01x33 - Picture Perfect/Hands for the Day
Posted: 12/31/23 11:59
[♪♪♪] ♪ Waahoooa yay!
♪ Vamonos!
♪Lo le lo lai, lo lai lai lo le, ♪
♪ it's Alma's Way!
♪ Here she comes,
♪beaming with pride and something to say! ♪
♪ Hear those drums?
♪ Playing Alma's Way.
♪ From the Bronx,
♪ singing a le lo lai, lai lo lei! ♪
♪ Our island songs,
♪ saying Alma's Way!
♪So many questions, so much to explain. ♪
♪ Hoh! ♪ Figure it out as you hop on the train. ♪
♪Hoo!♪ ♪With Mami, Papi, Junior and Abuelo, mi gente. ♪
♪ I'll think it through and share it with you, ♪
♪ come on vente!
♪ There she goes!
♪Learning about her world every day. ♪
♪ The whole world knows,
♪ it's Alma's Way...
♪ Alma's Way!
♪i¡Wepa! ♪
[Train rumbles by]
ALMA: "“Picture Perfect"”
♪♪♪
ALMA: That's Mr. Jordan.
He's going to take Papi's picture for a magazine.
They've been friends forever.
[parrot squawk] PAPI: Okay!
i¡Muy bien, amigo!
We're ready for our close-up.
Mmm-hmm.
[parrot squawk]
JORDAN: [chuckles] Almost set, Doc.
RAFIA: How are you going to pose with the parrot, Dr. Rivera?
PAPI: Um, well, uh... Good question.
I'm not sure. '‘Ey, Jordan, what do you think? Silly?
Ahee..
PAPI: Serious?
Uh-uh-uh-hmm.
PAPI: Action sh*t?
Hoo, ha! [parrot squawks]
JORDAN: [chuckling]
Hey, my man, just relax, and have fun with it.
ALMA: You got this, Papi!
PAPI: Right. I can do this.
[deep breath]
[sing-song] i¡Rubén al rescate!
[camera click]
PAPI: Hm. Mm-hmm. Uh-huh!
JORDAN: Yo, Rubén.
Don't pose, just be yourself.
My thing is to take photos of folks doing their thing.
Ya feel me, Doc?
PAPI: [nervous] Gotcha, man.
Don't pose. Do my thing. [chuckles]
JORDAN: This is just a regular vet visit,
what would you normally do?
PAPI: I'd examine the parrot.
[parrot squawk]
JORDAN: Eyyyy! There it is!
Uhh, ah! Perfect! [chuckles]
PAPI: I see. This is more me.
JORDAN: Now you're feeling it! Keep doing your thing!
ALMA: These pictures are going to be ah-may-zing.
RAFIA: Totally. I wish we could do a photo sh**t.
ALMA: [gasp]
[chicken cluck]
ALMA: Why can't we?!
RAFIA: Huh?
ALMA: What if we take pictures of animals around the neighborhood?
RAFIA: Oh yeah! We could use the old camera Safina gave me!
ALMA: Ooh! Maybe we can make a book with the pictures?
RAFIA: I love that! We can call it "“Animals of the Bronx!"”
ALMA: Yeah we can! Let's find some animals!
[bike bell]
RAFIA/ALMA: Hmmm...
RAFIA: Hey,
how '‘bout we get a picture of a pigeon eating that bagel?
ALMA: Great idea! Get ready to take the picture.
[pigeon coo]
ALMA: Hi, pigeon.
Go ahead, take the bagel.
[pigeon coo]
RAFIA: Mmm, bagel. Delicious!
[pigeon coo] ALMA: [gasp]
ALMA: Did you get the picture?
RAFIA: No. I was waiting for
that one to eat the bagel.
ALMA: Guess we need another animal.
LUCAS: Hey, Rafia. Hey, Alma.
ALMA: Hey, Lucas!
[frog croaks]
ALMA: Lucas, Hopper!
RAFIA: Wait up!
ALMA: Can he do any tricks?
LUCAS: Not really...
RAFIA: His name IS Hopper.
Maybe we can get him to hop?
ALMA: Yeah! Let's get a picture of that for our book.
LUCAS: Book?! Hopper has always wanted to be in a book.
At least, I think so.
ALMA: Alright, Hopper... Hop!
RAFIA: C'mon, not even a little hop?
[croak]
LUCAS: Yeah.. he does what he wants to.
You really don't know when--
ALMA: [gasp]
RAFIA: He's hopping!
ALMA: Or not... [camera click]
RAFIA: Looks like he's playing hide-and-seek.
LUCAS: That's Hopper for you. Very sneaky.
ALMA: Maybe he'll come back out
and we can get him to hop through my arms?
LUCAS: It might take a few minutes...
or...
hours for him to come back out.
ALMA/RAFIA: Hours?!
RAFIA: Maybe we should try another animal?
LUCAS: Ooh...
How about André's guinea pigs?
He's always talking about how they like to race.
