1 00:00:02,002 --> 00:00:03,937 [birds chirping] 2 00:00:03,937 --> 00:00:06,106 [doorbell ringing] 3 00:00:06,106 --> 00:00:08,475 (children) ♪Hello! Hello!♪ 4 00:00:08,475 --> 00:00:11,144 ♪Won't you be my friend?♪ 5 00:00:11,144 --> 00:00:13,513 ♪Hello! Hello!♪ 6 00:00:13,513 --> 00:00:16,049 ♪Let's say it again.♪ 7 00:00:16,049 --> 00:00:18,418 ♪Hello! Hello!♪ 8 00:00:18,418 --> 00:00:20,954 ♪Won't you be my friend?♪ 9 00:00:20,954 --> 00:00:23,523 ♪Hello! Hello!♪ 10 00:00:23,523 --> 00:00:25,458 ♪Now you are my friend.♪ 11 00:00:25,458 --> 00:00:28,728 ♪♪♪ 12 00:00:28,728 --> 00:00:31,031 ♪H-E-L-L-O♪ 13 00:00:31,031 --> 00:00:33,700 ♪That's a word we all should know.♪ 14 00:00:33,700 --> 00:00:36,469 ♪H-E-L-L-O♪ 15 00:00:36,469 --> 00:00:38,171 ♪You can say it.♪ 16 00:00:38,171 --> 00:00:39,572 ♪Just say hello.♪ 17 00:00:39,572 --> 00:00:55,121 ♪♪♪ 18 00:00:58,224 --> 00:01:00,560 Hey! There's Mr. Chuck! 19 00:01:00,560 --> 00:01:02,796 Well, hello, friend! 20 00:01:02,796 --> 00:01:05,899 Hello, Mr. Chuck! 21 00:01:13,473 --> 00:01:20,680 [sniffing] 22 00:01:20,680 --> 00:01:22,649 Achoo! 23 00:01:22,649 --> 00:01:25,285 Excuse me, please. 24 00:01:25,285 --> 00:01:28,788 I think I've got a bit of a cold or something coming on. 25 00:01:28,788 --> 00:01:32,092 I know I'm not feeling as well as I usually do, 26 00:01:32,092 --> 00:01:35,595 so I called the doctor's office for an appointment. 27 00:01:35,595 --> 00:01:38,398 [sniffing] 28 00:01:38,398 --> 00:01:41,968 Would you like to come along, too? 29 00:01:41,968 --> 00:01:48,341 Can you remember visiting the doctor's office? 30 00:01:48,341 --> 00:01:51,611 Sometimes you have to go to the doctor when you're sick. 31 00:01:51,611 --> 00:01:55,715 Other times you go to the doctor to get immunizations. 32 00:01:55,715 --> 00:01:57,484 Or shots. 33 00:01:57,484 --> 00:02:00,086 You know these immunizations can help keep you 34 00:02:00,086 --> 00:02:03,656 from getting really bad diseases. 35 00:02:03,656 --> 00:02:08,027 Like hepatitis and polio. 36 00:02:08,027 --> 00:02:13,333 I know when I was really young they had just started immunizing 37 00:02:13,333 --> 00:02:17,871 people against polio, and before that lots of people 38 00:02:17,871 --> 00:02:20,340 would get polio. 39 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:23,176 But now, now that the vaccine has been given 40 00:02:23,176 --> 00:02:29,415 for so many years, hardly anyone gets it anymore. 41 00:02:29,415 --> 00:02:33,319 No one likes to get shots because they do hurt 42 00:02:33,319 --> 00:02:35,054 a little bit. 43 00:02:35,054 --> 00:02:39,292 But when you consider how sick you can get when you don't 44 00:02:39,292 --> 00:02:44,197 get your shots, I tell you, it's worth it. 45 00:02:44,197 --> 00:02:48,868 I know, it's hard to think about that when you're getting a shot, 46 00:02:48,868 --> 00:02:51,404 but believe me when I say immunizations 47 00:02:51,404 --> 00:02:54,340 are very important. 48 00:02:54,340 --> 00:02:56,809 They are. 49 00:02:56,809 --> 00:03:00,380 Looks like it's about time for me to go visit the doctor. 50 00:03:00,380 --> 00:03:02,549 [coughing] 51 00:03:02,549 --> 00:03:03,850 Come along. 52 00:03:03,850 --> 00:03:10,990 ♪♪♪ 53 00:03:14,894 --> 00:03:17,297 [coughing] 54 00:03:22,135 --> 00:03:23,203 ♪♪♪ 55 00:03:23,203 --> 00:03:24,504 Hello! Can I help you? 56 00:03:24,504 --> 00:03:27,340 Hello, I'm Mr. Chuck and I'm here to see Dr. Martis. 57 00:03:27,340 --> 00:03:29,375 Okay, could I get you to sign in please? 58 00:03:29,375 --> 00:03:30,476 Sure. 59 00:03:30,476 --> 00:03:33,413 ♪♪♪ 60 00:03:33,413 --> 00:03:35,815 Thank you. She'll be with you in just a moment. 