♪ Wherever I go ♪
♪ I see things that I want to
know ♪
♪ Wherever I am ♪
♪ I find things I want to
understand ♪
♪ Go and explore ♪
♪ Listen and see ♪
♪ Just follow your curiosity ♪
♪ Elinor Wonders Why ♪
♪ Why do birds sing? ♪
♪ And how do they fly? ♪
♪ Elinor Wonders Why ♪
♪ Why do ants march? ♪
♪ And where do they hide? ♪
♪ There's so much to learn ♪
♪ Wherever you turn ♪
♪ Just listen and see ♪
♪ And follow your curiosity ♪
♪ Elinor Wonders Why ♪
♪ Ask a question ♪
♪ What will you find? ♪
♪ Elinor Wonders Why ♪
♪ Just listen and see ♪
♪ Come and wonder with me ♪
"The House That Ants Built!"
"Ooh, I just love carrying
stuff.
Come on, you guys!"
"Stay in line, everyone!"
"This stick is too heavy for
me."
"Then, I'll help you carry it!"
[Giggling]
Here they are, Elinor!
More cushions for our couch
cushion castle.
Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa!
[Giggling]
And a few more blankets.
[Giggling]
Thanks, Olive!
Thanks, Ari!
This is going to be the best
couch cushion castle ever!
Hmm...
Yeah!
Let's get all the pillows we
can!
I have so many different
ideas for the castle!
It's going to have a slide...
and a telescope, and a big
window for ant-watching!
OLIVE: I've got some ideas,
too!
I want a room for my crayons,
a room for my sparkles,
and a giant room full of books!
You mean a library?
Yes!
My very own library!
Ooh!
I have ideas, too!
I want a drawbridge, a
racetrack.
Oh, and a bubble fountain!
Yes!
[Giggling]
Okay!
Let's start building!
♪
Oh!
[Sighing]
Whoops, sorry!
Aww...
Hey!
Ah!
[Gasping]
[Straining]
Hmm...
[Straining]
Oh, come on!
[Straining]
[Straining]
Olive, that's supposed to be
my slide.
But it's the perfect shape
for the wall of my crayon room.
But I need it for my slide.
You guys, let's not fight
over the pillows.
Whoa!
Whoops.
Ari, are you okay?
Never mind!
Pillow fight!
ALL: Pillow fight!
Take that!
[Giggling]
[Laughing]
[Laughing]
[Laughing]
[Giggling]
Oof, that was fun!
Aww, but we haven't finished
building our castle!
Yeah, we kept bumping into
each other, and we also kept
taking each other's cushions by
accident.
And I had trouble
lifting the big cushion.
Hmm, we need a better way to
build our castle.
What do you think, Elinor?
Elinor?
What are you looking at?
Whoa!
Are those ants?
Uh-huh.
Look!
They're all carrying something.
They're carrying things, just
like we were carrying our
cushions.
Cool!
I wonder why they're doing
that.
[Gasping]
I know!
Let's follow them outside.
Mom, we'll be outside.
Boing!
Whee!
A-ha!
Whoa!
Wow, look at that!
There are so many!
Hmm...
Where are they carrying all that
stuff?
Can I take a look?
Sure, Olive!
Hmm...
Oh!
Wow!
Here, try the magnifying
glass.
♪ La, la ,la, la! ♪
Oh!
[Giggling]
[Humming]
Whoa!
Hmm...
Wow!
Look at that!
This is why the ants were
carrying all those sticks and
leaves!
They're building something.
It looks like they're
building a hill.
But how can those tiny ants
build something so much bigger
than them?
It's an anthill!
I read about it in one of my
books.
I'll go get it!
Why do they even need an
anthill?
I mean, what's going on in
there?
Oh, look, you can see the
ants going in and out of the
hill!
"Look at this big hill we
built!
And I'm just a little ant!"
If you're an ant, then I must
be an uncle!
Look!
I'm waving my ant-enna!
