ANNIE, BEN and MANGO!!
You never know where they're gonna go!
ALL ABOARD!!!
We just made it!
It would have been real bad if we missed this train, guys.
Why’s that, Annie?
Because this is Russia’s Trans-Siberian railway.
They started building it over 125 years ago
and now it’s the longest train ride in the world.
This line is 9,289 kilometers.
That is 5,753 miles.
It connects Moscow to Vladivostok on the Pacific Ocean.
Also Mongolia, China and Korea.
Uh... thank you
Where did he come from?
I didn’t even hear him!
Mango thinks he’s a spy, like in an old movie.
I think Mango’s right.
C’mon, he’s MY age!
You’re thinking like that because you guys watch too many of those spy movies
Don’t let your imaginations run away with you.
I agree, we’ll keep an eye on him.
Excuse me.
Do you mind if I share your table?
Not at all.
Be my guest.
Thank you. I’m Annie.
I am... Igor.
You’re right -- Igor IS a spy name.
You sure know a lot about the Trans-Siberian railway.
I am on this train every three months when I visit my grandmother in Vladivostok.
Did you write all that down, Mango?
I only speak monkey, I can’t read it.
Excuse me. Mango wants to know if you’re going to eat that banana.
The countryside is beautiful.
Siberia is beautiful,
but very cold in Winter.
Do you have any fours?
Go fish.
I like your hat, Igor. Where did you get it?
It was a gift from my grandmother.
Now I have a question for you.
Okay. What do you want to know?
Why are your dog and monkey doing that?
They’re playing spy train.
They watch a lot of old movies.
So does my grandmother.
That is why she gave me this hat.
Do you have any eights?
That is a HUUUUGE lake!
And so beautiful!
It is Lake Baikal.
It is the oldest lake in the entire world.
Thanks for the information, Igor.
It is also the largest freshwater lake in the world.
That’s amazing, Igor.
Baikal is home to more than 1,700 species of plants and animals,
two-thirds of which can be found nowhere else in the world.
Wow. Igor sure knows a lot about Russia and Siberia.
He knows how to scare monkeys, too.
You guys are taking this spy game waaaay too seriously.
We’ve never been on a train --
-- that stopped for a picnic.
This food is delicious.
That is kasha -- traditional Russian porridge.
My Grandmother makes better.
What does ‘traditional’ mean, Annie?
That means the people have been doing it a long, long time, Ben.
I get it. Like eating is traditional with me.
Sure, I can sniff Igor’s bag.
If Igor’s got spy secrets in his bag --
then spy secrets smell like fish.
Hello, Annie.
Hi, Igor.
Could you tell Ben and Mango it’s time for bed?
Ben. Mango. Bedtime.
Oh, okay. Goodnight, Igor.
We’ll spy on you in the morning.
Sleep well, everyone.
Thanks, Igor.
You are welcome.
End of the line. We’re in Vladivostok!
Wow!
All the way from Moscow to the Pacific Ocean on one train!
All packed.
Hey! Where’s Mango?
Don’t YOU have him?
Ohmygosh, we have to find him before the train leaves!
I’ll bet Igor has him!!!
Igor has who?
I’ll check the closet!
Mango’s missing and Ben thinks he’s hiding in your closet.
Well, he has been there before.
Nope. No Mango.
I hope you find him.
But before you go, I have something for you.
Mango!!! What were you doing in there?
He was playing spy.
I think we can stop playing that game now.
So THAT’S what smelled like fish.
It is caviar.
Fish eggs from sturgeons in the Caspian Sea.
My grandmother loves it.
Russian caviar is the best in the world and is as valuable as gold.
That is why I always keep my bag close.
And I have a gift for you, Annie.
So you remember your trip.
A Matryoshka!
It’s beautiful!
Thank you so much, Igor.
These are very special.
A Matryoshka is dolls inside dolls.
Each one is smaller than the one before.
Do svidaniya, my friends.
That is Russian for good-bye.
Do svidaniya, Igor.
Still think Igor is a spy, guys?
Well, I don’t think he’s a spy,
but there was something “fishy” about his bag.
Get it!?
Caviar!? Fish eggs!?
Something FISHY!?
Oh, Ben! Bad joke!!