♪ 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! ♪

Kids: THE LONG GOOD CRY...

( patrons crying quietly )

THE MOST UNHAPPY FELLOW...

WEEPING IN SEATTLE...

I'LL CRY TOMORROW... AND TOMORROW AND TOMORROW...

GLOOM AT THE TOP...

Cleo: THAT WILL BE DUE BACK ON THE 23rd.

( weeping )

HMM, CRY THE BELOVED MONKEY--

A SAD, POWERFUL BOOK

ENJOY!

I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT, THANKS.

OH, JUST THAT, THANKS.

AH... OH, YES...

CRY FOWL...

SAD, STRONG STUFF, MMM.

HAVE FUN!

( patrons whimpering )

OH... THE POOR FISH.

( sobbing noisily )

HMM... IT'S GOING TO BE AN INTERESTING DAY.

OH, YEAH, OH...

( sighing contentedly )

WHAT YOU DOING, LIONEL?

READING.

WHAT YOU READING, LIONEL?

A BOOK, SEE?

COVER, PAGES-- COVER, PAGES.

I KNOW WHAT A BOOK IS.

JUST BECAUSE I CAN'T READ YET

DOESN'T MEAN I DON'T KNOW WHAT A BOOK IS.

I WAS JOKING, LEONA!

IT'S A JOKE.

OH.

READ TO ME, LIONEL.

OKAY, SURE.

A KING AND HIS HAWK BY INGRID RINGLING SINGER.

OH, I LIKE KINGS, I LIKE HAWKS--

SO FAR, SO GOOD.

Lionel:

"WITH ONE SWIFT BLOW

HE KILLED HIS FRIEND, THE HAWK."

OH...

NO, NO, NO, HE... HE DIDN'T KILL HIS FRIEND.

HANG ON, HANG ON, LET ME FINISH.

HANG ON.

( sobbing )

( sighs )

LIONEL, THAT... THAT WAS SO SAD.

YEAH, IT WAS PRETTY SAD, WASN'T IT?

( yells )

LIONEL, HOW COULD YOU READ A STORY LIKE THAT

TO YOUR LITTLE SISTER?!

LEONA, YOU ASKED ME TO READ IT TO YOU.

I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS GOING TO BE A SAD STORY.

I DIDN'T KNOW, I DIDN'T!

( yells )

LEONA... WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

I'M GOING TO HIDE THIS BOOK

SO NO ONE ELSE CAN READ IT AND BE SAD.

AW, LEONA...

IT WAS SAD FOR A REASON.

WHAT REASON?

TO, UH... TO SHOW YOU SHOULD NEVER GET, UH, SO ANGRY

THAT YOU'LL MAKE A MISTAKE YOU CAN'T TAKE BACK.

OH, THAT'S NOT A GOOD REASON.

SURE IT IS.

NO, NO, NO, IT'S NOT, IT'S NOT.

I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO FEEL SAD.

I'M GOING TO HIDE THIS BOOK SO NO ONE CAN FIND IT!

AW... LEONA...

AH, THAT WAS, INDEED, A VERY SAD STORY.

BUT IT WAS JUST A STORY AND I AM NOT GOING TO CRY.

OH, WHO AM I KIDDING?!

( sobbing )

Announcer: AND NOW, LOVERS OF THE VOWELS "A," "E," "I," "O," "U"

AND SOMETIMES "Y"

MARTHA READER AND THE VOWELLES ARE IN THE HOUSE

SINGING THE SHORT "I" SOUND IN THEIR ZIPPY BIG HIT, "SING"!

( fast music playing )

( repeating short "i" sound while snapping fingers )

( Martha begins repeating short "i" sound )

( song ends; cheering and applause )

AND NOW, A WORD FROM FAMED BROADWAY ACTOR-DIRECTOR

MR. WALTER BOBBIE.

IT.

( cheering and applause )

( footsteps echoing )

( gasps )

GREETINGS!

SALUTATIONS!

HOLA!

HELLO!

HI!

( chuckles )

HEATH THE THESAURUS HERE

WITH TEN DIMINUTIVE, SMALL, SHORT, ITTY-BITTY

LITTLE, TINY WORDS THAT POP UP

IN JUST ABOUT ANYTHING YOU WANT TO READ OR WRITE.

