02x10 - Play the Day Away/The Toppled Totem Pole

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KIDThe Adventures Of Napkin Man. Play The Day Away.

Ahmet, honey. Mommy has to go to work.

No.

Oh hey, mom.

I love the new scarf you've got hanging around your neck.

I love my new wiggly scarf!

Hey, Ahmet, come build with me!

Come on, Ahmet.

I don't want you to go.

Hey, Ahmet, you're clinging to your Mom's leg

like a monkey clings to a tree.

You mean like Momo the monkey?

Yeah, just like Momo the monkey. Hey, Momo.

You know, Ahmet, I've had that old

monkey clinging to a tree feeling before, too.

Even grown ups have that feeling sometimes?

Well sure.

When someone you love has to leave

and you really don't want them to go.

Although when I cling to someone's leg,

it's a little more difficult for them to walk.

(Giggle)

Well, I don't want my mom to leave.

And I feel all jittery inside, and...

clingy.

Hmm. Well I understand.

Maybe a little monkey dance

will help you shake those jitters away

and feel less clingy.

Come on!

You know you wanna!

(Chatters like a monkey)

You try it! Come on.

Come on, Ahmet.

I'm going to do the monkey dance with you,

Momo can come too.

Well, okay...

(All chatter like monkeys)

Very good!

Great monkey dancing!

You feel better, a little less clingy?

Yeah, I don't feel so clingy -

but I still don't want my Mom to leave.

Well then, how about a Napkin Man story?

Yeah!

A Napkin Man story? I'd love to hear one.

Great! Come on!

You're gonna love it, Mom.

Wait 'til you meet Napkin Man!

This one is about the time Napkin Man

helped a little boy named Semu

who lived in a tree-house in the jungle.

AHMETA tree-house, cool!

Did he have a monkey?

As a matter of fact he did, yeah.

Just like you, Ahmet!

Yeah! Just like me.

Ready to call Napkin Man? Yep!

One... two... three...

ALLNapkin Man!

Hi, Ahmet.

Hi Mister Anthony.

Ahmet's Mom, so nice of you to join us!

Thanks, Napkin Man.

Mister Anthony!

You forgot to draw Napkin Man's cape!

Oh, so I did.

Can my Mom colour it in?

Sure!

(Giggle)

Wow, thanks Ahmet's Mom.

Now I'm off to visit Semu in the jungle!

(♪♪♪)

♪ I'm Napkin Man!

♪ I'm here for you!

♪ If you're happy, sad, scared, or mad, ♪

♪ these are all feelings I have had. ♪

♪ I'm Napkin Man!

♪ I'll help you feel okay!

♪ Some things are kind of hard to get through, ♪

♪ but with a little help, you can do it. ♪

♪ Yes you can!

♪ Yes you can! ♪

♪ I'm Napkin Man!

♪ Napkin Man! ♪

[♪♪♪]

♪ I'm Napkin Man!

♪ Napkin Man! ♪

♪ I'm Napkin Man!

♪ Napkin Man! ♪

♪ Have no fear, I'm your hero, ♪

♪ I'm your Napkin Man!

♪ Napkin Man! ♪

Whoa!

Whoa-oh-oh-oh!

Wow, I love Tree House Land,

everyone lives in tree-houses!

SEMUHey Napkin Man!

Over here!

Hey Semu! I'll swing right over!


Whoa!

Oof.

Napkin Man?

I'm okay, I'm okay.

(Monkey chatter)

Well, hey there, Popo!

Napkin Man!

I didn't know you were here.

What are you doing in my fruit basket?

Oh, just pretending to be a mango.

Mmmm.

I feel all mango-y.

(Giggling)

Well, that looks like fun, Napkin Man,

but I need my basket to go fruit picking.

Not to worry.

No longer a mango!

I am, once again, Napkin Man!

Okay, then I'm all set to pick fruit.

Are you ready to go to playcare, Semu?

I guess...

Whenever I go fruit picking,

Semu stays at the play-care tree house.

A play-care tree-house sounds super-fun!

Let's swing over there!

ALLWee!

Ahhhhh!

Whoa!

Ahh!

I'm okay... I'm okay!

