Once upon a time, there was a monkey named Chico Bon Bon. Chico was a special monkey because he had a tool belt full of cool gadgets! One day, Chico and his friends went on a big adventure to find lost socks. Let’s see what happened!
Chico’s friend, Clark, had a fun machine that sorted peanuts by size. Big peanuts went in one pile, medium peanuts in another, and small peanuts in a third pile. It was like magic, but Clark called it “sorting.” Sorting helps us organize things by size, color, or shape. Isn’t that neat?
One day, Chico had a problem. He lost his favorite sock! Oh no! Chico loved his socks because they had been with him since he was a baby monkey. Clark knew where lost socks went—they went to a place called Sock Mountain!
Chico and his friends, Rainbow Thunder, Clark, and Tiny, decided to go on a sock quest to find Sock Mountain. They followed a map and met Mrs. Coleslaw, who also lost her sock. Everyone in town seemed to be missing socks!
After a long journey through Crabby Canyon, over Vulture Volcano, and across Dessert Island, they finally found Sock Mountain. But there was a big surprise—a giant socktopus was guarding the socks!
Chico and his friends needed to sort all the socks to return them to their owners. They built a Super Sock Sorter machine, just like Clark’s peanut sorter. The machine sorted socks by size, shape, and color. It was amazing!
Everyone got their socks back, and the socktopus got some warm socks to wear, thanks to Mrs. Coleslaw’s knitting. Chico even found his favorite sock! Hooray!
Chico and his friends were happy they found Sock Mountain and helped everyone. They wondered what other adventures awaited them. Maybe they would meet the giant Beasty Bird of Blunderburg next!
And so, Chico Bon Bon and his friends learned that sorting can solve big problems, and teamwork makes everything possible. The end!
Sock Sorting Fun: At home, gather a pile of socks of different sizes, colors, and patterns. Work with your child to sort the socks into different groups. You can sort them by color, size, or pattern. Ask your child, “How many different ways can we sort these socks?” This activity helps children understand the concept of sorting and organizing objects based on their attributes.
Peanut Sorter Game: Create a simple sorting game using different types of beans or pasta. Provide three bowls and ask your child to sort the items by size, just like Clark’s peanut sorter. Encourage them to describe what they are doing and why. Ask questions like, “Which bowl has the biggest items?” or “How many small items did you find?” This hands-on activity reinforces sorting skills and encourages observation.
Adventure Map Drawing: Encourage your child to draw their own adventure map, just like Chico and his friends used to find Sock Mountain. Ask them to include different landmarks and obstacles they might encounter on their journey. Discuss with them, “What kind of adventure would you like to go on?” and “What tools would you bring in your tool belt?” This activity sparks creativity and helps children think about planning and problem-solving.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript:
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[horn blares] – ♪ Chico ♪
– ♪ Bon Bon ♪
♪ Chico, Chico, Chico Bon Bon ♪
♪ Chico Bon Bon
Chico, Chico Bon Bon ♪
♪ Chico, Chico, Chico Bon Bon ♪
♪ Chico, Chico, Chico Bon Bon ♪
Monkey with a tool belt.
♪ Monkey, monkey
A monkey with a tool belt ♪
♪ Monkey, monkey
A monkey with a tool belt ♪
♪ Monkey, monkey
A monkey with a tool belt ♪
– I saw a monkey!
– Tool belt!
♪ Chico, Chico, Chico Bon Bon ♪
♪ Chico Bon Bon
Chico, Chico Bon Bon ♪
♪ Chico, Chico, Chico Bon Bon ♪
♪ Chico, Chico, Chico Bon Bon ♪
Monkey with a tool belt.
[Clark] “Chico Bon Bon and the Mountain of Lost Socks.”
[Clark] Okay, big guy, we’re going for a ride! Let ’em go, Tiny!
[dings] Yay!
Hey, Clark, what are you guys doing?