( laughs )

( music featuring saxophone playing )

( singing )

♪ TEN SMALL WORDS GOT TO LEARN BY SIGHT. ♪

♪ THEY'RE TEN SMALL WORDS FOR TO READ AND WRITE ♪

♪ GOLLY, GEE, HERE'S "THE" AND "TO" ♪

♪ MERCY, ME, HERE'S "A" AND "YOU" ♪

♪ "IN" IS A WINNER ANYONE COULD LOVE ♪

HEY!

♪ TIP YOUR HAT TO "THAT" AND "AND" ♪

♪ "IT" IS A HIT AND "IS" IS GRAND ♪

♪ AND THERE'S NO WORD I'M FONDER OF THAN "OF" ♪

♪ LET ME TELL YOU NOW... ♪

♪ READ THESE WORDS EVERY CHANCE YOU CAN, OH... ♪

♪ TEN SMALL WORDS, AND I'M THEIR BIGGEST FAN ♪

♪ TEN SMALL WORDS, AND I'M THEIR BIGGEST FAN. ♪

( song ends )

YEAH!

( chuckling )

Commentator: WELCOME BACK TO THE NATIONAL WORD CLUB MASTERS.

WE'RE WATCHING WORD-WRITING ACE TIGER WORDS

AS HE APPROACHES THE FINAL "T" OF THE TOURNAMENT.

HE'S GOT TO WRITE THE WORD "TRIP."

THERE'S THE TRICKY "TR" AT THE BEGINNING

THEN THE ( makes short "i" sound ) IN THE MIDDLE

AND THE "P" SOUND AT THE END.

TR... I... P.

IF HE MAKES IT, HE WILL WIN A TRIP TO TRIPOLI.

HE'S CHOOSING A WRITING IMPLEMENT FROM HIS PENCIL CASE

AND IT'S A PURPLE MARKER--

A BOLD MOVE FOR THIS WRITING WONDER KID.

TIGER STEPS UP TO THE "T" AND BEGINS THAT FAMOUS STROKE.

HE MAKES THE LETTER "R" A CONSONANT THAT SOUNDS

LIKE ( makes "r" sound )-- PURE POETRY.

WITH THE LETTER "T," THAT MAKES THE SOUND "T"-"R"-- "TR"--

THE FIRST SOUND OF THE WORD "TRIP."

TIGER NOW RAISES HIS PURPLE MARKER, LINES UP HIS STROKE

AND, YES, IT'S A PERFECT LETTER "P"

WHICH SOUNDS LIKE ( makes "p" sound )

THE LAST SOUND IN THE WORD "TRIP."

BUT HE STILL HAS TO ADD A VOWEL

TO MAKE THE ( makes short "i" sound ) IN THE MIDDLE.

LET'S WATCH.

( crowd gasps )

OH, TOO BAD.

HE WROTE THE LETTER "A," WHICH MAKES THE "AAH" SOUND.

HE'S WRITTEN THE WORD "TRAP."

WHAT A SETBACK FOR TIGER.

AND THE WORD IS IN MARKER-- HE CAN'T ERASE IT.

WAIT-- THIS KID IS NEVER OUT OF IDEAS.

HE'S USING A LAWNMOWER TO ERASE THE LETTER "A."

AND... HE'S DONE IT!

YES, HE'S WRITTEN THE LETTER "I."

HE'S WRITTEN THE WORD "TRIP."

WHAT A TRIUMPH FOR TIGER WORDS!

HE WINS THAT TRIP TO TRIPOLI.

( crowd cheering )

( patrons weeping )

OH... THE POOR, POOR FISH!

( sobs )

( blows nose, roaring )

THANKS, CLEO.

ARE YOU OKAY, THEO, DEAR?

OH, I'M FINE... FINE.

