Participants: Janice Smith
Series Code: JA
Program Code: JA000014
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00:01 Hello, I just found my kimono, in my trunk, and I couldn't
00:04 resist trying it on. 00:05 In fact I have everything on, 00:07 and it just about done. 00:08 I just have one more hook to do on the tabby. 00:11 Oh, there's so many hooks, do you know what 00:14 Tabbies are? 00:15 These special socks, see how they have a split 00:17 right between the toes? 00:18 That is so you can put on the sandals more comfortably. 00:21 Well I'm all done, do you want to see what it 00:24 looks like standing up? 00:25 I'll show you, isn't it beautiful? 00:27 They make just beautiful clothes. 00:30 This part in the middle is called the Obi. 00:32 It is a very long piece of material that they wrap 00:35 around and around and around, and then in the 00:38 back sometimes it's just looped like this one. 00:41 This is a simple one. 00:42 Other times they make a beautiful big bow. 00:45 How they tie it, it is so intricate. 00:47 Did you know that I lived in Japan for a year? 00:50 I did, I liked living there. 00:53 Different countries, and different cultures, 00:56 all have their own customs. 00:58 If we are willing, we can learn so much from them. 01:01 Guess what I learned from the people in Japan? 01:03 I learned about courtesy. 01:06 Oh you know what I have to hurry because we have 01:10 so many appointments today. 01:11 Listen! I need to run and get changed, 01:13 but meet me in the Wonder Room, 01:15 in just a minute okay? 01:22 So good to see you again 01:27 Come up for a visit my friend 01:31 There's so much to do I have 01:34 so many things planned for you. 01:40 We'll laugh and we'll play, 01:42 we'll sing and we'll pray. 01:45 I'll tell you a story or two, 01:49 and we'll be friends, you and I 01:53 Yes, you and I and Jesus. 02:02 I'm happy you're here once again 02:06 It's so nice to have you as my friend. 02:15 Our mystery words today have, 02:16 5 letters and 3 letters. 02:18 Now what side is the key word come up on? 02:20 Good for you, and the important letter 02:24 comes over here, good for you! 02:26 I think you will figure these ones out quick. 02:28 Now, since we were talking about being courteous 02:31 and my friends in Japan how they were courteous. 02:33 I thought we should look it up in the dictionary. 02:35 So, C. is near the beginning of the dictionary. 02:39 Let's see, courtesy, C O U R T E S Y 02:47 Here it is courtesy. 02:48 Let's see it says, courtesy is polite or 02:52 thoughtful behavior, and then it gives an 02:54 example sentence: it says she treated her guests 02:57 with courtesy. 02:59 Do you know what that reminds me of? 03:00 We have just been invited to the Changs for dinner. 03:03 So let's go, okay? 03:24 AMEN! 03:25 Chen, Chen, oh, what are you saying? 03:30 Please enjoy your food. 03:32 What a wonderful thing to say. 03:34 Is that a Chinese tradition 03:35 for courtesy? Yes! 03:37 Especially when we have guests. 03:39 Then we serve, usually, to the guest first, 03:43 and the eldest, and the children are served last. 03:47 Also if children are sitting down, if they want anything 03:54 in front of them, they only get something 03:56 in front of them. 03:57 They don't reach over and try to, that is another 03:59 way of courtesy that they learn at the table. 04:02 Those are nice traditions. 04:04 And Mrs. Changs, what else can you tell me about the way 04:07 Chinese children learned courtesy? 04:09 Since there are so many Chinese families, we have three 04:13 generations that live together, we always 04:16 try to teach our children to respect their elders, 04:21 and have very good table manners. 04:25 It must be so nice for the children to have their grandma 04:29 and grandpa living with them. 04:30 They can learn a lot from them, I'm sure. 04:32 I think so. 04:33 That is wonderful. 04:34 Well Juliet how do you say please in Chinese? 04:39 Chen, that is what you said at the beginning. 04:42 And how do you say thank you? 04:45 Shen, Shen okay I think that's almost easier 04:48 then saying thank you. 05:00 You know actually I think a lot of these things 05:02 you have been telling us would work in any culture, 05:05 wouldn't they? That's correct! 05:07 That is quite universal! 05:09 I think so, I think that that would make anybody 05:12 happy to have this things happen 05:14 And that is the courtesy is all about, isn't it? 05:16 Trying to think of somebody else first. 05:19 Yes that's right! 05:21 This is a delicious meal. 05:25 Thank you, enjoy! 