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Season 3 Episode 11 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
The ng Digraph Badge
Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the ng diagraph: how it is written, the sound it represents, words that use it. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: Longing. Heart Word: Said. Captain Fleabag and Doctor Betabott return in this episode about winning and losing, good and bad.
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Reading Buddies
Reading Buddies 311
Season 3 Episode 11 | 26m 51sVideo has Closed Captions
Dusty, Dott, and Alphabott team up to explore the ng diagraph: how it is written, the sound it represents, words that use it. Fancy Shmancy Word of the Day: Longing. Heart Word: Said. Captain Fleabag and Doctor Betabott return in this episode about winning and losing, good and bad.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship♪ ♪ >>DUSTY: OOH THAT'S GREAT!
HOOOOO!
>>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... >>DUSTY: UH!
>>KIDS: HAHAHA.
>>DOTT: "THE NG DIGRAPH BADGE!"
>>DUSTY: DING...DING... (HORN HONKING) >>DOTT: THE ALPHABOTTEERS ARE HERE!
LET'S GO OUTSIDE AND SAY HELLO.
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: WE USE OUR >>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.
>>ALPHABOTTEERS AND 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 ♪ WE'RE THE ALPHABOTTEERS!
>>DOTT: ALRIGHT EVERYBODY, DROP YOUR BACKPACKS INSIDE AND MEET BACK HERE FOR AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY.
>>DUSTY: ALRIGHT GANG, BRING THOSE BACKPACKS INSIDE AND.. >>DOTT: UH...DUST...THAT MEANS YOU TOO... >>DUSTY: RIGHT.
WAIT FOR ME!
JOGGING.
>>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... >>MARY, 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.
>>MARY: YUBBADABBADABBA... >>MARTY: TODAY WORD IS..."LONGING"!
>>MARY: LET'S SAY IT TOGETHER!
"LONGING" ON THREE, 1,2,3... >>ALL: "LONGING!"
>>MARY: "LONGING" MEANS "A STRONG DESIRE FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU WON'T GET SOON OR EASILY."
>>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: /NG/,/NG/,/NG/.
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: /NG/,/NG/,/NG/!
>>DOTT: THAT'S A FUN SOUND AB.
/NG/, LIKE HANG.
TODAY, YOU'RE GOING TO HELP DUSTY EARN "THE NG DIGRAPH BADGE".
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: OOOH!
>>DOTT: LET'S EXPLORE THIS SOUND A LITTLE MORE.
AB, PLEASE SHOW US WHAT OUR MOUTH DOES WHEN WE MAKE THE /NG/ SOUND.
>>DOTT: WHEN WE MAKE THE /NG/ SOUND....
IT'S A NASAL SOUND!
THE TONGUE IS BLOCKING THE AIR FROM FLOWING THROUGH OUR MOUTH AND IT'S RELEASED THROUGH THE NOSE INSTEAD.
REPEAT AFTER ME.
/NG/NG/NG/... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: NG/NG/NG.
>>DOTT: THE WAY A WORD IS SPELLED SHOWS US... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...HOW TO READ THE SOUNDS!
>>DOTT: THANKS FOR GIVING US OUR SOUND AB.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: BE SURE TO LISTEN FOR THAT /NG/ SOUND TODAY, AND YOU'LL EARN THAT "NG DIGRAPH BADGE", LITTLE BY LITTLE... >>ALPHABOTTEERS: ...LETTER BY LETTER!
>>DOTT: I'LL SEE YOU INSIDE JAMPA.
>>DUSTY: I'M SNEAKING...AND I'M SNEAKING... >>DOTT: NOT SO FAST DUSTY... >>DUSTY: DOTT!
GEE OH WOW LOOK AT THE TIME, WELL I BETTER GET GOING YA KNOW... >>DOTT: DID YOU CLEAN YOUR DOGHOUSE THIS MORNING?
>>DUSTY: UH, WELL, THE THING IS, YOU SEE, ...I JUST DIDN'T CLEAN IT.
HEY, BUT I WAS GOING TO!
MAYBE.
