Cheryl.,
We're so glad we found you.
You can be friends with each boy and girl.
You're never alone with friends all around you.
Friends are friends from the very start.
They always have a hap-hap-happy heart.
Come to Francesco's Friendly World.
Let's be friends.
Make a new friend, you just can't go wrong.
You'll even find friends in fur, scales, or feathers.
Friendship begins with one simple song.
Our voices can blend and let's sing it together.
Friends will always be there for you.
To share a smile or tell your troubles to.
Come to Francesco's Friendly World.
Let's be friends.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
Good morning, brother-son.
Good morning, sister-flowers.
Good morning, brother-trees.
Good morning, green grass.
I'm so happy to be here with you.
Good morning to you, sister-rabbit.
Good morning, Francesco.
It's a nice day, isn't it?
Nice day, you say, sister-rabbit.
Why, today is much better than just plain old nice.
It is?
Yes!
Ooh!
Today is an absolutely positively beautiful day.
How can you tell when it's an absolutely positively beautiful day, Francesco?
How can you tell?
It's a beautiful day.
A wonderful morning made just for play.
Time to chase your troubles away.
I'll tell you right now.
Hear what I say.
It's a beautiful day.
When you can see the sky above as blue as can be.
And a puffy white cloud floating way up there.
Looks just like...
Oh, brother Leo, oh, no!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
It's a beautiful day.
When you can hear the song of birds flying so near.
And the chatter of squirrels.
The fuzz of bees, rustling leaves.
Being blown by the breeze.
It's a beautiful day to reach out and touch.
A dandelion flower all fussy and such.
When tall green grass beneath your feet.
Ha, ha, it tickles your toes!
It's quite a treat.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
It's a beautiful day.
When you can taste the juiciest apple you've ever tasted.
Roots growing red, orange, green and blue.
Pretty to see.
And yummy too.
Oh.
It's a beautiful day.
When you can smell roses, daisies and pansies as well.
And lilies where froggies go rick-a-lunk.
Don't they all smell sweet?
Mr. Ball-Rig-Dart Skunk.
How can you tell?
It's a beautiful day.
Look, listen, touch, smell, taste, I say.
Then you'll look to God and pray.
What a beautiful day.
In every way.
This is a beautiful day.
In every way.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
You're right, Francesco.
Today is better than nice.
It's beautiful.
Every day is beautiful, Sister Rabbit.
Because each one is a wonderful gift that God gives to us.
Even rainy days?
Oh, yes.
In fact, these pretty flowers look thirsty
because it hasn't rained in a long time.
I'm sure they would love to see a rainy day.
It would give them a drink of water.
But today is very sunny
and I'm going to tell all my friends.
Bye-bye, Francesco.
Goodbye, Sister Rabbit.
God be with you.
Hey, everyone.
It's a beautiful sunny day.
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
Hmm.
That sounds like my friend Luigi.
Oh, boy, allergies.
A-broom!
Hmm.
A-broom!
A-broom!
A-broom!
Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha.
Good morning to you, Luigi.
Are you having trouble flying, Brother Bee?
Oh, just a little, Francesco.
I'm taking all this pollen back to my hive
to make some more delicious honey.
Maybe you're trying to carry too much, my friend.
Am not.
I'm the strongest bee in the hive.
You just watch.
Hmm.
Oh.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Oh.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
Hmm.
A-broom!
Oh, well, maybe I need a little help.
Brother and Sister Bees, please come help Luigi put all this pollen in the hive.
Ah, Luigi's trying to carry too much pollen again.
He'll never learn.
It's more fun to let friends help, Luigi.
Oh, I know.
Broom, boom, boom.
Well, I'm finished working for this morning.
Then why don't we visit our other friends?
Sure.
Let's go.
Oh, flying in circles makes me dizzy.
Now my nest is just right.
Good morning, Florett. What are you doing?
I've just made my nest bigger and softer.
I like to sit in my home and sing.
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la, la.
Come down, Sister Bird.
Let's walk through the woods and enjoy this beautiful day together.
That sounds like fun.
