1 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:13,080 Speaker 1: Consul to paper sketching you art on this page. What 2 00:00:13,200 --> 00:00:20,000 Speaker 1: kind of journey will this drawing bring to live? Today? 3 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:26,079 Speaker 2: Another adventure waits for you, a ro scout and Layla. 4 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:27,680 Speaker 3: My comment wong to. 5 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:35,519 Speaker 1: It's imagination time and Curiosity Cold. 6 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:38,960 Speaker 3: Curiosity came. 7 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:48,760 Speaker 2: It's a magical place come true. Welcome to Adventures of 8 00:00:49,280 --> 00:00:51,159 Speaker 2: Curiosity Cold. 9 00:00:59,480 --> 00:01:03,400 Speaker 3: Hello and welcome. It's me Ella the Curious. Whether you're 10 00:01:03,480 --> 00:01:05,800 Speaker 3: joining us for the first time or coming back for 11 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:10,200 Speaker 3: more adventures, I'm thrilled to have you here. Welcome back 12 00:01:10,240 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 3: to the Adventures of Curiosity Cove, where each episode we 13 00:01:14,080 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 3: dive into one of my own Ella the Curious adventures 14 00:01:17,319 --> 00:01:20,360 Speaker 3: or listen to an original story right here in my 15 00:01:20,520 --> 00:01:25,559 Speaker 3: cozy treehouse. Picture this. We're nestled among the trees, surrounded 16 00:01:25,600 --> 00:01:29,440 Speaker 3: by comfy bean bags, piles of fluffy pillows, and yes, 17 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,440 Speaker 3: my favorite stuffy roe is here too. It's like we've 18 00:01:33,480 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 3: stepped into a peaceful world, almost as if my mom 19 00:01:36,800 --> 00:01:40,320 Speaker 3: used her relaxing dreams pray to set the tone. It's 20 00:01:40,440 --> 00:01:44,840 Speaker 3: just peace and quiet, perfect for story time. Let's dive 21 00:01:44,880 --> 00:01:48,600 Speaker 3: into today's story about me Ella the Curious and how 22 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:51,480 Speaker 3: I faced my fears about taking a big math test. 23 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:57,600 Speaker 3: Ready to listen, Let's do it, Ella the Curious the 24 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:02,600 Speaker 3: math test. The dinner dishes have all been cleared away, 25 00:02:02,800 --> 00:02:05,560 Speaker 3: and Ella's staring hard at her math works sheet in 26 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:08,760 Speaker 3: front of her. Ella, I can't believe you already have 27 00:02:08,800 --> 00:02:11,440 Speaker 3: a test this early in the school year. I know 28 00:02:12,240 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 3: taking tests is one of the reasons I get nervous 29 00:02:14,840 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 3: about going back to school. There are new people to 30 00:02:17,760 --> 00:02:20,320 Speaker 3: meet and new classrooms to find, and then I have 31 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:23,920 Speaker 3: to remember all of these facts. On top of that, Ella, 32 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:26,880 Speaker 3: you're a great student, and you have wonderful friends and 33 00:02:26,960 --> 00:02:30,880 Speaker 3: teachers to help you settle in every year. You're right, mom, Besides, 34 00:02:31,360 --> 00:02:34,840 Speaker 3: math is one of my favorite subjects after art. Of course, 35 00:02:35,400 --> 00:02:37,320 Speaker 3: I'm so glad I have you and dad to help 36 00:02:37,360 --> 00:02:41,120 Speaker 3: me study for this quiz though. Ella's dad, Joseph, smiled 37 00:02:41,160 --> 00:02:44,560 Speaker 3: proudly at Ella as she worked out another problem. She 38 00:02:44,720 --> 00:02:47,920 Speaker 3: passed her work sheet over to him to check her answers. 39 00:02:48,600 --> 00:02:57,080 Speaker 4: Huh, this is perfect, Ella. You know I use math 40 00:02:57,200 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 4: all the time running the construction company. 41 00:02:59,440 --> 00:03:02,559 Speaker 3: You do. Of course, we have to measure. 