ALMA: Oh yeahh! Thanks, Lucas.
And Hopper.
RAFIA: Bye, Lucas! ALMA: Bye!
[croak]
[squirrel squeak]
ALMA: Hey, look!
ALMA: We need to get a picture of that!
[squirrel squeak]
RAFIA: Aww, sooo close!
ALMA: Getting animal pictures
is way way waaay harder than I thought.
JORDAN: [laughs]
Oh those squirrels are fast!
ALMA: Hey, Mr. Jordan. What are you taking a picture of?
JORDAN: Birds.
RAFIA: Ummm... I don't see any birds...
JORDAN: I saw a baby bird fly out of that nest.
So I'm hoping the little guy will come back.
ALMA: Wouldn't it be ah-may-zing if a bird landed on my hand?
RAFIA: That would be a perfect picture.
JORDAN: Yeah, but there are lots of perfect pictures.
It's pretty amazing when animals do their own thing too.
Check this out...
JORDAN: A hummingbird flying upside down!
ALMA: No way!
RAFIA: Wow!
How did you get it to do that?
JORDAN: I watched,
waited...
and let the bird be itself.
[chuckles] Nature, am I right?
[bird chirp]
JORDAN: [gasp]
Eyyy, see that?! Yeah, perfect!
[bird chirping]
[camera click]
RAFIA: Wow, he's good.
ALMA: C'mon, let's get our picture of Freddy and Fernie.
[pigeons coo]
ANDREÉ: Okay Freddie and Fernie...
It's your time to shine.
[sniffing]
RAFIA: Ooh! Let's get one of Freddy and Fernie
chasing each other!
ALMA: On it!
ANDREÉ: Try giving them a snack.
That usually gets them moving.
[munching]
[camera click]
ALMA: Awww!!
RAFIA: It's cute,
but why won't any of the animals do what we want them to?
ANDREÉ: Maybe '‘cause they're
animals?
ALMA: Wait a minute, there's one animal that always does what we want...
Well, almost always.
ALMA/RAFIA: Chacho!
[Chacho growls] [toy squeaks]
[bark]
ALMA: Aww, hola, Chacho!
ALMA: Let's get Chacho to do something like...
Hold on!
He would look way way way adorable posing in this.
[panting]
[grunts]
[camera click]
[grunts]
ALMA: Aw, Chacho!
ALMA: Chacho, roll back this way!
RAFIA: C'mon, Chacho!
ALMA: Here he comes! Take the picture!
[camera clicks]
ALMA: Argh. Now he won't STOP rolling.
ALMA: Wait. I know what will work!
He can't resist Abuelo's socks!
ALMA: i¡Chacho, mira!
[grunt]
[camera click]
ALMA: Did you get the picture?
RAFIA: Nope...
But he does look adorable in this one.
ALMA: Totally! Sooo cute.
RAFIA: [sigh] None of our photos came out the way we wanted.
ALMA: Yeah, the animals won't pose.
RAFIA: We should just give up on our book.
[Chacho growling]
ALMA: I don't want to give up!
We know what we want, so why can't we take perfect pictures?
I gotta think about this.
Hmm...
It was really hard to get the animals to do what we wanted them to do.
RAFIA: But he does look adorable in this one.
ALMA: I mean, we got some great pictures,
kinda by accident...
JORDAN: Now you're feeling it! Keep doing your thing!
ALMA: "“Do your thing?"”
Ohhh, we gotta let the animals do their own thing.
I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, Rafia! I know what's wrong!
RAFIA: What?
ALMA: Nothing's wrong!
RAFIA: Huh?
ALMA: These pictures are great!
RAFIA: They're nice but they're not what we wanted.
ALMA: We've been trying to get the animals to pose,
instead of letting them just be...
themselves.
RAFIA: Whoa! You're totally right, Alma!
ALMA: Let's get more pictures for our book!
RAFIA: Yeah!
♪♪♪ [camera clicks]
RAFIA: Now that's puurr-fect.
[pigeon coos]
[camera click]
[water flowing]
[seagull squawk] [camera click]
[squirrel squeak]
[camera click]
[truck rumbles by]
♪♪♪
ALMA: This book is going to be sooo good!
RAFIA: Totally! We can call it
"“Bronx Animals Doing Whatever They Want"”
ALMA/RAFIA: Yeah! Woo! [door opens]
ALMA/RAFIA: [giggles]
JORDAN: Hey, Doc!
PAPI: Hey, Jordan! Come on in.
JORDAN: Hi, kids!
ALMA/RAFIA: Hi!
JORDAN: Thought you might like a sneak peek of your photos.
PAPI: Yeah, let's see '‘em!
JORDAN: What do you think? Nice, right?
RAFIA: Oooh. ALMA: Wow.
PAPI: [chuckles]
RAFIA: These are awesome!
ALMA: i¡Qué chévere, Papi!
PAPI: [chuckles] I think I look pretty good, if I say so myself.