Oh, Beatrice, are you home?
Is that you, Luigi?
Oh, good morning, Francesco. What are you doing?
We're taking a walk through the woods, Sister Raccoon.
Oh, goody. May I come too?
Yes, we'd love to have you join us.
Oh, dear. I think I'm stuck.
I moved into this log a long time ago when I was just a little girl.
I was much smaller then and the log seemed so much bigger.
Now I'm almost too big for my home.
Here, let me help you, Beatrice.
Thank you, Francesco.
You're welcome, Sister Raccoon.
Oh, come on, everyone. Let's go to Leopold's house.
He's probably still sleeping in his cave.
He does love to sleep.
Wake up, Leopold. It's late.
Who's there?
Wake up, sleepyhead.
Oh, do I have to?
Ow!
I always bump my head on that lamp.
But it does wake you up.
I think I'd rather wake up to Florett's pretty singing than a bump on the head.
Oh, boy! It's a beautiful day. Let's play.
That's what we've been doing all morning, you sleepy bear.
That's right. And Armando would probably like to join us.
Oh, yes! Let's go to Armando's home.
Can we play piggyback on the way, Francesco?
Sure, Leopold. Hop on.
You're getting heavier every day, Leopold.
Come on, everybody. Let's all play piggyback.
Okay, Francesco. Let's go find Armando.
I hope he's not far, my friends.
You're all very heavy.
Faster, Francesco! Faster!
Oh, my.
There's Armando's den.
Oh, are we there already? I wanted a ride some more.
Yes, this is fun, isn't it, Francesco?
Yes, it certainly is. Everybody...
Armando! Come out and play with us!
Is that you, Beatrice?
Hello, my friends. How are you?
Very well, Brother Wolf.
Say, I don't see Leopold. Where is that happy bear cub?
Yeehaw!
Oh, Leopold. Stop that. It tickles.
Oh, Francesco, look at our little church.
We've worked hard on it, haven't we?
We certainly have, Beatrice, but I must finish rebuilding it before the sun goes down today.
Finish the church today?
Why, Francesco?
Because tomorrow is Easter. It's a very special Sunday.
I've invited all the people in town to come to church as the sun comes up tomorrow morning.
We'll celebrate Easter with songs and prayers to God.
Then you need to get to work. May we help you?
Yeah!
If you'd like to, I would be thankful for your help.
Let's go!
Work, Bowie!
Oh, Francesco, we've worked so many days rebuilding the church.
And now it's almost done.
It's beautiful!
Yes, Luigi. The church is very special. It's God's house.
Does God really live here, Francesco?
God is everywhere with all of us, Leopold.
But we call the church God's house because it's a place where we come together to sing and pray
and give thanks for all the wonderful things God gives to us.
If people are coming to praise God at sunrise tomorrow,
we'd better hurry and finish rebuilding this part of the wall.
Oh, do we have to work? That's no fun.
Oh, I don't know, Leopold. When friends help, work can be as fun as play.
Some people think that work's no fun.
They'd rather play till day is done.
But friends can make a job okay.
And work can be as fun as play.
Yes, work can be as fun as play.
When there's a lot of work to do
and it just seems too much for you
God gives you friends to help you through
instead of one, now you are two.
And work's more fun when done by two.
This job's too big for you and me.
We'll get help from a friend who's free.
We'll all be busy as a bee.
Cause work is fun when done by three.
Yes, work's more fun when done by three.
And if you're asked to do some more
some little things you've done before
work can't be nice, it's not insure.
Free friends and you add up to four.
And work's more fun when done by four.
But what if you're the only one?
No friends to help, not even one.
God's always there till work is done.
God's always with us every day
to help make work as fun as play.
I suppose work is more fun when everybody helps.
Good, Leopold. Now let's all find as many rocks and logs as we can to finish the job.
What are we waiting for? Let's go!
Is the log too heavy for you, Beatrice?
Not really, Francesco.
Look out below! Here comes another rock!
Watch out for this one!
Leopold, would you help me push this rock down the hill?
Sure!
Push harder, Francesco! Harder!
