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[0:29] Clucky: Meow, how are you today, Clucky?

[0:33] Kitten: I don't know. I'm feeling a little left out.

[0:36] Clucky: Left out? Left out of what?

[0:39] Kitten: It's Xander and this new puppy. Don't get me wrong, I think Link is great. He's so cute and fluffy and he just loves everybody. But Xander doesn't come down as much anymore. He seems to be getting down here later and later in the morning and we don't do our exercises like we did all the time. I miss our taekwondo and our scouting the perimeter. Now he's taking Link on those scouts and not me.

[1:08] Clucky: Preach it, Clucky. I just wish he would go back to where he came from.

[1:13] Kitten: Really? You too? But you love everybody and you're always excited about everything. It's nice to see you down here by the coop. You don't normally accompany kitten down here. It seems like you and Rosie are feeling a bit overshadowed by Link.

[1:29] Clucky: He's not so big yet that he is casting shadows over us.

[1:34] Kitten: Will that happen?

[1:36] Clucky: No, he's not really casting a shadow over you. Overshadow also means that you are feeling less important compared to someone.

[1:44] Kitten: I always learn something new every time you visit, kitten. What can we do? I don't wish the little guy ill, but I kind of do wish things were back the way they were.

[1:55] Clucky: How can you say that, Clucky? Link is so sweet. I like how he calls us all boss. He also makes Xander happy.

[2:02] Kitten: I know he does, but we used to be the ones that made Xander happy. Don't you miss that?

[2:08] Clucky: We can see that. We used to be the ones that made Xander happy. Don't you miss that?

[2:13] Kitten: We can still make him happy, but Link can do things with Xander that we can't.

[2:17] Clucky: What can he do?

[2:19] Kitten: He can wrestle with him. Did you see them rolling around in the grass yesterday? It was adorable. Link is still so clumsy. He kept jumping on Xander, then toppling off.

[2:29] Clucky: I could do that.

[2:31] Kitten: Well, kind of. I could not really jump on Xander as I might accidentally scratch him with my claws. And I can't play tug-of-war with the rope toy, either, because my beak can't hold it in my mouth.

[2:43] Clucky: Oh, I'm not good for anything anymore.

[2:48] Clucky: Lonely, I'm so lonely without you by my side.

[2:57] Kitten: Stop it, Clucky. You're not lonely. You have all of us.

[3:02] Clucky: Kitten is right, Clucky.

[3:04] Kitten: But, Kitten, I'm not needed.

[3:07] Clucky: Neither am I.

[3:11] Kitten: Oh, please, you two. What was that?

[3:16] Clucky: Look there, through the bushes. I see three dogs. Do you think I should raise the alarm and scare them off? Do you think they are dangerous?

[3:23] Kitten: Hush, now. Maybe we can hear what they are saying.

[3:26] Dogs: Ooooooh. Woof, woof, woof, woof, woof.

[3:30] Dog 1: We did it.

[3:32] Dog 2: Great diversion, buenísimo.

[3:34] Dog 3: If I do say so myself.

[3:37] Dog 1: Yes, masterful destruction. You really have a knack for creating just enough chaos to let us escape. Now, we must not dally. We want to make sure we make the most of these couple of hours. We can't be gone too long, or the house sitter will call Mom. We can't have that. She has enough to worry about these days taking care of Dad.

[4:01] Dog 2: How long do you think we can be gone, Nubi?

[4:04] Dog 3: I love being out, but I agree we can't worry Mom. Pobrecita, she already does so much.

[4:12] Dog 1: By my calculations, I'd say three hours.

[4:16] Dog 2: Wait, how do you know?

[4:19] Dog 3: Can you tell time?

[4:21] Dog 1: Not exactly. I do not know how to read those things the humans call clocks. But I do know our schedule. We have already had our breakfast, and now it's our exercise time. We need to be back before the sun is all the way up in the center of the sky. That's midday, and our nap time.

