♪ HEY, WOW... ♪

♪ HERE'S HOW ♪

♪ COME AND READ ♪

♪ BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

Chorus: ♪ COME ON ♪

♪ COME IN ♪

♪ BEGIN ♪

♪ THE WORLD AWAITS ♪

Woman: ♪ BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BETWEEN THE COVERS OF A BOOK ♪

♪ IT'S TIME TO LOOK BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BEHOLD THE TALES BEYOND THE TAILS ♪

Chorus: ♪ BEHIND THE DOOR ♪

♪ BECOME, EXPLORE ♪

♪ COME IN BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BEGIN BETWEEN THE LIONS ♪

♪ BE HERE BETWEEN THE LIONS! ♪

( elephant trumpeting as animals shriek )

WOW, DO YOU SEE THAT?!

THAT WAS COOL.

( beeping, clicking )

( animals shrieking on computer )

WHAT?

OH...

( noises stop )

OOPS...

( chuckling )

WAS THAT TOO LOUD?

All: YES!

SORRY-- WHOO!

HEY, CLICK, WE FOUND A WEB SITE THAT'S REALLY WILD.

IT'S... IT'S ALL ABOUT THE WILD!

Leona: YEAH, IT'S W... ILD.

PLEASE NOTE THAT YOU ARE IN A LIBRARY

NOT IN THE WILD NOW.

ENJOY IT... QUIETLY.

OKAY.

"ARE YOU READY FOR THE WILD?"

( loud roaring on computer )

READY!

I'M READY, TOO.

LET'S GO!

OH, LIONEL, CLICK ON THE WATERING HOLE.

WHY?

I'M THIRSTY.

( double-clicks )

Narrator: Animals of the African savanna depend

upon watering holes like this one for drinking.

Oh, I am so lost.

Narrator: Local animals include giraffes, zebras, gnus, elephants

but not penguins.

Penguin: I'm going.

Can't a guy make a mistake on this Web site?

Whoo.

OH, OH, LIONEL, LOOK, I SEE A LION.

WHERE?

RIGHT THERE.

CLICK IN THE MIDDLE.

HMM.

( double-clicks )

( music begins playing )

( lion roars )

Lion ( singing ):

LIKE THIS.

( lion roaring loudly )

LION'S ROAR, LION'S ROAR!

OH, DAD, DAD, DAD.

YES?

YOU'VE GOT A MIGHTY ROAR

THAT MAKES THEM RUN, DON'T YOU?

WELL, YES, YES, I DO.

OH, DADDY, SHOW US, SHOW US YOUR MIGHTY ROAR.

UH, SHOW YOU MY MIGHTY ROAR THAT MAKES THEM RUN?

CERTAINLY.

WAIT RIGHT HERE.

( humming to himself )

WOW, HIS ROAR MUST BE SO MIGHTY

THAT HE HAS TO GO SIX MILES AWAY.

WELL, YEAH, OR TO THE END OF THE LIBRARY.

OH, OH, OH, WE'D BETTER GET OUR EARS READY.

ALL RIGHT.

( both inhale deeply )

( both sighing )

Announcer: AND NOW, LOVERS OF THE VOWELS "A," "E," "I," "O," "U"

AND SOMETIMES "Y"

GIVE IT UP FOR MARTHA READER AND THE VOWELLES

AS THEY SING THE SHORT "U" SOUND

FROM THEIR FUNNY HIT WORD, "FUN"!

( Martha sings short "u" repeatedly as Vowelles echo )

( all singing final short "u" )

( song ends; cheering and applause )

AND NOW THE WORD DOCTOR WITH DR. RUTH WORDHEIMER.

HELLO.

HERE'S DR. RUTH.

( moaning softly )

HELLO, I'M DR. RUTH WORDHEIMER WITH A VERY UNUSUAL CASE--

TWO LETTERS WHO ARE NOT ENJOYING THEMSELVES.

ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

WE JUST SIT AROUND ALL DAY BEING NOTHING BUT... "UN."

YOU ARE NOT NOTHING, UN.

YOU JUST NEED TO FIND AN INITIAL CONSONANT

TO MAKE YOU FEEL COMPLETE

AND BRING A LITTLE EXCITEMENT INTO YOUR LIFE.

AND I HAVE JUST THE CONSONANT FOR YOU--

THE LETTER "F."

( giggles )

HEY, I'M FUN, I'M FUN!

THANK YOU, DR. RUTH.

