1. Hey!Copy !req
2. Hey!Copy !req
3. Hey!Copy !req
4. Hey!Copy !req
5. Hey!Copy !req
6. Hey, D.W.!Copy !req
7. Hey!Copy !req
8. Whoa...Copy !req
9. Ah... fresh banana bread.Copy !req
10. Nothing smells better.Copy !req
11. You got
the prize last time.Copy !req
12. Did not.Copy !req
13. D.W.:
Did too.Copy !req
14. It was a ring with
a secret compartment.Copy !req
15. Yeah, and I gave
it to you.Copy !req
16. D.W.:
That was
a hand-me-down prize.Copy !req
17. I want my own.Copy !req
18. Arthur, please, just...Copy !req
19. Okay, okay.Copy !req
20. Here.Copy !req
21. Treasure!Copy !req
22. Now, that's more like it.Copy !req
23. Hey, where are all the rubles
and pieces of six?Copy !req
24. It's a fortune.Copy !req
25. "A stranger is just
a friend you haven't met yet."Copy !req
26. What a rip-off.Copy !req
27. It's not even a real fortune.Copy !req
28. Here, you can have it.Copy !req
29. I'll take the next one.Copy !req
30. Okay.Copy !req
31. Who wants
banana bread?Copy !req
32. How can something
as tiny as this mouseCopy !req
33. cause so much trouble?Copy !req
34. Why are people
so afraid of them, anyway?Copy !req
35. There are plenty
of mice heroesCopy !req
36. like Stuart Little
and Despereaux,Copy !req
37. but I guess
it's pretty differentCopy !req
38. when one decides
to move in with you.Copy !req
39. Okay, you can start
'er up again.Copy !req
40. This kind of trap
won't hurt the mouse.Copy !req
41. It just catches him when he
goes to eat the food inside.Copy !req
42. Then we'll let him go,Copy !req
43. somewhere far away
from the house.Copy !req
44. You mean far, far, away.Copy !req
45. I don't want him moving back inCopy !req
46. with his mice family
and his mice friends.Copy !req
47. Don't worry, D.W.Copy !req
48. He'll be gone
before you know it.Copy !req
49. He better be.Copy !req
50. We've tried every kind
of mousetrap there is.Copy !req
51. It just eats the food
and escapes.Copy !req
52. I think it may actually
enjoy the challenge.Copy !req
53. I wish I could help.Copy !req
54. We never have mice.Copy !req
55. How come?Copy !req
56. I don't know.Copy !req
57. Probably because
they're afraid of Nemo.Copy !req
58. Good little kitty.Copy !req
59. Now go find
that mouse and eat it.Copy !req
60. Hopefully he'll just
scare it away.Copy !req
61. D.W.:
I don't care
what he does.Copy !req
62. I just want that mouse gone.Copy !req
63. Kate!Copy !req
64. We've been infested.Copy !req
65. There's a filthy
scavenger in the house.Copy !req
66. That tiny mouse isn't so bad.Copy !req
67. Not him.Copy !req
68. Nemo.Copy !req
69. He's downstairs right now.Copy !req
70. What if he's moving in?Copy !req
71. My couch will be
covered in cat hair.Copy !req
72. I'll have to re-bury
all my bones.Copy !req
73. Oh, the indignity!Copy !req
74. I'm sure
it's just for a few days.Copy !req
75. Or a few weeks.Copy !req
76. A year at most.Copy !req
77. It depends on how long
the job takes.Copy !req
78. Oh, is this my new litter box?Copy !req
79. Back, fiend!Copy !req
80. Those are D.W.'s toys.Copy !req
81. What do you mean by "job"?Copy !req
82. I'm here to take care
of your mouse problem.Copy !req
83. But don't worry,
they've hired the best.Copy !req
84. I don't like to brag,
but I'm a blackbelt in Kat-Fu,Copy !req
85. master of the "Iron Claw" style
and "Pouncing Mantis."Copy !req
86. We're going to be stuck
with him forever.Copy !req
87. Hello?Copy !req
88. Anyone home?Copy !req
89. Squeak, squeak?Copy !req
90. What?Copy !req
91. Not even one dead bug in there?Copy !req
92. Well, they must have
an open can of tuna somewhere.Copy !req
93. It was huge!Copy !req
94. I don't think it was
a mouse at all.Copy !req
95. Perhaps a deformed rabbit
