01x32 - Spring Carnival/Tooey's Hole-i-Day Sweater

[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: "Spring Carnival."

AUNTIE MIDGE: Walter! Two weeks!

Two weeks until the Spring Carnival!

Time to get the picnic tables cleaned up.

Tell Maurice to pitch in.

Mahsi'choo!

MOLLY: Okay.

Time to unpack!

Sign for the snowshoe race?

Check!

What about the frybread contest?

Check!

Oh!

The water balloon contest!

I wonder if we'll finally win this year.

We'll have to put in some serious practice.

(gasps)

Big Red!

Ah!

Now I'm ready to MC!

♪ ♪

Hello, old friend.

(through megaphone): Shalak naii!

Time for the tea-making contest!

Now it feels like spring.

Uh-huh!

♪ ♪

Somebody's perfecting their throwing technique

for the water balloon contest.

Yup!

It's all in the wrist.

(ringing)

Hello.

(Atsaq shouting on phone)

Oh, dear.

Is Auntie Midge okay?

(panting)

No problem.

I'll get the plane fired up.

What happened?

Atsaq said Auntie Midge had a fall.

Is she okay?

Yes, but we're gonna take her to the hospital in Fairbanks

just to be safe.

♪ ♪

(engine starts)

♪ ♪

The doctor said Auntie Midge is fine,

but she broke her hip and they recommend a hip replacement.

She's getting a brand-new hip?

You can do that?

Yup.

Lots of people have them now.

It's pretty amazing, right?

In a month or so, Auntie Midge will be good as new.

(ringing)

Hey, Auntie Midge!

How are you?

Pretty good, considering.

I'll be home in ten days-- new hip and all.

So you'll be back for the Spring Carnival!

Uh... yes...

But I won't be able to come.

No walking on ice in case I slip.

Doctor's orders.

Don't worry, Auntie Midge.

We'll handle everything for Spring Carnival.

Mahsi'choo, Walter!

Molly, can you give your dad my bullhorn, Big Red?

He's gonna need it.

Sure!

Feel better, Auntie Midge.

(phone chirps)

Poor Auntie.

Isn't there some way she could come?

I wish.

(sighs): But I don't think so.

She has to be extra careful not to slip while she's healing.

♪ ♪

Auntie Midge has never missed

Spring Carnival.

(grunts)

I wish there was a way for her to be there.

(grunts)

Maybe the hospital... (grunts)

Aw, man...

(laughs)

You were saying?

Well, I was thinking the hospital must have some way

of helping people with a new hip

get around.

You're right!

They must help people with this problem all the time!

Let's check out their website.

(keys clacking)

Hey, Tooey!

Listen to what the website says.

You'll have to speak up.

I'm wearing a towel.

(both laughing)

What did you find?

So the website says,

"Patients will need mobility assistance

using a walker or a wheelchair."

"Mobility assistance"?

Huh?

What's that?

Hmm...

Sometimes there's a clue on the page

about what the words mean.

Like this!

A walker.

It's helping her walk.

And a wheelchair helps you move.

I bet mobility assistance means helping to move around.

Could we get her that walker thingy?

Mom said Auntie Midge can't walk on ice till she's all better.

And there's gonna be a ton of ice at the carnival.

Too bad she can't just dog sled around.

Wait a minute!

Maybe she could!

But she'd have to stand to drive the sled.

(sighs)

(gasps)

What if we build a sled with a chair on it,

so she can sit?

Listen to this.

"Patients need armrests on chairs to help them

"sit down safely.

TOOEY: "Often, patients need a swivel seat

to help them transfer to a vehicle."

A dog sled's kind of like a vehicle.

But what does swivel mean?

Let's watch this.

Seems like swivel means turn!

I get it.

Like my chair.

Woo-hoo!

I'm swivelin'!

And my head!

♪ Swivelin' ♪

♪ ♪

(groans)

We can totally build this for Auntie Midge.

Ah!

With a little assistance from Mr. You Know Who!

