(music plays)

A hamster reading a book appears in a circle against a blue slate with the caption "Tumbleweed Presents."

A blue book with the title "Tumbletown Reads" appears. A picture of a street in Tumbletown illustrates the cover.

The book opens and a picture of a castle appears with the name of today’s tale: "Write like a Reader."

In the castle, Tumbleweed makes a family tree on his computer,

He says WOW, WRITING
ABOUT MY ANCESTORS IS GOING TO
BE FUN.
THERE ARE SO MANY INTERESTING
CHARACTERS.
[Laughing]
THERE'S MY AUNT JESSAMINE.
SHE LOVED TO DIG HOLES AND BURY
THINGS AND MY UNCLE HEZEKIAH.
HE WAS ALWAYS DIGGING HOLES AND
FINDING THINGS.
AND WHO CAN FORGET MY
GRANDFATHER, DARIUS GARDNER
WESTBOUND THE THIRD.
HE WAS A WRITER LIKE ME.

He clicks on the names and their pictures pop up.

He says I WONDER WHAT ADVICE HE WOULD
GIVE ME IF HE WERE ALIVE TODAY.

The ghost of Darius appears and says WRITE LIKE A READER,
TUMBLEWEED.
WRITE LIKE A READER!

Tumbleweed says WHO, UH, HEY
GRANDPA, ARE YOU TAKING TO ME?

Darius says WRITE LIKE A READER.

Tumbleweed says DO YOU HAVE ANY
ADVICE FOR ME?

Darius says WRITE LIKE A READER.

Tumbleweed says WRITE LIKE A
READER?
WHAT KIND OF ADVICE IS THAT?

At the playground, he says WRITE, WRITE, WRITE, WRITEY,
WRITE, WRITE, WRITE.
WRITE, WRITE, WRITE.
[Humming]
WRITE, WRITE.

Elsa says HMM, HMM, WHAT ARE YOU
WRITING?

Tumbleweed says NO, NO, I DON'T
SHOW WORKS IN PROGRESS.

At the library, he says WOW, I'VE ALREADY FINISHED 12
PAGES BUT I WONDER IF IT'S
INTERESTING TO OTHER PEOPLE.
HMM.

Darius’ ghost appears and says WRITE LIKE A READER,
TUMBLEWEED, WRITE LIKE A READER!

Tumbleweed says WHAT, GRANDPA,
BUT, BUT WAIT!
AH, OH.
WELL, I CAN ASK ONE OF MY
FRIENDS TO READ IT, I GUESS.

At his fruit stand, Sal says I'M SO HAPPY YOU ASKED
ME TO READ YOUR STORY,
TUMBLEWEED.

Tumbleweed says HMM, WELL, MY
PLEASURE.

Sal says I FINISHED PAGE EIGHT
AND I LIKE IT BUT I DON'T
UNDERSTAND WHY YOUR AUNT WAS MAD
AT YOUR UNCLE WHEN HE GAVE HER A
DIAMOND NECKLACE.

Tumbleweed says NO, IT WAS HER
NECKLACE AND SHE JUST BURIED IT.

Sal says OH!
[Laughing]
I DIDN'T KNOW SHE LIKED TO BURY
THINGS.

Tumbleweed says OH, I BETTER FIX
THAT.
THANK YOU, SAL, YOU'RE AWESOME
AND YOU SMELL NICE TOO.

Sal says DON'T TRY TO BUTTER ME
UP.
BUY SOMETHING.
THE PEACH COBBLER.

Tumbleweed says NO THANKS, SAL!
LATER!

Sal says NO, BUY THE PEACH
COBBLER!

Tumbleweed says NO, LATER, SAL!

Sal says PEACH COBBLER!

Tumbleweed says LATER!
I HAVE TO SHOW MY STORY TO
MABEL.

Sal says PEACH COBBLER!

Tumbleweed says LATER!
YOU FINISHED YET?

Mabel says NO.

Tumbleweed says YOU FINISHED YET?

Mable says NO!
I'M HAVING TROUBLE GETTING PAST
PAGE FIVE.
THERE'S ALL THIS STUFF ABOUT
YOUR GREAT GRANDMA'S GOLDFISH.

Tumbleweed says OH, YOU DON'T
LIKE IT?

Mabel says I DON'T WANNA KNOW
ABOUT YOUR GOLDFISH.
I WANNA KNOW ABOUT YOUR GRANDMA.

Tumbleweed says HUH, AH!

Darius’ ghost says says WRITE LIKE A READER,
TUMBLEWEED, WRITE LIKE A READER!

Tumbleweed says I GET IT!
IF I WRITE THINKING OF THE
PERSON READING THE STORY, I'LL
MAKE A BETTER STORY!
THANKS, GRANDPA!

Mabel says WHAT DID YOU CALL ME?

Tumbleweed says UM, N-NOTHING.

Mabel says I THINK YOU CALLED ME
GRANDPA.

Tumbleweed says NO, I, UM, I SAID
YOU HAD A GRAND, UH, PAW.

Mabel says WHAT?

Tumbleweed says LIKE, THEY'RE
GOOD.

In the castle, Tumbleweed says LET'S SEE.
IF I WAS A READER, I MIGHT NOT
BE INTERESTED AT "MY GRANDMA
USED ONLY PREMIUM WINDSHIELD
WASHER FLUID" BUT A READER MIGHT
WANNA KNOW THAT SHE WAS A
PROFESSIONAL WRESTLER ON THE
WEEKEND.
SHE WAS GREAT.
SHE HAD A GOOD CAREER AND SHE
WAS CALLED SLAMMY HAMSTER.
[Chuckling]
NOW TO SHARE IT WITH MY FRIENDS.
[Music playing]

At the book club, a rodent says SO, DID EVERYONE ENJOY
READING ABOUT TUMBLEWEED'S
FAMILY HISTORY?

Mabel says YEAH!

Sal says VERY MUCH.

Mabel says I SURE DID.
SO MANY FUNNY CHARACTERS.

Sal says I LAUGHED BUT MOSTLY
CRIED.

The rodent says YOU'RE BECOMING AN EXCELLENT
WRITER, FUZZY FACE!

Tumbleweed says THANK YOU.
THINKING LIKE A READER REALLY
MADE ME A BETTER WRITER.

The rodent says WELL, WE'LL SEE YOU ALL NEXT
WEEK AND SAL, IT'S YOUR TURN TO
BRING THE SNACKS.

Sal says WE'LL HAVE A PEACH
COBBLER.

The rodent says I DON'T LIKE PEACH COBBLER,
MAN.

Sal says W-WHAT?

Tumbleweed says I MEAN, IT'S
REALLY NOT THAT GOOD.

Mabel says I PREFER SEED LOAF.

Tumbleweed says WHY DON'T YOU TRY
MAKING SOMETHING ELSE?

The rodent says OOH, HOW ABOUT ANGEL FOOD
CAKE?

Tumbleweed says OR STRAWBERRY
TORTE?

Mabel says SHRIMP IN BULK!

The rodent says CAN YOU MAKE A FRESH FRUIT
FLAN?

Sal says I NOT MAKE ANY OF THOSE
THINGS!

Tumbleweed says WELL, WELL YOU
GOTTA DIVERSIFY A LITTLE BIT.

Sal says PEACH COBBLER!

Tumbleweed says OKAY, FINE.

The book closes and the caption "The end" appears.

The TVO Kids logo appears.