 It's time. It's time. It's time. For what? For the curious direction. Sit back and relax. We'll sing chad and laxel on the curious direction. Yay! Welcome back everybody. You got that club. Now let's find out who's who on the curious crew today. And I've asked Emily to hold up Jeanette, the chatty puppet. She likes the talk. So they're going to find out who's who. What's your name? Joelle. Hi Joelle. Hi Joelle. You can introduce her. This is Lauren. Hi Lauren. Hi Milo. Hi Julia. Hi Claire. What's your name? Dorothy. Hi. And would you ask that big tall giraffe behind you? What's your name? I'm George. What do I like to watch? Okay great. Now let's find out. George watches but he talks to Jeanette and he lets me know what's on his mind and we come up with new questions for new shows. So Emily if your hand is happy you can keep her singing and if your hand gets too hot you can let her rest, okay? I'd love for everybody to be singing, okay? Oh I brought a friend today. Would you hold up? Giraffe looks over at Eagle. So hold up Eagle for his part, okay? Giraffe looked. Why was I born to walk? Why were you born to fly? Eagle just shrunk and gave a high five. Hey we all share one big sky. Oh yeah. Share one big sky. Share one big sky. Give the world all share. And we can all care. We're different but we all belong. Very nice. Here's the surprise verse. Giraffe looked over at the singers and said, Why are some songs true? Why are some make-believe? It's fun to imagine what would this one big sky? Oh yeah. Share one big sky. We're different but we all belong. Okay now we're going to slow down. What was their new question today? Right. Last time we did story songs that were true. They were based on a real adventure. My family had a vacation on a real invention of a special kind of maple syrup bottle that can be in the outer space. And today we're going to go with make-believe or our imaginations. So I want to pause for just a moment and ask what does imagination mean? I'm going to close my eyes and give you just a minute to think because some of us are quick thinkers and some need a little time. Claire. Make-believe things you make up in your head. Imagination can be make-believe things you make up in your head. Would you like to add to that? Yeah. Imagining is like when you make a picture in your head and you think of it then you make it become something. Oh and then you can, after you imagine it, you might make it into something you can see. Anybody else want to say anything more? Okay. I like to think that anything can happen in our imagination. Okay. So I have brought something, a story song I thought of when I was about your age. Because some parts in this story are things I really did when I was your age. And some parts of it are imagined or make-believe. Okay. So I'm going to put the ego back. He's going to help us next time. Somebody else will get to hold him. And for our first song I'm going to give you a surprise so that in your mind you can be picturing what the squash muck might look like. And then with your hands as we're telling the story and singing you can be making a clay squash muck. And it will be, can you pass that along? You can take out your ball of clay when you get it but please keep it on the tray. What do you notice about the words clay and tray? They run. Yes. And I didn't even think of that when I was getting this ready. Okay. Okay. And clear. I ran out of clay. So can you just use that for your tray? Is that good? Okay. So you're going to imagine. Open it up. Take it out. Yep. Is it slimy? It's brand new clay. I just got it from the Potter supply just yesterday. Okay. And so that we can put your plastic a little to the side. Okay. So we can see. And here is your part. You get to sing every time about the squash muck. And if you want to sing the words you can but mostly I'll be telling the story. And you come in on the course in his wonderful song. Okay. So here we go. The rain. Are you ready? Okay. Rainy, rainy day. Here we go. The rain came down and covered the ground, creating giant puddles for miles around. So we grabbed our boots and our other ring gear because my sister and I had to get out there. As we headed off to school that day, we found every puddle along the way. Clumping and jumping and shouting, make way. We laughed and we splashed. What a beautiful day. And then we felt the air get warm. So we stopped to gaze at the passing storm. And as those rain clouds drifted by, we heard the strangest, watery cry. A squash muck, a squash muck. A listen for the giggle. A squash muck. Hee, hee, hee, hee. A day with you. This is your super duper gay. Get to play with the squash muck. Where? Where? Oh, where did that voice come from? Did it sing again? Go get your mom. So lickety, spickety, we ran back home yelling for our mother who was on the phone. Up in the hall, mama heard our call. Huffing and puffing, we told her, oh, wow, you