01x13 & 01x14 - Marta’s Cool New Camera/Field Trip Fiasco

[bunniefuu]

[mysterious music]

- Marta's Cool New Camera

- Once again, Marta.

Beautiful work. Where was this one taken?

- My cousin Juan's birthday party at

Mockingbird Creek last weekend.

That's a piñata, like the ones we used to have in Mexico.

That one had a ton of candy inside.

- I feel like you've really turned it up a lot in the

last few weeks.

You know the Tri-County Youth Photography

contest is coming up.

- Me? - You really improved your composition

and your color a lot.

Just look.

- Tri-county? That's like three counties!

- Yeah, and there's a $ prize. With my new camera,

I can take better pictures and win.

- Sick.

- Hey guys. I talked to Ms.

Ruby at the diner this morning

and I think I have a weekend mystery.

Ms. Ruby went hiking this weekend

and some of her things went missing.

- Did someone take them? - She doesn't think so.

She thinks she left them somewhere

and she wants us to help track them down.

Let's see. According to Ms. Ruby,

she's missing a box of flies.

- Cool.

- Gross.

- She's also missing a birding journal

and a waterproof bag of photography equipment.

- Where'd she lose them? - I didn't get that far.

I say we go visit Ms.

Ruby after school and get some more information.

- So there I was face to face with a disgruntled badger.

He was ready to make a meal out of me,

but the table wasn't set just,

oh sugar.

[groans]

I have been so out of sorts since I lost my bag.

- It's okay, Ms. Ruby. Just start over.

- I set my things down on the sandbar

and then I walked into the woods.

I swore that I heard the call of an ivory-billed woodpecker.

They think it might not be extinct.

And then I got myself all turned around

and I forgot where I put my things.

- Tell us more about this box of flies.

Couldn't you just catch some more?

My grandma traps 'em in a little cup of sugary water.

- They're not real flies. They're fishing lures.

I make all of my own by hand.

- What about the birding journal?

Oh, that is a journal of every bird that I have ever seen

and you cannot replace that.

- Anything else?

- My camera was really expensive.

I saved a whole year for it.

It was in a green and blue waterproof bag

and my initials are on the inside.

- Don't worry Ms. Ruby, Marta knows

how important a good camera is.

She just got a new one herself.

- We're on the case. We're going to find your things.

- Thank you. I knew you were the ones for the job.

- We'll try to find it,

but I mean some things are just lost.

I don't know.

- I know that you will do your very best.

[light music]

Oh! Too much sugar.

Bleh!

- Did you find anything yet?

- Nothing here. - Marta?

- Have you found any clues.

[Mike sighs]

- Little cold for swimming.

- Hey, we're looking for some lost items.

- Yeah. You haven't seen a camera

or a journal floating around have you?

- Afraid not.

But if it was lost close

to the creek, it might be at the park

lost and found.

- The what? - The Park Info Center.

You can report or turn in

lost objects. They have a whole box of stuff.

- We'll look there next. Thanks.

[light music]

[birds chirping]

We're looking for Ms. Ruby's things.

- Ms. Ruby Reynolds?

I think she's judging the photography contest.

- Isn't that the contest you wanted to enter?

- This stuff is great.

I bet you've taken a lot of cool stuff back home.

- Please. Not really.

The Lost and Found keeps stuff for three months

and if nobody claims it,

then we donate it to someone who can use it.

- Cool. I think this is a joke book. Hands off my homework,

you fuzzy-tufted crest.

[laughs]

Get out of my way,

you purple-footed warbler. These jokes are terrible.

- Oh.

- Let me see that.

Mike, I think you found Ms. Ruby's birding journal.

These aren't jokes. These are bird names.

Look, property of Ruby Reynolds.

- If we can find last week's entries,

it might lead us back to

where she lost the journal.

Spotted, a gray crane

and a yellow-billed

cuckoo on the east bank of Mockingbird Creek.

- That just leads us back to the creek.

We already know that the waterproof bag

and the fly box aren't there.

- Well, if it's flies you guys are looking for,

you might want check with the Mockingbird Creek

Anglers to see if they found them.

- The who? - The Mockingbird Creek Anglers.

They're a club for people who like fly fishing.

If you hurry, you might be able

to catch them practicing their casting at the city park.