or a wild boar.Copy !req
96. It had fangs down to here.Copy !req
97. Do you think it was
the Gabbernook?Copy !req
98. Oh, no!Copy !req
99. Anything but that.Copy !req
100. Yes, yes,
that's exactly what it was.Copy !req
101. You'll need a lion
to get rid of it.Copy !req
102. Uh, what exactly
is a gabbernook?Copy !req
103. Something Kate
just made up.Copy !req
104. Oh, it's too good.Copy !req
105. Very funny.Copy !req
106. But until that creature is gone,
I'll probably be staying here.Copy !req
107. Hmm, perhaps I'll sleep
in the crib tonight.Copy !req
108. I hope you're
a heavy sleeper.Copy !req
109. I cough up fur balls at night.Copy !req
110. I guess we're just going to
have to handle this ourselves.Copy !req
111. I can't believe
I have to sacrificeCopy !req
112. a perfectly good piece
of salami for this.Copy !req
113. Now what?Copy !req
114. When everyone's asleep,
we set the trap.Copy !req
115. Then... we wait.Copy !req
116. Hey.Copy !req
117. Stop copying
my evil laugh.Copy !req
118. Big family...Copy !req
119. 15 brothers
and sisters.Copy !req
120. And, being the runt
of the litter,Copy !req
121. I was always
getting left behind.Copy !req
122. "Where's Nemo?"Copy !req
123. Oh, please,
make it stop!Copy !req
124. There he is!Copy !req
125. Now!Copy !req
126. We did it!Copy !req
127. Oh, odious lump!Copy !req
128. Vile spawn!Copy !req
129. And then, it appeared...Copy !req
130. In a puff
of sulphurous smoke.Copy !req
131. Right behind us.Copy !req
132. It must have
used magic.Copy !req
133. Maybe it really is a gabbernook.Copy !req
134. It's the only
explanation.Copy !req
135. Well, I think Mom and Dad are
trying something different.Copy !req
136. There was an important
meeting at breakfast.Copy !req
137. So the exterminator
is coming todayCopy !req
138. and he's going to
take care of the mouse.Copy !req
139. I don't want him
to "take care of" the mouse.Copy !req
140. I want him to get rid of it.Copy !req
141. He will.Copy !req
142. D.W.:
Oh!Copy !req
143. But how?Copy !req
144. We've tried everything.Copy !req
145. Um, well, he...Copy !req
146. He has
a special potionCopy !req
147. that he sprays
the mouse with.Copy !req
148. And the mouse
goes to sleep.Copy !req
149. Forever.Copy !req
150. Great.Copy !req
151. When does he get here?Copy !req
152. The sooner, the better, I say.Copy !req
153. You've got to be kidding me.Copy !req
154. Hey, guess what!Copy !req
155. Today you get to meet
one of my best,Copy !req
156. smartest, funniest friends.Copy !req
157. He can do tricks and...Copy !req
158. That's great,Copy !req
159. but right now
I have to find NemoCopy !req
160. and bring him
back to Francine.Copy !req
161. I can help you look for him.Copy !req
162. I'm great at finding cats.Copy !req
163. Once I found this cat
that was lost for seven weeks.Copy !req
164. See, I had this tuna fish
sandwich in my pocketCopy !req
165. but I didn't know it, 'cause my
jacket smelled funny anyway...Copy !req
166. Nemo, come out!Copy !req
167. If the Gabbernook
can appear anywhere,Copy !req
168. what makes you think
you'll be safe in there?Copy !req
169. I don't know.Copy !req
170. Perhaps it will think
I'm just a slipper.Copy !req
171. If you don't come out,
I'm going to hide your catnip.Copy !req
172. See?Copy !req
173. I told you.Copy !req
174. There's nothing
to be afraid of.Copy !req
175. I beg your pardon, sir,Copy !req
176. but where can a thirsty rat
fetch a drop of water?Copy !req
177. That was easy.Copy !req
178. It's changed shape!Copy !req
179. And color!Copy !req
180. Oh, what do you want with us,
O spectral Gabbernook?Copy !req
181. Gabbernook, eh?Copy !req
182. Can't say I know what that is.Copy !req
