“You’re getting to be a big boy, each day I grow some more. I like exploring my way. Growing up is not so tough, except when I’ve had enough. But there’s lots of fun stuff. That’s me, everyone’s best. Everyone’s best.”
“Hi, Clementine. What’s that ribbon for?”
“I want it at my swimming lessons. I got a blue one at my daddy’s office picnic. I was the fastest runner.”
“I’m a fast runner too. You can’t catch me, you can’t catch me.”
“What’s the matter, Caillou? Aren’t you going to try and catch them?”
“I can’t run as fast as they can. Don’t let that bother you. You’re good at lots of other things.”
“I wish I could win a ribbon like Clementine’s.”
“Well, maybe you can. You’ve given me a wonderful idea. I’ll be right back. You can’t catch me.”
“Grandma thought that she could help Caillou win a ribbon.”
“Okay, everybody, who wants to play some games? I have plenty of ribbons you can win.”
“I do.”
“Don’t you want to play with the others, Caillou?”
“Will I win a ribbon?”
“I don’t know, but you’ll have lots of fun trying, Caillou.”
“Wait for me, Grandma.”
“In this race, everyone has to walk heel to toe like this. One foot right in front of the other, all the way to the white ribbon. Is everyone ready?”
“On your mark, get set, go!”
“Hooray! Clementine wins!”
“Yeah!”
“Caillou was disappointed. He hadn’t won, but he was determined to win the next game.”
“Well done, everybody. Ready for another one?”
“Yeah!”
“How about a big smile for Grandma?”
“Oh, very nice. Lovely. Hmm, oh, I found the biggest smile. Leo was the winner. Good smiling, Leo. Thank you.”
“What’s the matter, Caillou?”
“I want to win a ribbon.”
“I know you do, honey, but remember, they’re games, and games are supposed to be fun.”
“Caillou decided that Mommy was right. He was thinking too much about the ribbons and not enough about having fun.”
“Who wants to play the next game?”
“I do!”
“Next was a contest for the silliest walk.”
“Rosie wins! She’s the silliest! Hooray!”
“I win, I win!”
“Now, this is an obstacle course. First, you jump over this mattress and land with both feet. Then you do a hurdle jump over the ball like this. Then you pick up the ball, stand on the line, and throw it into the basket. If it goes in, run as fast as you can back to the start.”
“On your mark, get set, go!”
“We made it! One job! Caillou is still in the lead! Yay!”
“You silly cat, you messed up our finish. Boy, you two are fast. Good race, Leo. Caillou is having so much fun now. He’d forgotten all about winning a ribbon.”
“Grandma’s next game was a no-smiling contest. No matter what happened, you couldn’t smile or laugh or giggle.”
“Oh!”
“Rosie’s out. Come sit with me, Rosie. Let’s make the others laugh.”
“Hey!”
“I won, I won! I did it! Yay!”
“All right, Gilbert, you can have a ribbon too, for having the best… purr. Yay, Gilbert!”
“Stronger every day, stronger every day.”
“Be careful, boys. That basket’s heavy.”
“I’m gonna carry it the rest of the way myself.”
“That’s too heavy for you, Caillou. Here, let me take it.”
“Caillou wished he could be big and strong like his daddy.”
“Where are you going? It’s almost time to eat.”
“I’m not hungry, Rosie. You’re hungry.”
“Oh, oh no you don’t. Cows eat grass, not little Rosies.”
“Can we play on the monkey bars until lunch is ready?”
“All right.”
“Can I come too? I love the monkey bars.”
“Caillou was tired of being small. He wanted to be big and strong.”
“What a boost, little monkey.”
“One, two, three. I made it!”
“You sure did. Very good. Oh boy, look at that. Look, Caillou, new monkey bars, bigger ones. Wow, and you can be the first to try them out. Thanks!”
“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. The other one only has four. Daddy, can I try, please?”
“One, two, three, four. Very good, Caillou.”
“Caillou was disappointed that he couldn’t make it to the end of the monkey bars.”
“I’m gonna be a monkey too.”
“One, two, three, four, five. Good for you, Leo.”
“Can I try again?”
“You sure can.”
“One, two, three, four.”
“Caillou really wanted to keep going, but his arms were tired and sore, and his fingers just couldn’t hold on any longer.”
“I can only do four. You went further than I did. Four’s a lot. Five on the old bars, that would have been all the way to the end. But I want to go all the way across on these monkey bars.”
“We’ll have to get a little stronger first. How can I get stronger? I know the answer to that one. Do you want me to tell you?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm, to grow up big and strong, you have to…” “I can’t tell you, Daddy.”