[chuckles]

Where are their parents?

[upbeat music]

- Two there and about six right here.

- Hello, I'm Millie Wheeler

and I have a few questions for you.

Do you know Ms. Ruby Reynolds?

- Know her?

You know Ms. Ruby is one of the finest anglers in Arkansas.

Nobody fishes like Ms. Ruby.

- She lost her box of flies at Mockingbird Creek

last Saturday.

- We're looking for it,

but we don't know what we're looking for.

- Well, you know Ms. Ruby,

she's been tying her own flies by hand

for years. She's an artist.

- Found these down by the sandbar last Monday.

Knew right away they were Ms. Ruby's.

I was going to give 'em back myself.

But as you're already on the case.

- Why didn't you take some for your collection?

- Oh no. Tying flies by hand

is tough work and nobody's better than Ms. Ruby.

Can you imagine having to remake an entire lifetime of flies?

I wouldn't do that to her. I'm happy to give them back.

[somber music]

- You guys might have to work on trying to find Ms.

Ruby's camera on your own. I have to head to the diner.

- Yeah, I'm supposed to meet my mom at the library.

We are supposed to take those things

back to Ms. Ruby tomorrow.

Such a bummer that we couldn't find that waterproof bag.

- Hey, can I have the journal?

I just want to see if there are any extra clues.

Thanks.

[somber music]

[upbeat Latin music]

- Where have you been, little one?

- Down by the creek. - So soon? We visited a few days ago.

[Latin music]

- Abuela, when was the last time you visited Mexico?

- I haven't seen your Uncle Hector or Titi Maria in

years. Has it been that long?

- What if you found the money for a plane ticket

in an envelope on the sidewalk,

you would use it to visit family?

Right?

- Well, plane tickets are expensive.

Someone would miss that money.

I would ask myself, do I need the tickets or just want them?

- But you need to see the family.

- Oh, I, I want to see the family sometime soon,

but it's not a need.

Needs are things like food and water and,

and shelter over your head.

I might also consider the upsides

and the downsides of keeping it.

- So if I think of more upsides, then I can keep the, I mean

you would keep the thing you found.

- Maybe, but I would think hard about

how your decision is affecting other people.

Some decisions are hard, mija. We have to think them through.

Listen to our gut and do what's right.

It's our responsibility as good neighbors.

- There's a photography contest.

If I win, we could buy those plane tickets.

- That would be wonderful.

I'm sure you'll do a phenomenal job.

[somber music]

- [Ruby] I had to save for months.

If I don't find my camera, I'll have to start all over.

- [Abuela] How is your decision going to affect other people?

- We found your journal and your flies, but not your camera.

- That's okay. I knew the camera would be tough.

I'm glad Marta has my journal.

Thank you all so much

for spending your weekend looking for my things.

- Oh, thank you. Oh, yep. That's the one.

[thoughtful music]

- Marta, you found Ms. Ruby's camera.

- That's not Ms. Ruby's camera.

That's Marta's new camera.

- It's Ms. Ruby's. I found it last weekend.

It was such a nice camera. I wanted to keep it.

I know now it was wrong,

but the camera was just something I really wanted,

not something I needed.

Sorry Ms. Ruby.

I should have brought the

camera to the park

lost and found when I found it.

- Thank you for telling me the truth. I know that was hard.

Now have I ever told you about the time that I came face

to face with a disgruntled badger?

- We already know about that story.

- Ugh, you guys know all my best stories.

Now I guess we need a new one.

[light music]

You know, it really was a tough competition this year.

Did you take this one with your camera?

You have a really good eye.

- I'm so sorry I kept your camera.

- You know, I've been thinking about how you can make

that up to me and I have some photos

due next week and I desperately need an assistant.

And you know, maybe while you put in the work,

if you learn some tips

and tricks, then next year

you might win this thing.

- Really?

- Yes. I think you could do it. What do you say?

You going to help me out? Okay. First thing we need to do is

- Let's talk about ...

[light music]

- [Detective] A good detective always looks

for symbols as clues.

They know symbols represent a deeper meaning.

♪ Just like our nation's symbols ♪

♪ Arkansas has symbols too

♪ Our flag has many stars

♪ And the colors red, white, and blue ♪

♪ Our state is filled with many symbols ♪

♪ What do they mean?

