HA HA HA!
OH, IT'S JUST NO USE!
I'M TOO OLD FOR THIS SORT OF THING.
I MUST TRAVEL THE GALAXIES
TO FIND AN APPRENTICE WHO BELIEVES
AND WILL CARRY ON MY WORK.
EXLIBRIS!
HE'S ESCAPED!
OH, NEVER MIND.
SOON ALL THE READERS WILL BE GONE,
AND I, THORZUUL, WILL RULE!
THORZUUL WILL RULE!
HA HA HA!
AMY?
THEY EAT GRASS?
GOOD.
AND OATS.
RIGHT, ROSARIO.
ANYBODY ELSE?
JASON?
THEY EAT SUGAR CUBES.
YES, THEY DO, DON'T THEY.
I'M THINKING OF SOMETHING RED AND SHINY
THAT PONIES LIKE.
TANYA?
APPLES?
YES.
HOLY KAMOLY!
NORBERT?
NORBERT!
UH...UM...
UH...UH...
THEY WEAR SILVER GLOVES?
[LAUGHTER]
NORBERT, HELP US GET READY FOR OUR STORY.
WE'RE THINKING ABOUT PONIES.
WHAT CAN YOU TELL US?
THEY GIVE RIDES AT FAIRS?
GOOD.
REALLY!
IN A ROBE AND EVERYTHING!
TWO STORIES UP?
GIVE ME A BREAK!
SCOUTS' HONOR!
NORBY.
HEY, LOOK!
THE RINGS ON MY PADLOCK!
I'LL BET IT'S MAGIC OR SOMETHING.
COME ON, NORBY.
MAYBE THE GUY IN THE WINDOW LEFT IT.
MAYBE IT'S A SIGN.
NORBY, YOU'RE TOO MUCH!
I'VE GOT TO GO.
SEE YOU AFTER DINNER.
YEAH. SEE YOU LATER.
BYE.
HOLY KAMOLY!
I'M IN MY OWN BACK YARD!
UH...UH...
IS TH-THIS...
Y-YOURS?
HOLY KAMOLY!
WHO ARE YOU?
I AM LEXOR, STORYLORD OF MOJUSTE.
AND YOU?
UH, I'M NORBERT, BOY OF WISCONSIN.
NORBERT, THERE IS NO TIME TO LOSE.
THE WICKED STORYLORD, THORZUUL,
SEEKS TO CONQUER MY PLANET.
THEN HE WILL ATTACK YOURS.
I'M OLD.
MY TIME IN THIS BODY IS SHORT.
I NEED AN APPRENTICE STORYLORD
TO HELP DEFEAT THORZUUL
AND SAVE BOTH OUR PLANETS.
WILL YOU ACCEPT THE CHALLENGE?
UH...WHY ME?
BECAUSE YOU BELIEVE.
YOUR FRIEND DID NOT.
WELL, WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
WHEN THIS RING GLOWS...
COME HERE AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
SIT ON YON BIKE-A-TRON,
INTONE THE MAGIC INCANTATION THEREON,
STARE INTO THIS PICTURE,
AND PEDAL AS FAST AS YOU CAN.
YOU WILL REACH THE LAND OF MOJUSTE.
HOW DO I GET HOME?
SIMPLY PLACE YOUR HANDS UPON YOUR HEART
AND SAY HOME.
MY TIME DRAWS TO A CLOSE.
WILL YOU ACCEPT, MY CHILD?
WELL, SURE, BUT I HAVE TO BE HOME FOR DINNER.
BRAVE LAD.
THE PLANET WILL BE SAFE.
HEY!
THE RING'S GLOWING ALREADY.
FAREWELL, MY CHILD.
WHAT WAS NEXT?
OH, YEAH.
"THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, TRUMPETS AND DRUMS,
READERS REJOICE! A STORYLORD COMES!"
NOW, STARE INTO THE PICTURE.
WELL, HERE GOES NOTHING.
[RATTLING]
OH.
UH, EXCUSE ME.
IS THIS THE LAND OF MOJUSTE?
NO, IT'S THE THIRD MOON OF GARGONISTAN.
IT IS?
NO. OF COURSE THIS IS MOJUSTE.
OH.
I'M DOOMED!
[CLEARS THROAT]
CAN I HELP?
NO, ONLY A STORYLORD CAN HELP.
I'M AN APPRENTICE STORYLORD.
YOU ARE?
OH, I SEE YOU WEAR THE GLOVES.
HERE. SEE IF YOU CAN OPEN THAT.
DO THE ELEPHANT DANCE.
ISN'T THERE A KEY OR SOMETHING?
THORZUUL HAS THE KEY.
THE WICKED STORYLORD?
THE SAME.
HE GAVE ME THIS BOOK AND TOLD ME TO READ
ABOUT THE ELEPHANT DANCE,
BUT HE LOCKED IT.
HOW CAN I UNDERSTAND WHAT A BOOK'S ABOUT
IF I CAN'T OPEN IT?
IF I CAN'T DO THE DANCE...
THAT'S WHAT HE'LL DO.
YOU DIDN'T GET A CHANCE!
OH, HE GAVE ME THIS CLUE.
"PLANT THE SEED BEFORE YOU READ,
THEN IT WILL GROW, AND YOU WILL KNOW."
TOMORROW I'LL BE STONE!
NOT IF I CAN HELP IT.
DON'T WORRY, UH...
MELISANDE.
MELISANDE, I THINK I KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP.
HOME.
"PLANT THE SEED BEFORE YOU READ,
THEN IT WILL GROW, AND YOU WILL KNOW."
"PLANT THE SEED BEFORE YOU READ,
THEN IT WILL GROW, AND YOU WILL KNOW."
RIGHT.
THAT'S AN INTERESTING WAY TO SAY
WHAT I TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY.
IT TELLS YOU WHAT TO DO
BEFORE YOU READ SOMETHING NEW.
LOOK, I'LL SHOW YOU.
HERE'S YOUR STORY, THE BIG SNOW.
BEFORE YOU READ IT,
THINK FOR A MINUTE ABOUT THE TITLE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK IT'S GOING TO BE ABOUT?
SNOW?
THAT'S PROBABLY A SAFE GUESS.
NEXT, THINK ABOUT SNOW.
HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT IT?
I LIKE IT.
IT'S FUN TO PLAY IN,
MAKE SNOWBALLS WITH, TOBOGGAN OR SKI ON.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU DON'T LIKE?
IT CAN BE SO HEAVY TO SHOVEL
AND SLIPPERY TO WALK ON.
OUR CAR GETS STUCK SOMETIMES.
SNOW CAN BE FUN OR A NUISANCE.
LET'S LOOK AT YOUR BOOK.
"IT SNOWED AND SNOWED AND SNOWED AND SNOWED,
"IT SNOWED ON THE HOUSES.
"IT SNOWED ON THE ROAD.
"WALKS HAD TO BE SHOVELED,
OH, WHAT A LOAD!"
YOU DON'T LIKE SHOVELING.
HOW DOES HE FEEL?
THE SAME WAY. IT'S TOO HEAVY.
"WHILE CHILDREN TOBOGGAN,
A STUCK CAR GOT TOWED."
I'LL BET HE DOESN'T LIKE SNOW,
BUT THOSE KIDS ARE HAVING FUN.
WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT SNOW
HELPS YOU UNDERSTAND THE BOOK.
AS YOUR RIDDLE SAYS,
"PLANT THE SEED BEFORE YOU READ."
BEFORE YOU READ ANYTHING NEW,
THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW ABOUT THE SUBJECT.
I GET IT.
"THEN IT WILL GROW, AND YOU WILL KNOW,"
MEANS IF YOU THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU KNOW,
YOU'LL UNDERSTAND THE BOOK BETTER.
THANKS, MRS. FRAMISH.
YOU'RE WELCOME, NORBERT.
CLASS, IT'S TIME FOR THE BELL.
BOOKS AWAY. DON'T FORGET...
THE RIDDLE MEANS YOU'VE GOT TO REMEMBER
WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW BEFORE YOU READ.
IF I'VE SOLVED THE RIDDLE,
THE SPELL WILL BE BROKEN.
I KNOW ELEPHANTS WALK LIKE THIS.
THEY WALK ON THEIR HIND LEGS.
THEY GO NNNnnnrr!
THEY SQUIRT WATER WITH THEIR TRUNKS.
THEY LIVE IN JUNGLES.
THEY EAT PEANUTS.
THEY NEVER FORGET.
LOOK.
GUESS WHAT?
YOU WERE RIGHT.
WHAT I ALREADY KNEW ABOUT ELEPHANTS
HELPS ME UNDERSTAND THIS BOOK.
HA HA HA!
DON'T TELL ME.
THORZUUL?
RIGHT.
WELL, MILKBREATH?
HIS ROYAL FATNESS,
THORZUUL!
WELL, MY PRETTY,
ARE YOU READY TO DANCE?
OR WILL YOU JOIN
MY LITTLE COLLECTION OF STATUES HERE
LIKE THE OTHERS WHO COULDN'T READ?
HA HA HA!
AND TELL ME,
WHO IS YOUR LITTLE FRIEND HERE
IN THE STORYLORD GLOVES?
MY NAME IS NORBERT NIESENDEN.
WHAT DO YOU THINK, MILKBREATH?
WOULDN'T HE MAKE A CUTE, LITTLE STONE DOORSTOP?
HA HA HA!
ENOUGH FRIVOLITY.
