Ears get together and make things better by working together its a simple message and it comes from the heart believe in yourself for thats the place to start and i say hey hey what a wonderful kind of day if we could learn to work and play and get along with each other. Hey what a wonderful kind of day hey what a wonderful kind of day. Hey arthur hey, d. W. Hey whoa crash whoa ahoy, lookout, is it clearing . Surfs way up, dude. Ahoy, captain second mate brain, where are we . Theres no way to tell without the sun. Any sign of the sun from up there . Captain ship surgeon francine, you should be belowdecks. I found him in my quarters, sir. squawks excuse me . He had this. Do you know what this means, captain . It means hes really hungry. Were close to land. Land . Land . But where . all grunting all groaning land ho squawking all right our very own island whoohoo yeah whoohoo only seven more days to summer vacation. And ratburn promised no more pop quizzes for the rest of the year. Thats only because hes saving up for the big endoftheyear final homework assignment. But. But havent we suffered enough . Miss sweetwaters class is already cleaning out their desks and planning a party with cake. He does it every year. Why should this year be any different . bell rings laughing ratburn lets see. Ive given you the word problems for tomorrow, the sentences to diagram and the reading on gastropods. Ratburn but this is the end of the year. Its time for a Little Something extra. Oh, no, here it comes. Please take out your notebooks and write down your final endoftheyear assignment. Imagine that all of you are stranded on a Desert Island. Each of you may choose an unlimited supply of one food to bring with you. What would you choose . Thats it . Francine its a nobrainer. If i was stuck on a Desert Island id bring barbecue potato chips. Id bring that new cereal cotton candy crunch. What about you, buster . Desert island. One food only. Donuts mmm. Maybe chocolate would be better. Or maybe mayonnaise straight out of the jar. Mmm arthur buster, pass me the ball. slurping buster . I dont know which food i like best. Oh, this is so much harder than i thought. Is something wrong . This Desert Island assignment is much too simple. I dont understand it. Maybe you should just enjoy the fact that its easy. But mr. Ratburn never gives easy assignments. Buster this wasnt easy, but after thinking about it a lot and i mean a lot i finally decided on. Ice cream. all exclaiming you did choose a dairy product so youd be getting calcium, but not enough vitamins, fiber or protein. I knew it. I should have gone with marshmallows. Francine how about you . I would bring an unlimited supply of barbecued potato chips. Ratburn hmm, lets think about all those spicy, powdery, very very salty potato chips. coughing need. Water. And you, arthur, how long can anyone survive on sugar and yellow dye number five . True, youd be getting carbohydrates, but with far too much refined sugar and far too little protein. Anyone else . Alan, what did you come up with . Alan . I dont have the answer all gasp well, at the moment, nobody does. None of you would have survived for very long on the island. What if i switched to jelly beans . Your food choices have to sustain you. Help could be a long time in coming. I think i like the pop quizzes better. I want you all to try the assignment again. All aw. Another chance . Remember, each of you may bring only one food, but your overall goal is to survive for as long as you can. You have the weekend to come up with the solution. Brain i knew it was too simple. You didnt even give an answer. Mmm. I still think i could survive on this. I simply didnt settle for the wrong one. This time ill sift through all the available nutritional data. I was hoping for a weekend without homework. Somewhere out there is the perfect food and im going to find it. sighs buster hey, brain, are you in there . Brain . Come on. Were riding to the park. I cant. Im still looking for the perfect food. Did you guys give up . No, were done. What . Look, well help you, okay . The answers obvious once you think about it. Last time, we all picked fun food. Theres no way ratburn would let us get away with that. See, we picked food that we like to eat. But the trick is to pick a food that were supposed to eat. Stuff like this whole grains. In other words, oatmeal. Oatmeal. Plain oatmeal. Its so healthy that its probably worth extra credit. Francine and im going with vegetables. Probably brussels sprouts. Get it now . I dont know. Oh, come on, its perfect. I bet brussels sprouts are ratburns favorite food. According to this, they do contain several vitamins as well as being high in fiber and water. I rest my case. But