YOU ARE WELCOME.

OOH, THAT WAS FUN.

( sounding out words in computer-generated voices )

( humming tune )

( makes "b" sound )

( repeating "b" sound )

UG.

UG... UG.

B... UG.

"BUG."

BUG... BUG?

BUG?!

( screams )

( groans )

( music begins playing )

Man: ♪ THERE ONCE WAS A SEAFARING BUG ♪

♪ WHO SET SAIL IN A LEAKY OLD TUG ♪

♪ WHOSE "T," SAD TO TELL ♪

♪ QUICKLY CHANGED TO "G-L" ♪

♪ AND IT SANK WITH A GLUG-GLUG-GLUG-GLUG, OH, YEAH! ♪

♪ IT SANK WITH A GLUG-GLUG-GLUG-GLUG! ♪

GLUG.

AND NOW IT'S TIME FOR EVERYONE'S FAVORITE SHOW...

NOT AS SMART AS...

Audience: A PUCK!

THE GAME WHERE YOU CAN WIN IF YOU PROVE YOU'RE...

NOT AS SMART AS...

Audience: A PUCK!

WELCOME VERY MUCH.

I AM YOUR HOST, ARTY SMARTYPANTS.

( applause )

AND THESE ARE MY SMARTYPANTS!

AND THIS IS MY BEAUTIFUL ASSISTANT

MY MARMY, MRS. SMARMY SMARTYPANTS.

HELLO-- GET OUT OF HERE!-- SONNY BOY ARTY!

OKAY, ENOUGH CHITCHAT.

LET US GET TO THE SHOW BEFORE WE ARE CANCELED.

WHO WILL CHALLENGE OUR PUCK TODAY, MARMY?

TODAY, OUR VERY SPECIAL GUEST CHALLENGER IS CHUCK.

( fanfare; light applause )

HELLO.

ALL RIGHT, CHUCK, THIS IS YOUR QUESTION.

I WILL GET IT OUT OF MY SMARTYPANTS.

( audience oohs )

"WHAT IS YOUR NAME?"

( timer clicking )

CHUCK.

( buzzer sounds )

OH, I'M SORRY, CHUCK, YOU ARE CORRECT.

OKAY, AND NOW TO OUR PUCK!

PUCK, YOUR QUESTION IS:

"WHAT IS YOUR NAME?"

( timer clicking )

YOU ONLY HAVE TEN SECONDS.

MARMY, GIVE HIM A HINT.

OKAY, PUCK, HERE'S YOUR...

HERE'S YOUR HINT:

THE ANSWER STARTS WITH THE LETTER "P."

AND THEN IT'S FOLLOWED BY "U," "C" AND "K"-- "UCK."

( whispers ): PUCK.

( bell ringing )

( audience groaning )

I'M SORRY, CHUCK, YOU LOSE.

NICE TRY, BUT, CHUCK, YOU ARE SMARTER THAN A PUCK!

GIVE HIM A HAND ANYWAY, AUDIENCE.

( light applause )

BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME ON...

Bunny: NOT AS SMART AS...

Audience: A PUCK!

THIS IS THE ANNOUNCER BUNNY

SAYING GOOD-BYE TILL NEXT TIME.

AND NOW 29 NAMES

WITH THE SHORT "U"-- "UH"-- SOUND IN THEM.

( rapping ): ♪ MEET MUFFY, MUFFY'S HUBBY, BUGSY ♪

♪ BUFFY, PUFFY, TUBBY, MUGSY ♪

♪ CHUB, AUGUSTA, RUSTY, HUTCH ♪

♪ BUBBA, BUSTA, DUSTY, DUTCH ♪

♪ GUSSIE, GUSSIE'S PUPPY, DUSTER ♪

♪ BUSTERFIELD... ♪

DON'T CALL ME BUSTER!

♪ JUSTIN, JUSTIN'S UNCLE BUZZY ♪

♪ DUSTIN, RUST AND FUZZY WUZZY! ♪

♪ YEAH, YEAH, YEAH, WHAT'S YOUR NAME? ♪

♪ ENJOY YOUR LITTLE MOMENT OF FAME! ♪

♪ ♪ ♪

♪ SUNNY, LUCKY, BUBBLES, CHUCK ♪

♪ BUNNY, BUCK, THE BIG BAD DUCK ♪

♪ IN ALL OUR NAMES YOU'LL FIND SHORT "U" ♪

♪ IT SOUNDS LIKE "UH" ♪

♪ TOODLE-OO! ♪

( song ends )

( Leona sighing )

I DON'T HEAR A MIGHTY ROAR.