183. Mind you,
I'm new to these parts.Copy !req
184. General Bucephalus Calpurnia
Higgins at your service.Copy !req
185. You're not... that mouseCopy !req
186. that's been pestering us.Copy !req
187. Well, certainly not.Copy !req
188. I am a white rat,
Rattus norvegicus,Copy !req
189. and I am the proud pet
of Ladonna Compson.Copy !req
190. Pleased to meet you, General.Copy !req
191. And I you, madam.Copy !req
192. Now, what's all this
about a mouse?Copy !req
193. Would you like me
to have a talk with him?Copy !req
194. And now, introducing
the smartest, cutest albino ratCopy !req
195. this side
of the Mississippi—Copy !req
196. General Higgins!Copy !req
197. Hey, where'd he go?Copy !req
198. It's time to move on, my boy.Copy !req
199. There's a house
not far from hereCopy !req
200. owned by a Mr. Ratburn.Copy !req
201. I hear he has
some very nice cheese.Copy !req
202. Any Camembert?Copy !req
203. Most certainly.Copy !req
204. Ah, to be a young scamp,
roaming from house to house.Copy !req
205. It's gotten bigger
from eating all our food.Copy !req
206. Whoa, whoa,
careful!Copy !req
207. That's General Higgins.Copy !req
208. Who?Copy !req
209. My pet rat.Copy !req
210. Why do you have a pet rat?Copy !req
211. You taught him that?Copy !req
212. That's amazing.Copy !req
213. I also taught him
how to play basketballCopy !req
214. with a ping-pong ball.Copy !req
215. He's got
a pretty mean dunk.Copy !req
216. And he sleeps in his
own little hammock.Copy !req
217. That's probably
the exterminator.Copy !req
218. I should get Nemo
home to Francine.Copy !req
219. Come on, General.Copy !req
220. We don't want to be here
when they start spraying.Copy !req
221. Till we meet again, my canine
companion and feline friend.Copy !req
222. I look forward to it.Copy !req
223. Oh, yes. Can't wait.Copy !req
224. Can someone please
take me home now?Copy !req
225. I bet I've lost eight
of my lives on this trip.Copy !req
226. Can I play
with him again sometime?Copy !req
227. Whenever you want.Copy !req
228. Dad!Copy !req
229. The exterminator's here!Copy !req
230. And now...Copy !req
231. I am supposed to jump
through a flaming hoop.Copy !req
232. Why are they making me do this?Copy !req
233. We were writingCopy !req
234. about an animal's point of view.Copy !req
235. "Point of view" means
what the animals think.Copy !req
236. I almost got hit with the fire.Copy !req
237. I'm glad that's over.Copy !req
238. I am a lion.Copy !req
239. There are these giants that are
trying to capture me with traps.Copy !req
240. Then when I come out,
it is like a dream.Copy !req
241. There are little pieces
of crumbs everywhere.Copy !req
242. My mouse is a lotCopy !req
243. like the mouse that Pal and Nemo
were trying to get rid of.Copy !req
244. I am in a cage.Copy !req
245. I look out the window
and I see a beautiful tree.Copy !req
246. I should be flying outside.Copy !req
247. I am a bird.Copy !req
248. We're trying to act like
we are in the animal's mind.Copy !req
249. I tried to swim away
from the big black shadow,Copy !req
250. but the person caught me.Copy !req
251. He picked me up with
this big white thingCopy !req
252. that is made out of string.Copy !req
253. I am a fish.Copy !req
254. One day, I snuck out of the gateCopy !req
255. and wandered off to a big
grassland full of children.Copy !req
256. Suddenly, big arms
reached down and grabbed me.Copy !req
257. I jumped out of his arms
and ran home.Copy !req
258. I am a Chihuahua.Copy !req
259. There is so much water.Copy !req
260. There is a rock
that I sometimes sleep on.Copy !req
261. There are little pieces of
lettuce that fall in my bowl.Copy !req
262. I am a turtle.Copy !req
263. We wanted to tell