MR. PATAK: I'd be honored to help,

but... what is it?

It's a sled chair for Auntie Midge,

so she can come to the carnival

without worrying about falling.

TOOEY: I added the cup holder.

Hmm...

Well, we can't have a carnival without Auntie Midge!

Let's get to work!

(chuckles)

Yes! Yes!

(phone chirps) Guess what, everybody!

We're building Auntie Midge a one-of-a-kind sled chair,

right, Mr. Patak?

Uh... yes.

(dogs barking) Hey!

Here comes Tooey with the dogsled!

TOOEY: Whoa!

(chuckling): Perfect!

Let's get started!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

It's done!

Nizii!

It's beautiful!

Not bad!

All set for a test run!

Okay!

Pretend I'm Auntie Midge.

I back up to the chair

and use the armrest to lower me down.

Now I-- wait for it--

swivel! Swivel!

Okay, test run.

♪ ♪

All right.

And we are... rolling!

Here... I... go!

Hike!

Woo-hoo!

♪ It's working ♪

Yes! Yes!

Gee!

Uh-oh!

Molly!

Eject!

(panting)

(grunts)

You okay?

Yeah, fine.

But the sled chair's not.

We gotta improve the design to make it safe.

But the carnival's tomorrow!

We'll never finish in time!

Um...

Tooey?

I know, I know.

Never say never.

♪ ♪

(feedback shrieks)

(through megaphone): One hour, folks.

One hour and the carnival officially begins!

(plane flying overhead)

Mom's back with Auntie Midge!

♪ ♪

(sighs)

Good to be home.

Even if I'm missing Spring Carnival.

You never know.

Look!

(dogs panting)

TOOEY: Whoa!

(chair squeaks)

Welcome home, Auntie!

Introducing...

Your very own sled chair!

Ooh.

Ahh!

(gasps): My what?

The kids built it for you!

With a ton of help from Mr. Patak.

Now you can MC at the carnival, like always!

It's got a seatbelt and a swivel lock now.

It's kid-tested,

Mr. Patak-approved.

Want to try it out?

♪ ♪

(chair squeaks)

Well, I'll be.

My clipboard!

And the medals for the races.

And Dad said you're going to need this back.

(sighs)

Wow.

You kids went all out.

We can't have the carnival without you.

♪ ♪

(panting)

Well, then, let's not keep anybody waiting.

Hike!

Woo-hoo!

(all cheering)

Yeah!

♪ ♪

Whoa!

(through megaphone): Is everybody having fun?

(all cheering, Auntie Midge laughing)

(laughs): Hike!

♪ ♪

(through megaphone): Go, go, go!

Lift those feet!

♪ ♪

Mmm... delicious.

Oscar, your frybread's almost as good as mine.

♪ ♪

(through megaphone): And it's down to the last two teams.

What a contest!

♪ ♪

(Trini grunts)

(both yelp)

(snowball splashes loudly)

Oh...

(all groaning)

(whine)

(feedback shrieks)

And we have a winning team!

Vera and Trini!

Congratulations! (giggles)

(all cheering)

MAN: Hooray!

Guess we should have spent more time practicing.

Maybe.

But I think we spent it on something

even better.

♪ ♪

Hey, everyone!

Molly here to answer your questions about life in Alaska.

Heather from Maine asks, "What's a land acknowledgment?"

Let's ask my friends in Anchorage.

ALL: Hi, Molly!

GIRL: Today we are having fun at the museum.

(giggling)

Yay!

GIRL: Hey, what does that say?

"This is Dena'ina Elnena."

I wonder what that means.

GIRL: Let's ask when we get inside.

GIRL: What does that sign outside mean?

That is a land acknowledgment.

And if you want to learn more about it,

you can go into the atrium, okay?

GIRLS: Thank you.

WOMAN: You're welcome.

♪ ♪

(splashing)

Ooh, I got this far!

I got this far!

GIRL: Hey, guys, this is where we're supposed to go.

GIRL: This is called a land acknowledgment.