61 00:03:35,815 --> 00:03:37,383 Could I get you to have a seat? 62 00:03:37,383 --> 00:03:38,484 Sure, thank you. 63 00:03:38,484 --> 00:03:46,392 ♪♪♪ 64 00:03:46,392 --> 00:03:49,262 Do you ever find it hard to wait? 65 00:03:49,262 --> 00:03:53,833 Right now I have to wait until the doctor can see me. 66 00:03:53,833 --> 00:03:57,036 Even though I know it's only going to be a few minutes 67 00:03:57,036 --> 00:04:01,040 it can seem like a lot longer. 68 00:04:01,040 --> 00:04:04,377 What can you do when you have to wait? 69 00:04:04,377 --> 00:04:06,713 Well, you might look at a book. 70 00:04:06,713 --> 00:04:10,383 Or you might draw a picture. 71 00:04:10,383 --> 00:04:12,719 When you go somewhere like a doctor's office, 72 00:04:12,719 --> 00:04:14,954 you know you can't take too many things. 73 00:04:14,954 --> 00:04:18,858 But you might want to put some paper and a few crayons 74 00:04:18,858 --> 00:04:22,962 in your backpack to use while you're waiting. 75 00:04:22,962 --> 00:04:27,500 Some doctor's offices even have toys for you to play with. 76 00:04:27,500 --> 00:04:29,402 Mr. Chuck, the doctor will see you now. 77 00:04:29,402 --> 00:04:30,903 Oh, yes. 78 00:04:30,903 --> 00:04:31,904 Follow me. 79 00:04:31,904 --> 00:04:36,142 ♪♪♪ 80 00:04:36,142 --> 00:04:38,611 (nurse) Co me this way and we can get you we ighed. 81 00:04:40,947 --> 00:04:44,684 Step right up here for me. 82 00:04:50,089 --> 00:04:52,458 Okay, you can step down. 83 00:05:00,166 --> 00:05:02,969 (nurse) Come on in here. 84 00:05:02,969 --> 00:05:05,371 Have a seat up here and let up your sleeve 85 00:05:05,371 --> 00:05:07,240 so I can take your blood pressure. 86 00:05:07,240 --> 00:05:11,144 Thank you. 87 00:05:11,144 --> 00:05:12,312 Is this going to hurt? 88 00:05:12,312 --> 00:05:13,313 No sir, it's not. 89 00:05:23,923 --> 00:05:25,792 Relax your arm down. 90 00:05:43,976 --> 00:05:45,244 Okay. 91 00:05:52,485 --> 00:05:55,054 And now we're going to take your temperature. 92 00:06:02,562 --> 00:06:18,444 ♪♪♪ 93 00:06:18,878 --> 00:06:20,046 Alright. 94 00:06:20,046 --> 00:06:21,714 The doctor will be in to see you. 95 00:06:21,714 --> 00:06:25,051 Thank you very much. 96 00:06:25,051 --> 00:06:31,324 I have to wait some more till the doctor is ready to see me. 97 00:06:31,324 --> 00:06:33,960 Can you think of other times you've had to wait 98 00:06:33,960 --> 00:06:35,628 for something? 99 00:06:35,628 --> 00:06:38,765 How about when you wait for your parents to pick you up 100 00:06:38,765 --> 00:06:40,500 from daycare? 101 00:06:40,500 --> 00:06:43,770 Or have you ever had to wait for a bus? 102 00:06:43,770 --> 00:06:48,508 Think about other things you've had to wait for. 103 00:06:48,508 --> 00:06:51,144 What do you like to do when you have to wait? 104 00:06:51,144 --> 00:06:52,678 Hello, Mr. Chuck. 105 00:06:52,678 --> 00:06:53,813 Hello, doctor. 106 00:06:53,813 --> 00:06:55,014 How are you today? 107 00:06:55,014 --> 00:06:57,717 I'm fine. The question is how are you today? 108 00:06:57,717 --> 00:07:00,353 Well really, doctor, I'm not feeling very well. 109 00:07:00,353 --> 00:07:02,855 I've got a sore, scratchy throat and my ears seem 110 00:07:02,855 --> 00:07:04,090 to be stopped up. 111 00:07:04,090 --> 00:07:05,758 Okay, well let's have a look. 112 00:07:05,758 --> 00:07:07,927 I'm going to look at your ears first. 113 00:07:10,096 --> 00:07:12,698 Okay, now this won't hurt now. 114 00:07:12,698 --> 00:07:16,369 But it might tickle just a little bit. 115 00:07:17,437 --> 00:07:19,705 Now your other ear. 116 00:07:24,577 --> 00:07:28,147 How can you tell, doctor, if I'm sick by looking in my ears. 117 00:07:28,147 --> 00:07:32,552 Well, I see your eardrum and I see the bones 118 00:07:32,552 --> 00:07:35,621 behind your eardrum and those bones make your eardrums vibrate 119 00:07:35,621 --> 00:07:36,689 so that you can hear. 120 00:07:36,689 --> 00:07:37,990 You can hear the dog bark, 121 00:07:37,990 --> 00:07:39,725 you can hear your mom calling you, 122 00:07:39,725 --> 00:07:41,027 you can hear your friends. 