HI. IT'S ME, WHYATT.
READY TO GO ON A READING ADVENTURE?
SUPER!
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IT'S "KING MIDAS"!
IN THIS STORY, WE'LL USE THE ALPHABET...
PRACTISE THE MAGIC OF SPELLING...
AND USE THE POWER TO READ TO CHANGE THE STORY.
LET'S GO!
"SUPER WHY" IS FUNDED BY:
♪♪ WHO ANSWERS THE CALL FOR FRIENDS IN NEED? ♪♪
♪♪ SUPER WHY ♪♪
♪♪ HE'S THE GUY HE'S SUPER WHY ♪♪
♪♪ WHO'S GOT THE POWER THE POWER TO READ? ♪♪
♪♪ WHO LOOKS INTO BOOKS FOR THE ANSWERS WE NEED? ♪♪
♪♪ SUPER WHY ♪♪
♪♪ AND THE SUPER READERS WE'RE GONNA FLY ♪♪
♪♪ COME ALONG ♪♪
♪♪ WITH THE SUPER READERS ♪♪
♪♪ ADVENTURE WAITS WHEN YOU'RE WITH SUPER WHY ♪♪
♪♪ SUPER WHY AND THE SUPER READERS ♪♪
♪♪ YEAH ♪♪
♪♪ SUPER WHY AND THE SUPER READERS ♪♪
♪♪ ADVENTURE WAITS WHEN YOU'RE WITH SUPER WHY ♪♪
♪♪ YEAH! SUPER WHY ♪♪
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HI! SO GLAD YOU'RE HERE.
IT'S ME, WHYATT!
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WELCOME TO STORYBROOK VILLAGE,
WHERE ALL OUR FAIRY-TALE FRIENDS LIVE!
[ Cellphone ♪♪♪♪♪♪ ]
OH LOOK!
PIG'S PLAYING WITH A TOY CAR.
COOL!
LET'S GO CHECK IT OUT!
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COME ON!
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VROOM, VROOM!
ZOOM!
[ Imitating brakes ]
HI, PIG!
OH HI, WHYATT!
LOOK AT MY COOL CAR!
VROOM-VROOM!
OH, I LOVE IT!
÷÷ME, TOO!
WATCH IT GO REALLY, REALLY FAST.
VROOM, VROOM!
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WHOA!
HEY, WHYATT, YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE EVEN MORE FUN THAN ONE TOY CAR?
WHAT?
MORE TOY CARS!
THEN I COULD RACE ALL OF THEM!
YEAH, THAT WOULD BE FUN.
YEAH! BUT...
I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE CAR.
I WANT MORE CARS!
THIS SOUNDS LIKE A SUPER BIG PROBLEM.
AND A SUPER BIG PROBLEM NEEDS US...
THE SUPER READERS!
WE NEED TO CALL THE REST OF THE SUPER READERS.
CALL THEM WITH ME! [ Cellphone ♪♪♪♪♪♪ ]
SAY, "CALLING ALL SUPER READERS!"
Children: [ In audience ] CALLING ALL SUPER READERS!
[ Remote phone ringing ] TO THE BOOK CLUB! TO THE BOOK CLUB!
Children: TO THE BOOK CLUB!
COME ON, TO THE BOOK CLUB!
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WHYATT HERE.
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"P" IS FOR PIG!
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RED RIDING HOOD ROLLIN' IN!
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PRINCESS PEA AT YOUR SERVICE!
AND YOU,
SAY YOUR NAME.
GREAT. WE'RE ALL HERE.
TOGETHER, WE WILL SOLVE PIG'S PROBLEM!
LET'S GO!
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[ Electronic beeps ]
OKAY, PIG...
STATE YOUR PROBLEM.
I HAVE ONE REALLY FUN TOY CAR,
BUT I WANT MORE.
MORE CARS? MORE CARS?
WHAT DO I DO IF I WANT MORE TOY CARS?
GOOD QUESTION.
WHEN WE HAVE A QUESTION,
WE LOOK...
All: IN A BOOK!
WHICH BOOK SHOULD WE LOOK IN?
PEAS AND CARROTS, CARROTS AND PEAS.
BOOK COME OUT, PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE!