( music begins playing as patrons continue sobbing )

♪ WELL, SOMETIMES I GET TEARY WHEN I READ THE HERO DIES ♪

♪ SOMETIMES I CRY A RIVER WHEN I READ THE PRINCESS CRIES ♪

♪ WHEN KITTENS LOSE THEIR MITTENS ♪

♪ OR AWAY THE BIRDIE FLIES... ♪

( weeping )

♪ OH, YES, I LOVE A GOOD, SAD BOOK. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ I LAUGH WHEN I READ COMICS AND I THINK WHEN I READ FACTS ♪

♪ BUT GIVE ME SOMETHING TRAGIC WHEN I'M LOOKING TO RELAX ♪

♪ WHEN KNIGHTS FALL OFF THEIR HORSES ♪

♪ OR WHEN HUMPTY DUMPTY CRACKS ♪

♪ I'M CRAZY FOR A GOOD, SAD BOOK. ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ YES, SOME FOLKS LOVE HISTORY OR MAYBE A MYSTERY ♪

♪ OR POETRY OR SOMETHING REALLY GORY... ♪

( yells )

♪ I SWEAR I'M NOT LYIN' ♪

♪ I SIMPLY LOVE CRYIN' ♪

♪ WHEN IT'S ONLY A SAD, SAD STORY. ♪

♪ YES, IF A BOOK'S DEPRESSIN', IT MAKES ME TICKLED PINK ♪

♪ SOMEONE'S IN THE DESERT SUN WITHOUT A DROP TO DRINK ♪

♪ OR SOMEBODY GETS SHIPWRECKED OR THE DINO GOES EXTINCT... ♪

OH... YES!

♪ I LOVE A SAD, SAD BOOK ♪

♪ SUCH A SAD, SAD BOOK. ♪

♪ OH, YES, I LOVE A GOOD, SAD BOOK... ♪

( all weeping as music ends )

DOES ANYONE ELSE HERE NEED A TISSUE?

( all sobbing loudly )

I GOT TO FIND A PLACE TO HIDE THIS BOOK.

GREETINGS, LEONA.

OH, HI, CLICK, HI.

WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?

OH... A BOOK.

IT'S CALLED A KING AND HIS HAWK.

IT'S A VERY SAD STORY.

WHY?

WELL, YOU SEE

IN THE BEGINNING THERE'S A KING

AND HE'S VERY, VERY THIRSTY

AND IN THE MIDDLE, HIS BEST FRIEND, A HAWK

WON'T LET HIM DRINK WATER BECAUSE IT'S POISON.

AND IN THE END, WELL, THE KING DOESN'T KNOW

THAT WATER IS POISONED AND SO HE... HE...

KILLS HIS BEST FRIEND, THE HAWK.

HE KILLS HIS BEST FRIEND, THE HAWK?

WHAT A TRAGEDY!

OH, THAT IS EXTREMELY SAD.

ACTIVATING CRYING PROGRAM.

BOO-HOO, BOO-HOO

BOO-HOO...

YES, IT'S SAD, MUCH, MUCH, MUCH TOO SAD.

Click ( repeating ): BOO-HOO, BOO-HOO, BOO-HOO...

CLICK, HAVE YOU SEEN LEONA?

YES-- BOO-HOO, BOO-HOO...

AND SHE WOULD BE...?

THAT WAY, TOWARDS "EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE AGES."

OH, THANKS.

BOO-HOO, BOO-HOO... SNIVEL-SNIVEL...

BOO-HOO, BOO-HOO...

ING.

ING.

ING... ING.

ING?

( making "s" sound )

S... ING.

S... ING.

SING.

"SING"!

( singing )

"SING."

( 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 ):

( waltz tempo begins playing )

( singing in duet ):

( audience cheering, whistling and applauding )

( monkeys hooting excitedly )

( laughs )

Chorus: ♪ WHAT'S COOKING WITH THEO AND CLEO ♪

♪ CHECK OUT WHAT'S COOKING. ♪

OH... ( slurps )

WHAT'S COOKING TODAY, THEO

MY BIG LEG OF ANTELOPE?

OH, HEH-HEH-HEH.

( Cleo cracks pointer )

Cleo:

YUMMY!

SOUNDS LIP-LICKIN' GOOD.

Cleo: ONE-- ( cracks pointer ) "PUT ON BIB."

PUT ON... BIB.

BIB ON.

OH, YOU LOOK DASHING.

OH, THANK YOU, MY DEAR.

NOSY, NOSY, NOSY, NOSY.

TWO...

( cracks pointer )

"PICK UP THE STICK."

AHA! STICK...

PICKED.

THREE-- ( cracks pointer )

"TICKLE THE RIBS WITH THE STICK."