123 00:07:41,027 --> 00:07:43,496 Well, how is looking in my ear going to find out 124 00:07:43,496 --> 00:07:46,032 if I'm sick? 125 00:07:46,032 --> 00:07:48,868 Well I can find out if you're sick by looking at your ear 126 00:07:48,868 --> 00:07:51,471 because see there's a bright light that has to shine 127 00:07:51,471 --> 00:07:53,072 back at me when I look at it. 128 00:07:53,072 --> 00:07:56,309 If that bright light doesn't shine back at me from your eardrum 129 00:07:56,309 --> 00:07:59,879 then that means that your ear is sick and infected. 130 00:07:59,879 --> 00:08:01,214 Well, that's something. 131 00:08:01,214 --> 00:08:03,649 Now let's have a look at your mouth, okay? 132 00:08:03,649 --> 00:08:04,951 Now say, "Ahh." 133 00:08:04,951 --> 00:08:06,085 Stick your tongue out. 134 00:08:06,085 --> 00:08:07,119 Ahhh. 135 00:08:07,119 --> 00:08:08,488 Good. Good. 136 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:10,923 Now your throat doesn't look too bad. 137 00:08:10,923 --> 00:08:13,693 I don't think that's that bad. 138 00:08:13,693 --> 00:08:18,097 But I think we need to listen to your lungs next, though. 139 00:08:18,097 --> 00:08:19,732 What is that called, doctor? 140 00:08:19,732 --> 00:08:21,968 It's called a stethoscope. 141 00:08:21,968 --> 00:08:24,437 Oh, and what does that do? 142 00:08:24,437 --> 00:08:27,006 It allows me to be able to hear your heartbeat 143 00:08:27,006 --> 00:08:29,408 and to hear your lungs when you breathe. 144 00:08:29,408 --> 00:08:32,812 So first let's listen to your heart. 145 00:08:39,151 --> 00:08:40,953 Now if you sit up a little for me, 146 00:08:40,953 --> 00:08:42,889 I'm going to listen to your lungs. 147 00:08:42,889 --> 00:08:44,991 Open your mouth and take a deep breath. 148 00:08:44,991 --> 00:08:46,225 [inhaling and exhaling] 149 00:08:46,225 --> 00:08:47,393 One more time. 150 00:08:47,393 --> 00:08:49,395 I don't hear anything, doctor. 151 00:08:49,395 --> 00:08:50,396 Pardon? 152 00:08:50,396 --> 00:08:52,031 I don't hear anything. 153 00:08:52,031 --> 00:08:54,834 Yeah, you're not going to hear it, but with a stethoscope 154 00:08:54,834 --> 00:08:57,870 it allows me to hear everything inside. 155 00:08:57,870 --> 00:08:59,405 You can hear it. 156 00:08:59,405 --> 00:09:02,008 I can hear it as long as I put this in my ear. 157 00:09:02,008 --> 00:09:04,410 Well how can you tell if I'm sick with that? 158 00:09:04,410 --> 00:09:06,612 It makes all kinds of different noises, 159 00:09:06,612 --> 00:09:08,414 the lung does when it gets sick. 160 00:09:08,414 --> 00:09:11,918 And the heart, it can skip beats and not beat normally 161 00:09:11,918 --> 00:09:14,587 and that'll let me know if something is wrong there. 162 00:09:14,587 --> 00:09:15,721 I hope I'm alright. 163 00:09:15,721 --> 00:09:17,957 Well, not that alright. 164 00:09:17,957 --> 00:09:20,726 I think you have an ear infection in both of your ears. 165 00:09:20,726 --> 00:09:24,096 Oh, what are you going to do to make me feel better? 166 00:09:24,096 --> 00:09:26,999 I'm going to write a prescription for some antibiotics, 167 00:09:26,999 --> 00:09:30,102 but you have to take all the medicine for all of the days 168 00:09:30,102 --> 00:09:33,239 that they tell you to take it or else you won't feel any better. 169 00:09:33,239 --> 00:09:35,007 What is an antibiotic, doctor? 170 00:09:35,007 --> 00:09:38,678 An antibiotic is medication that fights bacteria. 171 00:09:38,678 --> 00:09:40,580 And the bacteria cause infection. 172 00:09:40,580 --> 00:09:42,148 Oh, it kills all the germs. 173 00:09:42,148 --> 00:09:45,051 Kills all the germs that cause infection. 174 00:09:45,051 --> 00:09:51,991 ♪♪♪ 175 00:09:51,991 --> 00:09:53,326 Here you go, Mr. Chuck. 