Hi there! Do you like playing in the sand? Today, Rex and Zach want to have fun in the sand too! They have a small sandpit near their home in Zerby Town, but they wish it was bigger. So, they have a great idea to make it bigger by bringing more sand!
Rex and Zach know there’s a big sandpit far away. They decide to go there and bring back sand to make their sandpit bigger. Rex is strong and can carry a lot of sand, but he needs some help. Zach decides to help too!
Rex and Zach work together to carry sand back to Zerby Town. They use a piece of bark as a scoop to carry even more sand. It’s hard work, but they keep trying and trying again. Soon, their sandpit starts to grow!
Guess what? More friends like Lily and Spike come to help! They all work together, just like a team, to make the sandpit bigger and better. Everyone has fun being a dump truck and moving sand around.
While playing, they find a beautiful flower in the middle of the path. They don’t want anyone to run over it, so they think of ways to protect it. They try using a rock, but it doesn’t work well. Then, they come up with a clever idea to build a mound of dirt to guide everyone around the flower. It works perfectly!
After making the sandpit bigger, Rex and his friends want to build the best jump ever! They try different shapes and sizes to make a jump that goes high and far. They keep trying until they find the perfect jump that lets them soar over a puddle and a branch. It’s so exciting!
Rex, Zach, and their friends learned that when something doesn’t work, it’s okay to try, try again. They had lots of fun working together and trying new things. Remember, teamwork and trying again can make anything possible!
Now, it’s your turn! What fun things can you build or play with in the sand? Use your imagination and have a great time!
Sandpit Builders: Gather some sand, a small container, and a few toy trucks or scoops. Work with a friend or family member to build a small sandpit or sandcastle. As you build, think about how Rex and Zach worked together. Can you make your sandpit bigger by adding more sand? What tools can you use to help carry the sand?
Protect the Flower: Find a small flower or plant in your garden or park. Pretend it’s the flower Rex and Zach found. How can you protect it? Use small rocks, sticks, or leaves to create a path around it. Talk about why it’s important to protect nature and how teamwork can help solve problems.
Jump Challenge: Create a small jump using sand or dirt in your play area. Use toy cars or trucks to test the jump. Try different shapes and heights, just like Rex and his friends. Which shape makes the cars jump the highest or the farthest? Keep experimenting and see how teamwork can help you find the best solution.
Sure! Here’s a sanitized version of the transcript, removing any unnecessary repetitions 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 really close to home.
Come on, let’s play!
Okay, I’m going to…
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.
Is it this way?
No, you’re going the wrong way.
Is it over here?
No, it’s a little further.
Are we almost there yet?
Nope, not yet.
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 are you doing, Rex?
No problem! Carrying sand is what I do best.
I’ve got Zach on my back.
You’re strong!
Thank you!
Let’s keep going.
Okay, just a little more. Keep backing up a little more… and dump it right there!
Okay, here we go!
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 loads!
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 going to haul more sand?
Maybe I could help you!
Of course! That’s a great idea! Come on, let’s go back!
Okay, good!
Hey, Jack, which way?
It’s this way!
Are you sure?
I know for sure!
Okay, I’m coming!
It really is a long drive.
What do I do with the sand pile, Rex?
Well, first I have to get some in my bucket.
Okay, there we go!
Now what?
Just drive to the bottom of the pile like this.
Yeah, 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!
Look at me!
Oh no, 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.
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 Rex, come and look at this!
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 new scoop!
Okay, I think it’s going to work! Are you ready?
Okay, all set!
Hey, look at that! It totally fits on there!
Okay, 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, Jack!
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 I would make a good dump truck!
You would!
How are you doing?
I’m good!
What if I spill some? Is that okay?
That’s fine! Dump truck, you’re still a dump truck!
Hey, look! Zach’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!
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 paint, 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?
Just move around!
Oh, okay!
Dump truck!
It worked!
Hey, it’s bigger already!
Yeah, we’re still going to 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!
Yeah! Hey, bigger sandpit!
So how do we get the sand off?
You have to be dump trucks, so you have to move around really fast!
I am a dump truck!
I’m a Zerby and I’m out exploring the forest today!
I’m going around the trail.
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!
Isn’t it beautiful?
Well, yeah, but…
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!
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! 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 stay here then and watch the flower.
I am secure!
Okay, let’s see…
Moss? I don’t think moss will help.
Fern? No, that’s not going to help.
Uh, 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 going to get past a rock! That will protect the flower for sure!
Yeah, I’ll get Rex to help me move it!
Hello!
Oh, um, hello!
Sorry, Rex! 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!
Oh, slow down! There’s a flower! You don’t want to go around the corner!
Oh, it’s you, Lily!
Oh, I am 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!
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!
Oh, wait! 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.
You 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, Rex, and I will be right back!
I’m coming!
Why am I always the one watching the flower?
Let’s see…
Oh, wait a minute!
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!
Have you seen my log?
Maybe this is the answer!
Look at this!
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!
Sorry about that, Spike!
Why were you in the middle of the path?
Well, there’s this flower…
The path is not for parking!
I know, but this is going to work!
It’s going to be great!
I think so!
Lily, you’re back!
I found a mound in the middle of a 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!
Are there any Zerbies coming?
Oh, I hear that!
Okay, come on!
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 this whole mound!
Is there any way you could teach me how to do that?
Oh yeah! You just rub 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 here!
You turn your wheels like this!
See? Turn!
I don’t know if I’m as good at this as you are, but…
Oh, let me see!
Uh…
Well, we could do something else instead!
I was going to meet up with the construction service!
Hey, do you want to come?
You go ahead! I’m going to practice some more!
Alrighty!
There you go, guys! Do you want some more?
This is so much fun!
Alright, 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, 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?
We build jumps all the time!
Yeah, we do!
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!
You’re not kidding!
Hey, Axel, what’s going on?
We’re going to build the best jump ever!
Your 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! 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!
Here we go!
Way to go, Zerbies! Another great Zerby construction!
Wow, that ramp is looking great! You should try it!
Yeah, it sure is!
Okay, so here I go! Have fun, Axel! Ready?
Great jump, Axel!
Oh, that was a great job!
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! All we have to do is build another jump so I can go higher!
You got it! Come on, Zerbies!
There we go!
Alright, come on!
Guys, I think we did it!
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!
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!
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?
I don’t know!
I know! Let’s take a look at the two jumps because answers are everywhere!
Okay then, let’s go!
Hey, you know what?
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 built 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!
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!
Wow! Right over the branch and clear across the puddle!
Fabulous fenders! I did it!
Alright!
First jump!
So, so now what?
Oh, I know! Your jump with me on your back!
Oh, okay! That’s a great idea!
Okay, hang on! Here we go!
Okay!
Yeah, yeah! Nothing’s happening!
Nothing’s happening?
No, no, no! I’m going! Can’t you feel it?
Did you feel the wind?
What if I push with my wheel?
Get out, and then you go fast!
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