03x08 - Puppy Sitting/Big Dreams and Blue Skies

[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: "Puppy Sitting."

[both growling]Come on, Four Spots!

You can do it!Pull, Khi,

pull!

[both growling]

[bark]

[growling and whimpering]

[Suki barks]

Suki wins the tug-of-w*r! [laughs]

Tooey, did you tell your friends about our trip?

Oh, yeah!

My Aunt Keiko is getting married,

so our family's going to Japan.

Nine whole days!

Wow, I'd love to see Japan.

Take tons of pictures.

Are the dogs going, too?

No, Mr. Rowley's going to take care

of them while we're gone.

[panting]

[barking]TRINI: But...

Won't Khi be sad if he can't be with Four Spots?[barking]

They're not just friends, they're besties!

[barking]

[chuckles]: They sure stick together.

Tell me about it.

We should have named them Peanut Butter and Jelly.

[dogs barking]Ooh, Tooey!

What if Khi stays with me and Four Spots while you're gone?

Hmm, I don't know.

Khi's going to be my lead sled dog.

He needs a lot of training every day.

I could do it.

Just tell me how.

Well...

[barking]

Okay!

Yes!

It'll be like a puppy slumber party!

Whoa!

Whew.

But with lots of training,

exercise, and grooming, and obedience,

and agility, and...

Ooh, I should write this down.

Don't worry.

Tooey's gonna make you a checklist.I am?

Ooh, quyana,Tooey! [giggles]

I guess I am.

[barks]

[all panting]

[barks]

[barks]

This is Khi's entire daily routine.

It's super-important to do it all.

TRINI: So first I do obedience,

then I do sitting,

then, um...

TOOEY: Actually, sitting is part of obedience.

MOLLY: Yeah, obedience is the heading.

TOOEY: It tells you one group of things on the list.

MOLLY: That's why it's in upper case letters.

TOOEY: Yep, and these are subheadings,

different kinds of obedience training.

Then under those are the actual things to do.

Oh, I totally get it.

We'll make a copy for each day so you can check them off.

Uh, I have to do all these every day?

Yep, 'cause training a lead dog takes three things.

Practice, practice, and practice.

Mm... Mm.

Uh, are you sure you can do it?

Um...[dogs barking]

[yelp]

Sure, I'm sure.

[Daniel grunts]

Remember, always mix his food with hot water.

And sucker fish treats.

For training.

Oh, what about pizza crusts for treats?

Four Spots loves those.

[barks]

Whoa, no, no, no, no.

That's okay for a house dog,

but not for a lead sled dog like Khi.

Got it, no pizza.

I'm gonna miss you, Khi.

Be good for Trini. [giggles]

He will, I can tell.

KENJI: Long trip ahead.

Better say goodbye.

Nenahaa'yàa!

Travel safe!Bye!

Nideevee gozu!

Remember, take lots of pictures!

[whining]

TRINI: Come on, puppies.

Let's start that checklist.

It's right...

Uh... uh...

Right there!

[laughing]

Mahsi'.

♪

Okay.

Short run, done.

Next, obedience training.

Sit.

Good dog.

Up.

Good dog!

Check.

Then a longer run.

[Trini panting]

♪

You are one fast puppy.

Whew!

Long run, check.

Next is grooming.

Time to clean your paws, Khi.

[Four Spots growls][laughs]

Let Khi go first.

[whines]

Good boy.

[whines]

Okay. [giggles]

Fair is fair.

Check.

Next, an extra-long run.

Woohoo![dogs barking]

[laughing]

Yeah!

[exhales]: Check.

[snoring softly]

DANIEL: You did a good job with Khi today, Trini.

I'm proud of you.

I'm proud of me, too.

And of Four Spots.[Four Spots barks]

[whines]

This is for you, for being such a good assistant.

[barks]

[barks softly]

[whining]

[gasps]

You learned how to say please from Four Spots!

Nice.

[gulps]

[barks]

Whoa.

I love Tooey's pics of Japan!

Shroonchyaa!

