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The characters appear in fast clips, all dressed in Western movie outfits. Ranger Dalmar. Ranger Kara. Ranger Drew. Mayor McNab, Pinky and Giggles. And Cookie.

A large title reads The Reading Rangers.

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At night, Ranger Dalmar, Ranger Kara and Ranger Drew sit by a campfire under the stars.

Dalmar says COME ON, RANGER KARA,
IT'S YOUR TURN
TO TELL A
CAMPFIRE STORY.

Kara says OKAY, I'VE
GOT ONE
AND IT'S A
REALLY CUTE ONE.

Drew says OH, GREAT, LET'S
HEAR IT.

Kara says THIS IS THE STORY
OF THE PRINCESS
WHO ONLY ATE EIGHT.

The words ate and eight appear at the bottom of the screen.

Dalmar says UH, ATE EIGHT?
I'M NOT SURE THAT MAKES
SENSE, RANGER KARA.

Kara says SHE ONLY EVER ATE FOOD
IN GROUPS OF EIGHT.

Dalmar says OH, RIGHT ATE...

Drew says AND EIGHT.

Dalmar says THOSE ARE
HOMOPHONES.

Kara says EXACTLY.
WORDS THAT
SOUND THE SAME-

Drew holds up a finger and says BUT HAVE DIFFERENT
MEANINGS
AND SPELLINGS?

A book with the word Homophones on the cover opens up to a page, where the word eight appears beside the number 8, and the word ate appears beside a drawing of a boy eating a sandwich.

Kara says YOU GOT IT.
LIKE EIGHT,
THE NUMBER 8.
AND ATE, MEANING SOMETHING
THAT YOU HAVE EATEN.
THE PRINCESS WAS BORN
ON THE EIGHTH HOUR
OF THE EIGHTH MONTH
OF THE EIGHTH YEAR.


In a room, Kara, dressed as a princess in a long blue dress, dances around.

Back by the campfire, Ranger Kara continues SHE WOULD ONLY EVER
WALK TO PLACES
SHE COULD REACH IN
EIGHT STEPS.
SHE ONLY EVER
ATE EIGHT.

Drew says ATE EIGHT - I'M
WITH YA NOW.

A man uncovers plates in front of the princess as Kara?s voice continues SHE ATE EIGHT
STRAWBERRIES.
MMM.
SHE ATE EIGHT
QUAIL EGGS.
MMM.
SHE ATE EIGHT
ASPARAGUS SPEARS.
MMM!
BUT, WHAT SHE
REALLY LOVED
WERE WHITE
TRUFFLES,
WHICH IS A RARE KIND
OF WILD MUSHROOM,
BUT THEY COULD ONLY FIND
FIVE BEFORE DINNERTIME.

Drew and Dalmar, dressed as cooks, stand with one of the plates, looking worried. Drew says THIS IS TERRIBLE!
WE ONLY HAVE FIVE
WHITE TRUFFLES!

Dalmar says WHAT SHOULD
WE DO, QUIT?

Drew says IT WOULD BE THE
HONOURABLE THING TO DO.

Dalmar says WHAT IF WE ARRANGED IT
SO IT LOOKED LIKE EIGHT?

Drew says WE COULD DO THAT, ALL
RIGHT, ALL RIGHT.
SO LIFT THIS ONE - NO,
PUT THAT ONE BACK!
AND THEN ANGLE
IT LIKE THIS.
MAYBE IF WE SPIN
IT THIS WAY...
AHH, THIS IS
POINTLESS!

Back at the campfire, Kara continues THE PRINCESS ATE AN
EIGHT-COURSE DINNER
AT EIGHT MINUTES
BEFORE EIGHT.

The princess sits at her table and reaches for a bell[rings bell]

Chef Drew looks worried and says WHAT ARE WE
GONNA DO?!
OH, I GOT
AN IDEA.
COME WITH ME.
OVER HERE.

Kara continues THE PRINCESS WAS READY
FOR HER NEXT COURSE.
[rings bell]

The princess says OH, I CAN'T WAIT.
MY ABSOLUTE FAVOURITE:
WHITE TRUFFLES.

Drew approaches with a covered plate and says PRINCESS, WE PREPARED
A LITTLE SURPRISE
FOR YOU TONIGHT.

She frowns and says OH, REALLY?

Drew says YES, I'D LIKE TO REVEAL
MY LATEST CREATION.

Dalmar uncovers the plate and says EIGHT DELICIOUS
SWEDISH MEATBALLS.

Looking disappointed, the princess says OH, THAT LOOKS
INTERESTING.
BUT WHAT I WAS REALLY
LOOKING FORWARD TO
WAS WHITE TRUFFLES.

Drew says OH, PRINCESS.
PLEASE ACCEPT
MY RESIGNATION.

She says WHY?

Drew says I COULD ONLY FIND
FIVE WHITE TRUFFLES.

She stands and says I WAS BORN ON
THE EIGHTH DAY
OF THE EIGHTH MONTH
AT THE EIGHTH HOUR.
I RISE EVERY DAY AT EIGHT
AND GO TO BED AT EIGHT.
I ONLY WALK PLACES
IN EIGHT STEPS.

Then winces and plops back down on her chair as she says EUGH!
I AM SO SICK OF
THE NUMBER EIGHT.
DO YOU KNOW HOW BORING
IT IS TO ALWAYS
HAVE TO EAT FOOD
EIGHT TIMES?
I WOULD LOVE NOTHING
BETTER THAN TO ONLY
HAVE TO EAT FIVE
WHITE TRUFFLES.
ANYTHING BUT EIGHT!

Drew smiles, pulls three meatballs off her plate and says OH, OH!
FIVE SWEDISH
MEATBALLS.

She says PERFECT!

Back at the campfire, Kara says SO SHE NEVER ATE
EIGHT AGAIN.
SHE EVEN HAD THE
NUMBER EIGHT REMOVED
FROM THE
PALACE CLOCKS.

Dalmar says HUH, THAT'S FUNNY.
IT'S 8 O'CLOCK RIGHT NOW.