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00:00Tell me a story, read me a poem,
00:17Raffin' in melody, sing me the song,
00:22Then let me hold it deep in my heart,
00:26Where it can speak to me all the day long,
00:31The adventure of virtue, the adventure of truth,
00:38The thrill of the knowing that it's up to you,
00:43Building a new day shining in the sun,
00:47This is my story, the adventure had begun,
00:54Okay, protein bars, bottled water, we're all set.
01:12Zach, I'm running late this morning, I've got to get to the store right away,
01:16I need you to do a favor for me, buddy.
01:19But, Dad, we're going hiking.
01:21Well, you can still go hiking.
01:23Just do this for me first.
01:25Drop off this film at the lab on Magnolia Street.
01:28It's for a very important client.
01:30I'd do it myself, but the lab closes at 5 tonight,
01:34and I'll be at the store until 6.
01:36The lab on Magnolia before 5.
01:38Got it.
01:39Thanks, buddy.
01:41Zach, where are you going?
01:43Magnolia Street is this way.
01:45Yeah, and Mountain View Park is this way.
01:48We'll go for our hike and then drop off the film.
01:50Are you sure, Zach?
01:52Your dad said that film was pretty important.
01:54Yeah, and he also said that the lab is open until 5.
01:57We've got all day.
01:58Nothing to worry about.
02:08This trail is way too easy for the best hiker in Spring Valley.
02:12And who would that be?
02:14Who else?
02:16Yours truly.
02:16Show me any trail, show me any hill.
02:19And I can climb to the top faster than anyone else in Spring Valley.
02:27Sorry, Queen of the Hill.
02:31Whoa.
02:32Look at that trail.
02:35Now that's a challenge.
02:37And that's hardly even a trail, and it looks kind of dangerous.
02:42You're not scared, are you?
02:44Because I can do this trail alone if you're too chicken to go with me.
02:48Let's go.
02:49You still think this was such a great idea?
02:59No trails too hard for Zach Nichols.
03:03Oh, and Annie?
03:11Oh, Annie?
03:16Oh, Annie?
03:16Oh, really high up.
03:18I know.
03:19Let's get moving.
03:20Zach, go on.
03:22I can't.
03:24It's too far to jump.
03:26We've got to go back, then.
03:29Zack, that bush is blocking our way back.
03:31We have to go forward.
03:33I told you, Henny, I can't.
03:36Well, Zack, if we don't go forward, backwards, or up,
03:39how are we going to get off this rock?
03:41Well, we'll figure something out.
03:44Let's just rest for a while.
03:47That's fine.
03:48Can I have some water?
03:49Sure, I've got something right here.
03:52Oh, no!
03:53Oh, my dad's film!
03:56We've got to get out of here so I can get it to the lab by five!
04:00Uh-oh!
04:04Annie, maybe I'm not the best climber in Spring Valley.
04:08Maybe I'm just...
04:10Well, uh, I'm kind of scared.
04:13Don't worry.
04:14I can signal for help.
04:15Sock, I told you.
04:24I don't want to play your silly game.
04:26I'm reading.
04:28Oh, come on and play, Ari.
04:30Oh, buddy of mine.
04:32Are Bobcats hard of hearing?
04:33I said...
04:35Please.
04:36Oh, pretty, pretty, please.
04:38Oh, all right.
04:44Ahem.
04:45Let's see now.
04:47I spy something...
04:50pink.
04:51Remember, I spy something pink.
04:54Yeah, yeah, I heard you, pink.
04:55Oh, yeah, pink.
04:57Let's see, uh...
04:59Hmm.
04:59Is it, uh...
05:01Annie trapped on a ledge with Zack?
05:03Oh, no!
05:04Annie and Zack are trapped on a ledge!
05:07Oh, no!
05:09Annie and Zack are trapped on a ledge!
05:10Oh, no!
05:11Oh, no!
05:17Sock, Sock, calm down.
05:19We'll just go over there and show them the way back to the trail.
05:24Yeah, yeah, yeah.
05:25You're right.
05:26No big whoopee.
05:27You know, no need to panic or anything.
05:29You're doomed!
05:30I tell you...
05:31Oh, you're doomed!
05:34Uh, but Annie...
05:36What if we fall?
05:37Those rocks could be loose.
05:39I don't think we should climb up there.
05:41You're probably right, Zack.
05:43Just stay calm.
05:44All we need is a rope.
05:46Awesome.
05:47I've got an idea.
05:49All we need is a rope.
05:51Hey, I've got a rope back at the cave.
