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♪ Hey, it's Franklin ♪
♪ Coming over to play ♪
♪ Growing a little ♪
♪ Everyday ♪
♪ Here he comes with all his friends ♪
♪ They've got stories ♪
♪ Got time to spend with you ♪
♪ Hey, it's Franklin ♪
♪ Coming to your house ♪
♪ Hey, it's Franklin ♪
♪ Coming to my house ♪
♪ Hey, it's Franklin ♪
NARRATOR: "FRANKLIN MIGRATES."
FRANKLIN COULD COUNT BY TWOS AND TIE HIS SHOES.
HE KNEW THAT HALLOWEEN WAS IN THE FALL,
AND SO WAS THANKSGIVING.
BUT THERE WAS ANOTHER CELEBRATION COMING UP,
ONE THAT FRANKLIN HAD NEVER EVEN HEARD OF.
WOO HOO!
(STARTLED GASP)
AHHHH!
WHOA!
SORRY, GOOSE!
I DIDN'T SEE YOU.
THAT'S OKAY.
I'M GLAD YOU DIDN'T RUN OVER MY BRANCHES.
WHAT ARE THEY FOR?
I'M USING THEM TO DECORATE OUR HOUSE
FOR MIGRATION EVE.
WHAT'S MIGRATION EVE?
YOU'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT?
UH-UH.
OH, I GUESS YOUR FAMILY DOESN'T CELEBRATE THAT HOLIDAY.
MY FAMILY STAYS IN WOODLAND ALL YEAR,
BUT A LOT OF MY RELATIVES FLY SOUTH FOR THE WINTER
WHERE IT'S WARMER.
OH, RIGHT! THEY MIGRATE.
YEAH!
AND EVERY YEAR WE HAVE A PARTY AT MY HOUSE,
ON MIGRATION EVE.
THAT'S TOMORROW.
MOM SAID I COULD INVITE SOMEONE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME?
SURE! I LOVE PARTIES.
GREAT!
I'VE GOT TO GO.
I'M SUPPOSED TO MEET BEAR.
I'LL SEE YOU LATER!
BYE, FRANKLIN.
(RINGS BIKE BELL)
BEAR: HEY, YOU'RE LATE!
I THOUGHT YOU FORGOT WE WERE GOING RIDING.
NO, I JUST RAN INTO GOOSE. (LAUGH)
WELL, I ALMOST RAN INTO HER.
SHE INVITED ME TO A PARTY FOR A HOLIDAY CALLED
MIGRATION EVE.
I'VE NEVER HEARD OF IT.
DO YOU HAVE TO DRESS UP, OR BRING A PRESENT?
I DON'T KNOW.
I'VE NEVER BEEN TO A MIGRATION PARTY BEFORE.
YOU BETTER FIND OUT BEFORE YOU GO.
WHY DON'T YOU ASK GOOSE?
NO, I ALREADY FELT SILLY
'CAUSE I'D NEVER HEARD OF HER HOLIDAY.
MAYBE YOU COULD FIND OUT AT THE LIBRARY?
YEAH!
I BET THERE'S A BOOK ON MIGRATION EVE.
COME ON, LETS GO!
OKAY.
SOMEWHERE.
"A COMPENDIUM OF GOOSE TRADITIONS."
THAT'S IT!
MIGRATION EVE.
BEAR: SEE? YOU DO HAVE TO BRING SOMETHING.
FRANKLIN: I DON'T SEE TURTLES IN ANY OF THESE PICTURES.
WHAT IF I'M THE ONLY ONE THERE WITHOUT FEATHERS?
UM, THAT MAY NOT BE YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM, FRANKLIN.
FRANKLIN LOUDLY: I HAVE TO DANCE?!
MRS. GOOSE: SHHH!
(GASP)
MRS. GOOSE: LIBRARY VOICES, PLEASE.
IN UNISON: SORRY.
GOOSE TELLS ME YOU'RE COMING TO OUR PARTY TOMORROW, FRANKLIN.
