Hey there! Do you like playing in the sand? Today, Rex and Zach are going on a sandy adventure in Zerby Town. Let’s see what they’re up to!
Rex and Zach want to play in the sand pit, but it’s a bit small. Rex has a great idea: they can make it bigger by bringing more sand!
Rex knows a place with lots of sand, but it’s far away. They decide to go on a journey to get more sand. It’s a long walk, but they finally make it!
Rex is strong and starts carrying sand back to Zerby Town. Zach wants to help too, but he needs a special tool to carry the sand.
Zach finds a piece of bark that looks like a scoop. He uses it to carry sand, just like Rex! Together, they make the sand pit bigger and better.
More friends come to help! Lily and Spike join in, and soon the sand pit is much bigger. Everyone is having fun working together!
While exploring, Zach finds a beautiful flower in the middle of the path. He wants to protect it so no one runs over it.
Zach and Lily try different ideas to keep the flower safe. They finally decide to build a mound of dirt to guide Zerbies around the flower.
Axel wants to build the best jump ever! He wants to jump over a puddle and a branch. The Zerbies work together to make a jump that’s just right.
They try different shapes for the jump until they find one that works perfectly. Axel jumps high and far, and everyone cheers!
Now, Axel and Zach try the jump together. It’s so much fun when friends work and play together in Zerby Town!
Thanks for joining the adventure! Remember, if something doesn’t work the first time, just try, try again!
Sand Exploration: At home or in the playground, find a small sandbox or a patch of dirt. Use different tools like cups, spoons, or small shovels to move the sand or dirt. Can you make a small hill or a path? Talk about how Rex and Zach used a piece of bark as a scoop. What other things can you find around you that could be used as tools for moving sand?
Protect the Flower: Find a small object like a toy or a flower in your garden. Imagine it’s a special flower like the one Zach found. Use sticks, stones, or leaves to create a barrier around it to keep it safe. Discuss why it’s important to protect things in nature and how you can do it in your own backyard or local park.
Build a Jump: Using blocks, pillows, or other safe materials, build a small ramp or jump. Try rolling a toy car or ball over it. Experiment with different shapes and heights to see which one makes the toy jump the farthest. Just like Axel and the Zerbies, try different designs until you find the best one. What did you learn about building jumps?
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript, removing any unnecessary filler words and maintaining the essence of the conversation:
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Hey, what do you want to do today, Rex?
I don’t know. How about we play in the sand?
That’s a great idea! Let’s go to the Zerby Town sand pit.
Yeah, let’s go there!
It is the Zerby Town sand pit. I wish it was bigger.
It really is small, but it’s close to home.
That’s true. Come on, let’s play!
Okay, I’m going to go.
I’ll come in this side. Just a second. I don’t know if we’re both going to fit.
Yeah, you’re right. It’s too bad our sandpit isn’t bigger.
Why don’t we get some more sand and make it bigger?
Oh, that’s a great idea! But where?
There’s a big sand pit, but it’s kind of far away. Come on, I’ll show you.
Wait, is it this way?
No, you’re going the wrong way.
Is it over here?
No, it’s a little further.
Is it in this tree?
No, there’s no sand in the tree.
Come on!
Are we almost there yet?
Nope, not yet.
Boy, this place is far!
I told you it was.
Wow, we made it!
Hey, this is great! We should just play here when we want to play in the sand.
Yeah, but it’s really far from Zerby Town.
Okay, let’s get some sand and haul it back to Zerby Town.
If it’s hauling sand you need, I’m your Zerby! Watch this!
Alright, Rex, back to…
How you doing, Rex?
No problem! Carrying sand is what I do best!
I’ve got Zach on my back.
Okay, you’re strong!
Thank you! Let’s keep going!
Okay, just a little more. Keep backing up a little more.
Okay, dump it right there!
Right here?
Yeah, right there!
Okay, here we go!
Alright, more sand!
This is great! Look at it!
Hey, look! The sandpit’s getting bigger!
Yeah, but not a lot bigger.
Well, I’ve only done one load. There’s enough sand for lots of blobs. We can add as much sand as we want!