[barks, phone chirps]

Khi!

No phone licking![yelps]

[sighs]

I guess he doesn't know that command yet.That's okay.

Did you do Khi's training already?

The weather forecast said it might rain later today,

so we're training inside.

Look at his new trick!

Khi![barks]

Look what I have.[barking]

High five![barks]

Good boy.

Is that cheese?

Yep.

Here's another trick.

Khi, up.

Down.

Up.

Down.

He can do it times in a row!

Cute.

But you did promise Tooey

you'd do the whole checklist with Khi every day.

Don't worry.

He's getting lots of exercise jumping up and down.

Wait, you didn't go out yesterday, either?

It rained yesterday.

I don't want the poor puppy to get

wet and catch a cold.

Dogs don't mind rain.

Their fur is a built-in raincoat.

And why the cheese?

I thought Khi might get bored with fish treats.

Four Spots likes cheese.

[burps]

Yeah, but Four Spots is a house puppy.

Khi's going to be Tooey's top sled dog.

He needs special care and to train every single day.

[burps]

[gasps]: So you think I've been spoiling him?

Maybe a little?

Uh-oh.

I know you didn't mean to,

but Khi's life is gonna be super-different

from Four Spots'.

Oh, no!

I ruined Tooey's puppy!

Well, it's not that bad.

I totally messed up his training.

Tooey's gonna be so upset!

Maybe there's enough time to get back on track.

Tooey comes home in five days.

If you work really hard and follow Khi's checklist,

it'll probably be okay.

[sighs]: You think so?

Uh-huh, I know so.

Then what are we waiting for?

Let's get training!

[Trini panting]

Whew!

First, our short run.

Check.

Then, sitting.

Check.

[panting]

[voiceover]: Long run.

Check.

Grooming.

Check.

Extra-long run.

Woo-hoo![barks]

Get along, little doggy!

Then, feeding.

And another day is done.

Whoa. [chuckles]

This little guy sure eats fast.

Training makes a sled dog hungry.

And it makes a house dog sleepy.

[snoring]

Sit.

Khi, sit.

Why won't he do it?

He was doing it before.

Maybe he's just distracted right now.

Yeah, or maybe I ruined him by spoiling him.

I don't think so, Trini.

You've really been following the list the last few days.

TOOEY: Hello![both gasp]

Uh, Tooey!

You're back!

[dogs barking]

How was it?

Japan was amazing!

But it's good to be home.

[barking]Hi, Khi.

How's my lead dog? [laughs]

[barking][laughing]

How did the training go, Trini?

Um, well,

there were one or two days

where we kinda slacked off a little.

But then, Trini trained him super-hard.

And, look!

Come on, Trini, let's show him.

[Trini breathes deeply]

[softly]: Okay.

Um, puppies?

Sit.

[panting]

Try a little more forcefully.

[loudly]: I said, sit!

That's great.

But, uh, Khi already knew how to...

Wait, we're not finished.

Khi, who's your best buddy?

[barking]

[chuckles]: Now, that is amazing.

[barking]Looks like you've been

training Four Spots, too.Yep.

He might not be a sled dog like his best buddy,

but he's still a pretty perfect puppy.

Hey, everyone, Molly here to answer

your questions about life in Alaska.

David from Anaconda, Montana, asks,

"What's your favorite Alaskan animal?"

The musk ox is one of my favorites.

BOTH: Hi, Molly!

GIRL: We're in Nome, which is Iñupiaq land.

BOY: Today, we're at the Nome Visitor Center

learning about musk ox,

an animal that lives around here.

BOTH: This is Woolly Bully!

We're gonna learn about Woolly Bully

and more stuff about musk ox.

BOY: The Iñupiaq word for musk ox is oomingmak.

GIRL: Musk ox live in the Arctic and in the tundra.

The tundra is a grassy land filled with bushes.

I go berry-picking.

I always see fur on those branches next to the rows.

This is musk ox fur.

And this is qiviut.

BOY: Qiviut isn't all the musk ox fur.