05:27 I really appreciate the work that you put into it. 05:33 Wasn't that kind of the Changs to take time out of their 05:35 busy schedule and have us over? 05:37 I enjoyed it. 05:38 I said thank you to them, 05:40 because it is important 05:41 to say thank you. 05:42 But I thought I would write them a little note as well. 05:45 So I'm just about done, I just have to sign my name. 05:48 Now I've done that I thought it would be fun to 05:52 decorated it a bit. 05:53 I was thinking of maybe some fans, 05:56 because they are Oriental. 05:57 But this one is too big, so I think I will use this one. 06:01 That color looks nice with that, doesn't it? 06:04 You just make them by cutting them out of paper, 06:06 but the fan looks alone by itself on there, doesn't it? 06:11 I thought maybe some evergreen or something. 06:15 What I did, was I took one of these little flowers and 06:18 put it on there, and now I just need some glue underneath. 06:21 It will stick real well. 06:23 You know home made cards are so fun because you can make them 06:26 practically out of anything that you have around you. 06:29 Pictures from magazines, flowers that you have picked from 06:33 your garden or wherever. 06:35 You can use your imagination. 06:38 I will put this pretty little fan, on an angle, 06:42 by the evergreen branch. 06:45 There, doesn't that look nice? 06:48 Homemade cards are fun. 06:51 You know the Bible talks about being thankful. 06:54 In Colossians 3:15 it says, "let the peace of Christ 06:59 rule in your hearts," and this is the part I like, 07:02 "and be thankful. " 07:05 You know think you is such a little word, but it sure 07:08 says a lot, doesn't it? 07:12 No matter where you live. 07:13 No matter how you talk. 07:17 When you say thank you, you always say a lot. 07:22 You can live in Japan, 07:25 you can live in Greece, 07:28 in Afghanistan, or the southern seas. 07:35 To show somebody some courtesy. 07:42 You've got to say thank you, just thank you. 07:48 No matter where you live. 07:49 No matter how you talk. 07:54 When you say thank you, you always say a lot. 08:00 You can live in England, 08:02 and even speak Chinese, 08:05 in the USA, or anywhere you please. 08:11 To show somebody some courtesy. 08:17 You got to say thank you, just thank you. 08:23 No matter where you live. 08:25 No matter how you talk. 08:28 When you say thank you, you always say a lot. 08:40 Hey kids, if you love all the fun things you get to 08:43 do with Janice and her friends you will flip over this. 08:45 It's Janice is activity book loaded with fun this book 08:50 teaches scripture through mazes, puzzles, dot to dot 08:53 games, coloring and more. 08:55 And the best part is, it's free! 08:58 Let's take a look inside. 09:00 The scripture on this page says: 09:06 Now let's circle the pictures that are the same. 09:09 That is right you have the idea. 09:11 There are many more fun filled activities in this 09:14 book just waiting for you. 09:16 By the way, did I mention, it's FREE! 09:20 To get your very own copy have your mom or dad write to: 09:36 Don't wait, order yours today. 09:40 You know part of courtesy and politeness is doing things 09:43 in an attractive manner. 09:44 Take for instance how you set the table. 09:46 Wouldn't you much rather eat on 09:48 a table that everything was set out 09:50 neatly and orderly? 09:51 I sure would, wasn't it 09:53 interesting seeing how the 09:54 Changs did theirs? 09:55 I enjoyed that, each culture has their own special way. 09:58 Let's practice the American way, okay? 10:00 The knife goes on the right side, 10:02 the sharp side pointed in. 10:04 And put a spoon right beside it. 10:06 Then a napkin over on the left 10:09 with the fork on top of the napkin. 10:11 A drinking cup above the knife and the spoon. 10:14 And a bread and butter plates right above the fork. 10:17 You know there are lots of ways setting the table 10:19 fancier for banquets or fancy meals, but we're 10:22 doing the every day way for your average meal. 10:25 We will put a plate in the middle. 10:27 What side should have put the knife on? 10:29 The right side. 10:31 You were correct, and the spoon? 10:34 Also on the right side. 10:36 You're doing great. 10:37 How about the fork 10:38 and the napkin? 10:39 Good guess, on the left side. 10:42 And then we'll put the drinking cup above the knife. 10:44 And the bread and butter plate above the fork. 10:47 Well the table is starting to look nice, isn't it? 10:50 Why don't if I sit here and you come 10:52 and sit right in that chair? 10:53 Okay, that will be great! 10:55 Are you comfortable? I am! 10:59 I need the juice, but it is way over there by you. 11:03 What should I do about that? 11:04 That's right, I should say, 11:07 please pass me the juice. 11:08 Now what do I need to say? 11:11 That's right I need to say, 11:13 thank you! 11:15 Okay lets pretend that the meal time is almost over. 11:19 It's getting over, I'm done eating. 