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00:00Tell me a story, read me a poem
00:16Wrap it in melody, sing me the song
00:21Then let me hold it, deep in my heart
00:25Where it can speak to me all the day long
00:30The adventure of virtue, the adventure of truth
00:36The thrill of knowing that it's up to you
00:41Building a new day, shining in the sun
00:46This is my story, the adventure has begun
00:55Hey Annie, how's it going?
01:13Um, hi Sarah
01:14What's the matter? You don't look too happy to see me
01:17Well sure I am, it's just I didn't think that you were talking to me
01:22Oh, you mean that deal at the library last week?
01:24That was just a misunderstanding
01:25Listen, what are you doing this Saturday?
01:29Gee, I don't know, not much I guess
01:31Because a bunch of kids are going canoeing on the river
01:34Including that cute Bobby Draper
01:36Hey, your dad has a canoe, doesn't he?
01:40Yeah, he said it's great, that's what I thought
01:43We can be canoeing partners
01:45Really?
01:46Yeah, it'll be so much fun
01:48We'll shoot the rapids together
01:50Right, I'll be in the bow and you'll be in the stern
01:53Now, you're sure your dad will let us take his canoe?
01:56Sure, I'm sure
01:57Gee, it's kind of old
02:03Oh, it's a great canoe
02:05My dad's had it since he was a kid
02:07Yeah? Well, I guess it's okay
02:09See you Saturday
02:10I can hardly wait
02:12Hi, Mom
02:14Wasn't that Sarah West you were talking to?
02:17Mm-hmm
02:17You know, she's the new girl who just moved here from the city
02:20She's so cool
02:21But Annie, wasn't Sarah West the girl who left you stranded at the library last week?
02:27Yeah, Mom, but everything's okay now
02:29We're really good friends
02:31Well, I hope so
02:33I know so
02:35I think I'll go for a hike, okay?
02:37Just be home for supper
02:38Annie!
02:44Boy, am I glad I ran into you
02:46Listen, I've changed my mind about the canoe trip
02:49I'm going with Ashley instead
02:51Ashley?
02:52But I thought...
02:53She just called me
02:54Her parents got her this really cool new canoe
02:57I mean, after all
02:58I can't let Bobby Draper see me in some funky old canoe
03:02Sorry, but I knew you'd understand
03:04Yeah, I understand
03:07Now what am I supposed to go with?
03:13And the worst part is
03:14I thought Sarah wanted to be my friend
03:17Oh, not to worry, Annie
03:19You've still got us
03:21That's sweet, guys
03:27But it's just not the same
03:29Sarah's so popular
03:31She's totally out for herself
03:33Sounds to me like a fair-weather friend, Annie
03:36No, that's not the way it was at all
03:39Maybe not
03:40But in friendship
03:41Everyone must bring something to the party
03:43And not something as superficial as a new canoe
03:46What do you mean?
03:48It means it's not what you have that makes a friendship
03:51It's what you give
03:53Like loyalty
03:54And caring
03:55That's what a young Native American boy
03:58Wakiwa discovered
04:00Wack?
04:01Wack where?
04:02Story time, Socko!
04:04Wakiwa and his tribe were great hunters and fishermen
04:08One day, Wakiwa and his father were hunting near a mountainside
04:18Quietly, Wakiwa
04:21Quietly
04:21Watch and learn
04:23Father, look
04:32He must have fallen from a nest on the cliffs
04:36It has broken its wing, Wakiwa
04:42Put it out of its misery
04:43It will be one less eagle to grow up and plunder our fish from the drying frames
04:50Yes, father
04:53You're so scared
05:16So helpless
05:17I cannot do it
05:19Warm water
05:34To help your broken wing heal
05:35Do not be frightened
05:38I will not hurt you
05:39This is your new nest, little eagle
05:44Your father will not be pleased, Wakiwa
05:52But I am
05:54You have a gentle spirit
05:56When I was a little girl
05:59I also took injured forest creatures home and cared for them
06:02What is this?
