Are you excited for today, Koo?
[chuckles] Oh, yes, Karl. I am.
I've never done this before, but it sounds so fun.
Good morning, campers. Welcome to Camp Michael.
Today's itinerary.
What's an "itanerary"?
Good question, Karl.
An itinerary is a plan for all of the fun things we're gonna do today.
9:00 a.m., kickball. 9:12, hopscotch.
9:27, obstacle course. 9:52, story time.
[groans] When's snack?
11:30 sharp.
The plans for the day all sound like a lot of fun. I can't wait to start.
Me too.
It's now 9:00 a.m. That means kickball.
First, the rules. This will be home base.
I'll roll the ball to you here,
and you'll kick it and run to the next base.
Look how high it can go!
The ball is bouncy. It goes way up in the air.
This is so much fun.
[chuckles] That's a funny way to play, Karl,
but the game is called kickball.
You kick with your feet, no hands.
But you're holding it in your hands.
I'm the pitcher. I'm allowed.
You kick.
Over here, Koo!
That's a point!
Karl kicked the ball hard.
It went far over the fence.
That is a home run.
Why don't we try something else?
Okay. We're gonna play hopscotch next.
We just need a couple of stones for the game.
Hmm. Ah! Got 'em.
[Karl] Beep. Boop.
Michael! Look, a robot!
Yeah.
It's a nice robot, but it's actually the grid you play on.
How many points to get the stone in the robot's mouth?
None. You're supposed to toss and then hop.
Start by tossing the stone into the first square
and hop over to the next one.
- Hop, hop, hop. Hop. - [Koo giggling]
- Not like that. Like this. - [Karl] Hop.
Watch. Hop on one foot, two, turn.
[Koo] Hop, hop on one foot.
- Michael, your camp is so much fun. - No, that's not--
- [both] Jump, jump! - You aren't listening.
- Karl! Koo! - This is fun.
[whistles]
Let's try the next activity.
But we're having fun playing hopscotch.
That wasn't hopscotch. I'm not sure what that was.
How about Robot-hop?
[sighs]
Listen, guys. I put a lot of thought into a super fun day for you,
but we can't do that if you keep doing things that aren't on this list.
Now it's time for the obstacle course!
- [Karl] Wow! - Ooh.
[Michael] First, we go through the boxes.
Then you throw a disc into the bucket.
Then you kick the ball into the net, go around the swings,
and first one through the hockey sticks wins.
Here, let me show you.
[grunting]
- [sighs] - [both giggle]
Okay, let's make that jump over the boxes. Got it?
Start.
No, the other way.
- [Koo giggling] - You said to run around.
[both giggling]
Koo, push me.
Karl, Koo, look. This is how it's done.
- Higher! [giggles] - [giggles]
[sighs] Maybe it's time for a quiet activity.
How about we have story time now?
[both] Yay!
Story time is fun.
I hope the book has dragons.
Or maybe a truck.
This was my favorite book when I was little.
You were right. It does have a truck.
Anyway...
"Dizzy the dancing dump truck loved to move dirt to the beat of the music."
Last summer, my friend, Nolan, saw them building a house on his street,
and there were all kinds of trucks.
Yes, Karl, I remember. Back to the story.
"Once, she played a very fast tune that had her spinning
- until Dizzy was a dizzy dump truck." - [giggling]
- Dumpy, dizzy dump truck. - [both giggle]
-"The dizzy dump truck--" - [Karl giggles]
-"The diz--" - [Koo] Dump truck. [giggles]
"The dump truck started spinning her wheels."
Please listen and don't interrupt.
Okay. Where were we?
-"The dizzy dump truck--" - Dizzy dump truck.
[both giggling]
Okay, this isn't working.
Why don't you go inside and see what Addy's made for snack?
Snack time!
[sighs]
Where are the campers, Michael?
Hi, Stillwater. They're inside with Addy.
Being a camp counselor is much harder than I thought.
Oh?
They wanted to bounce the kickball and made a robot out of the hopscotch
and wanted to swing instead of the obstacle course.
I had the whole day planned out.
And we weren't even supposed to have snack until later.
Now my schedule's all off.
Hmm. You seem to have a busy day planned.