“Okay, I’ll tell you. At the picnic blanket, it’s time for lunch.”
“Okay, yay!”
“Flutterbye, flutter by, flutterbye.”
“Hi, Mommy. We were swinging like monkeys.”
“Well, I think I have just the thing for two little monkeys.”
“Sounds like feeding time at the zoo. Tell us, Daddy. Tell you what? Tell us what we have to do to grow up big and strong.”
“To grow up big and strong, you have to… wait a minute. You already know. Who told you?”
“We don’t know. Tell us.”
“To grow up strong, you have to eat healthy food like fruits and vegetables and sandwiches. And you have to drink healthy drinks like juice and milk.”
“Daddy, I already knew that.”
“It also helps to get lots of sleep at night and lots of exercise during the day. That’s really just another word for playing.”
“Getting strong is gonna be easy ’cause those are all my favorite things.”
“Me too. I’m gonna be really, really strong.”
“Hmm.”
“Who would like some more milk?”
“Me, me, me! You, please.”
“Hi, Caillou. Billy, my chain fell off.”
“Wow, you sure are strong, Billy.”
“There you go, Clem. Thanks, Billy.”
“Hey, Caillou, you’re sure getting strong. Really? I am? Sure, you were way too little to lift that last year. Really? Hey, Daddy, guess what? I am getting stronger. See?”
“Caillou knew it would take a long time to grow really big and strong, but he could get a little bit stronger every single day.”
“I want to be big right now. I want to be big right now. I want to do the things that grown-ups do right now.”
“But you know what? Being small is also okay. It’s okay, my friends.”
“No more training wheels, no more training wheels. What are you doing, Daddy?”
“I’m going to wash the front windows. Can I help?”
“Sure thing.”
“Whoa! Can you fall down?”
“That bucket’s a bit big for you to carry, Caillou. Here, why don’t you carry these? I’ll bring the bucket.”
“Okay.”
“There, all done. We did a good job, didn’t we?”
“We sure did. Thanks for helping, Caillou.”
“Is that bike getting smaller, or is my little girl growing bigger? Look at me, Daddy.”
“You’re getting big too.”
“Hi, Caillou. Wanna go for a ride?”
“Can I go? Sure.”
“Can I come along too, Sarah?”
“Okay, I’m ready.”
“That’s Rosie’s trike. You have your own bicycle, Daddy.”
“Oh.”
“Caillou was upset that his training wheels were slowing him down.”
“Daddy, can I try riding without my extra wheels like Sarah? Are you sure you’re ready to take your training wheels off?”
“I want to try, Daddy. Please. I rode my bike with training wheels for a long time, Caillou. I only took them off a little while ago. I’m a big boy now. See? I don’t need extra wheels.”
“All right, let’s give it a try. But you’re going to have to practice and be patient. Switching to two wheels isn’t easy.”
“Can we go home and take them off right now?”
“Why not? Can you imagine? He was bicycling without his training wheels and racing with the grown-ups.”
“Pick up, are you? Where are you going? You were going so fast, you missed the turn. It’s back this way. Come on, Caillou. Go, Caillou. You can do it.”
“Whoa! Daddy, don’t let go!”
“Maybe we should stop for a rest and try again later.”
“I’m not tired, Daddy.”
“Oh.”
“Caillou didn’t understand why he couldn’t ride his bike without the training wheels. I think my bike is getting tired.”
“Come on, Rosie. Let’s get you changed out of those wet things. Caillou, can you help Rosie with her shoes while I get the phone?”
“Okay, Rosie. No, I do it, Caillou.”
“That’s the wrong foot, Rosie. I do it.”
“You’ve got your shoes on the wrong… Hey, let me help you.”
“No, I do it. I big girl.”
“Rosie, fall down. Something’s not quite right here, sweetie. Let’s see. Riding without training wheels is hard, isn’t it? Why can’t I do it?”
“Maybe you’re just not ready yet, like Rosie with her shoes.”
“Yeah. Some days, she’ll be able to put on her shoes by yourself, and you’ll be riding that bike all over the neighborhood. You’ll see.”
“Maybe I should keep the extra wheels on for a little while longer.”
“I think that’s a good idea because you know what? There’s a right time for everything.”
“Hi, Caillou. Want to go for a bike ride?”
“But I can’t keep up with you.”
“That’s okay. This time, I’m not on my bike. I’m just learning to rollerblade, so don’t go too fast.”
“Don’t worry, Sarah. I won’t.”