[4:42] Dog 2: Oof! I hate missing nap time.

[4:46] Dog 3: I like it better when Mom is home because I can curl up at her feet.

[4:51] Dog 1: Es mi lugar favorito. I miss Mom and Dad when they are gone. Where do you think they go?

[5:00] Dog 2: I heard them talking, and they were going with friends on something called a cruise. I wish we could have gone. I don't like it when they leave. The house sitter doesn't know how to scratch behind my ears, just pats my head like boop boop. She's nice, but not the same.

[5:25] Dog 3: Are you two done complaining? We have exploring to do.

[5:27] Dog 1: Si, let's go, let's go.

[5:32] Dog 2: I'm sticking.

[5:38] Dog 3: I smell something new. Something very interesting over that way.

[5:44] Dog 1: Oh, I smell it too.

[5:47] Dog 2: I smell it too. What do you think it is?

[5:49] Dog 3: They are headed this way. Should we try to hide?

[5:54] Dog 1: Oh, no! I hear them!

[5:59] Dog 2: Ovejaco! I'm caught!

[6:03] Dog 3: What? How did you get stuck in that bramble?

[6:08] Dog 1: Oh, no! Should we go lend a hand?

[6:13] Dog 2: Let's just wait and see what happens first. I don't want to go rushing into a potentially dangerous situation.

[6:19] Dog 3: Really? You think they could be dangerous? They are three rather large dogs that we don't know. If they turn out to be unfriendly, we could be in serious trouble.

[6:28] Dog 1: Shh! Shh! I hear something happening.

[6:32] Dog 2: I agree with Lucky. We should not rush in. But if they need our help, we should be ready to assist them.

[6:40] Dog 3: Ruff! I don't know what happened. I stepped on what I thought was a long bramble and then... Bam! I fell in. Now I'm tangled and stuck. And... Ruff! Ruff! Suck me from here. Now I'm stuck in this hole and all tangled. Ruff! Ruff! Help me!

[7:03] Dog 1: Stop struggling, Sugar. Hold still.

[7:05] Dog 2: Yaku and I are coming. What is it that you guys say? Pero tienes que dejar de moverte?

[7:12] Dog 3: Stop moving. Okay?

[7:15] Dog 1: I'm analyzing the situation.

[7:17] Dog 2: Yes. It appears there are blackberry vines, thistles, and stinging nettles.

[7:23] Dog 3: Wow, Hermana. What a mess.

[7:28] Dog 1: That is not helpful.

[7:30] Dog 2: Actually, it is. Knowing what's tangled around you helps us figure out how to get you out.

[7:36] Dog 3: I see it's mostly wrapped around your front right paw and back left paw. Yaku, I think if we bite through these vines together, Sugar can get free.

[7:46] Dog 1: Sounds like a plan. But Sugar, you gotta jump backward when we say go. If you go forward, you'll get stuck again.

[7:55] Dog 2: Okay, okay. I can do this. Just tell me when.

[8:01] Dog 3: All right, team. Go, go, Power Pack!

[8:04] Dog 1: Go, go, Power Pack!

[8:07] Dog 2: Go, go, Power Pack!

[8:11] Dog 3: Ruff, ruff!

[8:15] Dog 1: Look at that tree bark. Soy libre. I'm free.

[8:22] Dog 2: Thank you. Thank you both.

[8:24] Dog 3: That is the power of working together, amiga.

[8:28] Dog 1: Wow, did you see that? Look!

[8:31] Dog 2: Meow. Amazing.

[8:33] Dog 3: That was pretty cool. Huh? Who is there?

[8:39] Dog 1: It's coming for us over that fallen tree. Looks like a clearing with a little coop in the center.

[8:46] Dog 2: They are cheering for us.

[8:48] Dog 3: Oh, how sweet. Should we go say hi?

[8:52] Dog 1: Vamos!