Tiny and I are organizing my peanut collection with this super peanut stacker.
– How’s it work?
– You roll the peanut down this slide, and when it gets to the bottom, the machine lights up…
[dings] …and the peanut lands in a stack with all his friends. The big peanuts here, the medium peanuts here, and the itty-bitty peanuts here.
Oh, it’s almost like magic!
It’s not magic, silly. It’s called sorting. A sorting process is a way to organize things by color, shape, or size. In your case, the peanuts are being sorted by size. Small peanuts fall into the small holes. Medium peanuts roll into the medium holes. And the big peanuts roll into the big holes, where they get stacked with other big peanuts.
Wow! Sorting is way cooler than magic.
– [alarm blares]
– [Rainbow gasps] The banana phone!
[action music playing]
Chico Bon Bon! I’ve got a problem. Can you help me solve it?
Chico! You won’t believe how my magical peanut sorting machine works.
Oh, um, but Clark, I–
It’s not really magic. It’s sorting. The big ones go in the big…
– Clark, I really need to–
– …little holes, and medium ones–
Clark! Buddy! Ha-ha! I have an emergency, and I need your help.
What is it, Chico?
I’m missing a sock!
Uh, is that all?
Is that all? These socks have never left these feet! Ever since I was a baby monkey with a tiny tool belt, I’ve had these tube socks on these tube legs. They’ve grown with me, and now one of them is gone! And it was my favorite!
On second thought, this is definitely an emergency! More like a sock-mergency.
But it’s okay. I think I know where your lost sock is.
Huh? Where is it, Clark? Where?
It’s at… Sock Mountain!
[Rainbow and Chico] Sock Mountain?
Yeah! It says so right here in this old book, Mysterious Marvels of Blunderburg. Whenever someone loses a sock, it goes where all the lost socks go, Sock Mountain.
Awesome! How do we get to Sock Mountain?
We follow the map. Come on! I think we can walk to it.
Looks like this sock-mergency just turned into a sock quest!
Sock quest! Yay!
[kids] Chico Bon Bon! Rainbow Thunder! Clark! Tiny!
[action music playing]
Whoa! [grunts]
Whoa!
[robotic voice] Sock quest activated.
Where do we go now, Clark?
Three hundred steps north on South Avenue. Turn left. Right. Left again.
– And…
– [Mrs. Coleslaw] Chico!
– Chico!
– What is it, Mrs. Coleslaw?
I’ve got a sock-mergency!
You too?
I’m missing my favorite sock.
[both] Oh, no!
How did you lose your sock?
Well, you know I love my knitting, so I decided to knit myself a pair of purple socks. Oh, but before I could even try them on… [gasps] …one of them disappeared!
Never fear, Mrs. Coleslaw! The Fix-It Force is on a quest to find… [all] Sock Mountain!
Sock Mountain? It’s where all the lost socks go.
Oh! [laughs] Thank you, Fix-It Force!
Where to now, Clark?
Around the traffic circle… past Blunderburg Tower, towards–
…City Hall, where we have breaking news! We’ve just received word that one of the mayor’s royal socks is lost!
Did you say “lost sock”?
Oh, yes! One minute it was here, and the next minute it was gone!
Yeah, I lost a big blue and red sock just like this one.
I lost a small pink sock with cozy, little toes.
Mine was a medium yellow sock with orange polka dots.
I loved that sock.
And I lost my argyle sock! It fits over my peg leg!
Where did all our socks go?
I bet they were abducted by aliens.
– It wasn’t us.
– Yeah. We don’t even have feet.
Don’t worry, everyone. We know exactly where our socks are. The Fix-It Force is on an epic quest to find… Sock Mountain!
Onward!
Sock Mountain?
Yes, Sock Mountain! Will our heroes succeed in their epic sock quest through Crabby Canyon…
Hey. What are you doing in my canyon?