176 00:09:53,326 --> 00:09:55,628 Here's your prescription. 177 00:09:55,628 --> 00:09:56,896 Thank you, doctor. 178 00:09:56,896 --> 00:09:58,998 And here's a little something for you. 179 00:09:58,998 --> 00:10:00,099 Thank you. 180 00:10:00,099 --> 00:10:01,934 Now you have to take care of yourself. 181 00:10:01,934 --> 00:10:03,769 I feel better already. 182 00:10:03,769 --> 00:10:05,705 Good. We'll see you next time, okay? 183 00:10:05,705 --> 00:10:07,073 Thank you very much, doctor. 184 00:10:07,073 --> 00:10:08,074 Alright, bye-bye. 185 00:10:08,074 --> 00:10:09,075 So long. 186 00:10:09,075 --> 00:10:14,647 ♪♪♪ 187 00:10:14,647 --> 00:10:16,482 Thanks a lot. 188 00:10:16,482 --> 00:10:17,483 Good-bye now. 189 00:10:17,483 --> 00:10:19,452 We'll see you next time. 190 00:10:19,452 --> 00:10:24,256 ♪♪♪ 191 00:11:32,191 --> 00:11:36,095 Well I feel better now that I've taken my medicine. 192 00:11:36,095 --> 00:11:39,965 Let's play a game, okay? 193 00:11:39,965 --> 00:11:44,770 It's called Get Off My Body, Bird. 194 00:11:44,770 --> 00:11:45,871 You can play it, too. 195 00:11:45,871 --> 00:11:47,206 Right now. 196 00:11:47,206 --> 00:11:50,342 Just do what I do. 197 00:11:50,342 --> 00:11:54,180 I think we've played it before, do you remember? 198 00:11:54,180 --> 00:12:00,686 Well, just in case you don't remember, here's what you do. 199 00:12:00,686 --> 00:12:04,123 Hook your thumbs together like this... 200 00:12:04,123 --> 00:12:07,593 ♪♪♪ 201 00:12:07,593 --> 00:12:11,464 That kind of looks like a bird, do esn't it? 202 00:12:11,464 --> 00:12:13,299 Well, sort of. 203 00:12:13,299 --> 00:12:16,302 Especially if you flap your fingers like this. 204 00:12:16,302 --> 00:12:18,804 ♪♪♪ 205 00:12:18,804 --> 00:12:22,041 Hey, that's the bird. 206 00:12:22,041 --> 00:12:24,477 Can you make the bird fly around? 207 00:12:24,477 --> 00:12:30,950 ♪♪♪ 208 00:12:30,950 --> 00:12:33,385 Now you're going to let the bird fly around 209 00:12:33,385 --> 00:12:38,224 and land on... 210 00:12:38,224 --> 00:12:40,493 our shoulder. 211 00:12:40,493 --> 00:12:43,496 ♪♪♪ 212 00:12:43,496 --> 00:12:47,399 Did it land on your shoulder? 213 00:12:47,399 --> 00:12:52,037 Well, let's tell it to get off. 214 00:12:52,037 --> 00:12:55,274 Say this, "Get off my body, bird." 215 00:12:55,274 --> 00:12:57,443 ♪♪♪ 216 00:12:57,443 --> 00:12:59,678 And make the bird fly away. 217 00:12:59,678 --> 00:13:01,614 ♪♪♪ 218 00:13:01,614 --> 00:13:05,251 Okay, try it again. 219 00:13:05,251 --> 00:13:12,958 Let's make our birds fly around and around and land on our knee. 220 00:13:12,958 --> 00:13:15,161 ♪♪♪ 221 00:13:15,161 --> 00:13:18,464 Did your bird land on your knee? 222 00:13:18,464 --> 00:13:22,968 Well, what do we say? 223 00:13:22,968 --> 00:13:27,439 We say, "Get off my body, bird." 224 00:13:27,439 --> 00:13:30,442 And make the bird fly away. 225 00:13:30,442 --> 00:13:33,946 ♪♪♪ 226 00:13:33,946 --> 00:13:39,819 How about one more? 227 00:13:39,819 --> 00:13:42,588 Let's get our little bird flying now. 228 00:13:42,588 --> 00:13:46,492 Around it goes. 229 00:13:46,492 --> 00:13:49,361 And it's going to land on my head. 230 00:13:49,361 --> 00:13:50,496 ♪♪♪ 231 00:13:50,496 --> 00:13:52,531 Oh! 232 00:13:52,531 --> 00:13:54,300 Did it land on your head? 233 00:13:54,300 --> 00:13:57,536 ♪♪♪ 234 00:13:57,536 --> 00:14:00,639 What can we do? 235 00:14:00,639 --> 00:14:02,474 Let's say it together. 236 00:14:02,474 --> 00:14:05,211 Get off my body, bird! 237 00:14:05,211 --> 00:14:08,147 ♪♪♪ 238 00:14:08,147 --> 00:14:09,648 Oh, yes. 239 00:14:09,648 --> 00:14:11,116 ♪♪♪ 240 00:14:11,116 --> 00:14:17,156 I know, let's tell the bird to fly away. 241 00:14:17,156 --> 00:14:19,191 Say it with me. 242 00:14:19,191 --> 00:14:24,663 Fly away, bird! Fly away, bird! 243 00:14:24,663 --> 00:14:28,434 There he goes. 244 00:14:28,434 --> 00:14:34,773 I think it's gone. 245 00:14:34,773 --> 00:14:37,776 Ah, that was fun. 246 00:14:37,776 --> 00:14:42,581 And you know, playing it helps us learn the different parts 247 00:14:42,581 --> 00:14:46,585 of our bodies. 