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- 1:10Jonathan: Hello, Dork Squad.
- 1:11Jonathan: I'm Jonathan Cormur, and you're listening to Dork Tales Storytime, the podcast for kids and their pop culture loving grown-ups.
- 1:19Jonathan: And this is one of our anything is possible lore stories.
- 1:23Theme Song: It's a beautiful day for a story, adventure, and glory, new friends and old ones too.
- 1:30Theme Song: It's an excellent day to get swept away in a tale, so let us regale you
- 1:45Ariel the little mermaid: That was a great photo, Redge!
- 1:48Redge: Why, thank you, Ariel! Oh look! Finally, one where my eyes aren't closed.
- 1:55Ariel the little mermaid: Let's do one where we have a silly face.
- 1:57Ariel the little mermaid: Like uh jellyfish.
- 2:00Redge: I didn't think jellyfish were known for having faces, let alone silly ones.
- 2:07Ariel the little mermaid: Oh, great point.
- 2:08Ariel the little mermaid: Okay, well, make your best blobfish face and say blob on three.
- 2:15Ariel the little mermaid: One, two, three!
- 2:19All: Blob!
- 2:21Ariel the little mermaid: I love it! Okay, okay.
- 2:24Ariel the little mermaid: Now, Starfish jump!
- 2:26Redge: Starfish jump!
- 2:29Ariel the little mermaid: It looks excellent.
- 2:32Redge: Ooh, did I really jump that high?
- 2:35Redge: I'm like a superhero!
- 2:38Ariel the little mermaid: Well, I captured the shot at the perfect angle and at the precise time you jumped to make it look like you were soaring into the sky.
- 2:47Redge: Brilliant!
- 2:49Ariel the little mermaid: Why, thank you.
- 2:50Redge: It's so fun to have you visiting from Red Herring Reef.
- 2:54Redge: And on land, right here in my little folktale forest home.
- 2:59Redge: And your suit looks fabulous.
- 3:03Ariel the little mermaid: Oh, this old thing! Stop, stop! You flatter me.
- 3:09Redge: How do you do it?
- 3:12Ariel the little mermaid: What can I say?
- 3:13Ariel the little mermaid: I have great taste, excellent style, vision, pizzazz, panache even.
- 3:22Redge: That is true.
- 3:24Ariel the little mermaid: Thank you.
- 3:26Redge: Uh but I meant uh how are you on land?
- 3:30Ariel the little mermaid: Oh, right.
- 3:32Ariel the little mermaid: I have my ways.
- 3:33Ariel the little mermaid: It's magic.
- 3:35Ariel the little mermaid: Sorry, I just can't keep a secret.
- 3:38Redge: Well, I'm so happy to take you around today to prepare for Once Upon A Time's first prestigious photo exhibit.
- 3:46Ariel the little mermaid: Magical Moments, a photography retrospective.
- 3:50Ariel the little mermaid: I was thrilled to be selected to share my very own exhibit.
- 3:54Ariel the little mermaid: I can't believe top curators at the Museum of Mammal-Made Art know who I am.
- 4:00Redge: The folks at the MoMMA have excellent taste.
- 4:05Ariel the little mermaid: You flatter me again.
- 4:07Ariel the little mermaid: But they want my exhibit to be the Found Around the Town exhibit.
- 4:13Ariel the little mermaid: And I spend most of my time under the sea.
- 4:16Ariel the little mermaid: I don't even know about magic on land.
- 4:19Ariel the little mermaid: So do you think you might wanna
- 4:25Redge: help you find the beautiful and extraordinary all around the land of Once Upon A Time?
- 4:30Ariel the little mermaid: That's right.
- 4:31Redge: I would be honored! And we should get started right away.
- 4:35Redge: First, I was thinking we could get in my magical minivan and travel to one of our greatest, most magical cities.
- 4:45Ariel the little mermaid: Right.
- 4:45Ariel the little mermaid: Yes, we can and we shall.
- 4:47Ariel the little mermaid: We will get right to work.
- 4:49Ariel the little mermaid: Absolutely.
- 4:50Ariel the little mermaid: But making my best blobfish face really worked up an appetite.
- 4:58Redge: But your photography show.
- 5:01Ariel the little mermaid: Come on, just a quick bite?