BEGIN OR BE STONE.
HEH HEH HEH!
BUT...BUT...WHAT--
BUT, IT'S... IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
YOU'VE FIGURED OUT MY RIDDLE!
IT WAS EASY.
ALL I HAD TO DO WAS THINK ABOUT ELEPHANTS.
I FOUND I ALREADY KNEW A LOT.
THAT HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THE BOOK.
[KABOOM]
YOU.
YOU MUST HAVE HELPED THEM.
I'LL GET YOU!
GOT TO GO!
HOME.
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GET ME OUT OF HERE!
YES! RIGHT AWAY, YOUR ROYAL FATNESS!
GOT HIM!
HEY, JASON, WATCH THIS.
ALL RIGHT!
WATCH OUT FOR THE SPACESHIP, NORBY.
WATCH OUT FOR THE SPACESHIP!
[BLOP BLOP]
I TOLD YOU.
HOW MANY POINTS DID I GET?
I WIN. WANT TO PLAY AGAIN?
I'M PLAYING WIZARD OF WOR FIRST.
DARTH VADER OVER THERE ISN'T FINISHED.
LET'S PLAY THIS AGAIN.
NO. YOU ALWAYS WIN.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO PLAY
THE WIZARD OF WOR.
IT'S LIKE OTHER GAMES WE PLAYED.
WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
YOU SOUND LIKE MRS. FRAMISH.
SHE SAID THAT YESTERDAY.
SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT VIDEO GAMES?
YOU KNOW, SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT READING.
YOU CONNECT WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW
WITH WHAT'S ON THE PAGE
TO HELP UNDERSTAND IT BETTER.
LOOK, DARTH VADER'S DONE.
I'LL GO GET SOME MORE QUARTERS FROM DAD.
GO SAVE THE GAME.
STORYLORDS!
WHERE'S WIZARD OF WOR?
LEXOR! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?
I SHOULD ASK THE SAME OF YOU.
AN APPRENTICE STORYLORD MUST REMEMBER HIS DUTY.
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
THE RING. WHERE IS THE RING?
IT'S IN MY POCKET... I THINK...SOMEWHERE.
HERE IT IS.
IT'S GLOWING!
AND HAS BEEN FOR TWO HOURS.
YOU ARE NEEDED. HURRY.
THORZUUL MUST BE STOPPED,
OR BOTH OUR PLANETS WILL BE LOST.
HEY, COME BACK.
WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
JUST MYSELF.
DAD SAYS I HAVE TO GO.
WE CAN PLAY THIS NEXT TIME.
THAT'S OK.
THERE'S SOMETHING I'VE GOT TO DO.
READ THE MAGIC POEM
AND PEDDLE AS FAST AS I CAN.
"THUNDER AND LIGHTNING,
"TRUMPETS AND DRUMS,
"READERS REJOICE!
A STORYLORD COMES!"
HI!
MARKO?
MY NAME IS NORBERT.
I'VE COME TO HELP YOU.
IT'S TRUE.
I'M AN APPRENTICE STORYLORD
SENT HERE TO THE LAND OF MOJUSTE
TO COMBAT THE WICKED STORYLORD THORZUUL.
IT'S TRUE! REALLY!
CROSS MY HEART AND HOPE TO DIE.
WHAT SEEMS TO BE THE TROUBLE?
THORZUUL-- THAT'S NOT HARD TO FIGURE OUT--
GAVE YOU THIS SCROLL...
WANTED YOU TO PERFORM
WHAT WAS WRITTEN ON THE SCROLL.
YOU COULDN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
THORZUUL...
SAID HE WOULD TURN YOU INTO STONE
IF YOU DIDN'T PERFORM AS HE WISHED.
HOW LONG TILL HE COMES BACK?
24 HOURS. 1 DAY. HMM.
"IT FLOATS ON THE WIND,
"YOU STAND ON THE GROUND.
"IF YOU PULL ITS TAIL,
IT WON'T MAKE A SOUND."
DON'T WORRY, MARKO.
I KNOW SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP.
SEE YOU TOMORROW AFTER SCHOOL.
HOME.
...FOUND ON PAGE 103 IN YOUR READING BOOKS.
SO OPEN YOUR BOOKS TO PAGE 103.
BUT BEFORE WE TALK ABOUT THIS STORY,
DOES ANYONE REMEMBER
WHAT WE TALKED ABOUT YESTERDAY?
SIMON?
CONNECTING WHAT'S IN OUR HEAD
WITH WHAT'S ON THE PAGE
WHEN WE READ SOMETHING.
NORBERT, IS SOMETHING WRONG?
NO. I WAS THINKING OF A FRIEND WHO NEEDS HELP
UNDERSTANDING SOMETHING HE HAS TO READ.
MAYBE YOU'LL HELP HIM AFTER CLASS.
I HOPE SO.
USUALLY, A BOOK USES MANY PICTURES AND WORDS
TO TELL A STORY.
BUT TODAY WE'LL LOOK AT
A SPECIAL KIND OF BOOK
THAT TELLS A STORY ONLY WITH PICTURES.
AMY?
HOW WILL WE KNOW WHAT THE STORY IS?
WE'LL LOOK FOR CLUES IN THE PICTURE.
WE'LL THINK ABOUT
WHAT THE CHARACTERS ARE DOING,
WHAT THEY MIGHT BE THINKING OR SAYING,
WHERE THEY ARE.
YOU'LL BE SURPRISED
AT HOW MUCH OF THE STORY
YOU CAN FIGURE OUT FROM THE PICTURE.
LOOK AT THE TITLE PAGE.
WHAT DO YOU SEE?
JASON?
A KITE FLYING OVER A TOWN.
GOOD.
THIS STORY IS CALLED THE KITE'S ADVENTURE.
GUESS WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
SOMEONE LET GO OF THEIR KITE.
IT FLIES ALL OVER BY ITSELF.
VERY GOOD.
YOU BOTH LOOKED AT THE PICTURES
AND USED YOUR IMAGINATIONS
TO FIGURE OUT THE STORY.
LET'S LOOK AT THE FIRST PAGE OF THE STORY.
WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR IMAGINATIONS
TO CONNECT THE CLUES WE SEE IN THE PICTURES
WITH WHAT WE ALREADY KNOW.
JUST LIKE YOU CONNECT PUZZLE PIECES.
RIGHT. YOU'LL BE AMAZED
AT HOW MUCH INFORMATION YOU CAN GET
FROM ONE PICTURE.
DO WE JUST LOOK AT IT?
YES AND NO.
SOME INFORMATION IS ON THE PAGE.
A LOT IS IN YOUR HEAD.
LET'S LOOK AT THE FIRST PICTURE.
NOW, HERE'S THE SUN.
WHAT DOES THE SUN TELL US?
IT'S DAYTIME.
GOOD.
WHAT ARE SOME OTHER CLUES?
WHAT DO THEY TELL US?
IT'S WARM OUT.
HE'S WEARING A T-SHIRT AND SHORTS.
IT'S SUMMER. THE LEAVES ARE GREEN.
THE FLOWERS ARE OUT.
SO IT'S A WARM SUMMER DAY.
THE BOY IS FLYING HIS KITE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WILL HAPPEN NEXT?
THE KITE STRING WILL BREAK,
AND THE KITE WILL FLY AWAY.
WHAT CLUES MADE YOU THINK THAT?
YOU CAN TELL IT'S WINDY.
THE TREES ARE BENT,
AND THE TITLE PAGE SHOWS
A KITE FLYING BY ITSELF.
LET'S FIND OUT IF YOU'RE RIGHT.
VERY GOOD!
YOU GOT CLUES FROM THE PICTURE.
YOU PUT THEM TOGETHER
WITH WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD,
AND YOU FIGURED OUT THE STORY.
YOU MADE CONNECTIONS
BETWEEN THE PICTURE AND WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD.
HOLY KAMOLY!
THAT'S HOW MARKO CAN SOLVE HIS RIDDLE!
YOU HAVE TO CONNECT WHAT'S ON THE PAGE
WITH WHAT'S IN YOUR HEAD.
LISTEN. "IT FLOATS ON THE WIND."
WHAT THINGS FLOAT ON THE WIND?
A BIRD.
AN AIRPLANE.
A CLOUD.
"YOU STAND ON THE GROUND."
THAT'S PRETTY OBVIOUS.
"IF YOU PULL ITS TAIL,
IT WON'T MAKE A SOUND."
IT COULDN'T BE A BIRD, COULD IT?
IT CAN'T BE AN AIRPLANE
BECAUSE YOU CAN'T PULL ITS TAIL.
WHAT ELSE FLOATS
AND HAS A TAIL YOU CAN PULL
WHILE YOU STAND ON THE GROUND?
I THINK YOU'VE GOT IT!
[ENGINE SOUNDS]
AND JUST IN TIME.
MILKBREATH.
HIS ROYAL BADNESS THORZUUL.
THANK YOU.
IF IT ISN'T OUR HALF-PINT FRIEND
FROM THE LAND OF THE MORTALS.
INTERFERING AGAIN, EH?
NO. HELPING.
YOU'RE AS HELPFUL AS AN ANT COLONY AT A PICNIC.
MILKBREATH, OUR COLLECTION SHALL SOON HAVE 2 NEW STATUES,
OR SHOULD I SAY 1 1/2?
WELL, MARKO, ENOUGH OF THIS IDLE CHITCHAT.