Whoa!

Thanks Popo!

Still okay? A-okay!

Hi Semu! Napkin Man!

You're just in time to play -

the kids are playing vine games.

(Kids giggle)

Hey Semu!

Come swing with us!

Ooh, that looks like fun.

I love vine swinging,

and I could definitely use some practice.

Coming, Semu?

No. I don't want my mom to leave.

I'm feeling all jittery and clingy.

Like a monkey!

(Monkey chatters)

Ah, the old monkey-clingy feeling.

I feel that way, too, sometimes,

when I don't want people I love to leave.

Don't you Popo?

(Monkey chatters)

Let's do the monkey dance, Semu.

That always helps shake away the clingy feelings.

Okay...

Hmmm...

(Chatters like a monkey)

(Both chatter like monkeys)

(All chatter like monkeys)

Very good! Feel any better?

Yeah, a little less jittery and clingy,

but I still don't want my Mom to go.

Well if the monkey dance

didn't shake all the jitters away,

it's time to...

distract yourself!

Distract myself? What does that mean?

It means doing something fun

so you don't think about what's bothering you.

That's how you distract yourself.

Napkin Man?

Maybe you know a song about that?

I thought you'd never ask!

(Monkey chatters)

♪ Sometimes in the morning,

♪ Early in the day,

♪ You feel a little clingy,

♪ Wish mom or dad would stay.

♪ But moms and dads got things to do - ♪

♪ and places to go!

♪ Don't feel sad,

♪ It's time to get on with the show! ♪

♪ Ooo yeah!

♪ Distract yourself!

♪ Play with a toy!

♪ Imagine you're a monkey,

♪ Jumping for joy!

♪ Take paper and a pencil,

♪ and draw a happy face!

♪ Just...

♪ distract...

♪ yourself!

Oh Yeah!

Uh-huh!

(♪♪♪)

♪ Once you get playing

♪ You'll feel a-okay.

♪ Before you know,

♪ It'll be the end of the day!

♪ Pretend you're swingin' on a vine! ♪


♪ Or growling like a lion!

♪ All you've got to do

♪ is keep tryin'!

(♪♪♪)

♪ Distract yourself!

♪ It's easy to have fun!

♪ Play a game with funny names! ♪

♪ Make your fort with pillows!

♪ Take paper and a pencil,

♪ and draw a happy face!

♪ Just...

♪ distract...

♪ yourself!

Oh Yeah!

(♪♪♪)

That might work.

But what can I do to distract myself?

Hmmm, well whatever it is,

it would have to be super-fun...

Hmmm...

Vine games look super fun.

If I was Semu,

I would definitely play vine games!

Maybe you can tell Semu how fun vine games are.

Hey, Semu,

playing vine games with the other kids

is a really good distraction!

I think you're right Ahmet. Thanks!

Hey Napkin Man, wanna play some vines games

with Popo and me?

You betcha!

Whoa!

Hey, Napkin Man! Look at me!

That's great Semuu...

Waah! Whoa!

Wow, nice move, Napkin Man.

Thanks! I meant to do that.

I want to try it!

Woohoohoo!

Whoa!

It looks like Semu's having fun.

I'll be off then.

Have a good time fruit picking.

I hear the mangos are especially nice this season.

I will.

See you later Semu,

bye Popo, bye Napkin Man!

Bye, Mom, see yaaaa.

(Monkey chatters)

Okay I've got it!

Uh-oh! Don't got it -

Whoa!

Woo hoo!

And that's the story of how Napkin Man

helped Semu to distract himself

so he wouldn't be so upset

when his mom left.

Wow, what a good story!

Napkin Man stories are the best.

And I even got to meet Napkin Man.

Thanks Mister Anthony.

You're welcome.

So, Ahmet, what do you think?

Maybe I should try and distract myself.

Hey Ahmet! Come on!

We're building a tower to the moon!

What do you think, Ahmet?

Would that be a fun way to distract yourself?

Yep!

I'll see you when I pick you up.

Thanks, Mister Anthony.

Bye, Ahmet.

Bye, mom. See you later!

What do you say, Momo. Shall we take a little break?