JORDAN: [whistles] Whoa, hold on!
JORDAN: These are incredible sh*ts!
You gotta tell me how you got them.
ALMA: If you want to get a great picture of an animal,
you gotta let it do its thing.
PAPI: [chuckles] Humans too.
RAFIA: [giggles]
JORDAN: [chuckles] That's right.
PAPI/ALMA: [laughs]
JORDAN: Ah.. Uh-huh!
[camera click] Yeah!
[camera click]
ALMA: Now, that's the perfect picture!
[Chacho barks]
[♪♪♪]
[train rumbles away]
ALMA: "“Hands for the Day"”
[traffic]
ANIK: [humming]
♪Bangladeshi music playing in the store♪
RAFIA: Okay, you ready, Alma?
ALMA: Oh, yeah! Watch this.
ALMA: Woo! Made it!
Delivery day at the Huda Store is the best.
So many boxes!
RAFIA: Okay, watch this!
RAFIA: World's Greatest Bouncer!
ALMA: Hold up! It's my turn again.
[door bell rings]
RAFIA: Hey, Safina!
ANIK: Safina! How are you feeling?
What did the doctor say?
SAFINA: I'm okay, Baba. It's just a sprain.
ALMA: What happened?!
SAFINA: I fell off my skateboard.
FATIMA: Good thing you were wearing your helmet.
SAFINA: Mmhmm. But I'm fine, see?
SAFINA: Ugh..
ANIK: Safina, you need to rest.
SAFINA: I can still do stuff...
FATIMA: Of course! But you need to rest your arm.
SAFINA: There's so much to unpack here,
and then I have to make a video
and decorate cupcakes for school.
ALMA: Safina is always helping everyone.
Wait a minute, what if we help you?
RAFIA: Yeah, we can help!
ANIK: How kind of you two.
FATIMA: Yes, they could be your...
"Hands for the Day!"
ALMA/RAFIA: Hands for the day!
ALMA/RAFIA/SAFINA: [giggles]
SAFINA: I'd love that! Thanks.
RAFIA: Nice! Where do we start?
SAFINA: Follow me.
SAFINA: So the cans need to go on these shelves.
Stack '‘em like this...
Ouch! Ah..
I keep forgetting I shouldn't use my arm.
ALMA: We got it.
RAFIA: Yup! Easy.
SAFINA: Great. Thanks.
[truck horn honks]
SAFINA: Oh, the delivery person is here. Be right back.
RAFIA: Wanna see who can stack faster?
ALMA: Oh, I'm the fastest.
RAFIA: Nun-uh!
ALMA: Race ya. , , , go!
RAFIA: Done!
ALMA: Done!
FATIMA: How's the stacking?
RAFIA: We finished. Whaddya think?
FATIMA: Oh!
FATIMA: Uh.. You unpacked a lot of cans.
FATIMA: Let me show you something, huh...
FATIMA: So what do these cans have inside?
ALMA/RAFIA: Tomatoes!
FATIMA: Right, so if we stack them neatly with the labels facing out,
it will be easier for customers to find what they're looking for.
ALMA: Ohhh!
RAFIA: Gotcha!
[door bell rings]
SAFINA: Okay okay, so I was looking at the mural outside
and just got the BEST idea for my school video project.
RAFIA: What is it? What??
SAFINA: Imagine Ladli on a skateboard...
except she's a giant monster! Invading the city!
RAFIA: Whoaa!
ALMA: Ah-may-zing!
SAFINA: Right?!
Oh, umm...
We can do that Ma.
FATIMA: Go go! I'll finish up here.
SAFINA: Really?
Thanks, Ma. You're the best.
ALMA: Thanks, Mrs. Huda!
RAFIA: Thanks, Ma!
FATIMA: Good luck waking Ladli up.
She's been sleeping in the front all morning.
[purring]
ALMA: Found you!
RAFIA: C'mon, Ladli,
you're going to be a monster
in Safina's video.
[purring]
ALMA: Ladli loves her naps.
SAFINA: I just need to grab my tripod and skateboard.
ALMA: Hold up, Safina!
ALMA: We're your "Hands for the day!" Remember?
SAFINA: [chuckling] That's right.
SAFINA: Okay everything's behind the counter.
ALMA: I'm on it!
ALMA: Ready!
[traffic]
SAFINA: A little to the left, please...
SAFINA: A little to the right...
SAFINA: That's it!
Now when Rafia rolls Ladli in,
it'll look like she's a giant monster!
ALMA: That's gonna be way way wayyyy sa-weet...
and cute.
[meow]
RAFIA: Awww,
of course I'll pet you.
SAFINA: Places, everyone.
ALMA "“Ladli Takes Over the Cit"”" take one!
[clap]
SAFINA: And action!
[meow]
RAFIA/ALMA: Aww!
[purring]
SAFINA: Okay, Rafia. Let's record before Ladli gets sleepy.
RAFIA: Sure!
SAFINA: "“Ladli Takes Over the City"” take two!
