Mister Chris and Friends
Frogs
Season 2 Episode 1 | 27m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
The happy sound of spring peepers inspires Mister Chris to learn about frogs and sing.
In springtime, frogs come out of hibernation, and Mister Chris and his friends are excited to hear the sound of spring peepers! Join Mister Chris to celebrate spring, explore the life of a frog and share a special frog-themed song.
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Mister Chris and Friends
Frogs
Season 2 Episode 1 | 27m 35sVideo has Closed Captions
In springtime, frogs come out of hibernation, and Mister Chris and his friends are excited to hear the sound of spring peepers! Join Mister Chris to celebrate spring, explore the life of a frog and share a special frog-themed song.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[ MUSIC ] ♪ LISTENING IS GIVING ♪ LISTENING IS GIVING ♪ TO LISTEN IS TO GIVE ♪ LISTENING IS GIVING ♪ LISTENING IS GIVING ♪ TO LISTEN IS TO GIVE ♪ AND WHEN YOU LISTEN WITH YOUR EYES ♪ YOU SEE ♪ WHEN YOU LISTEN WITH YOUR EARS ♪ YOU HEAR ♪ WHEN YOU LISTEN WITH YOUR BODY ♪ YOU HOP ♪ WHEN YOU LISTEN WITH YOUR HEART ♪ YOU LOVE ♪ OH, LISTENING IS GIVING ♪ LISTENING IS GIVING ♪ TO LISTEN IS TO GIVE ♪ >> HI, FRIENDS.
HOW DO YOU FEEL TODAY?
I FEEL GRATEFUL TO BE TOGETHER AGAIN IN THE BARN STUDIO.
AND IT'S SPRING HERE ON THE FARM.
AND SPRING BRINGS SURPRISES.
SURPRISES LIKE WARMER WEATHER WHEN YOU WALK OUTSIDE.
YES, AND FLOWERS BLOOMING, AND SWEET SUNSHINE SHINING DOWN ON ALL OF THE GROWING THINGS.
OH, SPEAKING OF SURPRISES... SURPRISE!
THIS IS OUR NEW WISH BOX.
WE CAN TURN THE KEY, OPEN THE DOOR, AND SEE IF ANY OF OUR FARM FRIENDS HAVE PUT A WISH INSIDE.
THERE IS SOMETHING INSIDE.
THAT'S FUNNY.
IT JUST SAYS THE WORD SURPRISE.
I WONDER -- [ KNOCKING ] THERE'S A KNOCK AT THE DOOR!
LET'S SEE WHO IT IS.
COME ON IN.
>> HI, MISTER CHRIS.
>> ELIZABETH, HI.
WHAT A WONDERFUL SURPRISE TO SEE YOU.
WHAT DO YOU HAVE IN YOUR ARMS?
>> THIS IS ANOTHER SURPRISE.
IS THERE SOMEWHERE WHERE I CAN SET IT DOWN?
>> OF COURSE.
WE COULD GO TO THE ACTIVITY TABLE.
>> HI, WISHING WELL.
[ NOTES PLAY ] >> HI, FRIENDS.
>> RIGHT THIS WAY.
[ MUSIC ] >> HEY, FRIENDS.
CAN YOU COUNT WITH ME?
>> ONE, TWO, THREE!
>> INSIDE THIS TANK ARE REAL LIVE SPRING PEEPER FROGS.
>> SPRING PEEPER FROGS!
THAT'S ONE OF MY FAVORITE SPRING SURPRISES.
CAN WE TAKE A CLOSER LOOK?
>> YES, PLEASE DO.
>> WOW, THEY'RE JUST LITTLE FROGS.
I SEE THEIR SHINY BROWN SKIN.
>> PERHAPS THEY'RE WET FROM THE WATER THAT'S IN THEIR TANK.
>> DO THEY DRINK WATER?
>> ACTUALLY, THEY CAN ABSORB WATER RIGHT THROUGH THEIR SKIN TO STAY HYDRATED.
>> WOW.
I SEE A FERN IN THERE.
AND SOIL, TOO.
>> YEAH, SPRING PEEPERS LIVE ON LAND AND IN WATER.
ANIMALS THAT DO THAT ARE CALLED AMPHIBIANS.
>> AMPHIBIANS.