theres no protein. My dad told me eggs are great protein so im bringing ten hardboiled eggs. Fine, but you cant survive that long on eggs alone. Im looking for a single perfect food that has everything. Maybe there isnt one. But there has to be. You just cant admit that we found a solution before you did. Your solutions are incomplete. Youre making this harder than it is. Lets go to the park. Good luck. One perfect food. One perfect food. May i help you . Where would i find one food that has it all . Some protein, a little fat carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and fiber . Im afraid i cant help you with that. yells this assignment is impossible. laughing screams thats it it is impossible. Why didnt i think of it earlier . Brain so, what do you say . Its risky. I know. But theres no other way. Count me in. And well need buster and francine, too. squeaking francine while each of us could survive for some time on a single food from one of the food groups. Research led us to the undeniable conclusion that it would be impossible to survive for very long without combining our food choices. So, you decided to form a group. Otherwise, its impossible. Of course i never directed you to work together. But you never said that we couldnt. So arthur brought something from the protein group. Hardboiled eggs. But we also needed vegetables, so i brought a salad with olive oil. Which takes care of our fat. And i brought fruit. And i brought some bread rolls and cheese. And lots of water to wash it down. Brain so that takes care of our dairy and grains. The assignment said that the overall goal was to survive. And you just cant make it on only one kind of food. You have to have grains, fruits and vegetables, dairy, protein and healthy fats. Well done. Youve made a perfect presentation. You figured out that you need a selection from each of the major food groups. Well, almost perfect. You forgot one thing. I knew we forgot something. Oh, does this mean we failed . Ratburn a Desert Island dessert. Theres nothing wrong with a Desert Island treat now and then. After this, ive challenged mrs. Sweetwaters class to a game of capture the flag. Eat up all cheering kids and now. This is my sister juliet. This is my friend elizabeth. And this is my friend mary ellen. Were making Healthy Snacks in my kitchen. Well, theres, um, fruits in it, and its not ice cream. Its frozen yogurt so that makes it healthy. My name is corinne. I have diabetes, and that means that something in my body called a pancreas does not work or as my mom says, its sleeping. And i have to have this pump and it gives me insulin whenever i eat or my blood sugar is too high. And if i get low which means i dont have enough sugar in my blood, then i have to have something to eat right away. Right now were making a fruit smoothie. Were using strawberries, frozen yogurt, and maybe bananas. Cut it in half first and then we can peel it. blender whirring mary ellen bon appetit. Corinne i calculated how many carbohydrates are in the frozen yogurt and the fruit. And then i put it into this and it tells you how much insulin you need to do. In this snack, theres 20 grams of carbohydrates. I entered it in to my pump, and it told me to do 0. 3 of insulin. This morning in the Nurses Office i was feeling a little low before recess, so i did a check. You take something called a meter you put a little strip into it and then you prick yourself with the little needle. And when you put the blood onto the strip it reads how much sugar is in that drop of blood. And im 157, and thats a good number. And were still kind of hungry so were going to make apple slices wrapped in turkey. I think its a Healthy Snack because apples are fruits and the turkey is low fat and it has protein in it. Mmm. This is really good. Corinne well, you need nutritional food because if all you ate was junk food, youd lie on the couch all day. Kids and now. indistinct whispering really . Yep, but you cant tell anybody. I wont. Wow that is so cool. Well, see you tomorrow. D. W. not so fast huh . what were you guys whispering about . Im not telling you. Its a secret. I wont tell anybody. I wont, either. Thats what makes it a secret. Twins. Really . Thats quite a secret. Im sorry, dear, but your mother asked me not to show this to you. Its a secret. Its a secret. Its a secret. Its a secret. Its a secret. Its a secret. Its a secret. Its a secret. Its a secret. All right, already wait a minute. Do any of you know a secret . Dont worry, you can tell me. I wont tell anybody. Please tell me. Please please arthur shh oh, no. Not again. Thats the tenth secret arthur wouldnt tell me. And i think it was a good one, too. Why cant anybody ever tell me just one . I could