It's camp. I wanted to be sure there was always something fun to do.
[chuckles] And are your campers having fun?
Yes, but--
But not in the way you expected.
I wanted them to follow the rules.
Ah.
Perhaps we can take a break for a story.
[sighs] Yeah, I think I could use a break.
Do you remember the story I told you about Master Tanuki and her garden?
This is another Master Tanuki story but from a different point of view.
As you recall, Master Tanuki was the wisest person in the land.
Students came from all over to learn from her.
Master Tanuki, I have come for your wisdom.
Please, join me for a cup of tea.
Thank you, Master.
First, you must teach me about finding inner peace.
Perhaps we can do that today.
I see you already have a plan.
Yes. Uh, tomorrow, you can teach me about nature
a-and then the next day, the universe.
And then we'll move on to art a-and poetry.
Ooh, and maybe some more art.
Uh, oh. Oh.
Uh, a-and could you teach me how to rake those rocks out front?
Uh, the cup is full. Watch out!
This cup is full of tea, just like your mind is full of plans.
You cannot add more to either.
But I have much more to learn, Master.
[sighs] How do I make room?
You must start by first emptying your cup.
Then you will be ready.
[Stillwater] The student was so focused on telling Master Tanuki
about what he wanted to learn,
he left no room for what she was ready to teach.
Forgive my arrogance, Master Tanuki. My cup is now empty.
Good. Then we can begin.
Master Tanuki said the student should be open for new ideas.
Master Tanuki was very wise.
I could empty my cup too.
Plans are good, but so is just seeing what happens.
Stillwater! Lemonade!
Oh, there are the campers.
[both] Thank you.
Are you having fun?
Camp is so much fun. We were reading a story.
Michael, will you finish?
We can finish the book, or we can try something totally new.
What happened to the "itanerary"? What are we going to do next?
Let's make up a new game.
What's it called?
Doesn't have a name yet. What do you think it should be?
[giggling] What about Everything Ball?
Everything Ball. I like that.
What are the rules?
That's the best part. We make them up as we go.
Oh, I have a rule.
Bounce the red ball with your knee. It's a million points.
If you skip on one foot, you get a bajillion points.
- [Karl, Koo giggling] - [chuckles]
And Stillwater's the robot!
- [Koo giggling] - Beep. Beep. Boop.
- That's a bajillion zillion points. - [giggling]
Beep. Beep. Boop. Boop.
Michael, this is the best camp ever.
We solved a puzzle, and we built a blanket fort.
Now what should we do?
Let's do baseball.
I bet if we practice, we can be good enough to play with Michael.
A mitt to play catch and a bat that we can swing.
One thing's still missing.
Right, we need a ball.
I don't see any out here. Maybe we should do something else.
Wait, I know where there's one in Michael's room.
There it is.
I can't reach.
Oh, thanks.
Michael calls it his lucky ball.
The ball has some words that are very hard to read.
Wonder what it says.
Maybe Michael gave the ball a name.
[grunts]
The ball waits for me, but the bat has other plans.
This is a hard game.
[grunting]
[strains, grunts]
- Whoa! - Wow.
Now I see why Michael calls it his lucky ball.
That's a home run.
[Karl] Did you find it?
I felt through the grass, searched under the trees and leaves.
Still, there was nothing.
Huh?
Hey, have you seen my baseball? The one I had on the shelf.
Uh-huh, we used it for batting practice.
You what?
And I hit a home run!
Only now, we can't find it.
And we looked everywhere.
Which way did it go?
I don't believe this.
Do you have any others?
No, Karl! Not like that. It was signed by my favorite player.
It's one of a kind.
It is?
Yes, it is.
You could've just waited to ask me for a ball you could use, but you didn't.
And now, something that was really special to me is gone.
We are both sorry. We didn't mean to lose it.
Will you forgive us?
I don't know.
But we said we're sorry. That's supposed to make it all better.
Well, it doesn't always.
And definitely not this time.
Now what do we do?
Another puzzle, but the pieces do not fit.
Let's ask my uncle.
Hello there.
We borrowed Michael's special baseball. Then we lost it.
And now he's angry.
Oh, my.
And we said we were sorry and everything.
Hmm.
That means he can't be mad anymore. Doesn't it?