how an animal would feel.Copy !req
264. We have feelings and
they might have feelings too.Copy !req
265. Then I climbed up on a rock.Copy !req
266. I slipped off and I just
started falling and sliding.Copy !req
267. I am a penguin.Copy !req
268. I am about to go
in the trash canCopy !req
269. and eat the moldy
and dirty food.Copy !req
270. I am a raccoon.Copy !req
271. Suddenly I see my owner
with this thing in his hand.Copy !req
272. Above, this sticky stuff came
flying at me.Copy !req
273. I don't want to do that again.Copy !req
274. I am a dog.Copy !req
275. One day, I climbed up a treeCopy !req
276. so those humans
couldn't pull my tail.Copy !req
277. It is safe up here, because
they can't climb trees like me.Copy !req
278. I am a cat.Copy !req
279. You should write stuffCopy !req
280. because you can use
your imaginationCopy !req
281. and make your own stories.Copy !req
282. And now...Copy !req
283. Hey, 25 cents!Copy !req
284. Someone must have dropped it.Copy !req
285. Well, it's mine now.Copy !req
286. Or is it?Copy !req
287. Someone else had
this quarter before me,Copy !req
288. and I'll probably pass it
on to another person.Copy !req
289. Like your sister.Copy !req
290. I just remembered
you owe me ten centsCopy !req
291. from two years ago.Copy !req
292. I don't have any change.Copy !req
293. But this should cover
the interest you owe me.Copy !req
294. And this sweater?Copy !req
295. My grandma gave it to me.Copy !req
296. But I bet D.W. will get it
when I grow out of it.Copy !req
297. And Kate will get it after her.Copy !req
298. No way.Copy !req
299. We're never going
to wear that.Copy !req
300. It's way too Arthury.Copy !req
301. If you think about it,
who really owns anything?Copy !req
302. Check out that kite.Copy !req
303. It's beautiful.Copy !req
304. Golf is all about control.Copy !req
305. You have to hit
the ball just right.Copy !req
306. And, um, that's an example
of how not to do it.Copy !req
307. You should be
taking notes.Copy !req
308. Gotcha!Copy !req
309. Hey!Copy !req
310. Binky.Copy !req
311. You shouldn't
have moved my ball.Copy !req
312. Now it's out of play.Copy !req
313. Well, your ball scared away
my monarch butterfly.Copy !req
314. Keep it down!Copy !req
315. I'm trying to read.Copy !req
316. In a tree?Copy !req
317. Why not?Copy !req
318. It's shady and quiet.Copy !req
319. Unless there's a golfer
and a butterfly catcherCopy !req
320. chin-wagging by the roots.Copy !req
321. Look!Copy !req
322. It's a bullfighter's
cape stuck in a tree!Copy !req
323. That's not
a bullfighter's cape.Copy !req
324. It's just a kite.Copy !req
325. Here, give me
that golf club.Copy !req
326. It's not a club.Copy !req
327. It's a putter.Copy !req
328. Almost!Copy !req
329. There.Copy !req
330. Now we can go on a quest
to find the owner,Copy !req
331. fight off dragons and spies,
and collect a big reward.Copy !req
332. I'm not really
dressed for a quest.Copy !req
333. Can't we just skip
to the reward part?Copy !req
334. Come on, guys.Copy !req
335. Where's your sense of adventure?Copy !req
336. Okay, we get it.Copy !req
337. Where are you going?Copy !req
338. No one's going to see
the kite on the ground.Copy !req
339. We have to fly it
so the owner can find it.Copy !req
340. On your mark...Copy !req
341. get set...Copy !req
342. go!Copy !req
343. Faster, Muffy!Copy !req
344. Faster!Copy !req
345. I was made to run companies,
not races.Copy !req
346. Whoo-hoo!Copy !req
347. Ladies and gentlemen,
we have lift-off.Copy !req
348. It sure flies well.Copy !req
349. I call next turn.Copy !req
350. Press one
and tell BaileyCopy !req
351. our golf lesson is over.Copy !req
352. And ask him to bring