The text here simply reads, "This is Dena'ina homeland."

The Dena'ina people are the people native to this land.

GIRL: We didn't know what the word "acknowledgment" meant,

so we had to figure it out.

GIRL: Well, the word has "know" in it.

To know something means to understand it.

We know that Alaska Native people

have been living here

for hundreds and thousands of years,

and still live here today.

So it's really important to remember that.

And that's what "land acknowledgment" means.

Everything we can see here is Dena'ina homeland.

There's , mountains!

GIRL: It would be so cool to do an acknowledgment at our school.

♪ ♪

GIRL: We decided to say a land acknowledgment to our school,

so everyone can know about the Dena'ina people.

Today, we are going to read a land acknowledgment.

"We acknowledge that our school

"is built on the homeland of Dena'ina...

...for their care for the land, water, plants, and animals."

GIRL: Good job!

(giggling)

ALL: Bye, Molly!

Mahsi'choo!

Thanks for asking and see you next time!

MOLLY: "Tooey's 'Hole-i-day' Sweater."

(phone chirps)

♪ ♪

Ho ho ho!

Welcome to Santa's workshop!

(lights buzzing) Hmm?

(chuckles)

One moment, please.

Hey, everyone!

♪ Happy holidays ♪

From way up north in Alaska.

(laughs)

In case you can't tell,

I get really excited about this time of year.

I love the lights.

(lights buzzing)

I found the b*rned-out bulb!

Yeah!

(phone chirps)

MOLLY: I love exchanging presents.

(panting)

(laughs)

(phone chirps)

And all the different kinds of decorations.

♪ ♪

(phone chirps)

♪ ♪

(phone chirps)

MOLLY: But of all the holiday traditions,

my favorite one is...

(bells jingling)

MOLLY: Tooey's holiday sweater!

Happy holidays, Molly!

Happy holi...

Wait a second!

Why are you so happy?

I thought you didn't like wearing that sweater.

I don't, but look!

It's too short!

The sleeves, too!

Yeah!

♪ The last year in this sweater ♪

♪ The last year ♪

♪ In this sweater ♪ (panting)

(Tooey singing, Molly laughing)

No, Luka!

The sweater is not for pups!

(panting)

(whines)

I can't believe how long it's been around.

My Grandma Elizabeth

made this sweater for my oldest brother, Jay.

And then, when Jay outgrew it,

my other brother, John, had to wear it.

Then, when John couldn't fit in it anymore,

it was my turn.

And the only way to get out of wearing this sweater

is if you outgrow it.

So...

♪ The last year in this sweater ♪

BOTH: ♪ The last year in this sweater ♪

(Luka panting, kids singing, bells jingling)

(panting, whines)

(singing)

Luka, no! Down!

(fabric tears)

(gasps): Oh, no!

What?

Grandma's sweater!

(gasps)

She'll be so upset!

This sweater's supposed to go to my little cousin Benji next.

(sighs)

Now the Christmas tradition is ruined!

(Luka growls)

(panting)

Maybe Auntie Midge has some yarn we can use to fix it!

Hey, kids!

(Tooey yelps)

Why do I get the feeling something's up?

I was dancing and Luka got excited and jumped up.

And he didn't mean to do it, but...

Oh, no!

I know!

Grandma's holiday sweater!

She's going to be so upset!

I know.

We were going to see if Auntie Midge

could fix it for us.

There might be time!

Mom's picking up Grandma from the airport in Fairbanks.

That's two hours away!

But...

Hmm...

That sweater's made with qiviut.

It's really rare yarn.

I doubt Auntie Midge has some.

(groans)

I don't want to ruin Grandma Elizabeth's holiday.

Hmm...

(gasps)

Don't worry.

I have an idea!

♪ ♪

Dad, where are you taking us?

I have a friend who lives nearby.

She owns a musk ox farm.

I thought we needed qiviut, not musk ox wool.

(chuckles)

Qiviut is the yarn made from musk ox.

Oh! Oh!

