One sunny day, Zach and Lily decided to go on an adventure. They wanted to explore new places and see what they could find. As they walked along a path, they noticed a bendy tree. “I remember this tree!” said Zach. “We’ve been here before!”
They kept walking and soon found themselves at a lake. “Is this Derby Town Lake?” asked Lily. “I think so,” said Zach, “but something feels different.” Just then, their friend Chase came to help. “You found a new pond!” Chase exclaimed. “Derby Town Lake is over there!”
Bob the Boat wanted to see the new pond too, but he couldn’t get there by road. “I can only travel on water,” said Bob. Zach had an idea! He tied a rope to Bob and tried to pull him up the stream. But it was too tricky!
Then, Lily called Rex, who had a big trailer. “Let’s give Bob a lift!” she said. Bob drove onto Rex’s trailer, and they took him to the new pond. “Wow, I’ve never seen the forest from up here!” Bob said happily.
Later, Zach and Axel got a bit lost in the forest. “We need to find a way to see each other,” said Axel. They decided to build a viewing platform using a tree stump. “Now we can see everything from up here!” said Zach.
With their new platform, Zach and Axel could explore safely. They had so much fun discovering new places and helping their friends. “Where should we go next?” asked Zach. “Let’s find more adventures!” said Lily.
Exploring is always exciting, and with friends, it’s even better!
Map Your Adventure: Create a simple map of your own neighborhood or a nearby park. Use crayons or markers to draw paths, trees, and any interesting spots you know. Can you find a place that you haven’t explored yet? Plan a mini-adventure with your family or friends to visit this new spot. After your adventure, add any new discoveries to your map!
Build a Mini Viewing Platform: Gather some building blocks or use recycled materials like cardboard boxes to create a small viewing platform. Imagine you are Zach and Axel, and place toy figures or small dolls on your platform. What can they see from up there? Use your imagination to describe the view and think about how a higher perspective can help in exploring new places.
Teamwork Challenge: Just like Zach, Lily, and their friends helped Bob the Boat, think of a task you can do with a friend or family member that requires teamwork. It could be building a simple puzzle, stacking blocks, or even tidying up a room. Discuss how working together makes the task easier and more fun. What did you learn about teamwork from this activity?
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript, removing any unnecessary repetitions and making it more concise:
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[Music]
What about this path? Do you recognize anything?
Yep, I remember that bendy tree over there. We’ve been here before.
Okay, well, let’s go down this path. I’m sure if we stick to it, we’ll find a place we’ve never been before.
Yeah, I love exploring new places!
Oh, what’s wrong?
It’s Derby Town Lake.
Oh yeah, it is! We must have been here before because we’ve seen Derby Town Lake before.
Yeah, it’s odd. I don’t recognize anything.
Is this Derby Town Lake?
I guess so.
Oh yeah, it is Derby Town Lake because look, here’s the stream.
Wait, doesn’t the stream come from above Derby Town Lake? This one goes down.
You’re right, that’s weird. And if this is Derby Town Lake, where’s Bob the Boat? I’m so confused.
Well, I’m sure Chase can sort this out.
Lily to Chase, come in Chase.
Hiya, Lily! What do you need?
Zach and I don’t know where we are. Can you come and find us? We think we’re above Derby Town Lake.
Oh, you’re near a stream. No problem, stay put so I can find you.
Okay.
Oh, I see you! Wow, this is great! You guys found a whole new pond!
We did! We thought this was Derby Town Lake.
No, no, Derby Town Lake is down that way. That’s where the stream goes.
Wow, a whole new pond! We should tell Bob; he’ll be thrilled.
Let me know if you need my help again.
Thanks, Chase! Come on, let’s go tell Bob!
Yeah, the whole new pond! This is great!
How do I get there?
It’s easy! You just take that road and then the next road, you just turn.
Oh, hold your horsepower there, Zach! I can’t take roads; I’m a boat! Water is my roadway.
Oh right, too bad.
Oh, it’s easy though! You can just take the stream! Come on!
Okay!
Wow, I never explored the stream because I always thought it didn’t go anywhere.
Do you think you can get to the other pond by just driving up this stream, Bob?
Well, I could give it a try.
Great! Let’s go!