SAFINA: Annnd Action!
RAFIA/ALMA: [giggling]
SAFINA: Uhmm.. I said, "“Action!"”
RAFIA: Whoops. Okay, ready!
SAFINA: [sighs] Cut!
ALMA: Told ya Ladli loves her naps.
SAFINA: Ohhh... well, I guess we can try later.
RAFIA: What can we help you with next?
SAFINA: Well... there's the school bake sale tomorrow
and I signed up to bring cupcakes.
ALMA: I love baking cupcakes!
RAFIA: Mmm and I love eating cupcakes.
SAFINA: [chuckles] I already baked them yesterday.
So we just need to decorate them.
C'mon! Ah-
ALMA: Whoa! I gotchu!
SAFINA: Thanks.
SAFINA: So I was thinking the cupcakes should look something like this.
ALMA: Ooh..
RAFIA: Ooh.. That looks yummy.
FATIMA: Okay, we've got frosting,
sprinkles
and more sprinkles!
You name it, I have it!
ALMA: Now that's what I call SA-WEET!
RAFIA: This is going to be sooo good.
FATIMA: Aww, Babu. I'll go get an ice pack for your arm, okay?.
SAFINA: Thanks, Ma.
RAFIA: World's Greatest Cupcake Decorator?
ALMA: Ready... set...
SAFINA: Hold up. Uh, maybe I should frost them for you.
Uh- I can use this hand.
[struggling effort] Ahh..
FATIMA: Safina, I have ice!
RAFIA: Don't worry, Safina, we got this.
SAFINA: Ohh-kay,
SAFINA: You sure you got this?
RAFIA: Yup!
ALMA: Sure do!
SAFINA: Be back in a sec.
ALMA: What do ya think?
RAFIA: They look good. But...
ALMA: Buuuuut...?
RAFIA: They could use a little more...
I dunno... excitement?
ALMA: I was thinking the same thing!
ALMA: More icing!
RAFIA: More sprinkles!
ALMA/RAFIA: More everything!! [giggles]
ALMA: Safina's gonna love these.
ANIK: [humming]
♪Bangladeshi music
SAFINA: I'm back! How'd it go with the--
[gasp]
ALMA: TADAAA!
RAFIA: Whatcha think?
SAFINA: Ohhh... wow...
those-those are verrry decorated.
RAFIA: Right?!
ALMA: Looks even better now.
RAFIA: It's a cupcake masterpiece!
ALMA/RAFIA: [giggles]
RAFIA: On my next one,
I'm gonna add even more sprinkles and frosting!
ALMA: Ooo, good idea!
SAFINA: So, why don't I do the rest of the cupcakes?
ALMA: Nah, we got this.
RAFIA: Yeah, we're your frosting hands!
SAFINA: Ummm...
SAFINA: That's okay. I'll do these myself.
SAFINA: [struggling effort]
ALMA: Heyyy... why is Safina decorating cupcakes?
We're supposed to be helping her.
What's going on?
I gotta think about this.
ALMA: We've been helping out Safina all day.
FATIMA: If we stack them neatly with the labels facing out,
it will be easier for customers to find what they're looking for.
ALMA: Hmm... we helped, but
maybe we didn't help the way we needed to?
SAFINA: We can do that Ma.
SAFINA: [sighs] Cut!
SAFINA: That's okay. I'll do these myself.
ALMA: Oh! Safina wanted us to help in her way.
But we did things our way.
ALMA: I know what to do.
RAFIA: [humming]
ALMA: Hey, Rafia. Safina really needs our help.
RAFIA: Uhh... isn't that what we're doing?
ALMA: Kind of, but not in the way Safina needs us to.
RAFIA: Huh?
ALMA: Safina asked us to stack the cans,
but your mom had to redo them.
RAFIA: Oh yeah. I guess we didn't do that right.
ALMA: And we kept petting Ladli while Safina was trying to make her video.
RAFIA: Uh-huh. And it made Ladli fall asleep.
ALMA: Yup. So, Safina didn't get the video she wanted.
RAFIA: And our cupcakes, which are ah-may-zing,
aren't really how Safina asked us to decorate them, right?
RAFIA: Let's say something to her...
ALMA: Uhhh, Safina? Can we try helping you again?
RAFIA: Yeah, but this time we'll help the way you want us to.
SAFINA: I'd appreciate that. Thanks, you two.
ALMA: Now back to work, hands!
ALL: [giggles]
♪♪♪
SAFINA: Action!
[dramatic meows]
SAFINA: And CUT!
RAFIA: These are looking delicious!
SAFINA: Awesome job! Thank you, my "helping hands!"
ALMA/RAFIA: "Hands for the Day!"
SAFINA: One-handed hug?
RAFIA/ALMA: [chuckles]
ANIK: [chuckles] Hey, time for a break!
ALMA/RAFIA: Yes!
[glasses clink]
ALMA: Safina does a LOT in one day.