PROBABLY NOT.
HEY, WILL YOU HELP ME CLEAN UP ALL THAT JUNK?
>>KIDS: YES!
>>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 PILE OF JUNK.
TODAY LET'S SET ASIDE THINGS THAT HAVE THE /NG/ SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THEIR NAME.
REMEMBER- /NG/ LIKE IN HANG.
>>JUNK : DUSTY, YOU'RE "GROWING" ON ME, HAHAHA.
>>DUSTY: I THINK A LOT OF THINGS ARE GROWING ON YOU.
EWWW...MOLD!
HEHEHE.
DIVE!
DIVE!
DIVE!
WOO!
BOOT.
B/OO/T.
DOES BOOT HAVE THE /NG/ SOUND?
>>KIDS: NO DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: HAHA, NOPE!
BOOT THE BOOT OUTTA HERE.
>>DUSTY: RING.
R/I/NG.
DOES RING HAVE THE /NG/ SOUND?
>>KIDS: YES!
>>DUSTY: HAHA YEAH!
IT'LL BE SAFE IN HERE.
HA!
KING.
K/I/NG.
DOES KING HAVE THE /NG/ SOUND?
>>KIDS: YES!
>>DUSTY: HAHA, YEAH!
IT'S GOOD TO BE THE KING.
>>JUNK: NOOOOOO.....SEE YA TOMORROW DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: SEE YA TOMORROW JUNK!
HEY!
THANKS FOR HELPING ME CLEAN UP.
NOW LET'S GET OUT OF HERE AND GET SOME FRESH AIR!
>>DUSTY: HI JAMPA!
>>JAMPA: OH, HI DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: WOAH, IS THAT A NEW PICTURE FOR YOUR SCRAPBOOK?
>>JAMPA: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S THAT A PICTURE OF?
>>JAMPA: A SWING!
>>DUSTY: A SWING!?
I'VE HEARD OF THAT.
HEY JAMPA?
>>JAMPA: WHAT?
>>DUSTY: UM, WHAT DO SWINGS DO?
>>JAMPA: YOU CAN SIT ON IT.
>>DUSTY: OH YOU SIT ON IT.
SO IT'S LIKE A CHAIR?
>>JAMPA: YOU HOLD THESE, AND SOMEONE PUSHES YOU.
>>DUSTY: HEY JAMPA?
>>JAMPA: WHAT >>DUSTY: CAN, CAN YOU PUSH ME IN MY PRETEND SWING?
>>JAMPA: YES.
>>DUSTY: I'M HOLDING ON REAL GOOD.
>>JAMPA: READY?
GO!
>>DUSTY: WEEE!
HAHA!
HEY JAMPA, A BIGGER ONE, A BIGGER ONE!
>>JAMPA: OK, READY?
>>DUSTY: YEAH, YEAH!
WOAH!
THAT WAS AWESOME!
THANK YOU FOR SHOWING ME YOUR SCRAPBOOK JAMPA.
>>JAMPA: BYE DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: BYE JAMPA!
♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>DOTT: WHEN WE LAST SAW OUR HERO, CAPTAIN FLEABAG- HE WAS CAUGHT IN AN EPIC, PRETEND, BATTLE WITH HIS EVIL NEMESIS ...DOCTOR BETABOTT.
>>DUST: HEEE, YAH!
ZING!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ, BUZZZ, BUZZ, BUZZ, BUZZZZZ!
>>DUSTY: DING!!
I BLOCKED YOU AB.
"CLANG!"
NO LONGER WILL YOU REIGN OVER THE GOOD PEOPLE OF THE PLANET TANG!
>>AB: BUZZ!!
>>DUSTY: OH, SORRY AB.
ARE YOU OK?
>>AB: ...BUZZ BUZZ...BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DUSTY: YOU DON'T WANT TO BE EVIL ANYMORE?
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ.
>>DUSTY: BUT IT'S IN YOUR BONES!
UH, I MEAN, IT'S IN YOUR CIRCUITS!
>>AB: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZ.
>>DUSTY: TIRED OF LOSING?