Alright!
Wow, look at this! This is beautiful!
How you doing, Bob?
Now the stream’s a little tricky here, but I can make it!
Oh Bob, what’s wrong?
Look, the stream turns into a little waterfall here.
Do you think you can drive up it?
I’m not sure, but I would be a Zerby if I didn’t try!
[Music]
No, it’s no go. I can’t do it; it’s too bad. I would have really liked to see that pond.
Don’t worry, Bob! We can always try again!
Oh yeah, but how?
Well, what if we gave Bob some help?
How? You can’t go in the water!
I don’t think we need to! Hold on, I’ll be right back!
Okay, this is gonna be interesting.
Are you sure this is going to work, Zach?
Yeah, see, I have a rope tied to my bumper.
Oh, I see! The other end’s tied to me. Ready to go, Zach?
Okay! Ready, set, turbo!
Hey, it’s working! You’re pulling me! Keep going!
[Music]
I’m doing great! Just keep pulling, Zach!
Oh, there’s a tree here! I have to go around on this side!
Hold on!
Okay, just hang on!
Whoa! You’re pulling me up on the land, Zach! You’re probably stuck!
Hold on!
Oh wait, sorry about that, Bob!
That’s okay! At least I will float back down!
I guess pulling you all the way upstream isn’t gonna work.
That really is too bad.
Yep, well, we should just try again!
I can’t haul you over the ground because you’re a boat!
Wait, that’s it!
What’s it?
Let’s go back to Zerby Town Docks!
Zerby Town Docks? But that’s all the way back where we started!
Trust me, I know what to do!
Alright, we’re just gonna push you back in here!
Okay, Bob!
Alright, I’ll see you back down at Derby Town Docks!
We’ll see you back down at the docks, Bob!
Okay, bye-bye!
Hey Lily, you wanted me to bring my trailer?
What’s up?
Bob will be up if you give him a lift, that is!
You got it! Come on this way!
Yep, just over here!
Whoa!
Okay, I’m just gonna back in here!
Keep coming, Rex! No further!
Go a little further!
Whoa, the water’s cold!
Alright, Bob, now drive up onto Rex’s trailer!
Like this?
Yeah!
Alright, aboard!
Okay, well that gave me the idea!
Uh-huh!
Yeah, you said something about hauling Bob across the ground, and then I figured why not just lift him up and drive him?
Definitely works!
Wow, this is what I’ve never seen a forest from this angle!
Look, there’s the stream!
Yeah, there’s where I stopped in it!
Oh look, this is fun!
[Music]
Whoa, look at that! This part is great!
Go ahead and explore, Bob!
Okay!
Alright!
Look at them!
Yeah!
This is fun!
[Music]
Hey, you guys see this stream? I gotta follow it!
Well, I’ll find out where it goes!
Here we go!
Oh no, wait, Bob!
Oh no!
Alright, this is the stream I was trying to get up before!
Huh?
Oh, I guess that means I’m going back to Lily!
This is Lily! Could you come and meet me back at the docks? I’m all the way back at the lake now!
You have to come back!
We’ll be right there! Thanks, Lily! Sorry about that!
[Music]
Yeah, this is awesome!
Wow! Where do you want to go today?
Oh, how about we go over to the leafy place over there with all the logs and things?
Oh, that sounds like fun! Come on, let’s go!
This place is great!
Zach!
Zach! I can’t see you anymore! Where are you?
Zach!
Zach! Axel!
I’m over here!
Where are you?
I’m here!
Where’s here?
I… it’s here!
Where?
Um, I don’t know! I’m here!
Um, well, I’m over here by some leaves and some trees and stuff!
Oh, that’s also where I am!
Okay, see these entries in here?
Well…
Oh, you are! Oh, there you are!
Yeah, um, where were you again?
I was right here!
Yeah, well, I don’t even know where we are right now!
You’re right, that is a problem!
You know what we need to do? We need to find an answer!
You’re right, Axel! That’s what we’re gonna do!
So what’s the answer here?
Well, we could carry tall flags, and that way we could see each other over the leaves and logs and stuff!
Yeah, but they might catch on low branches and they’d slow us down!
Oh yeah! Maybe we could build a viewing platform!
