00:00Tell me a story, read me a poem
00:24Rapids and melodies, sing me the song
00:28Then let me hold it, deep in my heart
00:33Where it can speak to me all the day long
00:38The adventure of virtue, the adventure of truth
00:44The thrill of the knowing that it's up to you
00:49Building a new day, shining in the sun
00:53This is my story, the adventure has begun
01:01Race you home, Annie?
01:24Sure, but prepare to lose
01:28Oh, I forgot, I'm tutoring Josh today
01:32Who's Josh?
01:34He's a second grader, I'm helping him with his math
01:36I'll see you later
01:37Hi Josh
01:46Oh, hi
01:49You all set to work in your arithmetic?
01:54I guess
01:54But I'm really terrible at fractions
01:57Oh, don't worry
01:59I can help you
02:04Um, I didn't...
02:32Um, um, Annie, could you show me how to do this again?
02:37Josh, I already explained it a hundred times
02:41It's really easy
02:42But I, I didn't...
02:47Josh!
02:50Josh!
02:53Josh!
02:54Hey, what are you doing here, Annie?
03:10I thought you'd still be at school helping Josh
03:12I can't believe I volunteered to do this tutoring stuff in the first place
03:18And why is that, Annie?
03:20Yes, we thought you liked tutoring
03:21Well, I do, except...
03:24Josh just isn't getting it
03:26What's so difficult about Josh?
03:29Well, he's so...
03:30So...
03:31Look out!
03:34I'm coming through!
03:41Incoming!
03:41Are you all right, Song?
03:49Sure, I'm fine
03:50She's great
03:51Everything is...
03:52Who's sad?
03:54You are
03:55And you will never
03:56And I mean never
03:58Learn to skate
04:00Okay, says who?
04:05It's whom, by the way
04:07Trying to teach you is like
04:09Like, like
04:10Trying to teach the buffalo the backstroke
04:12Oh, sorry, pal
04:16I was just trying to make a point
04:18Point well taken
04:20Anywho
04:21I've been trying to teach you to skate
04:24But you are simply unteachable
04:27Yeah, just like Josh
04:30You mean
04:31He can't skate
04:32Either?
04:35No
04:36I mean he's unteachable
04:38Now, what makes you say that, Annie?
04:42Well, I've explained the same math problem
04:45To him a million times
04:46But he still doesn't get it
04:48Going up!
04:55Thanks, Aurora
04:56You're welcome, Song
04:58Sounds like you got yourself a problem, Annie
05:02I just don't want to teach Josh anymore
05:04It's impossible
05:06I just feel like giving up
05:08Whoa, you, Annie?
05:11You're the one who races me
05:12Even if you have a flat tire
05:14And a sore toe
05:15You never give up
05:16Well, I am now
05:19Sometimes teaching just takes
05:21A little dose of patience, Annie
05:23But I was patient
05:25For a whole hour, at least
05:27It sounds like you really did try, Annie
05:29But sometimes patience takes
05:32An extra special effort
05:33I don't understand
05:35Tell me, Annie
05:36Have you ever heard the story
05:38Of Helen Keller?
05:40I don't think so
05:41Well, she was a young girl
05:43Everyone thought was beyond reach
05:45Unteachable, in fact
05:47Her teacher almost gave up on her
05:50Helen Keller was born in Alabama in 1880
05:58The doctor said that if
06:04If Helen's fever gets any higher
06:06She could
06:07And she's not even two years old
06:10Now, now, dear
06:14Let's not give up hope
06:17Oh, sweet baby
06:23My sweet child
06:25Please, stay with us
06:28Helen did survive
06:31But her terrible illness
06:33Destroyed her ability to see
06:35And to hear
06:36Leaving her in total darkness
06:39And total silence
06:41For the five years after that
06:45Because she could neither see nor hear
06:48Helen grew up wild and unruly
06:50Helen, no!
06:57Oh, dear
07:01Finally
07:02Beyond any real hope for their daughter
07:05The Kellers hired a teacher
07:07From the Perkins Institute of the Blind in Boston
07:10To see if she could help with Helen
07:12Her name was Anne Sullivan
07:16And this, Miss Sullivan
07:19Is Helen
07:20Hello, Helen
07:22With your permission, Mrs. Keller
07:28I'd like to get started teaching Helen right now
07:31Now?