LET'S READ THE TITLE OF THIS BOOK.
WE KNOW WHAT TO DO.
WE NEED TO JUMP INTO THIS BOOK...
AND FIND THE ANSWER TO PIG'S QUESTION.
FIRST, WE LOOK FOR SUPER LETTERS.
AND THEN, PUT THEM IN...
OUR SUPER DUPER...
COMPUTER!
SUPER DUPER COMPUTER,
HOW MANY SUPER LETTERS DO WE NEED?
[ Beeping ]
OH! IN THIS STORY,
WE NEED EIGHT SUPER LETTERS!
AND THEN WE'LL GET...
[ Triumphant ♪♪♪♪♪♪ ] OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER! IT'S TIME TO TRANSFORM.
READY?
All: READY!
ARMS IN!
PUT YOUR ARM IN.
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Whyatt: SUPER READERS...
All: TO THE RESCUE!
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ALPHA PIG!
WITH ALPHABET POWER!
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WONDER RED!
WITH WORD POWER!
[ ♪♪♪♪♪♪ ]
PRINCESS PRESTO
WITH SPELLING POWER!
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SUPER WHY, WITH THE POWER TO READ!
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AND SUPER YOU
WITH THE POWER TO HELP!
[ ♪♪♪♪♪♪ ]
TOGETHER, WE ARE...
All: THE SUPER READERS!
WHY-FLYERS!
WE'RE READY TO FLY INTO THIS BOOK!
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♪♪ SUPER READERS ♪♪ ♪♪TO THE RESCUE!♪♪
♪♪ IT'S TIME TO FLY WITH THE SUPER READERS ♪♪
♪♪ 'CAUSE WE'VE GOT A PROBLEM TO SOLVE ♪♪
♪♪ SUPER READERS ♪♪ ♪♪TO THE RESCUE!♪♪
♪♪ SUPER READERS ♪♪
♪♪ WORKING TOGETHER WITH POWERS TO READ ♪♪
♪♪ INTO BOOKS WE FLY ♪♪
♪♪ TO FIND THE SUPER STORY ANSWER ♪♪
♪♪ WITH SUPER WHY ♪♪
♪♪ SUPER READERS TO THE RESCUE! ♪♪
PRESTO!
OH!
WE'RE IN THE "KING MIDAS" BOOK!
LET'S READ.
WHY WRITER... HIGHLIGHT!
READ WITH ME.
I LOVE GOLD!
AND I LIKE IT!
[ Smack ]
I WANT MORE GOLD!
YES! YEAH!
[ Gasp ] KING MIDAS WANTS MORE GOLD,
JUST LIKE I WANT MORE TOY CARS!
AND THAT, SUPER READERS,
IS WHY WE ARE IN THIS BOOK.
PIG AND KING MIDAS BOTH WANT MORE.
TO KING MIDAS!
LET'S ROLL!
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HI! WE'RE THE SUPER READERS.
I AM KING MIDAS,
AND I LOVE GOLD!
LOTS AND LOTS OF GOLD!
AHEM...
IN FACT, I WISH
THAT EVERYTHING I TOUCH WITH THIS FINGER
TURNS TO GOLD!
[ Fanfare ♪♪♪♪♪♪ ]
OLD VASE, GOLD VASE?
Various: WOW! AWESOME! WHOA!
IT WORKED!
NOW, THANKS TO MY SPECIAL GOLDEN FINGER,
EVERYTHING I TOUCH WILL TURN TO GOLD,
AND I'LL HAVE LOTS MORE GOLD.
LIKE UM...
OOH, THE PATH, THE PATH, THE PATH.
OLD PATH, GOLD PATH!
Super Readers: WHOA!
[ Cackle ] LOOK AT ME!
I'M WALKING ON GOLD!
[ Giggle ] AND I LIKE IT!
WHEE! MORE GOLD!
OLD TREE, GOLD TREE!
YES! HAH-HAH!
I'M GOLD-HAPPY!
AND I LIKE IT!
WHEW.
ALL OF THIS TURNING THINGS TO GOLD
HAS MADE ME THIRSTY.
I'D LIKE A BIG, TALL GLASS OF MILK.