have found something great. This is a day to celebrate. For long ago when I was young, a squash muck asked me to have fun. They're very rare to hear these days. I'm so excited. I'm so amazed. A squash muck. A squash muck. A listen for the giggle. Hee, hee, hee, hee. A day with you. This is your super duper gay. Squash muck. The sun was shining now real strong. And mom said, we can't take too long. They always need fresh rain to come out. When puddles dry up, they're never about. She brought along a bucket and scooped up some rain so it wouldn't all be gone when the puddles had drained. Now you have to tickle it to get it to sing for a squash muck tickling is the very best thing. So up we jumped and down we splashed. Our boots must have tickled its slippery back. Singing out, it said, you're back. I think I'm going to have. The school said we wouldn't be there. But she didn't say why and she didn't say where. Because who on earth would ever believe that we'd found a squash muck and we just couldn't leave. We took him home, put him in the sink and ooed and awed and it gave us a wink. Then it sang out, sink, sneak. Don't wait too long. I'll be gone in a blink. I'm here to offer a squash muck thrill of one wish until sundown. Then I'll go, yes I will. A little quieter while they're thinking. A squash muck, a squash muck. Oh, listen for the giggle of a squash muck. Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hoo, hoo, hoo. I'd like to spend the day with you. This is your super duper day of luck when you get to play with a squash muck. Think right now, there isn't much time. What's your wish? Can you make your wish rhyme? And so in a jiffy, I called out loud. Can we go flying up on a cloud so everyone could see us? Would that be allowed? And whoosh, like the wind, we were high in the air, laughing and screaming to the people down there. The cloud was our squash muck, now light as the breeze, as we skimmed over houses and roadways and trees. A squash muck, a squash muck. Oh, listen for the giggle of a squash muck. Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hoo, hoo, hoo. I'd like to spend the day with you. This is your super duper day of luck when you get to play with a squash muck. We flew to the school, but they were inside. Now no one would believe our incredible ride. But then Channel 9 turned its cameras on us and we knew, yes we knew, there'd be a big fuss. So we asked what to say when the questions all came and our squash muck replied, just tell them my name and to treasure the land and the water and air and the creatures like me who live everywhere. Humans forget their actions have impact. Take care from now on and we just might come back. A squash muck, a squash muck. Oh, listen for the giggle of a squash muck. Hee, hee, hee, hee, hoo, hoo, hoo. I'd like to spend the day with you. This is your super duper day of luck when you get to play with a squash muck. And now here's the surprise ending. Here we go. It starts the same and then it changes. A squash muck, a squash muck. Oh, listen for the giggle of a squash muck. Hee, hee, hee, hee, hee, hoo, hoo. It makes a difference what you do. This is your super duper day of flower and people will be listening on tonight's news hour. So what do you think if you had that adventure what would you want to tell people on tonight's news hour? Yes. I saw the squash muck. And if they said, what's a squash muck? Awesome, awesome. Anybody else, what would you say if you were asked questions on the news after an adventure like that? You don't know. It's a tricky question. How about let's have each person hold up what you imagine a squash muck could look like since none of us have really seen one. Okay, turn them like this so that our TV audience, there you go, beautiful. And they all give me a really good feeling because that squash muck was so friendly, wasn't it? All right, thank you. So you can set those down in front of you. And how about pass me your plastic bags? You can keep the clay part. Okay, pass them over so our stage can look nice. We'll take care of the place. Great, pass that. Can you pass that? Thank you. All right, we'll just put these away for now. No, keep that on there, okay? Yeah, you get to keep your squash mucks. Okay, now we have another story. So what was true in my squash muck story is that I had a sister and she and I love to play in the rain puddles. How many of you have enjoyed rain puddles? If you have the right kind of boots, you can really enjoy them, right? That part was true. Everything else I imagined it, right? Okay, so the next story, freeway, the high-flying pig. Yes, you can. I was just thinking I wanted to share with your side of the room too. All right. It's a piggy bank pig. Yes, but it shows you how big and round a pig is, right? Now this story was true, sort of. This story, I saw in the newspaper a little article and it said that there was a pig who