1 00:00:05,280 --> 00:00:13,600 Speaker 1: Concil to paper, sketching you art on this page. What 2 00:00:13,760 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: kind of journey will this drawing bring to life? Today? 3 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:24,480 Speaker 1: Another adventure waits for you. 4 00:00:25,040 --> 00:00:26,639 Speaker 2: A ro scout and Layla. 5 00:00:27,000 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 1: My comment wong to It's imagination time and curiosity cold 6 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:47,239 Speaker 1: Curiosity came. It's a magical place come true. Welcome to 7 00:00:47,960 --> 00:00:51,959 Speaker 1: Adventures of Curiosity. 8 00:00:51,280 --> 00:01:03,360 Speaker 3: Cald Hello, and welcome back to season three of Adventures 9 00:01:03,400 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 3: of Curiosity Cove. It's meet Ella the Curious and whether 10 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,920 Speaker 3: you're joining us for the first time or coming back 11 00:01:09,959 --> 00:01:13,399 Speaker 3: for more adventures, I'm so thrilled to have you here. 12 00:01:14,040 --> 00:01:17,759 Speaker 3: This season, we'll dive into brand new adventures from my treehouse. 13 00:01:18,280 --> 00:01:22,640 Speaker 3: Think cozy beanbags, bluffy pillows, and of course my favorite 14 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:27,360 Speaker 3: stuffy row right by my side. It's peaceful, almost like 15 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,880 Speaker 3: my mom just used her relaxing dream spread, perfect for 16 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 3: story time. We're back with our series Animal Apprentice. Have 17 00:01:36,160 --> 00:01:38,080 Speaker 3: you ever wondered what it would be like to wake 18 00:01:38,160 --> 00:01:41,200 Speaker 3: up as a brand new animal deep in the ocean, 19 00:01:41,720 --> 00:01:45,480 Speaker 3: high in the jungle canopy, or out on the wide serengetti. 20 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:50,400 Speaker 3: An Animal Apprentice, you step into the tiny paws, claws, wings, 21 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,440 Speaker 3: or fins of a baby animal, seeing the world for 22 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:57,920 Speaker 3: the first time. Each episode, a wise, grown up animal 23 00:01:57,960 --> 00:02:01,240 Speaker 3: becomes your guide, teaching you how to survive and discover 24 00:02:01,320 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 3: your special traits. 25 00:02:02,960 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 2: So what are we waiting for? 26 00:02:04,560 --> 00:02:06,880 Speaker 3: Let's dive in Billy a bore. 27 00:02:08,960 --> 00:02:12,880 Speaker 4: All right, listen up, little squeaker. First lesson. Life is rough, 28 00:02:12,880 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 4: and so is our skin, so get used to it. 29 00:02:16,080 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 4: You may have cute little stripes right now, but those 30 00:02:18,600 --> 00:02:22,119 Speaker 4: will be gone soon. What'd you say, Speak up, son? 31 00:02:23,000 --> 00:02:26,000 Speaker 4: What are your stripes for? Well, those are to protect 32 00:02:26,000 --> 00:02:27,800 Speaker 4: you from all the things that want to eat you. 33 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:31,560 Speaker 4: The stripes break up the outline of your body, so 34 00:02:31,720 --> 00:02:34,679 Speaker 4: predators can't tell if your body starts at one of 35 00:02:34,720 --> 00:02:36,280 Speaker 4: the stripes and ends at the other. 36 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:39,200 Speaker 2: Anyway, once those stripes. 37 00:02:38,880 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 4: Are gone, you'll get thick skin like me, makes us 38 00:02:42,360 --> 00:02:45,079 Speaker 4: harder to bite into, like a coconut. 