECT YOUR FOOD FOR WINTER YET!
[ Stomach grumbles ] OH NO.
I'M HUNGRY!
AND NOW I HAVE NOTHING TO EAT!
[ Knocking ] OH.
WHAT IS IT?
I NEED YOUR HELP TO FIND FOOD.
THERE IS NO MORE FOOD.
I TOLD YOU TO COLLECT FOOD BEFORE WINTER BUT YOU DIDN'T.
YOU JUST...
HOPPED.
SO THERE'S NO MORE FOOD?
AT ALL?
NOPE.
NONE.
NADA.
BYE-BYE.
I HAVE NO FOOD!
I'LL STARVE!
[ Knocking ] [ Sigh ] I JUST REMEMBERED WHERE THERE MIGHT BE SOME MORE FOOD.
REALLY?
YES.
THE TOP OF THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN.
[ Knocking ] CAN YOU SHOW ME THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN?
NO.
[ Knocking ] PLEASE?
I'M SO-O-O-O HUNGRY.
[ Stomach growls ] SEE?
OH, ALL RIGHT.
COME ON.
AND LET'S WATCH OUT FOR SUPER LETTERS.
[ ♪♪♪ ] YOU SEE SUPER LETTERS?
WHICH ONES?
Children: "G", "R", "E"!
"G", "R" AND "E"!
GOOD WORK!
NOW WE NEED TO PUT THEM IN... OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
FIVE MORE SUPER LETTERS AND THEN WE'LL GET... OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
TO THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN WE GO!
COME ON!
[ ♪♪♪ ] WELL, HERE WE ARE AT THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN.
GRASSHOPPER, YOU MUST HOP TO THE TOP TO GET THE FOOD.
RIGHT!
WHO-OA.
WHOA!
I KEEP SLIPPING!
WHOA!
IT'S TOO SLIPPERY!
HOW WILL I GET TO THE TOP TO GET THE FOOD?
CUE THE SPARKLES.
CUE THE MUSIC.
PRINCESS PRESTO TO THE RESCUE!
[ Giggling ] WITH MY MAGIC SPELLING WAND, I CAN SPELL THE WORD "STEPS" AND BUILD STEPS TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN.
READY?
WANDS UP!
SPELL WITH ME.
WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "S-S-S"?
Children: "S"!
"S"!
WRITE IT WITH ME.
LIKE A SNAKE.
"S"!
WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "TUH"?
Children: "T"!
"T"!
WRITE IT WITH ME!
"T"!
WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "EH"?
Children: "E"!
"E"!
NOW WRITE THE LETTER "E" WITH ME.
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL "E"!
[ Giggle ] NOW, WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "PUH"?
Children: "P"!
AND ONE MORE "S".
LET'S WRITE AN "S".
LIKE A SNAKE.
PRESTO!
[ ♪♪♪ ] SPECTACULAR SPELLING!
WE SPELLED THE WORD "STEPS" AND THEY APPEARED!
LET'S TAKE A BOW.
TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN!
[ ♪♪♪ ] YOU SEE SUPER LETTERS?
WHICH LETTERS DID YOU FIND?
Children: "T"!
"Y"!
"T" AND A "Y"?
WAY TO GO, SUPER READERS!
NOW WE NEED TO PUT THEM IN OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
THREE MORE SUPER LETTERS AND THEN WE'LL GET... OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
WE MADE IT TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN!
WHERE'S THAT FOOD?
UH-OH.
I DON'T SEE ANY FOOD.
[ Gasps ] ALL I SEE IS THIS NOTE.
[ Reading ] "DEAR FRIEND, I TOOK THE LAST OF THE FOOD.
SORRY.
SINCERELY YOURS, THE CRICKET."
THE CRICKET?
[ Chirping ] [ Crunch ] [ Gasp ] NO-O-O!
THE CRICKET TOOK ALL THE FOOD!
THERE IS NO MORE FOOD FOR ME AT ALL.
SEE?
IT SAID SO IN OUR STORY.
NONE!
DID YOU HEAR THAT?
NONE!
WHAT WILL I DO?
SUPER WHY TO THE RESCUE!
WITH THE POWER TO READ, I CAN CHANGE THIS STORY AND SAVE THE DAY.
[ ♪♪♪ ] LET'S CHANGE THE WORD "NONE" IN THIS SENTENCE.
ZAP IT WITH ME.
READY, SET, Z-ZAP!
WHY WRITER, WRITE.
