小乌龟学美语_中英文本

《小乌龟学美语目录》

01 富兰克林的考试Franklin's TEST

02 富兰克林和小鸭子Franklin AND THE DUCKLING

03 富兰克林和他的夜间朋友Franklin AND HIS NIGHT FRIEND

04 富兰克林和两个亨利Franklin AND THE TWO HENRYS

05 富兰克林的野外远足Franklin's NATURE HIKE

06 富兰克林的明星角色Franklin's STARRING ROLE

07 富兰克林的杰作Franklin's MASTERPIECE

08 富兰克林和计算机Franklin AND THE COMPUTER

09 骑士富兰克林Franklin THE TROOPER

10 富兰克林的化石Franklin'S FOSSIL

11 富兰克林和预言家Franklin AND THE FORTUNE TELLER

12 富兰克林和地下室Franklin'S CELLAR

13 富兰克林种树Franklin PLANTS A TREE

14 小英雄富兰克林Franklin THE HERO

15 富兰克林的假期Franklin'S DAY OFF

16 富兰克林做的小甜饼Franklin'S HOMEMADE COOKIES

17 神奇的富兰克林Franklin THE FABULOUS

18 富兰克林野营Franklin CAMPS OUT

19 富兰克林和小狗Franklin AND THE PUPPY

20 富兰克林拿了玩具校车Franklin TAKES THE BUS

21 富兰克林和抄袭者Franklin AND THE COPYCAT

22 大哥哥富兰克林BIG BROTHER Franklin

23 富兰克林和坏脾气的人Franklin ANT THE GRUMP

24 富兰克林的诺言Franklin'S PROMISE

25 富兰克林和暴风雨Franklin AND THE THUNDERSTORM

26 富兰克林的枫蜜Franklin'S MAPLE SYRUP

27 富兰克林帮助别人Franklin HELP OUT

28 富兰克林和失踪的零食Franklin'S MISSING SNACKS

29 富兰克林做好事Franklin'S GOOD DEEDS

30 富兰克林的潜水艇Franklin'S SUBMARINE

31 修理能手富兰克林MR.FIX-IT Franklin

32 富兰克林打嗝Franklin HAS THE HICCUPS

33 富兰克林送报Franklin DELIVERS

34 富兰克林的龟壳烦恼Franklin'S SHELL TROUBLE

35 富兰克林的帆船Franklin'S SAILBOAT

36 富兰克林偷听Franklin'S SNOOPS

37 富兰克林的爸爸Franklin'S FATHER

38 富兰克林打冰球Franklin PLYA HOCKEY

39 富兰克林和手偶戏Franklin AND THE PUPPET PLAY

40 富兰克林的秒表Franklin'S STOPWATCH

41 富兰克林遇到小貂Franklin MEETS ERMINE

42 富兰克林的滑稽行为Franklin'S FUNNY BUSINESS

43 富兰克林和山姆Franklin AND SAM

44 富兰克林的浆果园Franklin'S BERRY PATCH

45 富兰克林的对手Franklin'S RIV AL

46 富兰克林和收藏卡Franklin AND THE TRADING CARD

47 富兰克林的机器人Franklin'S ROBOT

48 大侦探富兰克林Franklin THE DETECTIVE

49 勇士富兰克林Franklin THE FEARLESS

50 富兰克林的护身符Franklin'S LUCKY CHARM

51 富兰克林在海滩Franklin AT THE SEASHORE

52 富兰克林和蜗牛的梦想Franklin AND SNAIL'S DREAM

53 我的富兰克林MY Franklin

54 富兰克林的妈妈Franklin'S MAM

55 富兰克林熬夜记Franklin STAY UP

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56 谈条件的富兰克林Franklin'S BARGAIN

57 富兰克林和班车督察Franklin AND THE BUS PATROL

58 富兰克林和小狼獾Franklin AND WOLVIE

59 富兰克林的南瓜Franklin'S PUMPKIN

60 富兰克林的瓶罐乐队Franklin'S JUG BAND

61 富兰克林的重大比赛Franklin'S BIG GAME

62 富兰克林的读书俱乐部Franklin'S READING CLUB

63 富兰克林两头忙Franklin IN TWO PLACES

64 富兰克林最崇拜的明星Franklin'S FIRST STAR

65 富兰克林丢书记Franklin LOSES A BOOK

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01 富兰克林的考试Franklin's TEST

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Hi there, son. Well, how did it go? Your test. The one you‘ve been preparing for the past three days.

Oh, fine. Mr. Owl said I did a good job. I - I‘ve got to put my stuff away.

I have the feeling he didn‘t do as well on test as he expected.

I have the very same feeling. And I know how much he wanted one of those pens. Maybe it‘s time to mind Franklin that the value of a good honest try is worth more than a pen.

I‘ll come with you.

Franklin. Are you all right?

Uh huh.

You may not have gotten all the words right on your spelling test, but your father and I still think…

I did get them all right.

Oh, very good. So you did get a pen? Well, don‘t keep us in suspense. Let‘s have a look at it.

There it is.

Why did you put it in the garbage? Is there something you want to tell us, Franklin?

I spelled all the words right because I peeked at this.

It doesn‘t fell right winning a pen this way, does it?

No, Bear‘s right. I didn‘t win it fair and square. I cheated. What should I do?

That‘s something you shou ld decide. But I think you know inside what will make you feel better.

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Good morning, Franklin.

Hi. Uh… I want to give you something. I'll just put it on your desk.

Uh, just a minute, Franklin. Why are you giving me back your pen?

I had one of the spelling words inside my cap and I look at it during the test.

I see.

I know I shouldn‘t have done it. It‘s just that

I really wanted to win one of those pens. But now I think you should have it back. Hmm. Sometimes we think too much about rewards and not enough about what it takes to earn them.

Like I thought more about getting the pen than learning how to spell.

Exactly. Tell you what - I‘ll hold onto this for a while. After all, there will be more tests. Thanks, Mr. Owl. Next time, I‘ll win it fair and square!

02 富兰克林和小鸭子Franklin AND THE DUCKLING

Ties his shoes ,

He could care for his dog Sam and Goldie his goldfish But one day ,Franklin had something to care for that took a lot more of his time than he had planned

Come on Bear , the water‘s not so cold once you used to it !

I know , it‘s the getting-used-to-it part I don‘t like

I‘ll race you to that log , On your mark Wait , I‘m not used to the water yet !

