01x31 - Busy Beavers/The Night Watchers

[bunniefuu]

Hey, everyone-- it's me, Molly!

♪Molly of Denali ♪

Let's go!

♪ She's Molly of Denali

[laughing]: Whooo!

♪ By plane or sled or snowshoe ♪

♪ She is ready to explore

♪ From Kaktovik down to Juneau ♪

♪ Always wanting to learn more ♪

Yeah!

♪ Together with her best friend Tooey ♪

♪ Always by her side And Trini!

♪ Discovering the outdoors

♪ On adventures day and night

♪ Come along with Molly

♪ Molly

♪ Through fields of fireweed

♪ Come along with Molly

♪ Molly

♪ From tundra to the sea

Mahsi'choo-- let's go!

♪ Molly of Denali Yeah!

♪ She's Molly of Denali

♪ Come on ♪ Let's go!

♪ Molly of Denali

♪ She's Molly of Denali

MOLLY: "Busy Beavers."

♪

And now for the final sh*t of the game.

♪

It's a tie!

And in double-triple overtime.

Good game.

[both cheering]

TOOEY: Phew!

That double-triple overtime made me double-triple sweaty.

Looks like we need more water.

Did someone saywater?

Wow, that was fast.

Hey, Trini,

may I dump that on my head?

Sure!

But do it over there.

Here?

Hmm.

Take a couple of steps back.

Perfect.

♪

[sighs]

I wanted to water those new trees we planted.

Glad to be of service.

Need anything else watered?

That felt great.

Yeah, my garden.

But I think we should get more water first.

We'll help you.

Ooh, have the strawberries come in yet?

Yup, and they're super-sweet this year.

Come on!

♪

That double-triple overtime made me double-triple hungry.

[Trini gasps]

What happened to my garden?

That's so weird.

Did it, like, just rain in just one spot?

That doesn't sound right.

[gasps]: Hey, look.

It's a little river.

That must be where all the water's coming from.

Let's follow it.

♪

Did you see that?

♪

Nah'in. Look!

There's the source of the flooding.

♪

These sticks are blocking the stream.

We can totally fix this.

♪

There, that should do it.

TRINI: Look, the water is flowing the way it's supposed to.

MOLLY: And look,

that little river is getting smaller.

I bet the garden will be dry by tomorrow morning.

And then...

It's strawberry time!

♪

[Suki panting]

♪

[barks]

Whoa!

Nice catch, Suki.[whines]

Molly!

Come quick!

It's a, it's a...

It's a gardening emergency!

Oh, no.

The things I do for strawberries.

[sighs]

I don't get it.

I thought we fixed the flooding problem.

Come on.

Let's see what's happening at the stream.

♪

[sighs]

Do you think someone's doing this on purpose?

Hmm.

Ooh, I know.

Let's hide and see if anybody shows up.

Ooh, good idea.

The criminal alwaysreturns to the scene of the crime.

But we're going to need camouflage.

[bird squawking]

[whispering]: See anything?

Nothing yet.

What about you, Tooey?

This spot was a mistake.

[water splashing]

Someone's coming.

Hide.

♪

MOLLY:Look.

A ts'ee.

A beaver?

So that's the dreaded dam builder.

♪

[kits squealing]

[squeals]: Baby beavers!

They're so cute!

[kits squealing]

I think you scared themaway.

[groans]

I'm sorry!

[bird squawking]

Isn't that amazing?

Those little beavers built this dam.

It's incredible,

but I wish they had made it somewhere else.

I can't imagine life without Trini's strawberries.

Can we just move it someplace?

I don't think so.

They would probably just build it here again.

So, how are we going to stop the flood?

Hmm.

There must be something we can do.

Come on, let's learn a bit more about beavers.

♪

The book says beavers are nature's engineers.

The ts'eebuild dams to make a pond around their home.

TOOEY: That keeps them safe from predators.

If beavers build a dam to protect their home,

maybe we could build a dam to protect Trini's garden.

Where does the book say that?

It doesn't.

I just took what I know and what the book says

and figured it out.Oh.

So we can use sticks and mud

to stop the water.

Just the like beavers do.

We will be beavers!

[Tooey imitating beaver, Molly and Trini laughing]

♪

[whispering]: Can you see them?

♪

Yup.

Now we just have to do what they do.

♪

Do we have to chew through trees?

I've got to save these chompers for Trini's strawberries.

We don't have to do that part.

[sighs with relief]

Come on, let's get started.

♪

♪

It's working.

♪

And soon we'll be picking strawberries.

High five!

[all exclaim in disgust]

Maybe we should wash our hands.

♪

[water sloshing, Molly and Tooey laugh]

All clean.

Now let's go pick some...

[gasps]: No!

Not again.

It's coming right over the top.

♪

Aw, man.

This dam is a bust.

♪

What do we do now?

Maybe we should give up.

Would a beaver give up?

No way.

We're going to solve this.

But first, let's get some dry socks.

♪

It says here

beaver dams can be over , feet long.

