IAN MCKELLEN: Hello.
I'm Ian.
COOKIE MONSTER: And me Sir Cookie Monster.
IAN MCKELLEN: And we're here to tell you about the word,
resist.
COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.
Resist.
IAN MCKELLEN: So, please tell everyone what the word resist
means, Cookie Monster.
COOKIE MONSTER: Sorry, Sir Ian, but me no can do that.
IAN MCKELLEN: Why not?
COOKIE MONSTER: Me have no idea what word resist mean.
IAN MCKELLEN: Ah, I see.
Yeah.
Well then, I shall tell everyone what the word resist means.
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh-- this exciting!
What resist mean, Sir Ian?
IAN MCKELLEN: The word resist means
to control yourself and stop yourself
from doing something you really want to do.
COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.
Uh-- me not really understand that.
IAN MCKELLEN: Well, Cookie Monster,
say there was something that you really loved.
COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.
IAN MCKELLEN: And it pulled you towards it
like some sort of powerful magnet.
If you were able to control yourself and not go near it,
you would resist it.
COOKIE MONSTER: Aha!
IAN MCKELLEN: Now you understand.
COOKIE MONSTER: Not at all.
IAN MCKELLEN: OK.
Well, uh--
COOKIE MONSTER: What else you got!
IAN MCKELLEN: Say there was a golden ring.
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh!
IAN MCKELLEN: And you really, really wanted this golden ring.
It was like your precious-- you want this ring so badly.
But if you were able to control yourself and not
go near the ring, you would resist it.
COOKIE MONSTER: You know, me not much of a jewelry guy,
so me not sure that very relevant example.
IAN MCKELLEN: Oh, I see.
COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.
IAN MCKELLEN: Well say it wasn't a ring.
COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.
IAN MCKELLEN: And say it was a cookie.
COOKIE MONSTER: Cookie!
IAN MCKELLEN: Yes.
A chocolate chip cookie.
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, me love cookie!
Now you speaking me language!
Ha, ha, ha!
Ha ha.
IAN MCKELLEN: Yes, well it is golden brown.
COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.
IAN MCKELLEN: Crunchy.
It's filled with moist and savory chocolate chips.
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh!
IAN MCKELLEN: Does indeed look delicious, doesn't it?s
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, yeah.
Yeah, yeah, yeah!
Very delicious.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Oh, boy oh boy!
Me need cookie!
Ahh!
IAN MCKELLEN: No, no, stop, stop, Cookie Monster.
COOKIE MONSTER: What?
Why?
Why stop?
IAN MCKELLEN: Because we're telling everyone
about the word, resist.
COOKIE MONSTER: Yeah.
So?
IAN MCKELLEN: So resist means to control yourself and stop
yourself from doing something that you really want to do.
COOKIE MONSTER: OK, what you point?
IAN MCKELLEN: But you can show everyone what resist means
by not eating this cookie.
COOKIE MONSTER: Ah.
Why me pick today to help with word?
Aw!
OK, OK.
In name of vocabulary, me stop meself
and me resist the cookie.
IAN MCKELLEN: Splendid!
You see, Cookie Monster really wants this cookie.
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh.
Yeah.
Yeah, yeah.
Me do.
Me really do!
IAN MCKELLEN: But you see, he's controlling himself.
And he's not eating it, isn't that right?
COOKIE MONSTER: Yes!
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.
Me-- me-- me got it.
Me got it.
The cookie calling me name, but me resist-- me resist cookie.
Aw!
IAN MCKELLEN: So there you have it.
That is the word resist.
Nice job, Cookie Monster.
COOKIE MONSTER: Thank you.
Are we done showing word resist now, Sir Ian?
IAN MCKELLEN: Yes, yes.
We are.
Why do you ask?
COOKIE MONSTER: Because now me no can resist cookie anymore!
Cookie!
Um num, num, num, num, num, num, num, num, num!
Oh.
Here, want some?
IAN MCKELLEN: No.
I'm going to resist.
COOKIE MONSTER: Num, num, num, num.
LADY: You must remember.
And if you complete this task, you
shall bake the cookies in the fires of Mount Crumb.
COOKIE MONSTER: [GASP] What that?
LADY: It's the oven over there.
COOKIE MONSTER: Oh, gotcha.