11:20 So remember I need to set my silver ware 11:24 neatly on the side. 11:25 Silverware is sure noisy isn't it? 11:27 Neatly on the side, now should I get 11:29 up and run away from the table? 11:30 No I shouldn't! 11:32 I need to say excuse me, and thank you for 11:35 this good meal. 11:36 And then either carry my dishes over, 11:38 or leave them here depending upon the custom 11:40 in your particular family. 11:41 You know saying please and thank you and excuse me, 11:45 sure make mealtime more pleasant don't they? 11:48 Actually that is what courtesy is all about isn't it? 11:51 Making others happy, and it makes us all happier. 11:55 I think that is what God's ways all about. 11:57 Making others happy. 12:02 Saying sorry, saying please, 12:05 that's courtesy. 12:07 To say excuse me when you sneeze, 12:11 that's courtesy. 12:13 So make somebody happy, so make somebody glad. 12:19 You'll make all sorts of friends, 12:21 that you thought you'd never have. 12:27 Saying may I, saying thank you, that's courtesy. 12:32 Saying hello, how do you do? 12:35 That's courtesy. 12:38 So make somebody happy, so make somebody glad. 12:44 You'll make all sorts of friends, 12:46 that you thought you'd never have. 13:04 Hi Ms. Reavis! - Hi! 13:06 Thanks for inviting me to your class room. 13:07 I'd like you to meet my friends. 13:09 Hi, welcome to the Main Street School. 13:11 I am sure glad you invited is here and the first 13:14 thing that we are all curious about is, can you 13:17 explain to us what it is like to be legally blind? 13:20 What does that mean? 13:22 I'm sure a lot of us don't know. 13:23 Well, a lot of people know that when you are blind, 13:26 you cannot see anything at all. 13:28 Well, I have a little bit of vision and it is not 13:32 a whole lot so that means I am legally blind. 13:34 It means that I can see some things in front of me, 13:39 but I can't see very many little things. 13:43 I can't see very well when things are far away. 13:46 In fact, sometimes I cannot see them at all. 13:48 Well you know today we have 13:51 been talking about courtesy. 13:52 Trying to learn to be more 13:54 courteous to the people 13:55 around us, I was wondering if you could tell us a 13:58 few little hints of ways that children, and adults, 14:02 can be more courteous to blind people. 14:04 And what do blind people need from the rest of the 14:06 people around them? 14:08 Well that is a good question. 14:09 There are some ways that people help me. 14:12 For example, when they asked me, do you need help? 14:17 I can say, Oh, yes I do. 14:19 Can you show me? 14:20 And when someone opens a door that is helpful, 14:25 but some things that make it difficult. 14:28 It is when a person comes up and pets my dog Diego, 14:34 because then he stops working and starts playing, 14:38 and then he can't help me very much. 14:41 When they talk to him, he loves to play, 14:45 but that is not his playtime. 14:48 Okay, so you have your dog with you now. 14:51 Can we meet him? 14:52 Sure, Diego sit buddy, good boy! 14:55 Diego is wearing his harness right now. 14:58 On his harness is a sign that says, do not pet 15:03 or feed me, I'm a working guide dog. 15:04 Well the reason that I have that sign, is so that 15:08 he will know when it is time to work. 15:11 When he has his harness on him, he knows that is 15:16 his work clothes. 15:17 Just like boys and girls go to school and come into 15:23 the class that it is their work time. 15:25 Well, when Diego has his harness, it's work time. 15:28 Just like all the girls and boys like to have recess, 15:32 well Diego's recess is when the harness comes off. 15:35 How many girls and boys in my class have gotten to 15:39 pet Diego during his recess time? 15:41 Oh Neato! 15:43 He does have his recess time without the harness. 15:46 Does he really romp around and play then? 15:48 He really likes to. 15:50 He gives his kisses. 15:51 He rolls on his back, and he has toys 15:54 that he likes to play with during 15:55 his recess time too. 15:56 Ms. Reavis, should we go outside and maybe you could 16:00 show me some of the ways that he leads you. Sure! 16:03 Come On! 16:06 Diego, halt, good boy. 16:09 Diego, sit, good boy. 16:13 That's a good boy. 16:15 Diego down. 16:17 He is very obedience, that's great. 16:21 Diego sit, good boy. 16:24 That's great how do you get him to go again. 16:26 I pick up his handle, and I say, Diego forward. 16:29 Oh, there are your students over there. 16:32 Can we go see them play? 16:34 Sure, Diego halt. 16:36 Diego, right, good boy. 16:39 He is very obedient, that is wonderful. 