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[0:01] Amy Daniels: Surprise! We're back early with a bonus Halloween episode.

[0:06] Amy Daniels: We hope you enjoy it during this spooky week.

[0:10] Amy Daniels: Oh, oh, and we have other news.

[0:12] Amy Daniels: This is for you parents.

[0:14] Amy Daniels: Our Coop Store is now open.

[0:17] Amy Daniels: We've got all kinds of fun screen-free activities for you and your kiddos.

[0:23] Amy Daniels: Even for Grandma.

[0:25] Amy Daniels: We have embroidery patterns, reader's theater scripts, coloring pages, and more.

[0:32] Amy Daniels: Check it out at kittenandclucky.com

[0:37] Amy Daniels: Kitten, meow, meow, and Clucky, brrk, brrk!

[0:41] Amy Daniels: Are two best friends.

[0:44] Amy Daniels: Trying to make sense of the world around them.

[0:48] Amy Daniels: Adventures and discoveries around every bend.

[0:53] Amy Daniels: Come along and explore with them.

[1:00] Amy Daniels: Season 5, Episode 3

[1:02] Amy Daniels: Dusk Encounters of the Friendly Kind

[1:08] Amy Daniels: Trick or treat, smell my feet.

[1:10] Amy Daniels: Give me something good to eat.

[1:12] Amy Daniels: Not too big and not too small.

[1:14] Amy Daniels: Just the size of Montreal.

[1:16] Pharrell: Salut, mes amis.

[1:18] Pharrell: How are you all doing today on this fine autumnal day?

[1:22] Pharrell: Hey, Pharrell.

[1:24] Pharrell: It is a nice autumn day, isn't it?

[1:26] Pharrell: The smell of fall is in the air instead of rain today.

[1:30] Amy Daniels: Hi, Pharrell.

[1:31] Amy Daniels: You're in a good mood.

[1:33] Amy Daniels: What is that you were singing?

[1:34] Amy Daniels: What brings you by so late in the day?

[1:36] Pharrell: Ah, mon cher kitten.

[1:40] Pharrell: I am always in a good mood when I am on my way to see you.

[1:43] Pharrell: That little song is something that the Canadian children sing for Halloween.

[1:48] Pharrell: I come bearing a treat for all of you.

[1:51] Amy Daniels: Oh, Pharrell.

[1:53] Amy Daniels: Isn't that darling of you?

[1:55] Amy Daniels: Don't count your chickens yet, Brigitte.

[1:57] Amy Daniels: Pharrell isn't exactly winning in the gift-giving department.

[2:00] Amy Daniels: Aren't we 0-2 right now?

[2:02] Pharrell: It's the thought that counts, isn't it, Brigitte?

[2:06] Amy Daniels: Oh, don't mind Brigitte, Pharrell.

[2:08] Amy Daniels: And look at you.

[2:09] Amy Daniels: You have a jaunty little new vest on.

[2:12] Pharrell: It is not a vest.

[2:13] Pharrell: It is my new harness.

[2:15] Pharrell: If you will notice,

[2:16] Pharrell: I do not have that tracker around my collar anymore.

[2:19] Pharrell: My owner got tired of me always trying to take it off,

[2:22] Pharrell: so she has given me a new harness with some sort of small location tracker inside.

[2:28] Amy Daniels: Oh.

[2:29] Amy Daniels: So your owner won't be able to beckon you home anymore?

[2:32] Pharrell: It has a small beeping noise,

[2:34] Pharrell: but it's nothing like the old one.

[2:36] Pharrell: But the good thing about this new harness

[2:39] Pharrell: is that I can store little presents and carry things much easier instead of taking everything in my mouth.

[2:45] Pharrell: It makes the tracker much more tolerable.

[2:49] Amy Daniels: Oh, that's a relief.

[2:52] Amy Daniels: So you mentioned a gift for all of us?

[2:54] Amy Daniels: That's exciting.

[2:56] Pharrell: I admit my gift-giving has not been terribly successful.

[3:00] Pharrell: I made the mistake with Miss Peckham

[3:02] Pharrell: and have sworn off birds now.

[3:04] Pharrell: But of course there was that debacle with the flower

[3:07] Pharrell: and poor Humphrey the hummingbird.

[3:09] Pharrell: But this time,

[3:10] Pharrell: I am absolutely sure that this cannot go wrong.

[3:14] Pharrell: I bring you nuts.

[3:18] Pharrell: I believe you call them fill-bears.