HAVE THESE SPRING PEEPERS ALWAYS LOOKED THIS WAY?
>> MISTER CHRIS, THEY HAVE CHANGED A LOT.
CAN I SHOW YOU HOW THEY CHANGED USING THE FELT BOARD?
>> THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
YES, PLEASE.
>> ALL RIGHT.
WHEN A SPRING PEEPER FIRST HATCHES OUT OF ITS EGG, IT LOOKS LIKE THIS.
AT THAT STAGE, IT'S CALLED A TADPOLE.
AND THEN IT GROWS TWO BACK LEGS.
AND THEN IT GROWS TWO FRONT LEGS, AND ITS TAIL STARTS TO GET SHORTER.
AND THEN IT GETS BIGGER, AND BIGGER, AND ITS TAIL COMPLETELY DISAPPEARS.
AND EVEN THOUGH AN ADULT SPRING PEEPER IS VERY SMALL, IT HAS CERTAINLY CHANGED A LOT.
>> WOW.
[ CHIRPING ] FRIENDS, ELIZABETH, DID YOU HEAR THAT SOUND?
>> YES, I DID.
[ CHIRPING ] >> THERE IT IS AGAIN.
IS THAT THE SOUND OF A SPRING PEEPER FROG?
>> YES, IT IS!
>> OKAY, LET'S LISTEN EVEN CLOSER.
[ CHIRPING ] >> OH, MY GOODNESS.
WHAT A BIG, BEAUTIFUL SOUND FOR SUCH A LITTLE FROG.
ELIZABETH, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BRINGING A NEW FRIEND FOR US TO MEET.
IT WAS A WONDERFUL SURPRISE.
>> MY PLEASURE.
AND I BROUGHT A WISH!
>> WELL, WHAT DO YOU WISH FOR?
>> WELL, I'VE BEEN VISITING MANY PRESCHOOL CLASSROOMS, AND IN ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS, A KIDDO GAVE ME THIS WISH.
IT SAYS, "I WISH TO SEE WHERE A SPRING PEEPER LIVES IN NATURE."
NOW, I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE THIS WISH COME TRUE, BUT I HAVE MANY MORE CLASSROOMS TO VISIT TODAY.
DO YOU THINK THAT MAYBE YOU COULD HELP FIND WHERE A SPRING PEEPER LIVES IN NATURE?
>> WE WOULD LOVE TO.
>> GREAT.
ALL RIGHT, I MUST BE ON MY WAY.
AND IF YOU NEED HELP, YOU CAN VISIT MY FRIEND, HARRIET, AT FOREST PRESCHOOL.
SHE LOVES SPRING PEEPERS AND ALL AMPHIBIANS.
>> THAT WOULD BE WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU.
>> WELCOME.
AND I MIGHT EVEN SEE YOU THERE LATER, FOR AFTER I VISIT CLASSROOMS, THIS SPRING PEEPER IS GOING TO GO LIVE AT FOREST PRESCHOOL FOR A WHILE.
>> WONDERFUL.
ALL RIGHT.
GOODBYE, FRIENDS.
THANK YOU, MISTER CHRIS.
>> THANK YOU, ELIZABETH.
OKAY.
WE HAVE OUR WISH.
WISHING WELL, COULD WE MAKE A WISH TODAY?
[ NOTES PLAY ] >> ALL RIGHT.
OKAY, WE CAN PLACE OUR WISH IN WISHING WELL'S BUCKET.
AND WE CAN SING OUR WISHING SONG.
WE CAN SING, ♪ MI, MI, MI, MI, MI ♪ WELL, WELL, WISHING WELL ♪ HERE WE ARE, TOGETHER AGAIN.
♪ WELL, WELL, WISHING WELL ♪ LET'S TAKE THE TIME TO WISH, MY FRIENDS ♪ WE WISH, WE WISH, WE WISH, WE WISH, WE WISH ♪ WE WISH, WE WISH, WE WISH, WE WISH ♪ >> WHAT'S THIS, WISHING WELL?
A LITTLE HOUSE.
IS THIS A CLUE, WISHING WELL?
[ NOTES PLAY ] >> IT IS A CLUE.
I WONDER HOW A LITTLE HOUSE COULD HELP US TO MAKE OUR WISH COME TRUE.
[ NOTES PLAY ] >> HMM.