I'M READY FOR YOUR PERFORMANCE.
BEGIN OR BE STONE.
BUT--YOU CAN'T.
YOU FIGURED OUT MY RIDDLE!
HE CONNECTED WHAT HE READ
WITH WHAT WAS IN HIS HEAD,
LIKE ANY GOOD READER DOES.
YOU...
I'LL GET YOU.
YOU'LL HAVE TO CATCH ME FIRST.
HOME.
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WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR? GET ME OUT OF HERE!
"PLACE FINGERS ALONG THE LACES."
"AS YOU THROW, ROTATE WRIST SLIGHTLY
IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION FROM LATERAL OR PITCHOUT."
HMM.
WELL, HERE GOES NOTHING.
IT'S THE LAST PLAY IN THE SUPER BOWL!
THE PACKERS NEED A TOUCHDOWN TO WIN!
NIESENDEN'S BACK TO THROW!
THERE'S THE PASS!
AND HIS TWIN BROTHER'S IN THE CLEAR!
NORBY, DINNER'S IN 15 MINUTES.
DID YOU LEARN HOW TO THROW A SPIRAL YET?
I CAN'T UNDERSTAND THIS BOOK.
I UNDERSTAND THE WORDS,
BUT I'VE GOT TO KNOW MORE
TO UNDERSTAND THE REST.
CAN I TRY?
MANDY, IF I CAN'T THROW ONE--
HOLY KAMOLY! A PERFECT SPIRAL!
HOW DID YOU DO THAT?
DO THE DISHES TONIGHT AND I'LL SHOW YOU.
I DID THEM LAST--
OK.
REMEMBER, DINNER'S IN 15 MINUTES.
MY SON, THE RING.
THE RING! HURRY!
LEXOR!
HURRY, MY CHILD!
YOU ARE NEEDED IN MOJUSTE IMMEDIATELY,
OR THORZUUL WILL CLAIM ANOTHER VICTIM.
BUT DINNER'S IN 15--
YOU WILL RETURN IN TIME IF YOU DO NOT DELAY.
"THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, TRUMPETS AND DRUMS.
READERS REJOICE! A STORYLORD COMES!"
OH, BOY! OH, BOY! OH, BOY!
OH, BOY! A STORYLORD!
ACTUALLY, I'M ONLY AN APPRENTICE STORYLORD.
NORBERT NIESENDEN, AT YOUR SERVICE.
DO YOU HAVE A PROBLEM?
DO I EVER! HERE, TAKE A LOOK.
"DEAR, TU-SIT, TU-SIT--"
TSITRA. THAT'S MY NAME.
"DEAR TSITRA... PLEASE PAINT MY TEAM, THORZUUL'S BAD GUYS,
"PLAYING A GAME OF FUDGEBALL.
"MAKE SURE THE BALES ARE STACKED,
"AND SHOW ME DOING THE BIG WADDLE
"AFTER MAKING A LONG DISTANCE CALL.
"HAVE IT READY BY TOMORROW... OR ELSE!!!
SINCERELY, THORZUUL."
OH, BOY, BOY, BOY!
WHAT DOES HE MEAN, "DOING THE BIG WADDLE"
OR "MAKING A LONG DISTANCE CALL"?
THAT'S MY PROBLEM.
UNTIL I KNOW MORE ABOUT FUDGEBALL,
I'LL NEVER UNDERSTAND WHAT THORZUUL WANTS,
AND I'VE ONLY GOT UNTIL TOMORROW.
DON'T WORRY, TSITRA. IT'S NOT TOMORROW YET.
I'LL SEE WHAT I CAN DO.
I'LL BE BACK SOON, BEFORE THORZUUL.
HOME.
OH, BOY! OH, BOY! OH, BOY!
OH, BOY!
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TALKING ABOUT SOUND
AND HOW SOUND MOVES.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS
ABOUT LAST NIGHT'S READING ASSIGNMENT?
YES, JASON?
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND IT.
DID ANYONE ELSE HAVE TROUBLE? NORBERT?
WHAT DO YOU DO
WHEN YOU READ SOMETHING AND DON'T UNDERSTAND IT?
THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION, NORBERT.
WHEN YOU'RE READING SOMETHING
AND YOU REALIZE YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND IT,
FIRST, STOP READING.
THEN THINK FOR A MOMENT
ABOUT WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
NEXT, GO BACK AND REREAD THE PASSAGE...
TO MAKE SURE YOU DIDN'T MISS SOMETHING OR MISREAD IT.
JASON, REREAD THE PASSAGE THAT YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
FOR US NOW.
"SOUNDS OFTEN HAPPEN
"WHEN AN OBJECT MOVES BACK AND FORTH VERY RAPIDLY
"OR VIBRATES.
"SOUND WAVES TRAVEL OUTWARD IN EVERY DIRECTION
FROM A VIBRATING OBJECT."
I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THINGS MOVING BACK AND FORTH
CAN MAKE SOUND.
ANGIE?
I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND IT LAST NIGHT, EITHER,
BUT NOW I DO.
WAS THAT BECAUSE WE REREAD THE PASSAGE?
NO. BECAUSE I ASKED MY DAD.
HE SHOWED ME THIS.
THE RULER IS STILL. THERE ISN'T ANY SOUND.
WHEN I MOVE IT BACK AND FORTH...
[BOING]
IT MAKES A SOUND.
VERY GOOD, ANGIE.
YOU ASKED SOMEONE FOR HELP.
WHERE ELSE COULD WE GET HELP? NORBERT?
YOU COULD LOOK IN AN ENCYCLOPEDIA.
JASON?
OR A BOOK OR MAGAZINE IN THE LIBRARY.
VERY GOOD.
WHEN YOU GET THE HELP YOU NEED,
GO BACK TO THE PASSAGE AND READ IT OVER...
USING YOUR NEW INFORMATION
TO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND IT BETTER.
CAN YOU REMEMBER ALL THIS?
NORBERT?
JUST SAY STRARO.
IT'S A WORD MADE UP FROM THE FIRST LETTER
OF EACH WORD ON THE BOARD--
STOP,
THINK,
REREAD,
ASK,
READ OVER.
VERY GOOD, NORBERT.
THAT WILL BE A HANDY WAY TO REMEMBER TODAY'S LESSON.
I HOPE SO, FOR TSITRA'S SAKE.
STRARO? WHO'S THAT? ANOTHER STORYLORD?
NO. IT'S WHAT YOU DO
WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE READING.
FIRST, STOP READING WHEN SOMETHING DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
I DID THAT.
THEN THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND.
YOU REREAD TO SEE IF YOU DIDN'T READ IT RIGHT.
I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND IT.
THEN ASK SOMEONE FOR HELP
OR LOOK IN A REFERENCE BOOK.
WHEN YOU'VE FOUND THE INFORMATION YOU NEED,
GO BACK AND READ OVER.
I DON'T KNOW ANYONE
WHO'S SEEN A FUDGEBALL GAME.
AND IF SOMEONE HAS,
THORZUUL'S PROBABLY TURNED THEM INTO STATUES.
THAT'S HIS FAVORITE HOBBY.
OH, BOY, BOY!
IF ONLY WE COULD LOOK AT A MAGAZINE.
MAGAZINE! THAT'S IT!
YOU SAID THE MAGIC WORD!
I DID?
OH, BOY! OH, BOY! OH, BOY!
HERE IT IS.
TAKE A LOOK AT THIS.
IT'S LIKE BASEBALL.
WHAT'S THAT?
A GAME WE PLAY BACK IN MY DIMENSION.
EXPLAIN IT TO ME.
THE BATTER TRIES TO HIT
A FROZEN BALL OF FUDGE
WITH A STALE LOAF OF BREAD.
IF HE GETS A HIT, HE RUNS TO A BALE.
"THE BALES ARE STACKED"
IS LIKE SAYING, "THE BASES ARE LOADED."
THERE'S A WIZARD ON EVERY BALE.
I HOPE WE FINISH!
"MAKING A LONG DISTANCE CALL"
IS LIKE HITTING A HOME RUN.
THORZUUL HAS HIT A HOME RUN.
YOU RUN AROUND THE BALES BACKWARDS
WHEN YOU DO THAT.
THAT'S CALLED "DOING THE BIG WADDLE."
I FINALLY UNDERSTAND HIS LETTER!
HA HA HA HA!
NOT A MINUTE TOO SOON.
HIS ROYAL BADNESS, THORZUUL!
ENOUGH OF THIS IDLE CHITCHAT.
I'M IN THE MOOD TO MAKE A STATUE...
TWO STATUES.
HA HA HA HA!
ALL RIGHT, WHERE'S MY PAINTING?
JUST A FORMALITY.
BUT...SHE'S GOT IT!
HOW?
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE.
IT WAS EASY, REALLY.
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND YOUR LETTER,
SO I LOOKED UP SOME INFORMATION IN A MAGAZINE.
THEN I UNDERSTOOD YOUR LETTER.
GET THE PICTURE?
YOU! I'LL GET YOU!
I'LL...I'LL...
OHH!
MILKBREATH, GET ME OUT OF HERE!
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THANKS FOR HELPING ME
PRACTICE MY PLAY, NORBY.
YOU DO YOUR PART,
AND I'LL READ THE REST.
"I'M FROM THE FAMILY
"THAT'S CALLED BRONTOSAURUS.
"WE EAT SO MUCH,
THERE'S NOT ENOUGH FOR US."