WELL, SIX MILES IS AN AWFUL LONG WAY.

( groans loudly )

BOY, TOOK ME A WHILE TO FIND IT.

IT WAS IN THE BACK OF THE CLOSET BEHIND MY SKIS.

WE THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO SHOW US

YOUR MIGHTY ROAR THAT MAKES THEM RUN!

YEAH, WELL, HERE IT IS.

"A MIGHTY RUN THAT MAKES THEM ROAR."

WHOOPS, MUST HAVE GOTTEN SHUFFLED AROUND

THE LAST TIME WE MOVED.

A SIMPLE MATTER...

"ROAR," THERE WE GO.

"RUN," MOVE THAT TO THERE.

TAKE THE "ROAR"...

AH, PERFECT.

"A MIGHTY ROAR THAT MAKES THEM RUN"--

IN MINT CONDITION.

I GOT IT AT A GARAGE SALE FOR NEXT TO NOTHING.

Both: DAD!

WHAT, YOU DON'T LIKE IT?

I GOT A WHOLE BIG PARAGRAPH ABOUT ROARING.

YEAH, I GOT IT AT AN AUCTION.

IT'S PRETTY BEAT UP, THOUGH.

LET'S SEE, I THINK IT'S...

DADDY, DADDY, WE DO NOT WANT TO SEE WORDS.

OH...

OH, YOU WANT TO HEAR

MY MIGHTY ROAR THAT MAKES THEM RUN.

YEAH.

YES, YES.

MMM...

( inhales )

( yells )

SORRY, NO CAN DO.

YEAH, YEAH...

HEY, I CAN DO ANY OTHER KIND OF ROAR FOR YOU.

MY "TIME FOR SNACKS" ROAR:

ROAR, MM-HMM.

OH, MY "ISN'T IT HOT IN HERE

OR IS IT JUST ME?" ROAR.

ROAR?

OH, MY "NOW, WHERE DID I LEAVE

THAT REMOTE CONTROL?" ROAR.

MMM... ROAR?!

( chuckles )

THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

WE WANT TO HEAR A MIGHTY ROAR.

YES, YES, YES, YES.

LIKE THE LION IN THE WILD.

Leona: YEAH, YEAH, DADDY.

LIONEL...

YEAH?

LEONA...

YEAH?

YOU SEE, THAT ROAR

IS MEANT TO BE USED IN THE WILD

TO EXPRESS ANGER AND MAKE OTHER ANIMALS RUN AWAY.

IT'S NOT SOMETHING THAT ONE DOES IN A LIBRARY.

I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE WHAT WOULD MAKE ME USE

MY MIGHTY ROAR IN A LIBRARY.

( chuckles )

WELL...

I BETTER GET BACK TO RESHELVING THESE BOOKS.

MMM... YEAH...

OH, SEE YOU LATER, KIDS.

( humming to himself )

MAYBE... HE JUST CAN'T DO IT.

MAYBE OUR DAD HAS NO MIGHTY ROAR.

( stammering )

OF COURSE HE DOES!

HE JUST NEEDS THE RIGHT REASON, LIKE IF HE WAS ANGRY.

YEAH...

OH, YEAH, YEAH... IF HE WAS ANGRY.

NOW, WHAT WOULD MAKE DAD ANGRY?

EXCUSE ME...

I WANT TO RETURN A BOOK

THAT'S REALLY, REALLY REALLY OVERDUE.

( both sneeze )

OH...

COME WITH ME.

I HAVE SOMEBODY WHO'D LOVE TO TALK WITH YOU.

PLEASE, FOLLOW RIGHT ALONG, SIR.

THANK YOU, YES, THANK YOU.

Lionel: SO, THIS IS REALLY GREAT.

THIS IS, LIKE, FOR FIRST LATE BOOK, HUH?

HEY, DAD, DAD?

THIS GUY REALLY WANTS TO TALK TO YOU.

OH, YES, SIR.

I'D LIKE TO RETURN THIS BOOK.

IT'S REALLY, REALLY REALLY OVERDUE.

OKAY, NOW, HOW OVERDUE COULD IT BE?

LET'S JUST OPEN UP THERE, TAKE A LOOK.

OKAY, UH, LET'S SEE, UH...

( laughs )

MUST BE SOMETHING ON MY GLASSES.