WHO LIVES IN A HOUSE?
I SUPPOSE PEOPLE LIVE IN HOUSES AND HOMES OF ALL SORTS, LIKE APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND TRAILERS AND YURTS AND MORE.
ALL HOMES TO GIVE US SHELTER, KEEP US SAFE.
[ NOTES PLAY ] >> RIGHT.
WHERE DOES A SPRING PEEPER FIND SHELTER?
FRIENDS, DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEAS?
THE LAND AND THE WATER, YES.
SPRING PEEPERS ARE AMPHIBIANS.
OKAY, FRIENDS.
LET'S GO ON AN ADVENTURE TO FIND HARRIET AT FOREST PRESCHOOL.
WE COULD ASK HER FOR HER HELP TO FIND LAND AND WATER.
AND THEN MAYBE, WE COULD FIND WHERE A SPRING PEEPER LIVES IN NATURE.
WE CAN PUT OUR LITTLE HOUSE IN MY HEART POCKET.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP, WISHING WELL.
AND WE'LL SEE YOU SOON?
[ NOTES PLAY ] >> OKAY, LET'S GO.
[ MUSIC ] [ BIRDS CHIRPING ] >> OH, FRIENDS.
OUTSIDE IN THE SPRINGTIME, THERE'S SO MUCH TO SEE AND HEAR AND SMELL AND FEEL.
I WONDER HOW A SPRING PEEPER MIGHT FEEL ABOUT A PLACE LIKE THIS.
PERHAPS WE COULD PRETEND TO BE A FROG.
MAYBE THAT WOULD HELP.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HOP WITH ME?
OKAY, LET'S HOP.
♪ OH, WHAT WOULD IT FEEL LIKE TO HOP LIKE A FROG?
♪ TO BE A FROG ♪ WOULD I WANT TO LIVE HERE?
♪ WHAT WOULD IT FEEL LIKE?
♪ >> MISTER CHRIS?
>> HELLO.
>> HI, I'M HARRIET.
>> HARRIET, SO NICE TO MEET YOU.
>> IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU TOO.
ELIZABETH SAID THAT YOU WOULD BE COMING AND THAT YOU'RE WORKING TO MAKE A WISH COME TRUE.
IS THAT RIGHT?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE'RE WISHING TO FIND WHERE A SPRING PEEPER LIVES IN NATURE.
AND WE HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU.
>> ASK AWAY!
>> OKAY.
WHERE OUTSIDE DO YOU THINK A SPRING PEEPER WOULD FEEL AT HOME?
>> WELL, HERE AT THE NATURE CENTER, WE HAVE LAND IN EVERY DIRECTION, AND IT'S PROTECTED SO THAT MANY ANIMALS CAN FEEL SAFE HERE.
THERE ARE SOME VERY SPECIAL PLACES ON THIS LAND WHERE IN THE SPRING, MELTING SNOW AND RAIN GATHER.
THEY'RE CALLED VERNAL POOLS.
AND SPRING PEEPER FROGS LIKE TO BE IN AND AROUND VERNAL POOLS.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME ON A WALK TO SEE IF WE CAN FIND ONE?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO.
>> LET'S GO THIS WAY.
>> OKAY.
[ MUSIC ] >> HARRIET, WE FOUND WATER.
IS THIS WHERE A SPRING PEEPER COULD LIVE?
>> WELL, A SPRING PEEPER DEFINITELY NEEDS WATER.
BUT THIS IS A RIVER, AND IT'S ALWAYS MOVING.
SPRING PEEPERS PREFER WATER THAT IS CALM AND STILL.
>> MMM.
IS THE WATER IN A VERNAL POOL CALM AND STILL?
>> YES!
AND IN A VERNAL POOL, THERE'S MUD AND TALL PLANTS THAT THE SPRING PEEPERS CAN FIND SHELTER IN AND FEEL SAFE.
>> OH, OUR CLUE FROM WISHING WELL: A HOME.
BUT A HOME DOESN'T JUST HAVE TO BE A HOUSE OR A YURT OR A TRAILER OR AN APARTMENT.
A HOME CAN BE ANY PLACE THAT YOU FIND SHELTER AND FEEL SAFE.
>> I THINK SPRING PEEPERS ARE LOOKING FOR THE SAME KINDS OF THINGS THAT PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR IN A HOME.
