♪ Under the blue umbrella ♪ ♪ Yes, under the clear blue sky, ♪ ♪ there's a world to be discovered ♪ ♪ that's full of things to try ♪ ♪ Everything is waiting there ♪ ♪ just for you and me ♪ ♪ Under the blue umbrella ♪ ♪ just take a look and see.

♪ ♪ (paper rustling) Allen> I like to take pictures of people.

I've taken some pictures of my family and my friends' family.

But, you know, my family is different from some of my friends' family.

All of them are families because they live together under one roof.

and are usually related to each other.

Families come in different sizes.

Some families are large and others are small.

(silence) Here's my family.

There are many families like mine.

My sister, Val and I live with our mother and father.

(silence) (piano playing) Mom> Allen, it's time to come practice.

Allen.

(playing continues) Come on it's time to practice.

It's time to practice for the talent show at school.

Allen> Mom is a teacher.

She teaches in kindergarten.

Dad is a salesman.

He sells houses.

So other people would have a place to live.

(piano playing) ♪ ♪ ♪ Dad> Pretty fine, Allen.

Keep up the good work.

You hear?!

♪ Allen> My mommy and daddy do the things that are necessary to take care of our family.

A family needs many different things.

Mom and dad will use some of the money they make working to buy us these things.

♪ Val needs some new shoes.

And mom is helping her find them.

When then find the shoes.

Mama will buy them for her.

♪ Our old grill is rusty And daddy is planning to buy a new one so we can have a cookout.

I'm helping him find one.

♪ (Vaccum motor running) Val and I help our parents in many ways.

At home everyone in the family helps to do the things that need to be done.

Certain things have to be done around the house so a family can live there (indistinct conversations) Daddy> How's that?

Allen> Everyone has something that they can do to help.

Family members help each other in many ways.

(indistinct conversations) In our family, we all help get the food ready at mealtime.

Then we all help clean up afterwards.

(silence) Daddy> There we go.

(silence) All> Yay!

Allen> Yay!

Yay!

Yay!

Yay!

Yay!

Yay!

(laughing) A family can work together and they can play together too.

When everyone's work is finished, then it's time to have fun.

(indistinct conversations) This is Susan's family.

Susan's in my class at school.

Her family isn't like mine.

Every day after school, Susan and her brother, Billy stay at a friend's house.

(quick footsteps) (indistinct conversations) (silence) (car engine hums) Susan> Dad's here.

(indistinct conversations) Dad> Hi.

You ready to go?

Allen> Susan's father is in the Army.

When he leaves work, he comes after Billy and Susan.

(silence) Dad> Okay.

Come on, Billy.

Thanks, Lisa.

Lisa> See you tomorrow.

Dad> We'll see you tomorrow.

Bye bye.

Lisa> Bye bye.

(silence) (car engine hums louder) Allen> When they get home, Susan's mother won't be there.

Susan's parents are divorced.

And her mother lives in another city.

Susan and Billy help their father as much as they can.

He worked hard all day, and yet he still has a lot to do for his family.

(silence) Billy> I want to push the cart.

Susan> I'll do it.

Dad> All right.

I'll tell you what.

Why don't we let Susan push it first, and then you can push it, okay?

All right.

Now, I'll see what we need.

(silence) ♪ Hey, how about some apples?

Billy and Susan> All right.

>> Billy, why don't you get us a bag, a 5 pound bag of potatoes.

That a boy.

All right.

Hey, how about some grapefruit for tomorrow, for breakfast?

♪ Billy> Here you are.

Dad> Oh, great.

Throw them in there.

♪ Thank you.

Okay.

Next stop is milk.

♪ Billy> Please, can we get some chocolate milk?

Dad> Okay, but I think we better get some white milk, too.

Billy> Okay.

Dad> You go get Susan over by the bread and meet me at the cookies.

Billy> Okay.

(quick footsteps) Billy> I want these kind.

Susan> I want these.

Billy> I want these.

Susan> I want these.

Dad> Whoa, whoa.

How many boxes of cookies do we need?

I'll tell you what.

Let's just take one box and we'll buy some chocolate chips.