39 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:48,880 Speaker 2: Go walk through a thorn bush if you want to whoa, whoa, whoa. 40 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:52,079 Speaker 4: Hey not now, not now with your delicate little stripes 41 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 4: and skin. You gotta earn your thick skin. Then you 42 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,960 Speaker 4: can roll through a thorn bush. 43 00:02:58,280 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 2: Who else can do that? 44 00:03:00,760 --> 00:03:05,760 Speaker 4: Nobody else can do that. That's who we can. It's 45 00:03:05,760 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 4: like getting the best backscratch ever. 46 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,960 Speaker 2: Now while you're small. You need to stick with your sounder. 47 00:03:13,120 --> 00:03:15,480 Speaker 4: Your sounder is the name for a group of boars 48 00:03:15,480 --> 00:03:19,280 Speaker 4: that's female dominated. I stuck around to teach you the 49 00:03:19,360 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 4: hard truth that your mother might not tell you. 50 00:03:21,960 --> 00:03:23,399 Speaker 2: But I'm out of here first light. 51 00:03:24,120 --> 00:03:27,840 Speaker 4: I'm just letting you know now, So get that under 52 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:32,720 Speaker 4: your thick skin, well delicate skin, for now. Us men 53 00:03:32,800 --> 00:03:35,960 Speaker 4: don't stick around for long adventure calls. 54 00:03:36,560 --> 00:03:38,560 Speaker 2: I can't sit around and play house the rest of 55 00:03:38,600 --> 00:03:39,160 Speaker 2: my life. 56 00:03:39,240 --> 00:03:42,480 Speaker 4: There's alligators out there to evade, hunter's to trick, and 57 00:03:42,600 --> 00:03:47,280 Speaker 4: tongues of roots, bugs and lizards to eat. Eight to 58 00:03:47,400 --> 00:03:53,120 Speaker 4: fifteen months, you boy are gonna lead the sounder to 59 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:57,760 Speaker 4: Trust me, you'll get the itch, and the only thing 60 00:03:57,840 --> 00:03:59,280 Speaker 4: that could scratch. 61 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,680 Speaker 2: It is out there. Your sisters will. 62 00:04:02,480 --> 00:04:04,840 Speaker 4: Stick around with your mother the rest of their lives, 63 00:04:04,960 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 4: or or leave and make their own sounders. Don't ask me, 64 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:12,880 Speaker 4: Why ask them if you want to know? All right, 65 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 4: next lesson, life's hard, now hard, Well, just to give 66 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,039 Speaker 4: you a preview, you'll be fighting your little brothers and 67 00:04:20,080 --> 00:04:22,720 Speaker 4: sisters for the best milk producing teat on your mother. 68 00:04:23,400 --> 00:04:27,200 Speaker 4: Whoever gets the best teat will grow up faster, So 69 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:28,840 Speaker 4: you better start fighting now. 70 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:35,600 Speaker 2: Buddy, get away from my little piglet. Oh ooh god, Bertha, 71 00:04:35,720 --> 00:04:37,480 Speaker 2: come on, you tuss me in the gun. 72 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 5: Oh, my dear, Billy. Oh, I'm so sorry. I didn't 73 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,480 Speaker 5: realize that was you. Bad eyesight, I guess. 74 00:04:46,360 --> 00:04:49,159 Speaker 2: Oh yep, no, biggie, I'm tough. 75 00:04:49,520 --> 00:04:52,000 Speaker 5: What are you doing here? I thought you left already. 