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00:00Tell me a story, read me a poem,
00:21Rap it in melody, sing me the song,
00:25Then let me hold it, deep in my heart,
00:30Where it can speak to me all the day long,
00:36The adventure of virtue, the adventure of truth,
00:42The thrill of the knowing that it's up to you,
00:47Building a new day shining in the sun,
00:50This is my story, the adventure has begun!
00:58A test score of 70 to 79% is a C,
01:1880 to 89% is a B,
01:21And 90 to 100% is an A.
01:25Hmm, yes!
01:33Uh, Mr. Mason, an A on the test means I'll get an A- in history on my report card, right?
01:40It sure does!
01:41And just make the school honor roll?
01:44That's right, Zack, congratulations!
01:47Thank you!
01:51Yeah!
01:51Yeah!
01:52Yes!
01:56Yes!
01:57Yes!
01:59The honor roll?
02:00Yep.
02:01Oh, right!
02:02Oh, wait till my mom and dad hear this,
02:04They're not gonna believe it!
02:06I bet you'll bowl them over at Plato's Peak, too.
02:09That is, if Sock doesn't steal your thunder,
02:12This is the day he's gonna try to leap into history, remember?
02:15I almost forgot!
02:15Yeah!
02:17Okay, I'll meet you up there as soon as I break the big news to my folks.
02:20I'll see you later!
02:22Mom, Dad, I made the honor roll!
02:27I'm gonna get a certificate and everything!
02:29Maybe they'll frame it and put it on the wall!
02:32Hmm, it'll fit nicely over here!
02:4490 beautiful points!
02:47Oh, no!
02:49Minus 2, minus 5, minus 3, minus 3!
02:53I missed 13 points!
02:56I only got an 87!
02:58Oh, no!
03:00Mr. Mason must have added wrong!
03:03Now I'll only get a B on the test and a B plus in history,
03:06which means I won't make the honor roll after all.
03:09That is, unless I don't tell him.
03:12Zack, I couldn't quite hear what you said.
03:15What was it you wanted to tell me?
03:17Uh, just that I'm going for a bike ride.
03:23Zack, look out!
03:24Whoa!
03:2530 feet exactly from here to the finish line!
03:33Could I have some quiet here?
03:36I'm visualizing.
03:37He means he's practicing his leap in his head.
03:41I guess he's got a rather active imagination.
03:51I did it!
03:53That makes 20 times in a row!
03:55Now, if you'll excuse me,
03:57I need to rest my paws for my big job.
04:01Before this day is done,
04:03these golden paws
04:04will hold the world record for the longest leap ever
04:09by a bobcat or kitty.
04:12And I hear you've won some kind of honor, too.
04:15Well, I sort of made the honor roll,
04:18and I sort of didn't.
04:21And if I tell Mr. Mason,
04:24the honor roll goes down the drain.
04:28So maybe I should just keep my mouth shut.
04:31After all, I worked really hard,
04:32and it wasn't me that made the mistake.
04:35Yeah, it seems a shame I missed it by three measly points.
04:39But what's really important here
04:41is being a person of honor.
04:44And that means doing what's right,
04:45whatever the results.
04:50Which isn't always easy,
04:52as a certain honest woodsman found out.
04:55His name was Johan.
04:57Although he was poor,
05:04he was happy
05:06because he liked his work
05:08and he earned enough to feed his family.
05:11But sometimes he wished he could give them
05:13just a few little extras.
05:17On your feet, soldier!
05:18We must conquer Castle Bread at all costs!
05:23I think it's best you retreat, General Diedrich,
05:26or my soldiers will knock your army into the soup!
05:29Now, Heidi,
05:30mustn't spoil the broth.
05:31Your father works too hard for it.
05:33There.
05:34Good as new.
05:37Will you wear that to town tomorrow?
05:39Ah!
05:40We're going to town?
05:41Can we go to Mr. Schmidt's toy shop, please?
05:45We won't ask to buy anything.
05:47We just want to look.
05:48Of course.
05:50Boy, really?
06:02I'll stay with the children.
06:04Then you can have some time for yourself.
06:10Hey!
06:10Look at these!
06:11I wonder what they're for.
06:15Those are juggler's balls.
06:17If you practice with them,
06:19someday you might be able to do this.
06:24Ho-hoop!
06:28Can I try, Mr. Schmidt?
06:33I want to try, too!
06:35Try what?
06:37Try to be a great juggler like me.
06:40There you go.
06:41I want to try, too.
06:42Ah, well, whoopsie, Daisy!
06:44Oh!
06:56Isn't she beautiful?
06:58She looks just like a princess.
07:01She must be the best toy in the whole show!
07:04No!
07:05These are!
07:05real toy soldiers
07:10I wish I had just one like this
07:13yeah me too
07:14but Papa can't afford it
07:17just one?
07:18I wish I could
07:19but I cannot
07:21it's okay Papa
07:26come on
07:27let's go find your mother
07:29excuse me
07:38I'm the new owner Mrs. Deutsch
07:40would you like to try on a dress?
