- Oh, hi, I'm Amanda.

- I'm Gabrielle.

- And I am. I am. (pants) Ugh.

Both out of breath and very late. I am so sorry.

- Hi, Grover.

We were just about to share the Word of the Day

with everyone. - Oh!

Do not worry. I will handle this, Amanda.

Today's word is.

Is, uh.

Um.

- Today's word is upstander.

- Upstander is an important word.

- Yes, it is.

Because being an upstander means you are done sitting down.

Yes. - (chuckles) No.

- No.

No? Oh, right.

An upstander is the little flippy thingy on your bicycle.

- That's a kickstand, Grover.

- Mm. Are you sure?

I am pretty good with words, Amanda.

- I am sure. And hey, being an upstander-

- Means standing on your tippy toes,

as tall as you can. (cymbal crashes)

Whoa!

- (chuckles) Grover, that's still not it.

- It is not? - Mm-mm.

- An upstander is someone who uses

their kind words or actions to help

their friends or themselves

when they're being treated unfairly and unkindly.

- Treated unfairly and unkindly?

- Sometimes people are treated unfairly

because of the color of their skin, the shape of their eyes,

the language they speak, or because of their religion.

- An upstander treats everyone with kindness,

fairness, and respect.

- So if someone were to say something unkind to you, Amanda.

Or you, Gabrielle, about your brown skin,

I would say, that is wrong.

And all skin is beautiful.

- That's being an upstander, Grover.

- And if someone says I can't play with them

because of the way I look, I can be an upstander for myself

and tell them that's wrong and not fair.

- Sure. We can all play together.

(Grover laughs) - Those are great examples

of being an upstander for yourself and others.

Thank you to all the upstanders out there.

- Yes.

- [Grover And Gabrielle] Thank you.

(bright upbeat music)