06:04You have desobeyed me, Wakiwa
06:06I will get rid of this bird myself
06:09No, I will not let you
06:11Look at the brazen little warrior I have raised, mother
06:14Very well
06:18Keep your feathered friend until he can fly
06:21But then
06:22You must free him
06:23I will not keep this winged thief in my lodge
06:26Many moons passed as Wakiwa fed and cared for his broken eagle
06:33And the friendship between boy and bird grew stronger and stronger
06:38Until at last
06:39The eagle was well enough to fly
06:42This will be our last night together, my friend
06:50Tomorrow I must set you free
06:54Go, little eagle
07:01The sky is your home, not my lodge
07:06Now go
07:06Goodbye, little eagle
07:18Goodbye, my friend
07:20No
07:27You must not follow me back to the village
07:30My father will shoot you
07:31Go
07:32The eagle was gone
07:39And then
07:40So was the summer
07:42Winter came and went
07:45And then came the spring
07:48Come, Wakiwa
07:50It is time to hunt the salmon
07:52Yes, father
07:53And the biggest are above the great falls of the Apahoki
07:56No, Wakiwa
07:57The current is too strong for a boy like you
07:59Come
07:59Do your fishing downstream
08:01I will go where the giant salmon are
08:05Above the rapids of the Apahoki
08:07And so it was that the daring Wakiwa found himself fishing alone above the falls
08:15Catching so many salmon
08:17He did not notice his canoe was caught in the swift moving current
08:20Whoa
08:21But then it was too late
08:23No
08:26No
08:26I am powerless against the river
08:32I must face death like a brave warrior
08:35Singing a song to the great spirit
08:37Little eagle
08:52Help me
08:54Whoa
08:57Whoa
08:57Whoa
09:20Whoa
09:21Yes, Little Eagle. Now we're even.
09:34Ah, what a story.
09:36Wow, I wish I had a friend like that.
09:39May, who'd you think got your tail out of the equator?
09:42Well, Q and his eagle had a friendship that really took off.
09:46Because it was based on caring, Zach.
09:49All Sarah cared about was what kind of canoe she'd be riding in.
09:54You know, Annie, sometimes friendships don't get off the ground for very good reasons.
09:59Like when a friend isn't trustworthy.
10:01Like Sarah. All I know is I'll never trust someone from a big city again.
10:06Hold on there, Annie. That's not the point I'm trying to make.
10:10What do you mean?
10:11Well, if you stick with that attitude, you may miss out on some great friendships.
10:15Come on. Ari's going to tell you a wonderful African folktale.
10:20You betcha.
10:22It's about this young frog who was curious about everything.
10:33One sunny afternoon.
10:35There's something extraordinary happened.
10:39Hey!
10:41Oops, sorry.
10:42Gee, I've never seen a creature like you before.
10:46That goes double for me.
10:48Where are you anyway?
10:51Ew.
10:54Yuck!
10:55My name is Frog Child.
10:57What's yours?
10:59I'm Snake Child.
11:00What you doing just lying there on the ground?
11:04I'm warming myself in the sun.
11:06Hmm.
11:06Doesn't sound like much fun.
11:09Wanna play with me?
11:10Tee, sure!
11:12Great!
11:13Let's hop.
11:14That's always fun.
11:18Well, I don't know how.
11:20You don't know how to hop?
11:22Uh-uh.
11:25The problem is,
11:26you don't have all the necessary equipment.
11:28Oh, but don't worry about it.
11:32I'll teach you anyway.
11:39Isn't this fun?
11:44Yeah.
11:45Sword art!
11:55Wow!
11:55How do you do it?
11:56I bet you'd like wriggling.
12:03Oh, this is great.
12:05Yeah!
12:05It's just as much fun as hoppin',
12:07only different.
12:10Ribbit!
12:12Hey, that's my dad.
12:13I gotta go.
12:17Yeah, that's my ma.
12:19Must be dinner time.
12:22See you tomorrow.
12:23Hey!
12:24Hey!
12:26Dad, look at me.
12:33Good grief.
12:35Where in the world did you learn to do that?
12:38My new friend Snake Child taught me.