It's the under part they shed.

GIRL: The qiviut feels very fluffy.

This is made out of qiviut.

BOY: Yeah, it feels soft and thin,

and kinda cozy, too.

It's very thin, but it'll keep us very, very warm.

I saw musk ox, a herd.

There was, like, or of them.

BOY: Let's go find some oomingmak.

♪

We found some qiviut in the bushes!

There's some over here!

GIRL: There must have been some musk ox around here.

I wonder if the musk ox are still around here.

BOY: I think I see a herd of musk ox!

I see one, I see one, I see one!

BOY: The qiviut led us right to the musk ox.

BOTH: Bye, Molly!

Mahsi'choo!

Thanks for asking and see you next time!

"Big Dreams & Blue Skies."

[Molly grunts]

[straining]: How long can you do a handstand for, Mom?

[laughs]: I don't know.

It's been a while.

Can you pass me the wrench?

[grunting]

[sighs]: It's such a shroonchyaaday!

Too bad you have to work on the plane.

It's part of the job of being a pilot.

Plus, I like working on the plane.

What made you want to become a pilot, anyway?

[grunts]: When I was a kid,

I used to love watching the planes land.

This one time, there was a storm

and I saw a little plane approaching the runway,

getting blown this way and that.

[gasps]

I really thought

it wasn't gonna make it.

But then it made a perfect landing.

The pilot stepped out and it was a woman.

So?

Well, I knew there were female pilots,

but this was the first one I'd ever seen in person.

And she was Alaska Native, like me.

So, I introduced myself.

Who was she?

Ellen Paneok.

She was Iñupiaq, from up north.

Turns out she was a very well-known bush pilot.

Ellen Paneok.

I've never heard of her.

I wonder if there are any books about her.

You could check the library.

Great idea!

I think I'll cartwheel over there.

♪

[laughs]

Okay, I found two books on bush pilots.

Any books on helicopter pilots, like Mom?

Uh, sorry.

Huh, well, there should be.

Why are you looking up bush pilots, anyway?

My mom was just telling me about this

Iñupiaq woman pilot who inspired her to fly,

and I want to know more about her.

Hmm.

Famous Bush Pilots of Alaska.

This should have something on her.

Bob Reeve, Don Sheldon,

Noel Wien.

Hey, there's only men in here.

Maybe this one will have something?

We're looking for Ellen Paneok.

Nope, there's no women pilots in here, either.

Weird.

Yeah.

My mom said she was pretty well-known.

That doesn't seem right.

Huh...

Bedtime, Moll.

Okay, Mom.

I'm almost finished.What are you reading about?

I wanted to learn more about Ellen Paneok,

but all I can find about her is this

little bit on the internet.

Why isn't she in any books?

[sighs]: Women have been left out

of history books for a long time.

That is so unfair!

I know.

But I know someone who

can tell you more about Ellen Paneok.

Auntie Midge.Really?

Yep-- Midge and Ellen were close in age

and became good friends.

Wow.

I wonder if she has any stories about her.

I'm sure she does.

You can always count on Midge to have great stories.

But now it's time for bed, my little researcher.

Neet'ihthan.

Neet'ihthan,Mom.

I remember Ellen.

She got her pilot's license when she was just years old.

Really?

Wow, that's so young.

Yep, she delivered groceries, the mail,

and she even transported medical patients.

Yeah.

She was also a skilled artist.

She drew the bear on this ivory belt buckle.

That's amazing.

Uh-huh.

I remember one time,

Ellen was trying to land

and there was a polar bear blocking the runway.

What'd she do?

She had to shoo him away with the plane.

[imitating plane]

[both laughing]

Oh, I want to write some of this down.

That's a great idea.

People should know about her.

I know!

I was looking at these books on bush pilots,

and she wasn't in any of them.

Well, maybe you'll change that.

What else can you tell me about her?

Oh, there are so many stories.

Ellen was a real trailblazer,

leading the way for other women pilots.

Like my mom!Exactly!