248 00:14:46,585 --> 00:14:49,855 Try playing it with your other friends sometimes. 249 00:14:55,294 --> 00:14:58,030 (man) ♪Hey! Hey! Hey!♪ 250 00:14:58,030 --> 00:15:01,100 Hey, everybody, let's get ready fo r... 251 00:15:02,902 --> 00:15:05,337 ♪One, two, three four♪ 252 00:15:05,337 --> 00:15:07,206 ♪Everybody walk.♪ 253 00:15:07,206 --> 00:15:18,817 ♪♪♪ 254 00:15:18,817 --> 00:15:20,519 ♪Move your feet♪ 255 00:15:20,519 --> 00:15:34,566 ♪♪♪ 256 00:15:34,566 --> 00:15:36,468 ♪That's good.♪ 257 00:15:36,468 --> 00:15:39,471 ♪Now just do what the animals do.♪ 258 00:15:39,471 --> 00:15:44,910 ♪♪♪ 259 00:15:44,910 --> 00:15:46,845 ♪Move your head.♪ 260 00:15:46,845 --> 00:15:53,552 ♪♪♪ 261 00:15:53,552 --> 00:15:55,421 ♪Try this.♪ 262 00:15:55,421 --> 00:16:06,966 ♪♪♪ 263 00:16:06,966 --> 00:16:08,867 ♪Can you stand on one foot?♪ 264 00:16:08,867 --> 00:16:24,049 ♪♪♪ 265 00:16:37,162 --> 00:16:38,664 [duck quacking] 266 00:16:38,664 --> 00:16:43,068 ♪Now flap your wings and fly away.♪ 267 00:16:45,604 --> 00:16:49,408 This week we continue with the story of Awongalima. 268 00:16:49,408 --> 00:16:52,411 Told by our friend Mrs. Isha. 269 00:16:52,411 --> 00:16:55,781 Now this is a story of community. 270 00:16:55,781 --> 00:16:57,282 Of sharing. 271 00:16:57,282 --> 00:17:00,986 And of what can happen when people forget the importance 272 00:17:00,986 --> 00:17:02,888 of these things. 273 00:17:02,888 --> 00:17:06,892 We also learn that everyone, no matter how small, 274 00:17:06,892 --> 00:17:11,530 can do important things to help their community. 275 00:17:11,530 --> 00:17:16,902 Now, let's continue the story of Awongalima. 276 00:17:16,902 --> 00:17:19,838 Boys and girls, you remember last time we were talking about 277 00:17:19,838 --> 00:17:23,108 the great party and how everything was nice? 278 00:17:23,108 --> 00:17:25,677 Well, things changed with time. 279 00:17:25,677 --> 00:17:28,280 And in time things do change. 280 00:17:28,280 --> 00:17:29,815 And so do people. 281 00:17:29,815 --> 00:17:31,850 But let's hope for the better. 282 00:17:31,850 --> 00:17:33,652 Things were getting bad, 283 00:17:33,652 --> 00:17:35,621 and just like Miss Queenie predicted, 284 00:17:35,621 --> 00:17:38,791 people who used to be nice were really nasty now. 285 00:17:38,791 --> 00:17:42,928 And people who used to be very forgiving had no patience. 286 00:17:42,928 --> 00:17:48,300 They were just rude and when yes could have done just as well, 287 00:17:48,300 --> 00:17:51,170 you'd hear people say, "No! It's not my problem." 288 00:17:51,170 --> 00:17:56,275 And gangs were taking over and there was warfare 289 00:17:56,275 --> 00:18:00,279 and there was poverty and there was a thing called famine 290 00:18:00,279 --> 00:18:03,849 where there was not enough to eat and the earth itself 291 00:18:03,849 --> 00:18:05,050 started to change. 292 00:18:05,050 --> 00:18:08,353 I mean, the seasons didn't know which way to go - 293 00:18:08,353 --> 00:18:10,422 when it should have been hot is was cold 294 00:18:10,422 --> 00:18:12,858 and when it should have been wet it was dry. 295 00:18:12,858 --> 00:18:17,663 And things were just in a mess and the king said, 296 00:18:17,663 --> 00:18:24,837 "I think there must be a way to solve this problem." 297 00:18:24,837 --> 00:18:30,742 "Someone must go and find Miss Queenie and help and get 298 00:18:30,742 --> 00:18:33,912 "the name of the tree and help this thing that's happening 299 00:18:33,912 --> 00:18:35,380 to us." 300 00:18:35,380 --> 00:18:38,851 Now you know things had changed and nobody was willing. 