Brothers and Sisters to the Rescue/Transcript

June: Art... German Folk Art.

Quincy: And music...

["Symphony No. 5" plays]

Leo: Symphony Number 5. Written by Ludwig van Beethoven.

The scene starts at Annie's Room where Leo and Annie are preparing to read a story!

Annie: Hi! I'm Annie, and guess what? My big brother Leo just brought me a new book to read!

Leo: This book has a story about a brother and sister, just like us, Annie.

Annie: I can't wait to hear it! (to the viewer) Do you want to hear the story, too?

(Beat)

Annie: Great! Leo, will you read it to us?

Leo: Sure.

Leo: This book is called The Musical Adventure of Hansel and Gretel.

Leo: Once upon a time, there was a brother and a sister named Hansel and Gretel, who loved to walk in the wood. They never got lost because they'd always leaves a trail to remember the way back home.

Leo: One day, they left a trail of bread crumbs.

Leo: Another day, they left a trail of pebbles.

Leo: But today, they left a trail of music notes.

Leo: They're walking deeper and deeper into the wood.

Annie: Ooh.

Leo: They start to get really hungry, but then, all of a sudden, they see...

Annie: A gingerbread house! Yummy!

Leo: The gingerbread house looks delicious, so they each take a big bite.

Leo: But the gingerbread house belongs to someone.

Leo: Who does that gingerbread house belong to?

Leo: A witch.

Leo: Yes.

Annie: Leo, what's the witch doing?

Leo: She's tricking them.

Leo: The witch is locking Hansel and Gretel inside her gingerbread house.

Leo: They can't get out.

Annie: Oh, no.

Annie: Poor Hansel and Gretel.

Annie: I wish we could help them.

Leo: Listen.

Leo: Do you hear that, Annie?

Annie: I know that music.

Annie: It's Hansel and Gretel calling us for help.

Leo: Yeah.

Leo: They need us to rescue them from the gingerbread house.

Leo: Come on.

Leo: Let get the team.

Leo: Quincy.

Leo: June.

Leo: Rocket.

Quincy: What's going on?

Leo: Hansel and Gretel are in trouble.

Annie: A witch locked them in a gingerbread house.

June: How tragic.

Quincy: So, how can we find them?

Leo: Well, they did leave behind a trail of music notes.

Annie: Yeah.

Annie: Let's look for the music note trail.

June: Here.

June: We can use my telescope.

June: Do you see the trail of music notes that Hansel and Gretel left behind?

June: Yes.

June: There it is.

Quincy: The music note trail leads into the Black Forest in Germany.

Leo: The gingerbread house must be somewhere inside the forest.

Annie: Hansel and Gretel need our help.

Annie: We have to rescue them.

Quincy: Yeah.

June: Absolutely.

Leo: Will you help us rescue Hansel and Gretel from the gingerbread house?

Leo: Great.

Leo: We've got a mission.

Leo: We're going to rescue Hansel and Gretel.

Leo: Let the mission begin.

Leo: Buckle your seatbelts.

All except Leo: Seatbelts buckled.

Leo: Prepare for blast.

Leo: We need to give Rocket a lot of power.

Leo: Put your hand on your lap and pat with us.

Leo: Pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat.

Leo: Faster.

Leo: Pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat.

Leo: Now raise your arms as high as you can and say blast off.

All: Blast off.

Annie: Hold on tight cause here we go.

All: Whoa.

Leo: Whoo-hoo.

Quincy: All right.

Leo: Let's find that gingerbread house so we can rescue Hansel and Gretel.

Annie: Hansel, Gretel, don't you worry, We are coming in a hurry following your music note trail, Don't you worry, we will not fail We are coming, we are coming, we are coming, we are coming, we are coming, we'll save you.

Leo: Great song, Annie.

Quincy: That was awesome.

June: Look, everyone.

June: There's the Black Forest.

Quincy: And there's the music note trail.

Quincy: That will lead us to Hansel and Gretel.

Leo: Rocket, land down there.

Annie: Come on, everyone.

Annie: The trail goes this way.

Leo: Uh-oh.

Leo: Who does that sound like?

