03x12 - The Balancing Act / A Small Victory

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Singer: ♪ Emmy wishedon a dragon's scale ♪

♪ And that's whatstarted "Dragon Tales" ♪

♪ Around the roomthe dragons flew ♪

♪ But Emmy and Max knewwhat to do ♪

♪ They climbed on the backsof their dragon friends ♪

♪ Now the adventures never end ♪

♪ "Dragon Tales,""Dragon Tales" ♪

♪ It's almost timefor "Dragon Tales" ♪

♪ Come along, take my hand ♪

♪ Let's all go to Dragon Land ♪

♪ There's Ord, he's the biggest,not so brave of heart ♪

♪ There's Cassie,so shy, but so very smart ♪

♪ There's Zak and Wheezieand their tales of fun ♪

♪ 'Cause you know two heads arebetter than one... ♪

♪ "Dragon Tales,""Dragon Tales" ♪

♪ It's almost timefor "Dragon Tales" ♪

♪ Come along, take my hand ♪

♪ Let's all go to Dragon Land ♪

Emmy: I love my new skateboard,

but I'll never be able to rideit, if this rain doesn't stop.

Max: I know a place where youcan ride it, Emmy.

Both: Dragon Land!

[Chimes]

Both: I wish, I wish withall my heart

to the fly with dragonsin a land apart.

Ord: Max, Emmy,

come look at the pretty flowerswe're planting.

Quetzal: They're called jumbotulips, niños.

Emmy: I can see why they'recalled tulips,

but jumbo?

Max: They're so tiny.

Wheezie: Not for long.

Quetzal: [Laughs]

This watering can holds veryspecial grow water

from the grow fountain.

Max: Whoa!Emmy: Cool.

Cassie: What's that, Emmy?

Emmy: It's a skateboard, Cassie.

Watch.

That looks fun.

Zak: That looks fast,too fast.

Looks like you're wearingpadding.

Ord: Can I try it, Emmy?

I'll be real careful,

and I'll wear a helmet

and knee pads and elbow pads,

just like you.

Emmy: Of course, Ord.

But the thing is, you're really,um, uh...

Quetzal: I think what Emmy'strying to tell you, Ord,

is that you're too big and heavyto ride her small skateboard.

Oh, you're right.

I'd feel bad if I smushed it.

Emmy: Quetzal, if we sprinklegrow water on the skateboard,

would it get bigger?

Si, Emmy.

Big enough for a dragon to ride.

Wait a minute.

Then the skateboard will be muchtoo big for Emmy to use

after Ord's done riding it.

A few drops of shrink water

can return anything toits small size.

Emmy: One Ord-sized skateboardcoming up.

Gracias, Quetzal.

[All gasp]

Quetzal: Have fun, niños.

And be safe, Ord.

Ord: Emmy, you're sucha good friend.

Ooh!

Emmy: But riding a skateboardisn't as easy as it looks.

Skateboardingtakes just the right balance.

Ord: I can balance.

Watch this!

Ord, wait.

Ord: Uhh! Ugh!

[Splat]

Cassie: Are you OK, Ord?

Emmy: Like I was saying,

skateboarding takes balanceand lots of practice.

Max: And a skateboard.

Wheezie: Where'd it go?

Cassie: Look, the skateboardmust have gone

through the mud patch.

Its wheels left a muddy trailwe can follow.

Emmy: Come on, askateboard that big

can't be too hard to find.

Zak: The trail leads toMr. Dustfree's house.

He's the cleanest,neatest gnome

in all of Dragon Land.

Mr. Dustfree: Oh, dear.Oh, dear.

So much grime, so little time.

[Knocks]

Oh, dear, dear.

Can I help you children?

Emmy: I hope so, Mr. Dustfree.

Did you see a big boardwith wheels?

I certainly did.

It came right throughmy front door

and right out the back door.

[Clicks tongue]

It left the most awfulmuddy mess,

but a good mopping tookcare of that.

Emmy: Sorry about the mud,Mr. Dustfree.

It's my board, and we're tryingto find it.

I'm really sorry aboutthe trouble we caused you.

Come on, guys.

Oh, do wait a moment, children.

How does some freshly bakeddragon chip cookies

and milk sound?

All: Ooh!Ord: So yummy!

Mr. Dustfree: OK, come inside,all of you.

But please wipe your feet.

My award-winning recipe.

The secret is,I put exactly dragon chips

on the left sideof each cookie

and on the right side forthe perfect balance.

And speaking of balance,no spilling, please.

In fact, why don't you all carryyour snacks

out back to the patio?