A viewing platform? What’s that?
Just a place we can see each other!
Well, that’s a great idea! We could use that tree stump there, and any Zerby that loses another Zerby could see all the way from up there and look down and find them!
Great! How do we get up there?
Well, we build a jump, of course!
I’ll call the construction Zerbies!
Zerby Town Docks!
Zerby Town Docks!
But that’s all the way back where we started!
Trust me, I know what to do!
Alright, alright!
We’re just gonna push you back in here!
Okay!
Hey Bob!
Alright, I’ll see you back down at Derby Town Docks!
We’ll see you back down at the docks, Bob!
Okay, bye-bye!
Hey Lily, you wanted me to bring my trailer?
What’s up?
Bob will be up if you give him a lift, that is!
You got it! Come on this way!
Yep, just over here!
Whoa!
Okay, I’m just gonna back in here!
Keep coming, Rex! No further!
Go a little further!
Whoa, the water’s cold!
Alright, Bob, now drive up onto Rex’s trailer!
Like this?
Yeah!
Alright, aboard!
Okay, well that gave me the idea!
Uh-huh!
Yeah, you said something about hauling Bob across the ground, and then I figured why not just lift him up and drive him?
Definitely works!
Wow, this is what I’ve never seen a forest from this angle!
Look, there’s the stream!
Yeah, there’s where I stopped in it!
Oh look, this is fun!
[Music]
Whoa, look at that! This part is great!
Go ahead and explore, Bob!
Okay!
Alright!
Look at them!
Yeah!
This is fun!
[Music]
Hey, you guys see this stream? I gotta follow it!
Well, I’ll find out where it goes!
Here we go!
Oh no, wait, Bob!
Oh no!
Alright, this is the stream I was trying to get up before!
Huh?
Oh, I guess that means I’m going back to Lily!
This is Lily! Could you come and meet me back at the docks? I’m all the way back at the lake now!
You have to come back!
We’ll be right there! Thanks, Lily! Sorry about that!
[Music]
Yeah, this is awesome!
Wow! Where do you want to go today?
Oh, how about we go over to the leafy place over there with all the logs and things?
Oh, that sounds like fun! Come on, let’s go!
This place is great!
Zach!
Zach! I can’t see you anymore! Where are you?
Zach!
Zach! Axel!
I’m over here!
Where are you?
I’m here!
Where’s here?
I… it’s here!
Where?
Um, I don’t know! I’m here!
Um, well, I’m over here by some leaves and some trees and stuff!
Oh, that’s also where I am!
Okay, see these entries in here?
Well…
Oh, you are! Oh, there you are!
Yeah, um, where were you again?
I was right here!
Yeah, well, I don’t even know where we are right now!
You’re right, that is a problem!
You know what we need to do? We need to find an answer!
You’re right, Axel! That’s what we’re gonna do!
So what’s the answer here?
Well, we could carry tall flags, and that way we could see each other over the leaves and logs and stuff!
Yeah, but they might catch on low branches and they’d slow us down!
Oh yeah! Maybe we could build a viewing platform!
A viewing platform? What’s that?
Just a place we can see each other!
Well, that’s a great idea! We could use that tree stump there, and any Zerby that loses another Zerby could see all the way from up there and look down and find them!
Great! How do we get up there?
Well, we build a jump, of course!
I’ll call the construction Zerbies!
Zerby Town Docks!
Zerby Town Docks!
But that’s all the way back where we started!
Trust me, I know what to do!
Alright, alright!
We’re just gonna push you back in here!
Okay!
Hey Bob!
Alright, I’ll see you back down at Derby Town Docks!
We’ll see you back down at the docks, Bob!
Okay, bye-bye!
Hey Lily, you wanted me to bring my trailer?
What’s up?
Bob will be up if you give him a lift, that is!
You got it! Come on this way!
Yep, just over here!
Whoa!
Okay, I’m just gonna back in here!
Keep coming, Rex! No further!
Go a little further!
Whoa, the water’s cold!
Alright, Bob, now drive up onto Rex’s trailer!
Like this?
Yeah!
Alright, aboard!
Okay, well that gave me the idea!
Uh-huh!
Yeah, you said something about hauling Bob across the ground, and then I figured why not just lift him up and drive him?