NO, NO, NO.
THE BAD CHARACTERS ARE ALWAYS LOSING, AND THE GOOD CHARACTERS ALWAYS WINNING!
HA HA HA, HA, HA!
WOAH.
WOOF, I LOVE BEING THE GOOD DOG.
REALLY WORKS UP MY APPETITE.
WE'LL KEEP PLAYING LATER AB.
HEY MAYA, WHERE ARE YA!
SNACKY, SNACK SNACK.
>>AB: BUZZ... >>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!
>>ZIGGY: IF ONLY I KNEW WHAT TO DRAW... >>DOTT: HI AB, HI ZIGGY.
WHAT ARE YOU DRAWING TODAY?
>>ZIGGY: I HAVE ARTIST BLOCK!!
I STARTED THIS PICTURE OF... SOMETHING...
HANGING ON THE CLOTHES LINE, LIKE THE ONE YOU HAVE!
ONLY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO HANG UP.
>>DOTT: IT'S A GREAT START ZIGGY • HEY, I'VE GOT AN IDEA.
LET'S HANG UP THE TWO LETTERS THAT SPELL OUR SOUND OF THE DAY /NG/.
>>ZIGGY: THAT'S INSPIRING!
THE LETTERS 'NG' WILL WORK PERFECTLY.
>>DUSTY: HELLO!?!
YOU TWO WANNA SHARE WITH THE REST OF THE CLASS HERE?
>>DOTT: HAHA, DON'T WORRY DUST.
WILL YOU HELP US HANG UP THE LETTERS NG?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>DOTT: GREAT!
WE'LL NEED OUR MAGIC PAINTBRUSH... NOW LET ME SEE, OH, I KNOW I PUT MINE AROUND HERE SOMEWHERE • OH, I REMEMBER NOW.
BOOOOP!
>>KIDS: OOOH!
>>DOTT: FIRST THINGS FIRST.
WE NEED THIS!
LET'S MAKE THE LETTER N. START ON THE DOTTED LINE.
WE DRAW SHORT VERTICAL LINE DOWN.
NOW WE MAKE A HUMP, UP, AND BACK DOWN.
NOW LET'S MAKE THE LETTER G. START BETWEEN THE DOTTED LINE AND THE BOTTOM LINE, AND WE MAKE A CIRCLE COUNTERCLOCKWISE TO THE LEFT, ADD A HOOK ENDING BELOW BOTTOM LINE, AND THERE WE ARE- N,G!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: DONE!
THE LETTERS 'NG'.
>>LETTERS: NG, HAND, NG.
>>DUSTY: I SAW IT!
>>ZIGGY: YOU CAN SEE SO MUCH IN ART...WOAH!
I HAVE TO RINSE OUT MY BRUSHES!
SEE YA LATER PAINTER!!!
OH, HEY REGGIE, COME CHECK THIS OUT.
>>DUSTY: I REALLY THINK I'M GONNA GET THAT "NG DIGRAPH BADGE"!
>>DOTT: YOU'RE EARNING IT LITTLE BY LITTLE!
WITH YOUR HELP OF COURSE.
AB, SWITCH INTO LEARNING MODE PLEASE.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>KIDS: WOOHOO!
>>DOTT: WANNA GO INSIDE AND PLAY WITH THIS /NG/ SOUND A LITTLE MORE?
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>DUSTY: ALL RIGHT!
SEE YA IN THE READING ROOM!
NG-HANG-/NG/...NG-HANG-/NG/...NG -HANG-/NG/ >>KIDS: YEAH!
ALRIGHT!
WOO!
>>DOTT: WELCOME BACK TO... >>KIDS: "WHERE IS IT!?"
>>DOTT: THE GAME SHOW WHERE YOU HAVE TO LISTEN FOR A SOUND IN A WORD.
I'M YOUR HOST, DOTT!
YOU ALL KNOW OUR CHAMPION, DUSTY!
>>DUSTY: HI MING!
I'M ON TV!
>>DOTT: TODAY YOU'RE LISTENING FOR THE /NG/ SOUND.
