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[electronic music]
[motorcycle engine roars]
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[evil laughter]
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[electronic music continues]
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[Lexor pants]
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- Lexor: Oh, it's no use.
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I'm too old for this
sort of thing.
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I must travel the galaxies
to find an apprentice,
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one who believes
and will carry on my work.
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[exhales]
Ex libris!
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[shimmer]
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- Thorzuul: He's escaped!
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Oh, never mind.
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Soon all the readers
will be gone,
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and I, Thorzuul, will rule!
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- Milkbreath:
Thorzuul will rule!
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[Thorzuul laughs evilly]
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- Student: They eat grass.
- Mrs. Framish: Good.
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That's right, Rosario.
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Anybody else?
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Jason.
- Jason: They like sugar cubes.
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- Mrs. Framish: Yes, they do,
don't they?
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I'm thinking of something red
and shiny
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that ponies like to eat.
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Tanya?
- Tanya: Apples?
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- Mrs. Framish: Yes.
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[shimmer]
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Now, what sorts of things
do ponies like to do?
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- Norbert: Holy camoley!
- Mrs. Framish: Norbert?
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Norbert?
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Norbert?
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Norbert!
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- Norbert: Uh, um...
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Uh...
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They wear silver gloves?
[students laugh]
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- Mrs. Framish: Norbert,
we could use your help
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in getting ready for our story.
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We're thinking about
what we know about ponies.
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What can you tell us?
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- They give rides at fairs?
- Good.
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- Really, all in a robe
and everything!
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- Jason: Two stories up
in the air?
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Give me a break.
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- Scout's honor.
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- Norby!
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- Hey, look!
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The ring's on my padlock.
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I'll bet it's magic
or something.
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- Come on, Norby.
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- Maybe the guy in the window
left it.
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Maybe it's a sign.
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- Jason: Norby, you're too much.
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I've gotta go.
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See you after dinner.
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- Yeah, see you later.
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Bye.
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[children playing in background]
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[shimmer]
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Holy camoley!
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I'm in my own backyard!
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[eerie music]
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[shimmer]
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[stammers] I-Is this...
yours?
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Holy camoley!
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Who are you?
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- I am Lexor,
Storylord of Mojuste.
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And you?
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- Uh... I'm Norbert,
boy of Wisconsin.
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- Norbert,
there is no time to lose.
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The wicked Storylord, Thorzuul,
seeks to conquer my planet.
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Then he will attack yours.
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See, I'm old.
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My time in this body is short.
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I need an apprentice Storylord
to help defeat Thorzuul
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and save both our planets.
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Will you accept the challenge?
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- Uh, why me?
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- Because you believe.
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Your friend did not.
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- Well, what do I have to do?
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- When this ring glows,
come here as fast as you can.
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Sit on yon Bike-O-Tron, intone
the magic incantation thereon,
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stare into this picture,
and pedal as fast as you can.
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You will reach
the land of Mojuste.
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- How do I get home?
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- Simply place your hands upon
your heart and say, "Home."
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My time draws to a close.
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Will you accept, my child?
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- Well, sure, I guess, but I
have to be home by dinnertime.
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- Brave lad,
the planet will be saved.
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- Norbert: Hey, the ring's
glowing already!
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- Farewell, my child.
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[shimmer]
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[eerie music]
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- What was next?
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Oh, yeah!
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Thunder and lightning,
trumpets and drums.
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Readers rejoice!
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A Storylord comes!
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Now, stare into the picture.
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Well, here goes nothing!
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[Bike-O-Tron clatters]
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[whoosh]
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[shimmer]
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Uh, excuse me,
is this the land of Mojuste?
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- No, it's the third moon
of Garganistan.
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- It is?
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- No, of course this is Mojuste.
- Oh.
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- Oh, I'm doomed.
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- [clears throat]
Can I help?
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- No, only a Storylord can help.
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- I'm an apprentice Storylord.
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- Will that do?
- You are?
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Oh, I see you wear the gloves.
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Here, see if you can open that.
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- Norbert:
Do the Elephant Dance.
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[grunts]
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Isn't there a key or something?
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- Thorzuul has the key.
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- The wicked Storylord?
- The same.