05:55Perfect.
05:55Go back and get it.
05:57I'll stay here and keep the kids company.
05:59Oh, yes, sir!
06:01Socrates to the rescue!
06:03Yeah!
06:04Thanks, Ari.
06:06Zack is pretty freaked out.
06:07I am not freaked out.
06:10I'm just, uh, not sure which way is the best way down.
06:14Or up.
06:15I bet you were bragging about how brave you were taking this tough trail.
06:19Huh, no, I wasn't.
06:22Uh, well, maybe a little.
06:25You know, Zack, bragging that you're brave doesn't mean that you are brave.
06:29It only means that you know how to brag.
06:32Well, I wasn't bragging... that much.
06:35Of course not.
06:36Hey, you know, this reminds me of a story of another kid who let his own bravado get him into trouble,
06:43and he needed to show some real courage to fix things.
06:47This is hardly the time for a story, Aristotle.
06:49I beg to differ, Zack, because this is the story of a boy who had to face his fears to make up for his mistakes.
06:59For the last time, I didn't make any mistakes.
07:03Well, Zack, you did get us on this trail, and you did decide to go for a hike before dropping off your dad's film.
07:11Okay, okay. We'll hear a story.
07:14Excellent. There's nothing like a captive audience.
07:18So, sit back and listen to the story of Jack and the Beanstalk.
07:25Oh, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
07:27Change that. Let's make this Zack and the Beanstalk.
07:33Hey, cool, you put me in the story.
07:36But, uh, don't you think you could get me some decent clothes?
07:40Sorry, Zack. This is the story of a poor kid who had only rags for clothes,
07:45and just one good friend in the world.
07:48Samuel, you're my one good friend in the world?
07:51No, not the cow. On top of the cow.
07:54Right here.
07:56Oh, hello there.
07:58Samuel J. Field Mouse at your service.
08:01Now, let's get a move on, chum.
08:04A move on? Where are we going?
08:06Your mom wants us to get Bertha to the market, to sell her.
08:09You guys need money to eat.
08:11Very important transaction here.
08:14If it's such an important transaction,
08:16why doesn't my mother take the cow to the market herself?
08:19Because you're Zack,
08:21and you're the best cow seller in all of Spring Valley.
08:24Well, or at least that's what you told your mother.
08:27If mom needs me to sell Bertha,
08:29then let's get to town.
08:30Uh, Zack, follow Bertha.
08:41That's the way into town.
08:45Trust me, Samuel.
08:47This is a really cool shortcut.
08:49Through the woods?
08:51What's wrong?
08:53You scared?
08:55I don't know about this kid.
08:58Hey, Bertha.
08:59This way, girl.
09:00Zack's got a great new shortcut.
09:12Hmm, I forgot about that tunnel.
09:15Forgot?
09:16How do you forget that there's this totally dark,
09:18totally creepy tunnel?
09:20Those are the kind of details you're supposed to keep track of.
09:23Well, it's been a long time since I took this shortcut.
09:26Well, great shortcut, kid.
09:29We could have been halfway to town on a nice sunny road by now,
09:33but no one...
09:34Would you be quiet for a minute, Samuel?
09:38I'm thinking.
09:41Uh, maybe we'll go back your way.
09:44Now you want to go my way?
09:46You're not afraid, are you, kid?
09:49Afraid?
09:50Hardly.
09:51I just...
09:52I thought...
09:53Well, if there were another way,
09:55a shorter shortcut...
09:57There is.
10:01Who's out there?
10:04There is a way, Zack,
10:07to sell your livestock without going to market.
10:11How did you know my name?
10:13Lucky guess, I suppose.
10:15I have a proposal for you.
10:18Uh, Zack,
10:19this guy's kind of creeping me out.
10:22What do you say we head for town, huh?
10:24Yeah.
10:25Maybe that tunnel's not so scary after all.
10:28Hey!
10:29Take these,
10:30in exchange for your cow.
10:32You and your mother will never go hungry again.
10:35Beans?
10:36Oh, yeah, Zack.
10:38You'll never be hungry again,
10:40assuming you get real full on a spoonful of old beans.
10:44Take the beans.
10:46Well, I don't know.
10:48My mom wanted me to sell Bertha for money.
10:51These beans are priceless.
10:53Nowhere else in the world will you find these magic beans.
10:56Trust me.
10:58Uh, they're magic?
11:01Magic beans?
11:03Zach, your mother's going to have a field day with this.
11:08You traded Bertha for beans?