301 00:18:38,851 --> 00:18:41,120 Nobody was anxious to go. 302 00:18:41,120 --> 00:18:43,255 But somebody remembered Bird. 303 00:18:43,255 --> 00:18:45,524 Bird went the last time. 304 00:18:45,524 --> 00:18:47,092 Bird had changed, too. 305 00:18:47,092 --> 00:18:50,863 He had married, had several kids, but he had changed. 306 00:18:50,863 --> 00:18:55,000 He wasn't the nice bird he used to be. 307 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:57,469 Yeah, Kingy, you woke me up. 308 00:18:57,469 --> 00:19:00,439 I was fast asleep. 309 00:19:00,439 --> 00:19:02,007 What do you want? 310 00:19:02,007 --> 00:19:04,710 Bird, oh my you've changed. 311 00:19:04,710 --> 00:19:09,581 I thought you might be willing to go and get the name 312 00:19:09,581 --> 00:19:11,116 of the tree. 313 00:19:11,116 --> 00:19:15,154 Yeah, I'll go but it'll cost you money. 314 00:19:15,154 --> 00:19:17,289 Money? We have no money. 315 00:19:17,289 --> 00:19:19,992 Well, I tell you, if you don't have money when I'm back, 316 00:19:19,992 --> 00:19:22,127 you won't get the name. 317 00:19:22,127 --> 00:19:25,030 So Bird went and just like before he didn't stop to eat 318 00:19:25,030 --> 00:19:26,064 or drink. 319 00:19:26,064 --> 00:19:29,201 But he had money on his mind. 320 00:19:29,201 --> 00:19:35,107 Bird went, Miss Queenie gave him the name of the tree. 321 00:19:35,107 --> 00:19:39,444 But instead of coming right back, Bird stopped 322 00:19:39,444 --> 00:19:44,183 at a farmer's strawberry patch and had his fill without asking. 323 00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:46,285 Some people calledPP it stealin. 324 00:19:46,285 --> 00:19:49,254 He went to the river and instead of thinking of his community 325 00:19:49,254 --> 00:19:53,158 and his family, he took a swim and drank 326 00:19:53,158 --> 00:19:58,964 till his heart's content and even took a nap. 327 00:19:58,964 --> 00:20:02,901 Well, when he got back he had forgotten the name of the tree. 328 00:20:02,901 --> 00:20:05,170 Everyone was glad to see him come though. 329 00:20:05,170 --> 00:20:08,040 Yay, Bird! 330 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:11,843 [clapping] 331 00:20:11,843 --> 00:20:13,278 What's the name? 332 00:20:13,278 --> 00:20:15,280 What's the name of the tree? 333 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:17,416 Oh, my he said to himself. 334 00:20:17,416 --> 00:20:20,118 I never should have taken that nap. 335 00:20:20,118 --> 00:20:27,693 The name of the tree is...Archiewawa. 336 00:20:27,693 --> 00:20:29,928 Nothing happened. 337 00:20:29,928 --> 00:20:32,798 He wasn't to be outdone; he tried again. 338 00:20:32,798 --> 00:20:40,906 The name of this tree is...Owatoosie. 339 00:20:40,906 --> 00:20:42,774 Nothing happened. 340 00:20:42,774 --> 00:20:48,347 Well, Mrs. Bird and King Lion just fairly banished him 341 00:20:48,347 --> 00:20:50,215 from the entire environment. 342 00:20:50,215 --> 00:20:54,119 But don't come down so hard on Bird. 343 00:20:54,119 --> 00:20:56,021 Snake was asked to go. 344 00:20:56,021 --> 00:21:01,360 Ssssnake was always snickering. 345 00:21:01,360 --> 00:21:04,196 He went, got halfway there, met the prettiest 346 00:21:04,196 --> 00:21:07,432 little water moccasin you ever saw, fell in love, was engaged, 347 00:21:07,432 --> 00:21:10,502 courted a while, got married, had several little snakes 348 00:21:10,502 --> 00:21:12,404 and nobody ever heard from him again. 349 00:21:12,404 --> 00:21:18,310 Owl was asked to go and owl said, "Who? Who me? Haha. 350 00:21:18,310 --> 00:21:21,713 "Not on your life. I'm not going. Who me? No, no, no. 351 00:21:21,713 --> 00:21:26,385 "I have plenty of snakes and mice and little creepy crawlies 352 00:21:26,385 --> 00:21:29,388 "to eat. I have no problem, you have a problem." 