76 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:56,440 Speaker 4: Ah, I'm just teaching this little squeaker the ropes. Oh, Billy, 77 00:04:56,640 --> 00:05:00,760 Speaker 4: don't scare the little shout Hey this, this little piglet 78 00:05:00,800 --> 00:05:03,719 Speaker 4: needs to know the truth. An alligator tried to attack 79 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,280 Speaker 4: me the other day when I was having a sip 80 00:05:05,279 --> 00:05:05,760 Speaker 4: at the river. 81 00:05:06,120 --> 00:05:07,720 Speaker 2: Nearly took my ear off. 82 00:05:08,080 --> 00:05:11,400 Speaker 5: We all heard about the incident, Billy, But life in 83 00:05:11,440 --> 00:05:14,480 Speaker 5: the Sounder isn't all that bad, look at all. The 84 00:05:14,560 --> 00:05:18,159 Speaker 5: little pharaoh's playing over there. We call you little cuties, 85 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:21,839 Speaker 5: all types of names, Pharaoh, shout, piglet, squeaker. 86 00:05:22,360 --> 00:05:24,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, they're playing all nice now until it's time for 87 00:05:25,040 --> 00:05:25,520 Speaker 4: some milk. 88 00:05:25,960 --> 00:05:31,920 Speaker 5: Then it's only the strong survive. Oh, honey, you'll all survive. 89 00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:34,559 Speaker 5: Don't listen to Billy. He's seen a rough life. 90 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:37,160 Speaker 2: Oh dear, I have to go. 91 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 5: Oh, I just realize I haven't named you yet. 92 00:05:41,080 --> 00:05:44,720 Speaker 2: What should I name you, Sue. A boy named Sue, 93 00:05:45,600 --> 00:05:47,599 Speaker 2: he'll have to be strong with a name like that. 94 00:05:47,920 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 2: We're naming him Sue. 95 00:05:49,200 --> 00:05:53,560 Speaker 5: Huh, all right, your name is Sue. John Please stop 96 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:57,520 Speaker 5: chasing Lilah. Oh oh, I have to get these kids 97 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:02,120 Speaker 5: moving about. They're so rambunctious. Sue, please join the sounder 98 00:06:02,160 --> 00:06:06,320 Speaker 5: when you're done talking to your father, Billy, I don't 99 00:06:06,320 --> 00:06:09,080 Speaker 5: know when i'll see you again, so farewell. 100 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:12,640 Speaker 4: All right, Sue, I'm naming you that say you'll grow 101 00:06:12,720 --> 00:06:15,320 Speaker 4: up to be strong. People may pick on you for 102 00:06:15,360 --> 00:06:17,720 Speaker 4: your name, so you have to be tough, and. 103 00:06:17,839 --> 00:06:21,560 Speaker 2: Us bores are tough. Plus it's a really good Johnny 104 00:06:21,560 --> 00:06:25,960 Speaker 2: Cash song. Right, So what are we gonna eat? Milk 105 00:06:26,000 --> 00:06:30,400 Speaker 2: for now? But when you grow up, Oh, you'll eat everything. 106 00:06:31,000 --> 00:06:35,120 Speaker 2: We're omnivores. That means we eat meat, plants, knots berries. 107 00:06:35,520 --> 00:06:37,600 Speaker 2: I got hungry enough. I ate a tree stump once. 108 00:06:38,279 --> 00:06:40,880 Speaker 4: Didn't feel great coming out the other end. But like 109 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:42,320 Speaker 4: I said, we're tough. 110 00:06:43,200 --> 00:06:46,960 Speaker 2: And when I say everything, I mean everything. 111 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,920 Speaker 4: You get hungry enough in the snow dig You see 112 00:06:51,960 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 4: these tusks coming out of my mouth. When you start 113 00:06:55,200 --> 00:06:58,880 Speaker 4: growing these when you're about six months, you'll see how useful. 