12:41Snake Child?
12:42You must never play with snakes.
12:45They're mean and bad and full of poison.
12:49But, Dad...
12:50No buts about it.
12:52And for heaven's sakes,
12:54stop crawling on your belly like a...
12:56a...
12:56reptile.
12:59Ribbit?
13:02Where'd you learn how to do that?
13:05From Frog Child.
13:07Impossible.
13:09We don't play with frogs.
13:11We don't?
13:12What do we do with them?
13:14We eat them, of course.
13:17I couldn't eat my new friend!
13:20Just don't play with your food anymore, okay?
13:24And stop that hopping.
13:25You're a reptile, not an amphibian.
13:28But, the next day, Frog and Snake found themselves together again.
13:37Sorry.
13:39Didn't mean to scare you.
13:41Um...
13:42I'm not scared.
13:44I, uh...
13:46Just, I don't feel like playing today.
13:48For a moment, the snake child remembered what his mother said about gobbling up the frog.
13:54Yeah, uh...
13:55Well, I don't much feel like hopping today, anyhow.
14:00The two friends never played again.
14:03But they often thought it a good time they had together.
14:08They wanted to be friends, but they were kept apart.
14:12Yeah, I think I get the point.
14:14Where someone's from, or what they look like, doesn't tell you what kind of friend they'll make.
14:19Exactly.
14:21And I guess friendships aren't like...
14:23Instant cocoa.
14:25They take time to make.
14:27And effort to keep.
14:28But...
14:29How do you know if a friend is really gonna be a true friend?
14:34Good question, Annie.
14:35When true friendship exists, there's almost no stronger bond.
14:40Like in the tale of Damon and Pythias.
14:42Way back in the 4th century B.C., in the ancient Greek colony of Syracuse in Sicily,
14:49there lived two young boys.
15:00Move, boy!
15:01Move!
15:03That was close.
15:05Thanks.
15:06I'm Damon.
15:07My name's Pythias.
15:09Sorry I couldn't save your job one.
15:11Could you teach me to throw one of these?
15:17You have taught me well, Damon.
15:19Too well, Pythias.
15:22And so, over time, the two boys became good friends and taught each other much.
15:27Just release the discus like this.
15:34You mean like this?
15:38That was quite a throw, my friend.
15:40Our ruler, Dionysius the Younger, does not allow games to be played within the city walls.
15:47We were outside the walls, but the discus went over.
15:50It was an accident.
15:51Give it back, please.
15:53Get it if you can, you puny sparrow.
15:58Give it back!
16:02Leave my friend alone!
16:08That will teach you rugs to challenge a soldier of Syracuse.
16:14We took care of him, didn't we?
16:16Yeah, I just hope we don't have to take care of him too often.
16:19Once I would have vanquished you easily, Damon.
16:27You have grown stronger, my friend.
16:31But so too have the injustices of Dionysius and his soldiers.
16:36Something must be done.
16:37You cannot fight our king's soldiers, Pythias.
16:40Maybe not with swords.
16:42But there are other ways.
16:44A good ruler rules democratically, in the best interests of his people.
16:51But a tyrant persecutes his people, burdening them with careless edicts.
16:56Yeah!
16:57It's right!
16:58Our people are oppressed.
17:01Dionysius should no longer rule.
17:03We must take action!
17:05He's right!
17:06Who is this traitor?
17:08His name is Pythias.
17:10And he has long been a troublemaker.
17:12No one speaks of my good friend that way.
17:15I am not afraid of Dionysius.
17:17In fact, I want to tell him what I think of him, face to face!
17:20That could be arranged.
17:22If you take him, you'll have to take me!
17:25Oh, very well.
17:27Tomorrow you shall both face the wrath of Dionysius.
17:32In short, you are cruel, arbitrary, and unjust, and not fit to rule our country.
17:37For months, I have heard of the caustic words you used to turn my people against me.
17:44Now you dare to criticize your monarch to his face?
17:48I dare to speak the truth!
17:50You speak treason!
17:53Take back your lies!
17:55If I had spoken any lies, I would take them back.