IT'S UP TO YOU TO TELL US WHERE THE SOUND IS IN EACH WORD.
HERE WE GO.
THE FIRST WORD IS "KING."
>>DUSTY: K/I/NG.
WHERE IS /NG/ IN K/I/NG?
>>KIDS: THE LAST SOUND!
>>DUSTY: OK!
LET'S DO THE LAST SOUND DOTT!
>>DOTT: AB SAYS- >>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: HAHA!
HOW ABOUT WE ADD A FOURTH SOUND?
>>KIDS: OOH!
>>DOTT: THE NEXT WORD IS..."PRONG".
>>DUSTY: PRONG.
P/R/O/NG.
WHERE IS /NG/ IN P/R/O/NG?
>>KIDS: THE LAST SOUND!
>>DUSTY: I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT!
I'M GONNA GO WITH THAT LAST SOUND DOTT!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
BUZZ BUZZY BUZZ!
>>DOTT: HAHA, AND THAT SOUND MEANS YOU WIN!!
YOU'VE WON THREE DAYS WORTH OF PING PONG BALLS!!
JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHEN WE'LL BE LISTENING FOR 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 /NG/ SOUND WHILE YOU EXERCISE.
>>DUSTY: WHAT'S UP FIRST DOTT?
>>DOTT: OUR FIRST MOVE IS CALLED..."THE RINGA DING DING".
HERE, WE, GO!
THE RINGA DING DING • THE RINGA DING DING • THE RINGA DING DING, AND STOP!
>>KITT: HOW ABOUT THIS DOTT?
I CALL IT THE "BLING, BLING".
OOOH, HAHA.
>>DOTT: I LOVE IT!
OK, LET'S DO "THE BLING- BLING".
READY?
COME ON!
THE BLING- BLING OOOH BLING- BLING OOOH BLING- BLING BLING OOOH, AND STOP!
>>COSMO: MY MOVE IS CALLED- THE BOOMERANG.
>>DOTT: OK, I'M OBSESSED.
LET'S ALL TRY.
HERE WE GO!
5,6,7,8 THE BOOMERANG- COME ON THE BOOMERANG THE BOOMERANG, AND STOP!!
>>KITT: NICE WORKOUT FOLKS!
>>COSMO: THRILLING, REALLY!
>>DUSTY: WOOF.
THAT WORKOUT MADE ME SWEAT.
WOAH- LOOK AT ALL THE BUBBLES.
LET'S GET POPPING!
HAHAHA.
>>DOTT'S: W...I...NG.
WING.
>>DUSTY: TAKE THAT!
>>DOTT'S: S...L...I...NG.
SLING!
>>DUSTY: WOOHOO!
HA, HA, WOAH!
DON'T RUN ON WET FLOORS.
SAFETY PSA.
>>WORM: HI READING BUDDIES!
>>MARTY: WOAH!
WHO ARE YOU?
>>WORM: I'M AN EARTHWORM, BUT I'M LONGING TO BECOME... A BUTTERFLY.
>>MARY: BUT EARTHWORMS CAN'T TURN INTO BUTTERFLIES.
>>MARTY: SO YOU'RE GONNA BE LONGING FOR A LONG TIME.
>>WORM: NOBODY SAID IT WAS GONNA BE EASY.
IF YOU NEED ME, I'LL BE DOWN HERE... LONGING.
>>MARTY: PSST.
THIS WORM IS LONGING FOR THE IMPOSSIBLE!
IT'S REALLY HARD TO WATCH.
>>WORM: FLAP... FLAP... LAND!
>>MARY: YEAH, I SEE WHAT YOU MEAN...WAIT A MINUTE, I HAVE AN IDEA!
LET ME GET MY PURSE.
OH!
HERE THEY ARE!
TINY BUTTERFLY WINGS.
I ALWAYS KEEP A PAIR IN THERE JUST IN CASE.
>>MARTY: OFF COURSE YOU DO.
>>MARY: EXCUSE ME, BUT WOULD YOU LIKE THIS PAIR OF WINGS?
>>WORM: ARE YOU KIDDING!?