QUAAACK!
HOLY KAMOLY, MANDY! WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
IT SAYS I'M SUPPOSED TO SQUAWK.
I KNOW,
BUT WHY ARE YOU CLOMPING AROUND
LIKE A BRONTOSAURUS?
YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE A PTERODACTYL!
BUT I'VE NEVER HEARD OF A PTERODACTYL!
IT WAS A BIRD.
HOW WAS I SUPPOSED TO KNOW?
YOU COULD HAVE FIGURED IT OUT.
FIRST, IT SAYS YOU SQUAWK.
THAT'S A CLUE.
THERE'S ANOTHER ONE
IN YOUR NEXT SPEECH.
"I SOAR AND I FLY
HIGH UP IN THE SKY."
THAT SAYS BIRD.
IF YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT YOU'RE READING,
STOP AND LOOK FOR CLUES THAT HELP.
OK, LET'S START OVER.
I'LL COME IN LIKE THIS.
QUAAACK!
SQUAAARCK!
UH, LET'S DO THIS AFTER DINNER, OK?
I REMEMBERED SOME HOMEWORK I'VE GOT TO DO.
OK.
CLOSE THE DOOR, OK?
LEXOR!
MY SON,
YOU ARE NEEDED AGAIN IN MOJUSTE.
YOU COULD PICK BETTER TIMES.
MY SISTER ALMOST CAUGHT US.
WE HAVE NO TIME TO LOSE.
HURRY, OR THORZUUL WILL CLAIM ANOTHER VICTIM.
NORBY.
"THUNDER AND LIGHTNING,
"TRUMPETS AND DRUMS.
"READERS REJOICE!
A STORYLORD COMES!"
I MEAN, WHO DOES HE THINK I AM?
SOME SORT OF DETECTIVE OR SOMETHING?
HEY, BE CAREFUL!
YOU'LL RUIN MY SOUFFLE!
SORRY.
WHERE AM I, ANYWAY? A RESTAURANT?
NO. A CAR WASH!
OF COURSE IT'S A RESTAURANT--
MINE! CHEF JEFF'S.
ARE YOU HERE TO PEEL THE POTATOES?
I'M NORBERT NIESENDEN, APPRENTICE STORYLORD.
DID YOU SAY STORYLORD?
UH, YES.
GREAT!
FIRST IT'S THORZUUL,
NOW IT'S A MUNCHKIN WEARING STORYLORD GLOVES!
HAS THORZUUL BEEN HERE?
IS BROCCOLI GREEN?
I COME IN THIS MORNING,
AND LOOK WHAT I FIND ON MY OVEN DOOR.
"FROM THE DESK OF THORZUUL."
HMMM.
THAT'S A TOUGHIE.
WHO DOES HE THINK I AM?
ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN?
MY GOOSE IS COOKED,
OR SHOULD I SAY MICROWAVED?
DON'T WORRY, CHEF JEFF.
WE'LL FIGURE THIS OUT.
YOU MEAN YOU CAN HELP ME?
IS BROCCOLI GREEN?
I'LL SEE YOU HERE TOMORROW.
HOME.
MY SOUFFLE!
NOW, BEFORE WE... NORBERT?
YOU SAID IF SOMETHING WE WERE READING DIDN'T MAKE SENSE,
WE SHOULD STOP AND READ IT OVER.
YES. WE PUT IT ON THE BOARD.
WHAT IF IT STILL DOESN'T MAKE SENSE?
GOOD QUESTION, NORBERT.
IF YOU ARE PATIENT,
MAYBE WE CAN ANSWER IT IN TODAY'S CLASS.
WHO CAN REMIND US OF WHAT WE READ YESTERDAY?
ANGIE?
THIS MOTHER TOLD HER KIDS
THAT SOMEONE WAS MOVING IN WITH THEM,
BUT SHE WOULDN'T TELL THEM WHO.
VERY GOOD, ANGIE.
JASON, WILL YOU START READING FOR US, PLEASE?
"WILL YOU TELL US HIS NAME?
"PLEASE? BEGGED SARAH.
"THEIR MOTHER NODDED.
"HIS NAME IS MR. MUDDYFACE.
"MR. MUDDYFACE! SAID ADAM.
"WHERE WILL HE SLEEP? ASKED JAMES.
"I'LL PUT HIS BED IN THE BASEMENT
"BESIDE THE FURNACE, ANSWERED THEIR MOM.
"WHERE WILL HE SIT AT DINNER TIME? ASKED JULIA.
"I'LL PUT HIS PLATE ON THE FLOOR,
"SAID THEIR MOTHER.
"HE WON'T STAY VERY LONG, SAID ADAM.
"HE'LL LIKE IT VERY MUCH,
REPLIED HIS MOTHER."
THIS DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
NO ONE WOULD LIKE TO SLEEP BY THE FURNACE
AND HAVE HIS PLATE ON THE FLOOR.
DO YOU AGREE WITH JASON?
YEAH.
I'M GLAD YOU STOPPED READING
WHEN IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE.
LET'S READ IT OVER TO SEE IF WE MISSED A CLUE
THAT MIGHT HELP US UNDERSTAND WHO MR. MUDDYFACE COULD BE.
IF YOU FIND A CLUE, RAISE YOUR HAND.
NO? ALL RIGHT, NORBERT,
THIS IS WHAT YOU WERE ASKING ABOUT.
SINCE WHAT WE ARE READING
STILL DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO US,
WE READ ON...
AND LOOK FOR NEW CLUES.
ANGIE, WILL YOU READ ON FOR US, PLEASE?
"SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A KNOCK ON THE DOOR.
"HERE'S MR. MUDDYFACE NOW, SAID THEIR MOTHER.
"THE CHILDREN OPENED THE DOOR.
"IT WAS THEIR NEIGHBOR MRS. LOCKWOOD
"HOLDING A BOX WITH HOLES IN IT.
"YOU'RE NOT MR. MUDDYFACE, SAID SARAH.
"NO. HE'S IN THIS BOX, LAUGHED MRS. LOCKWOOD.
"THE CHILDREN PEERED IN THROUGH THE HOLES.
MEOW, SAID MR. MUDDYFACE."
MR. MUDDYFACE IS A KITTY CAT!
THAT'S WHY HE'D SLEEP BY THE FURNACE
AND HAVE HIS PLATE ON THE FLOOR.
RIGHT.
NOW EVERYTHING IN THE STORY MAKES SENSE, DOESN'T IT?
WE FOUND OUT SOME NEW CLUES BY READING AHEAD.
DOES THIS ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, NORBERT?
■■ I HOPE SO, MRS. FRAMISH.
I'LL SOON FIND OUT.
I'VE READ IT AND REREAD IT.
I UNDERSTAND ALL THE WORDS,
BUT IT STILL DOESN'T MAKE SENSE.
HERE!
"UNDER SOME ICE CREAM,
OVER SOME MEAT."
SOUNDS LIKE SPARE RIBS A LA MODE.
YUCK!
GAG ME WITH LINGUINE!
LET'S READ ON AND SEARCH FOR NEW CLUES.
READ ON? WHERE?
DID YOU CHECK THE OTHER SIDE OF THE NOTE?
DID I CHECK--
AS A MATTER OF FACT, NO.
AHA! LOOK AT THIS!
"IF YOU WILL HEAT IT, I WILL EAT IT."
SIGNED,
THORZUUL.
IF IT HAS TO BE HEATED,
THEN IT MUST BE SOMETHING COLD.
IT MUST BE SOMETHING IN THE FRIDGE!
"UNDER SOME ICE CREAM."
IS THERE ICE CREAM IN THE FREEZER?
YES, AND THERE'S MEAT IN THE BOTTOM DRAWER.
"OVER SOME MEAT."
"BESIDE SOME MILK."
LOOK! AN APPLE PIE.
UNDER, OVER, BESIDE.
THAT'S THE TREAT HE WANTS ME TO HEAT!
I HOPE YOU HAVE A MICROWAVE.
HA HA HA!
HIS ROYAL BADNESS... UH...
HIS HUNGRY ROYAL BADNESS,
THORZUUL.
[SNIFF]
I DON'T SMELL ANYTHING COOKING.
HA HA HA!
ENOUGH OF THIS FRIENDLY BANTER.
WHERE'S MY TREAT?
ONE HOT APPLE PIE,
COMING UP!
BUT...
BUT, BUT MY RIDDLE,
YOU SOLVED IT. HOW?
WHEN I REALIZED I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND YOUR NOTE,
I STOPPED AND READ IT OVER
TO SEE IF I'D MI■■ED ANY CLUES.
THEN I REREAD IT AND SOLVED IT.
IT WAS EASY AS...
PIE.
YOU!
I'LL GET YOU!
MILKBREATH!
GET ME OUT OF HERE!
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[KNOCK ON DOOR]
NORBY?
UH-HUH?
CAN I COME IN?
UH-HUH.
WILL YOU HELP ME WITH MY HOMEWORK?
UH-UH.
COME ON, NORBY, PLEASE.
I HELPED YOU BUILD YOUR HOCKEY NET.
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
JUST READ THIS BOOK
AND TELL ME WHAT IT'S ABOUT.
WHY CAN'T YOU READ IT?
BECAUSE YOU'RE A BETTER READER THAN I AM.
YOU CAN BE A GOOD READER, TOO.
BUT YOU HAVE TO DO IT YOURSELF.
HOW?