“What’s so funny? You need training wheels, Daddy. You’re going too fast. Oh, I think you’re right, Caillou.”
“Hi, Clementine. What’s that ribbon for?”
“I want it at my swimming lessons. I got a blue one at my daddy’s office picnic. I was the fastest runner.”
“I’m a fast runner too. You can’t catch me, you can’t catch me.”
“What’s the matter, Caillou? Aren’t you going to try and catch them?”
“I can’t run as fast as they can. Don’t let that bother you. You’re good at lots of other things.”
“I wish I could win a ribbon like Clementine’s.”
“Well, maybe you can. You’ve given me a wonderful idea. I’ll be right back. You can’t catch me.”
“Grandma thought that she could help Caillou win a ribbon.”
“Okay, everybody, who wants to play some games? I have plenty of ribbons you can win.”
“I do.”
“Don’t you want to play with the others, Caillou?”
“Will I win a ribbon?”
“I don’t know, but you’ll have lots of fun trying, Caillou.”
“Wait for me, Grandma.”
“In this race, everyone has to walk heel to toe like this. One foot right in front of the other, all the way to the white ribbon. Is everyone ready?”
“On your mark, get set, go!”
“Hooray! Clementine wins!”
“Yeah!”
“Caillou was disappointed. He hadn’t won, but he was determined to win the next game.”
“Well done, everybody. Ready for another one?”
“Yeah!”
“How about a big smile for Grandma?”
“Oh, very nice. Lovely. Hmm, oh, I found the biggest smile. Leo was the winner. Good smiling, Leo. Thank you.”
“What’s the matter, Caillou?”
“I want to win a ribbon.”
“I know you do, honey, but remember, they’re games, and games are supposed to be fun.”
“Caillou decided that Mommy was right. He was thinking too much about the ribbons and not enough about having fun.”
“Who wants to play the next game?”
“I do!”
“Next was a contest for the silliest walk.”
“Rosie wins! She’s the silliest! Hooray!”
“I win, I win!”
“Now, this is an obstacle course. First, you jump over this mattress and land with both feet. Then you do a hurdle jump over the ball like this. Then you pick up the ball, stand on the line, and throw it into the basket. If it goes in, run as fast as you can back to the start.”
“On your mark, get set, go!”
“We made it! One job! Caillou is still in the lead! Yay!”
“You silly cat, you messed up our finish. Boy, you two are fast. Good race, Leo. Caillou is having so much fun now. He’d forgotten all about winning a ribbon.”
“Grandma’s next game was a no-smiling contest. No matter what happened, you couldn’t smile or laugh or giggle.”
“Oh!”
“Rosie’s out. Come sit with me, Rosie. Let’s make the others laugh.”
“Hey!”
“I won, I won! I did it! Yay!”
“All right, Gilbert, you can have a ribbon too, for having the best… purr. Yay, Gilbert!”
“Stronger every day, stronger every day.”
“Be careful, boys. That basket’s heavy.”
“I’m gonna carry it the rest of the way myself.”
“That’s too heavy for you, Caillou. Here, let me take it.”
“Caillou wished he could be big and strong like his daddy.”
“Where are you going? It’s almost time to eat.”
“I’m not hungry, Rosie. You’re hungry.”
“Oh, oh no you don’t. Cows eat grass, not little Rosies.”
“Can we play on the monkey bars until lunch is ready?”
“All right.”
“Can I come too? I love the monkey bars.”
“Caillou was tired of being small. He wanted to be big and strong.”
“What a boost, little monkey.”
“One, two, three. I made it!”
“You sure did. Very good. Oh boy, look at that. Look, Caillou, new monkey bars, bigger ones. Wow, and you can be the first to try them out. Thanks!”
“One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight. The other one only has four. Daddy, can I try, please?”
“One, two, three, four. Very good, Caillou.”
“Caillou was disappointed that he couldn’t make it to the end of the monkey bars.”
“I’m gonna be a monkey too.”
“One, two, three, four, five. Good for you, Leo.”
“Can I try again?”
“You sure can.”
“One, two, three, four.”
“Caillou really wanted to keep going, but his arms were tired and sore, and his fingers just couldn’t hold on any longer.”
“I can only do four. You went further than I did. Four’s a lot. Five on the old bars, that would have been all the way to the end. But I want to go all the way across on these monkey bars.”
“We’ll have to get a little stronger first. How can I get stronger? I know the answer to that one. Do you want me to tell you?”
“Yes.”
“Hmm, to grow up big and strong, you have to…” “I can’t tell you, Daddy.”
