♪ HEY, WOW... ♪

♪ HERE'S HOW ♪

♪ COME AND READ ♪

♪ BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

Chorus: ♪ COME ON ♪

♪ COME IN ♪

♪ BEGIN ♪

♪ THE WORLD AWAITS ♪

Woman: ♪ BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BETWEEN THE COVERS OF A BOOK ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO LOOK BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BEHOLD THE TALES BEYOND THE TAILS ♪

Chorus: ♪ BEHIND THE DOOR ♪

♪ BECOME, EXPLORE ♪

♪ COME IN BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BEGIN BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BE HERE BETWEEN THE LIONS! ♪

( branches rustling )

Cleo: LIONEL!

HMM?

ARE YOU READY TO NOT GO TO BED TONIGHT?

YES, MOM.

GOOD-- BE SURE YOUR SISTER'S READY

TO NOT GO TO BED, TOO.

OKAY, MOM.

LEONA!

( Leona yowls, Lionel squeals )

WHAT...

LEONA?

OH, BOY, I AM GETTING SO GOOD AT POUNCING.

AND YOU KNOW WHAT?

YOU'RE GETTING VERY GOOD AT BEING POUNCED ON.

WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS.

WE HAVE TO GET READY NOT TO GO TO BED.

I KNOW, I KNOW.

I'M SO EXCITED.

I EVEN WROTE A POEM ABOUT IT.

HERE.

READ THIS.

"MEAT SHOWER" BY LEONA.

MEAT SHOWER?

IT'S NOT MEAT SHOWER.

( laughing )

IT'S METEOR SHOWER.

WELL...

BUT... BUT MOMMY AND DADDY SAID IT WAS A MEAT SHOWER.

( laughing hysterically )

THIS IS A DISAPPOINTMENT I DON'T THINK I'LL EVER GET OVER.

OKAY, I'M OVER IT.

BUT... BUT... BUT THERE'S MEAT.

METEORS ARE MADE OF MEAT.

MM-MM, THEY'RE JUST LIKE STARS, YOU KNOW

ONLY THEY SHOOT ACROSS THE SKY LIKE FIREWORKS.

OH...

AND LATE TONIGHT

THEY'RE GOING TO SHOOT OUT OF A LION IN THE SKY.

( softly ): WOW.

HEY, CHECK THIS OUT.

THE NIGHT OF THE SHOOTING STARS

BY ARLISS PARKNARK.

READ IT, LIONEL, READ IT.

OH, I WANT TO READ THIS.

Lionel ( reading ):

"LIKE DREAM AFTER DREAM AFTER SILVERY DREAM

THE STARRY-LIKE SHOWER FALLS BRIGHT."

PRETTY COOL, HUH?

YEAH, IT'S GREAT.

OKAY, CUBS, WHO'S READY NOT TO GO TO BED?

OH, I AM.

ME, TOO.

WELL, THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE EASY.

LIONS NEED A GOOD SOLID 22 HOURS OF SLEEP A DAY.

DON'T WORRY, DAD.

WE CAN HANDLE IT, HUH?

YEP.

I KNOW YOU CAN HANDLE IT;

I'M WORRIED ABOUT US.

HA... THOSE LIONS WILL NEVER STAY UP

AND THAT LITTLE CUB WILL MISS THE METEOR SHOWER.

HE CARES.

I DO NOT CARE.

I WAS MERELY STATING A FACT.

OH, HE CARES.

OH, HE CARES.

NO, I DON'T.

( soul music playing )

YOU KNOW, I JUST LOVE THAT "A-R" SOUND

HONEY, IT SOUNDS SO MARVELOUS

LISTEN TO ME WHILE I SING ABOUT IT.

HA!