UH HUH.
I'M SURE YOU'LL ENJOY IT.
BRING YOUR DANCING SHOES!
OH NO, BEAR!
I'VE GOT TO TRY AND GET OUT OF THIS.
(BIKE BELL)
HI FRANKLIN.
HI.
UM...
I JUST CAME BY TO TELL YOU
THAT I DON'T THINK I CAN-
GOOSE: I'M SO GLAD YOU'RE COMING TO MIGRATION EVE.
YOU'RE THE FIRST FRIEND I'VE EVER INVITED!
OH. THANKS.
SO WHAT DID YOU WANT TO TELL ME?
(SIGH) THAT I'M REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
MOM, ARE YOU SURE GEESE LIKE SHOO-FLY PIE?
DO YOU KNOW THE MIGRATION DANCE?
(CHUCKLE) FRANKLIN, RELAX. IT'S A PARTY.
IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE FUN!
YEAH, IF YOU'RE A GOOSE.
(KISS) ON YOUR WAY, NOW.
THEY'RE EXPECTING YOU.
(RINGS DOORBELL)
HI, FRANKLIN!
OOH, IS THAT PIE?
YEP.
HEY EVERYBODY, THIS IS MY FRIEND FRANKLIN!
HI.
THE GOOSE FAMILY: WELCOME. HELLO. DO COME IN.
IS THAT A TURTLE?
COME SIT WITH ME AND DAD.
MR. GOOSE: GRAMPA WAS JUST TELLING US THE STORY
OF HIS FIRST MIGRATION.
(GIGGLE) HE TELLS IT EVERY YEAR.
WHEN I WAS JUST A WEE GOSLING,
MY PARENTS TOLD ME THAT WE WERE GOING ON A LONG TRIP,
BUT I DIDN'T WANT TO GO,
BECAUSE I THOUGHT I'D BE LONELY WITHOUT ALL MY FRIENDS.
SO DO YOU KNOW WHAT I DID, GISELLE?
YOU HID UNDER A BUSH!
RIGHT!
I THOUGHT IF NO ONE COULD FIND ME,
I WOULDN'T HAVE TO GO.
BUT MY FATHER DID FIND ME,
AND WHEN HE DID, HE SAID, YOU SILLY GOOSE!
YOU'LL BE A LOT LONELIER IF YOU STAY,
BECAUSE ALL YOUR FRIENDS ARE MIGRATING TOO!
(WHEEZY LAUGH)
FRANKLIN: THAT'S KIND OF LIKE MY GRANDPA'S STORY
ABOUT WHEN HE FIRST CAME TO WOODLAND.
HE HEARD THAT IT GETS PRETTY COLD HERE,
SO HE PUT ON HIS WINTER CLOTHES TO MAKE THE TRIP.
BUT WHEN HE GOT HERE, EVERYONE THOUGHT HE WAS CRAZY
BECAUSE IT WAS THE MIDDLE OF JULY!
(LAUGHTER)
HMMM... THAT WASN'T THAT FUNNY.
GRANNY GOOSE: LADIES AND GENTLEGEESE AND TURTLES,
DINNER IS SERVED.
GOOSE: YAY! I'M STARVING!
FRANKLIN: MMM, I'M HUNGRY!
NO, FRANKLIN.
WE SAY A SPECIAL POEM FIRST.
GISELLE AND I KNOW ALL THE WORDS, DO YOU?
GISELLE!
MR. GOOSE: LET'S ALL JOIN HANDS.
ALL: WE GATHER ON MIGRATION EVE TO FEAST BEFORE WE ROAM,
AND THOUGH OUR WINGS WILL TAKE US FAR,
OUR HEARTS WILL BRING US HOME.
(GRANNY GOOSE WHIMPERS)
(CHUCKLE) GETS HER EVERY TIME.
MRS. GOOSE: I HOPE YOU'RE HUNGRY!
WE HAVE ALL THE TRADITIONAL DISHES!