>> I THINK YOU'RE RIGHT.
COULD WE KEEP LOOKING FOR WHERE A SPRING PEEPER CALLS HOME?
>> YES, LET'S.
LET'S GO ACROSS THE BRIDGE AND SEE WHAT WE CAN SEE.
>> OKAY, LET'S GO.
[ MUSIC ] >> THERE MIGHT BE WATER OVER HERE.
OH, LOOK, THERE'S WATER!
SHOULD WE GO TO IT?
>> YES, LET'S!
[ MUSIC ] IT'S REALLY WET HERE.
I SEE WATER AND TALL PLANTS GROWING.
IS THIS A VERNAL POOL?
>> IT IS.
>> DO YOU THINK THIS IS WHERE A SPRING PEEPER MIGHT LIVE IN NATURE?
>> WELL, THE WATER IS CALM AND STILL, AND THERE'S ALL OF THESE GRASSES AROUND THAT A SPRING PEEPER COULD HIDE IN AND FEEL SAFE IN.
BUT WHAT ELSE DO YOU THINK A SPRING PEEPER NEEDS?
>> FOOD?
>> DEFINITELY.
TO SURVIVE AND TO GROW BIGGER, A SPRING PEEPER NEEDS TO EAT LOTS OF TINY INSECTS -- FLIES, ANTS, BEETLES, MOSQUITOS, AND MANY MORE.
>> I'VE HEARD INSECTS FLYING ALL AROUND TODAY.
OKAY, SO A SPRING PEEPER COULD EAT THOSE INSECTS, AND COULD FIND SHELTER IN THE MUD AND THE GRASSES, AND ABSORB WATER THROUGH ITS SKIN.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE A SPRING PEEPER NEEDS?
>> WELL, WHAT ABOUT FRIENDS AND FAMILY?
WHAT ABOUT LOVE?
DO YOU THINK A SPRING PEEPER NEEDS THOSE THINGS TOO?
>> I THINK WE ALL NEED LOVE.
[ PEEPING ] DID YOU HEAR THAT SOUND?
I THINK IT'S A SPRING PEEPER!
LET'S LISTEN CLOSELY.
[ PEEPING AND CHIRPING ] THERE IT IS!
AND THERE'S MORE AND MORE!
THEY'RE ALL AROUND US!
I CAN'T TELL WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM.
>> IT'S A CACOPHONY!
>> IT'S A CACOPHONY!
WHAT'S A CACOPHONY?
>> OH, IT'S A WILD MIXTURE OF SOUNDS.
SPRING PEEPERS LOVE TO SING ALL TOGETHER.
AND WHEN THEY DO, IT'S VERY HARD TO TELL WHERE THE SOUND IS COMING FROM.
THAT'S HOW THEY CONFUSE PREDATORS.
>> I THINK THE SOUND IS BEAUTIFUL.
AND FRIENDS, WE DID IT!
WE FOUND WHERE A SPRING PEEPER LIVES IN NATURE.
THANK YOU, HARRIET, FOR YOUR HELP TO MAKE OUR WISH COME TRUE.
>> YOU'RE MOST WELCOME.
>> I FEEL SO EXCITED.
COULD WE CELEBRATE ALL TOGETHER WITH A BIG, BIG CONCERT?
>> THAT'S A GREAT IDEA!
WE COULD HAVE IT AT THE FOREST PRESCHOOL, AND WE COULD INVITE THE COMMUNITY.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> GREAT.
>> I'M GOING TO GO AND SET UP FOR THE CONCERT.
WHILE I DO THAT, WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET SOME OF THE CHILDREN WHO GO TO THE PRESCHOOL?
>> I WOULD LOVE TO.
OKAY, FRIENDS, LET'S GO CHECK IN WITH SOME KIDDOS.
[ MUSIC ] >> ELIZABETH, YOU'RE HERE!
>> OH, HI, MISTER CHRIS.
AND I BROUGHT OUR SPRING PEEPER FRIEND.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> DID YOU MAKE THE WISH COME TRUE?
>> WE DID.
WE FOUND WHERE A SPRING PEEPER LIVES IN NATURE.
AND WE HEARD THE SOUND OF THEM SINGING ALL TOGETHER.
>> OH, WONDERFUL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP.
>> WELL, THANK YOU FOR YOUR WISH.
