A Tall Totem Tale/Transcript

June: Art... Pacific Northwest Totem Poles.

Anne: And...

["Orchestral Suite Number 2: Minuet and Badinerie" playing]

Leo: Music by... Johann Sebastian Bach.

The scene starts at the cold place of Alaska from USA.

Quincy: Hi, I'm Quincy. Today, my friends and I are exploring in Alaska. We're looking for totem poles. They look like this. They're so cool. Have you ever seen a totem pole? Well, let's go look for one.

[Music playing]

Leo: That sounds like a totem pole.

Quincy: Follow me!

[Woodwind orchestra playing]

Quincy: We found the totem poles! It's a totem-pole forest!

Annie: The totem poles are singing and dancing!

[Totem pole jingling]

Quincy: This totem pole is singing his story for us. It's a story about a big bear who stole the sunshine.

All: Ooh.

[Other totem pole jingling]

Annie: Another totem pole is singing her story.

Quincy: This totem pole is telling a story about an eagle who protected a river full of fish.

All: Ooh.

[Flute playing "Orchestral Suite No. 2"]

June: That sounds like another totem pole.

Quincy: Do you see another totem pole? Oh, yeah. There he is over there. Let's go say hello.

Leo: Wow. This totem pole is so little.

Quincy: Hi, little totem pole.

[Little Totem Pole twittering]

Annie: This is a fun little totem pole.

Quincy: Tell us her story little totem pole.

[Little Totem Pole jingling sadly]

June: Uh-oh, little totem pole wants to tell us his story, but look, he doesn't have any pictures.

Leo: This guy doesn't have a story.

[Little Totem Pole jingling sadly]

Quincy: Don't worry, little totem pole. You may not have a story now, but I'm sure you will when you grow up and big.

[Little Totem Pole jingling excitedly]

Annie: He's excited to grow up big and tell a cool story!

[Sliding noises]

Annie: Oh-no! Little totem pole fell onto the ice.

All: Little totem pole!

[Little Totem Pole jingling in fear]

Leo: Little totem pole is floating away on the ice floe!

Quincy: We have to help him!

Leo: We've got a mission!

[Baton jingling]

Leo: We have to save little totem pole and bring him back home to totem pole forest. To Rocket!

All: We've got a mission

Leo: Come on. Buckle your seat belts.

All except Leo: Seatbelt buckled!

Leo: Prepare for blast off. We're going to need a lot of power to blast off. Pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat.

[Rocket revving]

Leo: June is patting. Quincy's patting. Annie's patting.

[Annie giggling]

Leo: But we need more power! Put your hands on your lap and pat with us. Pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat. Faster! Pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat, pat!

[Rocket revving]

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

All: Blast off!

June: I can't see little totem pole.

Quincy: We have to find him fast.

Annie: I know what to do.

Annie: I'll make up a song to call little totem pole.

Leo: That's a great idea Annie. Rocket, put out your look and listen scope.

[Scope beeping]

Annie: Little totem pole listen

Here we come to save you.

June: I wonder if little totem pole heard us.

Annie: Let's listen for his song.

[Barking music playing]

Annie: Someone is singing back. Does that sound like little totem pole? No. Those are singing seals. Let's keep trying.

Annie: Little totem pole listen

Here we come to save you.

Annie: Let's listen.

[Howling music playing]

Annie: Does that sound like little totem pole? No. Those are singing whales.

Little totem pole listen

Here we come to save you.

Annie: Let's listen.

[Little Totem Pole playing "Orchestral Suite No. 2"]

Annie: Does that sound like little totem pole? Yes. That's little totem pole. Where is he? Yes, there he is. Good searching.

Leo: Let's go Rocket.

[Rocket jingling]

Quincy: Look.

Quincy: He's still on his ice floe.

Annie: But it's melting! The ice floe is getting smaller and smaller and smaller.

Quincy: We have to save little totem pole before he falls into the chilly water!

Annie: Rocket, extend you clapper catcher!

[Rocket jingling]

Annie: Little totem pole listen

Here we come to save you.

[Clapper catcher clamping]

Leo: Great job, Annie!

June: He's safe!

Quincy: You did it!

[Wind blowing]

June: Something is happening to little totem pole.

Quincy: He's growing!

[Popping sound]

June: Ooh, now there's a picture on him. Whose picture is that? It's Annie!