tell you one. Its not the same. Oh, i wish i knew one. Well, the good thing about a secret is that its secret. Nobody has to know you werent told one. I know a secret, but im not telling it to you. Okay. Fine. Arent you going to ask me what it is . No. Arent you even going to ask me who told it to me . Whoever told it to you doesnt want you blabbing it to us. D. W. , when a friend tells you a secret and asks you to keep it. But nobody told me its a secret i made up all by myself. Well, i didnt tell you to keep blabbing about it. Well, you also didnt tell me that you have to have someone tell you a secret or its not actually a secret. Thats it my mom told it to me. She said i couldnt tell this secret to anybody. Ever uhhuh. Kapow she heard it from. Um. Miss morgan you cant get away from me. Grr gotcha i think miss morgan heard it from your grandma. Grandma . Grandma . Really . What did she say . My lips are sealed. Its a secret. Grandma tells us everything. Shed never keep a secret from us. Lets call grandma and see. Well, um. No. You dont have to call her. Its not that big a secret. Hi, grandma. Okay, i was just kidding. Theres no secret. Tommy and theres no cell phone tibbles laughing good one, tommy. Ow are you okay . I never knew fake secrets were so dangerous. Stay right there. phone ringing hello . Oh, yes. I called because you need to bring james a change of clothes. What happened to you . Its kind of a secret. What about you . Oh, well, its kind of a secret, too. Really . Ill tell you my secret if you tell me yours. Uh. I was fighting with the tibbles and fell down. Now you. Uh. James split his pants right down the middle. Oh, theres no hiding it. You can see his underwear clear as day from the back. gasps you cant tell anyone. Its a secret. Remember . A secret. Sorry, this clubhouse is for secretholders only. D. W. ive got one. secretholders whispering conversations stop its okay, everybody. Shes cool. Here. Whats that . Well, thats to put your secret in. Go on. whispers james split his pants. indistinct whispering yes wow, youre so happy today. What happened . Well, lets just say i know a secret. Oh. What do you mean, oh . What did the tibbles grandma tell you . No. This time its real. Well, if its real why cant you tell me . Because its a secret. But im your best friend. True. Hmm. Okay. But you cant tell anybody. Uh, ill tell you tomorrow. Shes my best friend. Cant i at least tell one person . But if you tell her, then how do you think james will feel . Its just one person. James split his pants. Really . Yep. But you cant tell anybody. What are you doing . dont worry, im just telling timmy. whispers james split his pants. Wow wait until i tell tommy tell me what . whispers james split his pants. No, you guys youve got to stop laughs whispers james split his pants. James split his pants. James split his pants. gasps all whispering oh, no james hey, d. W. What are they all talking about . Uh. Kids taunting james split his pants laughter, taunting insects chirping sighs sadly d. W. i know this secret and its a really great secret, and. Aand i just got to tell it to somebody you can tell it to me. You should always share your secrets with dad or me so we can help you. Okay. Well, the other day, james split his pants at school. His mom had to bring him extra clothes. I bet james is embarrassed and wouldnt want the other kids at school to know. But its really hard not to tell anyone. Im glad you told me but lets keep it between us. But how do i stop myself from telling it . Well, try not to think about it. Try thinking about Something Else like christmas. humming jingle bells so, whats the secret . What . Oh, uh, i, uh. d. W. Humming jingle bells d. W. , did you hear me . thinking his mom had to bring him new clothes cause james split his pants. Oh, look the tibbles are making a sand castle d. W. . Ill tell you tomorrow drive hey, see you later, guys. See you indistinct whispering hey, little girl whats up with your bag . Oh, uh. I dont know. all gasp never open your bag but. You open that bag and youre out of the clubhouse. all gasp whoa grunts metal clicks dont, d. W. please, d. W. gasps d. W. s voice james split his pants yells mom. Can i stay home today . I think im sick. Oh . What is it, honey . Do you feel nauseous . Sore throat . I think i have secretitis. Thanks, thora, youre a lifesaver. Hi, grandma hello, arthur. D. W. Needs a flop day, but these appointments i have just cant wait. Ill be back at 2 00. Frere Jacques plays on tv so, your mother tells me you have a very distinctive ailment. Secrets can be hard, cant they . I think i hate them. Well, ill tell you a secret. I used to suffer from secretitis myself until i was ten, when i found the perfect