IT'S TRADITIONAL FOOD?
MRS. GOOSE: OH MY YES!
EVERYTHING HAS A SPECIAL MEANING.
THE MASHED POTATOES
SYMBOLIZE THE FLUFFY CLOUDS IN THE SKY.
GOOSE: AND MY CORN PONES ARE YELLOW AND CRUMBLY,
LIKE SAND ON THE BEACH.
WHAT DOES YOUR PIE MEAN, FRANKLIN?
MY PIE?
UM... UH... DESSERT?
(CHUCKLES)
HMPH! TURTLE HUMOUR.
THAT'S YOUR THIRD CORN PONE!
MMM, I LIKE THEM!
I LIKE EVERYTHING,
EVEN THE STUFF I'VE NEVER TRIED BEFORE.
AHHH! GOOD FOOD, GOOD COMPANY...
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING MISSING -
GOOD MUSIC!
(GULP)
OH, I JUST HOPE THAT I CAN REMEMBER THE MIGRATION DANCE.
WHO WANTS TO JOIN ME?
FRANKLIN!
(SPITS AND COUGHS)
WILL YOU HELP ME START THINGS OFF?
ME? YOU MEAN NOW?
(LAUGHS) WATCH HE DOESN'T STEP ON YOUR TOES.
FRANKLIN: SURE, BUT UH FIRST... EXCUSE ME.
UM... HE MUST BE LOOKING FOR A BATHROOM.
GOOSE: FRANKLIN?
WHERE ARE YOU GOING?
WELL, I ALREADY DIDN'T KNOW YOUR POEM,
OR THE MEANINGS OF YOUR SPECIAL FOODS.
AND I DON'T THINK YOUR GRAMPA LIKES ME VERY MUCH.
I DON'T WANT TO MESS UP YOUR SPECIAL DANCE, TOO.
FRANKLIN, NOBODY EXPECTS YOU TO KNOW THAT STUFF!
GRANNY JUST WANTS TO TEACH YOU OUR DANCE.
REALLY?
GOOSE: YEAH!
AND DON'T WORRY ABOUT GRAMPA!
HE'S JUST SORE BECAUSE YOUR JOKES ARE FUNNIER THAN HIS.
I LIKE SHARING OUR TRADITIONS WITH YOU.
PLEASE STAY?
OKAY. BUT IF I STEP ON GRANNY'S TOES,
DON'T SAY I DIDN'T WARN YOU.
(CHUCKLES)
(COUNTRY TUNE)
GRANNY GOOSE: KICK! KICK! FLAP-FLAP CLAP!
(CLAP)
FRANKLIN: HEY, THIS IS EASY!
THE TURTLE SHAKES A PRETTY GOOD TAILFEATHER, HUH?
♪♪
GOOSE: BYE GRAMPA.
BYE GRANNY.
HAVE A GOOD FLIGHT.
THANK YOU, DEAR.
AND FRANKLIN, WILL YOU SAVE A DANCE FOR ME NEXT YEAR?
FRANKLIN: (LAUGH) SURE!
HAVE A GOOD TRIP.
THANKS KIDDO.
HEY, YOU'VE GOT SOMETHING ON YOUR SCARF.
I DO?
GOTCHA! (LAUGH)
(LAUGH)
SEE YOU NEXT YEAR, FRANKLIN.
YEP, YOU WILL.
WE TAKE FLIGHT AT DAWN, SO WE'D BETTER GET SOME REST.
(ALL SAYING GOOD-BYE)
I WISH TURTLES COULD FLY.
MRS. TURTLE OH? WHY'S THAT?
SO WE COULD HAVE A MIGRATION PARTY.
(CHUCKLE) COME ON, TIME FOR BED.
FRANKLIN: MOM, WHY ISN'T THERE A SPECIAL DAY FOR TURTLES?
WE HAVE TRADITIONS TOO.
WE CAN INVITE THE WHOLE FAMILY
AND TELL STORIES,
AND EAT OUR FAVOURITE FOODS.