And I'm not wearing p-ants!
[Laughing]
I've got it!
It's here in my Nature Book.
There's a part here that's all
about ants!
Lots of ants live in big places
called anthills.
Most anthills are made of dirt,
but some also use sticks and
pieces of grass.
ELINOR: Ooh...
OLIVE: Anthills have rooms
for sleeping, rooms for taking
care of babies...
[Babies crying]
...and even special places where
they keep the trash.
Wow!
Is that all happening inside
there?
Yup!
Most of the anthill is
underground.
It's kind of like we're looking
at the roof.
Hello, little ant.
[Giggling]
That is so interesting!
But how can these tiny ants
make a hill so much bigger than
them?
Yeah, especially when we
can't even build a pillow
castle, and we're big!
Hmm....
I'm not sure.
Hmm...
Let's watch the ants, and maybe
we can figure it out!
We need more observations!
Look, the ants walk in a line,
back and forth from the anthill.
Yeah, some are moving towards
the anthill, but others are
walking away from it.
Oh, the ants are leaving to
get things and then they're
bringing them back.
And they aren't bumping into
each other, like when we got
all the cushions from around
Elinor's house.
Yeah, and look!
That ant is having trouble
carrying that stick.
It's so big.
ARI: It got help!
The ants are helping each
other.
More ants means that they can
carry bigger things!
Yeah, I wish someone had
helped me with that big couch
cushion before.
It was really heavy!
Hmm.
Wow, they make the anthill
together.
And they don't fight over the
things they bring!
Helping each other is the only
way these tiny ants can build
this amazing anthill.
They also share their
building material.
We didn't do that.
We tried to build too many
things and we ended up taking
from each other, instead of
helping each other.
That's it!
I know how we're going to build
our castle!
How, Elinor?
We have to act like ants!
Okay, ant builders, let's build
our castle!
Awesome!
♪ It's everyone ♪
♪ It's not just me ♪
♪ Who builds a castle
carefully ♪
♪ 'Cause when you stop
and think it through ♪
♪ It helps to know
just what to do ♪
♪ So, if I need
the biggest cushion ♪
♪ We'll be helping you
with the pushing ♪
♪ 'Cause doing it
together's fun ♪
♪ And three ants can lift
more than one ♪
♪ Let's work together ♪
♪ Let's work together ♪
♪ That's the way
we do it better ♪
♪ An ant can't do it
all alone ♪
♪ But we can do it...
together! ♪
We worked together, just like
the ants!
Yeah!
We helped each other, and we
shared the pillows.
And we made an amazingly
awesome, incredible ant hill
castle!
[Giggling]
I got my slide!
I got my library!
And I got my drawbridge!
We did it!
But ants, we've got two more
piece to move!
Oh, yeah!
[Giggling]
Perfect!
Awesome!
An ant watching window -
now, we can see our little ant
friends.
All ants into the castle!
[Giggling]
Yay!
[All laughing]
Miss Mole, Miss Mole, we have
a question about ants.
I do love questions from my
little scientists.
We saw some ants walking
together and they looked so much
alike, we thought they might be
brothers.
We wondered, do ants even
have brothers and sisters?
That's a wonderful question,
and it reminds me that it's time
for our story, which is all
about ant families.
Ants do have brothers and
sisters, and mothers, too!
Why's that book so big, Miss
Mole?
It has lots of "ant-swers" in
it.
Get it?!
About ants!
[All laughing]
I'll show you.
ARI: Wow.
Ant nests are really big
under the ground.
There's room for thousands of
ants.
Why is that ant so much
bigger than the other ants, Miss
Mole?
MISS MOLE: Because that big
ant is the mother of the smaller
ants.
ELINOR: Does she take care of
them?
MISS MOLE: Actually, the
little workers take care of
their mother.
She's called the queen ant.
Does she get to wear a crown?
No, but she gets to spend all
day with her helpful children.
ARI: All those ants are
brothers and sisters?
