Asking Permission/Transcript

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(we see Joji playing a guitar, with Marj and Ogot on different parts of the room)

Joji: Hey, Ogot! Hey, Marj! Are you...ready to sing our song? (beat) Hey, I'm sorry, is everything okay?

Marj: I'm fine.

Joji: Ogot?

Ogot: I'm okay.

Joji: Okay, what's going on here?

Marj: I'm fine, really. I don't know about Ogot.

Ogot: I'm mad, and it's because of you!

Marj: What? Why? Me? I didn't do anything wrong!

Ogot: Oh, yeah?

Marj: Yes!

Joji: Okay, everyone, calm down, calm down. Someone tell me what happened.

Ogot: Let me tell you what happened.

Marj: I will tell him what happened.

Ogot: I will!

Marj: No, I will!

Ogot: I-

Joji: Okay, okay, stop. You can take turns in telling me what happened, okay?

Ogot&Marj: Okay.

Joji: Okay, Marj. You go first. You tell me what happened.

Marj: Okay.

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(we see Marj with small drums)

Marj: I was practicing our song, when Ogot arrived. He was wearing a dirty shirt, so I told him that he looks dirty.

Joji: And...is that how you told him?

Ogot: She said 'Ogot, look at you! You are so dirty! You are smelly too!'

Joji: Marj, is that whow you told him that?

Marj: Y-Y-Yes. I said it that way, but it is true. He was really dirty and smelly, then he frowned at me and wouldn't talk to me.

Ogot: That's because you said bad things about me.

Marj: But, you were dirty and you smelled bad.

Joji: Okay, okay, okay. I think you hurt Ogot's feelings, Marj. That's why he got mad at you.

Marj: But I just told him the truth!

Joji: I know you didn't intend to hurt him, but there's a better way of saying it: the polite way.

(the word 'polite' pops up in blue)

Marj: The polite way?

Joji: Yes, telling it in the polite way means you're saying it in a nicer way. Could you try that, Marj?

Marj: Um, okay. Ogot, you're dirty.

Ogot: Huh?

Joji: Uh, Marj? I think you can do better than that.

Marj: Okay, you might want to change your shirt, because it's all dirty, and it's kind of smelly.

Ogot: Thank you for saying it nicely, and I'm sorry for getting mad at you.

Marj: I'm sorry for what I told you earlier. I should have said it in a nicer way.

Ogot: Okay, I understand.

Joji: Well, isn't it nicer if we talk politely?

Marj: Yes, I think it is. Thanks, Joji!

Ogot: I feel better now!

Joji: That's great! Wait, where...were we? Oh, we were supposed to practice for our song, right?

Marj&Ogot: Right!

Joji: Let's start, then.

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(we see a hill on the top of a hill, with Ogot representing Jack and Cathy representing Jill)

Joji: ♫ Jack and Jill went up the hill ♫

♫ to fetch a pail of water, ♫

♫ Jack fell down and broke his crown, ♫

♫ and Jill came tumbling after. ♫

♫ La la la la la la la (4x) ♫

(the song repeats)

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(we see a boy named Paolo)

Ogot: This is Paolo Polite. He says polite words at school.

(we see a speech bubble reading 'Hi! Hello! How are you?' in blue)

Ogot: He says polite words in the classroom.

(we see a speech bubble reading 'Teacher, may I go out?' in blue)

Ogot: He says polite words in the canteen.

(we see a speech bubble reading 'May I seat beside you?' in blue)

Ogot: He says polite words everywhere! Everyone loves a polite kid named Paolo Polite.

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James: Yo, what's up, it's James Lez Read here, and it's past my bedtime, but I'm not sleepy yet! And do you know what I do when I can't sleep? No, I don't count sleep, I count words! And now there are a lot of words in my head! Now, listen carefully, these are the words that start with the letter...L!

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James: Words like...l-l-l lemon!

(we see a speech bubble with a lemon, followed the word 'lemon' in red)

James: l-l-l lion!

(we see a speech bubble with a lion, followed the word 'lion' in red)

James: l-l-l leaf!

(we see a speech bubble with a leaf, followed the word 'leaf' in red)

James: l-l-l lizard!

(we see a speech bubble with a lizard, followed the word 'lizard' in red)

James: Now, these are words that end with the letter L. Bell!

(we see a speech bubble with a bell, followed the word 'bell' in red)

James: Doll!

(we see a speech bubble with a doll, followed the word 'doll' in red)

James: Ball!

(we see a speech bubble with a ball, followed the word 'ball' in red)

James: Wall!

(we see a speech bubble with a wall, followed the word 'wall' in red)

James: Oh, wait! Do you know how to write it? It's really easy. You just have to draw a line from the top going down, like this. Then, a short line starting from here, to there. That's the big letter L!

(we see red lines that make up an uppercase L)

James: How about the small L? Oh, that's easy. You just have to write a straight line like this.

(we see red lines that make up a lowercase L)

James: Yeah, just like that! Ah, told you it's easy!

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James: Now, it's your turn to think of words that start with the letter L! I hope you learned something.

(the word 'leaned' pops up in red)

James: (laughs) I'll now lie down, and turn off the light.

(the word 'light' pops up in red)

(we see a doll, a banana, a fan, a bell, a fan, and a ladder)

James: I still can't sleep! I keep on thinking of words that have the 'l' sound. Can you help me pop the bubbles that have the 'l' sound? We can hear it at the beginning of the words 'lamp' and 'ladder' and at the end of words 'doll' and 'bell'!

(the bubbles with the lamp, ladder, doll, and bell pop)

James: Oh no! There's another set! Which of these have the letter L in them?

(we see a bowl, a cup, a bag, a car, a log, and a wheel)

James: 'Lock' and 'log' start with the letter L, while we can hear it at the end of 'bowl' and 'wheel'.

(the bubbles with the lock, the log, the bowl, and wheel pop)

James: What? Another set?

(we see a pencil, a book, a lollipop, a ball, lettuce, and a ring)

James: We can hear the sound at the beginning of these words: Lollipop and lettuce. We can also hear the 'l' sound at the end of the words 'pencil' and 'ball'.

(the bubbles with the lock, the log, the bowl, and wheel pop)

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James: (yawns) That was a lot of words with the letter L! I'm sleepy now, so good night! Bye-bye!

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Joji: (laughs) Well, thank you for being with us today! See you again next time, and remember, my room is your room.

Joji&Marj&Ogot: Goodbye!