Ord: Ahh!

I don't think I can do this.

I'm not such a good balancer,

and I'll probably spilland lose my whole snack.

Mr. Dustfree will get mad,and--and--

Emmy: Ord, it's OK.

You can do it.

Look straight ahead, and youwon't be so wobbly.

Cassie: It's true.

Looking straight ahead doeshelp you balance.

Ord: Oh, no.

I can't look straight ahead.

My cookieslook too yummy for me

not to look at them.

Max: I have an idea.

Look at my cookies, Ord.

Ord: Your cookies?

Gee, Max, your cookies do lookyummy, too.

Max: OK.Keep looking and follow me.

Ord: It worked.

I did it without spillinganything.

But just to make sure I don'tmake a mess on the patio...

[Gulp]

[Laughter]

Emmy: Thank you, Mr. Dustfree.

Cassie: Yes, thank you.

Zak: Your cookies are the best.

Wheezie: Love it!

Max: I'm saving this onefor later.

You're all very welcomeand very tidy.

Good luck finding your big,muddy board.

Cassie: Look, the skateboardtrail leads down

to Fuzzlebush Gulch.

Zak: Oh, no.

The fuzzlebushes inFuzzlebush Gulch

are so fuzzly and itchy.

Emmy: It looks like myskateboard

rode over this log.

We'll have to follow the trailacross.

Ord: Across the log?

But it looks too skinnyto walk on.

Emmy: You can do it, Ord.

You kept your balance atMr. Dustfree's house.

Ord: That was on a wholewide floor.

Max: It's the same thing.

Whoa!

Just a little more wiggly.

Zak: No fooling around, Wheezie.

I don't want to fallonto an itchy fuzzlebush,

because then I'll be up allnight scratching,

and then I'll be grouchy.

And if I'm itchy and grouchy,well, then--

Wheezie: Uh, Zakie, we'realready across.

Zak: Oh. I knew that.

Emmy: Your turn, Ord.

I'll be right behind you.

Ord: Can't you maybe go with me,Emmy?

Emmy: Sorry, Ord, the log's notwide enough

for the two of us.

Ord: Well, maybe you can walkacross the other log,

and I can walk on this one,

and I can hold your hand ifI start to lose my balance.

Emmy: Definitely.

Ready?

Ord: Whoa!

The log is too wiggly.

I'm too wiggly.

Try putting your arms out tothe side

like a tightrope walkerin the circus.

Ord: OK.

Whoa!Emmy: Whoa!

It's OK, Ord.Keep going.

You're doing great.

Maybe if I look straight ahead,

like when I look at Max'scookies.

[All cheering]

Max: You did it!

Ord: I did!

I walked across withoutfalling.

Zak: Well, let's keep going.

Ohh! I'm getting itchy

just thinking about thosefuzzlebushes.

Max: Where to next?

Cassie: The trail goes that way.

Tiger Lily Pond.

Emmy: My skateboard must havefallen in the pond.

Max: No, it didn't. Look!

It must have been movingso fast,

it skipped all the way acrossthe water.

Zak: I wish we could skipacross.

Emmy: We can wade.It's not very deep.

Zak: Walking through a strangepond? Uh-uh.

Ugh.

Never know what's gonna crawl upyour leg.

Wheezie: Oh, Zakie.

Well, we could fly across.

Cassie: We better not.

Our flapping might upsetthe baby birds.

Ord: Wading it is,I guess.

Emmy: Guess again.

We can all float on tigerlily pads,

just like the little butterfrog.

Max: Yeah, just put one footbehind the other, like this.

Wheezie: It's like dragonsurfing.

Zak: No funny business, Wheezie.

I'm in no mood for a bath.

Wheezie: Ha ha ha!Love it!

Cassie: Whee!

This is...

Whoa!

Oh, my tiger lily pad almosttipped over.

Make sure not to lean too farto one side.

And bend your knees.

You'll balance even better.

Ord?Ord: I can't, Emmy.

Emmy: Sure you can.

You carried the milkand cookies

through Mr. Dustfree's housewithout spilling

and you walked across a logwithout falling

into the fuzzlebushes.

Well, I did balance pretty well.

I'll try it.

OK, Ord. OK.

Wheezie: Arms out to the side.

Max: Don't lean too fareither way.

Zak: And bend your knees.

Emmy: You're doing great, Ord.

Ord: I am!I really, really am.

[All cheering]

Zak: Way to go, Ord.

Max: That was awesome, Ord.