We did it, Francesco!
We sure did, Floret.
We collected all the rocks we could find, Francesco.
But we don't have enough to finish rebuilding the church wall.
There are lots of big rocks in the mountains.
But they're too heavy to carry so far.
Oh dear, what do we do? Francesco has invited all the people to come here tomorrow morning.
What will they think if the church isn't ready?
They'll help us. Somehow we'll find a way to get the stones we need for the wall.
Well, I'm hot and thirsty.
I'm going to fill the bucket so we can all have a nice drink of water.
Don't squirt me, little fish.
Oh, we won't squirt you.
Because we can't squirt you.
Why? What happened to all of the water?
It hasn't rained in a long time.
And our stream is drying up.
Pretty soon we won't have a place to swim.
But we'll share some of the water with you, Armando.
Thank you for sharing your water.
I'll only fill the bucket half full, little friends.
Look, Francesco. The plants in the garden look very thirsty.
And the flowers, too.
Yes, it hasn't rained in a long, long time.
That's why the stream is drying up and the plants are thirsty.
Francesco, can we ask God to send us rain?
Yes, Beatrice. We can always pray to God for the things we need.
God loves to hear your voice.
God loves to hear your voice.
Every time you pray,
your words are very special,
no matter what you say.
God will hear you when you sing
happy songs about anything.
God will hear you when you cry,
helping sadness pass you by.
God will hear you when you shout,
the joy that makes you jump about.
God will hear you when you call for help with anything at all.
God loves to hear your voice.
Every time you pray,
your words are very special,
no matter what you say.
God will hear your every prayer.
God is with you everywhere.
God will answer your requests in a way God knows is best.
God loves to hear your voice.
Every time you pray,
your words are very special,
no matter what you say.
No matter what you say.
Dear God, we ask for the gift of Sister Rain.
Amen.
It hasn't started to rain yet, Francesco.
I don't feel a single raindrop.
But, Beatrice, God doesn't always answer our prayers right away.
So when will it rain, Francesco?
At just the right time, Leopold.
Yow! Yow!
That sounds like Paolo.
Greetings, Paolo. It's nice to see you again.
Hello, Francesco.
Everyone, you remember my good friend Paolo?
Hello.
Why are you carrying these jugs, Brother Burrow?
My master sent me to get some water.
He was hoping you'd help me fill them.
But the stream is almost dried up,
and I don't want to take what little water the fish have left.
What'll I do now?
Maybe you can go to the well in town.
Yes, I'll try that.
Goodbye, friends. It was nice to see you again.
Goodbye, Paolo.
Well, everyone, thank you for helping me.
But I'm afraid we don't have enough rocks to finish the church today, after all.
It's very hot, so why don't you go back to your homes and rest?
Goodbye, Francesco.
See you later.
Listen to the thunder!
I think a storm's coming!
Let's go to our homes, quickly!
Hey, everybody! Lightning hit our tree!
Quick, find a safe place till the storm is over!
Alright!
May I stay with you till the storm is over?
Sure, Luigi. We'll be safe here.
The wind is strong!
What'll we do now?
Let's go to Beatrice's log. It'll be dry there.
This wind is strong!
Beatrice, may we share your log until the rain stops?
I don't think so. Water is coming inside my log.
Let's go to Leopold's cave. It'll be drier there.
Oh, no! I'm stuck again! I can't get out!
Oh, Luigi!
I'm trying!
It's no use. We're too small to pull you out, Beatrice.
Oh, dear!
I know how I can help you out.
Me!
Yikes!
Sorry I had to sting you, Beatrice.
Oh, that's okay, Luigi. It didn't hurt much.
And it sure helped me out of... my house!
It's floating away!
Oh, dear!
We've all lost our houses, Beatrice.
But God's with us. Now we'd better hurry to Leopold's den.
Hurry! We can go inside my den until the rain stops!
Oh, no! We can't get in!
What'll we do now?
Is everyone all right?
We're not hurt, but we're getting very wet!
Dr. Freeze!
Run, everyone!
No!