353 00:21:29,388 --> 00:21:31,223 And it was that way. 354 00:21:31,223 --> 00:21:36,695 Nobody wanted to go to help the community except a small one, 355 00:21:36,695 --> 00:21:38,630 not a very tall one. 356 00:21:38,630 --> 00:21:42,901 Not a very pink one or a very purple one. 357 00:21:42,901 --> 00:21:47,472 Rather a green one with spots and stripes. 358 00:21:47,472 --> 00:21:52,044 You could hear her coming from the from the edge of the forest 359 00:21:52,044 --> 00:21:54,413 nearer and nearer. 360 00:21:54,413 --> 00:21:57,115 People had to look all around and when they saw nothing 361 00:21:57,115 --> 00:22:01,153 at eye level they had to look at the ground. 362 00:22:01,153 --> 00:22:06,825 And there was Nia, the turtle, whose name in some languages 363 00:22:06,825 --> 00:22:09,561 means purpose. 364 00:22:09,561 --> 00:22:16,034 And she had a strong sense of purpose. 365 00:22:16,034 --> 00:22:20,605 And boys and girls, tune in next week to see how Nia 366 00:22:20,605 --> 00:22:28,313 uses her strong sense of purpose. 367 00:22:28,313 --> 00:22:34,052 ♪♪♪ 368 00:22:34,052 --> 00:22:37,989 When a baby is born, he or she gets their first 369 00:22:37,989 --> 00:22:40,425 medical check up. 370 00:22:40,425 --> 00:22:43,595 After that, it's up to parents to see 371 00:22:43,595 --> 00:22:46,498 that those check ups continue. 372 00:22:46,498 --> 00:22:51,203 These check ups are important even if a baby seems healthy 373 00:22:51,203 --> 00:22:54,639 and well, because it's during these check ups 374 00:22:54,639 --> 00:23:00,946 that your healthcare provider checks to make sure the baby 375 00:23:00,946 --> 00:23:05,083 is growing normally, gives advice about care and feeding, 376 00:23:05,083 --> 00:23:10,355 answers your questions, and gives your baby tests 377 00:23:10,355 --> 00:23:15,093 and immunizations that will help him or her stay healthy. 378 00:23:15,093 --> 00:23:18,096 And that's what we're going to talk about today 379 00:23:18,096 --> 00:23:19,798 here on Parent's Corner. 380 00:23:19,798 --> 00:23:22,634 The importance of immunizations. 381 00:23:22,634 --> 00:23:25,137 And our guest is Pasty McWherter. 382 00:23:25,137 --> 00:23:28,740 Patsy is a registered nurse and is head 383 00:23:28,740 --> 00:23:31,042 of immunizations with the health department. 384 00:23:31,042 --> 00:23:33,078 Glad to have you with us today. 385 00:23:33,078 --> 00:23:36,515 Good morning. I'm delighted to be here. 386 00:23:36,515 --> 00:23:40,085 Many parents may not realize the importance of keeping up 387 00:23:40,085 --> 00:23:42,220 with a child's immunizations. 388 00:23:42,220 --> 00:23:44,689 Can you tell us why it's so important 389 00:23:44,689 --> 00:23:47,325 to get babies immunized? 390 00:23:47,325 --> 00:23:50,896 What are some of the diseases that are being prevented 391 00:23:50,896 --> 00:23:52,397 by immunization? 392 00:23:52,397 --> 00:23:54,800 We offer routine childhood immunizations 393 00:23:54,800 --> 00:23:59,237 for protection against ten diseases: diphtheria, 394 00:23:59,237 --> 00:24:05,343 whooping cough, and tetanus, measles, mumps, red measles, 395 00:24:05,343 --> 00:24:11,316 and the German measles, chicken pox, polio, hib, 396 00:24:11,316 --> 00:24:14,152 Haemophilus influenzae type B which is protection 397 00:24:14,152 --> 00:24:17,122 against a very serious kind of meningitis, 398 00:24:17,122 --> 00:24:19,124 and also Hepatitis B. 399 00:24:19,124 --> 00:24:23,028 So those are in the routine childhood immunization schedule. 400 00:24:23,028 --> 00:24:27,032 What immunization schedule should parents follow? 401 00:24:27,032 --> 00:24:29,034 I mean from the very beginning. 402 00:24:29,034 --> 00:24:32,337 Immunization schedules can vary somewhat. 