0:00:02 > 0:00:05# Every day when you're walking down the street
0:00:05 > 0:00:07# Everybody that you meet
0:00:07 > 0:00:11# Has an original point of view
0:00:11 > 0:00:13- # And I say, hey!- Hey!
0:00:13 > 0:00:15# What a wonderful kind of day
0:00:15 > 0:00:18# We can learn to work and play
0:00:18 > 0:00:20# And get along with each other
0:00:20 > 0:00:24# You gotta listen to your heart Listen to the beat
0:00:24 > 0:00:30# Listen to the rhythm of the street Open your eyes! Open your ears!
0:00:30 > 0:00:34# Get together, make things better By working together
0:00:34 > 0:00:38# It's a simple message And it comes from the heart
0:00:38 > 0:00:43# Believe in yourself For that's the place to start
0:00:43 > 0:00:48- # And I say, hey!- Hey! - What a wonderful kind of day
0:00:48 > 0:00:53# We can learn to work and play And get along with each other
0:00:53 > 0:00:59# What a wonderful kind of day, hey! What a wonderful kind of day, HEY! #
0:00:59 > 0:01:01Hey! DW!
0:01:02 > 0:01:03Hey!
0:01:03 > 0:01:04Whoaaaaa! Ooof!
0:01:13 > 0:01:17People who are really good at something make it look so easy.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20I even have trouble skating backwards!
0:01:21 > 0:01:24Wooooargh! Agh!
0:01:24 > 0:01:27A few hours of practice. You'll get it.
0:01:27 > 0:01:30It's important not to give up on something you love.
0:01:30 > 0:01:32Take the Wright brothers.
0:01:32 > 0:01:36- They failed many times before they succeeded.- Oh!
0:01:36 > 0:01:38But they kept trying.
0:01:40 > 0:01:42CRASH
0:01:47 > 0:01:49And they kept crashing.
0:01:50 > 0:01:55It wasn't easy making the first successful aeroplane flight ever.
0:01:57 > 0:02:01Sometimes, it takes a lot of work before you can make it look easy.
0:02:01 > 0:02:04I wouldn't say you made it look easy!
0:02:06 > 0:02:09- Whoa! Ouch!- Ha!
0:02:09 > 0:02:11Stop showing off, DW!
0:02:11 > 0:02:13BUZZER
0:02:20 > 0:02:23May I have everyone's attention, please?
0:02:23 > 0:02:27There's a new volunteer job available to a qualified 3rd grader.
0:02:27 > 0:02:30Does that mean you don't get paid?
0:02:30 > 0:02:33Miss Tingley will no longer deliver the mail.
0:02:33 > 0:02:37We would like to have a student take over.
0:02:37 > 0:02:38It will be a rotating job,
0:02:38 > 0:02:42so everyone who's interested has a chance to try it.
0:02:42 > 0:02:44- But who'd want to do that?
0:02:44 > 0:02:49The job will require missing ten minutes of home room every morning.
0:02:49 > 0:02:53Who would like to be our first student mail carrier?
0:02:53 > 0:02:56Me! Choose me, I love mail!
0:02:58 > 0:03:03What skills do you possess that would make you qualified?
0:03:03 > 0:03:06As you can see from my resume and references,
0:03:06 > 0:03:09I have extensive experience opening mail.
0:03:09 > 0:03:13I subscribe to ten magazines, and at least 50 catalogues.
0:03:14 > 0:03:18What are three adjectives that describe the real you?
0:03:18 > 0:03:19Er...quiet...
0:03:19 > 0:03:22Shy...afraid of beetles.
0:03:23 > 0:03:27Why are you interested in being the student mail carrier?
0:03:27 > 0:03:32I'm organised, and punctual, and I think I could do a good job.
0:03:32 > 0:03:35Hmmm...you THINK you could.
0:03:36 > 0:03:38Let me talk to you about mail.
0:03:38 > 0:03:40Mail and me. Me and mail.
0:03:40 > 0:03:44You know what the most important day of my life was?
0:03:44 > 0:03:46- No, but... - The day I got my first letter.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49It was a coupon for a manicure.
0:03:49 > 0:03:51And I didn't know what that was.
0:03:51 > 0:03:53But I was so touched!
0:03:53 > 0:03:57I never knew how strongly you felt about mail, Buster.
0:03:57 > 0:04:01So, I'm making you the first student mail carrier.
0:04:01 > 0:04:02Thanks, Mr Haney!
0:04:02 > 0:04:06This is a wonderful opportunity for you to take on some...
0:04:06 > 0:04:09Buster? Oh!
0:04:10 > 0:04:13I've broken it down into three steps.
0:04:13 > 0:04:17Mr Haney meant it about missing 10 minutes of home room?
0:04:17 > 0:04:20Yes. Now, the three steps are...