114 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:10,760 Speaker 4: They are seeds, roots, tree, bark, but when it's available, bird, eggs, lizards, snakes, frogs. Heck, 115 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,640 Speaker 4: I came across the bag of trash one day, best 116 00:07:13,680 --> 00:07:17,240 Speaker 4: eating I ever had. God gave you an amazing nose. 117 00:07:17,360 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 4: You use it and use that nose to sniff out 118 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 4: anything it smells like food. 119 00:07:23,240 --> 00:07:23,560 Speaker 3: Eat it. 120 00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:28,360 Speaker 4: We could sniff out roots underground with these snouts. That's true. 121 00:07:28,800 --> 00:07:34,520 Speaker 4: That's a very true. That's that's a fact, son, right there. 122 00:07:35,440 --> 00:07:39,520 Speaker 4: What to look out for? Everything bigger than you? They 123 00:07:39,560 --> 00:07:42,280 Speaker 4: all want to eat you. We're some of the best meat. 124 00:07:42,880 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 4: You got to protect that prize for one. Hunters want 125 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:47,080 Speaker 4: to eat you up. 126 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:48,320 Speaker 5: Yep. 127 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:52,320 Speaker 4: Humans are one of our biggest predators, and they dress 128 00:07:52,440 --> 00:07:58,200 Speaker 4: up like the leaves to camouflage themselves. Jerks, What I 129 00:07:58,240 --> 00:08:00,760 Speaker 4: would give to tusk, one of those guys in the rump. 130 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 4: We already have bad eyesight. You saw your mother nearly 131 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,560 Speaker 4: gouge my gut out. Heck, I don't even know if 132 00:08:07,600 --> 00:08:11,880 Speaker 4: you're still there. I could be talking to myself. Sue, Sue, 133 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:15,400 Speaker 4: be there, Ah. 134 00:08:14,920 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 2: Just heard you laugh. You're still there? 135 00:08:17,880 --> 00:08:22,120 Speaker 4: Okay, listen, kid, I'm proud of you. I love you 136 00:08:22,200 --> 00:08:25,360 Speaker 4: more than that bag of trash I hate. Don't worry 137 00:08:25,400 --> 00:08:27,520 Speaker 4: about half of the things I'm telling you. We're pretty 138 00:08:27,560 --> 00:08:32,360 Speaker 4: tough animals. We've been around for millions of years, way 139 00:08:32,440 --> 00:08:37,040 Speaker 4: before humans were around. Oh and we're nocturnal. You know 140 00:08:37,080 --> 00:08:41,120 Speaker 4: what that means, right, nocturnal. It means we hunt and 141 00:08:41,200 --> 00:08:44,320 Speaker 4: are active during the night. You can easily remember that 142 00:08:44,440 --> 00:08:49,400 Speaker 4: because die ernol is like day day ernol if you 143 00:08:49,440 --> 00:08:52,480 Speaker 4: get it. Anyways, some other cool facts about us. 144 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:55,200 Speaker 2: Excellent swimmers. 145 00:08:55,960 --> 00:08:58,560 Speaker 4: Some say I'm the best of the best because bars 146 00:08:58,600 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 4: are the best swimmers, and I'm the best boar swimmer. 147 00:09:01,720 --> 00:09:05,280 Speaker 2: Don't you laugh, It's the truth, all right. 148 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:07,160 Speaker 4: Now, let me give you a couple of pointers, no 149 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 4: pun intended, but your tusks use them during play. 150 00:09:12,720 --> 00:09:13,600 Speaker 2: They come in handy. 151 00:09:14,120 --> 00:09:17,199 Speaker 4: Don't worry about piercing one of your brothers or sister's skin. 152 00:09:17,760 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 4: We're what tough? Yes, that's right, yeah ha. Muddy bass 153 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:26,480 Speaker 4: are the best, so take them often. They keep flies 154 00:09:26,520 --> 00:09:30,800 Speaker 4: and parasites off. And another cool fact, we all sneeze 155 00:09:31,200 --> 00:09:33,880 Speaker 4: and bores are no exception. But when you sneeze, it's 156 00:09:33,880 --> 00:09:35,840 Speaker 4: gonna sound like a clown car's honk. 157 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,120 Speaker 2: Laugh at everyone. For those that's our custom. 