I WONDER WHAT ELSE WE COULD LEARN TODAY.
I THINK WE HAVE JUST ENOUGH TIME TO CHECK IN WITH SOME KIDDOS BEFORE THE BIG, BIG CONCERT.
WILL WE SEE YOU AT THE CONCERT?
>> YES, I'LL BE THERE.
>> OKAY, SEE YOU SOON.
>> OKAY.
>> WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FROGS?
>> THAT THEY CROAK.
>> I KNOW THAT SOME FROGS CAN JUMP FIVE MILES.
>> REALLY?
>> FROGS CAN JUMP REALLY HIGH.
AND THEY CAN SCURRY REALLY FAST.
>> CAN YOU JUMP VERY FAR?
>> YEAH.
>> YEAH?
WILL YOU SHOW ME -- DO YOU WANT TO SHOW ME HOW YOU JUMP AT THE BIG, BIG, CONCERT?
OR YOU COULD SHOW ME RIGHT NOW.
WHOA!
WHERE DO FROGS LIVE?
>> IN THE PONDS AND IN THE LAKES.
>> WHAT DO FROGS LIKE TO EAT?
>> BUGS.
>> WHAT KIND OF BUGS?
>> ALL DIFFERENT KIND OF BUGS.
>> HOW DO THE FROGS CATCH THE FLIES AND THE BUGS?
>> WITH THEIR TONGUE.
>> OH, LET'S TRY.
READY?
>> NO, THEY DO IT REALLY FAST.
>> HOW FAST?
>> FASTER THAN THAT I THINK.
>> REALLY?
WHAT FOOD DO YOU LIKE TO EAT?
>> I LIKE TO EAT VEGETABLES AND FRUITS.
I LOVE CANDY.
I MOSTLY EAT CANDY.
>> HOW DOES A TADPOLE CHANGE INTO A FROG?
>> ITS TAIL SHRINKS AND ITS LEGS GROW.
>> AFTER THAT, THEY TURN INTO A FROGLET.
FROGLET MEANS THEY STILL HAVE A TAIL AND THEY HAVE STILL LEGS.
>> ELLIOT, ARE YOU EXCITED FOR THE BIG, BIG, CONCERT.
>> YEP!
>> ME TOO.
WANT TO DO A HIGH FIVE?
THANK YOU.
[ MUSIC ] [ CHILDREN LAUGHING ] [ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] >> FRIENDS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR GATHERING HERE IN SUCH A SPECIAL PLACE AT FOREST PRESCHOOL.
TODAY HAS BEEN FILLED WITH ADVENTURES.
WE EVEN GOT TO HEAR THE SOUNDS OF SPRING PEEPERS.
JUST LIKE YOU, EACH OF THE INSTRUMENTS HERE ON OUR STAGE HAS A UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL SOUND.
LET'S HEAR FIRST FROM JESSICA.
SHE'S PLAYING THE TENOR SAXOPHONE.
[ SAX RIFF PLAYS ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND LET'S HEAR THE SOUND FROM PATRICIA AS SHE PLAYS HER FLUTE.
[ FLUTE TUNE PLAYS ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND LET'S HEAR THE AMAZING SOUND OF THE DRUMS, PLAYED BY CALEB.
[ DRUM BEAT PLAYS ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND TYLER BROUGHT AN INSTRUMENT THAT'S TALLER THAN HE IS.
LET'S LISTEN TO THE SOUND OF THE UPRIGHT BASS.
[ BASS LINE PLAYS ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND NOW LET'S LISTEN TO THE DYNAMIC SOUND AS EMMA PLAYS HER KEYBOARD.
[ PIANO NOTES PLAY ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND I BROUGHT WITH ME THE UKULELE.
[ UKULELE NOTES PLAY ] [ APPLAUSE ] >> AND NOW LET'S BRING ALL OF THESE SOUNDS TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE SPRING AND SPRING PEEPER FROGS.
>> ONE, TWO.