What do you mean you want a mango?

All right.

Uh a little help here!

Excuse me...

(Grunting effort)

Thank you!

That chair was a little too clingy for my liking!

(Kids giggle)

KIDThe Adventures of Napkin Man.

Toppled Totem Pole.

Stroke, stroke,

stroke!

We are Coast Salish people

who sometimes travel

village to village by canoe.

Whoops! Oh no!

A piece of the canoe has fallen in the water.

I'll get it!

(Makes splashing sound)

Ooh, hey...

I think I'll fix the canoe later.

For now I'm going to see how the totem poles

are coming along.

(Makes splashing sounds)

Oh! That's an awesome totem pole, Zahara!

Thanks, Mister Anthony!


It's just like the one in the poster!

AMELIAI'm no good at this!

(Makes splashing sounds)

Hey, Amelia.

It looks like you're having some

toppled totem pole troubles.

Yeah...

Your totem pole was looking great.

Why'd you stop building it?

'Cause I can't make my totem pole as good as Zahara's,

so why even bother?

It makes me feel all small and...

no good.

It sounds to me like maybe you're feeling insecure.

Insecure?

Feeling insecure is when you feel like

you're just not good enough at something.

Then yes, I am feeling insecure.

Well, sometimes when I feel that way,

I find it helps to do the Growly Bear stretch

to make me feel bigger and better.

Wanna see it?

First you start out very small...

and then you stretch out, big and tall!

And then you growl

like a confident bear.

Grrrr!

(Giggling)

Do you wanna try it? Sure.

You start out small...

then you stretch and stand up tall!

And then you...

(Growls)

Very good! Do you feel better?

I do feel a little bit better.

But I still don't think I can build

my totem pole as nice as Zahara's.

This reminds me of the time Napkin Man

helped a Coast Salish girl named Raven,

whose village was having a big party.

Wanna hear the story?

Sure! I love parties!

Okay! Come on!

Raven was trying to make a totem pole.

Just like me!

Just like you...

There. Ready to call Napkin Man together?

BOTHOne, two, three...

Napkin Man!

Hiya, Mister Anthony. Hey Amelia!

Hi, Napkin Man!

Mister Anthony, if I'm going to visit Raven in her village,

I'll need to go in a canoe, so...

You'll need a life jacket

and a paddle!

Good thinking, Amelia. Safety first!

There.

Spiffy! Now I'm ready!

(♪♪♪)

♪ I'm Napkin Man!

♪ I'm here for you!

♪ If you're happy, sad, scared, or mad, ♪

♪ these are all feelings I have had. ♪

♪ I'm Napkin Man!

♪ I'll help you feel okay!

♪ Some things are kind of hard to get through, ♪

♪ but with a little help, you can do it. ♪

♪ Yes you can!

♪ Yes you can! ♪

♪ I'm Napkin Man!

♪ Napkin Man! ♪

[♪♪♪]

♪ I'm Napkin Man!

♪ Napkin Man! ♪

♪ I'm Napkin Man!

♪ Napkin Man! ♪

♪ Have no fear, I'm your hero, ♪

♪ I'm your Napkin Man!

♪ Napkin Man! ♪

I have my life jacket and my paddle!

I'm ready to hop into my canoe!

(Hums)

Ah, Raven's village!

Raven must be around here somewhere...

Ooh! Amazing animal masks!

Hello, Eagle Mask.

Howdy, Wolf Mask.

Hiya, Turtle Mask...

Wowza!

This bear mask really looks like a real bear!

Ah! Whoa!

(Giggling)

It is a real bear, Napkin Man!

Are you alright?

I'm okay, I'm okay!

Remember my friend, Grizzly Bear?

We call him Griz for short.

Of course! Great to see you, Griz.

You're looking fuzzier than ever!

(Growls)


(Giggling)

I really like these masks you've made, Raven.

Are they for the potlatch celebration?

No, I made these just for fun.

I'm making something extra special

for the potlatch party.

Wanna see?

You bet I do!

Here it is... Ta-da!

Whoa! Wow!

Amazing totem pole!

I made it for the centre of the potlatch

because it's such an important celebration.

