01x27 - Ping Wu & Glynn Turman

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what's the story amigos this is kino

with some cool stories for today's story

time

in our first book read by ping wu a man

and his wife are unhappy because they

live too close to the big mountain

help me to move this mountain so i may

enjoy my house in peace cried minglo

glynn turman will read us a story of a

boy who meets a ghost

face to face no

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lord the figure hands on hips

what do you say

then it's a story about how to be happy

major funding for story time is made

possible by a grant from helen and peter

bing

so that families everywhere can share

the joy of reading with their children

additional funding is provided by the

corporation for public broadcasting

by the annual financial support from

viewers like you

and by the national endowment for

children's educational television

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man if we don't get to the story soon

i'll have to do something

is that right well what did you have in

mind well

um i'll paint a red monkey and giggle

and fly my silly dog to the moon

when they meet at the beach and wiggle

they'll

eat blue sand with a spoon

well today we've got some good stories

so you don't have to fly your dog to the

moon oh

okay well i'll take my dog for a little

fly later

this is my friend ping woo and he is

going to be reading a story from

china but but why did he walk in that

way hi

everybody hi i was doing the dance of

the moving mountain

that's the dance that they do in this

story and it's called

ming lo moves the mountain and it's kind

of silly you'll see why

here we go ming lo and his wife

lived in a house at the bottom of a

large mountain

they loved their house but they did not

love the mouth

rocks and stones broke loose from the

cliffs

they dropped down onto the house of ming

lo the roof was full of holes

and clouds formed on top of the mountain

heavy rain fell

from the clouds onto this roof that was

full of holes

the rooms inside were damp and drippy

when the sun did shine it never warmed

the house of ming lo

the mountain always cast a dark shadow

the flowers and vegetables in the garden

grew thin

and sparse this mountain brings us

nothing but unhappiness said the wife of

ming lo

husband you must move the mountain so

that we may

enjoy our house in peace my dear wife

said minglo how can such a small man

as myself move a large mountain such as

this

how should i know said his wife there is

a wise man who lives in the village

go and ask him ming lo hurried to the

village

when he found the wise man he said

i want to move the mountain that is near

my house

the wise man thought for a long time

wisps of smoke curled from his pipe

finally he said go home

minglo cut down the tallest thickest

tree you can

find push this tree against the side of

the mountain with

all your strength this is the way you

will move the mountain

minglo ran home he cut down the tallest

thickest tree he could

find ming lo and his wife held tightly

to the tree

running as fast as they could they

pushed the tree against the mountain

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the tree split in half ming lo and his