07:31But you've only just arrived
07:33No time like the present, Mrs. Keller
07:35And Helen and I have a lot of work to do
07:38Well, then I suppose I'll leave you two alone
07:41Your lesson will begin
07:50With this
07:51Would you like to know what she's called?
08:01D-O-L-L
08:04Doll
08:05Everything has a name, Helen
08:07Learn this
08:08And I can open the world to you
08:10But thinking it a game
08:13Helen simply mimicked the finger shapes
08:16Back into Anne's hand
08:18Then pushed her away
08:19Well, Miss Sullivan
08:27This is gonna be more difficult than you thought
08:31The next morning, a nervous but determined Anne
08:38Went down to the kitchen for breakfast when
08:41Well, we certainly can't have this
08:52If it's a drink you want, Helen
08:58Then I suggest using this
09:00M-U-G
09:03Mug
09:04Broken glass never stopped me, Helen
09:11You'll find that I'm just as stubborn as you
09:14Now, let's try that again
09:18M-U-G
09:23Mug
09:24No matter
09:26There's more where that came from
09:28Well, if that's the way you want it
09:34Come now, Helen
09:40Won't you let me in?
09:43Just a little
09:44This went on for several days
09:49Until Anne was nearly out of patience
09:52And the colors were nearly out of mugs
09:55Although it's only been four weeks
09:58I fear I failed as a teacher
10:01Nothing I do works
10:03I don't know how to reach Helen
10:06But since a childhood eye infection
10:09Had left Anne half-blind herself
10:11She, more than anyone
10:14Understood the darkness that surrounded Helen
10:17Here you are, Miss Sullivan
10:21Feeling sorry for yourself
10:23When you can hear the birds sing
10:25And you can see the beauty of a sunset
10:27I will not let Helen down
10:31So the very next day
10:34Anne tried again
10:36D-O-L-L
10:40Doll
10:42Well, two can play that game
10:45Sorry
10:55I don't give up that easily
10:58Helen Keller
11:04If you're smart enough to destroy that doll
11:06So that I can't have it
11:08Then you're smart enough to understand
11:10That this is a mug
11:11M-U-G
11:14Oh, no you don't
11:17If it takes until I'm old and gray
11:20You're going to learn that everything has a name
11:23This is water, Helen
11:26W-A-T-E-R
11:31Water
11:32Then something wonderful happened
11:39The sudden cold of the water
11:45Woke a part of Helen's mind
11:47That had been asleep for a long time
11:50Helen
11:51What is it?
11:55You want me to spell it
12:00Don't you?
12:02W-A-T-E-R
12:08Water
12:09W-A-T-E-R
12:16Water
12:17Water
12:18Yes, Helen
12:18Yes
12:18M-U-G
12:25Helen finally understood
12:30That everything had a name
12:33Earth
12:38E-A-R-T-H
12:42And now she wanted to know the name of everything she touched
12:47And spelled
12:48Horse
12:50And cat
12:52And flower
12:54And so many other words that day
12:57Thanks to her patient teacher
13:00The door to Helen's dark and silent world
13:03Had opened at last
13:05D-O-L-L doll
13:13Yes, that's right, Helen
13:14Yes, that's right, Helen
13:15What is it?
13:16What do you want to know?
13:17What do you want to know?
13:20You want to know what to call me?
13:23Call me
13:24T-E-A-C-H-E-R
13:30Then Helen spelled back the one word that would become very dear to Ann Sullivan's heart
13:38T-E-A-C-H-E-R
13:42Teacher
13:48Okay, careful now, you guys
13:51Everyone hold on to the one in front of you
13:53Whoa
13:54Hey there
13:55Uh oh
13:56Sorry
13:57Oop
13:59I tripped
14:00Whoa
14:01Walking without seeing is a lot harder than I thought
14:04Yeah, and scary too
14:06Oh, don't be silly
14:07There was nothing hard or scary about it
14:09Perhaps not for a prairie dog like you, Ari
14:12You're used to the darkness of your underground tunnels
14:15But just like fractions are a new experience for Josh
14:19For others, moving about in the darkness is a new experience
14:22And can be very difficult
14:24I can't imagine not seeing or hearing
14:26Boy, Helen Keller sure had it tough
14:29But so did Ann Sullivan
14:31Helping people can be really hard
14:34It takes a lot of patience
14:36That's right, Annie
14:37And it also takes a lot of patience to become a good teacher
14:41No one becomes good at something overnight
14:44Exactly
14:45Why, I must have dug a thousand tunnels before I got the perfect dimensions
14:50Your mother is a baker, Annie
14:52But did her very first cake come out perfect?
