I'm Ian.

COOKIE MONSTER: And me Sir Cookie Monster.

IAN MCKELLEN: And we're here to tell you about the word,

resist.

COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.

Resist.

IAN MCKELLEN: So, please tell everyone what the word resist

means, Cookie Monster.

COOKIE MONSTER: Sorry, Sir Ian, but me no can do that.

IAN MCKELLEN: Why not?

COOKIE MONSTER: Me have no idea what word resist mean.

IAN MCKELLEN: Ah, I see.

Yeah.

Well then, I shall tell everyone what the word resist means.

COOKIE MONSTER: Oh-- this exciting!

What resist mean, Sir Ian?

IAN MCKELLEN: The word resist means

to control yourself and stop yourself

from doing something you really want to do.

COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.

Uh-- me not really understand that.

IAN MCKELLEN: Well, Cookie Monster,

say there was something that you really loved.

COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.

IAN MCKELLEN: And it pulled you towards it

like some sort of powerful magnet.

If you were able to control yourself and not go near it,

you would resist it.

COOKIE MONSTER: Aha!

IAN MCKELLEN: Now you understand.

COOKIE MONSTER: Not at all.

IAN MCKELLEN: OK.

Well, uh--

COOKIE MONSTER: What else you got!

IAN MCKELLEN: Say there was a golden ring.

COOKIE MONSTER: Oh!

IAN MCKELLEN: And you really, really wanted this golden ring.

It was like your precious-- you want this ring so badly.

But if you were able to control yourself and not

go near the ring, you would resist it.

COOKIE MONSTER: You know, me not much of a jewelry guy,

so me not sure that very relevant example.

IAN MCKELLEN: Oh, I see.

COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.

IAN MCKELLEN: Well say it wasn't a ring.

COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.

IAN MCKELLEN: And say it was a cookie.

COOKIE MONSTER: Cookie!

IAN MCKELLEN: Yes.

A chocolate chip cookie.

COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, me love cookie!

Now you speaking me language!

Ha, ha, ha!

Ha ha.

IAN MCKELLEN: Yes, well it is golden brown.

COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.

IAN MCKELLEN: Crunchy.

It's filled with moist and savory chocolate chips.

COOKIE MONSTER: Oh!

IAN MCKELLEN: Does indeed look delicious, doesn't it?s

COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, yeah.

Yeah, yeah, yeah!

Very delicious.

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Oh, boy oh boy!

Me need cookie!

Ahh!

IAN MCKELLEN: No, no, stop, stop, Cookie Monster.

COOKIE MONSTER: What?

Why?

Why stop?

IAN MCKELLEN: Because we're telling everyone

about the word, resist.

COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.

So?

IAN MCKELLEN: So resist means to control yourself and stop

yourself from doing something that you really want to do.

COOKIE MONSTER: OK, what you point?

IAN MCKELLEN: But you can show everyone what resist means

by not eating this cookie.

COOKIE MONSTER: Ah.

Why me pick today to help with word?

Aw!

OK, OK.

In name of vocabulary, me stop meself

and me resist the cookie.

IAN MCKELLEN: Splendid!

You see, Cookie Monster really wants this cookie.

COOKIE MONSTER: Oh.

Yeah.

Yeah, yeah.

Me do.

Me really do!

IAN MCKELLEN: But you see, he's controlling himself.

And he's not eating it, isn't that right?

COOKIE MONSTER: Yes!

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

Me-- me-- me got it.

Me got it.

The cookie calling me name, but me resist-- me resist cookie.

Aw!

IAN MCKELLEN: So there you have it.

That is the word resist.

Nice job, Cookie Monster.

COOKIE MONSTER: Thank you.

Are we done showing word resist now, Sir Ian?

IAN MCKELLEN: Yes, yes.

We are.

Why do you ask?

COOKIE MONSTER: Because now me no can resist cookie anymore!

Cookie!

Um num, num, num, num, num, num, num, num, num!

Oh.

Here, want some?

IAN MCKELLEN: No.

I'm going to resist.

COOKIE MONSTER: Num, num, num, num.

LADY: You must remember.

And if you complete this task, you

shall bake the cookies in the fires of Mount Crumb.

COOKIE MONSTER: [GASP] What that?

LADY: It's the oven over there.

COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, gotcha.