158 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:43,559 Speaker 4: When your mother wakes up, she's not dying, she's not intoxicated. 159 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:47,559 Speaker 2: But when us bores wake up, we are a mess. 160 00:09:48,040 --> 00:09:52,520 Speaker 2: I'm talking, stumbling everywhere. I'm not really sure why. Just 161 00:09:52,920 --> 00:09:53,440 Speaker 2: accept it. 162 00:09:53,600 --> 00:09:57,520 Speaker 5: Okay, Billy, that's quite enough. You know how social these 163 00:09:57,520 --> 00:09:58,400 Speaker 5: little shots are? 164 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:02,200 Speaker 6: You a little shout once, and I hear from your 165 00:10:02,240 --> 00:10:06,840 Speaker 6: mother that you were the most playful, rambunctious, always getting 166 00:10:06,880 --> 00:10:09,520 Speaker 6: lost and exploring squeakers she's ever seen. 167 00:10:10,960 --> 00:10:13,640 Speaker 5: Sue, you come along now. You don't have to listen 168 00:10:13,679 --> 00:10:18,920 Speaker 5: to your father anymore. Bye, Billy, I'll see you maybe never. 169 00:10:19,400 --> 00:10:21,520 Speaker 2: I don't know. All right, run along, Sue. 170 00:10:21,559 --> 00:10:23,600 Speaker 5: You don't have much time before you become an adult 171 00:10:23,679 --> 00:10:29,120 Speaker 5: and you leave the sounder. They grow too fast. 172 00:10:30,280 --> 00:10:32,440 Speaker 3: My dad also says you have to have thick skin 173 00:10:32,520 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 3: in this life. 174 00:10:33,400 --> 00:10:35,199 Speaker 2: So luckily Billy was born. 175 00:10:34,960 --> 00:10:38,480 Speaker 3: With it, and hopefully mine will grow a little bit thicker. 176 00:10:40,080 --> 00:10:42,520 Speaker 3: I hope you enjoyed our podcast story as much as 177 00:10:42,559 --> 00:10:45,800 Speaker 3: I did today. Boy was I come fee and cozy 178 00:10:45,840 --> 00:10:48,840 Speaker 3: and all tuned in. If you loved what you listened to, 179 00:10:49,200 --> 00:10:51,880 Speaker 3: please leave us a five star review, but only if 180 00:10:51,920 --> 00:10:55,120 Speaker 3: you really mean it. We love hearing your feedback. It 181 00:10:55,240 --> 00:10:57,679 Speaker 3: helps us grow so we can continue to bring stories 182 00:10:57,720 --> 00:11:01,360 Speaker 3: to you in all our curious lists. You never know 183 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:03,640 Speaker 3: you might even get a shout out from me here 184 00:11:03,679 --> 00:11:07,200 Speaker 3: in the cove. All right, I need a snack, so 185 00:11:07,520 --> 00:11:10,960 Speaker 3: I'm headed back home. Until next time. Friends, we never 186 00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:17,000 Speaker 3: say goodbye. It's always see you later. Adventures of Curiosity 187 00:11:17,040 --> 00:11:21,400 Speaker 3: Cove was created by Tika Sumter and Nicholas Muscarella. Written 188 00:11:21,480 --> 00:11:26,360 Speaker 3: by Nicholas James Muscarella. Adventures of Curiosity Coves theme song 189 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:29,760 Speaker 3: was written and composed by Mattie Limb and sung by 190 00:11:30,120 --> 00:11:36,000 Speaker 3: Laura Saraphine. Engineered by Robert Aultchuler, sound effects by Command 191 00:11:36,040 --> 00:11:40,600 Speaker 3: Creative Studios. Ella the Curious is an original story series 192 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 3: created by Tika Sumter. 193 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: At Curiosity Come, Curiosity, Come Yet some magical place. 194 00:11:53,720 --> 00:11:54,080 Speaker 4: Come. 195 00:11:55,679 --> 00:12:01,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to a dentures up curios city Call. 196 00:12:09,640 --> 00:12:11,800 Speaker 3: This is a Fort Sumter production.