42 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 4: Wood beams, order materials, and we have to be extra 43 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,120 Speaker 4: careful to make sure that everything adds up correctly. For 44 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 4: shipping orders and balancing the books. 45 00:03:10,440 --> 00:03:13,960 Speaker 3: Wow, I didn't realize how useful math is in the 46 00:03:14,000 --> 00:03:17,639 Speaker 3: real world. You sure, ken, Ella, Do you think you're 47 00:03:17,680 --> 00:03:20,640 Speaker 3: ready for your test tomorrow? Ella smiled at her mom, 48 00:03:21,000 --> 00:03:23,600 Speaker 3: but a funny feeling crept up on her and turned 49 00:03:23,639 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 3: her smile into a frown. Well, I was feeling great. 50 00:03:29,040 --> 00:03:31,040 Speaker 3: I know this stuff like the back of my hand. 51 00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 3: But sometimes when I get to class to take a test, 52 00:03:34,760 --> 00:03:37,200 Speaker 3: I sit down and it seems like everything I know 53 00:03:37,440 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 3: escapes on a tiny train through a secret tunnel in 54 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:44,280 Speaker 3: my head. I can't remember anything I learned at all. 55 00:03:45,000 --> 00:03:47,680 Speaker 3: You don't really forget what you learned, Ella, It's just 56 00:03:47,720 --> 00:03:50,400 Speaker 3: that sometimes you can get so nervous worrying about what 57 00:03:50,560 --> 00:03:54,600 Speaker 3: might happen, that your mind plays silly little tricks on you. 58 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:57,960 Speaker 4: Your Mom's right, Sweepye. It's called anxiety, and it can 59 00:03:58,000 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 4: happen to all of us. 60 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:03,720 Speaker 3: Anxiety. That's a really big emotion for such a little test. 61 00:04:04,640 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 3: Will this happen every time? It doesn't have to. Sometimes 62 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 3: I get anxious about the crowded parking lot when I 63 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:15,200 Speaker 3: go grocery shopping at Trader Coves. I'm afraid I'll drive 64 00:04:15,240 --> 00:04:17,719 Speaker 3: in circles forever, and I'll never be able to find 65 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:22,240 Speaker 3: the ingredients for our special Sunday morning kitty pancakes. You do, yep, 66 00:04:22,640 --> 00:04:28,560 Speaker 3: But then I just take a few deep breaths, remind 67 00:04:28,560 --> 00:04:31,440 Speaker 3: myself that it will all be okay, and then I 68 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,120 Speaker 3: always find a place to park. Ella glanced at her 69 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:38,200 Speaker 3: favorite stuff. You row. He nodded encouragingly, but Ella still 70 00:04:38,240 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 3: wasn't quite convinced. I don't know how do I get 71 00:04:41,760 --> 00:04:44,040 Speaker 3: rid of that scary secret train in my head just 72 00:04:44,040 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 3: by breathing. I can show you if you want. It's 73 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,839 Speaker 3: called self soothing, and you can do it anywhere. First, 74 00:04:50,880 --> 00:04:54,120 Speaker 3: you take a big breath in, think about how great 75 00:04:54,200 --> 00:04:56,839 Speaker 3: you are at math, and remind yourself that you know 76 00:04:57,200 --> 00:05:03,880 Speaker 3: all the answers. Ella inhaled as deep as she could, 77 00:05:04,600 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 3: all the way to the top of her forehead and 78 00:05:06,680 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 3: held her breath. Then you count to three and exhale 79 00:05:13,160 --> 00:05:16,640 Speaker 3: as hard as you can. You blow the anxiety and 80 00:05:16,680 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 3: the tiny train right out of your mouth, and everything 81 00:05:19,800 --> 00:05:26,120 Speaker 3: you need to know for your test stays put. H Thanks, Mama, 82 00:05:26,279 --> 00:05:30,200 Speaker 3: I hope it works tomorrow. This test feels really important. 83 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 2: Ella. 84 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:33,120 Speaker 4: As long as you do your best, we'll always be 85 00:05:33,160 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 4: proud of you. I have one more idea that might 86 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 4: help you, though. 