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Speaker 1: Oh no, it's raining and I had plans to be
Speaker 1: outside all day. Oh well, I'll just find something else
Speaker 1: to do around the house.
Speaker 2: Won't you get bored?
Speaker 3: I hope not, But if I do, that's okay too.
Speaker 2: It is I hate feeling bored? Yes, yeah, it's so boring.
Speaker 1: Well, then would you like to hear a story about
Speaker 1: what happens to Cawie when she feels bored?
Speaker 2: Yeah?
Speaker 1: Welcome to storytime bi Lingo Kids, where we discover fascinating
Speaker 1: facts about the world around us and the fun of
Speaker 1: play learning. Today, we will hear a story about how
Speaker 1: Cowie turns boring into fun.
Speaker 2: I hate rainy days. They can't go outside and there's
Speaker 2: nothing to do. They're just gonna be bored, bored, bored.
Speaker 1: I'm sorry to hear that, Cowie. Being bored can be
Speaker 1: a hard feeling to have.
Speaker 2: Yeah, being bored stinks like like stinky baby diapers.
Speaker 3: Oh yuck.
Speaker 1: Well, I think Lisa, Elliott and Billie are in the
Speaker 1: kitchen baking something.
Speaker 3: Do you want to help them?
Speaker 2: Baby? Whe are you making? We're making only raisin cookies?
Speaker 2: Do you want to help? No? Baking is boring? Come on, Cowie,
Speaker 2: it will be fun. It's boring, and I want to
Speaker 2: make chocolate chip cookies, not raisin cookies. I hate raisins.
Speaker 2: I'm going to take them all out of the badger.
Speaker 2: You messed up for cookies.
Speaker 1: Oh, Cowie, you need to listen and respect Lisa, Billy
Speaker 1: and Elliott when they tell you they don't want you
Speaker 1: to do something. You know, sometimes when I'm feeling bored,
Speaker 1: I'm also feeling frustrated.
Speaker 2: What do you mean by fresh frustrated?
Speaker 1: I feel sad and all tensed up inside. I think
Speaker 1: it's because some I want life to be a certain
Speaker 1: way and it just isn't.
Speaker 2: Like how I want to go outside and I can't. Yes,
Speaker 2: and now I'm all sad and fresh frustrated and it
Speaker 2: feels like you are not in my stomach.
Speaker 3: Yes, that's what it feels like to me too.
Speaker 2: But what do I do?
Speaker 1: Would you like an idea of something you can do
Speaker 1: even before you start feeling really bored and frustrated?
Speaker 2: Yes? Please tell me.
Speaker 3: Make your very own.
Speaker 1: No more Boring list? WHOA?
Speaker 2: How do I make a no more brink list?
Speaker 1: A no More Boring list should have three sections.
Speaker 3: The first section is for fun activities you like to do.
Speaker 1: Like baking cookies, yes, or even just playing quietly with toys.
Speaker 3: I like doing that, Lingo.
Speaker 1: Kids listeners, Can you think of some things you like
Speaker 1: to do when you feel bored?
Speaker 3: Wonderful?
Speaker 1: The next section of the no More Boring list is
Speaker 1: for challenging things you want to learn to do.
Speaker 2: Learning how to ride a bike?
Speaker 3: Absolutely?
Speaker 1: Lingo kids listeners, can you think of some challenging activities
Speaker 1: you might want to learn to do when you start
Speaker 1: to feel bored? I bet you all came up with
Speaker 1: some wonderful ideas. Good question, Billy. The third section of
Speaker 1: the No More Boring list is for projects that take
Speaker 1: a long time to work on.
Speaker 2: Like building a huge obstacle course outside bounce fun.
Speaker 1: Big project ideas can also be learning to play an instrument,
Speaker 1: learning magic tricks, whatever stirs your soul and makes you happy.
Speaker 1: Lingo kids listeners, can you think of some big project ideas?
Speaker 3: I bet you came up with some great ideas. Now,
Speaker 3: whenever you feel bored, just check in.
Speaker 1: With your no more Boring list and it just might
Speaker 1: help keep you from feeling boredom and frustration.
Speaker 2: Good idea.
Speaker 3: And you want to know something else about boredom?
Speaker 2: What's that?
Speaker 1: Bored feelings can actually be a good thing the way. Yes,
Speaker 1: when we're bored, it can help stir us to be
Speaker 1: more creative and to do new things.
Speaker 2: Like do the things the more boring.
Speaker 3: Yes, Elliott.
Speaker 1: And sometimes we just might need some quiet time to
Speaker 1: do nothing. And that's good too.
Speaker 3: Look at that it stopped raining. You can go outside
Speaker 3: and play now, Callie.
Speaker 2: First, I need to do something. What's that say that
Speaker 2: I'm really sorry for messing up your cookies. Yeah, we
Speaker 2: forgive you, Calie. Everyone makes mistakes. The cookies turned out yummy. Anyway,
Speaker 2: do you want to cookie and then we can play outside.
Speaker 2: I'll have a cookie, but I want some quite a
Speaker 2: long time for a while.
Speaker 3: What are you going to do, Calie.
Speaker 2: Make my very own no more boring list so I
Speaker 2: won't feel bored ever again.
Speaker 1: Thank you Lingo Kids listeners for listening. I hope you
Speaker 1: enjoyed the story. Maybe you can come up with a
Speaker 1: no more boring list of your very own, so the
Speaker 1: next time you start to feel bored, you won't also
Speaker 1: feel sad and frustrated. In our Lingo Kids app, you
Speaker 1: can find interactive games, songs, audio books and videos that
Speaker 1: will help you with your bedtime routine. Discover the power
Speaker 1: of play learning when learning is fun.
Speaker 3: See you in our next episode.