14:56No
14:57In fact, it was a disaster
14:59Speaking of disasters
15:01Did I ever tell you about the time I tried to put a new toy car together?
15:06Without reading the instructions first?
15:09I wanted to play with it so badly that I wasn't patient enough to read the instructions
15:15So I ended up with a toy car that didn't work
15:19What a waste of my allowance
15:25I know you're all trying to tell me that I can't become a great teacher overnight
15:30And I know that I should be more patient with Josh
15:34But the truth is, I've tried everything and he just doesn't get it
15:38Look at this beetle, Annie
15:41See anything special about it?
15:43Not really
15:44That's just a plain old beetle
15:46Maybe
15:47Or maybe not
15:48Take an even closer look
15:51Good morning
15:58How are you today, Beetle?
16:01Fine, thank you, Monkey
16:03It's such a lovely day for a change of pace
16:06I thought I'd go for a walk
16:10Good day, Lizard
16:11Same cheer ya, Beetle
16:14Why, I...
16:15At the rate you're going, you'll never get anywhere
16:29Actually, I...
16:30Now, watch me and learn
16:35What do you think of this?
16:50That's very nice, but I...
16:52You don't have to tell me
16:54I can see it written all over your face
16:58You're just dying of jealousy
17:01Well...
17:02Admit it
17:05You wish you were fast
17:10To tell you the truth
17:12It must be simply awful being you
17:16You're so slow
17:20Frankly, I never thought of myself as slow
17:25You see, I...
17:26Did you hear that, Garrett?
17:36The Beetle never thought of herself as slow
17:45Say rap, how would you like to race the beetle?
17:48the beetle what me race the beetle you can't be serious oh I'm quite serious
18:01and just to make things interesting I'm offering a brightly colored coat as a
18:07prize to the lucky winner I'll even have it made to order well in that case
18:17you're on make mine a bright yellow coat with big beautiful stripes on it just
18:25like tigers and if you win what kind of coat would you like oh make mine as
18:40colorful as the jungle itself dream on beetle you're a slow poke you can't
18:50possibly win so the parrot set the royal palm tree at the top of the cliff as the
19:01goal of the race
19:08oh are you ready that she'll ever be then on your mark get set
19:21hey what's the hurry even walking I'm faster than that bumbling beetle hmm but
19:37then again if I get there as fast as I can it'll make the beetle look even slower
19:44boy am I ever gonna look smashing in my new coat I'll be the top of the rain forest I'll
19:58be invited to all the right parties if this were any easier I feel like I was cheating
20:08but when the rat reached the royal palm tree at the top of the cliff he couldn't believe his eyes
20:20somebody pinched me I must be dreaming
20:31you beat me but that's impossible I'm fast and you're slow all right how did she do it why don't you ask her why don't you ask her
20:45how did you do it did you cheat certainly not but if you had taken the time to get to know me you would have noticed
20:58and from that day on the Brazilian beetle wore a beautiful coat of gold and green
21:12I guess the rat just wasn't patient enough to listen to the beetle
21:17patience Annie you'll find a way to reach Josh
21:22it is the human touch in this world that counts the touch of your hand and mine which means far
21:30more to the fainting heart then shelter and bread and wine for shelter is gone when the night is over
21:38and bread lasts only a day but the touch of the hand and the sound of a voice sing on in the soul all way
21:47that's it
21:51Annie where are you going
21:55to help Josh find his wings
21:59Annie what are you doing here
22:13I've come to apologize Josh for being so impatient with you
22:18it's not your fault
22:21I'm just not good at math
22:24but you're great at art
22:27and if you'll still let me help you I think we can lick that math problem together
22:32wait
22:34and everything will turn out right
22:37wait
22:39you don't have to build a mountain overnight
22:43find your wings and fly
22:46don't be scared if you once fail
22:49time is on your side
22:52only if you use it well
22:55you can understand the things
23:01when you take the time
23:04to find your wings
23:07oh wait
23:10just keep on trying don't give up
23:14wait
23:16relax and don't be in a rush
23:19find your wings and fly
23:22don't be scared if you once fail
23:24don't be scared if you once fail
23:25time is on your side
23:27time is on your side
23:28but only if you use it well
23:31you can understand all things
23:36when you take the time
23:39to find your wings
23:42you
23:44you
23:45you
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