SUPER WHY!
Hansel and Gretel
Season 1 Episode 2 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description
The Super Readers hear the witch's side of the story in the tale of Hansel and Gretel.
Red has taken Peter Piper's peppers without asking, and now he's mad! What happens when The Super Readers try to help Hansel and Gretel get out of a similar sticky (sweet) situation? Only the unexpected! After overcoming a few storybook obstacles, we finally find out the witch's side of the story, and Red learns to be more considerate.
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SUPER WHY!
Hansel and Gretel
Season 1 Episode 2 | 25m 10sVideo has Audio Description
Red has taken Peter Piper's peppers without asking, and now he's mad! What happens when The Super Readers try to help Hansel and Gretel get out of a similar sticky (sweet) situation? Only the unexpected! After overcoming a few storybook obstacles, we finally find out the witch's side of the story, and Red learns to be more considerate.
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♪ WHO'S GOT THE POWER THE POWER TO READ?
♪ ♪ WHO ANSWERS THE CALL FOR FRIENDS IN NEED?
♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ HE'S THE GUY HE'S SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ WHO'S GOT THE POWER THE POWER TO READ?
♪ ♪ WHO LOOKS INTO BOOKS FOR THE ANSWERS WE NEED?
♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ AND THE SUPER READERS WE'RE GONNA FLY ♪ ♪ COME ALONG ♪ ♪ WITH THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ ADVENTURE WAITS WHEN YOU'RE WITH SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY AND THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ YEAH ♪ ♪ SUPER WHY AND THE SUPER READERS ♪ ♪ ADVENTURE WAITS WHEN YOU'RE WITH SUPER WHY ♪ ♪ YEAH!
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 ♪♪♪ ] [ Beep ] OH, RIGHT!
TODAY WE'RE HAVING A PICNIC WITH MY FRIENDS IN THE PARK.
COME WITH ME.
[ ♪♪♪ ] COME ON!
[ ♪♪♪ ] HEY, LOOK.
THERE'S JILL.
HI, JILL!
[ ♪♪♪ ] LOOK, THERE ARE MY FRIENDS!
MMM, YUMMY!
I LOVE A GOOD PICNIC!
ME TOO!
[ Giggling ] Boy: PETER PIPER PICKED A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS.
A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS [ Gasp ] PETER PIPER PICKED.
THAT SOUNDS LIKE MY FRIEND PETER PIPER!
HIYA, PETER PIPER!
OH, HI, RED!
OOH, WHAT HAVE YOU GOT IN YOUR BASKET?
A PECK OF PICKLED PEPPERS.
I'VE JUST FINISHED A PRODUCTIVE MORNING OF PEPPER-PICKING.
MMM, I LOVE PICKLED PEPPERS.
MMM... RED!
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
TASTING THE YUMMY PEPPERS.
BUT THESE ARE MY PEPPERS.
MMM, I KNOW!
AND THEY ARE DEE-LICIOUS!
YOU CAN'T JUST EAT ONE OF MY PEPPERS, RED.
WAIT!
RED, WHAT'S WRONG?
PETER PIPER'S REALLY MAD AT ME FOR EATING ONE OF HIS PEPPERS.
WHAT SHOULD I DO?
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.
[ Beep ] CALL THEM WITH ME.
SAY, "CALLING ALL SUPER READERS!"
Children: CALLING ALL SUPER READERS!
[ Remote phone ringing ] TO THE BOOK CLUB!
TO THE BOOK CLUB!
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 RED'S PROBLEM.
LET'S GO!
[ ♪♪♪ ] [ Electronic beeps ] [ ♪♪♪ ] OKAY, RED, STATE YOUR PROBLEM.
PETER PIPER GOT MAD AT ME FOR EATING ONE OF HIS PICKLED PEPPERS.
[ Gasp ] REALLY?
OH NO!
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I WANT ONE OF PETER PIPER'S PEPPERS?
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 RED'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 "HANSEL AND GRETEL" BOOK.
LOOKS LIKE WE'RE IN THE WOODS.
THE W-WOODS?
AHH!
OH, IT'S JUST A LITTLE BUTTERFLY.
PHEW.
LET'S READ.
WHY WRITER....
HIGHLIGHT.
READ WITH ME.
[ Evil chuckle ] [ Gasps ] OH-HO-HO, I'M SO MAD!
[ Whining ] OH LOOK, THE WITCH IS MAD AT HANSEL AND GRETEL.
JUST LIKE PETER PIPER IS MAD AT RED FOR EATING HIS PEPPERS!
AND THAT, SUPER READERS, IS WHY WE ARE IN THIS BOOK.
PETER PIPER AND THE WITCH ARE BOTH MAD!
WE NEED TO FIND THAT WITCH!
DO YOU SEE THE WITCH'S GINGERBREAD COOKIE HOUSE?
Child: THERE!
OH YEAH, THERE IT IS!
BUT HOW DO WE KNOW WHICH PATH WILL TAKE US THERE?