[3:21] Amy Daniels: Nuts that you fill with bears?

[3:23] Amy Daniels: What kind of bears would you put in those?

[3:25] Amy Daniels: Maybe those little gummy bears that Xander likes to eat sometimes.

[3:29] Amy Daniels: I think he means Filbert's, Clucky.

[3:32] Amy Daniels: But he's French,

[3:33] Amy Daniels: and they pronounce B-E-R-T-S as bears.

[3:37] Pharrell: Ah, my kitten.

[3:39] Pharrell: You have been learning some French,

[3:41] Pharrell: the language of love?

[3:44] Amy Daniels: Not exactly, Pharrell.

[3:46] Amy Daniels: Just been inferring over the time that I've known you.

[3:50] Pharrell: Is that because the French like furs?

[3:52] Amy Daniels: What's that, Clucky?

[3:54] Amy Daniels: What do you mean?

[3:56] Amy Daniels: Well, you said you've been inferring during the time that you've known Pharrell.

[4:00] Amy Daniels: I've actually only ever seen you infer.

[4:03] Amy Daniels: Can you change out of your fur?

[4:05] Pharrell: Oh, you should draw feathers if you want some extra pizazz.

[4:08] Amy Daniels: Wait, what?

[4:10] Amy Daniels: Inferring means to figure out something from evidence or reason.

[4:12] Amy Daniels: I figured out that Pharrell usually pronounces words that have B-E-R-T as bears.

[4:20] Amy Daniels: It's probably because he learned French as opposed to English.

[4:24] Amy Daniels: In our conversation, he usually uses that sound instead of Bert.

[4:29] Amy Daniels: Anyway, those nuts are also called hazelnuts.

[4:33] Pharrell: Ah, well, then I would like you all to have some of these hazelnuts.

[4:37] Amy Daniels: Oh, how lovely!

[4:39] Amy Daniels: I love a good hazelnut. What a treat!

[4:42] Pharrell: Yes, exactement.

[4:44] Pharrell: I have brought them to you to celebrate Halloween.

[4:46] Pharrell: Happy Halloween. Trick or treat.

[4:49] Pharrell: I give you treat, not tricks.

[4:51] Amy Daniels: That is very kind of you, Pharrell.

[4:54] Amy Daniels: Pharrell, what a nice fellow you are.

[4:56] Amy Daniels: We'll definitely enjoy this treat.

[4:58] Amy Daniels: Kitten, do you like nuts?

[5:00] Amy Daniels: Um, actually, cats don't eat nuts.

[5:03] Amy Daniels: Although they are a good source of protein,

[5:05] Amy Daniels: I prefer salmon.

[5:07] Amy Daniels: Let's call this gift-giving attempt 0.5 to 2.5.

[5:11] Amy Daniels: Win for the chickens, not for Kitten.

[5:14] Pharrell: Zut alors!

[5:16] Pharrell: While I have never tried any nuts myself,

[5:18] Pharrell: I thought perhaps it was just my personal distaste for them.

[5:21] Pharrell: I have failed my kitten once again.

[5:27] Amy Daniels: Um, excuse me.

[5:30] Amy Daniels: I thought I heard my name.

[5:32] Amy Daniels: Well, hello, little lady.

[5:34] Amy Daniels: And who might you be?

[5:36] Amy Daniels: You're a squirrel, aren't you?

[5:38] Hazel: Um, well, uh, oh.

[5:41] Hazel: My name is Hazel.

[5:43] Hazel: I came down because I thought I heard my name called.

[5:46] Hazel: And, um, oh, uh, yes.

[5:49] Hazel: I'm a squirrel.

[5:50] Hazel: A Douglas squirrel, to be exact.

[5:52] Hazel: Tamiasurus Douglasi.

[5:54] Amy Daniels: Oh, is that Latin?

[5:56] Amy Daniels: Nice to meet you.

[5:58] Amy Daniels: Are you okay?

[5:59] Amy Daniels: Why are you bringing your paws like that?

[6:01] Amy Daniels: We're friendly.

[6:02] Amy Daniels: We're friendly.

[6:03] Amy Daniels: We won't hurt you.

[6:05] Pharrell: Of course not.

[6:06] Pharrell: I mean, I know.

[6:08] Hazel: Um, I'm familiar with all of you because I've observed.

[6:12] Hazel: I mean, watched.

[6:14] Hazel: Oh, um, seen you here.