Leo: The witch.

Annie: And look.

Annie: She's pointing her magic wand at the music note trail.

Quincy: Uh-oh.

Quincy: The witch made the music note trail disappear.

Annie: And now she's doing the happy dance.

Annie: What a mean witch.

June: I wonder how we're going to find Hansel and Gretel now.

June: We don't know which path to take.

Quincy: Hey, look.

Quincy: That bunny hops in a funny way.

June: Quincy's right.

June: This bunny does a short hop, a short hop, a short hop, and then a long hop..

June: Short, short, short, long.

June: Short, short, short, long.

June: I think the bunny is trying to tell us something.

Annie: Bunny, do you know, which, path, we should take to get to Hansel and Gretel?

Annie: You do?

Annie: That's great.

June: Come on, team.

June: Let's follow the bunny.

All: Short, short, short long.

All: Short, short, short, long.

June: That's bunny is a speedy hopper.

Quincy: It's hard to keep up with her.

Quincy: How will we know witch path to take?

Leo: We need to listen for the bunny's special hop.

Leo: Ready.

Leo: Let's listen to the first path.

Leo: Does that sound like our bunny?

Leo: No.

Leo: Let's listen to the second path.

Leo: Does that sound like our bunny?

Leo: No.

Leo: That's not her, either.

Leo: Let's listen to the third path.

Leo: Does that sound like our bunny?

Leo: Yes.

Leo: She hopped this way.

Leo: Come on.

All: Short, short, short, long.

All: Short, short, short, long.

June: It's bunny.

June: We found her.

Quincy: And look.

Quincy: She led us back to Hansel and Gretel's music note trail.

Annie: Thank you bunny.

Annie: You were a big help.

Leo: Listen.

Leo: I can hear Hansel and Gretel.

Annie: We're getting closer.

Annie: Let's hurry and rescue them.

Annie: Hansel, Gretel, Don't you worry, We're coming in a hurry, Following your music note trail, Don't you worry, we will not fail, We are coming, We are coming, We are coming, We are coming, We are coming, We'll save you.

June: The music note trail goes over that bridge.

Quincy: That's the Alte Brucke.

Leo: To the bridge, team.

Leo: Hansel and Gretel need us.

Quincy: Uh-oh.

Quincy: Who does that sound like?

Quincy:Yes.

Quincy: It's the Witch.

June: And look.

June: She's pointing her magic wand at the bridge.

Annie: Oh-no.

Annie: That mean witch is making the bridge go up in the air.

Annie: It's so high.

June: Now how will we get across the river.

Quincy: Of course.

Quincy: Rocket can fly us over the Rhine River.

Quincy: Let's go.

Quincy: To Rocket.

June: Uh-oh.

June: The witch is using her magic on Rocket.

Quincy: Oh-no.

Quincy: Now the witch made Rocket go up in the air.

Annie: Don't worry, Rocket.

Annie: We'll get you down.

June: But how, Annie.

Annie: Well, the witch used her magic wand and sang high and that made the bridge and Rocket go up high.

Annie: Maybe if we sang low, the bridge and Rocket will come back down low.

Annie: We can sing low.

Annie: We can sing low.

Leo: You're doing it.

Quincy: The bridge and Rocket are starting to come down.

Annie: But we need to sing lower.

Annie: Sing lower with me.

Annie: We can sing low.

Annie: We can sing low.

Annie: Sing even lower.

Annie: We can sing low.

Annie: We can sing low.

Annie: We did it.

Leo: Way to go.

June: Excellent job.

Quincy: All right.

Annie: You're welcome, Rocket.

Leo: Come on, team!

Leo: Now we can follow the music note trail over the bridge.

Leo: I Hear Hansel and Gretel.

Leo: They sound louder.

Annie: We're getting closer to the gingerbread house.

Quincy: And it sounds like someone is getting closer to us.

Quincy: It's the witch!

June: We'd better hurry and get to the gingerbread house before the witch makes any more trouble.

Leo: Right.

Leo: Come on!

[And now, the time has come to reveal Rocket's new power and the heroes are ready to use it for the first time!]

