Episode Guide
Episode 1A: Dare to Get the Bear
Louis uses both English and Cree words to tell Randy that Emily's son is sick and that he needs to get him a maskohkân (teddy bear). Randy thinks maskohkân means a bear's fang. Mr. Thompson corrects him.
Lesson: Kids should always avoid doing things that can put them in danger
Episode 1B: Beading Stars
Louis tells Randy that Mrs. Charles needs mekisuk (beads). Katie thinks the word means berries. The kids pick berries but learn at Mrs. Charles' house that the word for berries is menisu, not mekisuk.
Lesson: Not everyone likes the same things. Diversity and self-expression are an important part of life.
Episode 2A: No Time for Stories
Louis asks Randy to bring muskimot (a bag) to help collect medicinal rat root. Randy thinks it means hiking shoes, borrows Anne's shoes which are too small.
Lesson: There is time for fun, and there is time to focus on your chores.
Episode 2B: Stick to the Plan
Randy must deliver kinowacigosa (long wooden sticks) to Mr. Thompson and cimacigosa (short wooden sticks) to Mr. Charles, but brings the wrong sticks.
Lesson: Teamwork can help get things done faster and better
Episode 3A: The Big Pie Sale
Louis tells Randy to deliver kuhkithuw (all) the blueberries to Mrs. Charles, who is having a pie sale. Randy brings only one pail.
Lesson: If you don't get it right the first time, you can try again until you get it right.
Episode 3B: Colors of the Quilt
Louis sends Randy to get mihkwêkin (red fabric), sîpihkwêkin (blue fabric), osâwêkin (yellow fabric). Randy and Katie mistake the words for colored skirts instead of fabric.
Lesson: Kids should listen carefully and patiently to what adults have to say.
Episode 4A: Goodbye Clutter
Louis gives Randy a sack to collect uyanisa and metuwakuna (clothes and toys) for donations.
Lesson: You are never too young to start giving back
Episode 4B: Count on Anne
Louis gives Randy bannock and tells him to kakeeskis (cut into slices) and share it. Randy, Anne, and Katie count bannock slices one to five in Cree.
Lesson: Breaking bread and sharing it with others is an important tradition.
Episode 5A: The Birdhouse
Randy must get pitheses (bird food) for Mr. Charles. Katie thinks it means fish. They find Mr. Charles building a birdhouse.
Lesson: It's important to take care of our pets
Episode 5B: Lost and Found
Randy needs to find a box for wanihta ikwa miska (lost and found) for the community centre. Katie thinks it means hide and seek.
Lesson: When we find something that belongs to someone else, we put it in a lost and found box.
Episode 6A: Digging for Dinosaurs
Louis tells Randy that Emily's son wants a dinosaur musinahikan (book). Randy thinks Louis wants dinosaur bones and starts digging; they only find a bone Osky (the dog) buried.
Lesson: Reading books gives us both knowledge and joy
Episode 6B: Some Kind of Syrup
Louis sends Randy to get siwakamisikan (birch syrup) for Mrs. Charles. Randy assumes it means cough syrup; Mrs. Charles almost pours it on her pancakes.
Lesson: Kids should never take medications without adult supervision.
Episode 7A: Skipping the Rope
Louis asks Randy to bring peminuhkwan (rope) to Mr. Thompson. Randy thinks it's a skipping rope; Mr. Thompson actually needs it to hang his hammock.
Lesson: Exercising is important to keep our bodies healthy
Episode 7B: Car Trouble
Louis tells Randy to help Mr. Thompson kitchistin (clean) his car. Katie thinks it means fix the car; they round up tools before Mr. Thompson clarifies he just wants a clean car.
Lesson: Cars, tools and machines are not toys
Episode 8A: A Paint Job
Louis says Mrs. Charles is working on a sopekahikewin (a painting) and needs paint and brushes. Katie assumes it means painting walls. Mrs. Charles is actually doing fine art.
Lesson: Art is something that we can all enjoy
Episode 8B: Let it Snow
Louis tells Randy that Mrs. Charles needs a cord to plug her konowi-mechiwin (snow cone) machine. Randy and Katie think she needs a snow machine and search for a very long extension cord.
Lesson: The spirit of holidays can be felt all throughout the year