jumped out of a truck that was on the way to market and that a pig farm adopted it. And they said, this pig really wants to live a happy life and we're going to help it have a happy life. So I read that story and I thought, wow, what was it like to be that pig? And then I wrote this song. So here we go. Freeway, the high-flying pig. I'm going to do something a little different. I want to put the two verses together. So we'll start with chorus, two verses, chorus, two verses, and a chorus. So it just doesn't go as long, okay? Okay. Tra la la. I'm freeway, the high-flying pig. We were off to the market but I did a quick kick and a flip of my thing. The day started out sunny it started out well was like any other for all I could tell then right after breakfast they pulled up a truck and they packed us all in. I yelled, yikes, we're all stuck. My heart started pounding I looked all around we were shoulder to shoulder in a big bumpy mount my fear gave me nerve not to follow upside down tra la la this and bumps cause a pig can jumps but I've been well protected so I stood up and brushed off fancy free just like that So if you're ever stuck where you don't want to be just speak up and get yourself free now he's really free sing the half tra la la And so freeway is still having a happy home. Thank you for holding that. Okay, now the next song I wrote is come, oh yes Why don't you ask who would like to have a turn? Did you say you do? Great. Thank you. Thank you for sharing Emily for thinking about that using your words to share and Milo for speaking up and getting a turn. The same way Joelle spoke up and got to have a turn for the pen. Okay, now we have another friend here she is It's the kindness cat Claire will you pass this to Julia? Okay, the kindness cat and see the kindness cat is a story I made up it says the kindness cat is coming coming to your town she's watching in her looking glass Can you see why they call this a looking glass? What do you call it? Yeah, what's the word we usually say? We call it a mirror but long ago they call this a looking glass so this is what the song is about so you may hold that feel the beautiful flowers on there but keep the reflection part down so it won't shine too much and you may hold that, feel it after you've enjoyed it, you can pass it Okay, so the kindness cat is coming there's going to be a surprise in this song Okay The kindness cat is coming she's coming to your town she's watching in her looking glass she's searching all around she wants to catch us being the best that we can be and as she does, she's singing her funny, what you'll see this cat is watching for that special kind of kid who gives an invitation who builds a friendship bridge and sees someone who is sad or shy or left out in some way who smiles and says hopes that she will catch you, catch you at your home or school one day she'll surprise you and pages and will Is it that gets her excited to go from being quiet meow to me wow, what is it? Do you have an idea? What if I get the kindness cat excited the night, the light maybe anybody else, okay, Claire? Someone's being a good friend to someone else when somebody's doing something extra kind when people make lots of friends they don't just keep it to one they look around and they make more and more friends that's a specific thing how about was there a surprise in this song? Yes, Joelle? Yes, isn't that funny? So I think even our kindness cat wanted to pretend to be a dog or just to make somebody laugh sometimes that's a kind thing to do so if you were going to make up a song about something do you have any idea about something that you might like to make up a song about? Yes A chicken, a chicken and what might your chicken do? Okay, so she's going to start imaginary song about a chicken but doing a thing that real chickens do You have an idea? Yes? A dolphin A dolphin and do you have an idea of what your dolphin might do? You don't have to know yet imagination can Oh cool He's going to create one or find one make one Her dolphin is going to make a coral reef playground under the sea maybe invite other dolphins Alright, so I'm going to say to you that all songs come from somewhere but they all come from our imagination or our heart or they thank you very much they kind of sing inside our head so if any of you think of a song that you make up in your own head or heart then you can sing them and sing them and maybe you can write them down and save them and teach them to other people Okay, so let's see let's put all our squash mugs together like friends in the middle you know which one is yours and stand up because it's time to sing our goodbye song we've had a good time today thank you one and all for making those squash mugs keep singing, keep looking up keep asking questions and never give up keep singing, keep looking up keep asking questions and never give up Alright, thanks, we'll see you next time