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AH, YES.
BUT DO YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE EVEN BETTER?
[ Giggle ]
OLD MILK, GOLD MILK!
BOTTOMS UP!
[ Clunking ]
UH, INTERESTING.
GOLD MILK IS VERY...
UH... HARD.
OH, WHAT CAN I DO?
ALPHA PIG TO THE RESCUE!
WITH MY AMAZING ALPHABET TOOLS,
I CAN FIND THE LETTERS IN THE WORD "MILK"
AND CHANGE THE GOLD BACK INTO MILK!
A-B-C, SING WITH ME!
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♪♪ SING WITH ME ♪♪
AMAZING ALPHABET SINGING!
HMM...
NOW WHERE'S THE LETTER "M"? Children: THERE!
Alpha Pig: THERE'S THE "M"!
[ Sloshing ]
NOW WE NEED THE LETTER "I".
WHERE'S÷÷THE "I"?
Children: THERE!
Alpha Pig: THERE'S THE "I"!
NEXT WE NEED THE LETTER "L".
WHERE'S÷÷THE "L"?
Children: THERE!
Alpha Pig: THERE'S THE "L"!
[ Gasp ]
ONLY ONE MORE LETTER TO GO!
NOW WHERE IS THE "K"?
÷÷HMM.
Children: THERE IT IS!
Alpha Pig: THERE'S THE "K"!
÷÷WHOA!
LICKETY LETTERS!
WE TURNED THE GOLD BACK INTO MILK!
LET'S GIVE OURSELVES A BIG THUMBS UP!
BE SURE TO KEEP YOUR EYES OUT FOR SUPER LETTERS!
THANKS, SUPER READERS!
NO PROBLEM.
[ Slurping ]
AH, SO NICE.
NOW I'M READY TO MAKE MORE GOLD!
Wonder Red: THERE HE GOES!
[ Whooping ]
GOLD!
÷÷GOLD!
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YOU SEE SUPER LETTERS?
WHICH LETTERS DID YOU FIND?
Children: "H"! "N"!
"H", "N". OH YEAH!
LET'S PUT THEM IN OUR SUPER DUPER...
COMPUTER!
SIX MORE SUPER LETTERS
AND THEN WE'LL GET OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
SUPER DUPER!
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OLD STATUE, GOLD STATUE!
KING MIDAS, DON'T YOU THINK
YOU MIGHT HAVE ENOUGH GOLD?
YOU DO HAVE A LOT OF GOLD.
BUT I WANT MORE GOLD!
MORE!
AFTER ALL, I LIKE IT!
OOH! VISITORS!
[ Grunts ]
Both: HI, MIDAS!
WE HEARD YOU'VE GOT THE "GOLDEN TOUCH"!
I SURE DO!
COME TO MY FISHY FOUNTAIN
AND I'LL SHOW YOU!
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THIS IS MY FISHY FOUNTAIN!
Both: OOH, AAH...
GET A LOAD OF THIS.
OLD FOUNTAIN...
GOLD FOUNTAIN!
Both: OOH, SHINY.
LET'S SWIM!
Both: WHEE! WAHOO! WHAT FUN!
[ Laughter ]
OH, I JUST LOVE SWIMMING IN MY FISHY FOUNTAIN!
HEY...
YOU KNOW WHAT'S EVEN BETTER
THAN A GOLD FISHY FOUNTAIN?
OLD WATER... WAIT FOR IT.
GOLD WATER!
OH, MY CHINNY- CHIN-CHIN!
[ Grunts ]
Both: MIDAS, WE CAN'T...
[ Straining ] MOVE!
[ Grunting ]
UH-OH. I... I CAN'T MOVE AT ALL!
I'VE TURNED THE WATER INTO GOLD
AND NOW WE'RE TRAPPED!
I DON'T LIKE IT!
WHAT CAN I DO?
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CUE THE SPARKLES!
CUE THE MUSIC!
PRINCESS PRESTO TO THE RESCUE!
WITH MY MAGIC SPELLING WAND,
I CAN SPELL THE WORD "WATER"
AND TURN THE GOLD BACK TO WATER.
TAKE OUT YOUR MAGIC SPELLING WANDS!