[ Suspenseful ♪♪♪ ] ALPHA PIG TO THE RESCUE!
WITH MY AMAZING ALPHABET TOOLS, I CAN FIND THE RIGHT PATH FOR US TO TAKE.
YOU'LL HELP, RIGHT?
PHEW.
I'LL JUST NEED MY MEGA-MAGNIFYING GLASS TO FOLLOW THOSE ALPHABET CRUMBS!
OKAY, I NEED YOU TO HELP ME SAY THE ALPHABET.
READY, SET...
ALPHABET!
SAY IT WITH ME!
HMM... WHAT LETTER COMES AFTER "E"?
Child: "F"!
Alpha Pig: WHERE IS THE "F"?
Child: THERE!
Alpha Pig: "F"!
RIGHT THERE!
FOLLOW THAT "F"!
UH-OH!
WHAT LETTER COMES AFTER "Q"?
Child: "R"!
Alpha Pig: OH YEAH, "R"!
HMM... WHERE'S THE LETTER "R"?
Child: THERE!
Alpha Pig: "R"!
FOLLOW THE "R"!
WHAT LETTER COMES AFTER "S"?
Child: "T"!
Alpha Pig: YES, IT'S "T"!
HMM... NOW WHERE IS THAT LETTER "T"?
Child: THERE!
Alpha Pig: THERE!
"T"!
TO THE "T"!
LICKETY LETTERS!
WE MADE IT TO THE END OF THE ALPHABET!
LET'S GIVE OURSELVES A BIG THUMBS UP!
Wonder Red: TO THE GINGERBREAD COOKIE HOUSE WE GO!
Child: SUPER LETTERS!
[ Gasp ] YOU SEE SUPER LETTERS?
OH YEAH!
WHAT LETTERS DID YOU FIND?
Children: "R"!
"S"!
"A"!
"R", "S" AND "A"?
OUR FIRST SUPER LETTERS!
LET'S PUT THEM INTO OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
FIVE MORE SUPER LETTERS AND THEN WE'LL GET OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
ON WITH THE STORY!
[ ♪♪♪ ] LOOK, THE WITCH'S HOUSE IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREAM.
[ Gasp ] HOW ARE WE GOING TO GET TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREAM?
[ ♪♪♪ ] CUE THE SPARKLES.
CUE THE MUSIC.
PRINCESS PRESTO TO THE RESCUE!
WITH MY MAGIC SPELLING WAND, I CAN SPELL THE WORD "RAFT" AND MAKE ONE APPEAR.
THEN WE CAN FLOAT ON THE RAFT ACROSS THE STREAM.
TAKE OUT YOUR MAGIC SPELLING WANDS AND SPELL WITH ME.
READY?
WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "R-R-R"?
Child: "R"!
"R"!
R-R-R. WRITE WITH ME!
"R" LOOKS LIKE THIS.
NICE "R".
NOW, WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "A-A-A"?
Child: "A"!
"A"!
LET'S WRITE AN "A".
LOVELY "A"!
WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "F-F-F"?
Child: "F"!
AN "F"!
LET'S WRITE AN "F".
"F"!
AND FINALLY, WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "T-T-T"?
Child: "T"!
"T"!
LET'S WRITE A "T"!
"T".
R-A-F-T.
RAFT!
PRESTO!
SPECTACULAR SPELLING!
WE MADE A RAFT APPEAR BY SPELLING THE WORD "RAFT"!
LET'S TAKE A BOW.
[ Giggle ] ALL ABOARD!
[ ♪♪♪ ] READY, SUPER READERS?
HERE WE GO!
[ Cheering ] I DON'T THINK WE'RE MOVING.
MM-MM.
WE NEED TO ROW.
HELP US ROW THE RAFT ACROSS THE STREAM.
LIKE THIS.
[ ♪♪♪ ] IT'S WORKING!
KEEP ROWING!
FASTER!
KEEP ROWING!
[ ♪♪♪ ] WE MADE IT ACROSS THE STREAM!
All: HURRAY!
THANKS FOR HELPING US ROW.
Child: SUPER LETTERS!
YOU SEE MORE SUPER LETTERS?
WHAT LETTERS DID YOU FIND?
Children: "I"!
"F"!
"S"!
"I", "F" AND "S"?
NOW WE NEED TO PUT THEM INTO OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
[ Beep ] WE NEED TWO MORE SUPER LETTERS, AND THEN WE'LL GET OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
TO THE GINGERBREAD COOKIE HOUSE WE GO!
[ ♪♪♪ ] SUPER READERS, WE MADE IT TO THE GINGERBREAD COOKIE HOUSE.
AND LOOK, THERE'S HANSEL AND GRETEL!
GRETEL, ISN'T THIS GINGERBREAD HOUSE DELICIOUS?
HANSEL, IT IS SCRUMPTIOUS!
[ Crash ] Witch: NIBBLE, NIBBLE, LITTLE MOUSE.
WHO IS NIBBLING AT MY HOUSE?
[ Gasps ] AH!
ARE YOU CHILDREN EATING MY HOUSE?