AND I COULD INVITE GOOSE!
THAT'S A NICE IDEA.
MAYBE WE SHOULD CELEBRATE TURTLE EVE.
(KISS) WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT TOMORROW.
FRANKLIN: MOM, DO YOU KNOW HOW TO MAKE CORN PONES?
MRS. TURTLE: YES, I KNOW HOW TO MAKE CORN PONES.
GOOD NIGHT, FRANKLIN.
FRANKLIN: GOOD NIGHT, MOM.
NARRATOR: "FRANKLIN THE PHOTOGRAPHER"
FRANKLIN COULD COUNT BY TWOS AND TIE HIS SHOES.
HE LOVED TO MAKE DRAWINGS AND PAINTINGS,
AND HE LOVED BUILDING MODELS WITH HIS DAD.
BUT ONE DAY,
FRANKLIN GOT VERY EXCITED ABOUT TAKING PICTURES.
(GIGGLES)
I LIKE THIS PHOTOGRAPH.
YEAH, ME TOO.
FRANKLIN: LOOK HOW THE CANDLES LIGHT UP THE LITTLE GUY'S FACE.
OH, I DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE HIM.
I WAS LOOKING AT THE CAKE.
(CHUCKLE) YOU'RE FUNNY, BEAR.
BEAVER: THIS IS THE ONE, MR. OWL.
OF ALL THE PHOTOGRAPHS HERE, I LIKE YOURS THE BEST!
MR. OWL: WHY THANK YOU, BEAVER.
FRANKLIN: YEAH, THAT'S A GOOD ONE MR. OWL.
BEAR: HEY, LOOK...
MR. MOLE TOOK A PICTURE OF THE OLD MILL TOO.
BUT IT LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN YOURS.
THAT'S BECAUSE WE ALL SEE THINGS DIFFERENTLY, BEAR.
AND TAKING PICTURES IS AN EXCELLENT WAY
TO SHOW OTHERS HOW YOU SEE THINGS!
I WISH WOODLAND HAD A CAMERA CLUB.
WELL, PERHAPS WE COULD START ONE AT SCHOOL.
FRANKLIN: OKAY!
BEAR: SURE!
BEAVER: I'D LOVE THAT!
(CHUCKLE) I'M GLAD YOU LIKE THE IDEA.
THIS IS GREAT!
I'LL TELL EVERYONE TO BRING THEIR CAMERAS!
FRANKLIN: OH BOY! I CAN'T WAIT!
MR. OWL: AND THIS BUTTON EXTENDS THE CAMERA'S LENS FOR CLOSE-UPS.
BEAVER: I'LL ZOOM IN FOR A CLOSE-UP OF SNAIL,
A REAL CLOSE-UP! (ZOOMS)
SAY "CHEESE"!
CHEESE!
FRANKLIN: AFTER WE TAKE SOME PICTURES,
COULD WE HAVE A PHOTO EXHIBIT, MR. OWL?
MR. OWL: CERTAINLY.
WE CAN DISPLAY THEM AROUND OUR CLASSROOM.
WHAT SHOULD WE TAKE PICTURES OF?
IT'S SO NICE OUT,
WHY DON'T WE TAKE NATURE PHOTOGRAPHS?
YES! WE'LL CALL OUR SHOW
"BEAUTY IN NATURE!"
MR. OWL: EXCELLENT IDEA!
OFF YOU GO THEN.
FRANKLIN: C'MON, BEAR.
I BET WE CAN FIND SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IN THE WOODS.
MAYBE THIS WASN'T SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
THE WOODS ARE JUST A BUNCH OF TREES.
WHOA! LOOK AT THAT!
THESE BERRIES ARE GIGANTIC!
BEAR, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO BE TAKING PICTURES.
NOT SNACKING.
BEAR: WOW! THIS BERRY SURE LOOKS BIG AND BEAUTIFUL
THROUGH MY CAMERA LENS.
I KNOW WHAT I'M TAKING PICTURES OF.