READY?
WANDS UP!
SPELL WITH ME!
HMM.
WHAT MAKES THE SOUND "WUH"?
Children: "W"!
"W"! WRITE A "W" WITH ME!
NOW, WE NEED AN "A"!
WRITE AN "A" WITH ME.
[ Gasp ] IT'S WORKING!
LET'S KEEP GOING!
WHAT LETTER MAKES THE SOUND "TUH-TUH-TUH"?
Children: "T"!
"T"! LET'S WRITE A "T"!
GREAT!
TWO MORE LETTERS TO GO.
THE "E" AND THE "R"
MAKE THE "ERR" SOUND IN "WATER".
WRITE AN "E" WITH ME.
NOW WRITE THE "R" WITH ME.
PRESTO!
÷÷HOORAY!
[ Giggles ]
[ Gasp ] SPECTACULAR SPELLING!
WE SPELLED "WATER"
AND TURNED THE GOLD BACK TO WATER.
LET'S TAKE A BOW.
I HAVE MY WATER BACK.
NOW WE CAN SWIM AGAIN!
Both:÷÷OH, NO.
YOU MIGHT TURN IT BACK INTO GOLD!
WELL, I DO LIKE GOLD...
SAY, WHO'S HUNGRY?
UH, LET'S GO GET SOME FOOD!
Both: YUM! WE'RE STARVING!
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WE'D BETTER FOLLOW MIDAS.
COME ON!
[ ♪♪♪♪♪♪ ]
YOU SEE MORE SUPER LETTERS?
WHICH LETTERS?
Children: "A"! "L"! "U"!
OH, YEAH! "A", "L", "U".
NOW WE NEED TO PUT THEM IN OUR SUPER DUPER...
COMPUTER!
THREE MORE SUPER LETTERS,
AND THEN WE'LL GET OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
RIGHT ON, READERS!
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AH, DINNER WITH FRIENDS.
BUT, UH...
YOU KNOW WHAT WOULD BE BETTER THAN THIS FOOD?
[ Giggle ]
Super Readers: UH-OH.
GOLD FOOD! [ Cackle ]
OLD SOUP, GOLD SOUP!
[ Clang ]÷÷OH!
OLD TURKEY, GOLD TURKEY!
[ Clunk ]÷÷OUCH!
SO, FRIENDS,
DO YOU LIKE MY GOLD FOOD?
Friends: NO, WE DON'T!
WE CAN'T EAT FOOD THAT'S MADE OF GOLD!
F-FRIENDS, WAIT!
WE HAVEN'T EVEN FINISHED OUR GOLD DINNER!
Friends:÷÷GOODBYE!
OH, DON'T GO!
OLD FRIENDS, GOLD FRIENDS!
UH, HELLO?
GOLD FRIEND?
HOO, HAH!
HIGH-FIVES?
OH NO!
I CAN'T TALK AND PLAY WITH MY GOLD FRIENDS.
MAYBE I'LL JUST HAVE A LITTLE SNACK.
[ Clunk ] AH!
I CAN'T EAT MY GOLD FOOD!
I DON'T WANT ALL THIS GOLD.
BUT ALAS, IT IS MY STORY.
BUT IT'S NOT TRUE.
WHAT CAN I DO?
SUPER WHY TO THE RESCUE!
WITH THE POWER TO READ,
I CAN CHANGE THIS STORY AND SAVE THE DAY!
LET'S CHANGE THE WORD "MORE"
IN THIS SENTENCE.
Z-ZAP!
WHY WRITER, WRITE!
SUPER READERS, WHAT IS THE OPPOSITE OF "MORE"?
LET'S TRY "LESS".
WHERE'S THE WORD "LESS"?
IT STARTS WITH AN "L".
Children: THERE!
Z-ZAP!
LET'S READ IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
Friends:÷÷MIDAS!
[ Gasp ] FRIENDS!
FOOD!
NOW I HAVE LESS GOLD,
AND I LIKE IT!
[ Laugh ]
DID LESS GOLD HELP KING MIDAS?
Children: YES!
YES! SUPER JOB, SUPER READERS.
WE CHANGED THE STORY
AND KING MIDAS HAS LESS GOLD!