Thank you, God, for brothers Wind and Thunder, who bring Sister Rain.
Oh, Francesco! The rain is pouring down!
It's warm and dry here, friends, and God is with us.
The thunder and lightning scare me!
Don't be afraid, Beatrice.
Sometimes noisy thunder and bright flashing lightning bring God's gift of Sister Rain.
Why does the rain go crash-bang-boom?
Scaring me inside my room!
Thunder loud and flashing lightning make the rain seem very frightening!
Most times when the sky is gray, gentle rain will come our way.
Tiny drops fall to the ground. Pit-pat, pit-pat is their sound.
But now some dark clouds fill the sky with booming thunder rolling by.
Heavy rain begins to drop, falling down, ka-plop, ka-plop!
So why does the rain go crash-bang-boom?
Scaring me inside my room!
Thunder loud and flashing lightning make the rain seem very frightening!
God has a way to tell us all when lots of rain's about to fall.
Great big booms, the thunder's made our drums in God's rain drop parade!
And after the rain goes crash-bang-boom,
God will send bright sunshine soon!
And pretty flowers then will bloom!
That's why the rain goes crash-bang!
I feel better now, Francesco. There's nothing to be afraid of.
Hmm, what's that rumbling sound?
Whoa!
Watch out, everybody!
That was scary, ooh.
But listen, I think the storm is over.
It stopped raining.
Oh, Francesco, look! There's a pretty rainbow in the sky!
God paints a rainbow, making the rainbow,
so that we know God loves us all,
just so that we know God loves us all.
God paints a rainbow, helping the garden grow,
so that we know God loves us all,
just so that we know God loves us all.
God paints a rainbow, see how the sky glows,
so that we know God loves us all,
just so that we know God loves us all.
God paints a rainbow, bright colors in a row,
so that we know God loves us all,
just so that we know God loves us all.
God paints a rainbow, making the rainbow,
so that we know God loves us all,
just so that we know God loves us all.
Francesco, when you stand on your head and look at the rainbow,
it looks like a smile in the sky.
The rainbow does look like a smile when we look at it this way, Leopold.
Sister Rain has given everything a wonderful drink of water.
The plants in the garden are standing tall again.
And the flowers are smiling too.
Look, Francesco, there are puddles everywhere.
Now I can make brushes like the fish do.
We forgot about a brother and sister of fish.
Let's go and see how they are.
Armando, come here. I have something to tell you.
What, sister of fish?
Wait here. I'll get my brother and we'll tell you together.
Ooh!
Hey, everyone, look!
A big log rail down the hill.
It's a big log rail.
It's a big log rail.
Hey, everyone, look! A big log rail down the hill into our stream during the storm.
A big log?
Why, that's my house!
It rolled down the hill during the storm.
You didn't tell me you lost your house in the storm, Beatrice.
Something bad happened to all our houses, Francesco.
The wind blew my nest away.
Rocks covered the door to my cave.
And a big tree almost fell on us too.
Oh, I'm so sorry to hear this.
Come, we'll try to fix your houses.
Goodbye, Francesco.
Good luck!
Francesco, here is the tree that the wind blew over.
The tree knocked all the rocks away from the front of my home.
I can still get into my house, and I won't bump my head on that old limb anymore.
The wind blew my nest away.
It was a beautiful nest that looked just like this one.
Wait a minute.
This is my nest.
Home sweet home.
Hey, my bee friends and I could make a new hive down in this tree.
Oh, boy.
We can live here!
I don't know where I'll live now that my log is in the stream by the church.
Hey, Beatrice, come look at this tree.
The tree is hollow inside.
I can live here, and I can even turn around.
And you won't get stuck anymore.
We can all be neighbors.
Neighbors? What are neighbors?
Neighbors are people who live close together and help each other.
I love my log.
I love my nest.
I love my hive.
It's just the best.
I love my cave.
And the mine's nice, too.
I'm glad I live up to you.
I like it when we take a walk.
Cause then we have some chances to talk.
And if I'm sad and want to cry,
You cheer me up when you fly by.
You're good to me.
You always share.
You're my best friend.