wife fell on their heads

the mountain did not move an inch

go back to the wise man said the wife of

minglo

ask him to think of another way to move

the mountain

again the wise man thought for a long

time

rings of smoke blew from his pipe

finally he said go home

minglo take the pots and pans from your

kitchen

hold a spoon in each one of your hands

with these spoons hit the pots and pans

as hard as you can

raise your voice in loud shouts and

cries

the mountain will be frightened by the

noise

this is the way you will move the

mountain

minglo ran home he took the pots and

pans from his kitchen

minglo and his wife held a spoon in each

one of their four hands

they shouted and cried they hit the pots

and pans as hard as they could

they made a great noise flocks of birds

flew out of the trees

but the mountain did not move at all

go back to the wise man cried the wife

of minglo

we must find a way to move the mountain

minglo watched as the wise man thought

for a very long time

clouds of smoke billowed from his pipe

finally he said

go home mingle bake many cakes and

loaves of bread

bring these to the spirit who lives at

the top of the mountain

the spirit is always hungry he will be

happy to receive these gifts

he will grant you every wish this is the

way

you will move the mountain mingle ran

home

with his wife he baked platters of cakes

and baskets of bread

together they began the steep climb up

to the top of the mountain where the

spirit lived

they felt a strong wind as they

struggled up the high cliffs

it whistled and howled

soon the air was filled with flying

cakes and and loaves of bread

there was nothing left for the spirit

and the mountain

did not move without waiting for his

wife to say a word

ming lo went quickly back to the wise

man

help me to move this mountain so i may

enjoy my house in peace cried minglo

the wise man sat deep in thought for a

long

long time there was so much smoke coming

from his pipe

that he could hardly be seen finally he

said

go home minglo take your house apart

stick

by stick gather all these sticks that

are the pieces of your house

collect all the things that are your

possessions bind everything together

into bundles with rope and twine carry

these bundles in your arms and on top of

your head

face the mountain and close your eyes

having done all this said the wise man

you will step to the dance of the moving

mountain

you will put your left foot in a place

that is in back of your right foot

then you will put your right foot in a

place that is in back of your left

foot you must do this again and again

for many hours when you open your eyes

you will see that the mountain has moved

far

away this is a strange dance said minglo

but if it makes the mountain move i will

do it

minglo ran home he took his house apart

stick by stick he gathered all the

sticks

and collected all of the things that

were his possessions

ming lo and his wife found everything

into bundles with rope and twine

they carried the bundles in their arms

and on top of their heads

then mingle showed his wife the dance of

the moving mountain

they faced the mountain and closed their

eyes

carefully they began to move their feet

to the steps of the dance

they each put their left foot in a place

that was behind their right foot

then they each put their right foot in a

place that was behind their left foot

the neighbors saw ming lo and his wife

walking backwards across the fields

with all their possessions it was a

sight and they watched in wonder

after many hours had passed ming lo and

his wife

opened their eyes look cried ming lo

our dance has done his work the mountain

has moved

far away stick by stick they rebuilt

their house

they unpacked all of their possessions

and made themselves at home

ming lo and his wife lived the rest of

their lives under an open sky

and a warm sun when rain fell

it came down gently on a roof that had

no holes

they often looked at the mountain that

was small in the distance

and there was happiness in their hearts

for they both knew

that they had made the mountain move

the end did

ming lo and his wife really move the

mountain far away

no no what happened

they just like closed their eyes and he

walked

you know i think moving your house in

bundles

would only work if you don't have too

much stuff not like in our house

sheesh well hi everyone

today i've come to read a story about a

boy and a ghost is anyone interested

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is this delena yes say hi hi elena

