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Gather around, everyone! We’re going on an adventure in Xus Park, where the Spirit Rangers are always ready to help. Let’s meet our heroes: Kodi, Summer Hawk, and Eddy Turtle. They have a special mission today!
Our story begins with a group of climbers who are excited to explore the tall mountains of Xus Park. But wait! They have some unusual costumes. They think wearing headdresses will give them magical climbing powers. But is that true?
Kodi, Summer, and Eddy, the Spirit Rangers, are here to make sure everyone is safe and on the right path. They also want to teach the climbers that Native Americans are not just good-luck charms. They are real people with a rich history and culture.
As the Spirit Rangers continue their mission, they hear a sad sound. It’s Colocolo Opossum, a spirit who feels like no one listens to her. She wants everyone to know that she is still around and important.
The Spirit Rangers promise to help Colocolo Opossum find her voice. They know that speaking up is important, even if it feels hard sometimes.
With the Spirit Rangers’ help, Colocolo Opossum finally gets the chance to speak up. She tells everyone that she is still here and deserves to be heard. The other spirits realize their mistake and promise to listen better in the future.
The climbers also learn an important lesson. They understand that using Native American symbols as good-luck charms can hurt people’s feelings. They promise to stop and respect the real history and culture of Native Americans.
Our story ends with the Spirit Rangers feeling proud of their work. They helped Colocolo Opossum find her voice and taught the climbers an important lesson. It’s all in a day’s work for the Spirit Rangers!
Did you know that porcupines have quills that help protect them? They are not just prickly; they are also great climbers!
Next time you visit a park or go on an adventure, remember to respect nature and the people who have lived there for a long time. Who knows, you might even meet a Spirit Ranger!
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Costume Exploration: Imagine you are going on an adventure like the climbers in Xus Park. Draw a picture of yourself in a special costume that you think would help you on your adventure. Think about what makes your costume special and write a sentence about it. Remember, costumes don’t give magical powers, but they can make you feel brave!
Listening Game: Just like the Spirit Rangers helped Colocolo Opossum find her voice, practice listening with a fun game. Sit in a circle with your friends or family. One person whispers a short message to the next person, and it goes around the circle. The last person says the message out loud. Was it the same as the original? Talk about why listening carefully is important.
Nature Observation Walk: Go for a walk in a nearby park or your backyard. Look for animals or plants that you think are special, like the porcupine mentioned in the article. Draw or take a picture of what you find. Share with your class or family why you think it’s important to respect and protect the nature around us.
Here’s a sanitized version of the provided YouTube transcript, removing any potentially sensitive or inappropriate content while maintaining the essence of the dialogue:
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[vocalizing]♪ Come and gather ’round
Listen to the story ♪♪ Here in Xus Park
Where the spirits play ♪♪ Someone must protect Chumash territory ♪♪ Who will hear the call
To save the day? ♪-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-Oh yeah!-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-Cho-ho!-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-Yeah!♪ Hurricane or flood
Sleeping sun or blizzard ♪♪ Kodi, Summer Hawk, Eddy Turtle too ♪-♪ With their friend Coyote ♪
-♪ And their best friend Lizard ♪♪ Come and join the fun ♪-♪ And we’ll all say ♪
-Haku!-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-Oh yeah!-♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪
-Cho-ho!♪ Here come the Spirit Rangers ♪♪ The Spirit Rangers ♪-♪ The Spirit Rangers ♪
-Yeah![Eddy] Not Your Opossum Mascot.[Mom] Mama Bear to Baby Bear,
Turtle Tyke, and Hover Hawk. Over. This is Eddy. I mean, Turtle Tyke. Over. We’ve got a climbing team
on one of our mountains. Make sure they’re on an approved path. We’re on it, Mom. [Mom] Negative. On radio, I’m Mama Bear. This is your junior ranger mission,
if you choose to accept it. Roger that, Mama Bear. We’re on it. Baby Bear, out. Welcome to Xus National Park, climbers. Mama Bear wants to make sure
you’re staying safe. I-I mean, Mom. Yeah, our mom’s the head ranger. Good to meet you, rangerinos. That’s Shad. I’m Chad. Our safety gear is over, uh, there. Harnesses, check. Helmets, check. [gasps] Ooh, snack. Double check. Looks like you’re all set to climb. You wanna climb that mountain? It’s really tall. [laughs] Most def. We love climbing so much,
we even made our own club costumes. Costumes? Cool! Brad, show ’em. Ta-da! I’ll never climb
without my lucky headdress. [Chad] Yeah, that’s cool! Those definitely aren’t
on the safety list. Why are you wearing that? Because our club
is called the “Climbing Club.” Radical, huh? This mascot is our good-luck charm. You said it. And that luck guarantees
the Climbing Club is number one. But why is a Native American
your good-luck charm? Because they’re the coolest people
from ancient history. Yeah. Legend says
they carried magical feathers to give them climbing powers. That’s why we carry these
to honor them. Ooh. [Shad laughs] But Native Americans
aren’t good-luck charms. You might be right.