something to tell my secret to. Go ahead and shout it, dear as loud as you can. James split his pants now throw it as far as you can maybe im wrong, but i think youre better. What do you think . paddles splashing hey, d. W. I missed you yesterday. I spent the whole day thinking about what your secret could be. Can you tell me now . whispers i found out how to keep a secret. You did . How . indistinct whispering really . Yep. But you cant tell anybody. I wont. Wow, that is so cool. D. W. s voice james split his pants seagulls squawking hi, everyone, its me, buster. We always have something to dance about in elwood city, but you wont believe all the cool dances people are doing all around the country. On my trip with my dad i see people rock, stomp, twirl, pop and boogie to the beat. Im filming all the groovy fun and sending it back to my friends in elwood city on my very own video postcards. Theyre postcards from buster. Visit us online at. You can find arthur books and lots of other books, too at your local library. T wgbh access. Wgbh. Org and everybody that you meet has an original point of view and i say hey hey what a wonderful kind of day if we could learn to work and play and get along with each other. Hey what a wonderful kind of day. Hey what a wonderful kind of day. Hey d by. Da [ female announcer ] fun for everyone makes a family strong. Chuck e. Cheeses proudly supports pbs kids. And by contributions to your pbs station from. Every week. Thats me martha speaks is proof positive. Do we love llamas, people . Theres nothing like a talking dog. Hello voices wobbling you guys are really irritating. Does irritating mean fun . On your mark, go martha speaks on pbs kids. Wow barking honks stocks fell on worries that china might. Announcer the new pbs for ipad app. Youll never know what youll find. [dog barks] announcer available now in the app store. Martha speaks is funded in part by. Kiddie Academy Child Care learning centers. Proud supporter of pbs kids. Providing educationally focused child care preparing children for school and for life. Kiddie academy. The corporation for public broadcasting, by a cooperative agreement from the u. S. Department of educations readytolearn grant by and by rtha was an average dog she went. And. And. barking, growls when she ate some alphabet soup then what happened was bizarre. On the way to marthas stomach the letters lost their way. They traveled to her brain, and now. Shes got a lot to say now she speaks. How now, brown cow . Martha speaks yeah, she speaks and speaks and speaks and speaks and speaks. Whats a caboose . When are we eating again . Martha speaks. Hey, joe, what do you know . My names not joe. Shes not always right, but still that martha speaks. Hi there. Shes got a voice shes ready to shout martha will tell you what its all about sometimes wrong, but seldom in doubt martha will tell you what its all about that dogs unique. Testing, one, two. Hear her speak martha speaks and speaks and speaks and speaks and. Communicates, enumerates elucidates, exaggerates indicates and explicates bloviates and overstates and. panting . Hyperventilates martha, to reiterate martha speaks martha speaks. piano plays hello there. Welcome. Todays words are all about movement. Youll hear things like graceful and beautiful smooth and agile whoa clumsy and klutzy so stay tuned for a very moving episode of martha speaks. Mrs. Clusky now, class, i want you to be on your best behavior. It isnt every day we have a Ballet Company come and visit. This is so exciting. Ive never seen a real, live ballet before. I saw my cousin d. D. s recital at the Twinkle Toes Academy of dance, but im not sure that counts. That looks more like a counting horse. A counting horse. I wish. What is the square root of four . Uh. clops twice two td no horses in the classroom. Hasta la vista, gang i wish i had a horse to get me out of this ballet. Yawn city. Oh i think youll love the ballet, alice. Its an extremely difficult sport. How is dancing a sport . Its very athletic. And it takes a lot of coordination. Coordination . Yes. When youre able to move different parts of your body together in a smooth way, its called coordination. Does ballet have any tackling or field goals . Ah, no. I rest my case. music plays i still dont see how you can call ballet a sport. Thats like calling School Summer vacation. I saw a show on tv where they proved a ballet dancer was just as fit as a linebacker. No way. Really. And it said lots of athletes like Football Players or Baseball Players take ballet to improve their balance. Really . grunts, groans im athletic, but next to alice im a klutz. Alice . Are you okay . Me . Sure. Why . Youre popping up and down like a jack in the box. Oh. Uh.