OF COURSE!
UM... WOULD YOU MIND PUTTING THEM ON ME.
>>MARY: NO PROBLEM.
THERE!
>>WORM: THANK YOU MARY!
>>MARTY: UM MARY...CAN I HAVE A PAIR OF WINGS?
>>MARY: DON'T BE RIDICULOUS MARTY?
WHO CARRIES TWO PAIRS OF WINGS?!
>>MARY & MARTY: "LONGING" A STRONG DESIRE FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU WON'T GET SOON OR EASILY.
>>WORM: THANK YOU MARY!
>>KIDS: BRAVO!
BRAVO!
WOOHOO!
>>JAMPA: BRAVO!
BRAVO!
>>DOTT: DUSTY LOVES HIS BATHS.
>>DUSTY: THANK GOODNESS!
I WAS SMELLING TERRIBLE.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUUUUZZ!
>>DOTT: PERFECT TIMING AB!
IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM SOME WORDS THAT HAVE THE SOUND OF THE DAY IN THEM.
ALPHABOTT- COULD YOU PLEASE GIVE US OUR LETTERS?
>>ALPHABOTTEERS: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DOTT: OK, LET'S READ WHAT WE HAVE HERE.
W/I/NG.
WING.
TIME TO USE THOSE DOG EARS.
WHAT SOUND IS AT THE END OF "W/I/NG"?
>>DUSTY: W/I/NG.
I HEAR IT!
AB'S SOUND OF THE DAY?
/NG/, LIKE HANG!
>>DOTT: VERY GOOD!
NOW LET'S ADD A LETTER TO THE BEGINNING.
S. WHAT WORD DO WE HAVE NOW DUST?
>>DUSTY: S/W/I/NG.
SWING!
>>DOTT: YES!
NOW LET'S TRANSFORM SWING INTO STING.
>>DUSTY: S/T/I/NG.
WE HAVE TO GET RID OF /W/ SOUND IN SWING, AND REPLACE IT WITH /T/.
>>DOTT: VERY GOOD.
NEW WE HAVE STING.
STING!
NOW CAN YOU TRANSFORM STING INTO STUNG?
>>DUSTY: YOU GOT THIS DUSTY.
LET'S SEE... S/T/U/NG.
WE HAVE TO GET RID OF THE LETTER I, AND REPLACE IT WITH THE LETTER U!
>>DOTT: YES!
THAT'S RIGHT.
AND NOW WE HAVE S/T/U/NG.
STUNG!
DUSTY!
YOU TRANSFORMED ALL OF THOSE WORDS!
THANKS ALPHABOTT!
>>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!
>>DUSTY: GREAT!
COME ON ALPHABOTT, LET'S GO!
HEY REGGIE!
WOULD YOU MIND GIVING AB A QUICK CHARGE?
>>REGGIE: OH, OF COURSE DUSTY.
OH!
HEY READING BUDDIES!
COME ON IN.
WOWIE ZOWIE, HER BATTERY IS DRAINED!
HEY, 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: SINK.
>>DUSTY: SINK.
THE WORD IS SINK.
HOW MANY SOUNDS DO YOU HEAR IN S I-N-K?
>>KIDS: 4!
>>DUSTY: LET'S SEE.
S-I-N-K.
SINK!
>>REGGIE: WOWWIE ZOWWIE!
>>SPEAKER: LUNG.
>>DUSTY: LUNG.
THE WORD IS LUNG.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN L-U-NG?
>>KIDS: 3!
>>DUSTY: 3?, LET'S SEE!
L-U-NG.
LUNG!
>>REGGIE: HALFWAY THERE, BUDDIES!
>>SPEAKER: FLING.
>>DUSTY: FLING.
THE WORD IS FLING.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN F-L-I NG?
>>KIDS: FOUR!
>>DUSTY: 4?
F-L-I-NG!
FLING.
>>REGGIE: KEEP GOING!
>>SPEAKER: STING.
>>DUSTY: STING.
THE WORD IS STING.
HOW MANY SOUNDS ARE IN S-T-I NG?