Quincy: Cool!

[Little Totem Pole playing "Orchestral Suite No. 2"]

Quincy: Little totem pole is telling the story of how Annie sang her song to find him!

[Little Totem Pole jingling]

Leo: Annie, he's thanking you.

Annie: You're welcome little totem pole.

Quincy: Now let's get you back home to totem pole forest. But how will we get past this giant ice wall?

Leo: Look. There's a hole in the wall.

Annie: It's a tunnel through the ice.

Leo: Come on everyone. This will take us to the other side of the ice wall.

Quincy: Good thinking Leo.

June: This is remarkable.

Leo: Now, listen, there are lots of twisting, turning paths, so we have to stick very close so we don't get lost.

[Everyone gets lost]

Leo: Guys? Uh, guys? Oh, no! June, Quincy, Annie, and Rocket must have gone down the wrong path! We have find our team!

[Little Totem Pole tapping in rhythm]

Leo: Hey. That's a great idea, little totem pole. Let's pat to the rhythm so the team can follow the sound and find us. Will you help us pat the rhythm and save our friends? Great. Let's practice. Pat the rhythm with me.

[Patting in rhythm]

Leo: Perfect. Now let's save our friends. Pat with us.

[All patting]

Leo: Louder!

[All patting]

Leo: Look, there's Quincy and June! They heard us patting the rhythms.

Quincy: There you are!

June: Thanks, Leo! Thanks, little totem pole!

[Little Totem Pole jingling]

Leo: But we still have to Annie and Rocket. Pat with us.

[All patting]

Leo: Keep patting!

[All patting]

Leo: Here comes Annie and Rocket!

June: Thanks for saving us.

Annie: You guys are heroes!

[Rocket jingling]

Leo: Look, there's the end of the tunnel.

[They exit the tunnel]

Leo: We made it through.

[Wind blowing]

[Popping sound]

June: Little totem pole is growing even bigger!

Quincy: Now there's another picture on little totem pole. Whose picture is that? That's right! It's Leo!

[Little Totem Pole playing patting song]

Quincy: Little totem pole is telling a story of how Leo helped us in the ice tunnel.

Annie: Yay for Leo!

Leo: Thanks guys.

[Totem Poles playing woodwind music]

Quincy: Listen. I can hear little totem pole's home. We're getting closer.

[Rocket jingling]

[They reach a mountain]

Quincy: Ooh. That's polar bear mountain.

Annie: Totem pole Forest is on the other side of this mountain.

Quincy: There are big polar bears up there.

Leo: But we have to get little totem pole back to his family.

[Rocket jingling]

Leo: That's a great idea, Rocket. Let's fly over the mountain.

[Little Totem Pole clattering]

Quincy: Oh-no! Little totem pole is too big to fit inside Rocket now!

June: He's going to have to climb polar bear mountain all by himself!

Quincy: Hold on, little totem pole. Don't worry. I'll climb polar bear mountain with you. Rocket and the team will follow us.

[Little Totem Pole twittering]

Quincy: We have to watch out for polar bears. Will you help me and little totem pole get over polar bear mountain? Great.

[Little Totem Pole singing a warning]

Quincy: What's wrong, little totem pole?

[Little Totem Pole chirping]

Quincy: What did little totem pole see? That's right! It's a big polar bear!

[Little Totem Pole jittering]

Quincy: Don't worry, little totem pole. I know what to do. I'm going to play a song on my flute to make the polar bear fall asleep. But I need your help. Play your flute with me.

["Orchestral Suite Number 2" playing on flute]

[Polar bear snoring]

Quincy: Did it work? Yes! The polar bear fell fast asleep! We did it! Now let's keep climbing.

[Little Totem Pole singing a warning]

Quincy: Uh-oh! It's an even bigger polar bear!! Help me make the polar bear fell asleep. Play your flute.

["Orchestral Suite Number 2" playing on flute]

[Polar bear snoring]

Quincy: It worked! He went to sleep! Whew. We're almost at the top of the mountain, little totem pole. Let's keep climbing.

[Little Totem Pole singing a warning]

Quincy: It's the biggest polar bear of all!!! What should we do now?

[Little Totem Pole jingling]

Quincy: Right. Let's play our flutes to make the polar bear fall asleep.

