- Hi there, it's Alan from Sesame Street.
Now I know we're all getting used to a new way
of doing things, but you know what?
We are here for each other.
So I thought it might be fun today to read a story together.
Do you want to do that?
Should we read a story?
All right, let's do it.
This is one of my favorite books and it's called
"Another Monster at the End of this Book" by Jon Stone
and illustrated by Michael Smollin.
and it stars two of our furry little friends.
Who's this blue guy right here?
That's right, that is Grover.
And our red furry little friend?
That's right, that's Elmo.
All right, let's read the book.
Grover says, "Elmo, I am not going to the end of this book
"if there is a monster there.
"Monsters are not to be trifled with.
"I am going to stay right here on the first page."
And then Elmo says, "Okay, Mr. Grover.
"Elmo will go see the monster all by himself.
"Turn the page, please."
I guess we better turn the page.
All right.
Grover says, "Will you please stop turning pages?
"Every time you turn the page, we get close to the monster
"At the end of this book!
"Elmo, come with me.
"We are going home now!
"Elmo, Elmo?
"Where are you?"
And Elmo says, "Turn the page."
So we better turn the page.
All right.
Grover says, "Elmo, do you not understand
"that at the end of this book, there is a monster?
"It could be a nice furry monster like you or me
"or Cookie or Herry.
"But it could also be a very big, scary, hungry monster
"with sharp teeth and claws and an attitude!
"Therefore, I am putting these hundreds of paper clips here,
"just to remind you that we are not going to the end
"of this book."
And then Elmo says, "Yes, Mr. Grover.
"Turn the page, please."
And look, see all the paper clips?
All the paper clips.
All right, next page.
And then Grover says, "All right, no more Mister nice guy!
"I have now taken all your alphabet blocks
"and built a huge castle right here.
"No one can turn the page now!"
And then Elmo says, "Turny, turny, turn turn!"
All right, so we better turny turny, turn turn, right?
All right.
And then Grover says, "Enough is enough!
"I, Grover, am now gluing this page down
"so you cannot turn it and if you cannot turn the page,
"we will not get to the monster at the end of this book!"
And then Elmo says, "Do it."
So we better do it.
All right, let's turn the page.
All right.
Grover says, "Elmo, please, please forget about
"seeing the monster at the end of this book
"and come back with me to the beginning of the book.
"Please, pretty please."
And then Elmo says, "Little Elmo wants to see the monster.
"Turn the page."
So we better turn the page.
All right.
And then Grover says, "This will stop you
"from turning pages!
"I, Grover, have put up a thick steel wall
"so no one can ever, ever turn this page.
"What do you say to that little Elmo?
"Elmo, Elmo?
"Where are you Elmo?"
And then from the other side of the wall,
Elmo says, "Elmo is on the next page."
So we better turn the page.
And then Grover says, "All right.
"We will go see the monster.
"But just one little peek.
"So listen carefully.
"You tiptoe around to the back of the book.
"I, Grover, will stay here.
"When I say, 'turn the page,'
"you jump in from the back of the book and I will jump in
"from the front.
"We will see the monster and then we will run
"like bunny rabbits!"
And Elmo likes that idea.
All right, let's see what happens.
Then Grover says, "Are you at the back of the book,
"little Elmo?"
And Elmo says, "Yes. Mr. Grover."
Grover says, "Then here we go!
"One, two, get ready to turn the page
"and then run like a bunny rabbit!
"Three, turn the page!"
Let's turn the page.
(Alan yells)
They both yell at each other.
And let me turn the page.
Then Grover says, "I never thought that the monster
"at the end of this book would be you, little Elmo!
And Elmo says, "No, no, Mr. Grover,
"you are the monster at the end of this book.
"I saw you!"
Then they both say, "you, you, you, you, you, you,
"you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you,
"you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you
(gasps) you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you
"you, you, you, you, you!"
And then Grover says, "Whatever!"
And then we turn the page.
And then an exhausted Grover says, "Where are you going?"
And Elmo says, "Elmo is going back two pages
"to see the monster again."
The end.
Did you like that book?
I hope so.
All right.
We're gonna read some more books very soon, okay?
I hope you enjoyed it.
Bye bye!
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