But the thing is, nobody knows for sure. Native Americans are not around anymore. Yeah. So it’s not like we can ask them. Right, rangerinos? -But we’re Native American.
-You’re so right. We’re all Native American
when we wear these headdresses. So let’s honor
ancient Native American history in style. Do we have the same idea, Chad? We sure do, Brad. You rangers can join our club
with some climbing feathers of your very own. Woo! Now let’s climb like the Native Americans! Uh… -Okay.
-Thanks? Well, at least the climbers
are on an approved path. Yeah, but I don’t think they heard us
when we tried to tell them
we’re Native American. And I’ve never heard of feathers
giving you magic climbing powers,
and I’m a bird expert. -I’m sad that they said we’re not around.
-Yeah. -[distant crying]
-[Eddy] It’s okay, guys. Don’t cry. [Kodi] That’s not us. -[crying]
-It sounds like a spirit. We better check if they’re okay. Come on! Eddy’s ready! [exciting music plays] ♪ Let’s go, Spirit Rangers ♪♪ Calling on Spirit Rangers ♪♪ Let’s go, Spirit Rangers ♪♪ Calling Kodi, Summer, Eddy ♪ Kodi Cub! Summer Hawk! ♪ Spirit Rangers, Spirit Rangers ♪
And Eddy Turtle! ♪ Let’s go, Spirit Rangers
Calling on Spirit Rangers ♪♪ They’re Spirit Ranger ready ♪ [sniffling] [Eddy] Haku. We’re the Spirit Rangers.
Is everything okay? [spirit cries] I’m okay. You don’t sound okay. [cries] It’s just… nobody listens to me. You’re up so high.
Come down, and we promise we’ll listen. O-Okay. [grunts] [kids] Aw! So cute. Hello. [sniffles] I’m Colocolo Opossum.
You’ve gotta be the best climber I’ve ever seen. I traveled from the far south
to watch Spirit Park’s best climbers
because I love climbing. [sniffles] But everyone
thinks I’m not around. I guess I’m not wanted here. We want you here. Yeah. If the other animal spirits
knew you weren’t not around,
they would listen to you. -You think so?
-Yeah, and we’ll help. Let’s go. -[spirit 1] We love you, Boar.
-[spirit 2] Sign my banner. All right, everyone. Boar can only sign
one autograph at a time. Anything for my fans. Excuse us. We’re trying to get through
so we can help our friend. Coyote?! What is that? I made it myself for the big day. -But why are you wearing that?
-[Boar] I’ll answer that. Coyote is dressed like
my climbing team’s mascot,
the colocolo opossum. -Yeah!
-Go, Opossum! Boo! I’m a colocolo opossum,
and that’s not what I look like. [snorts] [laughs] I know about colocolo opossums. They’re not around.
And you don’t look anything like
my fierce and magical mascot. But none of us colocolo opossums
look like that. Please quit explaining
and listen to me. [whistle blows] Time to climb. Oh, yeah! Climbing colocolo opossums,
get ready! [snorts] [sighs] Well, thanks for trying,
but they’ll never listen. Maybe they didn’t hear you. Yeah. If only there was a way
we could make your voice even louder. That’s it. With our help,
we’ll make sure you’ve got
the loudest voice. [Opossum] Listen up, Boar.
I’m a colocolo opossum,
and I’m not not around. [Boar snorts and laughs] And I thought Coyote
was the funniest spirit. Good joke,
but I know what colocolos look like.
And it’s not you. It’s this. You couldn’t possibly be my mascot. Let’s climb. [cheering] When I say awesome, you say opossum! Awesome opossum, awesome opossum! -[Eddy] Please listen!
-[Summer] Come back! [grunts] My lucky mascot worked. Woo-hoo! Time to celebrate
with our colocolo opossum dance. Your what? [Boar squeals and snorts] [laughs and snorts] Ugh, we don’t dance like that. Now let me show you
my best colocolo opossum dance move. [grunts] [Boar yells] Boar down. We have a boar down. Boar, use your magic colocolo powers. I can’t. I’m slipping. This just turned into a rescue mission. [dramatic music plays] You can land in the leaves. Wait. Never mind. Too pointy. [Eddy blows] Climb inside. [whimpers] [Boar] My tusks are too sharp. [Kodi grunts] Grab on. [Boar] I’m still slipping! Help! [Boar squeals] Colocolo opossum is on it. [dramatic music continues] Pull as hard as you can. [dramatic music swells] -Do this.