Wow.

That's like basketball courts.

Yeah, and...

They can also stop streams from flowing.

MOLLY: Or make them change direction.

If building a dam to stop the water didn't work,

maybe we can...

Build a dam to change its direction instead.

Wait, I didn't see that in the book.

We're just using what we read to help fix our problem.

Oh!

If we build a dam farther up the stream,

that'll make the water move in a different direction,

away from my strawberries.

You know what we have to do now?

[chuckling]

Go be beavers!Go be beavers!

[all imitating beavers]

♪

MOLLY: Okay, I think it's done.

The water's flowing away from the garden.

It's working!

But where is it going?

♪

Hey!

Look, it's watering the trees.

No more carrying big, heavy buckets.

We did it, we saved the strawberries!

Uh, can we eat them now?

[all chuckling]

You know the only thing better

than eating fresh strawberries?

MOLLY: Eating fresh strawberries and watching beavers.

♪

[squeals]: The babies are back!

[whispers]: Nepaunak.

Quiet, we don't want to scare them away.

Oops!

[whispers]: Sorry.

So cute.

ALL: Aw.

Hey, everyone!

Molly here to answer your questions about life in Alaska.

Nikki from the U.S. Virgin Islands asks,

"What's your favorite fall activity?"

Camping.

ALL: Hi, Molly!

GIRL: We're camping in Eagle River, Alaska.

[all laughing]

BOY: We brought this book to help us learn about camping.

"So when campers find an area large enough for their tent,

"they brush away any sticks, stones, or tree branches

"that might poke you while you sleep.

"Campers should also consider sun exposure

"and use a rain cover if there's a chance of rain.

"Campers also need to make sure their tent

isn't going to blow over from the wind."

It literally looks like bear claws.

Yeah, but what if the wind comes?

Ooh!

This look like a good spot?

BOYS: Yeah.

BOY: I think we should put it

in a place with trees,

because the trees will block the wind.

♪

Did the book say we're supposed to put the tent by trees?

BOY: It didn't say that exactly, but the book said

to put the tent in a place

where it wouldn't blow over by the wind.

[gasps]

And I don't think it will blow down from the wind.

Guys, now we can go for a hike.

BOY: Woo-hoo!

BOY: Let's go... up there!

That way!

GIRL: That way, come on.

Whoo!

Let's scoot over.This is cool!

BOY: Whoa.

BOY: Oh, guys, what's that?

Look, there's a house in the brook.

GIRL:Skunk!

Hey!

GIRL: I don't know!

♪

[laughing]

[vocalizing]

BOY: Can I have two chocolates

on mine? Yes!

I like camping in the tent a lot.

I usually like sleeping out in a tent

in a sleeping bag.

[all laughing]

ALL: Bye, Molly!

Mahsi'choo.

Thanks for asking, and see you next time.

"The Night Watchers."

[phone camera chirps]Hey, everyone!

Know what's even better than staying up super-late?

Staying up super-late

♪ On a camping trip!

Tonight I'm camping with my nature group,

the Neegoo Tsal, which means Little Foxes.

And you know what the best part of being a Little Fox is?

Earning these cool nature badges.

TRINI:Molly?

How do I tie the sash?

This is Trini's first trip with the Neegoo Tsal.

I better help her out.

Catch you later![phone camera chirps]

Here.

Let me adjust it for you.

♪

Whoa!

Look at all your badges.

What's that one for?

Oh, which?

And that one, and that one?

Well, they're all for different...I can't wait

to earn my first badge.

I even have a special spot picked out for it right here.

Do you think I'll get one tonight?

Maybe.

ATSAQ: Neegoo Tsal!

Gather round.

[squeals][chuckles]

Tonight, you'll all have a chance to earn

the Night Watcher badge.

[gasps]

ALL: Wow!

To do this, you must observe

at least three nocturnal animals

in their natural habitat.

I can do that!

Wait, what's nocturnal mean?

Oh!

Nocturnal animals sleep during the day

and are active at night.

Very good, Oscar.

Yes!

But how will we know if an animal is nocturnal?

That's what we're here to figure out.

You can use this Alaskan animals field journal

to write down your observations

and learn a bit about the animals you're looking at.

How are we going to observe anything when it's dark out?

I can barely see the page in front of me.

Excellent question, Tooey.

[switch clicks]Would this help?

Yup, that would do it.Whoa!

A sash and a light!

Cool!

♪

[yelps]

I mean, I see something!

[leaves rustling]

I see it.

But I can't tell what it is.

It's furry and brown,

and it has beady eyes.

Hmm.

Let's see if we can find it in the field journal.

There.

I think it was a marmot.

Marmots are nocturnal, right?

I'm not sure.

Let's check.

"Marmot.

"A diurnal ground-dwelling rodent

that hibernates in winter."

Diurnal?

Does anyone know what that word means?

Diurnal.

Kind of sounds like nocturnal.

But the picture of the marmot is in daylight.

It can't be nocturnal,

or else it'd be sleeping during the day.