Maybe she'll trade some musk ox wool for that caribou blanket.

Gee!

♪ ♪

GRACE: Hmm.

A hole in Grandma's special sweater, huh?

Ha, that's rough.

♪ ♪

Well, I'll tell you what.

I've been looking for a present for my husband,

and I think this blanket is just the thing.

(both cheer)

But...

We don't have any yarn right now.

Oh. Oh.

But we do have plenty of wool.

♪ ♪

Follow me.

♪ ♪

(snorts)

(rumbling in throat)

So that's where my sweater comes from?

Yes, siree.

♪ ♪

The musk ox on your sweater looks just like him.

And all this time I thought it was just a picture

of a really hairy cow.

GRACE: Actually, Tooey,

musk ox are more related to sheep and goats

than they are to cows.

Ah! Ah!

Is there anything we can do to help?

The wool gets caught on shrubs and on the fence.

Why don't you two take these bags

and collect some?

On it!

♪ ♪

♪ ♪

TOOEY: Do you think this is enough?

That should be plenty.

If you need more, come on back.

I made a little kit for you.

You'll need this to spin the wool into yarn.

Thank you.

Happy holidays.

ALL: Happy holidays!

(dogs panting)

We're gonna have this sweater fixed

in no time!

We're never gonna fix this sweater!

Why?

What's wrong?

This book Grace gave us.

It was in her yarn-making kit.

"Yearning for Yarn:

A Sweat-Less Guide to Sweater Making."

Sounds good so far.

Just wait.

♪ ♪

Oh, wow.

This looks really complicated.

(sighs)

I really wanted to fix this hole before Mom and Grandma got...

(Elizabeth laughing)

Apa'urluq.

My grandson.

(both gasp)

I know!

Aling!

Oh, no!

What happened?

Sorry, Apa'urluq.

I was dancing and Luka got excited and jumped up.

Luka didn't mean to, but he tore a hole in the sweater!

MOLLY: But we can fix it.

We got two bags of qiviut!

Yeah!

Only first we have to figure out how to spin it into yarn.

Oh!

Honey, this is wonderful.

Do you know how to spin wool into yarn?

Not yet.

But we can learn to do it together.

Oh, man!

We're gonna be

reading this book the whole holiday.

Well, we only really need to read about qiviut.

Let's see if there's an index.

It's usually in the back.

An index?

Yes.

It's an easy way to find

different topics in the book.

It lists things

in alphabetical order.

Found it!

Look for "Q" for qiviut.

TOOEY: "N," "O," "P"...

"Q"!

"Qiviut, spinning of," page .

♪ ♪

"Now that your wool has been washed..."

Oh!

Guess we have to wash it first.

Back to the index! Back to the index!

"Qiviut, spinning of, washing of," page .

"Fill the sink with cool water.

Add light dishwashing liquid."

♪ ♪

It's dry!

Now what?

"Once your wool is dry, it's ready for carding."

Oh, look!

There are pictures!

♪ ♪

Looks good!

Are we ready to spin?

Yes!

Woo-hoo! Yay!

♪ ♪

(bells jingling)

♪ ♪

Here is your first ball of yarn, Grandma Elizabeth.

Quyana.

Now let's get this sweater fixed!

MOLLY: Well?

How does it look?

Now let's see if our hard work paid off.

(bells jingling)

(whooping)

Honey!

You look so handsome!

I'm glad we were able to fix your sweater, Grandma Elizabeth,

but... it's ginormous!

(laughs)

You kids brought me so much wool,

I was able to fix the hole and make

the sleeves and hem longer, too!

You'll be wearing it for years to come!

Oh, yay.

Uh... thanks.

Yay!

My favorite holiday tradition is saved!

Oh!

Now let's get a family photo.

♪ ♪

Well, there goes my last year in the sweater.

I know.

But think how happy you're making Grandma Elizabeth.

And me.

♪ ♪

Okay, everybody!

Say, "Musk ox"!

Musk ox! Musk ox!

(phone camera clicks)

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