(music plays)

A hamster reading a book appears in a circle against a blue slate with the caption "Tumbleweed Presents."

A blue book with the title "Tumbletown Reads" appears. A picture of a street in Tumbletown illustrates the cover.

The book opens and a picture of a mountain appears with the name of today’s tale: "Reader’s Block."

In his castle, Tumbleweed wakes up and says HUH, HUH?
OH.
[Grumbling]

He has cereal for breakfast.

[Munching]
[Burping]

He says OH, EXCUSE ME.
WAIT A MINUTE, WHO AM I EXCUSING
MYSELF TO?
THERE'S NOBODY ELSE HERE.
[Sighing]
[Sighing]
[Sighing]

He gets on a boat and then rides his red car to work.

At his desk, he faces a blank page and says COME ON!
COME ON!

[Coughing]

Tumbleweed says COULD, COULD YOU
PLEASE KEEP IT DOWN OVER THERE?
I'M TRYING TO WRITE!

Chief says TUMBLEWEED, A WORD?

Tumbleweed says HOW ABOUT 200
WORDS, SINGLE SPACED?

Chief says NO, I MEAN, MAY I HAVE
A WORD WITH YOU IN MY OFFICE?

Tumbleweed says OH.
OKAY, WELL, I WASN'T GETTING
ANYTHING ELSE DONE.
YOU WANTED TO TALK TO ME, CHIEF?

Chief says I'VE NOTICED A DECLINE
IN THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF
YOUR WRITING.

Tumbleweed says REALLY?

Chief says IN FACT, THE LAST
THREE STORIES YOU SUBMITTED WERE
JUST SHEETS OF PAPER WITH FOOD
STAINS ON THEM.

Tumbleweed says I'M JUST NOT
INSPIRED LATELY.

Chief says HMM?

Tumbleweed says I DON'T HAVE ANY
IDEAS.

Chief says HMM.

Tumbleweed says I DON'T KNOW WHAT
TO WRITE ABOUT.

Chief says HMM, SOUNDS LIKE
WRITER'S BLOCK.

Tumbleweed says YES, THAT IS WHAT
IT SOUNDS LIKE, THAT THING YOU
JUST SAID.

Chief says WRITER'S BLOCK.
TUMBLEWEED, WRITING IS LIKE
DRIVING.
YOU NEED FUEL FOR YOUR CAR, YES?

Tumbleweed says WELL, YEAH.

Chief says JUST LIKE YOU NEED
FUEL FOR YOUR MIND.
SO, GO OUT AND FEED YOUR MIND.

Tumbleweed says OKAY, THAT MIGHT
WORK.

Chief says READ SOMETHING
DIFFERENT, SEE SOMETHING
DIFFERENT.

Tumbleweed says I'M ALREADY GONE.

Chief groans.

On the street, Mayor says WELL, OF ALL THE
IMPERTINENT...

Tumbleweed says HELLO, MISTER MAYOR.
WHAT ARE YOU READING?

Mayor says OH, HELLO, TUMBLEWEED.
I'M READING LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR IN YOUR NEWSPAPER AND
SOME OF THEM AREN'T VERY NICE.

Tumbleweed says OH, IT CAN'T BE
THAT BAD.
WHOA, THIS GUY IS NOT HAPPY WITH
YOU.

Mayor says OH, WHY CAN'T VOTERS
BE SWEET LIKE THIS CARROT?

Tumbleweed says WOW, I WANNA READ
IT TOO BUT...

Mayor says OH, DELICIOUS CARROT.

Tumbleweed says BUT, UM...

Mayor says YOU DON'T JUDGE ME.

Tumbleweed says MAYBE I SHOULD,
I'LL JUST GET MY OWN PAPER.
I LOVED READING LETTERS TO THE
EDITOR.
SO MANY DIFFERENT OPINIONS.
HEY, THERE'S BRENT AND HE'S
READING TOO!
HEY BRENT!

Brent says HEY, BUDDY.
I'M READING THIS REALLY FUNNY
BOOK ABOUT RABBIT RACE CAR
DRIVERS, EH?

Tumbleweed says WHAT?
THAT SOUNDS EXCITING!
CAN I SEE IT?

Brent says WELL, I'M KIND OF...

Tumbleweed says CAN I SEE IT?
JUST, JUST MOVE OVER A LITTLE
BIT.

Brent says I'M JUST SORTA
READING...
OKAY, YOU CAN HAVE IT.

Tumbleweed says THANKS!

Brent says JUST RETURN IT TO THE
LIBRARY!

Tumbleweed says OKAY!
RABBIT RACE CAR DRIVERS.
RABBITS DRIVING CARS!
[Laughing]

At the library, Tumbleweed says UGH!
HMM, WHILE I'M AT THE LIBRARY, I
MIGHT AS WELL CHECK OUT THE
HISTORY SECTION.
OH, A BOOK ON GREAT HAMSTERS IN
HISTORY!
THIS IS GOING TO KEEP ME BUSY
FOR A WHILE!
[Chuckling]
READ, READ, READ, READ.
[Mumbling]

(music plays)

The following day, Chief says OH, TUMBLEWEED, THIS
IS FANTASTIC!

Tumbleweed says REALLY?

Chief says IT'S FRESH, FUNNY,
TOUCHING!

Tumbleweed says OH!

Chief says WHAT INSPIRED YOU?

Tumbleweed says WELL, ALL I
NEEDED TO DO WAS READ A BUNCH OF
DIFFERENT THINGS.

Chief says YOU KNOW WHAT THEY
SAY, TUMBLEWEED.
TO BECOME A BETTER WRITER, READ.

Tumbleweed says WELL, WHAT I
ALWAYS SAY IS YOUR MIND IS LIKE
A CAR.

Chief says A CAR, YES.

Tumbleweed says AND YOU NEED TO
FUEL YOUR CAR.

Chief says I'M THE ONE WHO TOLD
YOU THAT.

Tumbleweed says NO, NO, I'M NOT
FINISHED.
YOUR MIND NEEDS FUEL JUST LIKE
YOUR CAR NEEDS FUEL.

Chief says SO, FEED YOUR MIND.
LIKE I SAID.

Tumbleweed says LOOK, CAN I TALK
HERE?
FEED YOUR MIND, LIKE READING
WOULD BE THE FOOD AND THE MIND
WOULD BE YOUR STOMACH.

Chief says THAT ODDLY MAKES
SENSE.

Tumbleweed says THEN WHEN YOU PUT
YOUR READING IN THE MIND, YOUR
STOMACH IS FULL.

Chief says THAT'S QUITE AN
ASCENSION.

Tumbleweed says AND THAT'S HOW
YOU GET NEW IDEAS 'CAUSE THAT'S
WHERE THEY COME FROM.
FROM THE MIND STOMACH.

Chief says WHO HIRED YOU?

The book closes and the caption "The end" appears.

The TVO Kids logo appears.