And now my hands need a rest too! [giggles]
[music fades]
[♪♪♪]
♪ Vamonos!
♪Lo le lo lai, lo lai lai lo le, ♪
♪ it's Alma's Way!
♪ Here she comes,
♪beaming with pride and something to say! ♪
♪ Hear those drums?
♪ Playing Alma's Way.
♪ From the Bronx,
♪ singing a le lo lai, lai lo lei! ♪
♪ Our island songs,
♪ saying Alma's Way!
♪So many questions, so much to explain. ♪
♪ Hoh! ♪ Figure it out as you hop on the train. ♪
♪Hoo!♪ ♪With Mami, Papi, Junior and Abuelo, mi gente. ♪
♪ I'll think it through and share it with you, ♪
♪ come on vente!
♪ There she goes!
♪Learning about her world every day. ♪
♪ The whole world knows,
♪ it's Alma's Way...
♪ Alma's Way!
♪i¡Wepa! ♪
[Train rumbles by]
ALMA: "“Picture Perfect"”
♪♪♪
ALMA: That's Mr. Jordan.
He's going to take Papi's picture for a magazine.
They've been friends forever.
[parrot squawk] PAPI: Okay!
i¡Muy bien, amigo!
We're ready for our close-up.
Mmm-hmm.
[parrot squawk]
JORDAN: [chuckles] Almost set, Doc.
RAFIA: How are you going to pose with the parrot, Dr. Rivera?
PAPI: Um, well, uh... Good question.
I'm not sure. '‘Ey, Jordan, what do you think? Silly?
Ahee..
PAPI: Serious?
Uh-uh-uh-hmm.
PAPI: Action sh*t?
Hoo, ha! [parrot squawks]
JORDAN: [chuckling]
Hey, my man, just relax, and have fun with it.
ALMA: You got this, Papi!
PAPI: Right. I can do this.
[deep breath]
[sing-song] i¡Rubén al rescate!
[camera click]
PAPI: Hm. Mm-hmm. Uh-huh!
JORDAN: Yo, Rubén.
Don't pose, just be yourself.
My thing is to take photos of folks doing their thing.
Ya feel me, Doc?
PAPI: [nervous] Gotcha, man.
Don't pose. Do my thing. [chuckles]
JORDAN: This is just a regular vet visit,
what would you normally do?
PAPI: I'd examine the parrot.
[parrot squawk]
JORDAN: Eyyyy! There it is!
Uhh, ah! Perfect! [chuckles]
PAPI: I see. This is more me.
JORDAN: Now you're feeling it! Keep doing your thing!
ALMA: These pictures are going to be ah-may-zing.
RAFIA: Totally. I wish we could do a photo sh**t.
ALMA: [gasp]
[chicken cluck]
ALMA: Why can't we?!
RAFIA: Huh?
ALMA: What if we take pictures of animals around the neighborhood?
RAFIA: Oh yeah! We could use the old camera Safina gave me!
ALMA: Ooh! Maybe we can make a book with the pictures?
RAFIA: I love that! We can call it "“Animals of the Bronx!"”
ALMA: Yeah we can! Let's find some animals!
[bike bell]
RAFIA/ALMA: Hmmm...
RAFIA: Hey,
how '‘bout we get a picture of a pigeon eating that bagel?
ALMA: Great idea! Get ready to take the picture.
[pigeon coo]
ALMA: Hi, pigeon.
Go ahead, take the bagel.
[pigeon coo]
RAFIA: Mmm, bagel. Delicious!
[pigeon coo] ALMA: [gasp]
ALMA: Did you get the picture?
RAFIA: No. I was waiting for
that one to eat the bagel.
ALMA: Guess we need another animal.
LUCAS: Hey, Rafia. Hey, Alma.
ALMA: Hey, Lucas!
[frog croaks]
ALMA: Lucas, Hopper!
RAFIA: Wait up!
ALMA: Can he do any tricks?
LUCAS: Not really...
RAFIA: His name IS Hopper.
Maybe we can get him to hop?
ALMA: Yeah! Let's get a picture of that for our book.
LUCAS: Book?! Hopper has always wanted to be in a book.
At least, I think so.
ALMA: Alright, Hopper... Hop!
RAFIA: C'mon, not even a little hop?
[croak]
LUCAS: Yeah.. he does what he wants to.
You really don't know when--
ALMA: [gasp]
RAFIA: He's hopping!
ALMA: Or not... [camera click]
RAFIA: Looks like he's playing hide-and-seek.
LUCAS: That's Hopper for you. Very sneaky.
ALMA: Maybe he'll come back out
and we can get him to hop through my arms?
LUCAS: It might take a few minutes...
or...
hours for him to come back out.
ALMA/RAFIA: Hours?!
RAFIA: Maybe we should try another animal?
LUCAS: Ooh...
How about André's guinea pigs?
He's always talking about how they like to race.
ALMA: Oh yeahh! Thanks, Lucas.
And Hopper.