How many more loads do you think we’ll need?
A lot more.
Hmm, this could take forever.
You’re right, Rex. Hauling all this sand by yourself just isn’t going to work.
Well, you know what we say when something doesn’t work right? Try, try again!
So how are we gonna haul more sand?
Maybe I could help you!
Of course! That’s a great idea! Come on, let’s go back!
Okay, good! Let’s go!
Hey, Zach, which way?
It’s this way!
Okay, what do I do with the sand pile, Rex?
Well, first I have to get some in my bucket.
Okay, there we go!
And now what?
Just drive to the bottom of the pile like this.
Yeah, now I’ll drive up, and when I get to the top, I’ll dump the sand on top of you. You ready?
I’m ready! Dump away!
Hey, look at me! I’m hauling sand!
What do I do now, Rex?
Well, come on! We have to drive back!
Okay, I’m driving!
What? You dropped all your sand?
I did?
Yeah!
Oh no! There’s still a little bit there, but I don’t think that’s going to be enough.
Yeah, you’re right. I guess I don’t have a nifty bucket to hold this in like you do. I guess this idea didn’t work.
It’s okay! We can always try again!
You’re right, Rex. What should we do differently?
Well, why don’t we look around? Answers are everywhere!
Oh, good idea!
Do you see anything?
There’s nothing back there.
I don’t see anything yet.
Uh, hey, maybe… Hey, Rex, come and look at this!
Oh, what is it, Zach?
Look at this bark! It looks like a scoop!
Yeah, it’s sort of the same shape as my dump bucket. I bet I could use this bark to carry sand!
Oh yeah, I bet it would hold a lot of sand!
Okay, let’s take it back to the sandpit! Help me get it on my roof!
Okay, let’s do it!
Alright, let me try this again with my fancy new scoop!
Okay, I think it’s gonna work! Are you ready?
Okay!
Hey, look at that! It totally fits on there!
Okay, just let me back up.
Hey, how’s it working?
I think it works really well!
Alright, let’s go back to Zerby Town!
Oh, I have to get a load too!
Oh, okay! I’ll stay here!
There we go! Yay! Back to Zerby Town!
Come on, Zach!
I’m coming!
This is heavy!
Sure it is, but you can do it!
Do you think I would make a good dump truck?
Yeah! This hill is steep, but I think you would make a good dump truck!
You would!
How are you doing?
I’m good!
What? I spilled some! Is that okay if I spill some?
That’s fine, dump truck! You’re still a dump truck!
Hey, look! Zach, Romo’s here!
Hey, Rex!
Hey, Zach! What are you doing?
Oh, hi, Lily! I’m helping Rex move sand to this Zerby Town sandpit so we can make it bigger!
Oh, that sounds like fun!
It is!
Okay, see you later!
Wow! Making the sand pit bigger is a great idea!
So is carrying all that sand in that bark scoop! That gives me an idea!
Okay, show me how it’s done, Rex!
First, I dump the sand, then I drive away like this!
Oh yeah, dump truck!
Okay, here I go!
Wait! My bark doesn’t dump like that, Rex! What do I do?
Uh, just move around!
Oh, okay!
Okay, dump truck!
Dumping!
It worked! Hey, it’s bigger already!
Yeah, we’re still gonna need more sand!
Did someone say more sand?
Lily! Spike! What are you guys doing here?
Well, it looked like you were having so much fun hauling sand, we thought we would help!
This is great! Hey, bigger sandpit!
So how do we get this sand off?
Okay, you have to be dump trucks, so you have to move around really fast!
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I am Zach, and I’m out exploring the forest today!
I’m going around the trail.
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Sorry, Zach! Are you okay?
Lily, what are you doing in the middle of the path like that?
Oh, I’m sorry! I didn’t know what else to do! You see, look at this flower!
Oh, isn’t it beautiful?
Well, yeah, but…
And I almost drove right over it!
Well, I see that, but the problem is I was just driving down the trail, and then this flower was right in the middle of the path. I don’t want any other Zerbies to run over it, so I parked myself right here to warn any other Zerbies that come around the corner not to run over this flower.