[8:56] Dog 2: Greetings, my two and four-legged friends. May we inquire what has caused all the cheering?

[9:02] Dog 3: Inspire is right. Your teamwork was amazing.

[9:07] Dog 1: Clucky, he said inquire, not inspire. Inquire means to question. He wanted to know why we were cheering.

[9:14] Dog 2: Oh, well. We believe that teamwork makes the dream work.

[9:26] Dog 3: Si se puede. Go, go, Power Pack!

[9:30] Dog 1: Go, go, Power Pack!

[9:32] Dog 2: Go, go, Power Pack!

[9:34] Dog 3: And you even have a cool catchphrase. Are you some sort of super pack?

[9:39] Dog 1: Oh, yeah. Like superheroes in the movies. Are you all superheroes with super powers?

[9:44] Dog 2: It's kind of you to ask. But no, we don't have super powers.

[9:49] Dog 3: Well, not exactly. But teamwork is a kind of super power.

[9:55] Dog 1: You're right, Yakko. But I don't think that's what they meant.

[9:59] Dog 2: You're right. But I wanted to know if you could fly or shoot lasers out of your eyes.

[10:05] Dog 3: Uh, no. Nothing like that. How did you all learn to work together so well?

[10:12] Dog 1: Well, it wasn't always like this.

[10:17] Dog 2: Definitely not. When Sugar Forest came to live with us, we kind of want her to go back to where she came from.

[10:27] Dog 3: What? No! You have such a great team. How can that be true?

[10:31] Dog 1: Oh, it's true. The first month I was at the house, Obi didn't even speak to me. Yakko kept distracting me and sneaking bites of my kibble.

[10:43] Dog 2: Que descarado! They would both growl if I got near their pillows. I felt so alone.

[10:52] Dog 3: The only one who was nice was the mom person. She let me sleep on the end of the bed and gave me my own toys. She made me feel like I belong.

[11:05] Dog 1: What? How did you make such a change?

[11:10] Dog 2: She's telling the truth. Obi and I had been together for so long. We didn't want to change. We liked our routine. Sugar felt like an intruder.

[11:23] Dog 3: You know, I wasn't exactly nice.

[11:26] Clucky: Boy howdy, I can relate. Our family brought home a new puppy a month ago. Rosie and I are struggling with feelings of being left out. And he is taking my toys and following me everywhere. I had to escape down here with Kitten just to get a break.

[11:45] Kitten: I'm sorry to interrupt, but can we take a quick pause and will you let us know who you are?

[11:51] Clucky: Kitten, haven't you been paying attention? They're the Go! Go! Palapack.

[11:57] Dog 1: Well that is what we call the group of us, but we do have our own names.

[12:02] Dog 2: You are right. Kitten is it?

[12:05] Kitten: Yes.

[12:06] Dog 3: We should introduce ourselves. I am Old Blue Eyes, but everyone calls me Obi for short.

[12:13] Dog 1: Well that makes sense. You have the bluest eyes I've ever seen.

[12:18] Dog 2: They are very dashing. I'm Brigitte, by the way.

[12:21] Dog 3: Thank you. Nice to meet you, Brigitte.

[12:27] Dog 1: I'm the Alpha of the Power Pack. I keep us on schedule.

[12:32] Yaku: I'm Yaku. My name comes from Kichwa. It means water. I got it because even when I was a tiny pup, I was always sleeping out of places. Like water, I always find a way out. I came into the family to be a convenient for mom, but I like checking on everyone.

[13:01] Unknown speaker: What is Quechua?

[13:05] Yaku: It's a language our mom person knows a little about. She's from Quito, Ecuador. Quechua is one of the indigenous languages spoken in Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, parts of Chile too, y claro, Ecuador.

[13:21] Unknown speaker: Oh, mi familia was from Puerto Rico. We speak a lot of Spanish there. Is Quechua similar to Spanish?