♪ From rocks to songs to vegetables ♪

♪ And all things in between

[upbeat music]

♪ Out of all the things to drink ♪

♪ We chose milk to be the one

♪ It's healthy and it helps our dairy production ♪

♪ Out of all the gems in the world ♪

♪ Arkansas chose the best gemstone ♪

♪ When it comes to states that produce diamonds ♪

♪ We stand alone

♪ And out of all the fowl flying in the air ♪

♪ We chose the mockingbird

♪ A pretty little bird that can sing many songs ♪

♪ While never speaking a word

♪ Out all the trees, we chose the pine in ♪

♪ A native tree with four species are beautifully divine ♪

♪ Well just like our nation's symbols ♪

♪ Arkansas has symbols too

♪ Our flag has many stars

♪ And the colors red, white, and blue ♪

♪ Our state is filled with many symbols ♪

♪ What do they mean

♪ From rocks and songs and vegetables ♪

♪ And all things in between

[upbeat music ends]

[mysterious music]

- Field trip fiasco.

- And so each star you see on the American flag stands

for one of the states, including Arkansas,

which became a state on June th, .

And the rest is history.

- Did you put those things in your bag?

Why did you take so many?

- I have to get them in order.

- All right. Let's thank the museum for inviting us

to their Arkansas history exhibition today.

[clapping]

- Yay. - Alright, so we still have about minutes

before we have to get on the bus.

So what was everyone's favorite part of the museum today?

- The snacks.

- Ooo, the gift shop.

- Okay. So did anyone learn anything today?

[thoughtful music]

- Yeah?

- I learned Arkansas was named after a Native American tribe.

- That's right. Arkansas comes from a Quapaw

word. [chuckles] Yeah?

- When did they start letting kids in Arkansas?

- Well, kids have always been here.

- Quiet, Terrell.

- There aren't any kids on the walls. No kids in the video.

- Oh my goodness.

- Well, now that's actually a really good question, Terrell.

In fact,

why don't we all play a game these last minutes?

Huh? A game about symbols.

- Symbols. What's that?

- It's an image or an object that stands for something, like

how two fingers making a V means peace.

- Like the stars of the flag

of the United States of America.

Each star is a symbol of a state in our country.

- Exactly. See? Actions, or even people, can be a symbol.

There are tons of Arkansas stories being told

out there in that exhibit.

I want each pair of you to go around

and find a story that you really relate to

and identify the symbol that represents that story.

[kids all moan]

- The pair that brings me the most interesting Arkansas symbol

will get to choose the radio station on the drive home.

- Ooh. - Ooh.

- Ooh is right. Now get out there and find me something juicy.

[laughter]

I'm going to go first.

- So we're looking for a flag? Is that what Mr. Davis said?

- No. We're looking for an Arkansas story we relate to

and a symbol that represents that story.

- Look, it's our state bird. The Northern Mockingbird.

I guess that makes it a symbol of Arkansas.

- How can one bird stand for all of Arkansas?

Do all states have a state bird?

- I think so. There's even a bird

to represent the whole country.

And that's the bald eagle. Let's see.

It says here, Arkansas picked the Mockingbird

because it helps farmers and it has many beautiful songs.

Come on. I think I know of a great story we can use.

[upbeat jazz music]

- Who's that?

- Aye. Aye.

- Aye. Aye.

- Aye. - That's Hattie Wyatt Caraway.

She's one of the two US senators representing

the state of Arkansas.

- She's the only lady here.

- Hattie's husband died. So she was invited to take his seat.

- He died? That's sad.

- It was. But next year when Arkansans are voting on their

senators, Hattie will get reelected all on her own.

No woman ever did that before her.

She was only the second woman to ever sit in this room.

- That must have been scary.

- It's always scary to be the first to do anything,

but Hattie was determined to use her opportunity

to make Arkansas a better place.

- That's good. I'm glad she was elected.

- Yeah.

- This portrait is a great symbol of

- How Hattie Caraway's courage helps paved the way

for many more women to become elected leaders.

[light piano music]

Terrell!

I think Mr. Davis would love the story of Hattie Caraway.

- I like it.

But what else can we find?

- You all find anything yet? - I helped

Marta learn about Hattie Caraway.

- I doubt you helped her.

I'm sure Marta already knew that. Trudy and I got our story.

