Speaker 1: Hi, Billy, what are you up to? Wow, that sounds great.
Speaker 1: Billy says he's charging up a new model airplane he's
Speaker 1: just built. Then he's going to test it out. Oh,
Speaker 1: looks like the power just went out, Billy. Yep, it
Speaker 1: seems like we're going to be in the dark. I
Speaker 1: don't think your model airplane is going to charge now.
Speaker 1: Billy says he's got an idea. Welcome to Stories for
Speaker 1: Kids by Lingo Kids, where we discover fascinating facts about
Speaker 1: the world around us and the fun of play learning. Today,
Speaker 1: we're examining technology and the things it lets us do,
Speaker 1: but also the things we can do without it, and
Speaker 1: how those can be just as imp Let's check back
Speaker 1: with Billy and hear his idea. Billy says he's going
Speaker 1: to see what Elliott.
Speaker 2: Is up to.
Speaker 1: At the same time, in a study.
Speaker 3: Room, These typing lessons are pretty tough, but I think
Speaker 3: I'm getting to hang out.
Speaker 2: WHOA, what was that My computer just shut off? Oh?
Speaker 1: Hi, Billy, Billy asks if he can charge his model
Speaker 1: airplane here.
Speaker 3: Sorry, Billy, my power went out too, And just as
Speaker 3: I was learning to type.
Speaker 2: Maybe let's go check on Cowie.
Speaker 1: At the same time, in a lounge.
Speaker 2: Come on, come on, and god past that blue car. Yes,
Speaker 2: I'm gonna win. I'm going to one one. No, what happened? Hi?
Speaker 4: Cawye oh, Hi Billy, Hi, Elliott?
Speaker 2: What's all this?
Speaker 3: Billy brought his model airplane to charge, and I brought
Speaker 3: my computer.
Speaker 4: We were going to see if we could. Oh, I
Speaker 4: don't have power either. Sorry, guys. I was right in
Speaker 4: the middle of my race race in my video game.
Speaker 1: So what should we do?
Speaker 2: Let's check on Lisa. Where is she?
Speaker 3: I haven't seen her for a while, Lisa, all around
Speaker 3: back the backyard.
Speaker 2: Let's go, Elliott, callie, Billy.
Speaker 5: Yeah, why are you kiddying all of that stuff?
Speaker 3: Well, Billy was trying to charge a smaller airplane, and
Speaker 3: I was learning how to.
Speaker 2: Type, and Carrie was playing a wickie game. But the
Speaker 2: power went out. So, oh, the power's out.
Speaker 1: I didn't know.
Speaker 2: Wait what have you been doing?
Speaker 1: Then?
Speaker 2: Yeah?
Speaker 1: I'd been outside all day.
Speaker 5: It's beautiful out and I was looking through some of
Speaker 5: the old things that adults used to play with when
Speaker 5: they were kids.
Speaker 2: They're pretty fun.
Speaker 1: Lisa's right. There were no cell phones. You had to
Speaker 1: just find friends at their houses or out and about
Speaker 1: and when you got lost you only had paper maps.
Speaker 5: Oh, that gives me an idea for your airplane problem.
Speaker 5: Billy here, stay right here, I'll be right now.
Speaker 2: Back here. Look at this.
Speaker 3: But Lisa, it's just a piece of paper.
Speaker 5: Right, But we can all make our own airplanes with
Speaker 5: Billy here, I'll show you had to make a really
Speaker 5: fast one.
Speaker 2: Wow.
Speaker 5: Now here is how to make one that does loofty loops.
Speaker 2: That's amazing. Can I try? Of course everyone can join in.
Speaker 1: Great job, Lisa, Billy says, this is even more fun.
Speaker 1: He's making all sorts of new designs with these paper airplanes.
Speaker 1: And you know that this is how we send messages
Speaker 1: to each other. Before texting or email, we'd write letters
Speaker 1: on paper and put them in the mail.
Speaker 4: Wow, Elliott, that solves your typing problem.
Speaker 2: Huh, it does, sure.
Speaker 1: Because look what I've got.
Speaker 3: A pencil.
Speaker 5: Yes, you don't need to lug that computer around. Learning
Speaker 5: how to type is important, but soone is learning to
Speaker 5: write by hand.
Speaker 1: That's right, Lisa. What do you think podcast listeners? What
Speaker 1: are some things that you like to do that don't
Speaker 1: require power?
Speaker 2: That's it, Elliot. I'm getting the hang of it, and
Speaker 2: it never needs to be plugged in.
Speaker 1: Look, we can't even write funny things to each other.
Speaker 5: Look, elliot, hey, how do we put these two things together?
Speaker 3: We can write letters, then full them into airplanes and.
Speaker 2: Send them to each other. Yeah, here comes my mine too?
Speaker 2: Was this notement for me? Calie? Nope? Who this one?
Speaker 1: Sometimes that's part of the fun. I bet you'll even
Speaker 1: learn to recognize each other's handwriting. It's like your fingerprints.
Speaker 1: Everyone's are different, and that's what makes it special.
Speaker 2: Lisa, this is really fun.
Speaker 4: I was right in the middle of my racing game
Speaker 4: when the power went Now I had an idea for that.
Speaker 2: Kwi.
Speaker 5: All right, everyone ready ready, Yeah.
Speaker 1: Cawie, the power's back on.
Speaker 2: Do you want to come back inside? Yeah? Thanks, I've
Speaker 2: got a race to wed alright.
Speaker 5: First one to bite to that tree wins.
Speaker 2: Ready set down?
Speaker 1: Well, lingo kids, listeners, thanks for joining us for this story.
Speaker 1: We learned that technology is helpful for many things, but
Speaker 1: sometimes the simplest things can spark the most creative ideas.
Speaker 1: We'll see you next time.