This is great! Go around! Go around!
Oh, sorry!
Uh, Lily, there’s got to be another way to do this.
I know, but I don’t know what it is.
Well, we need another solution, and the only way to find out is to try, try again!
So let’s go!
Yeah, okay, let’s go!
Oh, wait a minute! What’s wrong?
Well, if we leave the flower, some Zerby might run over it.
Oh, good point, Lily! One of us should stay here and warn Zerbies while the other goes and looks for answers.
Oh, great idea!
Okay, you park right over there by the flower and call to the other Zerbies when they come around the corner.
What? Me?
Okay!
I’ll just, I guess, stay here then and watch the flower.
I am Zach!
Okay, let’s see…
Um, moss? I don’t think moss will help.
Uh, fern? No, that’s not gonna help.
Uh, oh! Sticks? Maybe sticks are the answer!
No, I don’t think so. What I really need is something big and strong that can stop Zerbies from running into the…
Wait a minute! A rock! They’re not gonna get past the rock! That will protect the flower for sure!
Yeah, I’ll get Rex to help me move it!
Uh-oh! Um, hello!
Sorry, Zach! What are you doing in the middle of the path?
Yeah, I’m sorry, but I’m trying to protect this little flower from getting run over.
Oh, so pretty!
Uh-huh!
Yeah, well, see you later! Goodbye!
I sure hope those are the last Zerbies that come around the corner for helping Rex!
Oh no!
Yeah, you’re so strong! It’s amazing!
There’s a flower! You don’t want to go around the corner!
Oh, it’s you, Lily!
Oh, I’m so happy to see you! It has not been going well!
Don’t worry! I think I have the answer! Here I come!
Okay, a little further, a little further!
Okay, right there!
Okay!
Oh, a rock! Good thinking, Lily! That’ll stop Zerbies!
Oh, here comes the Zerby now! Come on, let’s get out of the way!
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Oh, hey! There’s a rock in the middle of this path here, and I ran right into it!
That’s weird!
I guess having a rock in the middle of the path may not be the best idea.
Well, it does protect the flower, but you’re probably right. I guess I should go pick up that rock.
We have to find something better to put in the middle of the trail!
Well, why don’t we try, try again?
Alright! Answers are everywhere!
Yeah, you stay and watch the flowers, huh? Rex and I will be right back!
I’m coming!
Uh, why am I always the one watching the flower?
Huh, let’s see…
Oh, wait a minute!
Uh, hey! What’s this?
Oh, what a cute little piece of birch bark!
That won’t help! It’s too small!
Let’s see now…
Oh, what about this log?
No, I don’t think this log will work, but it’s still fun pushing it!
Oh, the log’s getting away! Come back, log!
Have you seen my log?
Maybe this is the answer!
Look at this mound!
But that’s just a mound of dirt in the middle of the road!
Yeah, but instead of driving straight, this mound kind of pushes me to the side.
Hmm, do you think this might work?
It might! Why don’t we try building a mound like that?
Alright, let’s do it!
For me!
Sorry about that, Spike!
Why were you in the middle of the path?
Well, there’s this flower that is not for parking, Zach!
I know, but this is going to work! It’s going to be great!
I think so!
Lily, you’re back!
You found a mound in the middle of the path over there?
A mound?
Yeah! And we think it’s a great answer!
I don’t get it! A mound of dirt?
Yeah! It will work great! You’ll see!
Back it up, Rex!
Okay, here I come!
Stop!
Okay, great!
I don’t get it! How will a mound of dirt stop Zerbies?
Well, I learned that we don’t need to stop them, just make them go around!
Okay, all done! See?
Oh, I get it! They’ll go around!
Come on, let’s try it out!
Back over here! Come on!
Are there any Zerbies coming?
Oh, I hear that!
Okay, come on!
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In the middle of the path!
Oh, well, we were just getting out of the way!
Well, you should have got out of the way because the path isn’t for parking!
That’s why we built it! We had this whole mound and…
Donuts!
Oh, is there any way you could teach me how to do that?
Oh yeah! Yeah, you just rev your engines, turn your wheels, and spin!
Okay, here I go!
Yeah! Turning my wheels!
I’m not really doing donuts, though! I’m just sort of going in a circle!
You gotta turn your wheels like this!
See? Turn! Turn!
I don’t know if I’m as good at this as you are, but…
Oh, let me see!
Uh, no!
Well, we could do something else instead! I was gonna meet up with the construction service!
Hey, do you wanna come?
You go ahead! I’m going to practice some more!
Alrighty!
There you go, guys! Do you want some more dirt?
This is so much fun!
Where should we put it?
Well, it depends on what we’re building!
Let’s build something we’ve never built before!
Like what?
I don’t know! We’ve built lots of things!
Hey, hey, guys! What are you building today?
Well, the thing is, we don’t know! We wanted to build something different, something new, something we’ve never built before!
I know! What about building a jump?
Uh, we build jumps all the time!
Yeah, we do!
Yeah! Long jumps, short jumps, low jumps, high jumps, jumpy jumps!
Yeah, but have you built the best jump ever?
The best jump ever?
No! No! The best jump ever!
Oh, that sounds neat! Let’s do it!
Alright, let’s go! Come on!
Hey, Axel! What’s going on?
We’re gonna build the best jump ever!
The best jump ever?
Hey, Zach! Come check it out!
I’m not missing this! Wait for me!
Okay, okay! You see this puddle right here?
Yeah?
Well, I’d like to be able to jump really far right over this puddle!
We’ve never built one to go over a puddle!
Let’s go!
Oh, wait! Wait! In order for it to be the best jump ever, I also want to be able to jump high over that branch!
We’ve never built one to go over a tree branch either!
So both high and far!
Yep!
No problem! Let’s go!
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That’s perfect! Here we go!
Way to go, Zerbies! Another great Zerby construction!
Yeah!
Wow, that ramp is looking great! You should try it!
Yeah, it sure is!
Okay, so here I go! Have fun, Axel! Ready?
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Great jump, Axel!
Oh, that was a great challenge!
Yeah, but I don’t know if it worked!
What do you mean?
Well, you see, this jump makes you go far, but you didn’t get over that branch! In fact, you’re not going very high at all!
Oh, right! Good point!
Well, you know we can always try, try again!
What’s that? Are we trying again?
Yeah! Yeah! All we have to do is build another jump so I can go higher!
You got it! Come on, Zerbies!
Hey, do it!
There we go!
Alright, come on, guys!
Wow, this jump looks a lot different than the first one!
Yep! This one’s very short and steep!
Hmm… Give it a shot, Axel!
Good luck with this one, Axel! Go forward!
Oh yeah, a small problem! I landed in the puddle of mud!
Yeah, but did you see how high you went? You went really high!
But I guess you’re not going so far anymore!
Oh, you’re right!
Uh, it looks like we’ll have to try, try again!
Oh, are we trying again?
One more time, everybody!
Oh, but what shape do we try next?
Uh, oh, I don’t know!
I know! Let’s take a look at the two jumps because answers are everywhere!
Okay, let’s go! Come on!
Hey, you know what? I know!
What?
Look at the shape of this jump!
You see how it’s long and really low?
Yeah!
Well, this jump lets you go really far, right?
Yeah!
Okay, now check the other jump! See how the shape is really different? Instead of long and low, it’s short and really steep!
Hmm…
So what if we build something that was in between the two shapes?
Well, do you think that’ll work?
The only way to find out is to try, try again!
Stop trying again!
Alright!
Uh, looking good, guys!
Hey, Axel! Axel! It’s done!
It’s done?
Do you think it’ll get me all the way over here?
Well, it’s higher than the first jump, but it’s lower than the second jump, so it might!
But there’s only one way to find out, right?
It’s time for me to try it!
Okay!
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Wow! Right over the branch and clear across the puddle!
Fabulous fenders! I did it!
Alright, Axel!
Jump ever!
So, so now what?
Oh, I know! I do your jump with me on your back!
Okay, that’s a great idea!
Okay, hang on! Here we go!
Okay!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Nothing’s happening!
I’ll push!
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