- How amazing was Belle?
- So amazing!
She is so intelligent and compassionate.
I still can't believe we got to meet her.
- I know. I really admire how she takes the time to learn
and read about other people and places.
- Have you read all these?
- [Belle] Not yet
But that's the best part.
There's always more to read.
- Sounds like you're booked.
[Laughing]
[Upbeat Music]
- Hi there!
Welcome to The Courage and Kindness club.
I'm Brandilyn!
- And I'm Dylan!
All week long we'll be talking to Disney princesses
and learning about how they show courage and kindness.
It's been so exciting learning from them.
- Totally. The princesses are so inspiring.
They make us want to be as courageous and kind as they are.
That's why we look up to them, right?
- Exactly. And today, believe it or not.
Belle has invited us to her library
to talk about celebrating our differences.
- That is jaw-dropping I just can't believe it.
- Well, you better because it's happening.
Belle looks beyond appearance and sees the best in people.
- She loves learning about others
and seeing new perspectives
She knows you shouldn't judge a book by its cover.
- Are you ready to go see Belle?
- Well, yeah, I can't wait to be her guest.
- Let's go.
[Upbeat Music]
- [Dylan] Hi Belle.
Hi Lumière.
So nice to meet you guys.
I'm Dylan
- Bonjour, Dylan
- [Brandilyn] And I'm Brandilyn
- Wonderful to see you
Welcome to my favorite place, the library.
And if you love books, you'll love it here
As much as I do.
- [Dylan] We do, you have an amazing book collection.
Have you read all these?
- Not yet
But that's the best part,
There's always more to read.
- [Dylan] Sounds like you're booked.
[Laughing]
Why do you love reading?
- Oh, where do I begin?
Far off places, daring sword fights,
and you get to meet such interesting people.
- [Brandilyn] Yeah, It's so cool that you can learn
about people all over the world from books.
Everyone seems so different from me.
- But that's what makes it exciting.
There would be so much less to explore and learn.
If we were all the same.
When you meet someone or make a friend, you get to
know each other, learn
about your differences, and celebrate them.
- [Brandilyn] Celebrating differences, I like that.
- And what we have in common.
In the castle we celebrate both.
Like Cogsworth.
He and I are fairly different from one another.
He's a bit tightly wound at times,
but he loves history books.
We have so much to discuss when he comes
to the library and I always learn something new.
- [Brandilyn] So being different
from one another can actually bring us closer together.
- That's right, and it's so important not to judge someone
before we truly know them.
When I took the time to get to know Beast
I found compassion and a kind heart.
We became friends and even found love
- [Dylan] That reminds me of my friend, Arthur
He had an accent and I wasn't sure why
but then he told me he was from Europe,
he talked about all the cool places and countries.
I think it's so cool
he's gotten to travel around the world.
- Sometimes it takes just a little courage
and kindness to make a new friend.
I'm so glad you got to know him.
- [Dylan] So do you think our differences
really make us special?
- Everyone has a story.
All the chapters
in our lives make us who we are, unique and different.
If we were all the same
we'd miss a lot of wonderful adventures.
- [Dylan] You're so right.
- [Brandilyn] When I went to Hawaii
with my friend and her family
we learned a lot about the culture of Hawaii.
And I met a lot of people that were different from me.
We went to a lū'au to learn more about the culture.
And I even learned that Ohana means family in Hawaiian.
- [Dylan] That's so cool, Brandilyn, you are my Ohana.
I think it's really great
that you got to learn Hawaiian culture
while you were in Hawaii.
I learned more, about the lunar new year
when I visited Chinatown with my friend and his family.
The lunar new year is a holiday celebrated
by China and other Asian countries.
It's the biggest celebration of the year,
and last two weeks.
- My, just like we learn from books
we can learn from each other.
We may live in different places, speak different languages,
celebrate different holidays or traditions.
And yet we're able to appreciate all the ways we're alike
and celebrate what makes each of us special.
- [Dylan] Our Differences may not be different
as we first think,
and they might actually bring us together
just like it did for you and the Beast.
- [Brandilyn] Yeah, Thank you Belle
for teaching us about celebrating differences.
- You're so welcome.
That's something we can all share.
- Bye. Thank you, say hello to Cogsworth for me.
- Of course I will. Au revoir you two.
- Bye
[Upbeat Music]
- How amazing was Belle?
- So amazing.
She is so intelligent and compassionate.
I still can't believe we got to meet her.
- I know, I really admire how she takes the time
to learn and read about other people and places.
- Me too, you know another way we can learn about places,
is with this memory game about culture celebrations.
Want to play?
- Yeah, that would be great. How do you play?
- Half the cards have countries on it,
and the other half have celebrations from those countries
We'll shuffle the deck and put
all the cards face down on the table.
And we'll take turns flipping over two cards and trying to
match the right country with the right celebration.
The person with the most matches at the end wins.
- That sounds great, Let's play.
- Okay, Holi, and Scotland.
Scotland and Holi.
- Okay. So, Mexico
and Highland Games
- Okay so, if I got Scotland here,
and Brandilyn got Highland Games here,
then that makes it a match.
The Highland games is an event that happens every year.
It is a celebration of individual strengths
and the Scottish culture.
The games are full of kilts,
bagpipes, and dances and unique sports,
like the Caber toss.
- Japan,
and Holi.
- Festima and, aww.
- Mexico here, and oh I got a match!
Okay, Día de los Muertos, it translates to Day of the Dead,
And on this holiday people
honor loved ones that have passed away.
they place decorations on an altar or on their graves.
- Good job Brandilyn.
- Thanks, okay your turn,
- India, and if I got Holi,
yeah! I was right.
have you heard of this festival of color?
It celebrates how good triumphs
against evil by throwing colorful powder and water.
- Festima, and aw, Obon.
- So that's Japan, and Obon, that's a match.
Obon, this festival celebrates
the memory of ancestors.
People placed candles and lanterns on water
to see off the spirits.
- You won! Good job
- Thank you. You were a tough competitor.
- Oh, you too.
- I wonder what the last matches were.
I'm thinking let's flip them over 1, 2, 3.
- Oh, Burkina Faso and Festima.
- This festival was created to preserve the history
and culture of African masks.
People put on masks and dance
to music made by whistles, hand drums, and balafons.
Thanks so much for playing with me.
It was so much fun.
I loved learning about all the different celebrations
around the world.
- Same, that's like my favorite part about it.
There's so much to celebrate.
- I know, when I'm older I hope I can travel
to all those celebrations and have so much fun.
- That sounds like a blast.
Maybe we can travel together.
- That would be great.
In the meantime, lets continue to read and learn
about all the different people and places around the world.
- I had such a good time today.
I still couldn't believe we got to meet Belle
and see her book collection.
Well, we actually met Lumière too
- Don't forget Lumière.
I know she has enough books to read for 1000 years.
And I'm also so glad she taught us the importance
of celebrating each other's differences
by learning about one another, right?
- Belle would be so proud of us, that we learned
about different culture's celebrations
with this memory game.
- Totally, learning about other cultures celebrations
can help us get along more
and help us realize that we have a lot more
in common than we originally thought.
Right?
- Exactly.
Well, that's all the time we have for today.
- Thanks so much for watching this special episode
of the Disney Courage and Kindness club.
How do you princess?
I'm Dylan
- And I'm Brandilyn. See you next time!
- Bye!