- 5:03Ariel the little mermaid: I want you to show me one of your favorite hometown restaurants here in the folktale forest.
- 5:09Redge: Well, okay.
- 5:10Redge: We'll grab a quick bite at Granny's Diner.
- 5:13Redge: But then I want to take you to Litropia.
- 5:16Redge: Deal?
- 5:17Ariel the little mermaid: Deal.
- 5:17Redge: A hearty meal, and then we'll be off on our adventure.
- 5:21Ariel the little mermaid: And maybe we'll get a few snacks for the road.
- 5:25Redge: Oh, obviously.
- 5:27Ariel the little mermaid: Obviously.
- 5:28Ariel the little mermaid: Well, isn't this place the cutest?
- 5:38Ariel the little mermaid: Oh, and it smells so good in here.
- 5:43Redge: That's the smell of Granny's famous flapjacks and maple syrup.
- 5:47Redge: Here, take a seat at the counter.
- 5:50Ariel the little mermaid: Silly seagulls! What is that?
- 5:54Redge: What's what?
- 5:55Ariel the little mermaid: That! The silver rectangle thingamabob behind the counter!
- 6:00Redge: Oh, that.
- 6:01Redge: It's called a toaster.
- 6:03Redge: Now, here's your menu.
- 6:06Ariel the little mermaid: A toaster.
- 6:08Ariel the little mermaid: Wow.
- 6:09Ariel the little mermaid: What does it do?
- 6:12Redge: A toaster?
- 6:13Redge: Well, it uh makes toast.
- 6:17Redge: No kidding.
- 6:20Redge: Yes, yes, quite.
- 6:21Redge: It's very exciting, but we really should order.
- 6:25Ariel the little mermaid: Ah! Look at that! The bread just jumped up on its own! Wow, I gotta get a picture of that!
- 6:33Redge: Are you two ready to order?
- 6:36Ariel the little mermaid: Are you the granny of Granny's Diner?
- 6:41Granny: Oh why, yes, I am!
- 6:44Ariel the little mermaid: It is so nice to meet you, ma'am.
- 6:47Ariel the little mermaid: The name's Ariel.
- 6:49Ariel the little mermaid: Redge has told me so much about you.
- 6:51Ariel the little mermaid: I'm just in awe of this toaster you have here.
- 6:55Granny: What, that ancient thing?
- 6:57Granny: I've had it for uh uh forty years, but it still makes the perfect piece of toast every time.
- 7:05Ariel the little mermaid: Wow!
- 7:06Redge: Yes, that is impressive.
- 7:08Redge: Uh hello, granny.
- 7:09Redge: Yes, we're ready to order.
- 7:11Redge: And we're in a bit of a hurry.
- 7:12Redge: I'll have the flippity flop flapjacks, and Ariel will have
- 7:17Ariel the little mermaid: toast! Give me all of your toast.
- 7:21Ariel the little mermaid: I gotta see this beauty in action.
- 7:23Ariel the little mermaid: What does perfect toast even taste like, I wonder?
- 7:28Granny: They're coming right up.
- 7:29Granny: I'll be out in a jiffy.
- 7:31Granny: Oh, excuse me for a moment.
- 7:33Granny: I have to attend another customer.
- 7:35Granny: Happy birthday!
- 7:40Ariel the little mermaid: Redge! Redge! Look! Oh, it's someone's birthday! How nice! No! Look what Granny has!
- 7:50Redge: What, the cupcake she's delivering?
- 7:52Ariel the little mermaid: No! That glowing what's a ma- whos- it on top of the cupcake?
- 7:57Redge: Oh right! You definitely don't see that in the Fantasea.
- 8:01Redge: That's called a birthday candle.
- 8:03Redge: You light it on fire, and the birthday celebrant makes a wish and blows out the flame.
- 8:10Ariel the little mermaid: And the wish comes true?
- 8:14Redge: Sometimes.
- 8:16Ariel the little mermaid: Terrific tuna! I love this birthday tradition.
- 8:21Redge: I never really thought about it that much.
- 8:23Redge: I suppose it is pretty special.
- 8:26Ariel the little mermaid: Pretty special?
- 8:27Ariel the little mermaid: It's the most beautiful thing I've ever seen! Can it be my birthday?