Leo: We're going to have to fly Rocket as fast as he can go.

Leo: Super fast!

Leo: Will you help me fly Rocket super fast?

Leo: Great!

Leo: Super fast!

All except Leo: Super fast!

Leo: To get to super fast, we have to start at adagio. Pat the beat on your lap slowly.

Leo: Moderato, now pat the beat on your tummy a little faster.

Leo: Allegro, now pat the beat on your shoulders even faster.

Leo: Presto! Now reach your arms to the sky and shake your whole body!

Leo: We did it!

Leo: We're flying super fast!!

Leo: Oh-no.

Leo: Rocket's having trouble fitting through these trees.

June: How Weill we get to the gingerbread house to save Hansel and Gretel?

Leo: I'll go.

Annie: Wait, Leo.

Annie: You're my brother and I'm going with you.

Leo: Are you sure, Annie?

Annie: Of course, I'm sure.

Annie: Brothers and sisters take care of each other.

Quincy: Way to go, Leo and Annie.

June: You are very courageous.

Annie: This forest is awfully big.

Annie: Leo, will you hold my hand?

Leo: Of course, Annie.

Leo: Let's sing your song to help us feel brave.

Annie: Hansel, Gretel, Don't you worry, We're going in a hurry.

Leo: Hansel, Gretel, Don't you worry, We're going in a hurry.

Leo: Whoa.

Leo: What was that?

Annie: Don't worry, Leo.

Annie: It's just a cuckoo bird.

Annie: See.

Leo: Oh, right.

Leo: Annie, I'm glad you came with me.

Annie: Following your music note trail, Don't you worry, We will not fail, We are coming, We are coming, We are coming, We are coming, We'll save you.

Leo: Following your music note trail, Don't you worry, We will not fail,We are coming, We are coming, We are coming, We are coming, We'll save you.

Annie: Look, Leo.

Annie: We made it to the end of the music note trail.

Leo: That mean the gingerbread house must be right here.

Leo: But I don't see it.

Leo: Do you see the gingerbread house?

Leo: Yes.

Leo: There it is.

Annie: Quick.

Annie: Let's rescue Hansel and Gretel.

Leo: I can hear Hansel and Gretel inside.

Annie: Don't worry, Hansel and Gretel.

Annie: We're here to save you.

Annie: We rescue them.

Leo: Yay, Hansel and Gretel!

Annie: Uh-oh.

Annie: That sounds like the witch.

Annie: And look.

Leo: She's using her magic wand to make herself louder.

Annie: And that's making her bigger.

Leo: She's counting a crescendo.

Annie: Annie, What are we going to do.

Leo: I can conduct to make the witch's music quieter.

Leo: Diminuendo.

Leo: We can shrink the witch.

Annie: Go for it, Leo!

Leo: I'm going to need your help to shrink the witch.

Leo: Will you conduct a diminuendo with me?

Leo: Great.

Leo: Put your hands up high.

Leo: Now slowly lower them.

Leo: Quieter.

Leo: Quieter.

Leo: Diminuendo.

Annie: It's working.

Annie: The witch is getting quieter and smaller.

Annie: Uh-oh.

Annie: The witch has her wand out again.

Annie: She's conducting another crescendo.

Leo: Quick.

Leo: We need to conduct another diminuendo to shrink the witch.

Leo: Put your hands up high.

Leo: Slowly lower them.

Leo: Quieter.

Leo: Even quieter.

Leo: Diminuendo.

Leo: Diminuendo.

Annie: You made the witch so tiny.

Leo: Great conducting.

Leo: And here comes Rocket.

Leo: Rocket used his breeze blower to blow the witch far, far, away.

Annie: We'll never see that mean witch again.

Annie: you're welcome, Hansel and Gretel.

Leo: We're glad to help.

Quincy: I can not believe it.

Quincy: You save Hansel and Gretel.

June: That was stupendous.

Leo: We were a great team, Annie.

Leo: Im glad you're my sister.

Annie: And I'm glad you're my brother, Leo.

June: Come on, Hansel and Gretel.

June: Let's get you home.

Leo and Annie (in unison): Mission completion!

[Baton jingles]