“Okay, I’ll tell you. At the picnic blanket, it’s time for lunch.”
“Okay, yay!”
“Flutterbye, flutter by, flutterbye.”
“Hi, Mommy. We were swinging like monkeys.”
“Well, I think I have just the thing for two little monkeys.”
“Sounds like feeding time at the zoo. Tell us, Daddy. Tell you what? Tell us what we have to do to grow up big and strong.”
“To grow up big and strong, you have to… wait a minute. You already know. Who told you?”
“We don’t know. Tell us.”
“To grow up strong, you have to eat healthy food like fruits and vegetables and sandwiches. And you have to drink healthy drinks like juice and milk.”
“Daddy, I already knew that.”
“It also helps to get lots of sleep at night and lots of exercise during the day. That’s really just another word for playing.”
“Getting strong is gonna be easy ’cause those are all my favorite things.”
“Me too. I’m gonna be really, really strong.”
“Hmm.”
“Who would like some more milk?”
“Me, me, me! You, please.”
“Hi, Caillou. Billy, my chain fell off.”
“Wow, you sure are strong, Billy.”
“There you go, Clem. Thanks, Billy.”
“Hey, Caillou, you’re sure getting strong. Really? I am? Sure, you were way too little to lift that last year. Really? Hey, Daddy, guess what? I am getting stronger. See?”
“Caillou knew it would take a long time to grow really big and strong, but he could get a little bit stronger every single day.”
“I want to be big right now. I want to be big right now. I want to do the things that grown-ups do right now.”
“But you know what? Being small is also okay. It’s okay, my friends.”
“No more training wheels, no more training wheels. What are you doing, Daddy?”
“I’m going to wash the front windows. Can I help?”
“Sure thing.”
“Whoa! Can you fall down?”
“That bucket’s a bit big for you to carry, Caillou. Here, why don’t you carry these? I’ll bring the bucket.”
“Okay.”
“There, all done. We did a good job, didn’t we?”
“We sure did. Thanks for helping, Caillou.”
“Is that bike getting smaller, or is my little girl growing bigger? Look at me, Daddy.”
“You’re getting big too.”
“Hi, Caillou. Wanna go for a ride?”
“Can I go? Sure.”
“Can I come along too, Sarah?”
“Okay, I’m ready.”
“That’s Rosie’s trike. You have your own bicycle, Daddy.”
“Oh.”
“Caillou was upset that his training wheels were slowing him down.”
“Daddy, can I try riding without my extra wheels like Sarah? Are you sure you’re ready to take your training wheels off?”
“I want to try, Daddy. Please. I rode my bike with training wheels for a long time, Caillou. I only took them off a little while ago. I’m a big boy now. See? I don’t need extra wheels.”
“All right, let’s give it a try. But you’re going to have to practice and be patient. Switching to two wheels isn’t easy.”
“Can we go home and take them off right now?”
“Why not? Can you imagine? He was bicycling without his training wheels and racing with the grown-ups.”
“Pick up, are you? Where are you going? You were going so fast, you missed the turn. It’s back this way. Come on, Caillou. Go, Caillou. You can do it.”
“Whoa! Daddy, don’t let go!”
“Maybe we should stop for a rest and try again later.”
“I’m not tired, Daddy.”
“Oh.”
“Caillou didn’t understand why he couldn’t ride his bike without the training wheels. I think my bike is getting tired.”
“Come on, Rosie. Let’s get you changed out of those wet things. Caillou, can you help Rosie with her shoes while I get the phone?”
“Okay, Rosie. No, I do it, Caillou.”
“That’s the wrong foot, Rosie. I do it.”
“You’ve got your shoes on the wrong… Hey, let me help you.”
“No, I do it. I big girl.”
“Rosie, fall down. Something’s not quite right here, sweetie. Let’s see. Riding without training wheels is hard, isn’t it? Why can’t I do it?”
“Maybe you’re just not ready yet, like Rosie with her shoes.”
“Yeah. Some days, she’ll be able to put on her shoes by yourself, and you’ll be riding that bike all over the neighborhood. You’ll see.”
“Maybe I should keep the extra wheels on for a little while longer.”
“I think that’s a good idea because you know what? There’s a right time for everything.”
“Hi, Caillou. Want to go for a bike ride?”
“But I can’t keep up with you.”
“That’s okay. This time, I’m not on my bike. I’m just learning to rollerblade, so don’t go too fast.”
“Don’t worry, Sarah. I won’t.”
“What’s so funny? You need training wheels, Daddy. You’re going too fast. Oh, I think you’re right, Caillou.”