RAFIA: Bye, Lucas! ALMA: Bye!
[croak]
[squirrel squeak]
ALMA: Hey, look!
ALMA: We need to get a picture of that!
[squirrel squeak]
RAFIA: Aww, sooo close!
ALMA: Getting animal pictures
is way way waaay harder than I thought.
JORDAN: [laughs]
Oh those squirrels are fast!
ALMA: Hey, Mr. Jordan. What are you taking a picture of?
JORDAN: Birds.
RAFIA: Ummm... I don't see any birds...
JORDAN: I saw a baby bird fly out of that nest.
So I'm hoping the little guy will come back.
ALMA: Wouldn't it be ah-may-zing if a bird landed on my hand?
RAFIA: That would be a perfect picture.
JORDAN: Yeah, but there are lots of perfect pictures.
It's pretty amazing when animals do their own thing too.
Check this out...
JORDAN: A hummingbird flying upside down!
ALMA: No way!
RAFIA: Wow!
How did you get it to do that?
JORDAN: I watched,
waited...
and let the bird be itself.
[chuckles] Nature, am I right?
[bird chirp]
JORDAN: [gasp]
Eyyy, see that?! Yeah, perfect!
[bird chirping]
[camera click]
RAFIA: Wow, he's good.
ALMA: C'mon, let's get our picture of Freddy and Fernie.
[pigeons coo]
ANDREÉ: Okay Freddie and Fernie...
It's your time to shine.
[sniffing]
RAFIA: Ooh! Let's get one of Freddy and Fernie
chasing each other!
ALMA: On it!
ANDREÉ: Try giving them a snack.
That usually gets them moving.
[munching]
[camera click]
ALMA: Awww!!
RAFIA: It's cute,
but why won't any of the animals do what we want them to?
ANDREÉ: Maybe '‘cause they're
animals?
ALMA: Wait a minute, there's one animal that always does what we want...
Well, almost always.
ALMA/RAFIA: Chacho!
[Chacho growls] [toy squeaks]
[bark]
ALMA: Aww, hola, Chacho!
ALMA: Let's get Chacho to do something like...
Hold on!
He would look way way way adorable posing in this.
[panting]
[grunts]
[camera click]
[grunts]
ALMA: Aw, Chacho!
ALMA: Chacho, roll back this way!
RAFIA: C'mon, Chacho!
ALMA: Here he comes! Take the picture!
[camera clicks]
ALMA: Argh. Now he won't STOP rolling.
ALMA: Wait. I know what will work!
He can't resist Abuelo's socks!
ALMA: i¡Chacho, mira!
[grunt]
[camera click]
ALMA: Did you get the picture?
RAFIA: Nope...
But he does look adorable in this one.
ALMA: Totally! Sooo cute.
RAFIA: [sigh] None of our photos came out the way we wanted.
ALMA: Yeah, the animals won't pose.
RAFIA: We should just give up on our book.
[Chacho growling]
ALMA: I don't want to give up!
We know what we want, so why can't we take perfect pictures?
I gotta think about this.
Hmm...
It was really hard to get the animals to do what we wanted them to do.
RAFIA: But he does look adorable in this one.
ALMA: I mean, we got some great pictures,
kinda by accident...
JORDAN: Now you're feeling it! Keep doing your thing!
ALMA: "“Do your thing?"”
Ohhh, we gotta let the animals do their own thing.
I know what to do!
ALMA: Hey, Rafia! I know what's wrong!
RAFIA: What?
ALMA: Nothing's wrong!
RAFIA: Huh?
ALMA: These pictures are great!
RAFIA: They're nice but they're not what we wanted.
ALMA: We've been trying to get the animals to pose,
instead of letting them just be...
themselves.
RAFIA: Whoa! You're totally right, Alma!
ALMA: Let's get more pictures for our book!
RAFIA: Yeah!
♪♪♪ [camera clicks]
RAFIA: Now that's puurr-fect.
[pigeon coos]
[camera click]
[water flowing]
[seagull squawk] [camera click]
[squirrel squeak]
[camera click]
[truck rumbles by]
♪♪♪
ALMA: This book is going to be sooo good!
RAFIA: Totally! We can call it
"“Bronx Animals Doing Whatever They Want"”
ALMA/RAFIA: Yeah! Woo! [door opens]
ALMA/RAFIA: [giggles]
JORDAN: Hey, Doc!
PAPI: Hey, Jordan! Come on in.
JORDAN: Hi, kids!
ALMA/RAFIA: Hi!
JORDAN: Thought you might like a sneak peek of your photos.
PAPI: Yeah, let's see '‘em!
JORDAN: What do you think? Nice, right?
RAFIA: Oooh. ALMA: Wow.
PAPI: [chuckles]
RAFIA: These are awesome!
ALMA: i¡Qué chévere, Papi!
PAPI: [chuckles] I think I look pretty good, if I say so myself.
JORDAN: [whistles] Whoa, hold on!
JORDAN: These are incredible sh*ts!