♪ WHENEVER I SEE AN "A" ♪

♪ FOLLOWED BY "R" ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ LIKE "MARTHA" AND "MARK" ♪

♪ AND "PARK" AND "GARGLE" AND "CAR" ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT EVERY TIME AN "A-R" IS FOUND ♪

♪ "R" GIVES "A" A SPECIAL SOUND ♪

♪ WHEN IT'S AN "A-R" ♪

♪ "A-R" ♪

♪ THEY SPARKLE LIKE A STAR ♪

♪ JUST LIKE A STAR ♪

♪ AR, AR, AR, AR ♪

♪ "A-R" ♪

♪ "A-R"-- THEY NEVER WANT TO PART. ♪

♪ "A-R," "A-R" ♪

♪ IT ISN'T SO HARD TO START ♪

♪ FINDING "A-R" ♪

♪ "A-R" ♪

♪ YOU'LL SEE IT IN "SMART" AND "CART" ♪

♪ AND THEN YOU'LL GO FAR ♪

♪ THEN YOU'LL GO FAR ♪

♪ NO, I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE YOU IN THE DARK ♪

♪ "A-R" HAS GOT A SPECIAL SPARK ♪

♪ YEAH, IT'S AN "A-R" ♪

♪ "A-R" ♪

♪ THEY SPARKLE LIKE A STAR ♪

♪ JUST LIKE A STAR ♪

♪ AR, AR, AR, AR ♪

♪ AR... ♪

♪ "A-R"-- THEY NEVER WANT TO PART. ♪

♪ "A-R," "A-R" ♪

♪ AR, AR, AR, AR ♪

♪ AR... ♪

♪ "A-R"-- THEY NEVER WANT TO PART ♪

♪ "A-R," "A-R" ♪

♪ A-R! ♪

"AR"!

COME ON, BOY, COME ON.

( imitates barking )

( making "b" sound )

COME ON, COME ON.

( imitates panting )

AR... AR.

B... AR... BAR.

COME ON.

( making "k" sound )

B... AR... K.

BAR... K.

BARK.

( barking )

( imitates panting )

DOWN, BOY.

"BARK."

AND NOW ARTY SMARTYPANTS WILL READ FOUR WORDS

WITHOUT ANY ASSISTANCE WHATSOEVER!

( applause )

OOPS!

THANK YOU!

AND MAY I HAVE A "BUILD THE EXCITEMENT" DRUM ROLL PLEASE?

( drum roll, applause )

THANK YOU.

( clears throat )

"ART"...

"SMART"...

"SMARTER"...

"SMARTEST."

"ART," "SMART," "SMARTER" AND "SMARTEST."

THANK YOU.

( cheering and applause )

OH, NO.

WHOA!

( crash )

OH, THAT SMARTS.

Announcer: FLYING OFF THE SHELF ONCE AGAIN

IT'S THE CONTINUING

DARING AND DANGLING ADVENTURES OF CLIFF HANGER!

TODAY'S ADVENTURE, NUMBER 2,612--

"CLIFF HANGER AND THE WISH UPON A STAR."

Chorus ( singing ):

WE FIND CLIFF HANGER WHERE WE LEFT HIM LAST

HANGING FROM A CLIFF.

( branch breaking )

SUDDENLY, NIGHT FALLS.

FAR, FAR ABOVE, THE FIRST STAR APPEARS.

SHARP AS A TACK, CLIFF REACHES INTO HIS BACKPACK

AND EXTRACTS HIS TRUSTY SURVIVAL MANUAL.

USING HIS EXPERT DECODING SKILLS

CLIFF BEGINS TO READ.

"WHEN YOU SEE A STAR, MAKE A WISH."

Chorus: ♪ CLIFF HANGER ♪

♪ HANGING FROM A CLIFF... ♪

CAN ALL BE WELL THANKS TO CLIFF'S WISTFUL WISH?

( snoring )

NO, IT IS ONLY A DREAM.

Chorus: ♪ AND THAT'S WHY HE'S CALLED CLIFF HANGER. ♪

( branch breaking )

( Cleo and Theo snoring )

OH, NO, LIONEL, THEY'RE ASLEEP AGAIN...

STANDING UP.

OH, LIONEL...

LIONEL, COME ON.

WE GOT TO GET THEM UP.

LIONEL...

WHOA! HELLO!

WAKE THEM UP, WAKE THEM UP.

WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?

WAKE THEM UP-- THEY'RE ASLEEP.

OH, HEY, WAKE UP, GUYS.

I'M AWAKE, I'M AWAKE.

ME, TOO.

I'M NOT AWAKE.

LIONEL, HOW ARE WE GOING TO KEEP THEM AWAKE?

I DON'T KNOW.

