(music plays)

A red book with a hamster on the cover appears against a background in which a castle can be seen.

Tumbleweed says TUMBLETOWN
TALES!
STARRING
ME, TUMBLEWEED!

The red book opens. A popup castle comes up, and inside the castle, Tumbleweed and his friends stand in a cafe.

Tumbleweed says I LOVE JUST HANGING
OUT AT THE CAFE,
DRINKING
SMOOTHIES.

Sal says YEAH.

Tumbleweed says HEY, SAL, CAN
I BORROW
TWO BUCKS
FOR MY SMOOTHIE?
I'M A LITTLE
SHORT.

Sal says WHAT?
I AM THE ONE WHO IS
A LITTLE SHORT!

[Laughter]
Twiggy says HEY, THAT'S A
GOOD ONE.

Sal says YEAH, I AM
SO ON TODAY!
HERE YOU
GO.

Sal drops a coin.

Tumbleweed says OH,
THANKS, SAL!

Now, Sal works out at a gym.

A hamster says OKAY, SAL, GET
ON THAT WHEEL
AND RUN!
LET ME
SEE YOU!
THAT'S IT!
PUSH!
DON'T GIVE
UP, SAL!
NO, NO,
THERE'S NO QUIT!

Tumbleweed says HEY, SAL, CAN
I BORROW
TWO DOLLARS FOR
A SPORTS DRINK?

Sal says WHAT,
TUMBLEWEED,
YOU A LITTLE
SHORT AGAIN?
[Laughter]
OH, THAT ONE
NEVER GETS OLD.

Sal lends him more money. Then, they chill in a park.

Sal says THIS IS
FUN!

I WONDER...

Tumbleweed says HEY, LOOK!
IT'S THE ICE
CREAM TRUCK!
OH NO, IT'S A
SEED-ZA TRUCK!
THAT'S AMAZING!
WE SHOULD GET
SOME, GUYS!

Sal says LOOK, IT'S THE
SEED-ZA TRUCK!

Tumbleweed says THAT'S WHAT
I SAID!

Twiggy says YEAH, I
HEARD YOU.

Tumbleweed says CAN I BORROW TWO
DOLLARS, SAL?
I'M A
LITTLE SHORT!
[Chuckles]

Sal says NO, SORRY.
[Chuckles]

Tumbleweed says WHAT?

Sal eats seeds and says SORRY, TUMBLEWEED,
NOT TODAY.
I NEED TO
KEEP MY MONEY.

Tumbleweed says AH, BUT
I...
BUT.

Sal says DON'T FORGET
THAT YOU OWE ME 4 DOLLARS!
I'M A LITTLE
SHORT!
[Laughter]

Twiggy says YOU
SURE ARE!

Tumbleweed says BUT HOW, IF I
DON'T...

Later, Tumbleweed drives his car and says I AM
SHOCKED!
I CAN'T BELIEVE
SAL WOULD NOT
LEND ME
THE MONEY!
SOME FRIEND!
I'M GOING TO
WRITE ABOUT THIS
FOR MY NEXT ARTICLE
IN THE NEWSPAPER.

At the newspaper office, Tumbleweed says THIS ARTICLE
WILL SHOW HIM!
I WILL WRITE ABOUT
IT AND TELL
THE WORLD!
OKAY,
LET'S SEE.
UHM, UH...

He types in a computer.

Tumbleweed says AND BECAUSE HE WOULD
NOT LEND ME MONEY, I COULD
NOT HAVE ANY SEED-ZA.
SURE, HE OFFERED TO SHARE SOME OF...HIS
SEED-ZA WITH ME,
BUT THAT WASN'T
THE POINT.
HE SHOULD'VE LENT
ME THE TWO DOLLARS.
SEND!

Tumbleweed’s colleagues eat.
[Chewing]

Tumbleweed says SO THERE
I AM,
AND WE'RE
ALL THERE,
AND SO I SAY,
CAN I BORROW
TWO DOLLARS,
RIGHT?
AH-HUH.
AND GUESS
WHAT HE SAYS?
WHAT?
HE SAYS,
NO!
JUST LIKE
THAT, NO!