You gotta tell me how you got them.
ALMA: If you want to get a great picture of an animal,
you gotta let it do its thing.
PAPI: [chuckles] Humans too.
RAFIA: [giggles]
JORDAN: [chuckles] That's right.
PAPI/ALMA: [laughs]
JORDAN: Ah.. Uh-huh!
[camera click] Yeah!
[camera click]
ALMA: Now, that's the perfect picture!
[Chacho barks]
[♪♪♪]
[train rumbles away]
ALMA: "“Hands for the Day"”
[traffic]
ANIK: [humming]
♪Bangladeshi music playing in the store♪
RAFIA: Okay, you ready, Alma?
ALMA: Oh, yeah! Watch this.
ALMA: Woo! Made it!
Delivery day at the Huda Store is the best.
So many boxes!
RAFIA: Okay, watch this!
RAFIA: World's Greatest Bouncer!
ALMA: Hold up! It's my turn again.
[door bell rings]
RAFIA: Hey, Safina!
ANIK: Safina! How are you feeling?
What did the doctor say?
SAFINA: I'm okay, Baba. It's just a sprain.
ALMA: What happened?!
SAFINA: I fell off my skateboard.
FATIMA: Good thing you were wearing your helmet.
SAFINA: Mmhmm. But I'm fine, see?
SAFINA: Ugh..
ANIK: Safina, you need to rest.
SAFINA: I can still do stuff...
FATIMA: Of course! But you need to rest your arm.
SAFINA: There's so much to unpack here,
and then I have to make a video
and decorate cupcakes for school.
ALMA: Safina is always helping everyone.
Wait a minute, what if we help you?
RAFIA: Yeah, we can help!
ANIK: How kind of you two.
FATIMA: Yes, they could be your...
"Hands for the Day!"
ALMA/RAFIA: Hands for the day!
ALMA/RAFIA/SAFINA: [giggles]
SAFINA: I'd love that! Thanks.
RAFIA: Nice! Where do we start?
SAFINA: Follow me.
SAFINA: So the cans need to go on these shelves.
Stack '‘em like this...
Ouch! Ah..
I keep forgetting I shouldn't use my arm.
ALMA: We got it.
RAFIA: Yup! Easy.
SAFINA: Great. Thanks.
[truck horn honks]
SAFINA: Oh, the delivery person is here. Be right back.
RAFIA: Wanna see who can stack faster?
ALMA: Oh, I'm the fastest.
RAFIA: Nun-uh!
ALMA: Race ya. , , , go!
RAFIA: Done!
ALMA: Done!
FATIMA: How's the stacking?
RAFIA: We finished. Whaddya think?
FATIMA: Oh!
FATIMA: Uh.. You unpacked a lot of cans.
FATIMA: Let me show you something, huh...
FATIMA: So what do these cans have inside?
ALMA/RAFIA: Tomatoes!
FATIMA: Right, so if we stack them neatly with the labels facing out,
it will be easier for customers to find what they're looking for.
ALMA: Ohhh!
RAFIA: Gotcha!
[door bell rings]
SAFINA: Okay okay, so I was looking at the mural outside
and just got the BEST idea for my school video project.
RAFIA: What is it? What??
SAFINA: Imagine Ladli on a skateboard...
except she's a giant monster! Invading the city!
RAFIA: Whoaa!
ALMA: Ah-may-zing!
SAFINA: Right?!
Oh, umm...
We can do that Ma.
FATIMA: Go go! I'll finish up here.
SAFINA: Really?
Thanks, Ma. You're the best.
ALMA: Thanks, Mrs. Huda!
RAFIA: Thanks, Ma!
FATIMA: Good luck waking Ladli up.
She's been sleeping in the front all morning.
[purring]
ALMA: Found you!
RAFIA: C'mon, Ladli,
you're going to be a monster
in Safina's video.
[purring]
ALMA: Ladli loves her naps.
SAFINA: I just need to grab my tripod and skateboard.
ALMA: Hold up, Safina!
ALMA: We're your "Hands for the day!" Remember?
SAFINA: [chuckling] That's right.
SAFINA: Okay everything's behind the counter.
ALMA: I'm on it!
ALMA: Ready!
[traffic]
SAFINA: A little to the left, please...
SAFINA: A little to the right...
SAFINA: That's it!
Now when Rafia rolls Ladli in,
it'll look like she's a giant monster!
ALMA: That's gonna be way way wayyyy sa-weet...
and cute.
[meow]
RAFIA: Awww,
of course I'll pet you.
SAFINA: Places, everyone.
ALMA "“Ladli Takes Over the Cit"”" take one!
[clap]
SAFINA: And action!
[meow]
RAFIA/ALMA: Aww!
[purring]
SAFINA: Okay, Rafia. Let's record before Ladli gets sleepy.
RAFIA: Sure!
SAFINA: "“Ladli Takes Over the City"” take two!
SAFINA: Annnd Action!