87 00:05:36,680 --> 00:05:37,240 Speaker 3: What is it? 88 00:05:37,760 --> 00:05:39,880 Speaker 4: Sometimes when the orders are piling up at work, I 89 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,280 Speaker 4: start to feel a little overwhelmed. I like to use 90 00:05:43,279 --> 00:05:47,200 Speaker 4: a technique called grounding. You take a moment to think 91 00:05:47,240 --> 00:05:50,640 Speaker 4: of something you can touch, something you can see, something 92 00:05:50,640 --> 00:05:53,480 Speaker 4: you can taste, something you can smell, and something you 93 00:05:53,520 --> 00:05:56,960 Speaker 4: can hear. You could start with rose roly polly fur 94 00:05:56,960 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 4: as something you can touch. Usually, once I've got into 95 00:06:00,520 --> 00:06:02,960 Speaker 4: the second sense, I can't even remember why I was 96 00:06:03,000 --> 00:06:05,119 Speaker 4: so worried, and I could go right back to work. 97 00:06:05,600 --> 00:06:09,479 Speaker 3: Wow, I'll have to try that too. I'm gonna ace 98 00:06:09,560 --> 00:06:12,920 Speaker 3: my test tomorrow for sure, Mom and Dad. Ella jumped 99 00:06:12,960 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 3: up from the table and ran upstairs to her room. 100 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:19,799 Speaker 3: Her bright smile returned as relief melted away her overwhelming feelings. 101 00:06:20,279 --> 00:06:23,279 Speaker 3: But after she brushed her teeth and climbed into her cozy, 102 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:27,960 Speaker 3: comfy bed, she felt the scary feelings forming uncomfortable knots 103 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:30,599 Speaker 3: in her stomach, and she heard the faint sound of 104 00:06:30,640 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 3: that pesky train whistle in the distance. Ella's eyes flew 105 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 3: open and she sat up in her bed. Oh no, 106 00:06:38,240 --> 00:06:40,320 Speaker 3: the train is back and it's heading straight for that 107 00:06:40,440 --> 00:06:48,559 Speaker 3: secret tunnel. How will I take my test tomorrow? Okay, Ella, 108 00:06:49,279 --> 00:06:52,120 Speaker 3: you got this. All I have to do is breathe 109 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:54,960 Speaker 3: and remember what I know. I'm gonna do my best 110 00:06:54,960 --> 00:06:57,760 Speaker 3: on this test and have a wonderful day. Ella tried 111 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,839 Speaker 3: to stay confident as she walked to her seat, but 112 00:07:00,920 --> 00:07:03,159 Speaker 3: the closer she got to her desk, the more the 113 00:07:03,200 --> 00:07:06,240 Speaker 3: anxiety started to creep in. Ella felt like someone was 114 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,039 Speaker 3: tugging on her bouncy ponytails, and by the time she 115 00:07:09,080 --> 00:07:11,840 Speaker 3: got to her seat, she barely even noticed when Scout 116 00:07:11,880 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 3: and Layla said good morning to her. What's going on, Ella? 117 00:07:15,360 --> 00:07:18,160 Speaker 3: Layla jumped out of her seat and frantically waved her 118 00:07:18,160 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 3: hands in front of Ella's laser focused eyes. Ella, it's me. 119 00:07:22,840 --> 00:07:24,360 Speaker 3: Blink twice if you can hear me. 120 00:07:25,200 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: Ah. 121 00:07:25,760 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 4: Ella's just super focused because she's an artist. That's what 122 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:32,360 Speaker 4: makes her great. Once this test is donzo, she'll come 123 00:07:32,400 --> 00:07:33,000 Speaker 4: back to us. 124 00:07:33,440 --> 00:07:36,760 Speaker 3: Layla had seen Ella focus on her imaginative projects before, 125 00:07:37,080 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 3: but she usually looked happy, excited, not terrified worried. If 126 00:07:42,160 --> 00:07:45,480 Speaker 3: you say so, Scout, but I think we'd better keep 127 00:07:45,520 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 3: an eye on her just in case. It might be 128 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:54,080 Speaker 3: first week of school. Nerves. Breathe, Breathe, breathe, Ella whispered 129 00:07:54,080 --> 00:07:59,680 Speaker 3: to herself as her teacher passed out the test. Breathe, breathe, breathe. 