Beige says I DON'T GET IT, SO
WHY ARE YOU MAD?

Tumbleweed says EXACTLY!
HE SHOULD'VE LENT
ME THE TWO DOLLARS!
I'M GLAD WE
AGREE!
THAT LOOKS
LIKE A DELICIOUS
BROCCOLI,
COULD I
BORROW SOME,
I'M A LITTLE
SHORT.

Chief says TUMBLEWEED,
COULD WE SPEAK
ABOUT YOUR
ARTICLE?

Tumbleweed says YOU
BET, CHIEF!
I GOT TO
GO!
CHIEF WANTS TO
RAP WITH ME ABOUT
A FEW
THINGS.

Beige says I'M CONFUSED.

Chief sits at her desk.

Chief says TUMBLEWEED,
I CAN'T PRINT
THIS ARTICLE.

Tumbleweed says WHY?
IS THE PRINTER
BROKEN?

Chief says NO.
IN YOUR
ARTICLE,
YOU ARE UPSET WITH
THIS PERSON,
SERL.

Tumbleweed says THAT'S NOT
HIS REAL NAME.

Chief says RIGHT.
YOU'RE UPSET WITH
HIM FOR NOT
LENDING
YOU MONEY.

Tumbleweed says BUT I NEEDED
MONEY!

Chief says WELL
EVERYONE NEEDS
MONEY,
TUMBLEWEED, BUT
IF YOUR FRIEND
SERL JUST GAVE
AWAY HIS MONEY
TO EVERYONE
WHO ASKED,
HE WOULDN'T HAVE
ANY LEFT FOR HIMSELF!

Tumbleweed says YES, BUT...
WHAT?
NO, BUT...
UHM, I DON'T
THINK...

Chief says IT'S OKAY TO
BORROW MONEY
SOMETIMES,
IF YOU KNOW YOU
CAN PAY IT BACK.
BUT IT'S A
FAVOUR.
YOU CAN'T
ALWAYS EXPECT
OTHER RODENTS,
EVEN FRIENDS,
TO SAY
YES EVERY TIME.

Tumbleweed says I GUESS I WAS KIND
OF PUSHING IT.
I'LL PAY HIM
BACK WHEN I GET
PAID TOMORROW.

Tumbleweed and his friends stand in the café.

Tumbleweed says SO, SAL,
HERE WE GO,
LET ME JUST GET
IT OUT HERE.
HERE IS TWO
DOLLARS FOR
THE SMOOTHIE,
AND TWO DOLLARS
FOR THE SPORTS DRINK
AT THE GYM!

Sal says OH, THAT IS ALL
THE MONEY YOU OWE ME!
GOOD WORK!

Tumbleweed says AND YOU CAN BORROW
MONEY FROM ME,
ANY TIME
YOU NEED IT!

Sal says OH, WELL THANK
YOU VERY MUCH,
TUMBLEWEED.

Twiggy says HOW ABOUT
ME, HUH?

Tumbleweed says NO,
YOU'RE TOO
TALL!

Twiggy says WHAT?

Tumbleweed says YOU CAN ONLY
BORROW MONEY
IF YOU'RE
SHORT!
[Laughter]

Sal says THAT'S A
GOOD ONE.

Twiggy says YOU MEAN, YOU HAVE
TO BE SHORT
ON MONEY?
[Chuckles]
I FINALLY GET
THAT JOKE.
I WAS PRETENDING
TO GET IT UNTIL NOW.
THAT'S REALLY
FUNNY.

Tumbleweed says YOU DIDN'T
GET THAT JOKE?

Twiggy says I DIDN'T REALLY
GET IT.

Tumbleweed says WHY WERE
YOU LAUGHING?

Twiggy says WELL YOU HAVE A
FUNNY VOICE.

Tumbleweed says WHAT DO YOU
MEAN I HAVE
A FUNNY
VOICE?

Sal says YOU DO.

The TVO Kids logo appears.