Sometimes the words "I'm sorry" are all you need
to make everyone feel better.
Can you think of a time like that?
- Like if I accidentally bump into Koo... - [chuckles]
...and break her toy?
Hmm. Well, in a case like that,
the words "I'm sorry" might not be enough to make things better at first.
What do you think, Koo?
If Karl broke my toy, I would be both mad and sad.
Even with "I'm sorry."
That's understandable.
You see, Karl?
In some situations,
you need time before those mad and sad feelings move along.
You might even need something more.
More of what?
Why don't I tell you both a story and you can see for yourself?
There were two little bears, just about your age,
and they had a grandmother whom they loved very much.
She had a big blueberry bush outside her cottage.
Uh-uh-uh. The berries aren't yet ripe.
We'll have to wait until we can enjoy these delicious berries all together.
[Stillwater] Archie and Hazel walked past their grandmother's house every day,
waiting for the berries to ripen, trying to be patient
until finally...
I think they're ready to eat now. Don't you, Hazel?
[both] Mmm.
[Stillwater] The blueberries were delicious,
so they decided to eat a few more.
Actually, quite a lot more.
[sighs] Mmm. Yum-yum.
[Stillwater] The two little bears ate every single one.
Archie, Hazel, what happened to my blueberries?
Um, we tasted them?
Tasted? You ate them all.
They were finally ripe, and we've been waiting.
And so have I, for the delicious pie I was going to make everyone.
We're sorry, Grandma.
I appreciate that, my dears, but it doesn't bring back the blueberries.
And now I don't have any fruit to bake a pie for our special family dinner.
It was wrong to eat all of those blueberries.
Will Grandma be mad until next summer?
I hope not.
I wish we could make it right.
Yes, something that really shows how sorry we feel.
[gasps] There is another way to make up for what we did.
[Stillwater] The cubs discovered that the woods were filled with raspberries
and that they were ripe for the picking.
Grandma, these are for you.
Is there enough here to make a pie?
[Stillwater] Their grandmother was still upset
that she couldn't make the pie she'd planned for,
but she appreciated the kind gesture.
Oh, my.
Did you pick all of these from the bushes down the road?
[chuckles] Come inside, and we'll get you cleaned up.
And then we'll see what we can do with these berries.
- [sighs] - Mmm.
Oh. [chuckles]
The grandma was still sad about the pie she couldn't make
even though the bear cubs said, "I'm sorry."
Hearing this story helps me know how Michael feels.
We must do something.
Could we make Michael a pie?
[chuckles] A pie is a nice treat,
but this may call for a different solution.
Do you have any other ideas?
I know. We'll do just like what the little bears did
when they got the new berries for their grandma.
Stillwater, can we look in your shed? We're going to need a few things.
Of course, Karl.
[sighs]
Are you still mad?
I guess I'm not as mad.
You were right.
I looked and looked all over for it, but that ball is definitely gone.
Must have been some home run.
I bet it went all the way to the moon.
[chuckles] Maybe.
Michael, I promise I'll never ever take anything from you without asking first.
What we did was wrong. It was selfish and hurtful.
We both feel badly.
That's why we want to give you this.
Because we lost your special ball, we made you another one.
And it even has writing you can't read on it too, just like the first one.
If you want to know, it should say, "Love, Karl and Koo."
We ran out of room.
Thanks.
You wanna try it out? Maybe we can hit another home run.
No, let's not play with this one.
Because you don't like it?
No, I do.
I just want to keep it safe, because now this one is special too.
Perhaps Michael has other baseballs that you could play with instead.
Yeah, I do. Do you wanna be the catcher?
[chuckling] I would like that very much.
Okay then. You can get set up, and I'll be right back with a new ball.
["Never Ending Dream" playing]
[man] ♪ With our spirits We were floating through the trees ♪
♪ Like creatures, we were soaring high Blowing off some steam ♪
♪ Or a mountain And its effervescent green ♪
♪ A never-ending dream ♪
♪ I found a little bit of honey ♪
♪ And now I'm a little sweeter inside ♪
[singing in Japanese]
♪ It's just a little bit funny ♪
♪ But now I have the world on my side ♪
[singing in Japanese]
[song fades]