MISS MOLE: Yes!
They are one very big family!
[Laughing]
I wonder what it's like to
have a queen.
If my mom was queen, I'd be a
prince.
You're all princes and
princesses to me!
[Wind gusting]
ELINOR: "Special Places."
[Wind gusting]
Hello!
Anybody in here?
Let's go, Elinor!
We're almost at Ari's house.
I can't wait!
Ari say he has a brand new ball
he wants us to play with.
We're here!
[Giggling]
[Knocking]
ARI: I'll get it!
Elinor!
Olive!
Thanks for coming over.
Bye, Mom!
Bye, Dad!
I'm going out to show my friends
my brand new super bouncy ball!
Let's go play, c'mon!
Hmm...
Ta-da!
My brand new super bouncy ball!
Ooh.
Wow.
How high do you think it'll
bounce?
As high as my trunk can
reach?
[Giggling]
As high as this tree?
Let's find out.
Ready?
I'm ready.
Ready.
Uh, I thought it would go
higher.
Wait, that's not my bouncy
ball.
It's an... apple!
No wonder it didn't bounce.
That was more like a "splat"!
[All laughing]
How'd that get into my
pocket?
And where did I put the ball?
It must be somewhere in my room.
I'll go check.
Be right back!
Uh, we'd better come help you
look.
Yeah, it's not always easy to
find stuff in your room.
Well, what do you mean?
My room is really neat!
That's because your furniture
is on the ceiling and all your
stuff falls here on the floor.
I can't help it!
I'm a bat, and bats sleep on the
ceiling.
[Giggling]
[Sighing]
It's pretty messy.
How can we find the ball in
here?
How can we find anything in
here?
I usually just root around
until I find something.
Just start digging.
Are you here?
Nope.
Oh, yeah!
But that's not the ball.
Okay.
Ooh, this is cool, but nope.
Hmm...
Is this the bouncy ball?
Uh, no.
Uh...
Uh-uh.
A-ha!
[Giggling]
Well, the good news is the
ball's not here!
Why is that good news?
If we know where the ball
isn't, then we know where the
ball is!
Really?
Where?
Somewhere else!
So, now we know!
But "somewhere else" could be
anywhere else in the whole
world!
It could take years to find it!
Well, I haven't been
everywhere in the world, so it's
got to be around here...
somewhere.
I have an idea!
Let's go back to all the places
you've been today and see if we
can find the ball.
Think back, Ari.
When was the last time you had
it?
Hmm...
I had it this morning when I got
up.
Then, I got dressed.
And then, I went outside to play
with my ball!
Okay, let's go outside!
So, you came out to the yard
with your ball.
What did you do out here?
Let's see.
Hmm...
Oh!
Mmm...
These apples are so good.
Want one?
Not right now, thanks.
Maybe later.
Mmm...
Wait!
I remember now!
My dad asked me to rake the
leaves!
Hmm...
Do you think the ball is in that
leaf pile?
There's only one way to find
out.
Are you thinking what I'm
thinking?
I think so!
ELINOR: Yay, yay, yay!
Let's go!
Woo-hoo!
[Whooping]
[Laughing]
Well, that was fun.
Mm-hmm.
But we didn't find the ball.
Where else can we look?
I don't know.
I go to a lot of places.
Hmm...
OLIVE: You can't remember
where you left it?
Ooh.
ARI: I'm trying.
[Olive and Ari giggling]
Ooh!
It's a bird's nest.
You're making a special place to
keep your eggs nice and safe,
aren't you, Mama Bird?
Wait, I remember something
else.
Before I could rake the leaves,
I had to go find the rake behind
the house.
Then, maybe that's where you
left the ball?
Come on, let's look!
Ooh!
I remember this is exactly where
I was standing when I did my
super-amazing "toss and spin"
move.
Watch!
Whoa, whoa!
Ta-da!
Um... nice catch?
Thanks!
It's even more impressive with
an actual ball.
[Laughing]
I didn't catch the actual ball,
though.