over the sandwiches.Copy !req
353. You know, I haven't
flown a kite in years.Copy !req
354. I forgot how much fun it is.Copy !req
355. That's not just
any old kite.Copy !req
356. Back home, we called kites
that fly like thatCopy !req
357. "majestic wind-eaters."Copy !req
358. You just made
that up, didn't you?Copy !req
359. Uh, kind of.Copy !req
360. What do we do with it?Copy !req
361. The owner never came back.Copy !req
362. Finders keepers, I guess.Copy !req
363. Yep.Copy !req
364. And since I was the
first one who saw it...Copy !req
365. Wait a sec!Copy !req
366. None of this would have happenedCopy !req
367. if I hadn't hit
my ball over here.Copy !req
368. Well, I was the one who got it
down from the tree.Copy !req
369. With my golf club.Copy !req
370. Guys, guys, come on.Copy !req
371. There's no reason to fight.Copy !req
372. There's a simple,
mature solution to this.Copy !req
373. I'll keep the kite.Copy !req
374. No way!Copy !req
375. Okay, okay,
then let's just share it.Copy !req
376. We'll each take it for
a week and then switch off.Copy !req
377. A time-share is a great idea.Copy !req
378. I'll have Daddy's lawyer
draw up a contract.Copy !req
379. Thank you, Walter.Copy !req
380. It's exactly
what we talked about,Copy !req
381. just written in a way
no one can understand.Copy !req
382. Sign by the X.Copy !req
383. So who gets
to have the kite first?Copy !req
384. Longest straw
goes first,Copy !req
385. middle goes second,
shortest goes last.Copy !req
386. Whoo-hoo!Copy !req
387. Yes!Copy !req
388. Binky beats them all.Copy !req
389. He came, he saw,
he picked the longest straw.Copy !req
390. See you later, gators.Copy !req
391. (in sing-
I've got a kite to fly,Copy !req
392. I've got
a kite to fly!Copy !req
393. I'm sure it'll
be sunny tomorrow.Copy !req
394. Wear your snorkel this week
because it's rain, rain, rain.Copy !req
395. Huh?Copy !req
396. Don't worry.Copy !req
397. This guy never gets it right.Copy !req
398. Curse you, weatherman!Copy !req
399. Curse you, weatherman.Copy !req
400. Ready?Copy !req
401. Ready.Copy !req
402. You're doing something wrong.Copy !req
403. I'm just letting it go,
like you told me.Copy !req
404. Well, then why isn't it flying?Copy !req
405. I don't know.Copy !req
406. Maybe because there's no wind?Copy !req
407. I hate to interrupt, but
according to my calendar,Copy !req
408. your kite time
is officially up.Copy !req
409. But... I didn't even
get to fly it once!Copy !req
410. Can't I have one more day?Copy !req
411. Sorry, a deal's a deal.Copy !req
412. Unless...Copy !req
413. Just name it.Copy !req
414. I'll give you anything.Copy !req
415. Thanks again, Walter.Copy !req
416. So, this rider
to the contractCopy !req
417. will trade you one
of my kite-flying daysCopy !req
418. for two of yoursCopy !req
419. when your turn comes
around again.Copy !req
420. Yeah, yeah, yeah, whatever.Copy !req
421. Where do I sign?Copy !req
422. Please, please, please,
let there be a breeze.Copy !req
423. No...!Copy !req
424. Maybe you'll have better
luck in, let's see...Copy !req
425. 16 days from now.Copy !req
426. Hi, Chip.Copy !req
427. Did you make
the JV badminton team?Copy !req
428. No way!Copy !req
429. And we even donated a swimming
pool to that school.Copy !req
430. I'm going to tell Daddy
we should take it back.Copy !req
431. Me?Copy !req
432. Actually, I'm flying
this amazing kite we found.Copy !req
433. Hold on.Copy !req
434. I'll take a picture
and send it to you.Copy !req
435. Oh, no!Copy !req
436. It's flying away!Copy !req
437. Bailey, quick, do something!Copy !req
438. Oh, well.Copy !req
439. Thanks for trying, Bailey.Copy !req
440. Looks like the kite's
