SUPER WHY!
Little Mermaid Hides Her Tail
Clip: Season 1 | 2m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Super Why helps Little Mermaid change her story.
Super Why uses his reading power to change Little Mermaid's story so that she can play with her new friends on land.
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SUPER WHY!
Little Mermaid Hides Her Tail
Clip: Season 1 | 2m 25sVideo has Closed Captions
Super Why uses his reading power to change Little Mermaid's story so that she can play with her new friends on land.
Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback
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All: WHOA!
WHOA!
[ ♪♪♪ ] WE MADE IT TO LAND.
AND THERE ARE THE KIDS IN MY PICTURE, RIGHT THERE!
I WANT TO PLAY TOO.
BUT I'M SO DIFFERENT FROM THEM.
I HAVE A TAIL AND THEY DON'T.
WHAT IF THEY WON'T WANT TO PLAY WITH ME?
I HAVE TO HIDE MY TAIL BEFORE THEY SEE IT.
LITTLE MERMAID, IF YOU HIDE YOUR TAIL, THEN YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO PLAY WITH THE KIDS.
BUT THAT'S WHAT I DO IN MY STORY.
SEE?
I HAVE TO HIDE IT.
OH MY CHINNY- CHIN-CHIN!
WE NEED TO DO SOMETHING.
SUPER WHY TO THE RESCUE!
WITH THE POWER TO READ, I CAN CHANGE THIS STORY AND SAVE THE DAY!
LET'S CHANGE THE WORD... "HIDES" IN THIS SENTENCE.
Z-Z-ZAP!
WHY WRITER, WRITE!
SUPER READERS, WE NEED THE LITTLE MERMAID NOT TO HIDE HER TAIL SO SHE CAN COME OUT OF THE WATER AND PLAY.
WHICH WORD IS THE OPPOSITE OF "HIDES"?
LET'S TRY "SHOWS".
WHICH IS THE WORD "SHOWS"?
IT HAS AN "S" AT BOTH ENDS.
Children: THERE!
THERE IT IS!
LET'S ZAP IT.
Z-Z-ZAP!
LET'S READ.
I'M SHOWING MY TAIL!
[ Giggling ] [ ♪♪♪ ] DID SHOWING HER TAIL HELP THE LITTLE MERMAID PLAY WITH THE KIDS?
Children: YES!
YES!
SUPER JOB, SUPER READERS.
THE LITTLE MERMAID SHOWED HER TAIL AND NOW SHE CAN PLAY WITH THE KIDS!
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