And we'll make our own cookies.

Susan> Okay.

Dad> All right.

Pick out the one you want then.

Billy> We'll go get the chocolate chips.

Dad> Okay.

(silence) (engine running) Allen> Susan and Billy live in one of these apartments with their father.

Even though Susan's family is small, it's still a family.

(silence) Dad> What do you want for dinner tonight?

Susan> I don't know.

Dad> You to stay in there or are you going to come with us?

Come on, Billy.

Don't forget your lunch box.

Allen> Susan's father does the same things for his family that my father does for ours.

But he also has to do some of the same things that my mother does.

Since he is alone, he acts as both mother and father to Susan and Billy.

(silence) Chris is another friend of mine.

This is his family.

(silence) You see, Chris doesn't live with his mother or father.

He lives with his grandparents.

Chris' mother and father are missionaries And they're living in a small village in Africa.

They wanted Chris to stay in the United States and go to school, because there was no school, where they were going, Chris> Hi grandma.

Can I have... Grandma> Hi Chris.

You sure may.

Allen> Chris' grandmother does the things for him, that his mother would do if she were here.

She sees that Chris has clothes to wear, a place to live and food to eat.

(silence) Chris> Grandma, these are good.

What kind are they?

Grandma> They're peanut butter.

Have some more.

Then in a minute we'll wrap them up and fix a plate for your granddaddy.

(silence) Allen> Chris's grandparents lived on a farm, so there are many things that he can do to help his grandad.

Chris helps his granddaddy, just like Susan and I help our fathers.

Chris's mother and father live far away, but Chris still has a family.

His mother and father are a part of his family, but they live somewhere else.

His grandparents are also a part of his family.

(silence) Chris> I brought you some cookies.

What are you doing, grandpa?

Grandpa> Weeding these cabbages.

What do you want to help?

Chris> Yes.

Grandpa> Okay, come on down here.

(silence) You can pull up some of those weeds down there.

(silence) Allen> Chris lives with his grandparents.

They'll take care of him until he's old enough to take care of himself or until he's living with his parents again.

You see, Chris really has two families.

One here and one in Africa.

Grandma> Thank you.

(silence) Grandma> I need another one...and two.

(silence) Allen> This is Connie's family That's Connie on the top row in the middle.

She's also in my class at school.

Connie's family is very different than mine Or Susan's or even Chris' She lives with a group of people who are not related to her, or even to each other.

All of these people live together and help take care of each other.

So they too can be called a family.

Connie lives in a children's home with many other boys and girls.

Her family is made up of a housemother and lots of other girls about Connie's same age.

Housemother Mrs. Jones> Who's winning the game?

Connie> I am.

Housemother> Good.

Well, it's time to come in now though.

Okay?

(silence) Connie> Yeah.

Child #2 and #3> Yep.

Yep.

(silence) Allen> They all play together, sleep together and eat together.

(indistinct conversations) Mrs. Jones> Ready for supper?

Child #4> I was cooking taters.

Mrs. Jones> Well, it's time to put the toys away now so we can go and have supper.

Okay?!

Children> Okay.

(indistinct conversations) Allen> All the boys and girls who live here, eat together in a dining room.

It's like eating in a cafeteria every meal.

(indistinct conversations) Mrs. Jones> No.

not this time, honey.

The next time.

(indistinct conversations) Allen> Their home is different from most other homes.

It has four beds in every bedroom.

This is Connie's room.

She shares with Jane, Mary and Donna.

Mrs. Jones takes the place of Connie's parents in many ways.

Mrs. Jones> You don't look like you feel so good.

What's the matter, Connie?

Allen> She takes care of Connie and sees that she has food to eat and clothes to wear.

If Connie is sick, she watches over her and helps her get well.

Most importantly, Mrs. Jones loves Connie and shows her that she loves her.

Mrs. Jones> Later on, we're going to play some games with the other girls and that'll help you to forget all about it.

Okay?

Connie> Okay.

(TV announcer speaks> Allen> This is Connie's family.

(TV program playing) All these families are probably different from your family, but they're probably like your family in some ways, too.

How is your family like these?

How is it different?

(silence)