130 00:08:00,080 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 3: Ella tried her best to remember what she'd studied as 131 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,240 Speaker 3: she double checked that all of her pencils were sharpened, 132 00:08:05,600 --> 00:08:09,920 Speaker 3: but she heard the anxiety train coming. Oh no, Ella 133 00:08:10,000 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 3: saw huge number seven standing in front of her with 134 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 3: scaly green skin and sharp, pointy fangs. Not now, number seven. 135 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:21,840 Speaker 3: Your job is to multiply, not terrify. Number seven ignored Ella, 136 00:08:21,880 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 3: and instead of going away, it opened its mouth wider 137 00:08:25,040 --> 00:08:27,560 Speaker 3: and wider until it grabbed the number nine that had 138 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:30,480 Speaker 3: been cowering in the corner of the classroom and swallowed 139 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:37,480 Speaker 3: it in one bite. Yikes, seven eight nine, I'm toast. 140 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 3: Ella wasn't used to uncomfortable emotions like the ones she 141 00:08:40,679 --> 00:08:45,040 Speaker 3: felt taking this test. Curiosity Cove Elementary was such an exciting, 142 00:08:45,240 --> 00:08:48,199 Speaker 3: encouraging place that she never had much time for worrying, 143 00:08:48,679 --> 00:08:51,839 Speaker 3: but this test had her in a tizzy. All right, 144 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,560 Speaker 3: cous everyone needs to quiet down now because it's time 145 00:08:55,600 --> 00:08:58,240 Speaker 3: to start our math tests. You all have been doing 146 00:08:58,240 --> 00:09:00,640 Speaker 3: a great job this week, and you have nothing to 147 00:09:00,640 --> 00:09:03,680 Speaker 3: worry about. This is simply for me to see where 148 00:09:03,720 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 3: we all are in math, and remember that I'm here 149 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:09,920 Speaker 3: if you have any questions at all. Ella tried as 150 00:09:09,960 --> 00:09:12,439 Speaker 3: hard as she could to shake off her jitters. She 151 00:09:12,480 --> 00:09:15,240 Speaker 3: cracked her little knuckles and scared down at the test 152 00:09:15,280 --> 00:09:18,240 Speaker 3: on her desk, ready to do her very best. That 153 00:09:18,360 --> 00:09:20,440 Speaker 3: was her plan, at least, but as soon as she 154 00:09:20,440 --> 00:09:23,400 Speaker 3: picked up her pencil, number seven popped up and began 155 00:09:23,559 --> 00:09:26,960 Speaker 3: taunting her leave me alone. I know this stuff like 156 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 3: the back of my hand, and I got every single 157 00:09:29,040 --> 00:09:32,160 Speaker 3: answer right when I practiced last night. I'll just start 158 00:09:32,200 --> 00:09:36,280 Speaker 3: with multiplication, or maybe I'll do order of operations first. 159 00:09:36,559 --> 00:09:39,080 Speaker 3: Ella decided to use her scratch paper to work out 160 00:09:39,120 --> 00:09:42,040 Speaker 3: one of the problems, but before she knew what was happening, 161 00:09:42,480 --> 00:09:45,520 Speaker 3: she was drawing the anxiety drain. It popped up out 162 00:09:45,559 --> 00:09:48,840 Speaker 3: of nowhere, speeding further away on the tracks with everything 163 00:09:48,880 --> 00:09:52,480 Speaker 3: she'd study, until it disappeared into the Dreadit's secret tunnel 164 00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:55,880 Speaker 3: in her mind. Ella dropped her pencil and slumped down 165 00:09:55,920 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 3: in her seat. Ella, are you okay back there? Ella 166 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,440 Speaker 3: knew that she had to finish the test, but this 167 00:10:03,520 --> 00:10:07,040 Speaker 3: had grown from a pesky little emotion to a really big, 168 00:10:07,160 --> 00:10:09,600 Speaker 3: scary feeling that she didn't feel like she can handle 169 00:10:09,640 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 3: on her own. I'm not okay, Actually, may I be excused? 