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He gave me this book
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and told me to read
how to do the elephant dance,
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but he locked it,
and now I can't read it.
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Oh, how can I understand what a
book's about if I can't open it?
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And if I can't do the dance,
that's what he'll do.
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- He didn't give you a chance.
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- Oh, he gave me a chance.
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This clue.
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- Norbert: Plant the seed
before you read.
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- Then it will grow,
and you will know.
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Tomorrow, I'll be stone.
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- Not if I can help it.
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Don't worry, uh...
- Millicent.
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- Millicent, I think I know
someone who can help.
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Home.
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[shimmer]
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Plant the seed before you read.
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Then it will grow,
and you will know.
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- Plant the seed
before you read.
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Then it will grow,
and you will know.
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- That's right.
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- That's an interesting way
to say
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what I was talking about
in class yesterday.
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- It is?
- Yes.
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It tells you what to do
before you read something new.
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Look, I'll show you.
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Here's your story, The Big Snow.
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Before you read it, think
for a minute about the title.
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What do you think
it's going to be about?
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- Snow?
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- That's probably a safe guess.
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Next, think about snow
for a minute.
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How do you feel about it?
- I like it.
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- Why?
- It's fun to play in.
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Make snowballs with,
toboggan or ski on.
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- Is there anything
you don't like about snow?
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- Shoveling it.
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It can be so heavy.
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And slippery to walk on.
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Our car gets stuck sometimes.
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- So, snow can be fun, or it can
be a nuisance too, can't it?
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Let's look at your book.
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- Norbert: "It snowed and snowed
and snowed and snowed.
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"It snowed on the houses.
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"It snowed on the road.
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"Walks had to be shoveled.
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Oh, what a load."
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- Mrs. Framish: You said
you didn't like shoveling.
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How do you think that man feels?
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- Norbert: The same way!
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It's too heavy.
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"While children toboggan,
a stuck car got towed."
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I'll bet he doesn't like snow,
but those kids are having fun.
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- There, you see?
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What you already know about snow
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helps you understand the book
better.
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As your riddle says,
plant the seed before you read.
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Before you read anything new,
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think about what you already
know about the subject.
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- I get it.
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Then it will grow
and you will know
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means that if you think
about what you already know,
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it'll help you understand the
book better when you read it.
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Thanks, Mrs. Framish.
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- You're welcome, Norbert.
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All right, class.
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It's about time for the bell.
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Books away.
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Billy, don't forget...
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- So, the riddle means you've
got to look at the title
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and think about what you already
know before you read.
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- Let's try it.
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If I can prove
I've solved the riddle,
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the spell will be broken.
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Hmm, what do I know
about elephants?
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They walk like this.
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They go up on their hind legs
like this.
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- They go...
[imitates elephant trumpet]
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- Yes, something like that.
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They scoop water
with their trunks like this.
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- They live in jungles.
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- They eat peanuts like this.
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- They never forget.
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[pop]
- Look!
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Guess what?
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You were right.
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What I already knew
about elephants
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is helping me understand
what's in this book.
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[evil laughter]
- Don't tell me.
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Let me guess.
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Thorzuul?
- Right.
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[electronic music]
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- Well, Milkbreath?
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- His Royal Badness, Thorzuul!
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- Well, my pretty.
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Are you ready to dance for me?
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Or will you join my little
collection of statues here?
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Like all the others
who couldn't read.
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[evil laughter]
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And tell me,
who is your little friend here
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in the Storylord gloves?
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- My name is Norbert Niesenden.
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- What do you think,
Milkbreath?
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Wouldn't he make a cute little
stone doorstop?
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[evil laughter]
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Enough frivolity.
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Begin or be stone.
[chuckles]
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[playful music]
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But-- what--
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But, it's imposs--
You figured out my riddle!
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- It was easy.
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All I had to do before reading
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was to think about
what I knew about elephants.
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I found out that I already knew
a lot about them.
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That helped me
understand the book.
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[explosion]
[playful music]
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- You!
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You must have helped them.
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I'll get you!
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- Gotta go!
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Home.
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[shimmer]
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- [exclaims in frustration]
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Well, what are you waiting for?
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Get me out of here!
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- Milkbreath: Yes, yes, right
away, your Royal Madness!
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[playful music]