I dropped it around here.
Maybe it rolled over this
way.
Hey!
There's no ball, but here's the
rake!
This rake?
[Gasping]
That rake is broken.
Oh, right, now, I remember.
Our rake is broken, so I had to
borrow another rake from our
neighbor Mr. Dog.
There it is!
Okay, let's see...
You went outside with the ball,
then your dad asked you to rake
the leaves, but the rake was
broken, so then you went to
borrow a rake from Mr. Dog.
But don't forget, I did the
spin and catch move, too.
[Gasping]
Whoa!
Ta-da!
[Giggling]
Maybe we should look for the
ball at Mr. Dog's house!
And we can return Mr. Dog's
rake.
I bet he would like that!
Let's go!
[Sighing]
ELINOR: Hi!
Oh.
Hey, kids, what's up?
I brought back your rake,
Mr. Dog.
Thanks for letting me borrow it.
You're welcome, Ari.
It's nice to have everything
back in its proper place.
There we go.
Uh, Mr. Dog, did I leave my
new super-bouncy ball here?
Oh, sorry.
I haven't seen your ball.
[Squeaking]
Uh, Mr. Dog, why do you
bury your chew-toys?
Aren't they for chewing?
Good question, Elinor.
We dogs love to put things away,
and that's why we bury them.
We keep them safe in their
special place.
That way, we know exactly where
to find them when we need them!
Another special place?
Hmm....
That is so interesting!
What is it, Elinor?
I'm figuring something out.
I wonder...
♪ To keep something safe ♪
♪ Keep it in a special place ♪
♪ Put things away ♪
♪ Save it for another day ♪
♪ I saw birds build a nest
to hold all their eggs ♪
♪ And Mr. Dog, he found a spot
for a toy he likes a lot ♪
♪ To keep something safe ♪
♪ Keep it in a special place ♪
♪ Put things away ♪
♪ Save it for another day ♪
If you put things in a special
place, you won't lose them.
That's right, Elinor.
It's important to put things
away, so you can find them
again.
[Giggling]
Yeah, I should have put my
ball in a special place.
[Growling]
Hmm, speaking of special places,
my stomach is a special place,
and right now, it's empty!
I could use another delicious
apple.
Wait a minute!
Ball, apple, special place...
[Gasping]
I remember where I left the
ball!
Bye, Mr. Dog!
Goodbye, kids!
Ta-da!
The ball!
We found it!
How did it get there?
I must have put it down in
the apple basket when I reached
for an apple this morning.
[Giggling]
Ready?
Yay!
OLIVE: Whoo!
ELINOR: Wow!
Super amazing toss-and-spin
move!
[Gasping]
Yes!
Okay, my turn!
Wait!
First, I have a favor to ask.
What is it, Ari?
I know it's important to put
things away in a special place.
Will you help me with something?
Of course, Ari!
We thought you'd never ask.
♪ To keep something safe ♪
♪ Keep it in a special place ♪
♪ Put things away ♪
♪ Save it for another day ♪
♪ I saw birds build a nest
to hold all their eggs ♪
♪ And Mr. Dog, he found a spot
for a toy he likes a lot ♪
♪ To keep something safe ♪
♪ Keep it in a special place ♪
♪ Put things away ♪
♪ Save it for another day ♪
Wow.
My room has never looked this
good before.
Yeah, the floor and the
ceiling!
Everything is in its special
place.
Now, we can finally go play
with the super bouncy ball!
Uh oh!
I forgot where I put the ball!
BOTH: Ari...
Just kidding!
Here it is, in a special place I
made just for my ball!
Catch!
Super amazing toss-and-spin
move!
Ta-da!
[All laughing]
♪
01x05 - The House that Ants Built/Special Places
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The exploration-themed show encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don't understand, and find answers using science inquiry skills.
The exploration-themed show encourages children to follow their curiosity, ask questions when they don't understand, and find answers using science inquiry skills.