OH-H!
YOU ATE THE ROOF!
[ Moaning ] W-WHAT WILL I DO IF IT RAINS?
[ Thunder crashing ] OH!
SEE?
SEE?
[ Door slams ] BUT, MISS WITCH, DON'T SLAM THE DOOR!
HI, WE'RE THE SUPER READERS.
WE CAN HELP YOU.
WE MADE THE WITCH SO MAD.
BECAUSE WE ATE HER COOKIE HOUSE, AND NOW WE CAN'T EVEN TALK TO HER.
IT'S NO USE.
IT'S OUR STORY.
LOOK.
HMM.... YOU'RE RIGHT.
YOU'LL NEVER BE ABLE TO TALK TO HER THIS WAY.
BUT WHAT CAN WE 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 "CLOSES" IN THIS SENTENCE.
LET'S ZAP IT.
READY, SET... Z-ZAP!
WHY WRITER... WRITE!
WHAT SHOULD THE WITCH DO WITH THE DOOR?
"OPENS", "EATS" OR "JUMPS"?
LET'S TRY "EATS".
WHICH ONE IS THE WORD "EATS"?
IT HAS A "T" IN IT.
HMM... Child: THAT ONE.
LET'S ZAP IT INTO OUR SENTENCE.
READY, SET... Z-ZAP!
LET'S READ OUR NEW SENTENCE AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
[ Loud munching ] OH... [ Giggle ] OOH, THIS IS A DELICIOUS DOOR.
HEH-HEH.
OH... OH!
BUT NOW I HAVE A HOLE IN MY DOOR!
[ Sobbing ] DID THAT WORD HELP US TALK TO THE WITCH?
WHAT SHOULD THE WITCH DO WITH THE DOOR?
"OPENS", "EATS" OR "JUMPS"?
LET'S TRY "OPENS".
ZAP IT WITH ME, OKAY?
READY, SET... Z-ZAP!
LET'S READ OUR NEW SENTENCE.
SUPER JOB, SUPER READERS!
WE CHANGED THE SENTENCE, AND NOW WE CAN TALK TO THE WITCH!
UM, MISS WITCH, WE WANTED TO SAY WE'RE REALLY SORRY FOR EATING YOUR GINGERBREAD COOKIE HOUSE.
HMMPH.
IT'S NOT NICE TO EAT SOMEONE'S HOUSE.
I KNOW!
BUT IT'S A COOKIE HOUSE AND IT TASTED SOOO... SOOO YUMMY!
BUT IT'S YOUR HOUSE AND WE SHOULD HAVE ASKED YOU FIRST.
THANK YOU.
I KNOW I DO MAKE THE MOST DELICIOUS COOKIE HOUSES.
HEH-HEH!
[ Oven buzzer rings ] OH!
OH!
MY COOKIE HOUSES!
OH-HO-HO!
Together: MORE COOKIE HOUSES?
I MADE LITTLE COOKIE HOUSES.
[ Giggle ] JUST THE RIGHT SIZE FOR EATING.
[ Chuckling ] REALLY?
MAY WE HAVE ONE?
THANK YOU FOR ASKING.
HEH!
OF COURSE YOU MAY!
Child: SUPER LETTERS!
YOU FOUND OUR LAST SUPER LETTERS?
WHAT LETTERS DID YOU FIND?
Children: "K"!
"T"!
"K" AND "T"!
OKAY, LET'S PUT THEM IN OUR SUPER DUPER... COMPUTER!
Whyatt: WE FOUND ALL OF OUR SUPER LETTERS!
NOW WE CAN GET OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
[ Beep ] LET'S GO!
WAIT!
JUST ONE MORE THING.
PRESTO!
OH!
OH!
[ Laughing ] YOU FIXED MY ROOF!
THANK YOU!
OH!
BYE, HANSEL AND GRETEL.
BYE, WITCH!
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!
[ Beeping ] READ THE LETTERS WITH ME.
THE SUPER STORY ANSWER IS... [ Triumphant ♪♪♪ ] BUT... WHY?
Pig: [ Gasp ] I GET IT!
HANSEL AND GRETEL NEEDED TO ASK FIRST.
SO MY QUESTION IS: WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I WANT ONE OF PETER'S PEPPERS?
AND YOUR ANSWER IS... All: ASK FIRST!
OH... THAT'S TRUE!
OKAY, I KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW.
THANKS, SUPER READERS!
COME ON!
[ ♪♪♪ ] PETER?
I'M SORRY I TOOK ONE OF YOUR PEPPERS.
YOU ARE?
YES.
THOSE PEPPERS BELONG TO YOU.
IF I WANT ONE, I SHOULD ASK FIRST.
YOU KNOW, I STILL HAVE A FEW PEPPERS LEFT.
YOU DO?
OOPS.
IF IT'S ALL RIGHT WITH YOU, MAY I HAVE ONE?
WELL, SINCE YOU ASKED... [ Giggle ] OF COURSE!
[ Giggle ] HIP, HIP, HURRAY!
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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