[ MUSIC ] ♪ WHOA, HOW I LONG TO HEAR THE SOUND ♪ OF OUR LITTLE HOPPING FRIENDS FAR BENEATH THE GROUND ♪ FAR BENEATH THE SNOW ♪ IN A CRACK OR CREVICE ♪ IN A DEEP, DEEP SLEEP ♪ I HOPE THEY'RE DREAMING OF US ♪ FOR WE'RE DREAMING OF THEM ♪ AND THE SOUNDS THEY MAKE ♪ FOR THE SOUNDS THEY MAKE YOU CAN'T MISTAKE ♪ FOR THEY SOUND LIKE PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ CROAK, CROAK, CROAK, CROAK ♪ BUBBLEGUM, BUBBLEGUM, BUBBLEGUM, BUBBLEGUM [ MUSIC ] ♪ WHOA, NOW, NOW, IT'S BEEN TOO LONG ♪ SINCE WE HEARD OUR LITTLE FRIENDS SINGING THEIR SONG ♪ IF THEY WERE OUT HERE ♪ WE'D BE SINGING WITH THEM ♪ TO THEIR FROGGY BEATS ♪ A HIP-HOP RHYTHM ♪ AND WE'RE SINGING WITH THEM ♪ AND THE SOUNDS THEY MAKE ♪ FOR THE SOUNDS THEY MAKE YOU CAN'T MISTAKE ♪ FOR THEY SOUND LIKE PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ CROAK, CROAK, CROAK, CROAK ♪ BUBBLEGUM, BUBBLEGUM, BUBBLEGUM, BUBBLEGUM ♪ PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ CROAK, CROAK, CROAK, CROAK ♪ PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ PEEP, PEEP, PEEP, PEEP ♪ RIBBIT, RIBBIT, RIBBIT ♪ CROAK, CROAK, CROAK, CROAK ♪ BUBBLEGUM, BUBBLEGUM, BUBBLEGUM, BUBBLEGUM ♪ [ APPLAUSE ] [ MUSIC ] >> HI, WISHING WELL.
[ NOTES PLAY ] >> YES, WE DID.
WE MADE OUR WISH COME TRUE.
WE FOUND WHERE SPRING PEEPERS LIVE IN NATURE.
AND WE LEARNED SO MUCH MORE.
WE LEARNED THAT LITTLE FROGS CHANGE FROM A LITTLE EGG INTO A TADPOLE SWIMMING IN THE WATER, AND THEN A FROGLET, AND AN ADULT FROG.
AND WE HOPPED LIKE FROGS, TOO.
AND WE HEARD SPRING PEEPER SOUNDS --SO MANY SOUNDS IT WAS A CACOPHONY OF SOUND.
AND OF COURSE, WE MET MANY FRIENDS ALONG THE WAY.
[ NOTES PLAY ] >> THANK YOU, WISHING WELL.
WE CAN GIVE YOU YOUR CLUE BACK NOW, THIS LITTLE HOME.
AND WE CAN SING, ♪ MI, MI, MI, MI, MI ♪ WE WISHED, WE WISHED, WE WISHED, WE WISHED ♪ WE WISHED AND MADE OUR WISH COME TRUE ♪ >> WHAT'S THIS, WISHING WELL?
[ NOTES PLAY] >> A MEMORY.
IT'S A LITTLE SPRING PEEPER FROG.
THANK YOU, WISHING WELL.
[ NOTES PLAY ] >> AND WE'LL SEE YOU NEXT TIME, WISHING WELL?
[ NOTES PLAY ] >> DEAL.
WE CAN HANG OUR MEMORY RIGHT BY THE DOOR SO THAT EVERY TIME WE WALK IN, WE'LL SEE IT AND REMEMBER OUR TIME TOGETHER.
AND IT WON'T BE LONG UNTIL WE SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN.
♪ WELL, I LOVE SINGING GOODBYE ♪ LET ME TELL YOU WHY ♪ FOR EVERY TIME WE SING GOODBYE ♪ IT MEANS IT WON'T BE LONG ♪ UNTIL WE SING HELLO AGAIN ♪ SO UNTIL THEN, FRIENDS, GOODBYE ♪ SEE YOU LATER ♪ GOODBYE ♪ FAREWELL ♪ GOODBYE ♪ MA'A SALAMA ♪ GOODBYE ♪ ALAVIDA ♪ AND MAY WE ALWAYS CHERISH WHAT WE'VE HAD ♪ AND THEN NEXT TIME, WE'LL PLAY AGAIN.
♪ >> SEE YOU NEXT TIME, FRIENDS.
[ MUSIC ]


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