WHEN YOU'RE READING SOMETHING,
YOU HAVE TO KEEP THINKING ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE READING
AND ABOUT WHAT YOU ALREADY KNOW.
HEY! NEAT!
WHAT IS IT?
UH... IT'S A LANDING LIGHT
FOR THE STAR JET.
WHO'S THAT?
HOLY KAMOLY!
HOLY WHO?
SHH.
MY CHILD, YOU MUST HURRY TO THE LAND OF MOJUSTE.
THAT EVIL THORZUUL HAS CONCOCTED
HIS WORST PLOT YET!
THERE'S NO TIME TO LOSE!
WHERE DID YOU GET THAT?
UH...LAST CHRISTMAS,
IN MY STOCKING, REMEMBER?
SURE!
I'M GOING TO JASON'S FOR A WHILE.
TELL MOM I'LL BE BACK FOR DINNER.
OK.
"THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, TRUMPETS AND DRUMS,
"READERS REJOICE,
A STORYLORD COMES!"
SURPRISE!
HOLY KAMOLY, MANDY!
WHERE ARE WE?
THIS IS A LAND CALLED MOJUSTE.
I HAVE TO TRY AND SAVE ITS PEOPLE
FROM AN EVIL STORYLORD NAMED THORZUUL.
HE'S A WIZARD OF READING.
[COUGH]
THERE'S SOMEONE BEHIND THAT BOOKCASE!
CAN WE GO HOME NOW?
SHH. CAN'T YOU READ?
ALL RIGHT. YOU'VE FOUND ME!
I GIVE UP!
WAIT A MINUTE.
YOU'RE NOT THORZUUL!
NORBERT NIESENDEN, APPRENTICE STORYLORD,
AT YOUR SERVICE.
AND THIS IS MY...
ASSISTANT MANDY.
AT YOUR SERVICE.
WELL! WHAT A RELIEF!
I'M MARION, THE LIBRARIAN HERE.
HOW CAN WE HELP YOU?
WELL, YOU MIGHT BRING THESE CHILDREN BACK TO LIFE.
LOOKS LIKE THORZUUL'S WORK.
YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.
HE HAS BEEN COMING HERE EVERY DAY TESTING OUR CHILDREN
TO SEE IF THEY UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE READING.
IF THEY CAN'T ANSWER QUESTIONS, LOOK WHAT HAPPENS.
IS HE COMING TODAY?
I'M AFRAID SO. I THOUGHT YOU WERE HIM.
I COULD ANSWER HIS QUESTIONS, BUT HE KNOWS ME.
HE'D ZAP ME LIKE HE ZAPPED THE OTHERS.
IF WE HAD SOMEONE HE DIDN'T KNOW,
WE COULD BEAT HIM AT HIS OWN GAME.
NO WAY!
NORBY, YOU'RE A BETTER READER THAN I AM.
REMEMBER WHAT I SAID ABOUT HOW TO BE A GOOD READER?
LISTEN, BECAUSE IT'S UP TO YOU TO SAVE THE KIDS.
I HAD THIS IN READING CLASS.
LET'S REVIEW WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT BEING GOOD READERS.
WE'RE USING THIS BOOK, GAVIN SPENDS THE NIGHT.
WHAT SHOULD WE DO FIRST? ANGIE?
TRY TO GUESS THE STORY?
HOW DO WE DO THAT?
BY THINKING ABOUT THE PICTURE
AND THE TITLE ON THE COVER.
VERY GOOD.
WHO KNOWS WHAT THIS STORY MIGHT BE ABOUT?
JASON?
A BOY WHO SPENDS THE NIGHT
AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE.
IT FITS THE TITLE AND PICTURE.
DO YOU ALL AGREE?
ANGIE?
HERE'S SOMETHING I DO.
WHAT?
I THINK WHAT I KNOW ABOUT SLEEPING AT A FRIEND'S.
THEN I'LL UNDERSTAND THE STORY BETTER.
VERY GOOD. WE THINK BEFORE WE READ, DON'T WE?
NORBERT?
I DON'T JUST THINK BEFORE I READ.
I THINK THE WHOLE TIME.
GOOD FOR YOU, NORBERT.
THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT, TOO.
HOW DO YOU KEEP THINKING WHILE YOU'RE READING?
ON PAGE 13, IT SAYS,
"WE WERE HAVING A GREAT PILLOW FIGHT.
"SUDDENLY, MY PILLOW SLID OUT OF ITS CASE
"AND FLEW ACROSS THE ROOM.
"IT HEADED FOR THE LAMP LIKE A HEAT-SEEKING MISSILE.
"CRASH!
THEN SOMEONE KNOCKED AT THE DOOR."
NOW, I WOULD STOP
AND TRY TO PREDICT WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
THEY WERE HAVING A PILLOW FIGHT,
AND THEY KNOCKED THE LAMP OVER.
HOW DO YOU KNOW? IT DOESN'T SAY THAT.
WELL...
IT SAYS, "IT FLEW TOWARDS THE LAMP."
AND THEN IT SAYS, "CRASH!"
AND YOU COULD SEE IT IN THE PICTURE.
GOOD FOR YOU, NORBERT.
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?
THE KNOCK AT THE DOOR IS PROBABLY ONE OF THE PARENTS
COMING TO SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
LET'S FIND OUT.
ANGIE, WILL YOU READ?
"WE CLOSED OUR EYES TIGHT
"AND PRETENDED TO BE ASLEEP.
"THE DOOR OPENED.
"WELL, ZACHARY'S FATHER SAID, EVERYONE'S ASLEEP!
"IT LOOKS LIKE WE'VE BEEN INVADED
BY FLYING PILLOWS FROM OUTER SPACE!"
THANK YOU, ANGIE.
NORBERT, YOU THOUGHT ABOUT WHAT YOU READ
AND WHAT YOU KNOW,
AND YOU GUESSED WHO WAS AT THE DOOR.
DID EVERYONE GUESS THAT?
YES, JASON?
I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND
WHAT A HEAT-SEEKING MISSILE WAS.
WHAT DO WE DO WHEN WE ARE READING SOMETHING
AND WE DON'T UNDERSTAND?
NORBERT?
YOU STOP AND LOOK FOR CLUES,
REREAD THE PAGE, LOOK AT THE PICTURES,
READ AHEAD, AND TRY TO FIGURE IT OUT.
YOU CAN ASK SOMEONE.
OR LOOK WORDS UP IN THE DICTIONARY.
EXCELLENT!
CAN YOU FIND A CLUE ABOUT A HEAT-SEEKING MISSILE?
WELL, A MISSILE LOOKS LIKE A ROCKET.
I'VE SEEN THEM ON TV.
ANYBODY ELSE?
WE COULD LOOK IT UP IN THE DICTIONARY.
"IT HEADED FOR THE LAMP LIKE A HEAT-SEEKING MISSILE."
AND LAMPS CAN GET HOT.
SO MAYBE IT'S A MISSILE THAT HITS HOT THINGS.
GOOD. THAT'S ABOUT RIGHT.
I'M VERY PROUD OF EVERYONE.
IF YOU CAN KEEP DOING THE THINGS
WE'VE TALKED ABOUT TODAY,
YOU'RE GOING TO BECOME VERY GOOD READERS...
"BUT REMEMBER, YOU HAVE TO MAKE THE EFFORT."
CAN YOU REMEMBER THAT, MANDY?
MM-HMM.
"THINK BEFORE YOU READ,
AND THINK WHILE YOU READ."
I'M AFRAID THORZUUL'S HERE.
WE'D BETTER HIDE.
GOOD LUCK, MANDY.
ANNOUNCING
HIS ROYAL BADNESS,
THE ONE AND ONLY...
THORZUUL!
MILKBREATH, SHH.
HUH?
CAN'T YOU READ?
SORRY.
AHA.
LOOK...
ANOTHER PINT-SIZED VICTIM FOR US.
HA HA HA!
SHH!
LITTLE GIRL,
DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?
A BIG, FAT, SCARY MAN.
SO MUCH FOR THE FRIENDLY APPROACH.
HERE. HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THIS BOOK BEFORE?
NO.
GOOD.
HA HA HA!
SINCE YOU'RE SUCH A SMART GIRL,
I WON'T ZAP YOU LIKE I ZAPPED YOUR FRIENDS
IF YOU CAN TELL ME WHAT THE STORY IS ABOUT.
THINK BEFORE YOU READ.
I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
IT LOOKS LIKE A GIRAFFE.
WELL?
THE SULTAN GETS A PET GIRAFFE.
A LUCKY GUESS!
IT WASN'T LUCK!
I FIGURED IT OUT BY THE TITLE AND PICTURE.
OH, I SEE.
WELL, IF YOU'RE SO SMART,
THEN READ THAT PAGE AND TELL ME WHAT HAPPENS NEXT.
WE'VE GOT HER NOW.
HMM.
THINK WHILE YOU READ.
"POOR GIRAFFE!
"SHE HIT HER HEAD ON LOW PALM TREE BRANCHES,
"ON THE DOORWAYS INTO THE SULTAN'S PALACE, EVERYTHING!
"THE SULTAN WATCHED THE MEN BUILDING THE NEW ROYAL ZOO.
"THEIR HATS GAVE HIM AN IDEA.
CALL THE ROYAL HATMAKER, HE CRIED."
THE GIRAFFE'S HEAD HURTS. I THINK THAT'S IMPORTANT.
THE SULTAN SEES MEN WEARING HARDHATS.
