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help you i found some cockroaches
ben you brought cockroaches into our house
sarah they're safe in the box don't worry
when is this winter carnival in quebec in february
it's the biggest winter carnival in the world
there are many cultural events and they have a night parade
we should go no thanks
i'll stay with my new friends maybe you can visit this winter carnival
one day bring lots of warm clothes
now let's enjoy some snow cones
great job you are ready for your presentation
i can see that you did a lot of research yeah
well done so
where are our snow cones ben i'm just practicing
fine let's have snow cones at our small town
festival what festival
ben wants to have a small town festival what do you think
i think that's a great idea we do have our own culture here we can
have all kinds of events we can have a fast talking contest
betty would win you're right
i can dance and i can hold cockroach races
what i have my box of cockroaches
right here ben
a restaurant is not the best place for those
and why do you have them they're for the cockroach races
you did say we could have all kinds of events that's true
it would be an interesting way to celebrate small town
how many cockroaches are in there six
do you want to see them no one
two three four five
uh-oh one is missing
there's my beautiful junior reporter hi betty
there's something different about you dear
i know your hair is a different color
no hmm
are you taller
no betty i'm the same old me well
you look wonderful thanks betty
so do you have any assignments for me yes i do
i need a writer for my new travel column and are you asking me to write it yes
you're an excellent writer you'll do a good job
thanks betty so what's my first column about
for your first column i want you to write about dubai city
dubai city where is that
it's a city in the middle east are there a lot of interesting things in
dubai city there are for example
they have a place to go skiing inside
really fun
yes and right now workers are building the bird to buy
that's the tallest building in the world great
i'll be sure to write about that good can you finish this assignment by
thursday i'll do my best excellent i can't wait
to read it betty is in the post office
she picks up a big bag it's very heavy
there are a lot of letters and packages inside the bag simon smiles
he is very excited about his package he wants it now
betty looks inside the bag i am looking
i am looking for a package it is not a big package
okay is your name on the box or is renee's
name on the box my name is on there simon way
hmm that is strange i don't see any mail for
you really
are you sure oh
here it is all right wait
this isn't my package it's for simon monroe
oh sorry
well your package isn't in this bag
let me look in the back
here's a magazine for renee but i don't see a package
it's here i'm sure sorry
i can't find it what's in the package
oh uh
nothing special sorry simon your package is not here
the mail is slow sometimes okay
another mail truck will come this afternoon
come back after four really
thanks betty you're a good mailman
i'm not a mailman simon i'm a postal worker
oh right sorry
well you're a great postal worker thanks simon
i enjoy helping people just last week i sorry i have to go now
see you later hey honey
[Applause] did you go to the post office
was your package there yes i went but my package wasn't there
yet too bad
do you want to eat lunch here yes
i'll go back to the post office if i have time this afternoon
good i have some cards to mail can i give them to you
sure hey
these cards don't have any envelopes or stamps i know i don't have any
can you buy some envelopes and stamps for me dear
okay how much are stamps now
they're 41 cents each i'm sorry about your package
maybe it'll be there when you go back what package
oh nothing it's not important
it's just something fun something fun
what is it when simon gets it he'll show you
okay i like getting packages and letters my
friend writes a letter to me every month
why don't you use email no way