(music plays)

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

A male voice says
Ranger Dalmar.

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

A female voice says Ranger Kara.

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

Another male voice says Ranger Drew.

Now a woman and two bandits sit inside a room.

A different voice says The Mayor McNab, Pinky and Giggles.

Now a man dances crazily as he laughs.

A different voice says And 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.

Now, at night, Ranger Kara, Cookie, Giggles, and Mayor McNab sit around a campfire in the desert.

Ranger Kara says ALL RIGHT, EVERYBODY,
IT'S PINKY'S TURN TO
TELL A STORY.

Giggles says HE'LL JUST PUT
EVERYONE TO SLEEP.
I COULD USE A NAP.

Ranger Kara says LET HIM TELL A
STORY, MISS MAYOR.

Mayor McNab rolls her eyes and says WELL, DON'T SAY I
DIDN'T WARN YOU.

Pinky says WELL, SHUCKS.
I FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
PUTTING ME ON THE SPOT.

Ranger Kara smiles and says GO FOR IT.
IT'S GOING TO BE GREAT.

Pinky says THIS IS THE STORY OF
THE GREAT FLEA FLEE.

Mayor McNab says FLEA FLEE?
YOU'RE NOT MAKING
ANY SENSE.

Ranger Kara says DO YOU MEAN THE
HOMOPHONES FLEA AND FLEE?

Pinky YEAH.

He turns to Mayor McNab and whispers WHAT'S A HOMOPHONE?

Cookie says HOMOPHONES ARE WORDS
THAT SOUND THE SAME
BUT ARE SPELLED DIFFERENTLY
AND HAVE DIFFERENT MEANINGS.

In animation, a book with the title "Homophones" opens and shows a drawing of a flea.

It spells out F.L.E.A.

Cookie continues LIKE A FLEA ON A DOG,
OR FLEE, TO RUN AWAY.

In animation, a stick figure in the book runs away.

The book spells out F.L.E.E.

Pinky says UH-HUH.
WELL, THE GREAT FLEA FLEE ALL
BEGAN IN THE NEARBY TOWN
OF TWIN CACTUS.
IT WAS TIME FOR THE ANNUAL
TWIN CACTUS DOG SHOW.
NOW, THEY HAD EVERY KIND
OF POOCH IMAGINABLE.

Pictures of different breed of dogs appear in frames as Pinky says
LABRADORS, POODLES,
EVEN LABRADOODLES.
IT WAS A WORLD
FAMOUS EVENT.
AND EVERY YEAR, THE MAYOR
OF TWIN CACTUS HIMSELF
WOULD PRESENT A
GIANT TROPHY.

Mayorr McNab yawns and says THE MAYOR.
AS IF YOU COULD CALL
TWIN CACTUS A TOWN.

Now a man wearing a large cowboy hat addresses a small audience at the dog show.

He says THANK YOU.
I WOULD NOW LIKE TO AWARD
PRIZE FOR BEST IN SHOW.
AND THE AWARD GOES – AH

He suddenly starts scratching himself desperately, and says
OH, OH, THEY'RE BITING.
THEY'RE BITING.
THEY'RE IN MY BOOT!

A man and a woman in the audience look at each other and yell FLEAS!

Pinky narrates EVERY ONE OF THE DOGS
AT THE SHOW HAD FLEAS!
LITTLE BLOODTHIRSTY
PARASITES.
EVERY ONE OF THE DOGS
AT THE SHOW HAD FLEAS,
AND THEY COMPLETELY
INFESTED THE WHOLE TOWN.
THE FLEA PROBLEM BECAME SO BAD
THAT THE TOWNSPEOPLE DECIDED
TO FLEE TOWN.
YOU KNOW, FLEE,
AS IN RUN AWAY.

Ranger Kara laughs and says FLEE AND FLEA.
I GET IT.
SO WHAT HAPPENED?

Pinky continues THE PEOPLE OF TWIN
CACTUS LEFT THEIR TOWN
AND CAME TO DOCVILLE.
THE ONLY THING WAS, THEY
BROUGHT THEIR FLEA PROBLEM
WITH THEM.

Ranger Kara says EACH FLEA DECIDED
TO FLEE TOWN.

She laughs and nudges Cookie as she says GET IT?

He dismissively says YEAH, KEEP GOING.

Pinky says THAT'S RIGHT.
THEY HITCHED A
RIDE TO DOCVILLE.
MAYOR McNAB HAD TO
MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.

Now Mayor McNab stands in front of the Docville Inn and addresses a small crowd.

She says PEOPLE OF TWIN CACTUS,
PLEASE GO HOME.
WE DON'T WANT
YOU HERE.
YOU HAVE FLEAS.
THANK YOU.
NO, NO, PLEASE,
PLEASE,
THERE MUST BE OTHER
TOWNS YOU CAN FLEE TO
WITH YOUR
FLEA-RIDDEN SELVES.

Cookie barges in carrying a tin and says
DON'T WORRY,
I'VE GOT PLENTY OF FLEA
POWDER FOR EVERYBODY.
WA-HOO!

Pinky says FLEA POWDER?

Cookie says YEAH, TAKES CARE OF
THEM PESKY LITTLE VARMINTS.
HERE YOU GO,

He walks around applying flea powder on everybody.

He says START OVER HERE.
STICK YOUR HAND
IN THERE.
THAT'S WONDERFUL
FOR YOUR SKIN.
YOU'LL LOVE IT.
RUB IT ON THE NECK.
YOU WANT TO GET
IT IN DEEP.

Pinky concludes AND SO, COOKIE TREATED
EVERYONE WITH FLEA POWDER,
AND EVERY FLEA DECIDED
TO FLEE FOR PARTS UNKNOWN.

Ranger Kara scratches her arms as she says
OH, THAT WAS A
GREAT STORY, PINKY.

She turns to Cookie and asks
DO YOU HAVE ANY MORE
OF THAT FLEA POWDER?
I THINK A FLEA
FLED ONTO ME.

Cookie scratches himself and says
STOP ITCHING, YOU'RE
MAKING ME ALL ITCHY.

Mayor McNab says YOU, TOO?

Pinky says THAT WAS THE STORY.
THAT WAS A GOOD
STORY, RIGHT?

Cookie says I GOTTA GO TAKE
A FLEA BATH.
WHERE'S THE TUB?
DID YOU PACK
THE TUB?
DON'T TELL ME YOU
FORGOT THE TUB.

Ranger Kara says I THOUGHT YOU WERE
SUPPOSED TO BRING THE TUB.

The TVO Kids logo appears on the wooden wall.