[6:17] Hazel: And, well, see how it travels up.

[6:20] Hazel: I just live up there in the Douglas fir tree.

[6:23] Hazel: Sudotsuga menziesii.

[6:25] Pharrell: Gazoodot!

[6:26] Pharrell: Are you coming down with a little cold?

[6:28] Hazel: Oh, no, I don't think so.

[6:31] Hazel: I hope not.

[6:32] Pharrell: Oh, oh, dear.

[6:34] Pharrell: I just like to be precise when I name things,

[6:36] Pharrell: so I always list the Latin name so there's no confusion.

[6:39] Pharrell: Does it sound like I'm coming down with something?

[6:42] Amy Daniels: I think Lucky just misheard you and thought you sneezed instead of told us the Latin name of the Douglas fir tree.

[6:49] Hazel: Oh, yes.

[6:51] Hazel: I've seen him do that before.

[6:53] Hazel: Um, well, I was excited to hear my name.

[6:57] Hazel: Were you calling for me?

[7:01] Pharrell: Pharrell was offering the chickens and I some hazelnuts as a Halloween treat.

[7:03] Pharrell: However, neither Pharrell and I actually eat them.

[7:06] Hazel: Oh, well, I do eat hazelnuts.

[7:10] Hazel: Corillus avalanus.

[7:12] Hazel: They are my very favorite.

[7:14] Hazel: I think that's why my mom called me Hazel.

[7:17] Hazel: It takes a long time to gather so many nuts like you have,

[7:22] Hazel: and winter is coming.

[7:24] Hazel: I'm wondering, since Kitten and Pharrell,

[7:27] Hazel: both of which are Felis caddis,

[7:29] Hazel: are not able to eat the hazelnuts Corillus avalanus,

[7:33] Hazel: could I perhaps have a few of them?

[7:36] Hazel: I completely understand if not.

[7:38] Hazel: That's okay, too.

[7:40] Hazel: I don't mean to intrude.

[7:42] Hazel: I can just go.

[7:44] Pharrell: But, of course, I don't mind sharing them with you,

[7:47] Pharrell: especially if they are your favorites.

[7:49] Pharrell: I don't think the chickens would mind.

[7:51] Amy Daniels: Mind? Why would they mind?

[7:54] Amy Daniels: Brock!

[7:55] Amy Daniels: Gracious me!

[7:56] Amy Daniels: Brock!

[7:57] Loki: Yo!

[7:58] Loki: Brock!

[7:59] Loki: Dagnabbit, he's done it again.

[8:01] Amy Daniels: Loki, what have we said about pouncing in like that?

[8:03] Loki: Brock!

[8:04] Loki: For such a large husky,

[8:06] Loki: you are unbelievably quiet on your approach.

[8:09] Amy Daniels: Look, it is surprised.

[8:12] Loki: Hey, Pharrell,

[8:13] Loki: you're just not going to let that surprise thing go, are you?

[8:16] Loki: If anything, I surprise all of you, especially Clucky.

[8:20] Amy Daniels: Whatever does he mean?

[8:22] Amy Daniels: He's not surprised.

[8:23] Amy Daniels: He's a Canis lupus familiaris.

[8:26] Pharrell: But more specifically,

[8:28] Pharrell: he looks like a Siberian husky, if I'm not mistaken.

[8:31] Pharrell: I mean, I could be mistaken.

[8:33] Pharrell: It's happened before.

[8:35] Pharrell: Not very often, but totally possible.

[8:52] Unknown speaker: Oh, so he goes by both names? Oh dear, which one should I use?

[8:58] Loki: Loki is fine. Who are you?

[9:01] Hazel: Oh, oh, um, yes. I'm Hazel, a Douglas squirrel. Tommy Assurus Douglasi. I live up in that Douglas fir, Pseudotsuga mensesii. I've seen you around before.

[9:07] Hazel: I notice you don't prey on small animals such as myself, that Canis lupus familiaris usually do.

[9:13] Loki: Well, that's quite a mouthful for such a little animal such as yourself.

[9:24] Hazel: No, I don't hunt small animals to eat, although huskies frequently do. I find small animals fun, fun to play with, chase, and sniff out. But I much prefer the food my humans give me. Sadly, most small animals run off in fear when they see me, though.

[9:42] Loki: So what's new? Whatcha sharing?

[9:44] Hazel: Oh, Loki, Pharrell here brought us a gift of some hazelnuts. They're also known as filberts, or something to do with bears.