16:51 Well Juan how does that help you be more courteous to everybody? 16:54 She doesn't like when you talk, so when you don't talk, 16:57 the kids listen more. 17:00 That helps you to help everybody, 17:02 not just blind people. 17:03 That's great, Alicia, how about you what do you do 17:06 to help your teacher? 17:07 Well when Ms. Reavis is all alone, without Ms. Anderson, 17:13 which is the aide, I write bigger for her. 17:16 Oh so she can see it bit better? 17:18 Yes and when Ms. Anderson is there I write smaller. 17:22 I give it to Ms. Anderson instead of Ms. Reavis. 17:25 If Ms. Reavis calls me up, I say, I wrote too small, 17:31 so I would like Ms. Anderson to read it because 17:34 you might have trouble. 17:43 Well Ms. Reavis I guess you need to get back to your students, 17:46 but thank you for having us come. 17:48 You are welcome and thank you for joining us. 17:50 I just enjoyed it, Bye! 17:52 Bye! Bye! 17:54 Let's go to the attic okay? 17:58 You know what of the things I noticed, because I was 18:00 there longer than you were, was how courteous the children 18:03 were to each other and to their teacher. 18:05 I thought that was really nice. 18:06 By the way, have I have ever introduced you Raggedy Andy? 18:09 A friend gave... I want that Raggedy Ann doll. 18:12 Oh, okay, I guess I can't tell you... 18:14 May I please borrow your scotch tape? 18:17 Well, yeah, I have some right here. 18:19 Thank you I will bring it back. 18:20 Well I'm sorry, you okay - you should watch 18:24 where you are going. 18:25 Oh girls come over here. 18:27 Were you watching them? 18:29 Who was the most courteous? 18:31 Kimberly or Jana? 18:33 You're right, Jana was. 18:35 Kimberly you know what, 18:37 I'm going to tell them what we did. 18:38 Just before we started, I told Kimberly not to be courteous. 18:43 Was it hard Kimberly, to forget to say please 18:46 and thank you? - Yes! 18:47 You know since you are such a good sport, I would like 18:50 you to help me do something. 18:51 And Jana thank you for your help too. 18:53 Would you help me to pretend do a phone conversation? 18:56 Sure! - Okay! 18:58 Ring-aling-aling! Hello, this is Kimberly speaking. 19:01 Hello, may I speak to Janice please? 19:04 Yes, may I please tell her who is calling? 19:07 Sure, it is Mr. Brown. 19:09 Okay, it is Mr. Brown on the telephone. 19:12 Oh okay thank you. 19:13 Wasn't that nice? thank you Kimberly for your help! 19:16 You're welcome. 19:19 You know being courteous is important in everything, 19:21 isn't it? 19:22 Actually, from watching the girls, and seeing Kimberly 19:26 on the phone, I was thinking that it reminded me of a 19:29 Bible verse that says do to other people what you 19:32 would want them to do to you. 19:34 And that is really what courtesy is all about. 19:37 Now don't go away because we will be right back. 19:41 Did you know that one of the best ways to become 19:44 a good friend of Jesus is by spending personal 19:47 time with Him every day. 19:48 Well adults do that by praying and by 19:51 reading their Bibles. 19:52 But if you can't read it's kind of hard isn't it? 19:55 Or maybe you just like listening to tapes. 19:58 We'll here is a fun way to have your very own 20:00 devotions every morning when you get up. 20:02 Janice has made morning time devotions for her kids, 20:06 and for you, complete with songs, prayers and stories. 20:10 For more information have your parents write to: 20:42 We all know that being courteous is more than just 20:44 saying certain words like, please and thank you. 20:47 Being courteous is something that comes from right 20:50 inside of us because we love the people around us, 20:52 and we want to make them happy. 20:54 You know if you keep your eyes open, every day there 20:58 are opportunities to do courteous things for people. 21:01 There are so many things every day that you can do to 21:05 make the people around us happier. 21:07 That is so important, isn't it? 21:13 Being helpful, being kind, 21:16 that's courtesy. 21:19 Being honest all the time, 21:22 that's courtesy. 21:24 You'll make somebody happy 21:27 you'll make somebody glad 21:30 you'll make all sorts of friends 21:33 that you thought you'd never have. 21:38 Being careful, being polite 21:41 that's courtesy. 21:43 Being friendly, doing right 21:47 that's courtesy. 21:49 You'll make somebody happy 21:52 you'll make somebody glad 21:55 you'll make all sorts of friends 21:58 that you thought you'd never have. 22:10 Are you ready for another story? 22:11 Yes! - Good I am too. 22:14 Do you remember what's been happening in 22:16 Longview village? 22:17 Many mysterious things and nobody knows 22:21 who's doing those things. 