I KNOW!

YOU COULD READ THEM THAT BOOK YOU WROTE.

YEAH, YEAH.

DAD, DAD, DAD...

WHAT? WHAT? MY LITTLE LEONA WROTE A BOOK?

YEAH, YEAH, SEE.

MEAT SHOWER BY LEONA.

Both: WHOA! MEAT SHOWER!

YUMMY!

YUMMY!

( music playing )

Leona: ♪ IT'S NOT THE KIND OF SHOWER THAT'LL GET YOU WET ♪

♪ MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER ♪

♪ INSTEAD YOU'LL GET A HOT DOG OR A VEAL CROQUETTE ♪

♪ MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER ♪

♪ LOOK, HERE COMES A MUTTON CHOP ♪

♪ WITH LOTS OF GRAVY SMEARED ON TOP ♪

♪ IT'S A MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER ♪

♪ SCALLOPINI AND SALTED PORK ♪

♪ MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER ♪

♪ DITCH THAT RAINCOAT, GO AND GET YOUR FORK. ♪

♪ IT'S NOT THE KIND OF SHOWER THAT'LL SOAK YOU THROUGH ♪

♪ MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER ♪

♪ INSTEAD YOU'LL GET A BRISKET OR SOME HASH OR STEW ♪

♪ MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER ♪

♪ MEAT LOAF AND LIVER AND BACON, TOO ♪

♪ RAINING DOWN ON ME AND YOU ♪

♪ MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER ♪

♪ SHANKS AND CUTLETS, JOINTS AND RIBS ♪

♪ MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER ♪

♪ LOSE THOSE PONCHOS, GO AND GET YOUR BIBS. ♪

♪ MMM... BURGERS-- LOOK, HERE COMES A STACK ♪

♪ THERE'S THE BIGGEST STEAK I EVER SAW ♪

♪ LAMB CHOPS, WOW! HERE COMES A RACK ♪

♪ YOU CAN EAT THEM COOKED OR RAW ♪

♪ MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER ♪

♪ BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVEREAT ♪

♪ MEAT SHOWER, MEAT SHOWER ♪

♪ NO, NOTHING ELSE CAN TOP A SHOWER OF MEAT. ♪

♪ MEAT SHOWER! ♪

( song ends )

Theo: BOY, THAT WAS A GREAT STORY, LEONA.

Cleo: IT WAS WONDERFUL.

Theo: YEAH, IT WAS YUMMY.

AND IT DID THE TRICK.

WE'RE ALL STILL AWAKE.

YEAH.

( all three yawn )

NO SLEEPING.

YOU'RE GOING TO MISS THE...

THE METEOR...

( yawns )

METEOR SHOWER.

( all snoring )

( burbling )

SHH.

( makes "sh" sound )

SH...

( whispers ): AR...

SH... AR...

SH... AR...

SHAR...

( imitating Jaws theme music )

( makes "k" sound )

SH... AR.. K

SHARK...

SHARK?

SHARK!

( imitating Jaws theme music )

( crowd cheering )

Gawain: EXCELLENT!

GAWAIN HERE ONCE AGAIN AT BLENDING FIELD

WHERE TWO BRAVE KNIGHTS IN ARMOR

WILL CHARGE TOGETHER AT HIGH SPEED AND MAKE A WORD.

COMPETING TODAY WE HAVE SIR "SH"...

AND ON YOUR RIGHT, SIR "ARK."

BLEND ON, DUDES!

( cheering )

Both: SHARK?!

( screaming )

Gawain: "SHARK"-- EXCELLENT!

THAT'S GAWAIN'S WORD FOR TODAY.

AND THIS IS GAWAIN SAYING MARK MY WORDS--

I'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME ON...

( gasps )

THE MONKEY POP-UP THEATER!

( audience murmuring )

Man: SHH! SHH!

( audience hushes )

( quavers ): OH! DWIGHT!

WHAT?

WHAT IS IT THAT HAS GIVEN YOU SUCH A FRIGHT?

( piano plays )

( singing ):

( singing ):

( tempo quickens )

( singing in a round ):

( singing together ):

( audience cheering, whistling and applauding )

( monkeys hooting excitedly )

( laughs )