[Neil] …over Vulture Volcano…
-[vultures screeching]
-[Clark] Whoopsie!
[Neil] …and across Dessert Island?
[Clark] Mmm. Tasty!
Clark, how much farther? I really miss my sock!
It should be just up ahead. I think I see it. It’s… it’s…
[Clark] Sock Mountain!
Huh. Well, I’ll be a sock monkey.
[Rainbow] Whoa.
Okay, now that we’ve found all the missing socks, we have to get them back to their rightful owners. Let’s dig in!
I wouldn’t do that if I were you!
Why?
[crashing]
[roars]
[Clark] That’s why!
Oh, what’s that? A giant socktopus. He is the taker of socks.
Whoa!
Oh, no! It’s got Clark!
Don’t worry. I know what to do. It says right here that sweet singing soothes the savage socktopus to sleep. Isn’t this book great? [clears throat]
♪ Go to sleep ♪
♪ Go to sleep ♪
♪ Socktopus, you’re in the way ♪
♪ We’ve got socks to find ♪
♪ So that we can save the day ♪
Great job, Clark! Now, we’ve got a lot of missing socks to find, people. Let’s get this sock situation straightened out.
I found a purple one.
– Mrs. Coleslaw’s sock is purple.
– Is it a small purple sock?
Uh, nope, it’s a really big one.
But Mrs. Coleslaw’s purple sock was a really small one.
Uh, wait. It looks like Tiny found a small purple sock.
Yes!
No! That one has three toes. Mrs. Coleslaw’s sock has no toes.
Aw, peanuts! So we need to find a small purple sock with no toes? This is gonna take forever!
There’s a giant mountain of socks. They’re all mixed up. We don’t know who they belong to, and there’s a giant socktopus, and–
Uh, Chico, I think it’s time for a banana break.
[sighs] Thanks.
[dinging]
[Chico] Okay. I lost my sock. Then everyone else lost their socks. Then we went on an epic quest and found this epic mountain of lost socks, but they’re all mixed up. We gotta find a way to sort this out.
– Just like when I was sorting my peanuts.
– [dinging]
Blazing bananas, that’s it! We can engineer a super sock sorter machine.
Good thinking, Chico! If we build a machine that works like Clark’s peanut-sorting machine, it will mechanically sort the socks into piles based on their size. Not only that, we can make a multi-level sorter that can sort socks by size, shape, and color!
Yay, sorting! Let’s get building!
[upbeat music playing]
Behold, the Super Sock Sorter! Let’s give it a try. Tiny, will you do the honors?
[sorter dings]
[upbeat music playing]
First, the socks go through the sock sizers, where they’re sorted by size: small, medium, or large. And then they’re sorted by shape: no toes, two toes, and three toes. Finally, the socks get scanned for color. Each color goes out a separate tube and into a sorted sock pile.
Oh! My royal sock!
[gasps] Come to Mommy!
[townsfolk clamoring]
Well, Fix-It Force, we found every single sock… except one.
Mine.
Chico! Look!
[gasps] My sock!
Hmm. Huh. Oh. Ah!
-Aw. I missed you, buddy.
-[socktopus bangs]
[roaring]
Oh, why’s this socktopus so angry?
Uh, it says right here: socktopuses need to wear socks to keep warm. But we don’t have any socks left.
I know who can help with that!
♪ In, up, over and through
I’m making something just for you ♪
[laughs]
Thanks for knitting those socks, Mrs. C.
Well, I do love my knitting.
[speaking gibberish] Thank you!
Wow, I can’t believe we actually found Sock Mountain! And a socktopus! What else is in the book, Clark?
Well, wait until you hear about the giant Beasty Bird of Blunderburg! It’s a 100 feet tall!
Wow, I hope we never run into one of those!
-[bang]
-[Chico gasps]
[screeching]
[bird banging and screeching]
Don’t worry. It probably just wants a scarf. [laughs]
[theme music playing]
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