[9:53] Loki: Bears eat nuts, I think.

[9:56] Hazel: Oh yes, the American black bear, Ursus americanus. It's known to wander this area. I've seen one from time to time.

[10:05] Loki: You've seen a bear around here? Where? You don't see one right now, do ya?

[10:10] Hazel: It's unlikely, Glucky. Black bears are very skittish and tend to stay away from noises and any kind of commotion. We're not exactly a quiet bunch.

[10:19] Loki: Well, I could not agree with you more.

[10:22] Unknown speaker: Sound the alarm! Show yourself!

[10:24] Unknown speaker: Who said that?

[10:26] Unknown speaker: I'll protect you.

[10:30] Unknown speaker: You need to keep your heed. You've all been making a regular din. I'm just here trying to have a herkle-derkle, and it's near impossible with all you chatting away.

[10:39] Unknown speaker: I think I see a white owl up in the tree.

[10:42] Snowy Owl: A white owl, I am. A snowy owl, to be precise.

[10:45] Hazel: Oh, a bubo scandiacus.

[10:48] Hazel: Oh, and they hunt small rodents like me. Oh dear. Oh, where can I hide? Oh no, I'm much too out in the open.

[10:57] Snowy Owl: Not sure if I'm a bubo or not, but definitely a snowy owl. And you don't have to worry, your little heed. And stop wringing your paws. You're going to rip those right off. I had quite a feast last night with some field mice, which is why I was trying to have a herkle-derkle, because my belly is still quite full.

[11:14] Unknown speaker: Snowy owls are not native around here. And you've got quite an unusual accent. And what exactly is a herkle-derkle?

[11:20] Snowy Owl: A herkle-derkle? Well, it's an old Scottish term to linger in bed longer than necessary after waking up. My name is Olivia. My family is originally from Scotland. They immigrated and ended up in northern Canada. I was born there, but when I set out on a little adventure, I found myself down here in Washington. Looks like a nice place with these big forests and mountains.

[11:45] Unknown speaker: C'est pas possible! You thinking what I am, Pharrell? That there are three Canadians here?

[11:51] Pharrell: Mais oui, that is exactement what I was thinking. How did you know?

[11:56] Unknown speaker: Clearly, we're surrounded by rocket scientists. We're definitely becoming more international here. This is a crazy Halloween.

[12:02] Clucky: My name's Clucky. And these are the hens, Bella, Brigitte, and Brigitte.

[12:10] Bella: Hi!

[12:12] Brigitte: Hey, cheerio!

[12:14] Unknown speaker: This here's Kitten. Hello! And our friends, Pharrell and Loki.

[12:17] Pharrell: Salut!

[12:19] Unknown speaker: And we just met Hazel, the Douglas squirrel, this evening.

[12:23] Hazel: Hi!

[12:24] Olivia: We Scots love Halloween. Well, we call it the night before Samhain, which is November 1st. This is my first Halloween here. I don't think I've ever spoken to an owl.

[12:35] Unknown speaker: Streaks before.

[12:37] Unknown speaker: Streaks? Is it because they fly so fast?

[12:41] Hazel: I believe that streaks is a Latin term for all owls. But then each type has its own name. Is that right, Hazel?

[12:48] Hazel: Yes, you are indeed very clever, Kitten. I'm always amazed when I listen to your conversations and how much knowledge you have.

[12:57] Unknown speaker: Oh, Hazel, your Latin knowledge is very impressive. That is my precious Kitten. She is not only beautiful, but intelligent, kind, has great courage.

[13:08] Unknown speaker: Oh, here we go again.

[13:11] Kitten: Meow, you are too kind, Pharrell, and you exaggerate. It's getting quite dark, though. We should all be getting back to our homes. We don't want another encounter with any predators like Red the raccoon.

[13:24] Unknown speaker: Especially not on a spooky night like Halloween. It certainly has been an eventful night already. We met two new friends, Hazel and Olivia, and got to see some good old friends, Pharrell and Loki. I'd say this night was a perfect Halloween full of treats and maybe one trick.

[13:40] Clucky: What trick would that be, Clucky?

[13:49] Loki: Loki jumping out of the bushes like he always does. Happy to provide the trick for Halloween, Clucky.

[13:54] Unknown speaker: Happy Halloween, everyone.

[13:56] Unknown speaker: Happy Halloween.

[13:57] Unknown speaker: Happy Halloween.