Definitely works!
Wow, this is what I’ve never seen a forest from this angle!
Look, there’s the stream!
Yeah, there’s where I stopped in it!
Oh look, this is fun!
[Music]
Whoa, look at that! This part is great!
Go ahead and explore, Bob!
Okay!
Alright!
Look at them!
Yeah!
This is fun!
[Music]
Hey, you guys see this stream? I gotta follow it!
Well, I’ll find out where it goes!
Here we go!
Oh no, wait, Bob!
Oh no!
Alright, this is the stream I was trying to get up before!
Huh?
Oh, I guess that means I’m going back to Lily!
This is Lily! Could you come and meet me back at the docks? I’m all the way back at the lake now!
You have to come back!
We’ll be right there! Thanks, Lily! Sorry about that!
[Music]
Yeah, this is awesome!
Wow! Where do you want to go today?
Oh, how about we go over to the leafy place over there with all the logs and things?
Oh, that sounds like fun! Come on, let’s go!
This place is great!
Zach!
Zach! I can’t see you anymore! Where are you?
Zach!
Zach! Axel!
I’m over here!
Where are you?
I’m here!
Where’s here?
I… it’s here!
Where?
Um, I don’t know! I’m here!
Um, well, I’m over here by some leaves and some trees and stuff!
Oh, that’s also where I am!
Okay, see these entries in here?
Well…
Oh, you are! Oh, there you are!
Yeah, um, where were you again?
I was right here!
Yeah, well, I don’t even know where we are right now!
You’re right, that is a problem!
You know what we need to do? We need to find an answer!
You’re right, Axel! That’s what we’re gonna do!
So what’s the answer here?
Well, we could carry tall flags, and that way we could see each other over the leaves and logs and stuff!
Yeah, but they might catch on low branches and they’d slow us down!
Oh yeah! Maybe we could build a viewing platform!
A viewing platform? What’s that?
Just a place we can see each other!
Well, that’s a great idea! We could use that tree stump there, and any Zerby that loses another Zerby could see all the way from up there and look down and find them!
Great! How do we get up there?
Well, we build a jump, of course!
I’ll call the construction Zerbies!
Zerby Town Docks!
Zerby Town Docks!
But that’s all the way back where we started!
Trust me, I know what to do!
Alright, alright!
We’re just gonna push you back in here!
Okay!
Hey Bob!
Alright, I’ll see you back down at Derby Town Docks!
We’ll see you back down at the docks, Bob!
Okay, bye-bye!
Hey Lily, you wanted me to bring my trailer?
What’s up?
Bob will be up if you give him a lift, that is!
You got it! Come on this way!
Yep, just over here!
Whoa!
Okay, I’m just gonna back in here!
Keep coming, Rex! No further!
Go a little further!
Whoa, the water’s cold!
Alright, Bob, now drive up onto Rex’s trailer!
Like this?
Yeah!
Alright, aboard!
Okay, well that gave me the idea!
Uh-huh!
Yeah, you said something about hauling Bob across the ground, and then I figured why not just lift him up and drive him?
Definitely works!
Wow, this is what I’ve never seen a forest from this angle!
Look, there’s the stream!
Yeah, there’s where I stopped in it!
Oh look, this is fun!
[Music]
Whoa, look at that! This part is great!
Go ahead and explore, Bob!
Okay!
Alright!
Look at them!
Yeah!
This is fun!
[Music]
Hey, you guys see this stream? I gotta follow it!
Well, I’ll find out where it goes!
Here we go!
Oh no, wait, Bob!
Oh no!
Alright, this is the stream I was trying to get up before!
Huh?
Oh, I guess that means I’m going back to Lily!
This is Lily! Could you come and meet me back at the docks? I’m all the way back at the lake now!
You have to come back!
We’ll be right there! Thanks, Lily! Sorry about that!
[Music]
Yeah, this is awesome!
Wow! Where do you want to go today?
Oh, how about we go over to the leafy place over there with all the logs and things?
Oh, that sounds like fun! Come on, let’s go!
This place is great!
Zach!
Zach! I can’t see you anymore! Where are you?
Zach!
Zach! Axel!
I’m over here!
Where are