Well I love it, Raven.

Thanks. I'm almost done.

I just need to finish carving Griz's face on it.

(Chiseling sounds)

Very nice! Wow, that's beautiful.

(Sighs)

What's going on over there?

That's Shyanna.

She's the best totem pole carver in the village.

I didn't know she was making a totem pole too!

Well her totem pole is good too,

but that doesn't mean... huh?

Raven?

Your totem pole was coming along great, Raven.

Why did you stop?

I can't make a totem pole as good as Shyanna's,

so I'm not even going to try.

It makes me feel so small.

Uh-oh.

It sounds to me like you're feeling insecure.

Time for the Growly Bear Stretch.

We can do it together!

(Growls)

Sure, you can do it with us Griz.

Start out small...

then stretch

and stand up nice and tall!

Now growl like a big,

proud, confident bear.

(Growls)

Grrr!

(Roars)

Wow! That's one confident bear!

Okay. Feel better, Raven?

Yeah I don't feel so small.

(Sigh)

But I still don't think I can build a totem pole

as good as Shyanna's.

(Grunts)

It's no use, so I shouldn't even try.

Raven can't give up now!

Her totem pole looks great!

And if she just finishes it and tries her best,

I'm sure it will look amazing!

You're right, Amelia.

Maybe you should tell Raven that.

Raven, don't give up. Try your best.

Try my best?

Absolutely.

When you try your best,

it doesn't matter what anyone else does.

All that matters is you!

Listen up...

(♪♪♪)

♪ Everyone has their own strengths, ♪

♪ and the things they like to do... ♪

♪ But even if you think someone else is better, ♪

♪ You can still do it too... ♪

♪ Just try your best!

♪ And do it for you!

(♪♪♪)

♪ If you just give it your all. ♪

♪ And be the best you you can be! ♪

♪ You'll see that's the way that you'll succeed... ♪

♪ Mmm Definitely!

♪ So don't worry what anyone else might do. ♪

♪ Just try your best...

♪ And do it for you!

(♪♪♪)

♪ Like when you made your animal masks, ♪

♪ You tried your very best!

♪ They turned out great, I tell you, ♪

♪ I was really impressed!

♪ And I know you'll do a great job ♪

♪ on your totem pole too,

♪ And if you stop worrying about the others ♪

♪ and do it all for you ooh ooh. ♪

♪ Just try your best!

♪ And give it your all.

♪ Be the best you you can be! ♪

♪ Because your best

♪ is your success

♪ ooo-ooo-ooo definitely...

(♪♪♪)

So even if my totem pole

is not as great as Shyanna's,

it'll be my very best!


And my best is my success!

Yup!

Can you help me pick it up, Napkin Man?

No problem!

(Grunting)

(Grunting effort)

Okay maybe not no problem.

Oh no!

The carving of Griz's face broke off.

And we don't have time to fix it!

(Growls)

(Whispers)

Griz! That's a great idea!

My eagle mask!

Of course!

I can put it on my totem pole.

Thanks, Griz!

There! All done!

And just in time, too!

Look!

It is time to put up the totem pole

in the centre of the potlatch!

We have two totem poles,

and they are both excellent.

But there is only room for one in the centre.

I guess I must choose.

(Gasps)

Hmm... let me see... Shyanna's!

(All cheer)

I'm sorry, Raven.

I know you really wanted your totem pole

to be at the centre of the potlatch.

That's okay, Napkin Man.

I did my best...

and I love my totem pole!

That's the spirit!

Hmm...

I have an idea!

I'd like to give a gift to the potlatch, too.

This wolf mask.

Beautiful work, Raven. Thank you.

Wow, Raven, I love your masks.

Can you show me how to make one?

Sure, Shyanna.

Then maybe you can give me a Totem Pole carving lesson.

(Giggling)

Griz!

And Griz can give bear-kiss lessons!

(Giggling)

(All laugh)

And that's the story of how Napkin Man

helped Raven to do her best.

Thanks, Mister Anthony.

That was a great story.

I'm gonna do my best on my totem pole too -

just like Raven!

That's a great idea, Amelia.

Oh!

And I have to try my best to rebuild my canoe!