11:12We should have been able to live for a year on the money from Bertha.
11:15And you bring home beans?
11:18Mom, they're magic beans.
11:21We'll never go hungry again.
11:23Magic beans.
11:25They're useless.
11:28I'm sorry, Mom.
11:30Boy, oh, boy.
11:34You said you could sell the cow.
11:36You said you could get to town.
11:38You said you could do the job.
11:41And then you realize you got in a little over your head.
11:44You got scared.
11:46I did not get scared.
11:49Hey, that old guy was creepy.
11:52Heck, even I was a little scared.
11:54And you made a mistake.
11:56But you know what, Zach?
11:57You're a smart kid.
11:59And you'll find a way to make things better.
12:02I know you will.
12:04Make things better.
12:07I'd do anything to make things better.
12:10Whoa, hold it, Ark.
12:19Are you saying that the me in this story who didn't sell the cow is like the real me who didn't get the film to the lab yet?
12:26Well, you both said you could do something.
12:29And you both let your bragging and your bravery get the best of you.
12:33What are you talking about?
12:35I am brave.
12:36You started on this trail saying you were brave.
12:40But that's not the same thing as being brave.
12:43Having the courage to finish what you started.
12:46And being brave enough to admit that you made a bad decision.
12:52Okay, okay.
12:53So, uh, what did Zach do when he woke up in the morning and saw the beanstalk?
12:58Yeah, what did he do?
13:00You did what any brave young boy would do.
13:06You climbed.
13:08You climbed higher than ever before.
13:11Past the house.
13:12Until you had a view of the whole town.
13:15You reached the clouds in the sky above.
13:18And you climbed past them.
13:20Whoa, incredible.
13:29Check that out.
13:30Is it just me, or is that castle...
13:34Humongous?
13:36Ah!
13:38Sorry about that.
13:40It must be time for breakfast.
13:42Big castle like that must have big breakfasts.
13:45You think so?
13:46Only one way to find out.
13:51Ow!
13:56Inside that castle, you'll find nothing but danger.
14:01Okay, kid.
14:02Who's this?
14:03You're like some kind of magnet for weird people jumping out of the shadows.
14:08I am your friend.
14:09But be warned that an evil giant lives inside that castle.
14:15So I guess a free breakfast is out of the question?
14:19He has ruled over this kingdom for years.
14:22Stealing our food.
14:24Forcing us to work for him.
14:26And there's nothing you can do about it?
14:28Legend has it that a young boy will come to the castle and destroy the giant.
14:35When this happens, all of the giant's riches will belong to that boy.
14:40And he will never be hungry again.
14:43Never be hungry again?
14:45That sounds familiar.
14:46Uh, Zach?
14:47You reading the writing on the wall here?
14:49The beanstalk?
14:50Kid like you comes to town?
14:52Big castle?
14:52Mean giant?
14:53He's gonna get destroyed by a boy.
14:55And you're a boy!
14:57I know, Samuel.
14:59I'm the giant slayer.
15:00And it's a good thing, too.
15:01Because I'm an excellent giant slayer.
15:04Oh, boy.
15:05Here we go again.
15:07In fact, in all of Spring Valley, I'm the best giant slayer there.
15:13Hello?
15:15Anybody home?
15:16Oh, boy.
15:27Oh, boy.
15:29Wow.
15:33Cheese.
15:35Oh, boy.
15:42Wahoo!
15:47Renberger, my favorite.
15:51Who's that?
15:53Oh, I can't see from here, but it doesn't sound like the giant.
15:57Mmm, I'd say we have ourselves some visitors.
16:00Did you hear something, Zack?
16:02I think it was coming from over here.
16:06Why, it's a boy.
16:09That's right, I'm Zack, and this is my friend, Samuel.
16:13Charmed, I'm sure.
16:15And, uh, who are you?
16:17I'm the singing harp, and this is the hen who lays the golden eggs.
16:21Pleased to meet you, boys.
16:23Uh, what are you doing in that cage?
16:26Think about it, Einstein.
16:28What would I be doing locked in a cage?
16:30I'm a prisoner!
16:32I like her.
16:34Sassy.
16:36The giant keeps us here to work for him, but he holds us against our will.
16:40Can you rescue us?
16:42Zack, the giant!
16:43The giant!
16:53Boy, that is one mean-looking dude.
16:57Oh, bet his breath's not so pretty, either.
17:00Hark, play for me, now!
17:01Ah, that's nice.
17:02Hen!
17:03Lay a golden egg for me!