(SIGH) THAT MAKES ONE OF US.
THERE MUST BE SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL AROUND HERE
THAT I CAN PHOTOGRAPH.
HEY! A BUTTERFLY.
THAT'S IT!
HELLO, BUTTERFLY.
HOLD STILL...
(BEAR CALLS LOUDLY) FRANKLIN!
D'OH!
BEAR: THERE YOU ARE!
FRANKLIN: (ANNOYED) BEAR!
YOU SCARED AWAY MY BUTTERFLY
BEFORE I COULD TAKE ITS PICTURE!
OOPS! SORRY.
I'LL BE QUIETER NEXT TIME.
IT'S TOO LATE NOW.
I'LL PROBABLY NEVER FIND IT AGAIN.
YOU WON'T HAVE TO, FRANKLIN.
ITS FOUND YOU!
HUH?
MAYBE I WILL GET MY PICTURE!
I'LL BE RIGHT BACK, BEAR!
HUH?
MMM... THAT LOOKS NICE.
GOOSE: HI, BADGER!
THAT'S A NEAT OLD TREE!
YEAH, IT'S GREAT TO PHOTOGRAPH.
WHY ARE YOU TAKING SO MANY?
I'M SHOOTING DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE TREE.
THEN I'LL PUT THEM TOGETHER TO MAKE ONE BIG PICTURE!
LIKE A JIGSAW PUZZLE!
(GIGGLE) YEAH, KIND OF.
(BEAVER FRUSTRATED GROAN)
SNAIL: UH-OH! THAT SOUNDS LIKE BEAVER.
(SIGHS) LET'S TRY THIS AGAIN.
SET THE AUTOMATIC TIMER.
THEN RUN!
GOOSE: HI, BEAVER!
HI GOOSE...(SNAP)
OH NO! (GROAN)
OOPS!
SNAIL: DID WE DO SOMETHING WRONG?
NO. I'M TRYING TO TAKE A PICTURE OF MYSELF
WITH THESE PRETTY FLOWERS.
BUT THE TIMER ON MY CAMERA ISN'T COOPERATING.
MAYBE IF I SET IT FOR LONGER...
NOW WHAT?! (SNAP)
(FRUSTRATED GROAN)
GOOSE: YOU DON'T NEED THE TIMER, BEAVER.
WE'LL TAKE YOUR PICTURE.
OH, YEAH!
THANKS, GUYS!
HERE I AM.
A "BEAUTY IN NATURE."
(GIGGLES)
OOF.
OKAY, I'M JUST GOING TO TAKE YOUR PICTURE, BUTTERFLY.
BEAR: AAAAAHHHH! FRANKLIN!
OOH! BEAR...
HEY! SIT STILL! WAIT!
HOLD IT! STOP! (SIGH)
BEAR: AAHHHH! SHOO! STOP!
GO AWAY! LEAVE ME ALONE!
BEAR! YOU DID IT AGAIN!
SORRY, FRANKLIN.
THESE BEES DIDN'T MIND ME TAKING THEIR PICTURE,
BUT THEY SURE DIDN'T LIKE IT
WHEN I TRIED TO TAKE THEIR HONEY.
HEY! LOOK WHO'S BACK!
(GIGGLE) I THINK IT LIKES YOU.
I'M GOING TO GET THIS PICTURE
IF IT'S THE LAST THING I DO!
(CALLS AFTER) I'LL STAY HERE AND BE QUIET.
OOPS! SORRY!
SNAIL: HMPH! ALL I CAN SEE IS THE STEM.
BUT I WANT A PICTURE OF THE FLOWER...
WAY UP THERE.
(SIGH) HMM...
(GASP) I KNOW WHAT TO DO!
(GROANS)
PHEW!
GOOD THING MY CAMERA'S WATERPROOF.
BECAUSE IT'S BEAUTIFUL UNDERWATER TOO.
(BIG INHALE)
PERFECT!
HOLD IT. DON'T MOVE.
