A red book with a hamster on the cover appears against a background in which a castle can be seen.

Tumbleweed says TUMBLETOWN TALES.
STARRING ME, TUMBLEWEED.

The red book opens. A popup castle comes up, and inside the castle Tumbleweed sits in a room.

He puts the last star on a card that reads “Seed miles collector’s card.”

He says LET ME JUST ADD
THIS REWARD POINT
TO MY CARD FOR
FABULOUS PRIZES.
AND, LET'S SEE...

He counts the stars on the card. There are three rows and three columns.

He says ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR-
OH, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.
ONE, TWO, THREE-
NO, UM, I KNOW.
I DON'T HAVE TO
COUNT THEM,
BECAUSE THEY ARE
IN AN ARRAY.
SO, I JUST HAVE TO
COUNT ACROSS -
ONE, TWO, THREE.
AND DOWN -
ONE, TWO, THREE.
SO I HAVE THREE
TIMES THREE.
THAT EQUALS NINE.
NINE SEED MILE
POINTS, WHOO-HOO!
WHAT CAN I GET
WITH THAT?
LET ME CHECK ON
MY COMPUTER.
I'LL TYPE IN
THE ADDRESS.
OKAY, THERE'S THE LINK.
HERE WE GO.
COME ON, SEED MILE POINTS.
I HAVE NINE SEED MILES
SO I CAN GET A...

A catalogue of prizes pops up on his computer screen.

He says A POLKAROO KEYCHAIN.
THAT'S FUN.
BUT, LOOK, A
SMARTPHONE.
IF ONLY I HAD A
SMARTPHONE,
I COULD CALL PEOPLE,
AND PLAY GAMES,
AND VIDEO CHAT WITH
ALL MY BEST FRIENDS
FROM ANYWHERE
IN THE WORLD!

He imagines himself sitting near the Eiffel Tower and says HI, BARFY!
I'M IN PARIS!

Then, he appears in a ski resort and says HI, BARFY!
NOW I'M IN SWITZERLAND
GOING SNOWBOARDING.
HA-HA!

Now he appears next to an East Asian temple and says HI, BARFY!
NOW I'M IN JAPAN.
WAIT, I GOT
ANOTHER CALL.

Back in his room, he says THAT WOULD BE GREAT.
LET'S SEE, I NEED
EIGHTY-ONE POINTS
TO GET THAT
SMARTPHONE.
I GUESS I
BETTER GO OUT
AND BUY MORE STUFF.
HA HA, I LOVE
BUYING STUFF!

He drives his car and goes on a shopping spree. Several signs that read “bonus seed miles” fly past.

He sings WHEN I GO SHOPPING
I COLLECT SEED MILES
WHICH I REDEEM FOR PRIZES
BUT WHEN I GO SHOPPING
I ONLY GET SEED MILES
AT PARTICIPATING RETAILERS!

He shops at different stores. Then, he returns to his room and checks his seed mile cards. Now he has five of them.

He says OOH, THAT WAS A BUSY
DAY OF SHOPPING.
NOW I HAVE A WHOLE
BUNCH OF FULL CARDS.
LET'S SEE, HOW
MANY DO I HAVE?
EACH CARD HAS
NINE POINTS.
NINE POINTS PLUS NINE POINTS
EQUALS EIGHTEEN POINTS.
AND THEN I'LL
ADD THIS ONE.
UM...
WAIT A MINUTE,
HOLD ON.
I KNOW.
I HAVE FIVE CARDS,
EACH WITH NINE POINTS.
SO, ALL I HAVE TO DO IS
MULTIPLY FIVE TIMES NINE.
SO, FIVE TIMES NINE
EQUALS FORTY-FIVE!
HA HA!
OKAY, WHAT CAN I
GET FOR 45 POINTS?

He checks the catalogue on his computer and says X-RAY GLASSES!
HUH, NEAT.
OR A SMARTPHONE.

He pictures himself by the Eiffel Tower again.

There, he says I'VE ALREADY EATEN FOUR
CHOCOLATE SEED CROISSANTS
AND THEY ARE - AS
THE FRENCH SAY -
DELICIEUX!

Back in his room, he says THAT WOULD BE SO COOL.

He goes out on another shopping spree and sings THERE IS A RANGE OF
THINGS YOU CAN GET
WHEN YOU PURCHASE
THINGS WITH SEED MILES
LIKE VARIOUS
HAIRSTYLING PRODUCTS
AND BANJOS AND PENCILS
AND OTHER THINGS AT
PARTICIPATING RETAILERS

He shops at different stores. Later, he returns to his castle and a pile of objects lies outside.

He says I SURE DO HAVE A LOT
OF STUFF NOW,
AND I HAVE TONS OF
SEED MILE POINTS.
NOW, HOW AM I GONNA
COUNT ALL THESE POINTS?

He notices he now has nine cards in a square array.

He says WAIT A MINUTE,
I HAVE THEM ALL LINED
UP IN AN ARRAY.
ALL I HAVE TO DO
IS COUNT
HOW MANY I HAVE
ACROSS AND DOWN.
NINE ACROSS AND NINE DOWN.
SO, NINE TIMES NINE
EQUALS?
COME ON, BRAIN,
THINK.
UH, EIGHTY-ONE !
YOU KNOW WHAT
THAT MEANS?
SMARTPHONE!

A delivery truck brings him the smartphone.

He says reads the manual and says OKAY, LET ME
SEE HERE.
WHAT DO I NEED TO DO
TO GET THIS WORKING?
UM... ACTIVATION
FEES?!
OKAY, I DIDN'T
THINK ABOUT THAT.
MONTHLY PAYMENT
PLAN?!
AHHH!!
I CAN'T PAY FOR
ALL OF THIS!
WHAT AM I GONNA DO
WITH THIS SMARTPHONE?
I DON'T HAVE ANYMORE
MONEY TO PAY FOR THE PLAN
NOW THAT I BOUGHT
ALL THIS JUNK!
AWWW, I WASTED
EIGHTY-ONE POINTS.
I SHOULD HAVE GOT NINE
POLKAROO KEYCHAINS.

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