17:58You won't take them back.
18:00So I shall take you a life.
18:03Please!
18:04That's not fair!
18:05He only...
18:05Silence!
18:06Shall I bring this one too, Majesty?
18:09No.
18:10The boy is right.
18:12I have not been fair.
18:14A fair ruler would grant this rebel one last request before he dies.
18:20What is your final wish, Pythias?
18:23Well, I wish to see my family one more time, to kiss my wife and child goodbye, and to arrange for their future.
18:30I wish to go home.
18:31Oh, you must think me a fool as well as a tyrant.
18:35If I let you go, you will flee the country and never come back.
18:39I give you my word.
18:41I shall return.
18:42Why should I believe you?
18:45Gods, take him!
18:46If you let him go, I shall stand in his place.
18:50You?
18:50Yes, me.
18:53If Pythias does not return, you may kill me instead.
18:57Daemon, I cannot let you do this.
18:59I want to do this, my friend.
19:01I think you are both fools.
19:03But this will indeed be good sport.
19:06You have a deal.
19:08You may call me fool, but Pythias calls me friend.
19:11I know he would not see me die in his place.
19:14He shall return.
19:15You may go, Pythias.
19:17But my patience is not endless.
19:20Be back three days from now, or else.
19:29That golden-tongued Pythias.
19:31Give him credit.
19:33Yeah, he's all the way to Carthage by now.
19:36Trust me, we'll never set eyes on him again.
19:40And this way we get rid of both of them.
19:45My friend will not abandon me.
19:50Two days have gone by, Daemon, yet your friend does not reappear.
19:54Surely you did not really believe Pythias would come back to lay down his life for you.
20:01Yes, I did.
20:02And I know he will.
20:03He must have been delayed.
20:04You are a fool, Daemon.
20:07And one day you will be a dead fool.
20:09All in the name of friendship.
20:12Time has run out.
20:16And your friend has not kept his word.
20:20But I must keep mine.
20:24Have you anything to say before the broadsword ends your life?
20:28Pythias will return.
20:30I do not see him anywhere.
20:33Executioner!
20:35Daemon!
20:36Daemon!
20:36I'm sorry I took so long, my friend.
20:40A storm wrecked my ship.
20:41Bandits attacked me.
20:42I almost gave up hope, but I knew you'd come back.
20:46I am now ready to accept my sentence of death.
20:53Farewell, my friend.
20:54Stop the execution.
20:56Never have I witnessed such trust and loyalty between friends.
21:02Your reward is your freedom.
21:05On one condition.
21:08Yes?
21:09You must teach me to be worthy of such a friendship.
21:15We shall do, Your Highness, yes.
21:17Free him.
21:25Now that was a friendship.
21:28Whoa.
21:29I don't know if I could have been as brave as Daemon.
21:32He put his life on the line for his buddy.
21:35All I didn't think of it as bravery, Zach.
21:37They were friends.
21:39They were devoted and true to each other.
21:41Yeah.
21:42Those things really count.
21:44Like loyalty, honesty, and courage, too.
21:48And being willing to give to a friend, not just get something out of it.
21:52All those things we call virtues, they're an important part of being a good friend.
21:58Maybe one day I'll have a friend like Daemon or Pythias.
22:02Well, um, I don't have a Greek name, Annie, but would you, um, consider going canoeing with me?
22:10I'm sure you don't mind a leaky old canoe?
22:14Hey, I'm real good at bailing out.
22:18Yeah, so's Sarah.
22:23Looks like Annie already has a good friend.
22:26Aw, I just love happy endings.
22:28Make new friends, but keep the old.
22:35Those are silver, these are gold.
22:38Friendship never knows decay.
22:40For mid-old friends tried and true.
22:44Once more we our youth renew.
22:46But old friends, alas, may die.
22:49New friends must their place supply.
22:51Cherish friendships in your breast.
22:53New is good, but old is best.
23:07And fearless friends
23:12Fight side by side
23:15Walk extra miles
23:20Do it double time
23:24Set their shining sails
23:28To the raging sea
23:32That's fearless friends
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