Transcript: The Grass Hopper and the Ant
(theme music playing)
Yetily cleans the lens of a camera that is filming him. He is a giant plush toy and mascot of the local bookstore. He comes to life when the bookstore is closed.
Then, he opens a book and Leon appears. Yetily does funny things like wearing costumes and walking around holding his ukulele, while Nina and Leon, two little mice, snoop around. Finally, Yetily shows the cover of a book. It reads "Yetily's Fabulous Book of Fables."
Leon adjusts the zoom of his camera to film Yetily in the bookstore.
Yetily says SO, ARE WE READY NOW?
CAN YOU SEE ME?
Leon says UH, ALMOST.
OKAY, THAT'S NOT BAD.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD!
READY NOW?
ACTION!
Holding a green book, Yetily says THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT,
A FABLE BY AESOP.
Leon says OH, YES.
THE GRASSHOPPER HAVING SUNG ALL
SUMMER LONG...
Yetily chuckles and says JUST A SECOND, LEON.
DO YOU WANT TO READ WHILE I FILM
YOU?
Leon says OH, NO, NO, NO.
YOU'RE RIGHT, I'LL DO THE
FILMING.
Yetily says OKAY.
Yetily reads THE GRASSHOPPER, HAVING SUNG ALL
SUMMER LONG, FOUND HERSELF MOST
DESTITUTE WHEN THE NORTH WIND
BLEW.
NOT EVEN MORE LITTLE MORSEL,
OR FLY OR WORM.
SHE WENT TO PLEA HER FAMISH TO
HERE NEIGHBOUR, THE ANT,
BEGGING HER TO LEND HER A LITTLE
GRAIN SO SHE'D SURVIVE UNTIL THE
NEW SEASON.
"I SHALL PAY YOU," SHE TOLD HER.
"BEFORE THE HARVEST.
ANIMALS OATH, INTEREST AND
PRINCIPAL."
Leon says WELL, I'D GIVE SOME
FOOD TO THE GRASSHOPPER, EVEN IF
SHE SANG THE SUMMER AWAY.
Yetily says HO-HO, BUT YOU'RE NOT AN ANT,
YOU'RE A MOUSE.
AND ACCORDING TO OUR DEAR
FRIEND, AESOP, THE ANT IS NOT A
LENDER.
Leon says WELL, NEITHER AM I.
Yetily says THIS IS THE LEAST OF HER
FAULTS.
Yetily reads "WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THE WARM
SEASON," SHE ASKED TO THIS
BORROWER.
"NIGHT AND DAY TO ANYONE I SANG,
PLEASE YOU IF IT MAY."
"YOU SANG?"
"I'M DELIGHTED."
WELL...
They say "YOU CAN DANCE NOW!"
Leon says WELL DONE, YETILY!
AND NOW, SHOW THE PICTURES.
Yetily says AH, YES.
He points to a page in the book and says I FOUND THIS OLD STAMP AND CUT
OUT A BLACK AND WHITE ENGRAVING
BY THIS FELLOW CALLED,
(UNCLEAR).
Leon says I LIKE THE ONE WITH THE
ANT AND HIS BASKET FULL WITH
VEGETABLES.
AND YOU SEE THERE, AESOP NEVER
SAYS SO, BUT THERE'S A GUITAR IN
ALL THE PICTURES OF THE
GRASSHOPPER.
Yetily says HMM, YOU'RE RIGHT, LEON.
BUT YOU KNOW HE DIDN'T DRAW
THEM.
THE GUITAR IS IN THE DRAWINGS
BECAUSE WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THE GRASSHOPPER SINGS.
Leon says AH, BECAUSE WHEN
GRASSHOPPERS SING, IT'S A LITTLE
LIKE MUSIC, OR WHEN YOU PLAY THE
UKULELE.
Yetily says THAT'S TRUE.
AND IN FACT, IT'S BEEN AWHILE.
WHERE IS IT?
WHERE DID I PUT IT?
Yetily walks around looking for his ukulele.
Leon giggles and says I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
NINA'S FACE WHEN YOU START
SINGING.
OH, DARN!
Leon appears in front of the camera and says WAIT FOR ME, YETILY!
I FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE CAMERA!
The theme music plays.
The end credits roll.