Get set

I‘m not racing franklin , I‘m not !

Go!

Franklin ! ohh!

I won !

What was that ?

A du ckling ! Look, It‘s coming over

Hi ,there . We‘re swimming in your back yard , aren‘t we ?

I wonder what it wants

Maybe it thinks you‘re his Mom.

You think so ?

Try swimming away and see what it does. See?

You sure are cute

Brrr. I ?m starting to get cold .Franklin, Let‘s go

What about this little duck?

Should we take him with us ?

I don‘t think so Franklin .

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Why not ?

Because his home is here at the pond . Where‘s its mom and dad then ?

I don‘t see any big ducks , do you ?

Well , no , but

We can‘t jus t leave the little guy here all by himself

I suppose not but

Then we have to take him with us

I‘d be worried about him If we didn‘t

We could take turns looking after him , Bear .

This week he could be with me at my house and next week he could stay with you

I don‘t think my mom and dad will let me .And I don‘t think yours will either franklin

How come ?

Remember that time your mom found those frogs in the bathtub?

Oh yeh

She told you that frogs belong in the pond , not in the house

And she made me take them right back .

I‘ll have to keep this duckling a secret Where are you going to hide it

Hmm ,in my bed room I guess with the door closed

I‘m going home for lunch

Don‘t forget we have a soccer game today Yeah , I won‘t

See ya‘later , Franklin

Bye!

Hello, Franklin

Did you have a nice swim at the pond ?

My swim ? oh yeah , my swim . It was fun Now you‘re here

maybe we can work together

and finish this job

Uh , no , I‘ll do it Mom.

You don‘t have to help me

Oh, all right then

Thank you , franklin

What

Don‘t just throw everything in the closet all

right ?

Okay., I won‘t

Good ,I‘ll head out to the garden

Whew , Shhh!! Thar was close

You‘ve gotta‘ be really quiet , okay ?

This is my buddy Sam

You make friends with him while I find you a nest

This should work

There ,, that ?s better , isn‘t it ?

Shhh! You sure make a lot of noise .

Oh!I know , you‘re hungry , aren‘t you ? Don‘t go any where ,I ?ll be right back . Duckling is going to love the meals I make You don‘t get Corn Crunchies ‘ down at th e pond .

Hmm Have a little snack before lunch ,are we franklin?

Uh , I was feeling a little hungry .

Go ahead . I didm‘t see a thing

Thanks dad!

It was ,, I mean Care for a t a Corn Crunchies , dear ?

Hey , how ?d you get down there ?

Ew , yack !

I forgot about that!

Here , you have something to eat and I‘ll put down some newspapers before that happens again.

Oh no

Shhh! Not so loud !

Gee . for such a small guy , you sure make a lot of noise and a lot of mess

You‘ve got my whole room , Why do you want to be on this spot !

Franklin, lunch is ready

Okay!

Look , if I‘m going to take care of you . you ?re going to have to help me a little , Okay? And that means trying to be more quiet And not getting into stuff

And when the ducks old enough to look after themselves?

I suppose when their feathers and wings are fully grown and they don‘t need the constant care of their parents

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And they fly south as soon as it‘s autumn , right ?

That‘s right

You‘re very interested in ducks .all the sudden franklin

Uh , the y are kind of neat , don‘t you think ? Yes they are . sure

Umm , I just remembered , I‘ve got a soccer game .I‘d better get ready

Looks like we‘ve got to get you anther hiding spot . You‘re getting into too much mischief in here.

Are you sure you brought the papers then ? Yes , I ?m sure .I had the crossword puzzle half-finished

Bye!Mom! I can‘t be late for soccer game I‘ll see you later .

Have fun !

Okay!

You can‘t still be hungry !

Do you want to it rain again?

It‘s empty again ,You sure need a lot of looking after

It looks like I won‘t be playing much soccer this summer or anything else either

Oh , hello , Bear !

Hi! I‘m coming to get franklin for soccer he is late and everyone is waiting for him

That‘s strange he left nearly half hour ago Yes , he was in a quiet a hurry

He didn‘t want to be late

I wonder where he is ?

Wow, You know how franklin can get side-tracked . First we ?ll check around the house and then we‘ll

Call around to some of his friends

Hey! There ?s his soccer stuff!

Franklin?

Hi, bear!

Oh ,There you are

Thank goodness you are safe .

What are you doing in here son?

Yeah , how come you aren‘t at the soccer game ?

This is why.

I thought talking care of a little duckling will

be a lot of fun , But I found out it‘s a lot of work

What about its parents , Franklin?

I‘ll bet they are very worried

Yes just like we were about you

It doesn‘t have any parents

That‘s why franklin brought him home

I know you wanted to help the duckling, and that ?s a good thing

But I suspect this little one simply wandered too far from its family to do some exploring Yeah , It does do a lot of wandering and exploring .

Shall we take this guy back to pond ?

Will you help me to find his mom and dad ? We‘ll try our best

Thanks dad

Hey ! there are some big ducks !

And little ducks too !

That could be the family we‘re looking for Yep! That is the family!

Goodby little duckling!

Wow ! Look at him go !

His mom and dad sure look happy to see him I know just how they feel

Hey , there they are!

Do you want to play soccer or what ?

I sure do ! Come on Bear!

Another happy ending !

Yes everyone is back where they belong

03 富兰克林和他的夜间朋友Franklin AND HIS NIGHT FRIEND

(F—Franklin, D---Dad, B—Bat, Br—Bear, FM—Franklin‘s Mom, BM—Bat‘s Mom) Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes. He could swim and ride a bike and do many things really well. But one day Franklin learned that the thing he could do best was just himself.

F: Wow! Look at all those stars, Dad! There must be a zillion of them.

D: Maybe we should count them to find out. F: Dad.

D: Let me show you some groups of stars that look like animals.

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F: Animals? Where?

D: Well, let‘s see here…Okay, there‘s Pegasus, the horse.

F: I don‘t see a horse.

D: It‘s up there. You have to use your imaginations.

F: Hmm…Show me a nother one, Dad.

D: That group of stars…Over here in the North is Ursa Major, the Bear.

F: The bear? It doesn‘t look anything like the bear I know. Did you see that star?!

D: That was a firefly that thinks it‘s a star! F: I‘m going to catch it! Hey, what w as that? Woops! Sorry, I didn‘t know you were chasing it too. Who are you?

B: Bat. What‘s your name?

F: I‘m Franklin. You must be new around here.

B: No, I‘ve always lived here. When did you move into this neighbourhood?

F: I‘ve lived here since I was born. How come we‘ve never met before?

BM: Bat, where are you? You haven‘t finished your breakfast yet.

B: That‘s my mom. Gotta‘ go.

F: Wait, where do you live?

B: In the big oak tree by the bridge.

F: Hey. Can I visit you sometime?

B: Sure. That‘s be great.

F: Gee, it sure is late to be eating breakfast. D: All bats eat their breakfast right after dark which is just when little turtles should be going to bed.

F: Au Dad, do I have to?

D: Come on up on my shoulders. I‘ll show you some more stars on the way home.

F: Show me some stars that look like a turtle. D: Ah yes, the constellation called, ―Franklin‖.

F: Dad.

Hey Bat! Are you home? Maybe this isn‘t the right place. Hey, Bat, where are you?

B: Up here Franklin. I‘ll be right down.

F: What? You‘re upside d own.

B: So are you! Do your mom and dad know you‘re up this late?

F: Late? It‘s morning. Where are your mom and dad?

B: Sleeping.

F: Gee, your whole family hangs upside down.

B: Heh, yeah. How do you sleep?

F: Well, I lie down; but I‘m not a bird.

B: I‘m n ot a bird either. See? No feathers. F: Oh yeah.

B: That tickles.

F: Is it hard to fly?

B: No, it‘s easy. Watch!

F: Wow! Gee it must be fun to be able to do that.

B: Yeah, it is sorta‘ fun.

BM: Bat, what are you doing up so late?

B: I‘m coming!

F: You have to go to sleep now?

B: Sure. I‘ve been up since I saw you last night.

F: You get to stay up all night!

B: Actually, I‘m supposed to have after midnight naps. But sometimes I play instead. F: Can you come over to my place later?

B: Okey. Where do you live?

F: In the round house by the pond. Come over right after you‘ve had supper…er breakfast…I mean just before dark.

B: Sure. See you late Franklin.

F: Neat. There…all done. Oh yeah, this is great! I look just like him.

Br: Franklin, what are you doing?

F: Trying to get some sleep.

Br: Ummm…Upside down!

F: That‘s how Bat sleeps.

Br: Who‘s Bat?

F: I met him last night. I‘ve never seen anyone like him!

Br: Yeah! What does he look like?

F: He‘s got ears..and wings…like me!

Br: How come I‘ve never seen him around? F: Because he sleeps during the day. And he stays up all night.

Br. All right. How does he play soccer in the dark?

F: He doesn‘t do that stuff. He does other

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things. That‘s what‘s so neat about him!

Br: Oh.

F: Hey, we can both be bats! You can sleep upside down on that branch!

Br: Gee Franklin…I don‘t have to take naps in the afternoon anymore… Don‘t you want to ride bikes or something?

F: Hmm, maybe tomorrow, Bear.

Br: Okey See ya‘ later/

F: See ya bear.

FM: You know you can‘t stay up too long, Franklin.

F: I know, Mom. I‘m just going to play with Bat for a while…We‘ll stay right here in the backyard.

FM: That‘s fine.

F: I can feel the wind, lifting my wings.

B: Hi, Franklin!

F: Hi, Bat.

B: Hey, nice ears.

F: Yeah, and I‘ve got wings like you too.

B: Great. Do you know how to fly yet?

F: A little…But not with my feet off the ground.

B: Go ahead, let‘s see.

F: Okey. I haven‘t tried it like this yet.

B: Are your okey?

F: Oh, yeah, I‘m Okey. That‘s the farthest I‘ve flown yet.

B: It is? You didn‘t go anywher e.

F: But, my feet were off the ground.

B: Now this is flying.

F: I don‘t know how to do it like that.

B: Oh, well, that‘s okay. You fly your way with your feet on the ground. But, that‘s not how bats fly.

F: So?

B: You‘re not a bat.

F: That‘s for sure.

B: What‘s the matter. We can still have fun. We‘ve got all right.

F: No, we don‘t. It‘s almost my bedtime.

B: Eh? You‘ve got to go to bed now? It‘s night time.

F: I know. I sleep at night. My whole family does.

D: Franklin, Time to get ready for bed.

F: See…Turtles don‘t play at night. Thanks for coming, Bat.

B: Yeah…See you around, Franklin.

Br: Hey, Franklin.

F: Hi, Bear.

Br: What happened to your bat costume? F: I put it away.

Br: How come? I thought you wanted to be a bat.

F: The only bat thing I can do is hang upside down…And that gives me a headache.

Br: Why do you want to be like bat anyway? You‘re already good at being Franklin.

F: What‘s so neat about that?

Br: Right there. That‘s what‘s so neat.

F: Why?

Br: Skipping stones…I can‘t do that. Can Bat do that?

F: He wouldn‘t be able to hold the stone the right way. Anyway, he does other things. Br: And so do you Franklin. Swimming and Playing soccer…Heh, heh, hiding in your shell…And there‘s one other thing, you‘ve always been great at.

F: What‘s that?

Br: Being my best friend.

F: Thanks Bear. You‘re my best friend too. Br: Now teach me how to skip a stone.

F: You have to find a nice flat one.

Br: I know that already!

F: Hey, Bat. Are you there?

B: Hi, Franklin. What‘s up?

F: I was wondering if you‘d like to come to my house again tonight.

B: You want some flying lessons, right?

F: No, I‘m a turtle…I want you to come and meet some of my friends.

B: Okay!...Can I bring some of my friend too?

F: That sounds great. We‘ll play some games and stuff. See you tonight Bat.

B: Franklin, wait.

F: Yeah?

B: Before I go back to sleep…could you take me for a ride on your wheel thing?

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F: On my bike? Sure. Hang on.

B: Wow, this is great!

F: Yeah it is, isn‘t it!

04富兰克林和两个亨利Franklin AND THE TWO HENRYS

Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes. He had a pet goldfish named Goldie and a best friend named Bear. But Bear wanted to have a pet too. And because they were best friends, Franklin wanted to help him.

Hi Franklin!

Hi Bear!

Want to go for a bike ride?

Sorry, Franklin, I can't...

Guess what I'm doing?

Uh...eating a cookie?

You're close. I'm waiting for Beaver and Henry.

Henry? Her pet hamster?

Yep! Beaver's going away for the whole weekend and I'm going to baby-sit him for her!

You're going to baby-sit Henry?

Well, hamster-sit. But that's not the best part! My Mon and Dad said that if I take good care of Henry, they'll let me have a hamster too!

Wow! Just what you've always wanted, Bear! Hi guys!

Hi Beaver!

Here's Henry!

Good morning, Hen... ...ry!

Oh look, Henry!

Your favourite! Nice juicy clover!

Here, Henry.

Want a cookie?

No, don't feed him that! Henry has his own cookies. Happy Hamster Snaps. They're filled with vitamins and minerals and come in four delicious flavours, but he doesn't like the orange ones.

He gets ONE of these a day. Got it ? Yap! One a day and he doesn't like the orange ones.

Good. Now, let's show Henry

your room.

Isn't this great!

Look, guys! Henry already feels right at home. He's in his wheel!

That's great, Beaver. But does he really need all this stuff?

Well, I want to make sure he has everything he needs! Henry is a very special hamster you know.

Aren't you Chubby Cheeks?

Oh, yes you are!

What's so special about him?

Just watch!

Wow! Neat!

That's not all! He even comes when you call his name!

Henry! C'mon Henry!

Let me try! Henry!

Okay, my turn! Here Chubby Cheeks!

He won't come when you call him that! Henry! Gee, Henry is a

special hamster!

Very special. And I'm going to miss my little Chubby Cheeks.

It's okay, Beaver. I'll take good care of him.

I know you will, Bear.

Yeah! And I'll help!

Thanks guys. I'll see you on Sunday.

Bye, Beaver. See ya'.

Bye, Henry.

It's okay, Henry. We're going to take good care of you. Right, Bear?

You bet! And then my parents will let me have a pet hamster for sure!

Gee, Henry! The weekend sure went fast. Beaver comes back tommorrow and you get to go home. And I get to have my own pet hamster. Hope he's as nice as you.

Hey! Stop! That tickles!

Sleep tight...Chubby Cheeks.

I'll get it! Good morning, Franklin. You must

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be here to help Bear with... ... the hamster! Thanks, mom! Hi, Franklin!

Ah!

What's the matter, Bear?

Everything.

Whoa! What happened to your room? Henry got out of his cage last night!

Wow! He makes all this mess?

No, I did! Looking for him. And I can't find him!

Beaver's coming home today. You've got to find him. HENR-!

Shhh...quiet Franklin. I don't want Mon and Dad to find out I've lost him.

Sorry Bear.

That's okay. Just try to be more quiet. Come on. Let's check the other rooms.

We've searched the whole house. Where could he be?! And why doesn't he come when we call his name? He's lost for good.

I'll never get a hamster of my own now.

And you'll have to get a new one for Beaver. Hey...that gives me an idea. What if we buy Beaver a new hamster before she gets here. She's still going to be upset, Franklin.

But she won't know it's a new hamster... ...And neither will your parents. Yeah... We'll just go to the pet shop and buy a new Henry. Okay, let's do it.

Good! You check your piggy bank and I'll check mine. We'll meet at the pet shop in half an hour!

I think we picked the perfect one, Bear. This hamster looks exactly like Henry!

Yeah, and he eats like him too.

I don't think Beaver will ever be able to tell the difference. Henry.

Henry! C'mon, Henry.

Uh oh...

How fast can we teach him his new name? Bear! Beaver's here!

Not that fast...

Maybe Beaver won't notice.

She'll notice, Bear. We just have to make sure she doesn't notice in front of your parents.

It was a very nice trip, but I couldn't wait to

get back to see my...

There you are!

Were you a good boy?

Oh yeah, he was great.

No problem. Don't worry about his supplies. We'll bring them right over.

Wait, Franklin. I have to say 'thank you' to Bear.

Thanks, Bear. And I hope you get your own hamster. You deserve it.

C'mon, let's get you home, Henry!

Henry!

Uh oh...

Beaver! Wait!

This is the real Henry.

The real Henry? But...

Henry escaped last night. I guess I left his cage door open...

And when we couldn't find him, I talked Bear into buying that one.

Didn't you think I'd find out?!

I'm sorry, Beaver. Instead of trying to trick you, I should have told the truth.

I'll say! Well, I'm just glad to get my Henry back.

Guess I better take this guy back to the pet shop.

Bear. I'm glad you told Beaver the truth about what happened.

I am too. And I shouldn't have bought another hamster without permission... There's only one real Henry.

And you did take good care of him.

I did, didn't I?

Yes. You've shown us how responsible you are so we've decided that you can have a pet hamster of your own.

Really?! This one!?

If you like.

Thanks, Dad! C'mon, Franklin!

Bear!... That's Henry's cage!

Huh? Oh yeah...

We'd better make a trip to the pet shop and buy your hamster his own home.

Do you want to come too?

Sure! Okay!

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I'll go get my wagon to help carry the food and supplies.

So, what are you going to call him, Bear? Henry!...Henry the Second!

05 富兰克林的野外远足Franklin's NATURE HIKE

Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes…he could he lp his friends build a fort.. And help his father in the yard. He could even help Mr. Owl plan a nature hike. But one day Franklin was too helpful.

And over here by the stream you might find an interesting stone or perhaps a shell. But look inside the shell before you take it. There might be somebody living in it!

Yes.

A point well taken, snail.

We want interesting objects for our classroom nature table, but living things belong here in the woods. Alright class, off you go. and remember ,don‘t pick the flowers.

No.

Have fun!

We‘ll have fun alright.

Come on, let‘s go,Franklin.

Yeah, I love the woods.

Yeah.

Oooo, fungus.

This looks interesting.

Look what I just found…

Here I am Snail.

I‘m always happy to give you a ride Snail. You don‘t even have to ask.

Thanks Franklin.

Let‘s catch up with others.

Fly away!

There‘s one!

Hmmm! Not close enough.

Hurry up you guys!

Ha,ha. Now I have you.

Time to hit the trail, Snail.

Trail—Snail.

Heh, good rhyme,Franklin.

Oh. Fly away! You‘re free!

Hey,someone forgot to put a bridge here. Who needs a bridge?

Yes,but your feet are waterproof.

I‘m taking the stepping stones.

Yeah,me too.

And this more fun anyway.

Hmmmm. That‘s what I need.

Why did you stop?

Ummm, I saw this clam shell.

Isn‘t it neat?

Good find,bear!

Snail, what are you doing?

Save your breath Snail.

Just whistle when you need help. I ‘m never far away.

I know.

Hey! This would look good on the nature table. So would this log!

Do you think maybe it‘s just a little too big?

I don‘t think so.

But I may need help putting it in my knapsack.

Hey guys! Look at this!

A wasp‘s nest.

Wow!

Isn‘t it great!

Bear! You are not going to take it back to our classroom , are you?

Sure . why not?

Because wasps sting if you bother them.

I‘m not bothering them. They‘re not even living in it anymore.

Will you take it off for me Franklin?

Oh! They‘re still inside!

And I think we‘re bothering them.

Oh. I‘d better leave them alone.

Not like that bear!

Run for it!

That was a close one.

Phew…. That‘s for sure.

It‘s the fastest I‘ve ever run.

Me too… how about you Snail?

Snail! Oh, no! I forgot Snail!

Run Franklin!

Hurry!

How could I have forgotten Snail?!

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He‘s my good friend…and I didn‘t even help him.

Where is he?

These termite tunnels go everywhere!

Snail! Snail!

Franklin?

Snail!

Her I am Franklin!

Snail? Is that you?

It‘s me!

Snail! Are you ok?

Sure! I‘m fine.

I‘m really sorry.

I didn‘t mean to forget you.

Thanks, Franklin but…

Oh! You‘ve found him!

I was worried.

Same here.

Yeah, me too!

Um…how come?

The wasps! They were buzzing all over the place.

I had a good hiding spot.

So now that everyone knows I‘m fine , I‘ll go back and explore the termite tuunels.

You can‘t go in there , Snail.

You might get lost.

What?

Wow!

Don‘t worry Snail, from now on, I‘m going to take really good care of you.

I won‘t forget you again, I promise.

My knapsack is so full, I can barely squeeze anything else in.

Mine is so heavy I can hardly lift it.

I haven‘t found anything yet.

But I will.

Don‘t worry about it ,Snail.

I‘ve got something I can give you.

Or, I can just carry it for you.

I don‘t want you to! I want to find something myself!

What did I do?

I just wanted to help you, that‘s all.

Wasn‘t I helping?

Yes, but you‘re helping too much!

Too much?

How do you help someone too much?

Well, Snail is pretty good at doing things for himself.

Do you think so?

Sure.

Snail‘s been a snail all his life, so he has to be good at it by now.

Yes ,that‘s right. No one does things like Snail.

Hey!look up there!

It‘s snail!

Wow!

I don‘t believe it!

See! He has his own Snail way of doing things.

Yeah, I guess you‘re right.

What do you see up there Snail?

Lots of things.

Wow, I‘ve found something really really neat! And there‘s enough for everybody!

Let‘s go!

Yeah! Come on! Great!

Wait for me!

Look out below!

Whoa, look at this!

Is it ever sparkly!

Like diamonds!

This is great!

Gee, thanks Snail!

This is the best thing I‘ve seen all day!

Good find, isn‘t it?

Great find!

Thanks snail.

None of us could ever have climbed up there. I‘m glad I could help.

Hey… that‘s Mr. Owl.

Let‘s go!

Come on!

I‘ll go first.

Hurry!

Snail.. I know you don‘t need me to help you all the time…

But would you like a ride back?

Sure , I don‘t want to miss the bus. Anyway.. I do like having help when I need

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it… when you need it. Right?

Right!

This is an interesting specimen.

Hmmm… a tail feather. And if I‘m not mistaken…

Yes. It‘s one of mine.

Another fall molt.

Where does the time go?

And look at these quartz crystals! Magnificent!

These will certainly bright up our classroom. Snail found them!

Yeah! He climbed straight up a big cliff to get them!

A big cliff!

well done ,snail!

Nothing gets in your way, does it snail?

No, and when it does, I know I can always ask my friends for help.

Anytime,snail.

06 富兰克林的明星角色Franklin's STARRING ROLE

Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes .He liked to tell stories and act in front of an audience.

But one day Franklin learned that you don‘t have to be at center stage to be a star. And George tiptoed into the cave. It was so dark, he couldn‘t see a thing! Suddenly there was a big whoosh of fire! It was the fire-breathing dragon!

And it was breathing fire right at George! Take that!

And that!

Ohhh!

Don‘t give up George!

Go George, go!

When George got through with that dragon, it could barely toast a marshmallow.

It flew away as fast as its wings could carry it. Right over the mountains. The king gave George a huge reward of gold coins! And everyone in the valley lived happily ever after. The end.

Great story, Franklin! Yeah.

That was good.

I liked that.

Brava.

You are a really good actor, Franklin! I bet you‘ll get a big part in the spring play!

You think so? I hope I do. Last time I had stage fright, but this time I won‘t be worried at all!

Well,we‘ll soon find out what parts we‘re getting. C‘mon!

I hope I get the starring role!

I wanna play the witch! Hope I get it!

The king gets to eat…I can‘t wait..

I‘d like to play the tallest character. Welcome back class.

Now, I know you‘re all anxious to find out about your parts in the spring play… so I won‘t keep you in suspense. Now let‘s see: Sleeping Beauty will be played by Badger. Huh? Me?

There‘s only one Badger in this class.

The role of the Prince will be played by Fox. The prince!

Great!

Do I get to use a sword?

Yes, and you wake Sleeping Beauty from her enchanted sleep with a kiss.

A kiss?

In front of everybody?

Bear will be our king.

Yahoo! I‘m the king!

Goose will be the Queen.

Beaver will be the wicked witch.

I‘ll cast an evil spell on all of you!

Raccoon and Skunk are the Nobles…and Rabbit and Snail will be the King‘s Guards…

the King‘s Guards…

YA!

Oh boy!

What about me Mr.Owl?

What‘s my part?

Don‘t worry Franklin.

I haven‘t forgotten you. You have an important part to play.

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You‘ll be our Stage Manager.

What part is that?

It‘s not a part on stage, but it‘s a very , ver y important job.

You will be in charge of the props, the lights ,and running the curtains.

Oh… that‘s great Mr. Owl.

Alright then, we will start rehearsals tomorrow.

I‘m going to wear a cape and ride a horse!

I‘m going to wear a cape too, and carry a magic wand!

I‘ll be the actor wearing a crown! And I‘ll be wearing armour.

Neat,huh?

I wear armour all the time.

Franklin does too.

Don‘t you Franklin?

Huh? What?

Our shells… they‘re like armour.

Oh,yeah.

I guess so.

And this lucky turtle gets to run the curtains. I‘m not lucky. You guys are the lucky ones. You get to be on the stage. Um…I know, let‘s all go to the pond for a swim!

Yeah!

Good idea!

Yeah, let‘s go swimming!

I don‘t feel like swimming. I‘m going home. Do you want to play at your house instead? Not really.

I‘ll see you tomorrow.

Oh Sam, today was terrible.

I was the only one in the class who didn‘t get

a part in the play. Mr. Owl must think I‘m not a good enough actor.

Franklin!

Time for dinner! Oh,no!

How am I going to tell Mom and Dad?

And how was your day, Franklin?

Ok I guess.

Has Mr. Owl started rehearsals for Sleeping Beauty? We start tomorrow.

Oh, that‘ll be fun!

What part did you get?

Uhm… it‘s a surprise. A surprise!

But don‘t I have to make a costume for you? No, I don‘t need a costume.

Wel l, we‘ll be looking forward to finding out your secret part.

Absolutely.

You were wonderful in the Christmas play. Could I have the nobles step back to make way for the king….

…..that‘s perfect.

And now our majestic king steps forward to center stage to celebrate the birth of the princess, we…uh..we…we shall….we shall throw a grand party and invite everyone in the entire kingdom.

Uh…oh yeah, I remember we shall throw a grand party and invite everybody in the kingdom.

Oh, I know all the lines…why didn‘t Mr. Owl pick me?

I‘m sure I won‘t be receiving an invitation to their little party. But I‘ll still give a present to the princess. A present that she‘ll never forget.

End of act one.

Dim lights. Close curtains.

I cast my big spell in the next act.

Franklin, s o I‘ll need my sparkle..

Your sparkle dust is on the prop table. I filled it at lunch. Thanks, Franklin.

Aw… which sword is mine? I keep forgetting.

I put a piece of red tape on the handle of yours. Oh thanks, Franklin. You‘re welcome. Well done class. I dare say our audience will think they‘re watching professional actors! No one‘s going to clap for me.

Oh, no! they‘re not going to see me any better from the front row. I should have told them I don‘t have a part.

Look! Franklin is the Stage Manager!

Yes!

That‘s an important job! No wonder he was keeping it a secret!

Evil witch!

You don‘t scare me!

Hello , young Prince!

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Stand back!

I‘m warning you! Foolish youth!

Do you think you can succeed where all others have failed?

No!

The princess!

How beautiful she is!

Go on!

Thank you kind Prince, for saving us from this terrible spell!

Hooray for the prince!

Hooray!

Oh my!

Hang on ,snail!

Yay for Franklin!

Way to go,Franklin!

Good job! Yay!

Yahoo!

Thanks for helping me when I forgot that line again, Franklin.

No problem, Bear.

And thanks for handing me my sword.

I guess I was nervous and forgot about the red tape. I remembered , fox..

In a line everyone!

Back out for your bows!

And Franklin! Well done!

You know, that‘s why I made you stage manager!

Because I know you were quick-thinking!

I thought I was backstage because I wasn‘t good enough for a part!

Goodness me, no!

After the wonderful job you did in the lead time, I just wanted to give someone else a chance!

Oh!

Just because you‘re not on stage doesn‘t mean yo u‘re not important!

Why, this play couldn‘t have happened at all without a stage manager!

Wow! Really?

And an excellent stage manager. You were. Thanks, Mr. Owl.

Come on Franklin!

Yeah, hurry up.

Where?

You have to take your bow too!

Come on!

Bravo Franklin!

Well done!

07 富兰克林的杰作Franklin's MASTERPIECE

Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes. He did drawings for his friends…and paintings for his Granny. And one day Franklin painted a picture for an art contest. Look at my paintings, Mom!

They‘re ve ry colourful, Franklin.

They‘re for the painting contest at the ice cream shop.

All of them?

Yeah!

The prize is a really neat skateboard!

I want to win it…

So I‘m going to enter as many paintings as I can .

They‘re all wonderful, Franklin.

But perhaps you should pick just one painting and make it the best it can be. Hmmm. Maybe you are right.

But…which one should I pick?

Hi Franklin.

Aren‘t you finished your painting for the contest yet?

Almost.

I‘m trying to pick the best one. Them I‘m going to make it even better.

Mine is in here.

Do you want to see it?

Okay. Look in the end.

It‘s all rolled up, Bear.

I can hardly see it.

I can‘t take it out.

Mom said Mr. Skunk has to take it out so it won‘t get wrecked.

Oh,um…

Which one of these do you like the best? Hmmm. That one.

The flowers look like lollipops.

Oh yeah…hey, watch this.

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What‘s so funny?

It‘s a lollipop garden.

Oooooo.

I like that kind of garden.

…except it needs one more thing.

A jellybean bush.

You can‘t have a jellybean bush without black ones.

Black jellybeans are your favourites?

Oh yeah, they taste the best.

What tastes so good?

Franklin‘s painting.

Uh?

Oh, I get it.

Hey, how about a candy apple tree?

Here, go ahead.

Okay.

Hey, I know.

What about candy com on the cob?

Oh, candy canes.

You‘ve got to have candy canes. Snapdragons.

That‘s a good choice.

I‘m good at painting bees.

So I put a whole bunch in. do you think Mr. Skunk will like it?

I‘m sure he will.

Will he like it the best?

He‘s got to like it the best.

Wait.

I want to lick it.

Alright, you can do the honours. I like this. For the gardener who has a sweet tooth. Oh, isn‘t that charming?

Look at the little candy canes.

Quite an imagination you have ,son. And you‘re very artistic too.

Thanks.

Jellybean bushes.

That‘s a good idea.

Maybe I‘ll pla nt a row of those next spring. Hmmmm.

Yes we enjoy his artwork too.

I‘m sure he‘ll be very excited when I tell him the news.

Oh, just a second.

He just came in the door.

I‘ll let you tell him.

It‘s Mr. Skunk .

Hi, Mr. Skunk… I did?!..

Yay!

What?… I mean, pardon?…when?

I can come right now…

Okay… thanks Mr. Skunk… Bye.

I won the skateboard!

Congratulations son.

Yes. I guess you chose the right painting. Yeah!

And I‘m glad I did!

Hold on! What about these? It‘s okay. I don‘t need them mom.i‘m going to the ice cream shop to get my skateboard!

Yipeee!

He‘s a famous artist now.

You don‘t expect him to put his things away, do you?

Not today.

Thanks , Mr. Skunk.

This is great!

So is your painting.

It‘s a real masterpiece. My mom and dad liked it too.

I can‘t wait ‘til my friends see this. Oh I‘m sure they‘ve seen it.

I‘ve had visitors in here everyday looking at it.

Well the next time they see it, it‘ll be going a lot faster.

Sixty, seventy..

1,2,3,4,5

hey, we‘ve got enough!

Alrught!

Whoooa!

Look out!

Ahhh….

Ooa!…

W hew… that was fun.

Hey, where‘d everybody go?

Gee Franklin, you need a horn and a brakes. And driving lessons!

Sorry guys!

I‘m just getting used to this thing.

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It‘s really fast.

Hey! That skateboard.

That looks like the one from Mr. skunk‘s ice cream shop!

That‘s because it is the one from the ice cream shop.

You won it?

I won it!

Wow!

Are you ever lucky, Franklin?

I‘m lucky, but it‘s because I did a good painting that I won the prize.

Mr. Skunk called it a masterpiece. Ooooo! Way to go, Franklin.

Yeah, th at‘s great.

Wow!

We were just going to the ice cream shop to share a chocolate sundae.

Do you guys mind splitting it four ways? No, that‘s good idea.

Sure.

I‘ll share with Franklin.

Gee, you guys are great.

And you‘re the best artist. And the worst driver.

Brrrr.

We‘re here Franklin.

Put on the brakes.

That skateboard is great.

I wish I had one.

Me too.

Yeah, I do too.

Maybe Mr. Skunk will have another art contest next summer.

But if you want to win a skateboard your paintings have to be as good as that one. This is what you entered?

Yeah?

Where have I seen this painting before?

You guys painted stuff on it, remember?

So why aren‘t our names on it too?

Yeah.

That‘s right.

How come?

I don‘t know… it was my idea.

And my jellybean bush.

And my candy apple tree.

That‘s right, Franklin.

We all helped paint it.

Um, ah,well, you guys can use the skateboard anytime you want.

Here Beaver, you have a turn .

No thanks.

I came here to have a chocolate sundae. Yeah. Me too.

Yeah let‘s have our ice cream.

We can talk about this after .

Did you bring any money?

No.

You guys said I could share?

You didn‘t share our names on that painting, so we‘re not sharing our sundae.

Hello, Franklin.

How are you enjoying your new skateboard? It‘s fine.

I‘m making popcorn,son.

It‘s almost ready.

No thanks, Dad.

I‘m not very hungry.

Oooh.. if it‘s that skateboard giving you trouble, don‘t worry. It will just take practice.

It‘s not that.

It‘s my friends.

They think they should have won too.

I‘m sure your friends entered some fine paintings…but it wouldn‘t be a contest if everybody won, would it?

It‘s not that either…they kind of helped me with my painting.

I thought you painted the snapdragons and bees. I entered a different one.

The garden of treats painting.

That wasn‘t your painting?

Well it was….sort of…but then Bear and Beaver and Fox came along and added things…and they did make the picture look better.

If they helped to make your picture look better, then they deserve some recognition, don‘t you think?

Yes , they do.

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I think I know what I have to do.

Thanks, Franklin.

Yeah.

Thanks.

I still say that painting is a masterpiece. Even if it did take four artists to paint it.

Now all we have to do, is decide how we‘re going to cut this into four pieces. No way! We‘ve already solved that probl em.

Yeah, we‘re going to keep it at the tree fort. Then all of us can use it whenever we want. Yeah!

That sounds like a good compromise. Good. Now that we‘ve got that sorted out, I‘d like to order six chocolate sundaes.

Oh boy!

Oooh sundaes!

Two in one day!

And we don‘t have to share!

Oh . I‘m sorry. Those are for me. Dad!

08 富兰克林和计算机Franklin AND THE COMPUTER

Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes .He knew lots of games and all of their rules. But one day, Franklin learned that friendship is more important than winning a game.

A new computer game?

When did you get it?

Yesterday.

And I‘m already good at it.

Did you hear that Bear?

What?

Beaver has a new computer game.

Your turn.

I wonder what it‘s like?

Your turn, Franklin.

I wonder if it‘s an adve nture game.

Huh?

Hey, what about our game?

Take my next turn for me.

Will you Bear?

What‘s your new game like, Beaver?

It‘s about building dams, so it‘s very educational.

She‘s already scored five hundred points! Five-hundred and forty, actually.

That‘s gr eat!

I‘ll have to play it sometime.

I‘m really good at games.

Why are you putting away the game.

Bear?

I took your turn for you. And you won. See? I told you.

I‘m really good at games.

Bye!

Good bye!

See ya!

Bye!

See you tomorrow!

So what are we going to do,Franklin? Uh.. you mean now? yeah!

We always do things after school.

Gee Bear, I have to do something else right now.

Maybe after supper.

Okay!

Yeah,okay.

See you later Bear.

Hi,Franklin!

Where‘s Bear?oh- he went home.

Do you want to play baseball with me? Actually I‘m going to play on my computer. What are you going to play? Dambuilders. You have to swim around all kinds of hazards and chew down trees and ….aw, that sounds great!

Can I see?

Well, I guess you could watch me…

But you have to be quiet because it takes a lot of concentration.

Don‘t worry about me Beaver, I am really good at being quiet.

Trouble bubbles, Beaver!

Watch out!

Franklin, I told you, don‘t touch the computer screen.

Ooops.

Sorry.

I didn‘t want you to get trapped. I know what I‘m doing. I‘m almost at level two.

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Look out!

Don‘t go that way.

No problem.

You should have gone that way.

It‘d be faster.

No, it wouldn‘t.

I‘d get stuck in the weeds.

Look out for the…

Oh no….

Barrel trap.

Game over.

Oh,well…

I almost got to level two.yeah!

Um. Beaver can I have a turn?

Just a little one?

Well, it is about beavers and dam building so you might find it kind of difficult.

I like games that are hard.

Okay!

Great!

Yes,yes,yes.

Round the corner of Cattail Creek. …Franklin are you almost…almost out o f the bulrushes?

Yes I am … and the dam is wide open… a little further.. a little further.

Yes.

I beat.. level one!

What do you think of that Beaver?!

Great.

Let‘s see who can beat level two first. Franklin, your mother called.

She wants you to go home for supper. Awww.

We were having so much fun. You live across the pond, not across the ocean.

You can always come again after supper. You‘re right!

See you later, Beaver.

Bye.

I‘ll never get to level two if I have to wait for Franklin.

Uh oh,,trouble bubbles in the big pond. Better take a shortcut through Cattail Creek. Ahhh!

A fallen tree.

I‘ve got to get around it.

I think it‘s time to eat your breakfast in stead of playing Dam Busters in it.

Dam Builder‘s , mom.

Do you know I‘ve almost beaten level three? T hat‘s quite an accomplishment…

I guess.

Oh, it is.

I scored more bonus points than Beaver.

And she gets more time to play than I do.

Do you think you‘re spending too much time playing that game?

You‘ve been over there every day this week. It‘s fun.

Yes , and so are swimming and soccer and riding your bike.

Yeah, I should ride my bike today. Awwww.

Yes!

Eight hundred points!

Well, you‘re up bright and early today.

Good morning Mrs. Beaver.

Here I am.

Come on Franklin.

Let‘s play badminton.

Oh, now that sounds like a nice idea.

It‘s such a lovely day.

Badminton…?

Yeah okay.

I got the trees to fall right on top of a barrel trap, and …at level Four you have to get around the whirlpools and the….Franklin.. hit the birdie!

Do you want to keep paying this, or do you feel like doing something else now?

Like what?

Hmmmm… I don‘t know.

Maybe play Dam-Builders?

I don‘t feel like it. Franklin.

I‘d rather play outside.

Why don‘t we finish this game?

Oh I forgot!

I promised my Mom I‘d pick some berries for lunch.

I have to go.

See you later, Beaver.

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See you later, Franklin.

Hey, Franklin

Where are you going?

I‘m just going over to Beaver‘s.

How come you don‘t play with me anymore?

I do.

I played with you a couple of days ago.

It‘s been longer than that.

I‘m sorry, Bear.

I just want to beat level four in Dam-builders, then we can play.

Will that take a long time?

Not when you‘re as good as I am!

Maybe today?

I‘ll try.

See you later, Bear.

I hope so.

Hi, Mrs. Beaver.

Hello Franklin.

Beaver isn‘t here.

She‘s running an errand for me.

Oh. She shouldn‘t be long.

Do you want to wait for her?

Sure. I‘ll wait.

Would you like to play a game on the computer?

Tha t‘d be great!

You know where it is.

Thanks, Mrs. Beaver!

Huh?

Yes…fifty points to go.

Franklin!?

What are you doing?

Hey, Beaver, guess what?!

I‘ve almost beaten level four!

Turn it off, Franklin.

What?!

I said turn it off.

But Beaver, I‘m past the whirlpools.

Look!

What are you doing?

What am I doing?

What are you doing, playing on my computer when I‘m not even here?

But…but your mom said I could. Are you mad because my score is higher than yours? No. I‘m mad because you‘re not my friend anymore!

Why? What did I do?

you don‘t want to play with me, all you want to do is play with my computer.

That‘s not being a friend.

Gee, I‘m sorry,. Beaver

I didn‘t mean to make you feel bad.

Well, you did.

How would you feel if I only came to your house to ride your scooter?

Not very good…

And who cares about dam-builders?

Being friends is more important.

Yeah.

You‘re right Beaver.

And keeping friends is more important too. Do you want to play something outside? Sure.

It‘s too nice out to be in here.

Yeah, come on ,let‘s go.

I‘ve got it!

Okay, who wants it?

I want it!

I do!

Catch!

Nice one!

Gee, am I ever glad it didn‘t take you all day to beat level four of that computer game.

He didn‘t beat level four.

Awww… you didn‘t?

No.

I decided that there are more important things the Dam-builders.

Like playing soccer?

Yeah.

Like playing soccer with my best friends .

09 骑士富兰克林Franklin THE TROOPER Franklin could count by twos and tie his shoes. he liked to help his mother make cookies and he liked to help his father rake leaves. But one day, Franklin was tired of being a helper.

See you later, mom!

Whoa!

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Aaaah!

Oh dear!

Sorry Mrs. Muskrat.

Not a problem Franklin.

I always enjoy running into a friend.

Oh, I get it.

So, where are you headed to in such a hurry? I‘m going swimming! A perfect day for it.

It‘s going to be a real scorcher.

What‘s all that stuff for?

Oh, just a few things I need to fix up my old boat.

A boat?! I love boats!

Yes, I want it ship-shape for the Cherry Festival fireworks.

Fireworks?

I love fireworks!

I do too. And this year, I‘m going to watch them from the water.

That is , if I get my boat ready in time.

Do you need any help fixing your boat? Oh, I could, but it‘s going to be a lot of work.. That‘s okay. I like working.

Then we‘re a team.

Drop by my shed after your swim and I‘ll get you started.

Thanks.

Thank you.

.. and when she sees how hard I work…

she might even ask me to be the captain of the boat.

Hey, if you‘re the captain, you could pick me to be one of your crew.

And me!

And me!

Yahoo!

And me!

Is the boat big enough for all of us?

Oh, for sure.

Wow!

Ooooo!

It‘ll be just like this one, only bigger.

This is your boat?

I told you it needed a lot of work.

But trust me, with a little elbow grease, we‘ll soon have it looking like new again.

While I‘m taking the oar locks off, you can start sanding the bow.

Okay.

Um….

Where is it?

Right here.

The bow is the front of the boat. The back end is called the stern.

Oh.

Don‘t worry. You‘ll know all kinds of fancy boat words by the time we set sail for the fireworks show.

Yeah, I can‘t wait.

It‘s so hot in here.

Oooh!

Like an oven.

A swim would feel good about now. but this ol‘boat needs too much work to take a break yet.

Hmmmm.

I‘ll have to get some more supplies from the hardware store by the looks of things. I‘ll get what you need.

Alright. Then I‘ll just keep right on working and you can give this to Mr. Mole.

No problem.

This is worse than sanding.

Hey Franklin!

Over here Franklin!

Hi Franklin!

Hi!

You guys are still here?

Yeah, it‘s too hot to do anything else.

That‘s for sure.

Are you having fun at Mrs. Muskrat‘s?

Sort of.

Is the sailboat almost done?

It‘s not exactly a sailboat. It‘s a rowboat. And it‘s a lot more work than I thought it would be.

Oh well.

Just think about tomorrow.

You can spend the whole day swimming at the pond.

That‘s where I‘ll be.

Me too.

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