403 00:24:32,337 --> 00:24:37,742 But generally it takes a minimum of four visits, sometimes five, 404 00:24:37,742 --> 00:24:41,613 some providers will divide the immunizations into five visits, 405 00:24:41,613 --> 00:24:43,748 for the child to be fully immunized 406 00:24:43,748 --> 00:24:45,484 by the age of two years. 407 00:24:45,484 --> 00:24:49,020 Shots are routinely recommended at ages two, four, 408 00:24:49,020 --> 00:24:51,423 six and twelve months of age. 409 00:24:51,423 --> 00:24:54,326 If they follow that schedule, they don't need any more 410 00:24:54,326 --> 00:24:58,296 immunizations or shots until they prepare to enter school. 411 00:24:58,296 --> 00:25:00,932 Well, how important is it to keep the schedule? 412 00:25:00,932 --> 00:25:04,870 I mean, if a series of shots is missed, what can happen? 413 00:25:04,870 --> 00:25:08,807 If children are not up to date, they are vulnerable, 414 00:25:08,807 --> 00:25:12,711 they are at risk for contracting these very serious diseases. 415 00:25:12,711 --> 00:25:16,381 These diseases can have permanent disabilities, 416 00:25:16,381 --> 00:25:18,884 they can result in deafness, a number 417 00:25:18,884 --> 00:25:22,954 of permanent disabilities, plus many diseases 418 00:25:22,954 --> 00:25:24,589 can actually be fatal. 419 00:25:24,589 --> 00:25:27,993 So it's very important that parents have their children 420 00:25:27,993 --> 00:25:30,061 immunized on time. 421 00:25:30,061 --> 00:25:33,632 If they miss a schedule, miss a date, then they should 422 00:25:33,632 --> 00:25:37,736 take their children in as soon as they have an opportunity. 423 00:25:37,736 --> 00:25:41,506 And I'd like to emphasize that parents inquire 424 00:25:41,506 --> 00:25:46,311 at every health visit if their child's shots are up to date. 425 00:25:46,311 --> 00:25:51,116 Can you suggest some ways parents can help 426 00:25:51,116 --> 00:25:52,884 góprepare gógówóchildreó gógóg]wó before tgógów? 427 00:25:52,884 --> 00:25:57,622 Thergóe is no need to tell very young children about a visit 428 00:25:57,622 --> 00:26:01,459 to the physician or clinic for shots. 429 00:26:01,459 --> 00:26:03,628 With an older child if they ask questions, 430 00:26:03,628 --> 00:26:05,530 answer them very truthfully. 431 00:26:05,530 --> 00:26:08,967 I suppose if parents have questions about immunizations 432 00:26:08,967 --> 00:26:12,537 or other health related matters they can contact their physician 433 00:26:12,537 --> 00:26:15,774 or the health department in the city or county where they live. 434 00:26:15,774 --> 00:26:17,175 Is that correct? 435 00:26:17,175 --> 00:26:18,476 Absolutely. 436 00:26:18,476 --> 00:26:20,912 And we would encourage parents to ask questions 437 00:26:20,912 --> 00:26:24,416 so that they are fully informed about what diseases 438 00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:26,885 their children are being protected against 439 00:26:26,885 --> 00:26:29,688 and what could happen if they're not protected. 440 00:26:29,688 --> 00:26:33,158 Our guest today has been Patsy McWherter, 441 00:26:33,158 --> 00:26:35,226 a registered nurse and head of immunizations wówóó 442 00:26:35,226 --> 00:26:36,595 with the health department. 443 00:26:36,595 --> 00:26:38,897 Thank you for being with us today and helping 444 00:26:38,897 --> 00:26:40,932 to bring us up to date on the importance 445 00:26:40,932 --> 00:26:42,133 of immunizations. 446 00:26:42,133 --> 00:26:44,436 Thank you. I'm delighted to have been here. 447 00:26:48,440 --> 00:26:51,443 Well, that's all the time we have for today 448 00:26:51,443 --> 00:26:54,779 so good-bye for now friends. 449 00:26:54,779 --> 00:26:58,416 And don't forget to stay healthy. 450 00:26:58,416 --> 00:26:59,851 So long. 451 00:26:59,851 --> 00:27:00,852 ♪♪♪