I know you care.
Here in our home's a safe, dry, and warm.
Thank God for friends in a storm.
Neighbors are friends who live nearby.
I love my neighbors.
Do you know why?
Because you live so close to me.
My house is nice as it can be.
It's nice to be neighbors.
Come, let's walk back down to the church.
The church?
We were so worried about our own house, we forgot about God's house.
Oh, no!
What do we do?
There's a big hole in the wall.
And it looks terrible.
We'll never fix this in time.
What will you say to the people when they come tomorrow morning?
Why are you laughing, Francesco?
We'll have to rebuild the wall all over again.
Well, we can make a bigger window here to let in more beautiful sunshine and moonlight.
Right now!
Look at all the rocks that rolled down from the mountains during the storm.
If we all work hard, we can finish the church before tomorrow morning.
Here comes Paolo.
Maybe he can help us.
Yes, even though I'm a small borough, I'm very strong.
So am I.
Me too.
Me too.
And me.
Then let's all get to work.
Let's build this church up for God.
Build it up.
Build it up.
Build it up, up, up, up, up.
We will build this church up for God.
Make these walls go higher still.
All these great big holes will fill.
Build it up.
Build it up.
Build it up.
Let's build this church up for God.
Let's build this church up for God.
Build it up.
Build it up.
Build it up, up, up, up, up.
We will build this church up for God.
We'll rebuild God's house today.
Fix this church where people pray.
Build it up.
Build it up.
Build it up.
Build it up.
Let's build this church up for God.
Let's build this church up for God.
Build it up.
Build it up.
Build it up, up, up, up, up.
We will build this church up for God.
If this check just begun
We're almost done!
There's only one more place we have to finish
Maybe Lorette can help
Lorette?
She's only a bird!
She's too small
Ha ha, no way!
I have a plan
Lorette, can you carry this rope over that pole and bring it back down to me?
I'll try!
Oh no!
The rope is too heavy for her to carry!
Thank you, Lorette!
Thank you, friends!
What's Francesco doing with the rope?
He's tying it around the big rock!
But why?
Can you pull this last stone up to the top of the wall, Paolo?
I'll try, Francesco!
I'm sorry, Francesco, but it's too heavy
What if we all pulled?
We can do it!
Can we try, Francesco?
Can we, huh?
Please!
All right, my friends, we'll try!
Hooray!
All right, everyone!
Pull!
It's working!
Just a little more, my friends!
Just a little more!
There!
I have it!
Hooray!
We've finished fixing our church!
Oh, doesn't it look pretty?
Very nice!
Let's all go inside and see how beautifully we've rebuilt God's house!
Hear the church bells ring, hear!
And God's our house!
I'm happy that you said to me,
Let's go into God's house!
Oh, we'll sing just as loud as can be!
Quiet as a lute!
It's such a special place to pray!
I want to come here every day!
I'm so happy when you say,
Let's go into God's house!
Dear God, your house is so beautiful again.
May this always be a place where people can come together to sing and pray to you.
Amen!
I'm too tired to walk home.
May we stay with you in the church tonight?
Then we can celebrate Easter with everyone in the morning!
Very well, my friends.
But before we go to sleep, let's sing our evening prayer together.
I thank you, God, for this good day,
And all the friends who came in my way,
To happiness you bring to me.
Through all the beauty that I see,
You watch over me through dark of night,
Protect me till the morning light.
And as I lay in peaceful sleep,
Sweet dreams of you, my heart,
My heart will keep loving you.
Good night, sister stars.
Good night, sister moon.
Good night, sister stars.
Hallelujah!
Easter day is here!
Hallelujah!
Sing to God with cheers!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,
Easter's sun of light!
Alleluia, alleluia,
beauty lights the skies!
Alleluia, sing God's house today!
Alleluia, let's go in and pray!
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,
Easter day is here!
Alleluia, alleluia,
sing to God with cheers!
Easter day is here!
All things bright and beautiful
our creatures praise and smile!
All things wise and wonderful
the Lord God,
make them all!
All things bright and beautiful
make them all!
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