-Pull! -[spirit 1] Yay!
-Go, Rangers! Oh, that was
some of the best climbing I’ve ever seen. Thank you. I love to climb. I know. You love to climb as much
as colocolo opossums love to dance. [Boar snorts and squeals] No. No, we’re… [sighs] It’s no use.
Every time I speak up, no one listens. I should just stop talking. You can’t stop talking.
Your voice is too important. Sometimes, you have to speak up
because it’s the right thing to do,
even if no one listens. And no matter what happens,
we’ll be right by your side. [chuckles] Thank you, Spirit Rangers.
You know what, Boar? I have something to say. ♪ Everywhere I go, they say ♪♪ “I thought you all were gone” ♪♪ It doesn’t mean we don’t exist ♪♪ If you have never met one ♪♪ I’m still here ♪♪ I’m still here ♪♪ And it hurts when you don’t hear me ♪♪ I’m still here ♪♪ At times, I wanna scream ♪♪ And march through the park ♪♪ Don’t you know how it feels ♪♪ To be rejected for who you are? ♪♪ I’m still here ♪♪ I’m still here ♪♪ And it hurts when you don’t hear me ♪♪ I’m still here ♪♪ [Boar] That was beautiful.
My cold blood is so warm now. [sniffs] Wow.
I’m sorry I didn’t hear you before. But now that I know how much this hurts,
we’ll absolutely get rid of our mascot. -Yay!
-You did it! Good. That costume was itchy anyway. See? Your voice can change things. Rangers, thanks for supporting me.
I couldn’t have done it without you. Of course. It’s all in a day’s work
for the Spirit Rangers. And speaking of work,
I think we have some unfinished business to take care of. I’m scared to tell them. If Colocolo Opossum can speak up,
then we can too. We’re in this together. Oh, hey, it’s the rangerinos. ‘Sup? [Eddy exhales] Hi. We just want you to know
we’re Native American. Our mom is Chumash,
and our dad is Cowlitz. This park is also on Samala Chumash land. Your mascot makes us feel sad
and like we’re invisible. But the thing is, we’re not.
We’re still here. Yeah, we love climbing, too,
but not with feathers. So will you please stop using us
as your good-luck charm? Whoa, we had no idea.
We are so sorry. Man, we just wore these for good luck.
But if it’s hurting people, we’ll stop. You mean it? Yeah, of course. -Thanks.
-Yay! Thank you. [uplifting music plays] [Mom] Mama Bear to junior rangers. Did you make sure
the climbers are on the right path? Over. I think we did, Mama Bear.
It was a lot of work,
but we set them on the right path. [Opossum squeaks] [kids laugh] [Kodi] Prickly Pride. ♪ Who’s getting s’mores? ♪♪ We’re getting s’mores ♪♪ Who wants some more? ♪♪ We want some more ♪ [Sticks] Did someone say, “S’mores”? Hey, Sticks. I sure did. Tonight is
s’mores and story time with Mom and Dad. I love s’mores and story time. How can I help?
What do you need? Roasting sticks? Trust me. I know sticks.
I can carve ’em short, curly,
in the shape of a bear. [chuckles] No doubt you know sticks,
but I know s’mores. These will be fine. Hm, are you sure?
Those sticks couldn’t even carry a little ladybug. No, it’s cool. I don’t need help.
If there’s one thing I know, it’s s’mores. I thought you were gonna gather
roasting sticks. And I did. All by myself. Dad said we should eat more greens,
but I don’t think
he meant with the s’mores. -What did he say about dirt?
-Okay, okay. So they’re not the best sticks. Maybe I can find better ones
down by the river. Let’s go. [cheerful music plays] Um, I don’t think
there are any good sticks here. I don’t think there’s anything here. -What happened to the plants?
-I bet there’s sticks over there. Sticks or no sticks, we better check out
why the plants are only growing on one side. Come on, let’s ask the spirits. [exciting music plays] ♪ Let’s go, Spirit Rangers ♪♪ Calling on Spirit Rangers ♪♪ Let’s go, Spirit Rangers ♪♪ Calling Kodi, Summer, Eddy ♪ Kodi Cub! Summer Hawk! ♪ Spirit Rangers, Spirit Rangers ♪
And Eddy Turtle! ♪ Let’s go, Spirit Rangers
Calling on Spirit Rangers ♪♪ They’re Spirit Ranger ready ♪ [distant wailing] It sounds like someone’s… crying?