["Orchestral Suite Number 2" playing on flute]

[Polar bear snoring]

Quincy: Did it work? Yes! He fell asleep! We made it to the top of polar bear mountain.

June: That was amazing.

Annie: Good for you.

Leo: Way to go, guys.

[Wind blowing]

[Popping sound]

Annie: And look!

Leo: Whose picture is on little totem pole now? Yes! It's Quincy!

[Little Totem Pole playing polar bear lullaby]

Quincy: Wow. Thanks for letting me be a part of your story, little totem pole.

Annie: Hooray for Quincy!

[Little Totem Pole jingling]

Quincy: What is it, little totem pole?

Leo: It's totem pole forest.

Quincy: You're almost home.

Leo: Whoa! Little totem pole is so excited to go home, he's swooshing down the mountain.

June: Little totem pole, wait for us!

Annie: Look at him go!

Leo: Uh-oh. Look at all those trees up ahead!

Quincy: Little totem pole, watch out!

June: We have to help little totem pole swoosh to the beat. Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh. Will you help little totem pole swoosh to the beat? Great. Let's do the swoosh dance. Move your hands side to side like this. Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh. That's it! Excellent swooshing! Little totem pole, swoosh to the beat with us.

[Little Totem Pole twittering]

June: Look. Little totem pole is swooshing to the beat like us.

Leo: But there's one more tree!

June: Keep swooshing!

Annie: Hooray! Little totem pole missed all the trees!

June: Thanks for doing the swoosh dance with us.

Quincy: Way to swoosh to the beat.

Leo: Wow, little totem pole.

June: We are so proud of you.

[Little Totem Pole twittering]

[Wind blowing]

[Popping sound]

Quincy: Whose picture is on little totem pole now?

Leo: It's June!

June: Aw.

[Wind blowing]

[Popping sound]

All: Whoa.

Quincy: Little totem pole isn't done yet! Look at that. It's...

All: Rocket!

[Rocket jingling]

[Woodwinds playing]

Quincy: There's totem pole forest! Let's go.

[Totem poles playing woodwind music]

Quincy: Little totem pole is home!

All: Hooray!

[Totem poles tweeting]

June: The other totem poles are so excited to see him.

[Wind blowing]

[Magical sound]

Annie: Wow! Little totem pole isn't so little anymore!

June: He's the tallest totem pole of all!

[Totem poles twittering excitedly]

Quincy: The other totem poles want to hear little totem pole's story! Let's help little totem pole tell his story to all other totem poles.

[Totem poles twittering]

Quincy: First, Annie sang a song to find little totem pole.

Annie: Sing my song with me.

Little totem pole listen

Here we come to save you.

Quincy: Then, Leo and little totem pole patted the rhythm to save us in the ice tunnel.

Leo: Can you show the totem poles how we patted to the rhythm?

[Patting]

Quincy: Then little totem pole and I had to go up polar bear mountain, and I played my flute to make the polar bears fall asleep.

Leo: Can you show the totem poles how you played your flute?

[Playing "Orchestral Suite No. 2" on flute]

Quincy: Then June and Rocket taught little totem pole how to swoosh down the mountain.

June: Can you show the totem poles the swoosh dance? Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh, swoosh.

Quincy: And that's how little totem pole got back home to totem pole forest.

[Totem poles twittering]

Quincy: They love your story, little totem pole. You have the best totem pole story ever!

[Little Totem Pole jingling]

Leo: Mission completion!

[Baton jingles]

Leo: It's time for...the curtain call!

[Applause]

Leo: Let's clap for our team! Clap with us! Let's clap for Annie! Quincy! June!

Others: Leo!

All: Rocket!

[Rocket jingling]

Quincy: Little Totem Pole!

[Little Totem Pole jingling]

June: Let's clap for the art! Clap for Pacific Northwest totem poles!

Leo: And now for the moment you've all been waiting for: Let's clap really, really hard for the special music we've heard today!

["Orchestral Suite Number 2" playing]

Leo: "Orchestral Suite Number 2 in B Minor: Minuet and Badinerie" by Johann Sebastian Bach!

All: Yay, Bach!

June: You've helped a lot today.

Quincy: Give yourself a hand. Go on, clap for yourself.

June: Bravo! Bravo!

Annie: Yay for you!

Leo: See you on the next mission!