TIME'S UP!
I THINK THE SULTAN
GETS A HARDHAT FOR THE GIRAFFE.
AHH.
SHE DID IT!
SHE'S RIGHT!
IT'S EASY WHEN YOU LOOK FOR THE RIGHT CLUES.
I LOSE AGAIN!
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YOU!
I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!
I DON'T BELIEVE YOU'VE MET MY SISTER.
SISTER!
GET ME OUT OF HERE!
SHH!
HUH?
CAN'T YOU READ?
■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■
HI, NORBY.
HI, MANDY.
WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
WHAT DOES IT LOOK LIKE?
IT LOOKS LIKE YOU'RE EATING ALL THE COOKIES.
WILL YOU HELP ME WITH MY HOMEWORK?
WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO?
JUST ASK ME THESE QUESTIONS.
OK.
"WHERE IS THE STATUE OF LIBERTY LOCATED?"
THAT'S A "RIGHT THERE" QUESTION.
WHAT'S THAT?
IT'S WHAT WE'RE STUDYING IN READING CLASS RIGHT NOW.
THERE ARE THREE TYPES OF QUESTIONS.
SOME HAVE ANSWERS RIGHT ON THE PAGE,
SOME YOU'VE GOT TO SEARCH FOR,
AND SOME YOU'VE GOT TO FIGURE OUT.
YOU ASKED A "RIGHT THERE" QUESTION.
"NEW YORK CITY'S STATUE OF LIBERTY
IS A BEACON OF FREEDOM."
WHAT'S A BEACON?
LOOK IT UP.
HEY!
THE RING!
MY CHILDREN, HURRY TO THE LAND OF MOJUSTE.
THORZUUL IS ONCE AGAIN
UNLEASHING HIS DESPICABLE TYRANNY.
HE'S BEING MEAN AND NASTY.
HURRY, MY CHILDREN!
LET'S GO!
BUT YOUR HOMEWORK.
I'LL DO IT LATER.
WAIT UP!
"THUNDER AND LIGHTNING,
"TRUMPETS AND DRUMS,
READERS REJOICE, A STORYLORD COMES!"
WHO ARE YOU?
I'M NORBERT NIESENDEN.
I'M MANDY NIESENDEN.
WE'RE APPRENTICE STORYLORDS,
AT YOUR SERVICE.
I'M MINNIE GWYNN. CALL ME MIN.
I'M WINIFRED GWYNN. CALL ME WIN.
WE'RE MIN AND WIN, THE GWYNN TWINS!
CAN WE HELP YOU?
I DON'T NEED HELP.
NEITHER DO I.
YOU DON'T?
WAY TO GO, NORBY.
YOU WERE IN THE MAGIC PICTURE!
MAYBE THEY HAVE A SISTER.
YES. HER NAME'S LYNN.
SHE'S NOT IN.
I GUESS WE'D BETTER BE OFF.
SORRY TO HAVE BOTHERED YOU.
COULD I SPEAK TO YOU IN PRIVATE?
YES.
I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU THE SAME THING.
MY SISTER SHOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS.
IT WOULD UPSET HER.
"DEAR MIN, I HAVE A RED SUMMER CAPE
"AND A BLUE WINTER CAPE.
WHICH ONE SHOULD I WEAR?" SIGNED, "THORZUUL."
THERE'S NO WAY TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION.
BUT IF I DON'T, THORZUUL WILL TURN--
I KNOW... TURN YOU TO STONE.
"DEAR WIN, IT SNOWED LAST NIGHT.
"WHAT COLOR CAPE SHOULD I WEAR OUTSIDE?"
SIGNED, "THORZUUL."
IF MY SISTER KNEW, SHE'D BE VERY UPSET.
HOW CAN I ANSWER THIS QUESTION?
DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.
WE CAN TAKE CARE OF THIS.
NORBY!
DIDN'T YOU HAVE A READING CLASS
ON HOW TO ANSWER QUESTIONS?
MRS. FRAMISH SAID THERE ARE THREE WAYS
TO FIND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS ON WHAT YOU'RE READING.
TODAY WE'LL LEARN ABOUT
WAYS TO FIND ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS.
I WANT YOU TO READ WHAT'S ON THE BOARD.
DON'T READ OUT LOUD.
IS EVERYONE FINISHED?
GOOD.
WHO CAN ME TELL WHAT PRESENT MEAGAN GOT FOR CHRISTMAS?
JASON?
SHE GOT NEW MITTENS.
IS THAT WHAT EVERYONE THINKS?
READ THE PART THAT PROVES YOU'RE RIGHT.
"MEAGAN GOT NEW MITTENS FOR CHRISTMAS."
GOOD FOR YOU, JASON.
YOU FOUND A SENTENCE THAT TELLS US
WHAT MEAGAN GOT FOR CHRISTMAS.
MANY TIMES WE FIND THE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
RIGHT IN ONE SENTENCE.
WE HAVE A SPECIAL NAME FOR THOSE QUESTIONS.
WE CALL THEM "RIGHT THERE" QUESTIONS.
IF YOU FORGET THE ANSWER
TO A RIGHT THERE QUESTION,
JUST REREAD THE SENTENCE,
AND YOU'LL FIND THE ANSWER
RIGHT THERE ON THE PAGE.
I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU.
WHAT DID MEAGAN'S MITTENS FEEL LIKE INSIDE?
NORBERT?
THEY FELT FURRY.
HOW DID YOU GET THAT ANSWER?
I DON'T SEE A SENTENCE THAT SAYS THAT.
WELL, I PUT TWO SENTENCES TOGETHER.
SHE GOT THE MITTENS. THEY HAD FUR INSIDE.
SO THEY FELT FURRY.
YOU'RE A GOOD READER, NORBERT.
YOU DIDN'T FIND THE ANSWER IN ONE SENTENCE,
SO YOU PUT THE IDEAS
FROM TWO SENTENCES TOGETHER
AND THOUGHT ABOUT IT.
WE CALL THOSE QUESTIONS
"THINK AND SEARCH" QUESTIONS.
YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT WHAT YOU READ
AND SEARCH CAREFULLY FOR IDEAS TO USE
IN MAKING UP YOUR ANSWER.
NOW HERE'S A HARD ONE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE WEATHER IS LIKE
WHEN MEAGAN WEARS HER MITTENS TO SCHOOL?
ANGIE.
WET AND RAINY?
JASON?
I THINK IT'S COLD OUTSIDE.
HOW DID YOU GET THAT ANSWER, JASON?
THE MITTENS HAVE FUR, SO THEY MUST BE WARM.
IF YOU WORE THEM IN THE RAIN, YOUR HANDS WOULD GET HOT.
IF IT WAS COLD OUT, YOU'D WEAR WARM MITTENS.
VERY GOOD, JASON.
YOU DIDN'T FIND THE ANSWER
IN ANY OF THE SENTENCES,
SO YOU PUT TOGETHER
WHAT YOU READ AND WHAT YOU KNOW
TO GET YOUR ANSWER.
WE CALL THOSE KINDS OF QUESTIONS
"ON YOUR OWN" QUESTIONS.
LET'S LOOK AT THESE THREE KINDS OF QUESTIONS.
WHO CAN TELL ME HOW YOU FIND AN ANSWER
TO A "RIGHT THERE" QUESTION?
NORBERT?
FIND THE SENTENCE WITH THE ANSWER.
GOOD.
HOW ABOUT A "THINK AND SEARCH" QUESTION?
ANGIE?
THE ANSWER ISN'T IN ONE SENTENCE,
SO YOU PUT DIFFERENT IDEAS
FROM DIFFERENT SENTENCES TOGETHER.
GOOD.
WHAT ABOUT AN "ON YOUR OWN" QUESTION?
JASON?
YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT
WHAT YOU READ AND WHAT YOU KNOW TO GET AN ANSWER.
VERY GOOD, EVERYONE.
BEFORE YOU TRY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTION,
THINK ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF QUESTION IT IS.
THINKING ABOUT WHAT TYPE OF QUESTION YOU HAVE TO ANSWER
WILL HELP YOU FIGURE OUT THE ANSWER BETTER.
LET'S GET OUR READING BOOKS...
...WILL HELP YOU FIGURE OUT THE ANSWER.
WELL, HERE'S MY QUESTION.
YOU, TOO?
HERE'S MINE.
HE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION.
"WHAT COLOR CAPE SHOULD I WEAR?"
WE HAVE TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TYPE OF QUESTION IT IS.
IT'S NOT A "RIGHT THERE" QUESTION.
WHEN YOU READ EACH SENTENCE,
YOU DON'T FIND AN ANSWER.
TRY "THINK AND SEARCH."
HE WEARS A RED CAPE IN SUMMER AND BLUE IN WINTER.
AND "IT SNOWED LAST NIGHT."
IF IT SNOWED, IT MUST BE WINTER.
THE BLUE CAPE!
I HAVE JUST THE THING!
I THINK YOU-KNOW-WHO JUST ARRIVED.
ANNOUNCING,
HIS ROYAL BADNESS,
THE ONE AND ONLY,
THE MASTER OF DISASTER,
THE PRINCE OF PANIC,
THE HARDEST WORKING STORYLORD IN MOJUSTE--
MILKBREATH!
SORRY, BOSS.
THORZUUL!
AHA.
WELL?
YOU'RE IN LUCK.
WE HAVE ONE JUST YOUR SIZE-- EXTRA LARGE!