170 00:10:14,920 --> 00:10:17,439 Speaker 3: I think I need to go to the nurse. Ella 171 00:10:17,520 --> 00:10:20,800 Speaker 3: flopped down on the nurse's cot and looked around the bright, 172 00:10:20,880 --> 00:10:24,080 Speaker 3: cheerful office. She felt a tiny bit better now that 173 00:10:24,160 --> 00:10:26,400 Speaker 3: she was out of the classroom, but when she thought 174 00:10:26,400 --> 00:10:28,680 Speaker 3: about going back to take the math test, she heard 175 00:10:28,679 --> 00:10:32,040 Speaker 3: the whistle of that pesky old train again. She pulled 176 00:10:32,160 --> 00:10:35,320 Speaker 3: Roe out of her backpack and hugged him tight, just 177 00:10:35,400 --> 00:10:37,960 Speaker 3: in case stuffed roly pulleys were afraid of trains too. 178 00:10:38,760 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 3: It's okay, Roe, Maybe my teacher will forget about us 179 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 3: and we can just stay back here until the end 180 00:10:43,880 --> 00:10:46,880 Speaker 3: of the school year. Roe didn't seem to object, and 181 00:10:46,920 --> 00:10:48,600 Speaker 3: as Ella looked down at him to see if he 182 00:10:48,640 --> 00:10:51,600 Speaker 3: had any more advice, she suddenly remembered what her dad 183 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:54,840 Speaker 3: said the night before. Okay, Roe is one thing I 184 00:10:54,880 --> 00:10:58,240 Speaker 3: can touch. The kindergarteners at Recess are one thing I 185 00:10:58,280 --> 00:11:02,880 Speaker 3: can hear. Hmm. I can still taste my toothpaste from 186 00:11:02,880 --> 00:11:06,320 Speaker 3: this morning. I can smell the yummy surprises the lunch 187 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:10,720 Speaker 3: ladies are making in the cafeteria. What's that row? What 188 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,640 Speaker 3: would we eat if we stayed back here forever? Hmm? 189 00:11:14,480 --> 00:11:16,800 Speaker 3: All the things I can see, of course. Oh, look 190 00:11:16,840 --> 00:11:19,960 Speaker 3: at that box of ten large cotton swabs. Roly pollies 191 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:23,440 Speaker 3: can eat those, right, There are three boxes, so that's 192 00:11:23,520 --> 00:11:26,000 Speaker 3: thirty swabs. That would get you to the end of 193 00:11:26,040 --> 00:11:28,920 Speaker 3: the week at least. Ella realized that she couldn't hear 194 00:11:28,920 --> 00:11:31,640 Speaker 3: the train anymore. She tried her best, but it seemed 195 00:11:31,679 --> 00:11:35,920 Speaker 3: like it had disappeared into thin air. I did, I multiplied, 196 00:11:36,440 --> 00:11:40,319 Speaker 3: and I wasn't even trying. Dad was right. The grounding 197 00:11:40,360 --> 00:11:43,719 Speaker 3: exercise really does work. Ella gently put Roe back in 198 00:11:43,760 --> 00:11:48,360 Speaker 3: her backpack, hopped off the cot, and ran toward the door. Ella, 199 00:11:49,080 --> 00:11:53,280 Speaker 3: are you feeling better already? Where are you going? I 200 00:11:53,360 --> 00:11:55,560 Speaker 3: feel great and I have to get back to class 201 00:11:55,640 --> 00:11:58,520 Speaker 3: right away. I have a math test to take. Ella 202 00:11:58,600 --> 00:12:01,720 Speaker 3: burst back into the classroom, practically flying down the aisle 203 00:12:01,760 --> 00:12:05,560 Speaker 3: until she landed at her desk. Better already, Ella, better 204 00:12:05,600 --> 00:12:09,439 Speaker 3: than ever. Ella picked up her pencil again, ready to go. 205 00:12:09,880 --> 00:12:13,000 Speaker 3: She saw the scary scay number seven creeping out of 206 00:12:13,040 --> 00:12:15,680 Speaker 3: the corner toward her, but she firmly shook her head. 207 00:12:16,960 --> 00:12:20,400 Speaker 3: We're not doing this again. Number seven. Leave me alone. 208 00:12:20,960 --> 00:12:23,160 Speaker 3: These anxious feelings can get the best of me if 209 00:12:23,160 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 3: I let them, But I'm gonna use them to push 210 00:12:26,480 --> 00:12:29,640 Speaker 3: through and do the really big things that scare me. Instead. 