[bell jingles]

Mom, guess what?

You were right!

Auntie Midge had the best stories about Ellen!

I knew she would.

Did she tell you the one where...

[phone buzzing]Hold on.

Hello, drin gwiinzii.

Ah, okay, gotcha.

No problem, I'll head that way shortly.

Take care.What was that?

The mail plane is down.

I have to fly to Talkeetna to get Qyah's mail.

Wait, can I come, too?

It's a quick trip, I'm just flying there and back.

It won't be much fun.

Yes, it will-- I mean, for me.

[chuckles]: Okay, co-pilot.

We leave in minutes.

Whoo-hoo!

♪

[phone camera chirps]Hey, everyone, I'm flying with

the best bush pilot I know--

my mom!

We've just picked up the mail from Talkeetna

and are on our way back to Qyah.

[plane shuddering]

Whoa!Just a little turbulence.

[plane shuddering]

That one was even bigger.

WOMAN [on radio]: Nine nine Alpha Victor,

reporting turbulence approaching Qyah.

Looks like a big easterly out of nowhere.

Please be advised.

What's a big easterly?

Just some wind out of the east.

Don't worry, we got this.

[wind howling]

Do you think we'll have any trouble landing?

Not as long as we can tell which

direction the wind is coming from.

Can you see the windsock?

MOLLY: Uh... No!

I think it's gone!

Hmm, must have broken off in this wind.

Is it important?

It shows us which direction the wind is blowing.

And we want to land the plane into the wind.

[voice trembling]: Okay, so what do we do?

Well, the first thing we do is stay calm and relaxed.

Just like Ellen Paneok.

Calm and relaxed.

[breathes deeply]

Next, we observe our surroundings.

Our ancestors traveled great distances

by paying attention to the land.

Let's get a better view of Lake Qyah.

♪

Look at the surface of the water.

Okay.

Um...

I see whitecaps.

Good!

Do you see a calm edge

of the lake without any whitecaps?

MOLLY: Uh... Yes!

Over on the left.

Okay, now we know which direction

the wind is coming from, the west.

And we didn't need the windsock.

That's so cool!

Whoa!

This is going to be a crosswind landing.

A crosswind landing?

Is that harder to do?

Nothing we can't handle.

[switch clicks, flaps whirring]

[exhales]: Here we go.

♪

♪

[wind whistling]

[yelps]

[gasps]

♪

[tires skid, engine slows]

♪

[exhales]

That was incredible!

Just doin' my job.

Well, I think Ellen Paneok

would have been really impressed.

[laughs]: Mahsi',Molly.

[sighs]

It's a shame no one knows about her.

Well, maybe not yet, but they will.

♪

♪

TRINI: Hi, Dad!

Hey, there, what are you two up to today?

Remember the other day when Molly was

looking up bush pilots?Uh-huh.

Well, we have a few women pilot stories

to add to the library.

"Ellen Paneok was the first licensed

"Alaska Native woman pilot.

"She learned to fly in , at age ,

even before she knew how to drive a car."

"Ellen flew commercially for years,

"servicing communities across Alaska.

"She delivered groceries, medical patients,

"and U.S. mail.

She was also an artist."

Huh, I had no idea.

And...

"Bush pilot Layla Mabray

"was inspired by Ellen Paneok to fly planes.

"Layla has been serving her surrounding

"communities for ten years.

"She can land on skis, wheels,

or floats, depending on the season."

Last but not least,

"Joy Mumford has been a helicopter pilot

"in the U.S. Army

"for four years.

"She has rescued lost hikers from Denali

"and enjoys giving inspirational speeches

to youth across America."

Wow! Girls!

What phenomenal work!

I hope you're planning on leaving a copy

of your booklet here at the library.

Yep!

We want everyone to know about these women.

Is that where you add the brake fluid?

Sure is.

You're learning quickly.

Well, I may just want to be

a bush pilot when I grow up.

Really? Wow.

I bet Ellen Paneok had something to do with that.

And Layla Mabray.

♪

♪

♪

♪