WOULD YOU LIKE MATCHING EARMUFFS AND MITTENS
FOR THOSE COLD, WINTRY DAYS?
YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTION.
IT'S IMPOSSIBLE!
NOT WHEN YOU KNOW WHAT TYPE OF QUESTION IT IS.
A "RIGHT THERE" QUESTION,
A "THINK AND SEARCH" QUESTION,
AN "ON YOUR OWN" QUESTION.
YOURS WAS A "THINK AND SEARCH" QUESTION.
YOU TWO...AGAIN!
I THINK WE'D BETTER BE GOING.
DON'T FORGET TO SHOW HIM THE MATCHING SCARF.
HOME.
AHH.
I THINK WE HAVE COLOR-COORDINATED DICKIES, TOO.
MILKBREATH, GET ME OUT OF HERE!
WOULD YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE OUTFITS
WITH PURPLE POLKA DOTS?
MILKBREATH!
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WHAT ARE YOU DOING?
STAMPING ON THE TABLE...
[THUMP THUMP]
AND ON THE FLOOR.
THESE ARE MY STAMP COLLECTION PAGES.
DO THEY ALWAYS COME IN BIG ENVELOPES?
UH-HUH.
DO YOU WANT SOMETHING?
THERE'S THIS WORD IN MY STORY.
LISTEN.
"EMMA FOLDED HER LETTER AND PUT IT IN THE...
"EN...EN...
THAT WORD. WHAT IS IT?
YOU ALREADY KNOW IT.
READ THE NEXT SENTENCE
AND SEE IF YOU CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
"SHE TOOK IT DOWNSTAIRS
"TO THE MAILBOX.
"TOMORROW IT WOULD BE
ON ITS WAY TO THE PRESIDENT."
WHEN YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING, LOOK FOR CLUES.
REMEMBER?
IT HAS TO DO WITH THE LETTER.
"THEN SHE MAILED THE LETTER."
WHAT DO YOU PUT A LETTER IN?
ONE OF THESE, AN EL...ENO...
WAIT A SECOND.
REMEMBER THE CLUES
AND TRY SAYING THE WORD REALLY SLOWLY.
"EN-VEL-OP-EE."
AGAIN.
"EN-VEL-OP-EE... EN...
"ENVELOPE!"
RIGHT.
"EMMA FOLDED HER LETTER
AND PUT IT IN AN ENVELOPE."
NOW I GET IT. THANKS.
HEY, DON'T GO.
MY CHILDREN,
YOU MUST MAKE HASTE TO THE LAND OF MOJUSTE.
THORZUUL IS ONCE AGAIN WREAKING HIS HORRIBLE HAVOC.
HE'S BEING BAD.
HURRY!
READY?
LET'S GO.
"THUNDER AND LIGHTNING, TRUMPETS AND DRUMS,
READERS REJOICE, A STORYLORD COMES!"
HEY, WHERE DID HE GO?
HE WAS RIGHT HERE.
I'LL GO THIS WAY. YOU GO THAT WAY.
THERE YOU ARE!
PLEASE DON'T HURT ME.
WE WON'T HURT YOU. WE'RE YOUR FRIENDS.
YOU WEREN'T SENT BY THORZUUL?
NO WAY!
WE'RE APPRENTICE STORYLORDS
SENT TO HELP YOU.
I'M MANDY AND MY BROTHER'S NORBY.
I'M ZANDRO.
IF YOU'RE STORYLORDS, MAYBE YOU CAN HELP ME.
LOOK AT THIS. IT'S FROM THORZUUL.
"I WATCH DAN...DAN..."
I'LL COME BACK TO THAT.
"I WATCH SOMETHINGS BY THE HOUR.
"IS IT A WEED, OR IS IT A FLOWER?
"THEY GROW IN MY LAWN, GOLD AS THE SUN.
BRING ME A BUNCH, OR YOU'D BETTER RUN!"
"DANEL...DAN...
"DAN..."
HEY, YOU FOUND HIM!
YEAH, HE NEEDS HELP.
WHAT WERE YOU TELLING ME ABOUT FIGURING OUT WORDS?
I WAS TELLING YOU
EXACTLY WHAT MRS. FRAMISH SAID.
TODAY WE'RE GOING TO LEARN
HOW TO READ WORDS THAT WE DON'T KNOW.
SOMETIMES, THOSE WORDS ARE NEW TO US.
WE'VE NEVER HEARD THEM BEFORE.
OTHER TIMES, WE KNOW WHAT A WORD SOUNDS LIKE,
BUT NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
IS THERE A WORD LIKE THAT HERE?
ANGIE, WILL YOU READ?
"HANSEL AND GRETEL
"WERE LOCKED IN A CANDY CAGE.
"IT'S LONG, THIN BARS
"WERE MADE OF LIC...LIC..."
I DON'T KNOW THAT WORD.
DOES ANYONE RECOGNIZE THAT WORD?
NO?
LET'S CONTINUE READING.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIND SOME CLUES THAT WILL HELP US.
"SOME WERE BLACK AND SOME WERE RED.
THEY ALL TASTED SWEET AND DELICIOUS."
THAT WAS VERY GOOD WORK.
LET'S GO BACK TO THAT WORD WE DIDN'T KNOW.
LET'S BE WORD DETECTIVES.
WHAT CLUES CAN WE FIND
TO HELP US FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT WORD MEANS?
NORBERT?
HANSEL AND GRETEL
WERE PUT IN A CANDY CAGE.
THE BARS ON THE CAGE MUST BE CANDY.
VERY GOOD, DETECTIVE NORBERT.
HOW DID YOU KNOW THE SENTENCE ABOUT THE BARS
WAS ABOUT THE BARS IN THE CAGE?
BECAUSE THE WORD "ITS" REFERS TO THE CANDY CAGE
IN THE FIRST SENTENCE.
GOOD WORK.
YOU FOUND AN IMPORTANT CLUE.
HAS ANYONE ELSE FOUND MORE CLUES
TO FIGURE OUT OUR MYSTERY WORD?
JASON?
IT SAYS THE BARS WERE LONG AND THIN,
SOME BLACK, AND SOME RED.
IT MUST BE LONG, THIN CANDY
THAT'S BLACK OR RED.
ANOTHER IMPORTANT CLUE.
ANGIE?
IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S SWEET AND DELICIOUS, TOO.
WHAT CLUE TELLS YOU THAT?
IT SAYS, "THEY ALL TASTED SWEET AND DELICIOUS."
"THEY" IS ABOUT THE BARS.
GOOD WORK, ALL OF YOU.
NOW, LET'S GO BACK TO THAT WORD,
AND LET'S THINK ABOUT ALL OF OUR CLUES.
IT'S A CANDY.
IT CAN BE BLACK OR RED,
AND IT TASTES SWEET AND DELICIOUS.
JASON, WHY DON'T YOU TRY FOR US?
"LICOR..."
A LITTLE SLOWER.
"LI-COR-ICE."
GOOD. THAT'S THE WAY IT LOOKS.
TRY IT AGAIN AND USE SHORT VOWEL SOUNDS
INSTEAD OF LONG ONES.
"LIC-COR-IS."
A LONG, THIN CANDY
THAT CAN BE EITHER BLACK OR RED.
"LIC-COR-IS...LICORICE!"
YES! I'LL BET YOU KNOW WHAT LICORICE IS.
YOU JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.
LET'S READ THE PASSAGE NOW.
ANGIE, READ FOR US.
"HANSEL AND GRETEL
"IT'S LONG, THIN BARS WERE MADE OF LICORICE.
"SOME WERE BLACK AND SOME WERE RED.
THEY ALL TASTED SWEET AND DELICIOUS."
REMEMBER, WHEN YOU READ A WORD YOU DON'T KNOW,
BE A WORD DETECTIVE.
TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT MEANS.
LOOK FOR CLUES IN THE SENTENCES AROUND THE WORD.
SAY IT IN DIFFERENT WAYS
UNTIL IT SOUNDS LIKE A REAL WORD,
UNTIL IT MAKES SENSE.
YOU MAY DISCOVER IT'S A WORD YOU ALREADY KNOW,
LIKE LICORICE.
IF YOU'RE A GOOD WORD DETECTIVE,
YOU'LL BE A GOOD READER.
NOW, TAKE YOUR READING BOOKS OUT.
WE'LL PRACTICE WHAT WE JUST LEARNED.
TURN TO PAGE 31.
LET'S SEE IF YOU'RE GOOD WORD DETECTIVES.
IF YOU'RE GOOD WORD DETECTIVES,
YOU'LL BE GOOD READERS.
SO LET'S CHECK THIS NOTE FOR CLUES.
HA HA HA!
HERE COMES YOU-KNOW-WHO.
I'LL KEEP HIM BUSY
WHILE YOU FIGURE IT OUT.
"I WATCH DAN... DAN...
"WHATEVER-THEY-ARES BY THE HOUR.
IS IT A WEED, OR A FLOWER?"
THERE'S A CLUE.
IT FLOWERS, BUT LOOKS LIKE A WEED.
"THEY GROW IN LAWNS..."
ANOTHER CLUE.
"GOLD AS THE SUN.
BRING ME A BUNCH, OR YOU'D BETTER RUN!"
WE'VE GOT THREE CLUES.
IT'S A FLOWER THAT LOOKS LIKE A WEED.
THEY GROW ON LAWNS.
THEY'RE GOLD IN COLOR.
"DANEL...DAN..."