22:22 The latest thing is they came up to the church where 22:26 somebody fixed the bell. 22:28 Remember they were all leaving the church when 22:31 Dr. McGregor said, look, look over there. 22:35 Do you know what he was pointing at? 22:38 His window. 22:41 Remember the window that had been broken, the pane? 22:44 It was fixed, everybody just stared until one of the 22:51 little old ladies with the Shawl around her head said, 22:54 I really think it's been Angels Dr. McGregor. 22:58 He said, well I'm beginning to think so. 23:02 But then he said, no! 23:05 Angels don't leave footprints, there's footprints 23:08 right there in the mud. 23:09 Everybody looked and sure enough there were. 23:12 And the footprints were heading off in the general 23:15 direction towards the cave. 23:20 Well you can guess that Roy right away started to follow, 23:24 he just left the group behind and he started to follow 23:26 those footprints. 23:27 But very quickly, they disappeared. 23:30 There was a big puddle of water and they just disappeared, 23:34 so he was so disappointed. 23:35 So he went home to bed, but he almost didn't even have 23:40 time like the next day and the day after, to even think 23:44 too much about those experiences because probably the most 23:48 exciting event of all the events that had happened so far. 23:52 There was a little boy by the name of Jimmy. 23:56 He had been a cripple, ever since he was very tiny. 24:01 He couldn't even walk. 24:03 He had such a sad life because all the other children 24:06 could run a play and he couldn't. 24:08 But all the villagers, about a year before that, 24:12 all the villagers had pitched in together and they 24:16 had given money to buy him a very special chair. 24:19 It would be like nowadays the call a wheelchair. 24:22 But it wasn't quite as fancy as the ones we 24:24 have nowadays. 24:25 They had all pitched together and bought him this 24:28 special chair, like a wheel chair, but it had one problem. 24:32 He just loved his chair but it had one problem and 24:36 that was that it didn't have anywhere like table 24:39 or anything for him to put his books on. 24:41 He loves to read, and if you are a cripple and can't 24:45 really use your arms or anything, how can you read with 24:48 nothing to put them on? 24:49 So it did make him sad. 24:51 Well one day, when his mother went to the cupboard 24:55 to go and get his chair out, she pulled it out 25:01 of the cupboard. 25:02 Would you believe it on the chair there was a nice 25:07 little book rest that came up from the chair and 25:11 fasten it right between the two arms. 25:13 They were shocked, everybody was shocked. 25:17 Who could have done it? 25:18 It was done so nicely, it was perfectly done. 25:21 Nobody knew who did it! 25:23 So the next day after that, Oscar and Bruce and Roy were 25:28 talking when Roy said, do you think it could be 25:30 somebody that was from the cave or something? 25:33 Oscar and Bruce just roared with laughter. 25:36 They said, now Roy, how do you think someone 25:40 from a cave would know how to fix that? 25:43 Roy we have been to that cave, there is nobody 25:46 in that cave. 25:47 But Roy for some reason the cave kept ringing a bell 25:52 in his mind because he couldn't help but remember the 25:55 figure he had seen in front of the cave. 25:57 And remember when he found that clock's spring that 26:00 he had put in his pocket? 26:02 Near the cave up on the hillside, he couldn't help 26:05 but remember all those things. 26:07 But then he thought of one more thing, and he said to 26:10 Oscar and Bruce, by the way you know the fellow 26:14 called Pete Malcolm? 26:15 The kind of quiet fellow, is he any good at carpentry? 26:19 Oscar and Bruce said well, his father is the only 26:23 carpenter in the village. 26:25 So he might be if his dad is a carpenter. 26:28 And Roy said, that's interesting 26:32 Oscar and Bruce said, are you thinking that it 26:36 might be him? 26:37 Roy said well I'll tell you what guys, you leave it 26:41 to me, I think I am pretty good detective, I'll 26:44 try to follow up on that clue, okay? 26:46 So they parted ways and everything seemed to be going 26:50 normal the rest of that day. 26:51 But that night, during the night the mystic midnight workers 27:00 actually came right to Roy's Uncle's store. 27:07 Do you want to know what they did? 27:09 Yes! - I'm not going to tell you till next time. 27:14 Did you catch the mystery word yet? 27:17 I think it is an important word, isn't it? 27:21 Have you said it yet today? 27:22 Thank you! 27:25 And I want to say thank 27:26 you to you too, because 27:28 I really enjoyed being 27:29 with you today. 27:31 Let's not forget say that lots this week okay? 27:33 See you next time! |
Revised 2014-12-17