>>KIDS: 4!
>>DUSTY: 4?
LET'S SEE.
S-T-I-NG.
STING!
>>REGGIE: SHE'S FULLY CHARGED!
>>KIDS: YEAH!
>>REGGIE: GREAT WORK READING BUDDIES!
THAT'LL BE TEN CENTS, DUSTY.
>>DUSTY: TEN CENTS TOWARD THE "GET REGGIE TO SPACE CAMP FUND"!
THANKS REGG.
>>REGGIE: AW, THANKS DUST.
>>DOTT: TODAY'S HEART WORD IS "ONCE", AS IN "ONCE UPON A TIME, THERE WAS A DOG NAMED DUSTY".
>>DUSTY: ONCE RHYMES WITH BUNTS!
>>DOTT: ONCE IS A HEART WORD, WHICH MEANS IT HAS ONE OR MORE SOUND SPELLINGS WE MAY NOT KNOW YET.
ONCE HAS FOUR SOUNDS.
W/U/N/S.
THE THIRD SOUND, /N/, IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTER N. THE REST OF THIS WORD IS TRICKY.
THE FIRST TWO SOUNDS, /W/ AND /UH/ ARE SPELLED WITH JUST ONE LETTER - THE O, WHICH ISN'T SPELLING THE USUAL SOUND YOU KNOW, /O/.
THE LAST SOUND, /S/, IS SPELLED WITH THE LETTERS C AND E. THOSE ARE THE PARTS WE HAVE TO KNOW BY HEART.
LET'S READ IT TOGETHER.
W/U/N/S.
>>ALL: ONCE.
>>DUSTY: AB!
WHAT WAS YOUR DR. BETABOTT MUSTACHE DOING IN THE TRASH?
>>AB: BUZZ BUZZ BUZZZ.
>>DUSTY: YOU DON'T WANNA PLAY ANYMORE?
BUT WE LOVE THIS GAME!
>>AB: BUZZ BUZZZ... >>DUSTY: TIRED OF BEING BAD?
WELL, SOMEBODY HAS TO BE THE VILLAIN AND IT ISN'T GONNA ME!
>>AB: BUZZ BUZZ?
>>DUSTY: WHY?
WELL BECAUSE.. UM.
I DON'T LIKE LOSING.
>>AB: BUZZ BUZZ.
>>DUSTY: WELL, IT WOULDN'T BE ANY FUN FOR ME IF YOU DIDN'T PLAY.
MAYBE WINNING OR LOSING ISN'T THE POINT HERE.
AB, I'VE CHANGED MY MIND!
I CAN BE THE VILLAIN SOMETIMES.
>>AB: BUZZ?
>>DUSTY: SURE!
BESIDES, BEING A HERO WAS SO MUCH WORK!
TOO MUCH PRESSURE.
NO ONE CAN BE TOTALLY GOOD ALL THE TIME.
THAT'S WHAT MAKES US HUMAN BEINGS.
>>AB: BUZZ... BUZZ BUZZ.
>>DUSTY: WELL, I KNOW WE'RE NOT...
BUT WE'RE CLOSE ENOUGH!
AND WE'VE GOTTA STICK TOGETHER...WHAT DO YA SAY!?
DOCTOR BATABOTT AND CAPTAIN FLEABAG- WORKING TOGETHER!
ARE YOU WITH ME, DOCTOR?
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ!
>>DUSTY: HA HA!
YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS THE BEGINNING... OF A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP!
>>DUSTY & ALPHABOTT: HAHA!/ BUZZ!
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ... >>DUSTY: YEAH NO, I MADE UP THAT LINE.
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ BUZZ.
>>DUSTY: NO I MADE IT UP.
IT'S NOT FROM CASA- CASA WHO?
>>ALPHABOTT: BUZZ!
>>DOTT: ...AND YOU DUSTY, I AWARD YOU WITH YOUR NEW ALPHABADGE, "THE NG DIGRAPH BADGE".
WEAR IT WITH PRIDE.
>>DUSTY: I'M STUNNING!
>>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!
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