[13:32] Yaku: Not really. They are totally different. Different roots, different sounds, different everything. But they do share a few words. We call those loanwords. I only know a couple myself. Like choclo for corn or cuy, which is kind of like a guinea pig.

[13:57] Unknown speaker: What do you mean by loanword? Is there some sort of financial transaction involved with these languages?

[14:03] Yaku: Haha, you are funny. No dinero involved. It just means that sometimes languages borrow a word when they don't have their own. It happens in every language.

[14:16] Unknown speaker: I've never heard of that language before. Thank you for telling us about it.

[14:21] Sugar: And I am Sugar, the sweet one. I joined the pack most recently. Our mom person brought me home as a foster dog.

[14:31] Unknown speaker: What's a foster dog?

[14:33] Sugar: It means I was only supposed to stay for a short time with the family until I was adopted by my forever family. You see, I was in the pound and they don't like to keep us there too long. It's much easier on dogs if we get to go stay with the family instead of in the cold cages at the pound.

[14:58] Yaku: Oh Sugar, I understand. I was in the pound for a week before my person Maddox came and adopted me. I sometimes have bad dreams about that place.

[15:08] Sugar: Me too, but I got lucky. Mom brought me home and even though I was supposed to live. She looked at me one day and said, sabes que nene? You're staying. So now I'm part of the family.

[15:24] Unknown speaker: Well, thank you for telling us so much about yourselves. It's a pleasure to meet all of you. I'll introduce everyone here real quick so that way you can get back to telling us about how y'all managed to become such a great team.

[15:36] Clucky: I'm Sir Cluckington, but everyone calls me Clucky. This is Bella.

[15:42] Bella: Hi, I'm the nice one.

[15:44] Clucky: This is Bridget.

[15:46] Bridget: Hey, I'm the sarcastic one.

[15:47] Clucky: This is Brigitte.

[15:49] Brigitte: Cheerio, I'm the fabulous hen. All us chickens belong to Xander. He is our person and takes care of us.

[15:55] Clucky: This over here is Kitten. She reads all the time with Maddox and can answer almost any question we have.

[16:01] Kitten: Oh Clucky, you are right. I do read a lot with Maddox. It's so fascinating to find out about the world around us.

[16:08] Clucky: And finally, this is Rosie. We used to be afraid of her and call her the little beast, but then we all became friends. As we learned, we all want the best for the family.

[16:17] Rosie: Yeah, that's right. When we first met, it was a little tense because I thought they were going to hurt Maddox and Xander.

[16:25] Rosie: I belong to the mom person in our family, but just like you, it is also my job to look out for everyone.

[16:33] Rosie: I had to give them each a thorough sniffing to make sure they passed inspection.

[16:38] Clucky: That's true, she did. I remember your little nose twitching and your whiskers tickling behind my ears.

[16:44] Rosie: But once you smelled the citrus scent of an orange Maddox had eaten earlier behind my ears, you knew I was telling the truth and that Maddox was my person and that we care about each other.

[16:55] Clucky: Exactly. Once I knew we all wanted to protect the family, it was easy to get along with Kitten and Clucky.

[17:03] Unknown speaker: Well, there you have it.

[17:04] Unknown speaker: What? What do we have?

[17:06] Clucky: The secret to how we all get along so well. We all want the best for our people. That unites our pack and makes us stronger.

[17:15] Yaku: As you have heard, we all have different skills, but that's what makes us stronger. Juntos.

[17:23] Yaku: We have learned to work as a team and we have been able to do so much more together than we ever could do on our own.

[17:31] Unknown speaker: You mean we have to add the large fluffball to our team? But he's so clumsy.

[17:40] Unknown speaker: I have not seen him show any skills yet. I don't know that he can be a very valuable member of our team.

[17:46] Rosie: Can't we just send him back?

[17:49] Clucky: Rosie, of course you can't. Xander loves Link and it would make him so sad if we sent him away.

