(both giggling)
- Oh, hi, I'm Amanda.
- I'm Gabrielle.
- And I am. I am. (pants) Ugh.
Both out of breath and very late. I am so sorry.
- Hi, Grover.
We were just about to share the Word of the Day
with everyone. - Oh!
Do not worry. I will handle this, Amanda.
Today's word is.
Is, uh.
Um.
- Today's word is upstander.
- Upstander is an important word.
- Yes, it is.
Because being an upstander means you are done sitting down.
Yes. - (chuckles) No.
- No.
No? Oh, right.
An upstander is the little flippy thingy on your bicycle.
- That's a kickstand, Grover.
- Mm. Are you sure?
I am pretty good with words, Amanda.
- I am sure. And hey, being an upstander-
- Means standing on your tippy toes,
as tall as you can. (cymbal crashes)
Whoa!
- (chuckles) Grover, that's still not it.
- It is not? - Mm-mm.
- An upstander is someone who uses
their kind words or actions to help
their friends or themselves
when they're being treated unfairly and unkindly.
- Treated unfairly and unkindly?
- Sometimes people are treated unfairly
because of the color of their skin, the shape of their eyes,
the language they speak, or because of their religion.
- An upstander treats everyone with kindness,
fairness, and respect.
- So if someone were to say something unkind to you, Amanda.
Or you, Gabrielle, about your brown skin,
I would say, that is wrong.
And all skin is beautiful.
- That's being an upstander, Grover.
- And if someone says I can't play with them
because of the way I look, I can be an upstander for myself
and tell them that's wrong and not fair.
- Sure. We can all play together.
(Grover laughs) - Those are great examples
of being an upstander for yourself and others.
Thank you to all the upstanders out there.
- Yes.
- [Grover And Gabrielle] Thank you.
(bright upbeat music)