17:04There you are, you giant-ness!
17:05Too small!
17:06Too small!
17:07Lay another!
17:08Too small?
17:09What am I, Fort Knox?
17:10What am I, Fort Knox?
17:11Okay, Zack, instead of just saying how brave you are this time, you're gonna have to actually be brave.
17:20Samuel, I can see that.
17:21Samuel, I can see that.
17:22I smell the blood of...
17:23Could it be a little boy?
17:26This might be the part of the story where we hightail it out of here!
17:39No way!
17:42I'm gonna be brave, remember?
17:43Oh, oh, that smell!
17:47This might be the part of the story where we hightail it out of here!
17:50No way! I'm gonna be brave, remember?
17:54Oh, oh, that smell! You know, it could be coming from me!
17:57Poof! Pinned up in that cage for months on end!
18:00Oh, you could let me out for a quick bath now and then.
18:03Bath? Maybe tomorrow.
18:07Sleepy now.
18:17Hey, he's falling asleep.
18:24This'll never work.
18:27How is a little guy like me supposed to take on that giant?
18:31Too small.
18:34Oh, no! What did you do that for?
18:37Never underestimate the little guy.
18:39Now get out there and slay that giant. I'll free the prisoners.
18:45There! That oughta slow him down.
18:48Come on! Let's get out of here!
18:56Huh?
18:59Quick, everybody! Run!
19:04It was a boy I smelled!
19:07Hey, I follow some!
19:16To the beanstalk! Hurry!
19:18Nobody plays me!
19:21Die! Hurry!
19:29Mom! Get the axe! Quick!
19:32Timber!
19:43So, uh, what do we do now?
19:45Nothing. Funny thing about giants, they sink like stones.
19:50That night, Zack presented his mother with the harp and the hen who laid the golden eggs and they never went hungry again.
20:00So, in the story, I climbed through my fear to make up for the mistake I made.
20:09Sounds about right.
20:10I really should have brought that film in before we went on our hike.
20:13You didn't know we'd get stuck on this trail?
20:15Huh, this trail. We should have taken the easy one.
20:20I guess I was just saying I was brave and not really being brave.
20:25If Jack could cart in that beanstalk.
20:28You sure you're not afraid to climb up there, Zack?
20:31I've got to get this film to the lab.
20:34I made a promise to my dad.
20:36Once again, Socrates saves the day.
20:40Huh, thanks. You're a real life saver.
20:43That's right. Just put one hand over the other. Easy as pie.
20:47Hey, that was easy.
20:49Hey Annie, it's just three steps and the trail is right here.
20:53Wow!
20:54We were only a few feet from the trail the whole time.
20:57Well, I don't think I would have wanted to climb that wall without the rope.
21:01I mean, I'm sure I could have done it, but you know...
21:04Maybe we should get moving to get that film to the lab?
21:07Heh, good idea.
21:08It's already late. We'd better turn this hike into a run.
21:12Thanks everybody! I owe you one!
21:14Bye, Zack! See you later, Annie!
21:33We made it!
21:39What? Closed?
21:44Guess we didn't make it after all.
21:46Zack, what are you gonna do?
21:48I guess I'll have to find the courage to tell my dad the truth.
21:52Now that's bravery.
21:58But you're okay. You and Annie got off the ledge in one piece.
22:02Yeah.
22:03Well, then there's only one thing to do.
22:05Ground me?
22:06For what? Making a bad decision?
22:09Having the courage to come to me and tell the truth?
22:12No, I'm not going to ground you.
22:15You're not?
22:16But I'm not letting you completely off the hook.
22:19Bill's going to charge me a rush fee for developing that film tomorrow.
22:23And I'm going to pay the late fee?
22:26It'll come out of your allowance.
22:28Every week, until the fee is paid off.
22:31The important thing here is that you and Annie are both okay.
22:35Thanks, Dad. And I'll pay the fee.
22:38But I do have one favor to ask from you.
22:41What's that, son?
22:42Oh, let me bring the film to the lab first thing in the morning.
22:45I'll get up extra early.
22:47To meet some of our characters online and learn more about adventures from the Book of Virtues,
22:59visit our website at pbskids.org.
23:07T
23:12Everything is filled out.
23:15You have to do it.
23:17I want to make that film.
23:18Come come to you.
23:20If you do it, I will.
23:22You can do it.
23:24You have to do it.
23:26You have to do it.
23:27You have to do it.
23:28You have to do it.
23:29You have to do it.
23:30You have to do it.
23:30You
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