HURRY!
HE'S COMING AROUND THE BEND.
"DAN-DE-LIONS."
"DAN-DEL-IONS."
DANDELIONS!
GOLD FLOWERS THAT GROW ON THE LAWN.
MY DAD SAYS THEY'RE WEEDS.
HEY, LOOK.
WELL,
WHERE ARE MY FLOWERS?
OR COULDN'T YOU UNDERSTAND MY NOTE?
HA HA HA!
NO. I COULDN'T.
OH, NO, WHAT A PITY.
HA HA HA!
THAT IS, UNTIL THESE TWO SHOWED UP.
I BEG YOUR PARDON?
YOUR DANDELIONS.
HOW DID YOU FIGURE IT OUT?
I KNEW YOU'D NEVER SEEN IT .
I READ ON AND LOOKED FOR CLUES
THAT WOULD HELP ME UNDERSTAND IT.
THEN I FIGURED OUT HOW TO SAY THE WORD,
THANKS TO YOU TWO.
YOU TWO.
I'VE HAD JUST ABOUT ENOUGH OF YOU TWO.
WE'D BETTER BE GOING.
I HOPE YOU'RE NOT ALLERGIC TO DANDELIONS.
HOME.
ME? ALLERGIC TO DANDELIONS?
RIDICULO...
AH-AH-AH-CHOO!
BLESS YOU.
MILKBREATH, GET ME OUT OF HERE...
AH-CHOO!
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DR. CONYER SAYS YOU'LL BE FINE IN A COUPLE DAYS.
HOW'S YOUR BOOK?
IT'S GOOD, BUT I JUST CAME TO THIS WEIRD WORD.
I CAN'T SAY IT,
BUT IT'S SPELLED C-O-P-S-E.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S PRONOUNCED COPS.
MAYBE, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN THE POLICE.
"TOM RAN INTO THE COPSE AND HID.
THE BRANCHES WERE TOO THICK FOR THE DOGS TO FOLLOW."
IT MUST BE SOME SORT OF BUSHES OR SOMETHING.
SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
HI, MOM. I'M HOME!
COME ON UP.
DON'T GET TIRED OUT.
HI, MOM.
HI, MRS. NIESENDEN.
HI, KIDS.
HI, NORBY.
THIS IS FOR YOU.
IT'S FROM THE CLASS.
"GET WELL SOON."
THANKS!
HOLY KAMOLY!
MRS. FRAMISH EVEN SIGNED IT.
EXCELLENT!
WE HAD FUN IN READING CLASS TODAY.
WE PLAYED WORD DETECTIVES AGAIN.
WHAT WAS THE WORD?
SOMETHING WE'VE NEVER HEARD OF.
TODAY, WE'RE GOING TO BE WORD DETECTIVES.
WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT A WORD MEANS
BY FINDING CLUES.
JASON, WILL YOU READ THIS PASSAGE FOR US, PLEASE?
"SARA LOOKS FOR...
PETO--PETOSKIES."
I'VE NEVER HEARD THAT WORD BEFORE.
DOES ANYONE RECOGNIZE THIS WORD?
NO. NO.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT.
"THEY'RE EASY TO SEE.
"THEIR BLUE-GRAY COLOR
"SHOWS UP WELL AGAINST THE SAND.
"POLISHING MAKES THEIR COLOR LIGHTER.
HER MOTHER USES THEM TO MAKE JEWELRY."
CAN ANYONE TELL ME WHAT THIS PASSAGE IS ABOUT?
NO. NO.
IT'S TIME FOR THE WORD DETECTIVES
TO PUT ON THEIR THINKING CAPS
AND LOOK FOR CLUES TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THIS WORD.
ANGIE?
YOU FIND THEM ON THE BEACH.
WHAT CLUE TELLS YOU THAT?
THAT'S WHERE SARA LOOKS FOR THEM.
THEY SHOW UP AGAINST SAND.
BEACHES HAVE SAND.
GOOD, ERIC.
DOES THAT SENTENCE TELL YOU ANYTHING ELSE?
IT SAYS THEY'RE BLUE-GRAY.
GOOD.
SO, NOW WE KNOW THAT THESE ARE BLUE-GRAY,
AND THEY CAN BE FOUND ON A BEACH.
LANCE?
MAYBE THEY ARE A TYPE OF DUCK.
WHAT CLUES TELL YOU THAT?
THEY'RE FOUND ON A BEACH.
ANGIE?
BUT HER MOTHER CAN'T MAKE JEWELRY FROM DUCKS.
I THINK YOU FOUND ANOTHER CLUE, ANGIE.
WHAT DOES THIS TELL US ABOUT THESE?
THAT THEY AREN'T TOO BIG OR TOO HEAVY,
OR NO ONE COULD WEAR THEM.
JASON.
MAYBE IT'S SOME TYPE OF STONE.
IT SAYS HER MOTHER MAKES JEWELRY FROM THEM.
ANOTHER CLUE.
LANCE.
IT SAYS THEY CAN BE POLISHED.
YOU CAN POLISH STONES.
WE'RE FINDING LOTS OF CLUES.
LET'S PUT THEM ALL TOGETHER.
ANGIE?
YOU FIND THEM ON THE BEACH.
THEY'RE BLUE-GRAY. YOU CAN POLISH THEM.
YOU CAN MAKE JEWELRY WITH THEM.
ALL RIGHT, WORD DETECTIVES.
■■ THERE ARE YOUR CLUES.
CAN ANYONE SOLVE OUR MYSTERY WORD?
JASON.
IT MUST BE SOME SORT OF STONE ON THE BEACH.
LET'S SEE IF IT MAKES SENSE
TO THINK THAT THIS IS A KIND OF STONE.
ANGIE, WILL YOU READ THE PASSAGE?
GOOD.
DOES IT MAKE SENSE TO THINK
THAT OUR MYSTERY WORD MEANS A KIND OF STONE?
YES.
I THINK YOU'RE ALL VERY GOOD WORD DETECTIVES.
YOU FOUND A LOT OF CLUES.
EVEN IF NO ONE COULD PRONOUNCE OUR MYSTERY WORD,
YOU FIGURED OUT ENOUGH ABOUT IT
TO UNDERSTAND THE PASSAGE BETTER.
BY THE WAY, THIS IS WHAT IT'S ABOUT--
A PETOSKEY.
CAN YOU SAY THAT?
PETOSKEY.
IT'S A KIND OF STO■■ THAT HAS CORAL INSIDE.
ISN'T IT PRETTY?
YOU CAN MAKE JEWELRY BY CUTTING AND POLISHING THESE,
JUST LIKE SARA'S MOTHER.
IT WAS REALLY NEAT.
I'VE NEVER SEEN A STONE LIKE THAT.
WELL...THANKS FOR COMING OVER, JASE.
THANKS.
I'D BETTER BE GOING,
OR MOM WILL KILL ME FOR BEING LATE
AND NOT TELLING HER WHERE I AM.
BYE.
TALK TO YOU TOMORROW.
MY CHILDREN, YOU MUST HASTEN,
HURRY, SCOOT, SKEDADDLE,
AND OTHERWISE RUSH TO THE LAND OF MOJUSTE.
THORZUUL IS AT IT AGAIN.
OUR PLANET IS IN GRAVE DANGER.
HURRY!
HEY, WAIT!
I'M SICK.
OH, GREAT.
NOW WHAT DO WE DO?
I CAN GO.
BY YOURSELF?
AGAINST THORZUUL?
SURE. NO PROBLEM.
TELL MOM I'LL BE BACK FOR DINNER.
OK.
BE CAREFUL.
THUNDER AND LIGHTNING...
GRACIOUS! A MAGIC MUNCHKIN!
WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
LEXOR SENT ME TO HELP YOU.
I HAVEN'T SEEN HIM IN AN ELEPHANT'S AGE.
I'M PLEASED TO MEET YOU, YOUNG STORYLORD.
I'M CAROMA.
I'M AMANDA.
HOW CAN I HELP?
THAT EVIL THORZUUL HEARD ABOUT MY MAGIC PAINTING.
I PAINT PICTURES THAT MOVE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE ONE?
WHAT SHOULD I PAINT?
A TRAIN.
EXCELLENT!
WHEN THORZUUL HEARD ABOUT IT,
HE WANTED TO SEE IT-- SO HE SAYS.
I THINK HE WANTS AN EXCUSE TO TURN ME INTO A STATUE.
LOOK AT THIS.
A KESTREL? WHAT'S THAT?
WHO KNOWS?
NO PROBLEM.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT A KESTREL IS?
I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT.
WE CAN FIGURE IT OUT FROM THE CLUES.
WHAT CLUES?
LIKE HERE.
IT MUST BE A BIRD.
IT COULD BE SOME SORT OF FLYING BUG.
WELL, BUT HERE'S ANOTHER CLUE.
IT SOUNDS LIKE A BIRD.
BUT IT COULD BE ANYTHING FROM AN EAGLE TO A PARAKEET.
IS THIS A CLUE?
THAT MUST MEAN A KESTREL IS A HAWK.
IF THERE ARE BIGGER ONES,
IT MUST BE SMALL.
HURRY. I HEAR HIM COMING.
HA HA HA!
OOH!
MILKBREATH, GET ME OUT OF HERE.
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HE THOUGHT HE'D GET ME
BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT KESTREL MEANT.
YOU CAN USE CLUES
TO FIGURE OUT WHAT A NEW WORD ME■■S.