well this is a very good story and

um it's a story about a boy and a ghost

like i said and it was

written by robert d san soucy

and it was illustrated by jay brian

pinckney it goes like this down south

there was once a boy named thomas

whose family was very poor his parents

worked hard from sun up to sundown on

their little

back country farm but could barely put

enough food on the table to feed their

seven children thomas had two brothers

and a sister

older than he was and two sisters and a

brother

who were younger so he was right smack

in the middle

now because he hated to see his parents

working so hard

and his brothers and sisters going

hungry all the time

the boy made up his mind to go to the

city to earn some money so that he could

bring it back to help his family

since the older children had to help

their parents chop cotton and the

younger ones were too little to go off

on their own

thomas in the middle well he decided

that he ought to be the one to try this

feat

he set out the very next morning now his

mother gave him a

big hug and gave him a pot and a ham

bone to make

soup and said now you always be polite

to

everyone you meet and be generous

as well then his father embraced the boy

and gave him a

box of matches and a crocus act to carry

things in

and he said always be brave and no

matter what happens

always be honest

we'll miss you cried his three brothers

and

three sisters and they hugged him as

well

one and all and i'll miss you

too said thomas putting on a brave smile

to hide how sad he felt it leaving

well as he walked along the road that

led to the city

he picked up sticks for a fire and

he found some greens and other things

that grew wild

and put these in his croco sack when he

stopped for lunch

he lit a fire then he filled his pot

with fresh water from a stream

and added the ham bone and the things

that he had gathered

and soon he had soup boiling away nicely

when he was ready to eat a poor man came

by

even more raggedy than thomas and asked

can i have just a taste of that soup

well of course said the little boy

politely

inviting the raggedy man to dip his tin

cup into the broth

and together they finished the soup and

tasty it was

when they were done the man said where

are you heading boy

i'm going to the city to earn money so

as i can help my family

answered well you mightn't happen to go

so

far said the man if you're brave enough

i hear that there's a house on the hill

not far from here

a rich man lived there years ago but he

died

folks say the place is haunted

but the same folks say anyone who stays

in it from sunset

to sunrise will get the house

and the treasure the old man hid

before he died but why don't you go out

there yourself and find the treasure

said thomas

well i'm scared and that's the long and

the shoulder

but folks say everyone who's tried to

last the night

has run away or died of fright

now no one will go near the place thomas

thought of his poor family back home and

said

well i will and he started gathering up

his ham bone in the pot and putting

things back into his croco sack

soon after the boy and the man parted

company

just before sunset thomas spotted a

lonely

old house on the hill

and bravely he walked up and pushed open

the door with a

scra

the door open and inside

most of the dusty rooms cobweb

hallways were empty but in the kitchen

he found a big old iron stove opposite

the fireplace

and there was a table with one chair

and a candle and a spoon

well the boy lit the candle and then he

put the last of his kindling

in the stove drew some water from the

well out back

and put the ham bone in and the

remaining greens to make soup

for his supper while he was warming

a bright light suddenly

filled the fireplace cross the room

there was an awful moon and then a sad

thin voice wailed down

the chimney look out

look out my legs are

falling with a whoa

a pair of legs encased in elegant

trousers

and a fine pair of leather shoes and

ending at a wide belt with a golden

buckle dropped into the ashes into the

cold

fireplace immediately they got up and

began

running around the kitchen and they

kicked the walls and the doors and the

side of the big iron stove

so thomas had to keep moving out of the

way

well aren't you going to run away

ask the ghostly voice oh no

i'm fine right here

said thomas just so long as you don't

kick over my soup

thomas continued to stir his boiling pot

well just as he was ready to carry a

soup to the table

the voice wailed down the chimney

look oh my arms

are falling and with a

womp man's two arms

and a middle clothed in a silken shirt

and silver buttons

and dropped into the fireplace and

immediately the legs

went over and stood waiting while the

other part climbed

up and settled into place

then the headless body fumbled around

the kitchen

rattling the cupboards and pounding the

walls well now

aren't you going to run

away call the strange voice

down the chimney but thomas who was

sitting at the table

dipping up his broth with the spoon

answered

no need to just see that you don't knock

over my suit

well then look out on the voice

here comes the rest of me

then a scowling head with

hair and beard reddest flame and eyes

like

blazing cold drop into the fireplace

right away

the body of the man or ghost or whatever

it was

picked up the head from the earth and

brushed it off and placed it squarely on

his shoulders

no lord

the figure hands on hips

what do you say

well do you want some soup said thomas

who wouldn't let his courage or his

manners fail him

there's still a little left in the pot

and you're welcome to share it

well then the ghostly figure said i

don't need any food but you're the only

one

man or boy who has

stayed long enough for me to put

myself together now

follow me

and he raised his left hand immediately

and his fingers blazed like a torch

though the fire didn't seem to hurt him

now fetch the shovel that's out by the

well

and follow me if you

dare i will

said thomas the ghost led the boy to a

lonely spot

far from the house and stopping under a

huge sycamore tree

the ghost pointed with his right hand to

the ground near its roots

dig there he commanded

thomas dug and dug and dug until the

shovel fell from his blistered hands the

ghost

remained silent one hand raised and

glowing and

the finger on his other hand still

pointing to the hole

and after a short rest thomas weirdly

began

digging again soon the point of his

shovel struck

something he uncovered a

large earthen pot caped with dirt

when he lifted the lid he saw gold and

silver coins

shining in the first glow of sunrise

give half the money to the poor

so that my soul can rest easy

said the ghost as his legs

started to fade away and keep

half for yourself

his arms and his middle disappeared

up to his neck you're a good

brave lad

edit the floating head with a wink

you

said me free

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[Laughter]

and i

thank you

europe began thomas

but the head was gone before he could

say welcome

and thomas did as the voice told

he loaded the gold and the silver into

his croco

and on his way home he gave half of the

money to powerful

and when he got back to the farm his

family was overjoyed to have him back

safe and sound then the boy shared his

wealth with the rest of his family

and they all moved into the house on the

hill and lived happily ever after

and the ghost was never

seen again well not

in those parts the end

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if someone has said to you there's a

ghost in the house up there and all you

got to do is stay in it

what would you do would you stay in it

yeah no

i can't move you're not afraid well i

would

i would i would because i don't believe

in ghosts

you know i think ghosts are pretty much

like kino's flying dog

no it doesn't exist it's not real

mara mara please

my dog dog is very very real

yes but does it fly no well

well it does if you if you close your

eyes and stand on your head

well if you close your eyes anything is

possible

all you have to do is use your

imagination well fortunately for you

we don't have to imagine our next story

oh don't tell me we're going on a

picture book visit

that's right how did you know well i use

my imagination

and i'm ready so let's go

hey it's lucy reading life is fun to a

bunch of kids

life is fun by nancy carlson

okay so let's start this life can be fun

really it can

this is earth you live

here to be happy on earth

follow these simple instructions

number one be nice to others

be nice to your little sister and to

your pets

be nice to the nerdy kid next door

and to any space creatures you might

meet

hello nice to meet you hello

be nice to yourself order yourself

a triple scoop ice cream cone

don't worry about stuff

sleep late and

if you feel like crying

cry it's okay to cry

see that oh he lost his little fish

be healthy keep fit

eat food that's good for you once in a

while

and remember to wash your ears

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oh stay out of trouble in school

study real hard and keep away from the

tough guys

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stay out of trouble at home don't

bring snakes inside and keep your room

clean have

fun tell jokes knock knock

why are you crying

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laugh a lot fall in love

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do your own thing go barefoot

sing loud

dress real cool relax

and go fishing watch clouds go by

and make big big

plans so while you're on earth

do these things and you will

be awesome

sounds good and happy huh

that's right boy i

really like that story no i really liked

it

no i really like that story

all right all right we get the point

keno

hey you must be feeling better now that

we've read you some good stories

all right but i'm still flying my dog

dog to the moon you know

well you can fly your dog to the moon if

you like but don't you think we should

do our story picks first

oh yeah correcto uh my favorite favorite

for today

is the polar express the pictures are

just great and the story is cool too

it's about a boy who goes on a strange

train ride

well i would like to recommend the

legend of the blue bonnet

a story about a comanche indian girl who

makes a sacrifice to save her tribe

well thank you all for coming to today's

story time and you're all invited to

visit again for some more stories

until then keep a story in your heart

sachin everybody tai chien

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today's story time books are ming lo

moves the mountain

the boy and the ghost life is fun

the polar express and the legend of the

blue body

you can find these and other books at

your local library

major funding for story time is made

possible by a grant from helen and peter

bean

so that families everywhere can share

the joy of reading with their children

additional funding is provided by the

corporation for public broadcasting

by the annual financial support from

viewers like you

and by the national endowment for

children's educational television

story time is production of kcut los

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angeles

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