Speaker 1: I hear that they call him doctor Creepy Teeth and he's.
Speaker 2: Got enough full green tea.
Speaker 1: I hear they's got a pet alligator in his office
Speaker 1: to make sure.
Speaker 3: You'll sit still.
Speaker 4: Billy says that he heard that instead of hands, he's
Speaker 4: got pincers that he uses to keep.
Speaker 2: Your mouth open.
Speaker 3: Hmmm.
Speaker 4: Do you all think these things are true or that
Speaker 4: perhaps you've only heard rumors that someone made up?
Speaker 2: I hear.
Speaker 4: Welcome to Stories for Kids by Lingo Kids, where we
Speaker 4: discover fascinating facts about the world around us and the
Speaker 4: fun of play learning.
Speaker 2: Today we're thinking about worries.
Speaker 4: And fears and how sometimes we can get ideas in
Speaker 4: our heads that aren't actually real.
Speaker 2: Let's check back in with our friends.
Speaker 3: So what day's your appointment?
Speaker 2: Lisa?
Speaker 3: Monday? For me, Billy.
Speaker 4: Billy says his is on Tuesday. What about your dentist appointment, Cawie?
Speaker 3: Mine is on Wednesday?
Speaker 1: Yeahhoo, and mine's on Thursday, which means I'm the last
Speaker 1: to go.
Speaker 2: Well, I'm happy that I'm going first.
Speaker 1: But Lisa, the green Keith, that's a alligator Pencer hands.
Speaker 1: I know, I know, but if those things are true,
Speaker 1: I'd rather find out soon, instead of waiting day after
Speaker 1: day worrying about it.
Speaker 4: Right.
Speaker 1: Uh oh, look at Elliott.
Speaker 2: Alligator Pi threes.
Speaker 3: Kelly. Yet there's no sense in worrying about it. Everyone
Speaker 3: has to go to the dentist, and after we go,
Speaker 3: we'll tell you the truth about him.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm sure.
Speaker 3: No, No, those things are actually real.
Speaker 4: Your friends are right, Elliot. Once you go, you'll find
Speaker 4: that you had nothing to worry about.
Speaker 1: No, thanks, you know what my teeth are actually find
Speaker 1: the way they are.
Speaker 3: I don't need to see the dentists. But weren't you
Speaker 3: complaining about a toothache yesterday? It's all better now, no
Speaker 3: dentist for me.
Speaker 4: What do you think, lingo kids listeners, do you think
Speaker 4: Elliot's toothache has actually gone away? And even if it has,
Speaker 4: should he go to the dentist anyways? Well, here's a
Speaker 4: very special poem to help you decide. Elliot the Panda
Speaker 4: had worries and fear as the thought of visiting the
Speaker 4: dentist drew near. He'd lay awake in his bed with
Speaker 4: a fright as dreams of alligators came in the night,
Speaker 4: and as his friends began visiting this new dentist each
Speaker 4: day they've tried to drive Elliot's worries away. On Monday,
Speaker 4: Brave Lisa, the first friend to go, said his teeth.
Speaker 3: Are green, Elliot, they're white as the snow.
Speaker 4: Billy went next, saying the dentist was friendly and tall,
Speaker 4: no fierce creatures, no alligator at all.
Speaker 2: Callie was third and told Elliott.
Speaker 1: He doesn't have pimpsers for hands, and he's actually a nice, friendly,
Speaker 1: regular man.
Speaker 4: And finally it was time for Elliot's turn, but he
Speaker 4: didn't show up. His friends would soon learn, and so
Speaker 4: they went looking for him all around town, and finally
Speaker 4: they found him, still wearing a frow.
Speaker 3: Elliott, we hard you didn't go to your dentist appointment.
Speaker 1: Yeah, we told you that from the dentist isn't anything
Speaker 1: to be worried about.
Speaker 3: You believe us, don't you. I believe you.
Speaker 2: I just don't need to go.
Speaker 3: I'm fine, like you think, is all gone?
Speaker 2: Well, that's good because we.
Speaker 3: Brought you some curunee peanut riddle your favorite. Wow.
Speaker 1: Thanks everyone, Wow my tooth.
Speaker 2: You guys tricked me.
Speaker 3: I'm sorry, Elliott, but it was for your own good.
Speaker 3: We know you've just been avoiding the dentists because you're afraid,
Speaker 3: but you don't need to be.
Speaker 1: We're coming with you.
Speaker 3: You are.
Speaker 4: Billy says that the dentist has an opening to see
Speaker 4: you today. It's probably a good idea, Elliott. Even if
Speaker 4: you're not feeling pain, it's important to get checked regularly
Speaker 4: by doctors and dentists.
Speaker 3: You've got to practice good brushing habits and flossing.
Speaker 2: Okay, okay, I'll go. And so the friends set out to.
Speaker 4: The dentists again, and the a receptionist was holding a pen.
Speaker 4: She asked for his name.
Speaker 2: Elliot then gestured to a seat.
Speaker 4: Where he waited nervously, tapping his feet, and finally, when
Speaker 4: his name was called, Ellie, he found himself facing a
Speaker 4: man who was bald, hey and friendly and full of
Speaker 4: great cheer. That's better, and Elliott felt he no longer
Speaker 4: had any fear. The man explained every tool, he told
Speaker 4: plenty of jokes.
Speaker 2: He'd say, this won't hurt, you'll just feel a small poke.
Speaker 4: Soon they were done, the man said there's no more,
Speaker 4: and Elliot's tooth was no longer sore, so he waved
Speaker 4: and left the big dentist chair and found all of
Speaker 4: his friends were still waiting there. So He flashed them
Speaker 4: a smile, then let out a great shout.
Speaker 2: I told you I had nothing to worry about.
Speaker 4: Hey, well, Lingo kids listeners, thanks for joining us for
Speaker 4: this very special story. Today, we learned that sometimes we
Speaker 4: get ourselves worried over things that we hear, or even
Speaker 4: things that we've made up in our own minds, But
Speaker 4: we should always try to experience things for ourselves, because
Speaker 4: a lot of the time those worries aren't as bad
Speaker 4: as we think. We also learned that it's great to
Speaker 4: have good friends that support us when we're feeling worried
Speaker 4: about something.
Speaker 2: We'll see you next time.