(music plays)

A boy pops up wearing cowboy clothes. He has wavy black hair.

A caption reads "Ranger Dalmar."

Then, a girl pops out of a barrel wearing a cowboy hat. She has curly brown hair. She winks an eye.

A caption reads "Ranger Kara."

Now another boy pops out of a saloon wearing ranger clothes. He has short blond hair.

A caption reads "Ranger Drew."

Now a woman with a white dress sits in a bookshop reading.

A caption reads "Miss Bookworth."

Now a woman and two bandits sit inside a room.

A caption reads "The Mayor McNab, Pinky and Giggles."

Now a man dances crazily as he laughs.

A caption reads "Cookie."

A sign in old Western style with a star on top, reads "The reading rangers."

The sign leaves a brand on a wooden wall.

Ranger Kara, Ranger Dalmar, Giggles, and Mayor McNab appear on screen by a campfire at night in the desert.

Mayor McNab says YOU KNOW, I JUST CAN'T
THINK OF A STORY TO TELL.
MY OWN LIFE IS
SO FASCINATING.

Giggles says MISS MAYOR, IF IT'S
ALL RIGHT WITH YOU,
I'D REALLY LIKE
TO TELL A STORY.

Mayor McNab says WELL, I DON'T THINK
ANYONE HERE IS INTERESTED
IN WHAT YOU
HAVE TO SAY.

Ranger Kara says AHEM, MISS MAYOR,
I THINK WE WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR A STORY FROM GIGGLES.

Mayor McNab says WELL, DON'T SAY I
DIDN'T WARN YOU.

Giggles says OKAY.
SO THIS ONE IS A
TALE OF A TAIL.
HA HA!

Mayor McNab says YOU SEE, WHAT
DID I SAY?
HE'S NOT MAKING
ANY SENSE.
TALE OF THE TAIL.
WHAT HOGWASH.

Ranger Kara says MISS MAYOR, I THINK WHAT
GIGGLES IS USING IS THE
DOUBLE MEANING OF THE
HOMOPHONES TALE AND TAIL.
'TAIL', LIKE A
TAIL ON A DOG.
'TALE', LIKE THE
STORY YOU TELL.

Mayor McNab says HOMOPHONES NOW...
THIS JUST GETS
BETTER AND BETTER.

Giggles says MISS MAYOR, HOMOPHONES ARE
WORDS THAT SOUND THE SAME
BUT HAVE DIFFERENT
SPELLINGS AND MEANINGS.

Mayor McNab says WELL, GO ON THEN.
SO THE TALE OF
THE TAIL.
THIS IS THE TALE OF A MAN WHO,
NO MATTER HOW HARD HE TRIED,
HE NEVER HAD ENOUGH HANDS.

Now Giggles appears in Mayor McNab?s office carrying a large stack of books.

Mayor McNab says GIGGLES, WHILE
YOU'RE DOING THAT,
TAKE CARE OF THESE.

Giggles says OKAY, MISS MAYOR,
I JUST DON'T
KNOW IF I CAN.

Giggles tries to pick up more books and they all fall on top of Mayor McNab.

Mayor McNab says OH!
YOU ARE SO CLUMSY.

Later Giggles holds another stack of books and the Mayor walks by him and knocks them all down.

Mayor McNab says MAYOR COMING THROUGH.
SO CLUMSY!

Later Giggles holds a stack of books on each end of a balance and says MISS MAYOR?

The Mayor turns around and hits Giggles so he and the books fall to the floor.

Mayor McNab says HMM?
OH!

Giggles says I KNOW, I'M
CLUMSY.

Giggles narrates and says HOW HE WISHED AND
HE WISHED FOR A WAY
THAT HE COULD BE
MORE HELPFUL.
THE NEXT DAY, HE WOKE UP,
AND HE KNEW RIGHT AWAY
THAT SOMETHING
WAS DIFFERENT.

Back in the story, Giggles wakes up and says AT FIRST, HE COULDN'T
PUT HIS FINGER ON IT.
AND THEN, HE REALIZED,
HE'D GROWN A TAIL.
I GOT A TAIL.
HA HA!

Giggles falls down with the books and his new tail and says OKAY, SO AT FIRST HE
WAS REALLY CLUMSY
WITH HIS NEW TAIL.

Now Giggles pours tea and cleans with his tail.

Giggles says BUT, SOON, THE TAIL
BECAME THE EXTRA HAND
THAT HE ALWAYS WANTED.

Mayor McNab sees Giggles with his new tail and tries to sell him as a side-show attraction.

Mayor McNab says STEP RIGHT UP AND SEE THE
AMAZING MAN WITH A TAIL.
IT'S A TALE YOU WILL
SURELY TELL YOUR FRIENDS.
GIGGLES, GET OUT HERE.
SPENT A SMALL FORTUNE
ON THIS COSTUME.

Ranger Kara says MISS MAYOR, THIS
IS DESPICABLE.
NOBODY SHOULD BE
TREATED LIKE THIS.

Mayor McNab says THAT'S FIVE
DOLLARS FOR A LOOK,
TEN DOLLARS FOR
A PICTURE.
QUICK, DO
YOUR DANCE.

Giggles says HE WAS HUMILIATED.

Mayor McNab says OH, YOU ARE
SO CLUMSY.
STEP ASIDE, I WILL SHOW
YOU HOW IT'S DONE.

(music plays)

Mayor McNab starts to dance and then falls over. Giggles picks her up.

Mayor McNab says OH!
THANK YOU,
GIGGLES.
I'M SORRY I CALLED
YOU CLUMSY.
YOU ARE REALLY
VERY HELPFUL.

Giggles says REALLY?
THAT'S ALL I'VE EVER
WANTED TO HEAR YOU SAY.

Back at the campfire, Giggles says THE MAYOR NEVER MENTIONED
HIS CLUMSINESS AGAIN.

Mayor McNab says AS LONG AS HE KEPT THAT
TAIL HIDDEN FROM VIEW,
I'M ASSUMING.
WELL...

Giggles says OH, FIRE'S GETTING LOW.
BETTER GET MORE FIREWOOD.
AROUND THE BACK.
AROUND THE BACK?
OKAY, THIS WAY?
GIGGLES!

The TVO Kids logo appears on the wooden wall.