WHICH WORD COULD HELP THE GRASSHOPPER GET FOOD?
LET'S TRY "CRAYONS".
WHICH WORD IS "CRAYONS"?
IT STARTS WITH A "C".
Children: THAT ONE!
THERE IT IS!
LET'S ZAP IT INTO THE SENTENCE.
READY, SET, Z-ZAP!
NOW, LET'S READ.
[ ♪♪♪ ] OH!
[ Sniffing ] DID CRAYONS HELP THE GRASSHOPPER GET FOOD?
Children: NO!
OKAY, WHICH WORD WILL HELP THE GRASSHOPPER GET FOOD?
LET'S TRY "SEEDS".
WHICH ONE IS THE WORD "SEEDS"?
IT HAS TWO "E"s IN IT.
Children: RIGHT THERE!
GOT IT!
READY, SET, Z-ZAP!
NOW, LET'S READ.
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ Chuckle ] THESE ARE WINTERBERRY SEEDS.
YOU CAN PLANT THESE SEEDS AND THEY'LL GROW INTO FOOD.
WILL THAT HELP GRASSHOPPER EAT?
Children: YES!
WE SHOULD PLANT THEM RIGHT NOW!
REALLY?
CAN'T I DO IT LATER?
Super Readers & Ant: NO!
[ Giggling ] JUST KIDDING.
[ ♪♪♪ ] AND HERE'S THE WATER.
[ ♪♪♪ ] Super Readers: WOW!
WINTERBERRIES!
YUM.
I'M GOING TO COLLECT ALL THE WINTERBERRIES RIGHT NOW SO I WON'T BE HUNGRY FOR THE REST OF THE WINTER.
THANKS, SUPER READERS!
YOU TOO, ANT.
HOW CAN I EVER THANK YOU?
I THINK I'D LIKE TO LEARN HOW TO...
HOP.
TAKE MY HAND.
I'LL HOP WITH YOU!
HOP, HOP, HOP!
WHEE, WOO-HOO!
YOU SEE SUPER LETTERS?
WHICH ONES?
Children: "E", "A", "D"!
"E", "A", AND "D"?
COOL, LET'S PUT THEM IN... OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
WE FOUND ALL OF OUR SUPER LETTERS!
NOW WE CAN GET... OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
TA-TA, SUPER READERS!
THANK YOU!
Super Readers: BYE-BYE, GUYS.
ENJOY YOUR BERRIES!
WHY-FLYERS!
BACK TO THE BOOK CLUB!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ♪ WE FOUND THE SUPER STORY ANSWER ♪ ♪ WITH SUPER WHY ♪ [ ♪♪♪ ] [ Electronic beeps ] SUPER DUPER COMPUTER, GIVE US OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
[ ♪♪♪ ] READ THE LETTERS WITH ME!
OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER IS "GET READY".
[ Triumphant ♪♪♪ ] BUT... WHY?
Red: BECAUSE GRASSHOPPER WAS HUNGRY AND HAD TO GET READY FOR WINTER BY PLANTING SEEDS SO HE WOULD HAVE FOOD.
SO MY QUESTION IS: IF I DON'T WANT TO BE HUNGRY LATER, WHAT SHOULD I DO?
AND THE ANSWER IS... All: GET READY.
I SHOULD GET READY FOR THE PICNIC.
THANKS, SUPER READERS!
COME ON!
[ ♪♪♪ ] BROTHERS, YOU WERE RIGHT.
I NEEDED TO GET READY FOR THE PICNIC BY MAKING MY SNACK.
THEN I WOULD HAVE FOOD AND NOT BE HUNGRY.
IT'S GOOD THAT YOU'LL KNOW FOR NEXT TIME.
GUESS WHAT WE'RE HAVING FOR DESSERT?
STRAWBERRY SHORTCAKE!
MMM, MY FAVOURITE!
BUT IF YOU WANT SOME LATER, YOU'D BETTER PICK STRAWBERRIES NOW.
YOU MEAN, GET READY?
LET'S GO!
HIP, HIP, HOORAY!
THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY!
[ ♪♪♪ ] ♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪ ♪ HOORAY!
♪ ♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY ♪ ♪ WE CHANGED THE STORY ♪ ♪ WE SOLVED THE PROBLEM ♪ ♪ WE WORKED TOGETHER SO HIP, HIP, HOORAY!
♪ ♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪ ♪ HOORAY!
♪ ♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY ♪ ♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪ ♪ HOORAY!
♪ ♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY!
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