AND THIS TIME THERE'S NO BEAR.
BEAVER: THERE HE IS!
(YELLS) FRANKLIN!
(FALLS) WHOA! HEY! WHOA!
(GASP) FRANKLIN!
ARE YOU OKAY?
WHAT WERE YOU DOING ANYWAY?
FRANKLIN: TRYING TO GET A PICTURE OF A BUTTERFLY.
BUT IT KEEPS GETTING SCARED AWAY!
(GASP) MY CAMERA?!
WHERE'D IT GO?
(ACCIDENTLY SNAPS LAST PHOTO AND FILM REWINDS)
OOPS!
AWW! AND THAT WAS MY LAST PICTURE!
BADGER: UM, THAT'S TOO BAD,
'CAUSE... LOOK!
FRANKLIN; THE BUTTERFLY!
ONLY... I DON'T HAVE ANY FILM!
I DO!
ME, TOO!
FRANKLIN: WAIT! I HAVE TO TAKE IT.
(MUFFLED) OOPS!
BEAVER: QUICK! IT'S GETTING AWAY!
HEY, WHAT'S ALL THE-
OH, IT'S YOU!
BEAVER: BEAR! WATCH OUT!
(GROANS)
GOOSE: THERE GOES YOUR BUTTERFLY, FRANKLIN.
FRANKLIN: (SIGH) BYE BYE, BUTTERFLY.
BEAR: WHOA! GREAT PICTURE, SNAIL!
I'VE NEVER SEEN A FLOWER FROM THIS ANGLE BEFORE.
SNAIL: THANKS.
THAT'S THE WAY I ALWAYS SEE THEM.
I LIKE YOUR BERRIES, BEAR.
BEAR: THANKS.
THEY REALLY DO LOOK GOOD ENOUGH TO EAT, DON'T THEY?
THIS PHOTO PUZZLE IS NEAT, BADGER.
IT'S SO BIG, IT'S LIKE I'M RIGHT THERE!
YOUR UNDERWATER PICTURES ARE REALLY UNUSUAL, GOOSE,
AND BEAUTIFUL.
THANKS BADGER.
MR. OWL: AREN'T YOU PARTICIPATING, FRANKLIN?
NO, I DIDN'T REALLY GET WHAT I WANTED.
YOU DIDN'T? MAY I SEE?
FRANKLIN: I TRIED TAKING A PICTURE OF THIS BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY,
BUT I MISSED EVERY TIME!
I WASTED A WHOLE ROLL.
OH, I WOULDN'T SAY THAT, FRANKLIN.
THESE ARE QUITE WONDERFUL.
HERE'S A LOVELY TRILLIUM
NESTLED AGAINST A MOSSY OLD TREE ROOT.
THE COLORS AND TEXTURES ARE LOVELY.
BEAR: WOW! LOOK HOW BLUE THAT SKY IS!
BADGER: YEAH, IT MAKES THE SUNFLOWER LOOK LIKE THE REAL SUN!
BEAVER: THESE LOOK LIKE "BEAUTY IN NATURE" PICTURES TO ME.
FRANKLIN: GEE, I JUST TOOK THESE BY ACCIDENT.
THESE AREN'T ACCIDENTS, FRANKLIN.
THEY'RE WONDERFUL SURPRISES!
YEAH! I GUESS THEY ARE!
BEAR: C'MON. I'LL HELP YOU PIN THEM UP.
MR. OWL: I MUST SAY THAT YOUR PHOTO EXHIBIT
IS QUITE EXCEPTIONAL, CLASS! BRAVO!
THERE'S ONLY ONE THING MISSING.
A PICTURE OF FRANKLIN'S BUTTERFLY.
FRANKLIN: YOU KNOW, I TRIED SO HARD TO GET A PICTURE OF ONE THING,
I DIDN'T NOTICE THE OTHER WONDERFUL THINGS
ALL AROUND ME...
UNTIL NOW, THAT IS!
(GIGGLES)