- Yeah. - Now we're headed to the gift shop.

I'm going to put one of those coins in the crushing machine.

- Wait up.

- I thought this was a museum.

None of these pictures look old.

- Not all history is old, Terrell.

Historic events are happening around us all the time.

- We need something more fun. Maybe something more recent.

- Hey, come look at this.

[light music]

[whistle blows, crowd cheers]

[band playing]

What is this place?

- This is the Charlotte Coliseum in North Carolina.

- We're supposed to be looking for Arkansas stories, Marta.

- Well, all these guys in the white

and red jerseys are the Arkansas Razorbacks

from the University of Arkansas.

And something big is about to happen.

You see, it's April th, .

This is the NCAA championship game,

the biggest game in college basketball.

- And we were invited?

- We weren't just invited.

You see that man in the suit?

That's Coach Nolan Richardson.

He's in the basketball hall of fame.

And that guy, number , that's Corliss Williamson.

He's going to play in the NBA next year.

- Whoa.

- I know.

And that guy, number . That's Scotty Thurman.

Now watch this.

- One on the shot clock.

Thurman beat it. Oh yeah! He got a three pointer!

- That was the swish heard round Arkansas.

We just won the national championship.

- Yay!

[crowd cheering]

- No one thought we would win, Terrell.

We were just a little school from Arkansas, but we did it!

- Arkansas's in hog heaven.

They've won their first ever national championship.

- Marta, have you found your story yet?

We're headed to the lobby.

How bad is working with Terrell?

- What? No, it's fine.

We're still deciding.

- Come on, Kevin.

- Didn't you hear me, Terrell?

The ' Razorbacks are a great Arkansas story.

Do you see that game winning ball over there?

When people from Arkansas see that,

they see a symbol of determination and persistence.

It's really very inspiring.

What's wrong?

We found two great stories about Arkansas history.

- I guess.

But I'm not anything like those people.

I'm not as brave as Hattie Caraway.

And sometimes I give up to too easily.

Not like the Razorbacks.

- But think about what you are good at.

You're a good brother to Mike and you were a good listener

when Mr. Davis was talking.

- Yeah, I guess.

But they don't have any stories about good

listeners.

Do they have this here?

- I think so. Why?

- Alligator gars are huge fish that have swam in Arkansas'

White and Red Rivers for over million years.

So in , Henry Foster,

an -year-old boy from right here in Arkansas,

wrote a report on the alligator gar

and sent it to the governor asking him

to make it the official state fish.

The governor loved Henry's report so much,

he declared the gar the state fish of Arkansas.

[roars]

[upbeat music]

- And for me, that makes the alligator gar a symbol

for the power we all have

to make change in the communities where we live.

- Oh, that's a great story, Terrell.

- What? That story is about a school report on a smelly fish.

- Nuh, it's a story about a kid not that different than I am

who made a difference in Arkansas history.

If Henry Foster can do it, maybe I can too.

- And that fish was around when the dinosaurs were alive.

That makes it a pretty interesting symbol for Arkansas too.

Right, Mr. Davis?

- Absolutely. Great job, Terrell and Marta.

[clapping]

That is indeed a most interesting symbol.

So what are we listening to on the drive back?

- Terrell?

- I can't believe you're going to let Terrell pick the music

after having to spend all day with him.

- It wasn't so bad.

He earned it.

- Driver, hit the gas!

[upbeat banjo music]

Go Little Lollipop, choo choo,

all the way up Pumpkin Hill.

[train whistle]

[kids groan]

[Terrell laughs]

all the way up Pumpkin Hill.

[train whistle]

[upbeat music]

Go Little Lollipop, choo choo,

all the way up Pumpkin Hill.

Go little Lollipop, say you will

make it up that hill.

- The Lollipop team's going to need some sleep

to make it to the top.

If they get some rest, they'll do their best.

The Lollipop team won't stop.

- We're going to ride Lollipop train

to the top of Pumpkin Hill.

If we try, we'll make it right

to the top of Pumpkin Hill.

Go Little Lollipop, choo choo,

all the way up Pumpkin Hill.

Go little Lollipop, you can do it

if you think you will.

Go Little Lollipop, choo choo,

all the way up Pumpkin Hill.

Go little Lollipop, say you will

make it up that hill.