Ord: Thanks, dude.[Laughter]

I'm sure glad we got yourskateboard back, Emmy.

Emmy: I knew we would.

It's fun to ride it when it'sso big,

but it's more your size.

Really?!

But I still needlots and lots of practice.

All the balancing you had to doto get here,

you've beenpracticing all day.

I have?

I have!

Look straight ahead,

arms out,

don't lean too far toeither side,

bend your knees.

I'm doing it.

I'm riding a skateboard.

Emmy: Way to go, Ord!Cassie: Wonderful.

Zak: All right!

Hey, I almost forgot

the cookie I saved.

Ord: Cookie?Emmy: Ord, no.

Keep watching whereyou're going.

Ord: Huh?

Whoa! Oof!

Emmy: How to steer isa whole other lesson.

Quetzal: A few drops ofshrink water

and the skateboard is back toEmmy size.

Emmy: Thanks, Quetzal.

Bye, everybody.See you soon.

Cassie: Bye. See ya!Ord: Bye!

Emmy and Max: I wish, I wish touse this rhyme

to go back home untilnext time.

Emmy: [Sighs] No moreskateboarding today.

Max: You can help me buildmy log house if you want.

Whoa! It's gonna falland make a mess.

Emmy: You just need to adda log here

so each side has the same numberof logs

for the perfect balance.

[Laughter]

[Grunting]

I want to play something else.

Enrique: But, Max, we cannotplay monkey in the middle

without a monkey.

And until you take the ballaway,

you have to be the monkey.

Max: [Grunts]

I quit until I'm bigger.

Then I won't always bethe monkey.

Look, the dragon scale isglowing.

[Chimes]

All: I wish, I wish withall my heart

to fly with dragons ina land apart.

[Laughter]

They're here!

Ord: Hi, little buddy.

Max: Little?

Ord: Is something wrong, Max?

Emmy: He doesn't like beinglittle today.

Sorry, little--I mean, sorry, buddy.

That's OK.

Wheezie: Come on, Max,school's about to start.

There's always something fun,fun, funtastic to do there.

Quetzal: As you know, each yearthe students here

at the school in the skywork together

to make our school groundseven more beautiful.

This year, we are going tosearch the woods

and collect rare plantasto add to our garden.

Uh, which kinds of plants?

These cards have picturesof las plantas

I want you to bring back.

I'll divide you into teams,

and each team will look fora different plant.

It's like a scavenger hunt.

All the plants can be foundnearby

growing in the Jumbly Woods.

You have to look very carefully.

Bueno. I'll pass the cardto each team,

and then you'll pick upthe tools you'll need.

Zak: Pot.Wheezie: Check.

Zak: Spade.Wheezie: Check.

Zak: Plant picture.

Wheezie: Check and double check.

Quetzal: Be very carefuldigging up your planta.

Leave plenty of dirt aroundthe roots.

Wheezie: We'll be nicer thannice to it.

We'll give your plantaa comfortable new home.

It will get plenty of sunshine,

agua, and loving care,

so it will grow strongand beautiful.

Zak: We'll be back soon.

Enrique: Adios!We have all our stuff.

Just watch, we'll be the firstback with our planta.

Emmy: Definitely not.

We'll be first.

Bye-bye. See you later!Enrique: Bye!

Quetzal: Are you two about readyto start your search?

You bet.

Max: Quetzal, I was justwondering,

why did you put Lorca and meon the same team?

Quetzal: I think together youtwo will make an excellent team.

Why do you ask?

It's just maybe you should haveanother team

find our plant for us.

Lorca: Huh?

Another team? No way!

But neither of us can fly.

We're the only ones who willhave to search from the ground.

Besides, I'm the smallest.

And since you're in awheelchair,

it'll be too hard, won't it?

Lorca: No way.

Like, I always say, think ofwhat you can do,

not what you can't.

We may not get as far asthe others,

but we'll make up for itby looking more carefully.

From the ground, we'll be ableto see plants better.

Just watch, we'll findours first.

Well, if you really thinkwe can.

Lorca: Of course!

Come on, let's go get our plant!

Buena suerte, niños.

Think of what you can do,not what you can't.

Zak: Nope, too chubby.

Nope, too prickly.

Nope, too--

Hey, that might be it.

Wheezie: Bing-arooy, that'sour plant, all right.

Zak: I wonder why it's calleda Squirting Myrtle.

Wheezie: [Laughs]

Zak: Ha ha ha!

Wheezie: Guess that answers yourquestion.

Bah!

Zak: Ha ha ha!Wheezie: Ahh!