0:04:20 > 0:04:25Stacking it, alphabetising it, and delivering it to the right mail box.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27And this hat is really mine?
0:04:27 > 0:04:30If you forget one of the steps, just think SAD.
0:04:30 > 0:04:34Short for Stacking, Alphabetising and Delivering.
0:04:34 > 0:04:35SCHOOL BELL RINGS
0:04:35 > 0:04:40- Hi, Mr Higgins!- Hi, Buster. What's that on your head?
0:04:40 > 0:04:44It's the mail carrier's cap. It's my new job at school.
0:04:44 > 0:04:46That's quite an honour.
0:04:48 > 0:04:49Wow.
0:04:49 > 0:04:51You did that really fast!
0:04:51 > 0:04:55It looks easy, but it takes work and dedication.
0:04:55 > 0:04:59It seemed easy when Miss Tingley was showing me.
0:04:59 > 0:05:04Are you aware of the responsibility that comes with being a mail carrier?
0:05:04 > 0:05:06Kind of. I know it comes with a hat.
0:05:06 > 0:05:10Can I impart some words of wisdom, one mail carrier to another?
0:05:10 > 0:05:11Sure.
0:05:11 > 0:05:14This is the creed we all live by.
0:05:14 > 0:05:17"Neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom
0:05:17 > 0:05:22"stays these couriers from the swift completion of their rounds."
0:05:22 > 0:05:24What does that mean?
0:05:24 > 0:05:28- It means nothing stops us from delivering the mail.- Snow?
0:05:28 > 0:05:30Heat? Gloom?
0:05:33 > 0:05:36Phew...sure is hot.
0:05:36 > 0:05:38Thank goodness this street is done.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40On to the next one.
0:05:46 > 0:05:49Ah, what's a little rain and gloom?
0:05:49 > 0:05:50I've got mail to deliver!
0:05:52 > 0:05:55D-d-d-delivering mail...
0:05:55 > 0:05:59Oh! Nooooooooo!
0:06:06 > 0:06:08Time for you to return to home room.
0:06:08 > 0:06:11But I can't, until the job is done!
0:06:11 > 0:06:16- I appreciate your commitment, but you need to pick up the pace.- Right.
0:06:16 > 0:06:20OK. I've got to work faster. Just be swift.
0:06:23 > 0:06:25Hmmm, nothing but junk mail today.
0:06:25 > 0:06:27How was your first day?
0:06:27 > 0:06:31Oh, it was rough. I had barely enough time to get it all done.
0:06:31 > 0:06:35The first day of a job is always hard. I'm sure you did great.
0:06:37 > 0:06:41Where is the bus for our field trip? I sent you the form yesterday.
0:06:41 > 0:06:45I didn't receive the form, so I didn't confirm the bus!
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Oh! Class...
0:06:48 > 0:06:50The field trip to the zoo is cancelled.
0:06:50 > 0:06:54Everyone back inside, for an impromptu spelling bee.
0:06:54 > 0:06:56Oh!
0:06:57 > 0:07:01We were going to have a dodgeball tournament today,
0:07:01 > 0:07:05but my gym ball order never made it to the mailbox.
0:07:05 > 0:07:08Give me ten laps, then we'll work on our push-ups!
0:07:08 > 0:07:10What have I done?
0:07:10 > 0:07:15But the menu said watermelon slices today!
0:07:15 > 0:07:19Somehow, my order for watermelons got lost in the mail.
0:07:21 > 0:07:24Hi there! How's the new job going?
0:07:24 > 0:07:25Oh, not so well.
0:07:25 > 0:07:30There's so much mail, and so little time. I don't know how you do it.
0:07:30 > 0:07:32I wasn't always a great mail carrier.
0:07:32 > 0:07:36I had a great teacher. He taught me everything I know.
0:07:36 > 0:07:41There's one thing you must remember when you're in charge of the mail.
0:07:41 > 0:07:45- Approach it one letter at a time. - Wow! One letter at a time!
0:07:45 > 0:07:50Say it to yourself as you sort, as you deliver. Letter by letter.
0:07:50 > 0:07:53Letter by letter! That's it!
0:07:53 > 0:07:58And then, employ the four rules of efficient mail delivery.
0:07:58 > 0:08:03Gather, look at each letter, alphabetise, and deliver.
0:08:03 > 0:08:05G.L.A.D. Glad!
0:08:05 > 0:08:10- I thought it was SAD.- No, no, Buster. As my mentor always said...
0:08:10 > 0:08:14- When you do it right, you'll be GLAD. - Thanks, Mr Higgins.
0:08:14 > 0:08:16I think you may have just what it takes.
0:08:19 > 0:08:22I made your favourite! Banana walnut pancakes!
0:08:22 > 0:08:26- I don't have time. I'm late. - But it's only 7.30.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28I'll pick something up at the office.
