♪ ♪ >>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!