07:42oh no
07:43I was just looking
07:45I could never afford them
07:47oh then a hat perhaps
07:49I can show you one that's not too expensive
07:52it would be too expensive for me
07:54I have just the thing
07:59this scarf is a bargain
08:04and it dresses a penny outfit
08:06no it's lovely but
08:09oh just look how it sits off your eyes
08:14oh yes it does
08:16wait let me see how pretty you look
08:20oh this must be your husband
08:23see he likes it too
08:25shall I wrap it up
08:30I'm afraid we haven't a penny to spare
08:33oh that's too bad
08:34it does so much for her
08:36I wish I was the kind of man
08:39who could give you things like that
08:41you're the best kind of man
08:43a man of honor
08:44isn't he children
08:46oh yes
08:47yes Papa
08:48I want to be just like you
08:50me too Papa
08:52I'd like to do so much more for them
09:05maybe I can
09:15if I work harder and longer
09:17I'll chop that one next
09:35I'll chop that one next
09:47it should be cooler by the water
09:48my axe
09:52it's gone
10:01I'll never find it
10:03how will I feed my family
10:06good man
10:10what troubles you
10:11I've lost my axe in the river
10:13and now my family will starve
10:15I am the fairy of the river
10:18perhaps I can find it
10:20surely this is your axe
10:33why it's solid silver
10:41with this I could buy all the food we'd ever need
10:44and even surprise the children with a few toys
10:47they would have so much fun
10:49I could see them now
10:51the princess and her guards are ready for the show
10:56your highness
10:57may I present the amazing Diedrich
11:01quick save the princess
11:08maybe I should keep this
11:20for the children's sake
11:22I want to be just like you
11:25me too Papa
11:28I want my children to be honest
11:32I'm afraid
11:34I'm afraid this isn't mine
11:35then this one must be
11:43it's pure gold
11:48if I had this
11:49we'd never have to worry again
11:51I can finally give my Greta
11:53what she deserves
11:54the scarf
11:58oh Johan
12:00you shouldn't have
12:01it's wonderful
12:03not as wonderful as you are
12:05with this axe
12:08I'd be the kind of man
12:10who could make Greta's dreams come true
12:12you're the best kind of man
12:18a man of honor
12:19this axe isn't mine either
12:26that's the one
12:38that's my trusty old axe
12:42and because you are a man of honor
12:44you shall have these as well
12:46wow
12:58the woodman behaved with honor
12:59and he sure got rewarded for it
13:01so maybe you will too Zeph
13:03fat chance
13:05the woodman was dealing with a fairy
13:07and this is real life
13:09Mr. Mason can't just pull three points
13:11out of a river and hand them to me
13:13if I open my mouth
13:15I can kiss the honor roll goodbye
13:17hey
13:18I don't just want it for myself
13:19it'll make my parents so proud
13:22and aren't kids supposed to honor
13:24their father and mother
13:25yes Zack
13:27and one way to do that
13:28is to listen to their advice
13:30so
13:33what do you think they'd want you to do
13:36tell Mr. Mason I guess
13:39hey guys
13:40shh shh
13:41can you keep a secret
13:42I made this for Saw
13:44to celebrate his record
13:46and I even have a speech
13:47I hereby crown you king
13:50of world record leaping pop cards
13:51what do you think
13:52oh it looks great Ari
13:54even on Zack
13:56yeah
13:57we hereby crown you king of scholars
14:09and we got you a little treat to celebrate
14:12triple fudge
14:14your favorite
14:14but before you dig in
14:16let's find a special place
14:17for your honor roll certificate
14:18how's that
14:23perfect
14:25oh we're proud of you Zack
14:29we're very proud of you
14:31wow
14:32why so down in the mouth Zack
14:41my teacher goofed on my test score
14:44and I know I should tell him
14:45but I just can't
14:46if he does
14:48if he does he won't make the honor roll
14:49and he really wants it badly
14:51there's nothing wrong with striving for honors
14:54and working hard in school is very important
14:57in fact
14:59it helped turn a backwoods boy into one of our greatest presidents
15:03but what really set Abraham Lincoln apart
15:06was his character
15:07who he was on the inside
15:09he tried to behave with honor
15:12even in the smallest matters
15:14like when he was a young storekeeper
15:18and that's a half pound of tea Mrs. Perkins
15:28anything else?
15:29no thank you
15:30what do I owe?
15:32well let's see
15:33with your other items
15:34that comes to
15:35two dollars and six cents
15:37thanks Abe
15:39I'll see you next time I'm in town
15:41evening man
15:42hmm
15:49I hope I added that right
15:54oh no
16:01her bill only comes to two dollars
16:03I charged her too much
16:04I charged her too much
16:04uh Miss Perkins
16:08wait
16:10Mrs. Perkins
16:11I've got to straighten this out
16:22right away
16:23straighten out what Abe?
16:24Mrs. Perkins' bill
16:26I figured it wrong
16:27I owe her six cents
16:29I'll just have to walk out to her place and pay her back
16:32tonight?