gone for good.Copy !req
441. I wonder what
Binky and Ladonna will say.Copy !req
442. You're in breach of contract...Copy !req
443. whatever that means.Copy !req
444. I'm going to sue
your pigtails off.Copy !req
445. I thought you were my friend.Copy !req
446. But friends don't just lose
majestic wind-eaters.Copy !req
447. I want to go back
to Louisiana.Copy !req
448. I don't know,
but it isn't going to be pretty.Copy !req
449. Maybe I don't have to tell them.Copy !req
450. Uh-oh.Copy !req
451. I know that look.Copy !req
452. You're up to something.Copy !req
453. Me?Copy !req
454. Of course not.Copy !req
455. I just have
a little shopping to do.Copy !req
456. Hi, Bailey.Copy !req
457. When you get down
from the mountainCopy !req
458. could you pick me up
at the Sugar Bowl?Copy !req
459. You better stay
close by, Bailey.Copy !req
460. I may need help
consoling LadonnaCopy !req
461. when I tell her
that I lost the...Copy !req
462. The kite!Copy !req
463. I don't believe it!Copy !req
464. It's a miracle.Copy !req
465. And just on the day
when I thought that...Copy !req
466. What are you doing over here?Copy !req
467. I thought we were supposed
to meet by the tree.Copy !req
468. Hey, you shouldn't fly it
by these bushes.Copy !req
469. It could get torn.Copy !req
470. Don't worry,
Majestic Wind-Eater.Copy !req
471. I'm going to take
really good care of you.Copy !req
472. Well, see you in a week.Copy !req
473. I hope you had fun.Copy !req
474. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
475. It was a blast.Copy !req
476. I'll show you guys
some tricks.Copy !req
477. I call this
the Compson camel twist.Copy !req
478. And this one is
the Louisiana loop-di-loop.Copy !req
479. What are you
doing here?Copy !req
480. It's my turn.Copy !req
481. But I get two days
off your week, remember?Copy !req
482. Binky asked me
for an extra day.Copy !req
483. Can I have one, too?Copy !req
484. I didn't get to fly it at all.Copy !req
485. It just came back
from the repair shop.Copy !req
486. The repair shop?Copy !req
487. Um, yeah.Copy !req
488. But it's all fixed up now.Copy !req
489. You broke the kite?Copy !req
490. That means you owe
each of us three days.Copy !req
491. Didn't you read
your contract?Copy !req
492. There is nothing
in here that saysCopy !req
493. when I have to give
back your two days.Copy !req
494. The kite was broken.Copy !req
495. Now it's fixed.Copy !req
496. Show me where it says...Copy !req
497. Here, in paragraph four,
subheading A...Copy !req
498. I don't care!Copy !req
499. You can have your
days back in December.Copy !req
500. What? That's not fair!Copy !req
501. Quiet! You're making
too much noise!Copy !req
502. It's hurting my ears.Copy !req
503. This is my kite.Copy !req
504. I lost it 22 days ago,Copy !req
505. on Saturday at 11:15
in the morning.Copy !req
506. It has a scar on it,
but that's okay.Copy !req
507. I'm going to go fly it now.Copy !req
508. Well, I guess we
found the owner.Copy !req
509. It's gone for good now.Copy !req
510. And we could have all
been flying it right now,Copy !req
511. instead of arguing.Copy !req
512. If you want, you can
fly the kite with me,Copy !req
513. but you have
to be quietCopy !req
514. and I get
to go first.Copy !req
515. I've flown this kite 205 timesCopy !req
516. and I never get tired
of flying it.Copy !req
517. I don't like to do
too many fancy moves.Copy !req
518. Just hold on tight and let
the wind take it everywhere.Copy !req
519. To watch more ArthurCopy !req
520. and play games with all
the Elwood City friends,Copy !req
521. visit pbskids.org.Copy !req
522. You can find Arthur books
and lots of other books tooCopy !req
523. at your local library.Copy !req