0:08:29 > 0:08:31Letter by letter...
0:08:35 > 0:08:39Haney comes before Ratburn, Tingley after MacGrady.
0:08:41 > 0:08:44Yesterday, there seemed to be a mix-up with the mail.
0:08:44 > 0:08:47There won't be any more. I have a system.
0:08:47 > 0:08:50Miss Tingley is organising a softball game,
0:08:50 > 0:08:53and wondered if you'd like to join.
0:08:53 > 0:08:56Your job is to deliver mail, not read it.
0:08:56 > 0:08:57And don't I know it!
0:08:57 > 0:09:00I didn't know you were a softball player!
0:09:05 > 0:09:06Tired?
0:09:06 > 0:09:11Of course! Do you know what kind of stress I'm under at work?
0:09:11 > 0:09:12Work?
0:09:12 > 0:09:17Every day, there's mail. A lot of mail. And someone has to deliver it!
0:09:17 > 0:09:20But you've only been doing it for two days.
0:09:20 > 0:09:22Two days is like two years.
0:09:22 > 0:09:24The watermelon is back!
0:09:24 > 0:09:28Thanks to my delivery system. Oh...
0:09:28 > 0:09:31I have some confidential mail business.
0:09:31 > 0:09:33Did you get your letter, Miss Tingley?
0:09:33 > 0:09:36I haven't checked my mail yet.
0:09:36 > 0:09:38You have a letter from France.
0:09:38 > 0:09:41You should use correct postage when you write back.
0:09:41 > 0:09:45Or else it'll be returned. We don't want that, do we?
0:09:45 > 0:09:47No, we don't!
0:09:53 > 0:09:58- Mr Haney, you threw this out. - Don't worry, it'll be recycled.
0:09:58 > 0:10:01It's the cafeteria menu for the next week!
0:10:01 > 0:10:05No need to thank me, I'm just doing my job.
0:10:05 > 0:10:09Do you want to come over after school today and watch TV?
0:10:09 > 0:10:14Ah, I remember when I had time to do fun things, like watch TV.
0:10:14 > 0:10:16Why can't you do fun things now?
0:10:16 > 0:10:19I've got two words for you. "The mail."
0:10:19 > 0:10:23- And neither rain, nor heat, nor snow, nor..."- OK!
0:10:23 > 0:10:27OK! But it's only supposed to take up ten minutes of your day!
0:10:27 > 0:10:32But you have no idea what I have to do to prepare for those ten minutes!
0:10:34 > 0:10:39- I thought we'd have Chinese food for dinner.- I'm too tired to eat.
0:10:39 > 0:10:42Too tired for vegetable dumplings?
0:10:43 > 0:10:48It's this job, Mom. I love it, but it really takes it out of me.
0:10:48 > 0:10:52I know what it's like to think about work all the time.
0:10:52 > 0:10:53But you have to relax.
0:10:53 > 0:10:58All right, all right. One dumpling. Maybe two.
0:11:00 > 0:11:04I think we're all aware of what a thorough job Buster has done
0:11:04 > 0:11:06while serving as mail carrier.
0:11:06 > 0:11:11I just want you all to know neither snow, nor rain, nor...
0:11:11 > 0:11:14- Oh, Buster, not again! - Yes, yes.
0:11:14 > 0:11:17Your enthusiasm for mail has no bounds.
0:11:17 > 0:11:20You've gone above and beyond the call of duty.
0:11:20 > 0:11:25However, you will recall that it is a rotating position.
0:11:25 > 0:11:26What do you mean?
0:11:26 > 0:11:30It means that now it's time for someone else to do the job.
0:11:30 > 0:11:33Are you firing me, Mr Haney?
0:11:33 > 0:11:36After I gave you the best week of my life?
0:11:36 > 0:11:38I'm not firing you.
0:11:38 > 0:11:43I just want everyone to experience the huge responsibility
0:11:43 > 0:11:45of delivering the mail!
0:11:45 > 0:11:50- But nobody knows what it takes until they've done it.- Exactly my point.
0:11:50 > 0:11:55That's why I've put you in charge of training the next mail carrier!
0:11:57 > 0:12:01The key to delivering mail is to do it letter by letter.
0:12:01 > 0:12:03I really get to wear this hat?
0:12:03 > 0:12:08Yes. Now, the four steps to delivering mail are GLAD.
0:12:08 > 0:12:11Gather it, look at each letter...
0:12:11 > 0:12:16- I really get this hat?- You're not listening! It's not about the hat.
0:12:16 > 0:12:18It's about the mail!
0:12:18 > 0:12:21There should be a uniform that comes with this hat.
0:12:21 > 0:12:24Delivering the mail is a big responsibility.
0:12:24 > 0:12:26Neither snow, nor...
0:12:26 > 0:12:28Awwww!
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