Yetily cleans the lens of a camera that is filming him. He is a giant plush toy and mascot of the local bookstore. He comes to life when the bookstore is closed.
Then, he opens a book and Leon appears. Yetily does funny things like wearing costumes and walking around holding his ukulele, while Nina and Leon, two little mice, snoop around. Finally, Yetily shows the cover of a book. It reads "Yetily's Fabulous Book of Fables."
Leon adjusts the zoom of his camera to film Yetily in the bookstore.
Yetily says SO, ARE WE READY NOW?
CAN YOU SEE ME?
Leon says UH, ALMOST.
OKAY, THAT'S NOT BAD.
YOU CAN GO AHEAD!
READY NOW?
ACTION!
Holding a green book, Yetily says THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT,
A FABLE BY AESOP.
Leon says OH, YES.
THE GRASSHOPPER HAVING SUNG ALL
SUMMER LONG...
Yetily chuckles and says JUST A SECOND, LEON.
DO YOU WANT TO READ WHILE I FILM
YOU?
Leon says OH, NO, NO, NO.
YOU'RE RIGHT, I'LL DO THE
FILMING.
Yetily says OKAY.
Yetily reads THE GRASSHOPPER, HAVING SUNG ALL
SUMMER LONG, FOUND HERSELF MOST
DESTITUTE WHEN THE NORTH WIND
BLEW.
NOT EVEN MORE LITTLE MORSEL,
OR FLY OR WORM.
SHE WENT TO PLEA HER FAMISH TO
HERE NEIGHBOUR, THE ANT,
BEGGING HER TO LEND HER A LITTLE
GRAIN SO SHE'D SURVIVE UNTIL THE
NEW SEASON.
"I SHALL PAY YOU," SHE TOLD HER.
"BEFORE THE HARVEST.
ANIMALS OATH, INTEREST AND
PRINCIPAL."
Leon says WELL, I'D GIVE SOME
FOOD TO THE GRASSHOPPER, EVEN IF
SHE SANG THE SUMMER AWAY.
Yetily says HO-HO, BUT YOU'RE NOT AN ANT,
YOU'RE A MOUSE.
AND ACCORDING TO OUR DEAR
FRIEND, AESOP, THE ANT IS NOT A
LENDER.
Leon says WELL, NEITHER AM I.
Yetily says THIS IS THE LEAST OF HER
FAULTS.
Yetily reads "WHAT WERE YOU DOING IN THE WARM
SEASON," SHE ASKED TO THIS
BORROWER.
"NIGHT AND DAY TO ANYONE I SANG,
PLEASE YOU IF IT MAY."
"YOU SANG?"
"I'M DELIGHTED."
WELL...
They say "YOU CAN DANCE NOW!"
Leon says WELL DONE, YETILY!
AND NOW, SHOW THE PICTURES.
Yetily says AH, YES.
He points to a page in the book and says I FOUND THIS OLD STAMP AND CUT
OUT A BLACK AND WHITE ENGRAVING
BY THIS FELLOW CALLED,
(UNCLEAR).
Leon says I LIKE THE ONE WITH THE
ANT AND HIS BASKET FULL WITH
VEGETABLES.
AND YOU SEE THERE, AESOP NEVER
SAYS SO, BUT THERE'S A GUITAR IN
ALL THE PICTURES OF THE
GRASSHOPPER.
Yetily says HMM, YOU'RE RIGHT, LEON.
BUT YOU KNOW HE DIDN'T DRAW
THEM.
THE GUITAR IS IN THE DRAWINGS
BECAUSE WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THE GRASSHOPPER SINGS.
Leon says AH, BECAUSE WHEN
GRASSHOPPERS SING, IT'S A LITTLE
LIKE MUSIC, OR WHEN YOU PLAY THE
UKULELE.
Yetily says THAT'S TRUE.
AND IN FACT, IT'S BEEN AWHILE.
WHERE IS IT?
WHERE DID I PUT IT?
Yetily walks around looking for his ukulele.
Leon giggles and says I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE
NINA'S FACE WHEN YOU START
SINGING.
OH, DARN!
Leon appears in front of the camera and says WAIT FOR ME, YETILY!
I FORGOT TO TURN OFF THE CAMERA!
The theme music plays.
The end credits roll.
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