- 8:33Ariel the little mermaid: Wait, well it's not for three months.
- 8:37Granny: Order up!
- 8:38Ariel the little mermaid: Wow! That was a jiffy! Mmm, look at all that toast!
- 8:44Redge: Now let's hurry and eat so we can get going.
- 8:47Redge: Now what?
- 8:49Ariel the little mermaid: Shiny, glimmering, metally thingy-wingy!
- 8:54Redge: Oh, that! That is a spatula! It's used to flip the flapjacks.
- 9:00Ariel the little mermaid: A flapjack flipper?
- 9:02Ariel the little mermaid: Ha! What will they think of next?
- 9:05Granny: Oh, Ariel, would you like to try it?
- 9:08Ariel the little mermaid: Flip my own flapjack?
- 9:09Ariel the little mermaid: You betcha!
- 9:11Redge: Oh, this is exciting! Let me get the camera.
- 9:14Granny: Now, it's all in the rest.
- 9:17Granny: You hold it like this, and then ta-da!
- 9:27Ariel the little mermaid: Okay, here goes nothing.
- 9:37Ariel the little mermaid: Tada!
- 9:39Redge: Oh, bravo, Ariel! Bravo!
- 9:42Granny: That breaks the record for the highest flip I've ever seen.
- 9:46Granny: You're a natural!
- 9:49Ariel the little mermaid: Awesome anemone! Who's the best?
- 9:53Ariel the little mermaid: I'm the best! Yeah, who's the best?
- 9:55Ariel the little mermaid: I'm the best! Ariel! Ariel! Ariel! Woo!
- 10:02Redge: Oh, what fun we're having! But I'm sorry to say, we really must be going.
- 10:09Ariel the little mermaid: Thanks for everything, Granny! A real magical place you've got here!
- 10:14Granny: Anytime, dear, you two come back soon.
- 10:18All: We will!
- 10:22Ariel the little mermaid: Well, I don't know how we're gonna top that.
- 10:25Redge: I think we can find even more extraordinary stuff in this magical land.
- 10:31Ariel the little mermaid: More extraordinary than the flapjack flip ama whaty?
- 10:35Redge: Uh, the spatula.
- 10:36Ariel the little mermaid: Right, that.
- 10:37Redge: Well, let's hop into the magical minivan and find out.
- 10:41Redge: I think we'll capture great shots in the greatest city in the world.
- 10:46Ariel the little mermaid: I'm ready, Freddy!
- 10:47Redge: Uh, but uh my name is Redge.
- 10:50Ariel the little mermaid: Oh, I'm just having a silly time with a rhyme.
- 10:53Ariel the little mermaid: Oh look, I can't stop.
- 10:55Ariel the little mermaid: Slime, grime, chime.
- 10:58Redge: Dime.
- 10:59Redge: That is fun.
- 11:01Redge: Uh goodbye for now, folktale forest.
- 11:04Redge: To Litropia we go.
- 11:11Ariel the little mermaid: Wow, the city is so big! And loud.
- 11:17Ariel the little mermaid: But where should we even start?
- 11:20Redge: Hmm.
- 11:21Redge: I have a wonderful idea.
- 11:23Redge: What do you think of going to a big, beautiful garden filled with wonders galore?
- 11:31Ariel the little mermaid: Oh! You mean this one over here?
- 11:34Redge: What?
- 11:34Redge: Oh no, no, no, th that's a
- 11:37Ariel the little mermaid: Wow, you're right! This place is great!
- 11:41Redge: Oh, uh yes, yes, I love the George Washington Carver Community Garden, but don't you want to see the Grand Glossary Gardens instead?
- 11:51Redge: It's the largest park in the Litropia.
- 11:54Ariel the little mermaid: Let's look around here first.
- 11:57Redge: All right, uh just for a minute.
- 11:58Redge: It is one of my favorite places.
- 12:02Ariel the little mermaid: See?
- 12:02Ariel the little mermaid: Always worth a visit to one of your favorite places.
- 12:06Ariel the little mermaid: I love how the community gets together to create something so beautiful.
- 12:13Ariel the little mermaid: Just look at those gorgeous red circly what chits.
- 12:20Redge: Uh those are tomatoes.
- 12:22Ariel the little mermaid: Tomatoes for playing the catch?
- 12:25Ariel the little mermaid: Shhh
- 12:27Redge: For eating.
- 12:28Ariel the little mermaid: Right, right, of course.
- 12:30Ariel the little mermaid: They look absolutely delicious.
- 12:33Cat E. Piller: Why, thank you.
- 12:35Ariel the little mermaid: You're welcome.
- 12:36Ariel the little mermaid: Wait, who said that?
- 12:38Redge: I don't know.
- 12:39Redge: I don't see anyone.
- 12:41Cat E. Piller: Hey, down here! Look closer! Closer
- 12:47Ariel the little mermaid: It's a fuzzy green squirmy thing!
- 12:51Cat E. Piller: The name's Pilla.
- 12:52Cat E. Piller: Cat E Pilla.
- 12:54Cat E. Piller: But you can call me Cat, sugar.
- 12:57Ariel the little mermaid: Pleased to meet you, Cat.
- 12:59Ariel the little mermaid: I'm Ariel the Mermaid.
- 13:01Cat E. Piller: Mermaid?
- 13:02Ariel the little mermaid: It's leg day.
- 13:06Redge: And I'm Reginald T.
- 13:07Redge: Hedgehog.
- 13:08Redge: A pleasure to make your acquaintance.
- 13:11Ariel the little mermaid: Can I get a picture with you?
- 13:13Cat E. Piller: Why, certainly.
- 13:15Cat E. Piller: I'd be happy to show you around the garden.
- 13:19Redge: Well, that's so kind of you, but we really must be going.
- 13:23Ariel the little mermaid: Redge a private tour.
- 13:27Redge: Well, alright.
- 13:29Ariel the little mermaid: Hop on my shoulder, cat.
- 13:31Cat E. Piller: Thanks, Ariel.
- 13:33Cat E. Piller: Now, each member of the community gets their own box where they can plant whatever they like.
- 13:40Cat E. Piller: Over here's a vegetable garden.
- 13:43Ariel the little mermaid: Ooh, it's so colorful.
- 13:46Cat E. Piller: It sure is.
- 13:48Cat E. Piller: Look at all the things you can grow here.
- 13:51Ariel the little mermaid: It's lovely.
- 13:52Ariel the little mermaid: But I was talking about the stick-a-ma-call-it in the corner.
- 13:56Ariel the little mermaid: I think I've seen something like that on the beaches near the reef.
- 13:59Ariel the little mermaid: But never as colorful as this one is.
- 14:02Redge: I think she means the umbrella.
- 14:06Ariel the little mermaid: Umbrella.
- 14:07Ariel the little mermaid: Ooh.
- 14:08Ariel the little mermaid: It has every color of the rainbow on it.
- 14:13Ariel the little mermaid: How magical.
- 14:15Cat E. Piller: Well, open it up, Ariel.
- 14:18Ariel the little mermaid: Look how big it got!
- 14:21Cat E. Piller: Well, that's how it protects you from the rain, so you don't get all wet.
- 14:26Ariel the little mermaid: Well, why would you keep water away with a wetter protector?
- 14:29Ariel the little mermaid: I mean, I breathe in this stuff.
- 14:31Ariel the little mermaid: It's great.
- 14:33Redge: Uh, Ariel?
- 14:35Ariel the little mermaid: Oh, right.
- 14:37Ariel the little mermaid: You land folks like to stay dry and you like your air.
- 14:41Ariel the little mermaid: Well, that makes this an even more genius invention.
- 14:45Ariel the little mermaid: Redge, get the camera!
- 14:48Redge: Smile! Oh, that's a good one!
- 14:53Cat E. Piller: Now, if you walk with me to your right, you'll see the rose garden.
- 14:58Redge: It's spectacular!
- 15:00Ariel the little mermaid: Oh, it sure is.
- 15:02Redge: Ariel?
- 15:03Redge: Where did you go?
- 15:05Ariel the little mermaid: Over here! Look at this cool rock I found! It's so purpley and glittery! Look how it glistens in the sun!
- 15:14Cat E. Piller: She's easily excited, isn't she?
- 15:17Redge: You have no idea.
- 15:19Redge: See what I mean?
- 15:25Ariel the little mermaid: Is that a hairbrush for giants?
- 15:30Cat E. Piller: What?
- 15:31Ariel the little mermaid: That green brushy thingy with the handle!
- 15:35Cat E. Piller: Honey, that's called a rake.
- 15:37Cat E. Piller: It's used to gather leaves.
- 15:41Ariel the little mermaid: Leapin' lilybeds! This park has everything!
- 15:46Cat E. Piller: Well, I'm glad you've enjoyed yourself.
- 15:48Redge: Yes, thank you for showing us around, Cat.
- 15:51Cat E. Piller: It was so nice meeting you both.
- 15:54Ariel the little mermaid: You too, let me just plop you back by your beautiful tomatoes.
- 15:58Cat E. Piller: Thanks, Ariel.
- 15:59Cat E. Piller: Come back again and see me sometime, won't ya?
- 16:03Ariel the little mermaid: Oh, we will.
- 16:04Ariel the little mermaid: Bye-bye!
- 16:05Redge: Farewell.
- 16:06Redge: Well, that was truly fun.
- 16:09Redge: You notice things around the garden that I wouldn't have even thought to look at.
- 16:14Ariel the little mermaid: Sometimes it's the little thing-a-ma-jigs that are the most beautiful.
- 16:19Redge: Hmm.
- 16:19Redge: You know, you may have a point.
- 16:23Ariel the little mermaid: Where to next?
- 16:24Redge: Just up ahead is once upon a library, home to Litropia's largest collection of books, complete with a magical archival wing.
- 16:34Ariel the little mermaid: Say no more, you had me at magic.
- 16:37Ariel the little mermaid: Lead the way.
- 16:49Redge: Oh, Ariel, in here we have to be quiet.
- 16:54Ariel the little mermaid: Oh, I'll try my best.
- 16:56Redge: The archival wing is past the help desk.
- 16:59Ariel the little mermaid: Ooh, like the kelp desk at the MuSEAum.
- 17:02Ariel the little mermaid: Let's check it out.
- 17:04Redge: Oh but but the archives.
- 17:07Ariel the little mermaid: I have to see the on land version of our very own kelp desk.
- 17:12Redge: Alright.
- 17:13Redge: Let's take a look.
- 17:16Ariel the little mermaid: Redge.
- 17:17Ariel the little mermaid: Redge What is this black twiggy ma whatsit?
- 17:22Redge: A fountain pen.
- 17:24Ariel the little mermaid: A tiny fountain?
- 17:25Ariel the little mermaid: What where does the water come from?
- 17:29Redge: No, no.
- 17:30Redge: A fountain pen.
- 17:31Redge: You fill it with ink.
- 17:34Ariel the little mermaid: Oh! Like from a squid!
- 17:37Redge: Exactly! You fill it up, and then you can write with it.
- 17:41Ariel the little mermaid: Squid ink that you can write with.
- 17:44Ariel the little mermaid: Now I've seen it all.
- 17:46Ariel the little mermaid: I gotta get a picture of that!
- 17:50Librarian: Shh!
- 17:50Ariel the little mermaid: Sorry.
- 17:53Ariel the little mermaid: Wow, what other treasures do they have out?
- 17:57Ariel the little mermaid: Look, look, look, look, look, look, look, look!
- 17:59Redge: What?
- 17:59Redge: Uh I just see a study table with some books and
- 18:02Ariel the little mermaid: uh There's a teeny piece of art! A whole stack of small art pieces.
- 18:11Ariel the little mermaid: Oh, how cute! But where are their frames?
- 18:15Redge: That's a bookmark.
- 18:17Ariel the little mermaid: It's got a beautiful sunset on it.
- 18:21Redge: Bookmarks come in all sorts of designs and colors.
- 18:24Redge: They're used to keep your place in a book.
- 18:27Ariel the little mermaid: Art that you put in the book?
- 18:31Ariel the little mermaid: Well now I've really seen it all.
- 18:34Redge: The best part is you can keep that.
- 18:38Ariel the little mermaid: For free?
- 18:39Redge: For free
- 18:42Ariel the little mermaid: Selfie time.
- 18:45Librarian: Shh.
- 18:47Ariel the little mermaid: Best day.
- 18:49Redge: You know, I just had a thought.
- 18:53Ariel the little mermaid: Love that.
- 18:54Redge: It really has been a wonderful day.
- 18:57Redge: In fact, I think we're ready to head to the photo studio in the MoMMA to develop these shots.
- 19:04Redge: Come on!
- 19:16Ariel the little mermaid: Wait! Redge! What about the magical archival wing?
- 19:20Ariel the little mermaid: We never even went there!
- 19:23Redge: No need! Hurry along now! We can get those photos developed before the end of the day!
- 19:28Ariel the little mermaid: But we can't! I've got no photos of magic.
- 19:32Ariel the little mermaid: I've gotten distracted.
- 19:34Ariel the little mermaid: I used the whole day to look at tiny fountains and flippy- whatsa-muh-dingies and shiny perfect toast makers.
- 19:42Ariel the little mermaid: Why didn't you stop me?
- 19:44Redge: Why would I?
- 19:46Ariel the little mermaid: Alas! Alak! Whoa is me! I've ruined the whole thing by getting distracted!
- 19:54Redge: Well, Ariel, I uh
- 19:56Ariel the little mermaid: Oh, whatever shall I do?
- 19:58Ariel the little mermaid: There's only one thing I can do.
- 20:00Ariel the little mermaid: I will now put my hand across my eyes and faint.
- 20:06Ariel the little mermaid: Dramatically
- 20:08Redge: But Ariel, don't you see?
- 20:11Ariel the little mermaid: No! I can't see a thing! Oh wait, I covered my eyes.
- 20:15Redge: No no, Ariel! You did exactly what you set out to do.
- 20:19Redge: You found the most magical things in Once Upon A Time.
- 20:23Ariel the little mermaid: To whom?
- 20:25Redge: To you!
- 20:26Ariel the little mermaid: I I hey! You're right! I did find lots of magical things.
- 20:34Ariel the little mermaid: A whole day's worth, in fact.
- 20:36Redge: You flipped a flapjack higher than anyone has flipped a flapjack in the history of Granny's Diner.
- 20:43Redge: If that's not magic, I don't know what is.
- 20:47Ariel the little mermaid: I did do that.
- 20:49Redge: You made a tiny new friend at the garden and snapped photos of a lot of special treasures there.
- 20:56Ariel the little mermaid: Like the rock.
- 20:57Redge: Yes.
- 20:58Redge: Like the rock.
- 20:59Redge: And you got a new souvenir.
- 21:02Ariel the little mermaid: My bookmark! I love libraries.
- 21:06Redge: I'd say you had a magical day all around.
- 21:09Ariel the little mermaid: Redge, you are absotootly right.
- 21:14Redge: I think your photos from today will be perfect for the photography show.
- 21:19Ariel the little mermaid: And the Pièce de Resistance.
- 21:23Redge: Oh uh bless you.
- 21:24Ariel the little mermaid: No, no, I mean the centerpiece.
- 21:27Ariel the little mermaid: The focal point.
- 21:28Ariel the little mermaid: The photo that will top all other photos.
- 21:32Ariel the little mermaid: Drumroll, please! Brrrrrr.
- 21:37Redge: I can't wait!
- 21:39Ariel the little mermaid: Blobfish face!
- 21:42Redge: Awww! The perfect photo!
- 21:45Ariel the little mermaid: Onwards! To the studio! Last one there is a slimy seaweed!
- 21:51Redge: You're on!
- 21:54Jonathan: This has been a Jon in character production.
- 21:56Jonathan: This story was written by Kristin Schmitz and Molly Murphy.
- 22:00Jonathan: Ariel and Cat E.
- 22:02Jonathan: Piller were performed by Sophie, who you can find streaming on twitch.tv forward slash S0PH.
- 22:10Jonathan: All other characters were performed by Jonathan Cormur.
- 22:14Jonathan: Sound recording and production by Jermaine Hamilton at Pacific Grove Soundworks.
- 22:18Jonathan: We love hearing from you.
- 22:20Jonathan: Contact us at DorkalesStorytime at gmail.com or try our one-way text feature as a safe way to reach out.
- 22:28Jonathan: You can find even more ways to reach us in the show notes.
- 22:31Jonathan: Now, go be the hero of your own story, and we'll see you next once upon a time.