[14:00] Unknown speaker: Happy Halloween.

[14:01] Unknown speaker: Happy Halloween.

[14:03] Unknown speaker: Happy Halloween.

[14:04] Unknown speaker: Happy Halloween.

[14:06] Unknown speaker: Happy Halloween.

[14:07] Unknown speaker: Happy Halloween.

[14:10] Unknown speaker: Thank you for joining us for today's Halloween bonus special.

[14:14] Unknown speaker: Voices for today's characters were performed by Janaye Frank as Hazel.

[14:19] Unknown speaker: I live up in that Douglas fir, pseudotsuga menziesii.

[14:23] Unknown speaker: Corwin Rosen as Loki.

[14:25] Unknown speaker: I find small animals fun.

[14:27] Unknown speaker: Christine Rosen as Pharrell.

[14:29] Unknown speaker: I give you treat, not tricks.

[14:31] Unknown speaker: And Olivia.

[14:33] Unknown speaker: Well, I could not agree with you more.

[14:35] Unknown speaker: Parker Daniels as Bridget.

[14:37] Unknown speaker: Clearly, we're surrounded by rocket scientists.

[14:41] Unknown speaker: Bella.

[14:42] Unknown speaker: It's the thought that counts, isn't it, Bridget?

[14:44] Unknown speaker: And Brigitte.

[14:45] Unknown speaker: Oh, how lovely.

[14:47] Unknown speaker: And Amy Daniels as Kitten.

[14:49] Unknown speaker: We're not exactly a quiet bunch.

[14:51] Unknown speaker: And Clucky.

[14:52] Unknown speaker: Oh, you should draw feathers if you want some extra pizazz.

[14:56] Unknown speaker: This episode was written by Christine Rosen and Amy Daniels.

[15:00] Unknown speaker: Special thanks to Henry Johnson, our theme song composer.

[15:04] Unknown speaker: Did you know he wrote that when he was only 12 years old?

[15:07] Unknown speaker: Yes, there's a bio of him on our website.

[15:09] Unknown speaker: We have a website?

[15:11] Unknown speaker: Yes, kittenandclucky.com.

[15:14] Unknown speaker: The Kitten and Clucky podcast was created, edited, and produced by Amy Daniels.

[15:20] Unknown speaker: All rights reserved. Other music and sound effects provided by Epidemic Sound.

[15:27] Unknown speaker: And now...

[15:31] Unknown speaker: What are you mocking about? In this segment, you get to tell us what's on your mind. Tell us a joke. Share a fun fact. Or ask us your burning questions.

[15:41] Clucky: Clucky, no one has burning questions.

[15:43] Unknown speaker: You never know. Wow, Clucky, people are really loving our website, kittenandclucky.com. We have three different submissions today.

[15:49] Unknown speaker: The first one is from Maddie in the USA. And she is 13 years old. What did Maddie have to say?

[15:57] Unknown speaker: She sent us a joke. Why do ducks have tail feathers?

[16:05] Unknown speaker: I don't know. Why do ducks have tail feathers?

[16:08] Unknown speaker: To cover their butt quacks. Quack, quack, quack.

[16:14] Unknown speaker: Oh, oh, let me do one. Our next one is from Hattie. But she didn't tell us where she was from. And she sent in a fun fact.

[16:20] Unknown speaker: She says, I love to patrol my house and yard too.

[16:27] Unknown speaker: Oh, awesome. It's one of my favorite activities. And she also said to say hello to Rosie for her.

[16:34] Unknown speaker: We have a special message for you, Hattie, from Rosie.

[16:38] Rosie: Hola, Miss Hattie. I was out running in the yard and my mom person said I should come and say hola to you. I hope you're having un dia muy fantástico. That means the most fantastic day.

[16:47] Unknown speaker: Oh, I think I hear the chickens clucking. I gotta go check it out. Adios, amiga.

[16:57] Unknown speaker: Okay, my turn again. Our final submission today is from Gabe. Not sure what country he lives in either. But he sent us a joke. What do cows like on their pizza?

[17:04] Unknown speaker: I don't know. What do cows like on their pizza?

[17:06] Unknown speaker: Mozzarella cheese.

[17:09] Unknown speaker: Ha, ha, ha, ha. Mozzarella. Because they moo. Well, that's it for today. If you'd like to be part of our bonking segment, please ask your parents. Go on our website, kittenandclucky.com. Or call our bonking line at 321-345-1544. We hope to hear from you soon.