16:34that's over two miles Abe
16:35it's not worth it for such a small sum
16:37why don't you just forget it?
16:39why don't you just forget it?
16:40everyone else would
16:41I can't
16:43I made a mistake
16:44I've got to correct it
16:46hmmm
16:54this wasn't the first time Lincoln went the extra mile to do the right thing
17:00behaving with honor
17:02was a habit he formed early in life
17:04like the time when Abe was a young boy
17:08and a schoolroom dare left him with a rather pointed problem
17:12hey Abe
17:14let's see how tall you are
17:15bet you can't touch that buck's horn
17:17I dare you
17:19bet I can
17:21no way
17:22prove it Lincoln
17:24yeah show us
17:25see what I tell ya
17:36did it make my point?
17:47you did it
17:48uh oh
17:49huh?
17:51oh
17:52you really did it
17:55you're gonna catch it for sure
17:56no he's not
17:57cause we're not gonna tell
17:59right?
18:00huh?
18:01huh?
18:01in your seats quick
18:03morning class
18:09today I'll begin by
18:12hmm
18:13today I'll begin by asking
18:19who is responsible for this
18:22I am sir
18:30he told on himself?
18:32I didn't mean to break it
18:33I'd never have hung from those horns if I thought this would happen
18:36I was just trying to show how tall I was
18:38hmm
18:40well
18:41since you also shown how honest you are
18:43I won't punish you
18:45this
18:46time
18:47behavior like this earned Lincoln the nickname Honest Abe
18:51an incident from his later teens proved he deserved it
18:55Abe loved to read and borrowed every book he could
19:03he copied parts he liked onto boards if there wasn't any paper
19:06hmm
19:07hmm
19:08hmm
19:09he always tried to be careful with the borrowed books
19:14but one night
19:15oh Mr. Crawford's book
19:38it's ruined
19:39the rain must have seeped through the wall
19:46I'm sorry Mr. Crawford
19:48well the book's damaged so I think you should cover the cost
19:51I have no cash
19:53but I could pay the debt by working for you
19:56hmm
19:56very well
19:58so Abe put in three days labor in Mr. Crawford's cornfield pulling dry corn husks to be used for livestock feed
20:08and he paid Mr. Crawford back as he later would Mrs. Perkins
20:13Abe
20:21what are you doing here
20:23I made a mistake on your bill
20:25I owe you six cents
20:28oh
20:29I can't believe you walked all this way for such a small matter
20:33well Mrs. Perkins
20:34it was the right thing to do
20:37Lincoln's honor continued to guide his behavior throughout his life
20:42as a lawyer
20:43a politician
20:44and the president who helped abolish slavery
20:47although he won many honors
20:50he always cared most about who he was inside
20:54and today
20:56the man who walked miles to give back pennies
21:00has his face on one
21:02that's kind of appropriate huh
21:05yeah
21:06time to watch me make history everyone
21:08this is going to be great
21:10come on
21:12come on
21:13come on
21:13keep going
21:14you can do it
21:14um
21:18sorry sock
21:20sorry
21:23what do you mean sorry
21:24hey most of me went the distance
21:26so my back paws lagged a little behind
21:28what's a paw or two
21:30I got the record right
21:32oh
21:33oh
21:35shucks
21:36I know how you feel pal
21:38because I'm going to miss the honor roll by three points
21:40but I want to be a person of honor
21:42like Lincoln was
21:44wow
21:45if nobody want an honor
21:46I guess no one gets to wear this
21:49true
21:49but there's something more important than any crown
21:52as it says in Henry Watton's poem
21:55the character of a happy life
21:58how happy is he born and taught
22:01that serveth not another's weary
22:04whose armor is his honest thought
22:07and simple truth his utmost skill
22:10this man is free from the servile bands
22:13of hope to rise or fear to fall
22:16lord of himself
22:18though not of lands
22:19and having nothing
22:21yet have all
22:23I didn't make the honor roll
22:24yes but you've still done extremely well
22:28oh
22:33Mr. Mason
22:33how are you
22:34won't you come in
22:35oh hello Mr. Mason
22:37we weren't expecting to see you
22:38I hope nothing's wrong
22:40oh no
22:41I just wanted to stop by
22:43and tell you how impressed I am with Zach
22:45I made a mistake on his test score
22:47and he could have said nothing
22:49and made the honor roll
22:50but he chose to behave with honor
22:52rather than winning one
22:54we're proud of you Zach
22:56very proud
22:57you can't hang it on the wall
23:00you can't wear it on your sleeve
23:04though it may cost you the prize
23:09you still win when you won't compromise
23:14we're talking about honor
23:18the truth that comes from the heart
23:20it's doing what's right
23:22doing it right from the start
23:25we're talking about honesty
23:26a gift we all can afford
23:29and honor is the greatest reward
23:32we're talking about honor
23:35you
23:42you
23:43you
23:44you
23:45you
23:45you
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