NOW I CAN ENJOY EVERYTHING
THE WAY I DID BEFORE.
YES INDEED, I AM THANKFUL
FOR MY ONE PIECE OF GOLD.
IT'S SPECIAL.
AND I LIKE IT!
[ Cheers ]
NOW... LET'S EAT!
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YOU SEE SUPER LETTERS?
WHICH ONES?
Children: "T"! "K"! "F"!
"T", "K" AND "F"?
OH YEAH!
LET'S PUT THEM IN OUR SUPER DUPER...
COMPUTER!
WE FOUND ALL OF OUR SUPER LETTERS.
NOW WE CAN GET OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
Midas & friends: GOODBYE, SUPER READERS.
Super Readers: GOODBYE, KING MIDAS! GOODBYE, FRIENDS!
COME BACK ANY TIME!
I'D LIKE THAT!
WHY-FLYERS,
BACK TO THE BOOK CLUB!
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♪♪ WE FOUND THE SUPER STORY ANSWER ♪♪
♪♪ WITH SUPER WHY ♪♪
[ ♪♪♪♪♪♪ ]
[ Electronic beeps ]
SUPER DUPER COMPUTER,
GIVE US OUR SUPER STORY ANSWER!
[ ♪♪♪♪♪♪ ]
READ WITH ME.
THE SUPER STORY ANSWER IS...
[ Triumphant ♪♪♪♪♪♪ ]
BUT... WHY?
Red: BECAUSE KING MIDAS
REALIZED HE DIDN'T NEED A WHOLE KINGDOM OF GOLD
TO BE HAPPY.
HE WAS THANKFUL
FOR HIS ONE SPECIAL PIECE OF GOLD.
SO MY QUESTION IS:
WHAT SHOULD I DO IF I WANT MORE TOY CARS?
AND THE ANSWER IS...
All: THANKFUL!
OH!
I SHOULD BE THANKFUL FOR MY ONE TOY CAR.
I REALLY SHOULD.
COME ON, LET'S GO!
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HEY! WATCH MY CAR DO THIS!
VROOM, VROOM!
AWESOME, LOOK AT IT GO! OH, LOOK AT THAT!
[ Giggling ]
I GUESS ONE CAR CAN STILL BE PRETTY FUN.
YOU REALLY DON'T WANT MORE, HUH?
YOU KNOW WHAT? I DON'T!
I'M THANKFUL FOR THE ONE TOY CAR I HAVE.
'CAUSE IT'S SPECIAL.
HIP, HIP, HOORAY!
THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY!
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♪♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪♪ ♪♪HOORAY!♪♪
♪♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY ♪♪
♪♪ WE CHANGED THE STORY ♪♪
♪♪ WE SOLVED THE PROBLEM ♪♪
♪♪ WE WORKED TOGETHER SO HIP, HIP, HOORAY! ♪♪
♪♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪♪ ♪♪HOORAY!♪♪
♪♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY ♪♪
♪♪ HIP, HIP, HOORAY ♪♪ ♪♪HOORAY!♪♪
♪♪ THE SUPER READERS SAVE THE DAY! ♪♪
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♪♪ I LOVE TO SPELL ♪♪
♪♪ I REALLY LOVE TO SPELL ♪♪
♪♪I REALLY LOVE TO SPELL♪♪
♪♪ WHAT LETTER MAKES A "BUH" SOUND? ♪♪
♪♪ WHAT LETTER MAKES AN "EH" SOUND? ♪♪
♪♪ WHAT LETTER MAKES A "LUH" SOUND? ♪♪
THAT'S "L"!
♪♪ PUT IT ALL TOGETHER AND WHAT DOES IT SPELL? ♪♪
[ Chimes ]
♪♪ BELL ♪♪
♪♪ I LOVE TO SPELL ♪♪
♪♪ I REALLY LOVE TO SPELL ♪♪
♪♪I REALLY LOVE TO SPELL♪♪
♪♪ I LOVE TO SPELL ♪♪
♪♪ I REALLY LOVE TO SPELL ♪♪
♪♪ THERE'S PRINCESS PEA ♪♪
"SUPER WHY" IS FUNDED BY: