Scenes with Shadow 65
[fairy dust opens on some tall blades of grass with a barn]
RRooster
[impersonating Shadow's voice] ♪ Cock a doodle doo! My dame has lost her shoe! ♪
DDame
High kicks, some high kicks... [suddenly, the shoe flies off her heel] Uh-oh! Oh, I need to paint my nail.
[cues on a silhouette man with a large hat playing the violin]
SShadow
♪ My master's lost his fiddlestick ♪
MMaster
[fiddlestick flees] Oh, fiddlesticks!
SShadow
♪ And doesn't know what to do ♪
MMaster
The third time this week! Whew!
RRooster
♪ Cock a doodle doo! What's my dame to do? ♪
Nope. This is a bare foot! Love your toenail polish!
SShadow
♪ Until Master finds his fiddlestick ♪
MMaster
Here, fiddlestick! Here, fiddlestick! Oh, there's the stick--nope. That's just a stick. Here, fiddlestick!
SShadow
♪ She'll dance without her shoe ♪ [close up view of silhouette feet, her right foot touches the grass as they hear the dame's pain]
RRooster
♪ Cock a doodle doo! ♪
That's one crazy story! [chuckles]
[segment opens on a silhouette girl in a grayscale background with an extinct tree next to her]
SShadow
♪ What do shadows do on Halloween? ♪
♪ First, we wash ourselves squeaky clean ♪
♪ And float gently about to dry ♪
♪ You won't see us because we're shy ♪
♪ Then we sit by moonlight in the trees ♪
♪ Whisper secrets with the leaves ♪
♪ Hide in a dark corner and giggle ♪ [a figure chuckles beside the walls]
♪ Under a street lamp merrily wiggle ♪
♪ Tiptoe lightly upon the fog ♪
♪ Sing woefully with a frog ♪ [frog croaks, human mimics croaking, frog croaks again and human croaks as well]
♪ Jump through Jack-O-Lantern light ♪
♪ Scarecrow stories by a bonfire bright ♪
SScarecrow
There once was a scarecrow who was the greatest scarecrow of all time.
SShadow
♪ But a favorite Halloween thing to do ♪
♪ Is to go trick-or-treating with you ♪
GIGirl in Witch Costume
Trick or treat! Give us something to eat!
[segment opens on a silhouette cattail and some grass]
SShadow
♪ There once was an ugly duckling ♪
♪ Which the other ducks did shun ♪
♪ And behind her back, they made lots of fun ♪ [two ducks quack in front of her]
[Suddenly, the duckling starts crying. Drops appear from the duckling's eye.]
SShadow
♪ Seasons passed ♪ [duckling shivers in front of a snowman]
♪ Then once sprang dawn ♪ [the snail from "Love is All You Need" appears, bouncing]
♪ The ugly duckling has changed into a lovely swan ♪
♪ There was another ugly duckling ♪ [male duckling quacks]
♪ Who did not change as he got older ♪ [adult duck quacks]
He didn't care because...
DDuck
The beauty is in the eye of the beholder! And boy, am I one good looking duck! Quack, quack, quack, quack... [exits the scene, holding the mirror]
[segment opens on an old woman on a seesaw]
SShadow
♪ There was an old woman tossed in a basket ♪
WWitch
Okay. Let'er rip! [a man jumps down and lands on a seesaw, catapulting her] Yee-haw!
SShadow
♪ 17 times as high as the moon ♪
SShadow
♪ But where she was going, no one could tell ♪
♪ For under her arm, she carried a broom ♪
♪ Old woman, old woman said I ♪
WWitch
Who are you calling "old woman"?
SShadow
♪ Wither-O, wither so high ♪
WWitch
[focusing the cobwebs in the background with a silhouette broom she's holding] To sweep the cobwebs from the sky, I'll be with you by and by. But I don't do windows!
[fairy dust opens on a black background with an image of the United States of America, spelling out four numbers assemble a year]
SShadow
♪ In 1492, Columbus ♪
CCChristopher Columbus
That's me, Christopher Columbus!
SShadow
♪ Sailed the ocean blue ♪
CCChristopher Columbus
Well actually it was a little more green. [ocean turns green] Yes, just like that.
SShadow
♪ With sails unfurled ♪
CCChristopher Columbus
[the ship swerves up and down, the green water jumps] Oh, I think I'm getting a little seasick! Whoa!
SShadow
♪ He discovered a new world ♪
CCChristopher Columbus
I claim this new world in the name of...
IIndian
Wait a second. We were here first! You're what's new, we claim you!
CCChristopher Columbus
Oh. Okay.
IIndian
Want some potatoes?
CCChristopher Columbus
Sure! Er...what's a potato?
[segment opens on a girl in front of the trees]
SShadow
♪ Now I have a curious story to tell ♪
♪ About a town that lost its smell ♪
♪ Lost its smell, the story goes ♪
♪ Nothing smelt by any nose ♪
♪ No one can stop and smell the roses ♪ [silhouette man's feet walk beside the fire hydrant with three red roses underneath]
♪ No bouquet of feets and toeses ♪ [silhouette feet appear in front of the flowers with some grass, the other foot has five toes colored in green]
♪ Not one whiff of Limburger cheese ♪
♪ Sniff as many skunks as you please ♪ [a skunk approaches closely to the giant human nose]
♪ No odor from a garbage can ♪
♪ No aroma from a pizza pan ♪
♪ Now isn't this the strangest story ever told? ♪
[in front of the city, the mouth talks, remaining his nose intact]
MMan
Nonsense. We all just have terrible colds! [sneezes] Oh, my nose is all stuffed up. I can't smell a thing! [blows the nose itself] Ugh!
[segment opens on a silhouette image of a mountain; the right side were a moose, a wolf and a man]
SShadow
♪ She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes
WMWolf, Man & Moose
♪ When she comes ♪
SShadow
♪ She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes
WMWolf, Man & Moose
♪ When she comes ♪
SShadow
♪ She'll be coming 'round the mountain ♪
♪ She'll be coming 'round the mountain ♪
♪ She'll be coming 'round the mountain when she comes ♪
WMWolf, Man & Moose
♪ When she comes ♪
[they stopped dancing, they just looked at each other]
WWolf
Well, is she coming or not?
DGDelivery Guy
Telegraph for text!
MMan
Ah, text! I'll take that! [reads note] "Coming 'round the mountain next week. Sorry for the wait. Love, Mom."
MMoose
Guess we'll have to wait.
[fairy dust opens on two silhouette-shaped trees in a sepia-toned background]
SShadow
♪ A yawn in the dawn ♪
[yawns] Boy, is it morning already? [harmonica music]
SShadow
♪ A birdie cheeps ♪ [the bird appears from a bird's nest]
BBirdie
Who's cheep? Oh, cheep. Cheep cheep!
[cues silhouette mountaintops and hills in a red background]
SShadow
♪ Sunlight over the hill creeps ♪ [the background changes to yellow, a red circle appears; peeking over the mountains]
♪ A lift in the mist ♪
RRabbit
Oh, there you are!
SShadow
♪ A newspaper the dog fetches ♪
Whoa, this newspaper tastes pretty good. Must be good news. [chuckles] Hey, open the door! Hello! [knocks the door]
[cues on a creature with wings next to a cattail and the lily pads]
SShadow
♪ A first bug the fish catches ♪ [a fish jumps up and swallows it]
♪ And the cows sweetly mooed... ♪
CCows
♪ Good morning, good morning ♪
♪ Good morning to you! ♪
[segment opens onto a tree with the flower planted on the ground; a man walks by with his pickle-shaped hat and a bow tie]
PPeter
Hi, I'm Peter Piper and I'm here to pick some pickled pepper. Heh heh!
SShadow
♪ Picked a peck of pickled peppers ♪
PPeter
[viewing the pickles inside the jar with ruler's lines and numbers] A peck is about eight quarts!
SShadow
♪ A peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked ♪
♪ If Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers ♪
SShadow
♪ Where's the peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked? ♪
[the camera's POV movement scrolls through a pickled-pepper tree and then scrolls back]
PPeter
I ate a peck of pickled peppers I did pick. I shouldn't eat so many pickled peppers. Whew! [falls over] Oh!
[segment opens on two trees, a man is seen driving a car on the surface]
SShadow
♪ To market, to market ♪
♪ To buy a rhinoceros ♪
RRhinoceros
Hi there! How you doin'?
SShadow
♪ Home again, home again ♪
♪ This is preposterous ♪
RRhinoceros
You got that right!
SShadow
♪ To market, to market ♪
♪ To buy an emu ♪
SShadow
♪ Home again, home again ♪
♪ What are they planning to do? ♪
SGSafari Guy
You wait and see.
EEmu
I can't believe I'm only worth $2.00!
SGSafari Guy
We're making a wildlife refuge.
RRhinoceros
Last one is a rotten egg! [chuckles]
EEmu
First, $2.00; now I'm a rotten egg?
[segment opens a look back at the year 1692; a man appears; holding the bow and arrow with a feather beside his head]
SShadow
♪ Squanto was a member of the Wampanoag Tribe ♪
SSquanto
Hi, and what a tribe it was!
SShadow
♪ He lived in New England before the pilgrims arrived ♪ [Squanto becomes excited, races his way to the shore.]
♪ When they came, it's for the shame ♪
♪ For they couldn't plant or hunt game ♪
PPilgrim
What do we do now?
SShadow
♪ Squanto lent a helping hand ♪
SSquanto
Here, let me help you.
SShadow
♪ He taught them how to live off the land ♪
SShadow
♪ How to plant corn, beans and pumpkins ♪
SSquanto
You put the seed right in there.
SShadow
♪ How to hunt ♪ [Squanto hushes the pilgrims to hunt the moose]
♪ And fish ♪
PPilgrim
And that was something!
SShadow
♪ When the harvest came that fall ♪
♪ There was plenty of food for all ♪
♪ The pilgrims grateful Squanto showed them how to make a living ♪
PPilgrim
We like to invite you a tribe over for a feast.
SShadow
♪ Which became the first Thanksgiving ♪
EEEverybody else
Happy Thanksgiving!
[segment opens on a book pile, the characters from "You Go, Ojo" and "Friends at Play" both appear]
SShadow
♪ Books, books, take a look ♪
BFBoy from "You Go Ojo!"
Look at all these books!
SShadow
♪ Once you start, you'll get hooked ♪
MFMan from Unknown Episode
[reading] "And then the detective stood there, when the final clue staring in the face and..." [a stage hook yanks him]
SShadow
♪ Books can take you any place like flying around in outer space ♪
AFAstronaut from The Great Pretender
Uh, Houston? We need more books.
[characters from "What's the Story?" appear]
SShadow
♪ Books, books about romance ♪
PPrincess
I hope this works.
SShadow
♪ Books about dance ♪ [a man & woman practice tango dancing in another unknown episode]
♪ Books about marching, marching ants ♪
QAQueen Ant
Don't you just love a good march? [ants mutter themselves]
SShadow
♪ Books, books for everyone ♪
♪ So come along and join the fun ♪
RRhinoceros
Yeah, read 2 or 3. Maybe more!
[fairy dust cues on a holiday feast with the kinara]
SShadow
♪ It's Kwanzaa time again this year ♪
♪ Remember your family far and near ♪
MMan
To our ancestors: Harambe! Let's all pull together! [raises the royal cup]
SShadow
♪ Light a candle for each day ♪
GWGuy with match
[focusing the Kinara with a match] Today is Kuumba, the day of creativity.
SShadow
♪ There's fruit and corn on the straw mat today ♪
DMDelivery Man
This is fruit and corn on the mkeka mat.
SShadow
♪ An African feast to prepare ♪
MMan
[sees the guy making ingredients] Mmm, sweet potato pie!
SShadow
♪ Good friends and family come to share ♪
SShadow
♪ Kwanzaa ♪ [adds chorus]
♪ A time for unity ♪
♪ For your friends and for your family ♪
♪ And for your community ♪
M2Man 2
[waving his hand at the viewers] Happy Kwanzaa!
[fairy dues cues on a Hanukkah dreidel inside the Jewish star]
SShadow
♪ I have a little dreidel ♪
♪ I made it out of clay ♪
♪ And when it's dry and ready ♪
♪ The dreidel I will play ♪ [the dreidel spins, forms a face]
♪ It has a lovely body ♪
SShadow
♪ With legs so short and thin ♪
DDreidel
Can't have everything!
SShadow
♪ And when he gets all tired ♪
DDreidel
Whew! Boy, am I tired of spinning!
SShadow
♪ It drops and then I win! ♪ [cues the gimmel symbol on dreidel's forehead]
DDreidel
Gimmel! Winner takes all!
[segment opens on a village]
SShadow
♪ The villagers were hungry, they started to moan ♪
SShadow
♪ When the wise woman said... ♪
OWOld Woman
Let's make a soup out of stone!
V2Villager #2
A stone soup? Well, that's nothing to eat.
OWOld Woman
Give 'em a chance. They'll make us a treat!
SShadow
♪ One bought a kettle, another some wood ♪
V1Villager #1
Ah, look at this firewood I got here.
V3Villager #3
I got my heavy kettle! [falls over]
SShadow
♪ One poured the water ♪
OWOld Woman
That's beginning to look really good! What else we got?
SShadow
♪ One brought a potato ♪
♪ Another a pea ♪
♪ One had a tomato ♪
OWOld Woman
Oh, what a lovely tomato! Just throw it in the pot! This soup's beginning to look good to me!
SShadow
[watching what she's doing] And as the day went on, each added to the pot...
OWOld Woman
We may not have much of what we shared! That's a lot! [snacks on it]
SShadow
♪ And soon there it was ♪
♪ A huge soup made of stone ♪
♪ Enough for all with something of their own ♪
OWOld Woman
There you are. Soup's done!
V2Villager #2
Oh. Thank you.
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