I bet diurnal means the opposite of nocturnal.

Animals that are active during the day

and sleep at night.

Good job figuring that out, Vera.

If marmots aren't active at night,

what did I see in the bush?

ALL: Hmm.

What color was it?

Did it have fangs?

Could it fly?

[chuckling]: Kids, kids, kids.

Try to keep your voices down, so you don't spook the animals.

Did you see it?

Which way did it go?

I think it went that way.

I think it went that way.

What if we split into two groups?

That way we can cover more ground

and find animals faster.

And the faster we find three animals,

the faster we earn a badge.

Great idea.

♪

[animal squeaking]

What was that?

I don't know.

Let's listen.

[animal squeaking]

Huh?

It kind of sounded like a squeaky, whoosh-y sound.

I think something was flying up there.

Hey.

Here's an animal that flies at night.

"Little brown bat.

A nocturnal flying mammal that lives in caves."

Hey, I remember

there's a cave around here somewhere.

Let's find that bat.

[voice trembling]: A cave?

Really?

But maybe there are other nocturnal animals

that don't live in caves?

Like a porcupine, a hare, a cute little mouse?

[groans]

[twig snaps, Vera gasps]

That was me. Sorry.

Maybe we should give up on finding that thing

that isn't a marmot.

We haven't heard any clues in a while.

[gasps]

Do animal tracks count as a clue?

You bet!

Follow those clues.

♪

Nah'in. Look.

Here's the cave.

[echoing]: Yoo-hoo!

Here, batty!

Well, guess they're not here.

Plenty of other animals to go find.

[groans]

I'm never going to get a badge.

Watch out for the stalactites.

[gasps, yells]: And bats!

[bats screeching]

Whoa. Whoa.

They kind of make a squeak sound.

And I think I see hairs on them.

Good observations, Trini.

You coming, Tooey?

Huh?

Yeah, uh, just writing down those observations.

"Squeaky, hairy," got it.

[insects chirping]

TRINI: One nocturnal animal down,

two to go.

I wonder if the other group has found any.

♪

JAKE: See anything, Oscar?

No.

But I have a feeling

that not-a-marmot is around here somewhere.

These tracks look pretty fresh.

[water splashes]

VERA: Over there!

Something just jumped into the lake.

Do you think a not-a-marmot can swim, too?

Maybe.

Let's wait and see if he surfaces.

♪

Two more nocturnal animals

seems like a lot to find before bedtime.

We can do it.

I bet there are tons of animals right around here

that are awake now.

[animal whistles]Hey!

Look!

Squirrel!

Up there.

I saw its fluffy tail

when it flew from this tree to that one.

"The northern flying squirrel."

And look, it's nocturnal.

[squirrel squeaks]

Are those wings?

Those aren't wings.

That's the squirrel's...

[reading slowly]: Patagium.

Its what?

Its patagium.

See?

It kind of looks like wings, though.

It must be the part of their body they use to fly.

That's right, Molls.

Nice work using the diagram

to help you figure out what patagium means.

[squirrel squeaks]

TRINI: Thanks, squirrel friend.

I might get that badge tonight after all.

♪

How long can a not-a-marmot hold its breath?

[branches rustling]

Did you hear that?

It came from over there.

[bushes rustling][gasps]: Do you hear that?

TOOEY: There's something in those bushes.

[gasps]: I bet

it's our third nocturnal animal.

Well?

Can you see anything?

It's a... a...

[struggling]

Hmm?

♪

[both scream, Trini's sash rips]

Trini!

Oscar.

Ah, I see you found

the rare, nocturnal Oscar.

[Trini and Oscar chuckling]

Too bad the Oscar isn't in the journal.

That would have made three.

Have any luck finding animals?

We were close,

but then the not-a-marmot jumped into the lake.

[yawns]: And we haven't seen him since.

[yawns]

[yawns][yawns]

[all yawn]

[squeaks]

You guys aren't getting tired, are you?

We can't give up now.

I don't even have one badge yet.

See? [gasps]

Trini, where isyour sash?

Oh.

It must have gotten stuck in the bushes.

[water splashes]

Did everyone hear that splash?

♪

[water splashing]

[whimpering]: My... sash!

[yelps]But Trini, look.

There's our third nocturnal animal.

♪

Hold on.

I just got to check something real quick.

"Beaver.

The largest primarily nocturnal rodent in North America."

We did it!

We found three nocturnal animals.

[kids cheering]

[kids exclaiming]

♪

Um...

I don't know where to put my badge without a sash.

Hmm?

A Neegoo Tsal is always prepared.

Mahsi'choo.

Right here, please.

♪

Where do you want your second badge?

Second badge?

For what?

We never would have found all three nocturnal animals

without you.

Yeah, you never gave up.

And you didn't let us give up, either.

So, tonight, you've earned your Neegoo Tsal Persistence badge.

Ooh!

Could you pin it here?

No, here.

Wait, wait, wait--here.

Or here!

♪

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