211 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,960 Speaker 3: I studied a lot, and I put in the hard 212 00:12:32,960 --> 00:12:37,319 Speaker 3: work like my parents always tell me. Excuse me, number seven, 213 00:12:38,000 --> 00:12:41,320 Speaker 3: I have a test to ace. Ella Beam does the 214 00:12:41,360 --> 00:12:45,360 Speaker 3: scary number seven shrunk before her very eyes, then crawled 215 00:12:45,400 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 3: off to a corner with a scowl. I don't have 216 00:12:47,720 --> 00:12:51,040 Speaker 3: anything to be afraid of. When Ella, Scout, Layla, and 217 00:12:51,080 --> 00:12:53,839 Speaker 3: the rest of their classmates finished the math tests, they 218 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:57,920 Speaker 3: all let out a huge sigh of relief. Yeah, uh 219 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:01,720 Speaker 3: you all right. Ella. You didn't seem like yourself earlier, 220 00:13:01,800 --> 00:13:03,800 Speaker 3: and we were a little worried about you. 221 00:13:04,679 --> 00:13:08,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, you were talking to yourself. Then when I looked 222 00:13:08,240 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 4: up again, poof, you were gone. 223 00:13:10,920 --> 00:13:14,280 Speaker 3: It's true. I had to escape to the nurse's office 224 00:13:14,320 --> 00:13:17,800 Speaker 3: because the feeling of being overwhelmed tried to run me over. 225 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:20,599 Speaker 3: I feel the same way at the beginning of the 226 00:13:20,640 --> 00:13:23,920 Speaker 3: school year two. Sometimes it's nice to know that I'm 227 00:13:23,960 --> 00:13:26,319 Speaker 3: not the only one dealing with big emotions like that. 228 00:13:26,800 --> 00:13:28,880 Speaker 4: Yep, I'm glad we're friends and we can talk about 229 00:13:28,920 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 4: these important feelings. But right now, the only big emotion 230 00:13:32,080 --> 00:13:34,840 Speaker 4: I'm feeling is hungry. Is it lunchtime? 231 00:13:34,920 --> 00:13:35,160 Speaker 1: Yet? 232 00:13:35,440 --> 00:13:39,360 Speaker 4: Whatever they're making in the cafeteria sure smells great. 233 00:13:39,960 --> 00:13:41,760 Speaker 3: That's one of the smells that I used to help 234 00:13:41,800 --> 00:13:45,319 Speaker 3: ground myself. Well, it smells like this new school year 235 00:13:45,400 --> 00:13:47,120 Speaker 3: is off to a cheesy start. 236 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:50,319 Speaker 4: Then give me a high twenty minus fifteen and let's 237 00:13:50,400 --> 00:13:51,120 Speaker 4: get in line. 238 00:13:51,640 --> 00:13:56,199 Speaker 3: You can just say high five, Scout. The test is over, Ella, 239 00:13:56,320 --> 00:13:59,040 Speaker 3: Scout and Layla laughed together and joined the rest of 240 00:13:59,080 --> 00:14:06,360 Speaker 3: their classmates lunchline without the anxiety train. Of course, boy 241 00:14:06,480 --> 00:14:10,320 Speaker 3: oh boy, math tests and all kinds of tests have 242 00:14:10,480 --> 00:14:13,120 Speaker 3: definitely been known to bring out the anxiety train in 243 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 3: all of us at least once or twice. I'm glad 244 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:18,880 Speaker 3: I got to learn the tools needed to overcome it. 245 00:14:19,280 --> 00:14:21,920 Speaker 3: I hope you do too. There's all kinds of self 246 00:14:21,960 --> 00:14:24,160 Speaker 3: southing techniques out there, in addition to the ones that 247 00:14:24,200 --> 00:14:27,120 Speaker 3: I used. If you find yourself facing a really big 248 00:14:27,120 --> 00:14:29,960 Speaker 3: emotion like that, one, ask one of the grown ups 249 00:14:29,960 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 3: in your life for help working through it. We really 250 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:35,920 Speaker 3: hope you enjoyed our adventure and curiosity cove today, and 251 00:14:35,960 --> 00:14:38,560 Speaker 3: we can't wait for you to join me and all 252 00:14:38,600 --> 00:14:41,960 Speaker 3: my other friends on the next one. All right, I 253 00:14:42,000 --> 00:14:45,080 Speaker 3: need a snack, so I'm at it. Back home until 254 00:14:45,120 --> 00:14:49,280 Speaker 3: next time. Friends, we never say goodbye. It's always see 255 00:14:49,320 --> 00:14:53,640 Speaker 3: you later. Adventures of Curiosity Cove was created by Tika 256 00:14:53,680 --> 00:14:58,680 Speaker 3: Sumter and Nicholas Muscarella. Today's story was written by Lydia Caradine. 257 00:14:59,160 --> 00:15:02,360 Speaker 3: Adventures of Curio Iosity Cove's theme song was written and 258 00:15:02,400 --> 00:15:07,280 Speaker 3: composed by Mattie Limb and sung by Laura Saraphine. Engineered 259 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:13,320 Speaker 3: by Robert Altschuler, sound effects by Command Creative Studios. 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