RAFIA/ALMA: [giggling]
SAFINA: Uhmm.. I said, "“Action!"”
RAFIA: Whoops. Okay, ready!
SAFINA: [sighs] Cut!
ALMA: Told ya Ladli loves her naps.
SAFINA: Ohhh... well, I guess we can try later.
RAFIA: What can we help you with next?
SAFINA: Well... there's the school bake sale tomorrow
and I signed up to bring cupcakes.
ALMA: I love baking cupcakes!
RAFIA: Mmm and I love eating cupcakes.
SAFINA: [chuckles] I already baked them yesterday.
So we just need to decorate them.
C'mon! Ah-
ALMA: Whoa! I gotchu!
SAFINA: Thanks.
SAFINA: So I was thinking the cupcakes should look something like this.
ALMA: Ooh..
RAFIA: Ooh.. That looks yummy.
FATIMA: Okay, we've got frosting,
sprinkles
and more sprinkles!
You name it, I have it!
ALMA: Now that's what I call SA-WEET!
RAFIA: This is going to be sooo good.
FATIMA: Aww, Babu. I'll go get an ice pack for your arm, okay?.
SAFINA: Thanks, Ma.
RAFIA: World's Greatest Cupcake Decorator?
ALMA: Ready... set...
SAFINA: Hold up. Uh, maybe I should frost them for you.
Uh- I can use this hand.
[struggling effort] Ahh..
FATIMA: Safina, I have ice!
RAFIA: Don't worry, Safina, we got this.
SAFINA: Ohh-kay,
SAFINA: You sure you got this?
RAFIA: Yup!
ALMA: Sure do!
SAFINA: Be back in a sec.
ALMA: What do ya think?
RAFIA: They look good. But...
ALMA: Buuuuut...?
RAFIA: They could use a little more...
I dunno... excitement?
ALMA: I was thinking the same thing!
ALMA: More icing!
RAFIA: More sprinkles!
ALMA/RAFIA: More everything!! [giggles]
ALMA: Safina's gonna love these.
ANIK: [humming]
♪Bangladeshi music
SAFINA: I'm back! How'd it go with the--
[gasp]
ALMA: TADAAA!
RAFIA: Whatcha think?
SAFINA: Ohhh... wow...
those-those are verrry decorated.
RAFIA: Right?!
ALMA: Looks even better now.
RAFIA: It's a cupcake masterpiece!
ALMA/RAFIA: [giggles]
RAFIA: On my next one,
I'm gonna add even more sprinkles and frosting!
ALMA: Ooo, good idea!
SAFINA: So, why don't I do the rest of the cupcakes?
ALMA: Nah, we got this.
RAFIA: Yeah, we're your frosting hands!
SAFINA: Ummm...
SAFINA: That's okay. I'll do these myself.
SAFINA: [struggling effort]
ALMA: Heyyy... why is Safina decorating cupcakes?
We're supposed to be helping her.
What's going on?
I gotta think about this.
ALMA: We've been helping out Safina all day.
FATIMA: If we stack them neatly with the labels facing out,
it will be easier for customers to find what they're looking for.
ALMA: Hmm... we helped, but
maybe we didn't help the way we needed to?
SAFINA: We can do that Ma.
SAFINA: [sighs] Cut!
SAFINA: That's okay. I'll do these myself.
ALMA: Oh! Safina wanted us to help in her way.
But we did things our way.
ALMA: I know what to do.
RAFIA: [humming]
ALMA: Hey, Rafia. Safina really needs our help.
RAFIA: Uhh... isn't that what we're doing?
ALMA: Kind of, but not in the way Safina needs us to.
RAFIA: Huh?
ALMA: Safina asked us to stack the cans,
but your mom had to redo them.
RAFIA: Oh yeah. I guess we didn't do that right.
ALMA: And we kept petting Ladli while Safina was trying to make her video.
RAFIA: Uh-huh. And it made Ladli fall asleep.
ALMA: Yup. So, Safina didn't get the video she wanted.
RAFIA: And our cupcakes, which are ah-may-zing,
aren't really how Safina asked us to decorate them, right?
RAFIA: Let's say something to her...
ALMA: Uhhh, Safina? Can we try helping you again?
RAFIA: Yeah, but this time we'll help the way you want us to.
SAFINA: I'd appreciate that. Thanks, you two.
ALMA: Now back to work, hands!
ALL: [giggles]
♪♪♪
SAFINA: Action!
[dramatic meows]
SAFINA: And CUT!
RAFIA: These are looking delicious!
SAFINA: Awesome job! Thank you, my "helping hands!"
ALMA/RAFIA: "Hands for the Day!"
SAFINA: One-handed hug?
RAFIA/ALMA: [chuckles]
ANIK: [chuckles] Hey, time for a break!
ALMA/RAFIA: Yes!
[glasses clink]
ALMA: Safina does a LOT in one day.
And now my hands need a rest too! [giggles]
[music fades]
[♪♪♪]