[17:55] Kitten: She's right, Rosie. I could never make Xander that sad.

[17:59] Rosie: Fine. But he's not really useful. Look at all of you and your skills and how well you work together.

[18:09] Rosie: This puppy is very clumsy. It just gets in the way. Not to mention, he takes my toys.

[18:17] Clucky: Learning to share toys is hard. I have some special ones I do not let Ovi or Sugar touch. No way.

[18:25] Yaku: He's a puppy still, correct?

[18:28] Clucky: Yeah, he's a puppy and he's already a whole head taller than Rosie and growing fast. He also has huge paws.

[18:36] Unknown speaker: Oh my. Then he will probably get super big.

[18:41] Unknown speaker: Xander thinks he'll be as big as a small puppy.

[18:44] Unknown speaker: That would be a very big dog. Having a friend that big could be useful.

[18:50] Yaku: I am guessing you get many different kinds of animals up here in the woods.

[18:55] Clucky: You got that right. We meet all kinds of creatures.

[18:59] Unknown speaker: Have all of them been nice?

[19:02] Yaku: Most of them. But there was that raccoon rat. He turned out to be a dodgy character.

[19:07] Clucky: Dodgy? That means potentially dangerous. He was definitely dangerous.

[19:11] Yaku: He tried to eat us.

[19:14] Clucky: Thank goodness our dear friend Tatum showed up to save the day.

[19:17] Yaku: I think you're right, Yaku. Having a big guy around might be helpful.

[19:21] Yaku: Exactly. Big or small. Fast or slow. Everyone can play a role on a team.

[19:27] Clucky: It took time for us to find our rhythm too.

[19:30] Yaku: And now we make beautiful music.

[19:33] All: Go, go, power pack.

[19:36] All: Go, go, power pack.

[19:38] All: Go, go, power pack.

[19:40] All: Go, go, power pack.

[19:42] All: Go, go, power pack.

[19:44] Clucky: Well, it's time for us to head out. We've got some exploring to do before we need to be home.

[19:50] Unknown speaker: I have to keep us on schedule.

[19:53] Yaku: As a family would say, fue un gusto conocerlos. It was nice to meet you all.

[19:59] All: Bye.

[20:01] Unknown speaker: Wow, they were so cool. I wonder if we can learn to be like them.

[20:05] Unknown speaker: You're right. I'm not sure we can be like them, but I can certainly try harder to be nice to Link and include him in things, I guess.

[20:16] Unknown speaker: Who knows? Maybe he'll turn out to be useful.

[20:21] Unknown speaker: I'm glad to hear you're both going to try.

[20:23] Unknown speaker: I think Link has been feeling a little bit left out by the two of you as well.

[20:27] Unknown speaker: Rosie, how about we go find him and see if he wants to play?

[20:30] Rosie: Right now?

[20:31] Unknown speaker: But...

[20:33] Unknown speaker: Go on, Rosie. You can do it.

[20:35] Unknown speaker: If the two of us can be friends, I'm sure you and Link can be too.

[20:39] Rosie: Alright, alright. See, I will try.

[20:43] All: Nos vemos.

[20:45] All: See you later.

[20:48] Unknown speaker: Thank you for joining us for today's episode.

[20:51] Unknown speaker: Have you ever had a challenge with a sibling?

[20:54] Unknown speaker: We'd love to hear about it.

[20:56] Unknown speaker: Let us know on our Facebook or Instagram pages, or you can always reach us at our website at kittenandclucky.com.

[21:02] Unknown speaker: Voices for today's characters were performed by

[21:05] Daniela Bustros Childress: Yahoo! My name comes from Quechua. It means water.

[21:13] Christine Rosam: And Sugar. They are cheering for us! Oh, how sweet!

[21:19] Christine Rosam: Well, there you have it.

[21:22] Olga Rivera: I had to give them each a thorough sniffing to make sure they passed inspection.

[21:31] Parker Daniels: Hey, I'm the sarcastic one.