Or maybe they ate a spicy pepper? Haku, Spirit Rangers. So glad you’re here.
We have a visitor to the park. -All the way from Alaska.
-It’s very exciting. And we are so glad she’s here. So glad. So, so glad. [wailing continues] It’s just that, well–
She’s been crying on the bank like this
for the last day. Kinda feels like the last 500 years. Not hurt or nothing.
She’s just a little, um, difficult. -Prickly, if you will.
-We better go see what’s wrong. Whoa, whoa, whoa. As in get closer?
Are you sure that’s a good idea? Definitely. Maybe she just needs
a hug or a shoulder to cry on. About that… [wailing continues] Hi, I’m Kodi, and we’re
the Spirit Rangers. Are you okay? [wailing continues] [sniffs] No, I am not!
I am Dekehone. Haku, Dekehone. Need a hug? I give the best hugs. Well, maybe later.
I don’t wanna ruin your quills. So what’s wrong? I traveled all the way from Alyeska.
I heard about your tasty shrubs. [wails] Here we go. I was having a great trip,
going back and forth across the river,
eating the most delicious meals. I ate all the best willows and shrubs
on this side of the river. And now I can’t… [sobs] I can’t… [sobs] I can’t get back to the other side! -[Dekehone wails]
-[Lizard groans] It’s gonna be okay, Dekehone.
We’re here to help. Yeah, we can get you across the river. I doubt you can help.
Nobody can help me,
not even our Creator. [wails] Sure we can. I’ve got an idea. [squawking] [Summer] Behold!
The Summer Express. If you hop in, I’ll fly you across. Ah, so cozy.
Just like a baby being delivered by a stork. [scoffs] Absolutely not.
I’m not a baby. I’m old enough to be
your great-great-great-great-great-great grandmother. Ow! My sniffer. What about a bubble?
You could float across the river. Watch Lizard. [blows] Wee! Porcupines and bubbles do not mix. Argh! Oof. Can we go back to the part where
I’m being carried like a baby, please? Dekehone has a point.
Get it? A point! [laughs] I quill me. Ha! I did it again. I can catapult you across the river. [Coyote] Ooh, my turn to demonstrate. You sit on the launchpad,
I push on this side,
and then, pew, you’re up, up, up in the air. Yahoo! I’m flying. And now I’m falling.
I’m falling! Oh, I am not going up, up, up anywhere. [sighs] She sure is more prickly
than I thought. We’ll come up with another idea.
Yeah. We’re the Spirit Rangers. -We’re full of ideas. How about–
-[Dekehone groans] No, thanks. No one can help me. None of your ideas are working,
and I’ve already tried
all of my good ideas. Crying and wailing. I don’t want your help. ♪ Oh, the woe of being me ♪♪ Such a tragic tragedy ♪♪ It’s a curse I feel afflict me
Down to every quill ♪♪ Look across the stream, you’ll see ♪♪ Such delicious shrubbery ♪♪ How I long to cross ♪♪ But fear I never will ♪♪ But I don’t want your help ♪♪ I’ll do it on my own ♪♪ I’ll sort it all out solo ♪♪ Although how remains unknown ♪♪ These ideas you suggest ♪♪ They’re impractical at best ♪♪ So I ask for you
To spare me all the rest ♪♪ Oh, I don’t want your help ♪♪ Your aid, or your advice ♪♪ I’m truly self-sufficient ♪♪ So myself will self-suffice ♪♪ Oh, I don’t want your help ♪♪ This burden is all mine ♪♪ I’ll always be
A truly independent porcupine ♪ This is hopeless. I think you mean pointless!
Oh, I quill me again. We’ll never get her to stop crying. We protect every crook,
cranny, and critter. Even if those critters
are a little prickly. Dekehone, how did you used
to get back and forth across the river? There was a lovely log I used as a bridge.
I could cross back and forth
whenever I pleased. But with all the recent rain,
it’s-it’s underwater. [wails] What if we get you a new log?
That might work. On it. Oh, not spruce.
I’ll get sap on my poor paws. White really isn’t my color.
That’s what’s great about being me.
I go with every color. Check it out. [groans] What about this one? [Dekehone] No, not cottonwood.
Too loggy. Sycamore? I guess that’ll do. [sighs] Finally! Let’s do this. -[inspiring music plays]
-Hang tight.