All right, Myrtle, we're readyfor you now.

Give it your best sh*t.

Max: Hey, Lorca, can you show methe picture of our plant again?

Does look kind of bashful,doesn't it?

Lorca: OK, let's look aroundhere.

Max: Don't look now,but I think we found it.

Yes, that's a bashful herb.

They always grow inout-of-the-way places.

I told you we were better offon the ground.

We would've never seen it fromway up in the sky.

Max: [Grunting]

I'm not tall enough,

and there'snothing to climb on.

Ahh! Uhh!

We're stuck.

Not yet.

Look around for a long stick

and a vine we can useas a rope.

If we can't reach the plantourselves,

we're going to make a toolthat can.

Uhh! This should do it.

Give it a try, Max.

That's it.

You've just about got it.

Cassie: That's it.

That's a feather flower.

Hello, pretty flower.

We're gonna take you to a nicenew home

where you'll have lotsof nice new friends.

[Emmy laughing]

Cassie: What's so funny?

[Laughing] I...can't...dig.

[Laughs]

It tickles.

Cassie: Hey, stop that.

Wait. [Laughs]

No!

Emmy: Don't move, Cassie.

I'll dig while it tickles you.

[Laughing] OK!

We're sorry.

Ord: Do you see the locking lilyanywhere, Enrique?

Enrique: Not yet,but I'm looking.

What's that over there?

Ord: We found it.

It's a locking lily.

Enrique: Muy bien.

Ord: We'll be back to the gardenin no time.

Both: Huh?

It's locked itselfup in a cage.

Maybe this isn't going to beso easy after all.

Wheezie: ♪ It's raining,it's pouring ♪

Zak: ♪ This squirting'sgetting boring ♪

Wheezie: I just love to singin the shower.

Zak: Just hurry.

Our tail's getting pruny.

Max: Done.You were right, Lorca.

All it took was the right tool.

Lorca: Don't look now Max,but we have company.

That's a jokeroo.

It only eats fruit.

But we better scare it away,

so it doesn't make any mischief.

Both: Booga booga boogabooga!

[Chattering]

Oh, no.That's what I was afraid of.

Hey, hey, give that back.

[Chattering]

Max: [Panting]

It's too fast.

Lorca: It's just being playful.

You'll never catch it.

We'll have to outthink it.

After all, brain power alwaysbeats muscle power.

Max: I have an idea.

You said jokeroos like fruit,right?

Lorca, catch!

After all, there's nothingmore fun

than playing monkeyin the middle.

You're right.This sure is fun.

Got it. Yes!

Cassie: Hey, there's Maxand Lorca.

Emmy: You found your plant.

Max: We just got it back froma jokeroo.

He wanted it, too.

Emmy: Our plant kepttickling us

until we put a hanky over it.

It went to sleep.

Max: Really?A plant that tickles?

[Distant grunting]

Cassie: What was that?

[Grunting continues]

Ohh!

We couldn't get the locking lilyto open.

We'll have to take it back toQuetzal all locked up.

I'll bet I can.

Cassie: But, Max, both Ordand Enrique together

couldn't pull the leaves open.

You saw how hard they tried.

Just watch this.

I'm going to use this featherflower as a tool.

Maybe if I tickle thelocking lily,

it'll open up.

[Locking lily laughing]

Like I always say,

think of what you can do,not what you can't.

Muy bien.

Las plantas are going to bevery happy in their new home.

[Laughter]

Lorca: Perfect. It's far enoughaway from the crowd

to make even a bashfulherb happy.

I am very proud of you all.

Thanks to your hard work,

our school will grow even morebeautiful

with every passing day.

Kids: I wish, I wish to usethis rhyme

to go back homeuntil next time.

Here, Emmy.We have a game to finish.

But you were tired of beingthe monkey.

And I'm not going to beanymore.

Get ready for your turnin the middle.

Careful, Emmy.

Sounds like he means it.

Enrique, throw it!

With some brains and the righttool, I can do anything.

OK, you made a monkey out of me.

Ooh ooh ooh!Eeh eeh eeh!

Ha ha ha! Ooh ooh ooh!

[Laughter]

Singer: ♪ Emmy wishedon a dragon's scale ♪

♪ And that's whatstarted "Dragon Tales" ♪

♪ They climbed on the backsof their dragon friends ♪

♪ Now the adventures never end ♪

♪ "Dragon Tales,""Dragon Tales" ♪

♪ It's almost timefor "Dragon Tales" ♪

♪ Come along, take my hand ♪

♪ Let's all go to Dragon Land ♪