[21:34] Bella: Hi, I'm the nice one.

[21:36] Brigitte: Cheerio! I'm the fabulous hen.

[21:40] Amy Daniels: And Kitten. It's so fascinating to find out about the world around us.

[21:47] Amy Daniels: And Clucky. Boy, howdy! I can relate.

[21:54] Unknown speaker: This episode was written by Amy Daniels and Christine Rosam.

[21:59] Unknown speaker: Special thanks to Henry Johnson, our theme song composer.

[22:02] Unknown speaker: Did you know he wrote that when he was only 12 years old?

[22:06] Unknown speaker: Yes, there's a bio of him on our website.

[22:08] Unknown speaker: We have a website?

[22:10] Unknown speaker: Yes, kittenandclucky.com.

[22:12] Unknown speaker: The Kitten and Clucky Podcast was created, edited, and produced by Amy Daniels.

[22:19] Unknown speaker: All rights reserved.

[22:21] Unknown speaker: Other music and sound effects provided by Epidemic Sound.

[22:26] Unknown speaker: And now...

[22:28] Unknown speaker: What are you mocking about?

[22:30] Unknown speaker: In this segment, you get to tell us what's on your mind.

[22:33] Unknown speaker: Tell us a joke.

[22:35] Unknown speaker: Share a fun fact.

[22:37] Unknown speaker: Or ask us your burning questions.

[22:39] Clucky: Clucky, no one has burning questions.

[22:41] Unknown speaker: You never know.

[22:43] Unknown speaker: Hello, this is Isaac from Illinois.

[22:47] Isaac: I'm 11. And I have a question.

[22:50] Isaac: What is your guys' favorite food?

[22:53] Kitten: Hi, Isaac. This is Kitten. And my favorite food is definitely salmon.

[22:59] Clucky: Oh, hey, Isaac. This is Clucky. And I love worms. I love worms so much, especially right after the rain. They're so juicy. Love, love, love them worms. Oh, and cockroach creams. Oh, crunchy and squishy. Oh, so good. You should try them.

[23:20] Unknown speaker: Thank you. Bye.

[23:22] Unknown speaker: This next one is from Kyle, age 6, in Canberra, Australia.

[23:27] Clucky: That's another country, right?

[23:29] Unknown speaker: Yes, Clucky. Don't you remember? Australia's the country where the rat kangaroo comes from.

[23:34] Clucky: Oh, you're right. I wonder if Kyle has a rat kangaroo for a pet.

[23:39] Unknown speaker: Write us back, Kyle. Let us know.

[23:41] Unknown speaker: He really wanted to say hello. And that he loves listening to our podcast. And he had a fun fact to share with us.

[23:46] Unknown speaker: Oh, what did he have to say?

[23:49] Unknown speaker: He writes, Did you know that zebras have a lot of stripes? Because when a predator comes, the zebras all run and the stripes dazzle them and the predator doesn't know which one is the baby or the weak zebra, so they are protected. And a group of zebras is called a dazzle of zebras.

[24:11] Unknown speaker: That is amazing! Thank you so much, Kyle, for sharing that fun fact.

[24:16] Clucky: Oh, man, I have some dazzling feathers. So does Brigitte. Maybe we could be a dazzle of chickens.

[24:24] Unknown speaker: My name is Evelyn and I'm five and a half. And I'm from Florida.

[24:29] Clucky: Howdy, Evelyn. Please, live Florida, too.

[24:31] Unknown speaker: Hi, Evelyn. And my joke is, why are giraffes so tall?

[24:44] Unknown speaker: I don't know. Why are giraffes so tall?

[24:48] Evelyn: Because their feet stink.

[24:50] Clucky: Oh, my stinky feet.

[24:54] Clucky: Stinky feet.

[24:57] Clucky: Oh, my, their feet must really stink to be that tall.

[25:01] Unknown speaker: Bye.