Transcript for Parent Storytellers
In Oni Pepperoni’s bathroom, underneath the big white bathtub, lived a very special friend. His name was Max, but everyone called him Chatta Max because he loved to talk! Chatta Max was so tiny that you couldn’t see him with just your eyes – he was microscopic! But if you looked at him under a microscope, you would see a little green fellow with the biggest blue eyes you’ve ever seen.
Chatta Max had made himself the coziest home you could imagine under the bathtub. He had a tiny door painted bright red, and inside was a giant couch (well, giant for someone his size) where he loved to sit and chat with his friends.
One morning, Chatta Max woke up feeling very excited. He had been planning the most amazing adventure!
“Today’s the day!” Chatta Max said to himself, bouncing around his little home. “I’m going to travel all the way to Mexico, just like my friend Chompy the Dinosaur did! But I’m going to do something special along the way – I’m going to collect letters of the alphabet!”
You see, Chatta Max had heard about Chompy’s incredible backpacking adventure from Germany to Mexico, and he wanted to go on the same journey. But since Chatta Max was so small and loved to talk, he decided to make it a learning adventure.
“A is for Adventure!” Chatta Max announced as he packed his microscopic backpack. “And that’s exactly what I’m going to have!”
Chatta Max had planned his route carefully. He would start in Germany, travel through Austria, cross the Arctic ice bridge, go through Canada and the United States, and finally reach Mexico. And at each important stop, he would find a letter to help other kids learn the alphabet.
“B is for Backpack!” Chatta Max said as he strapped on his tiny green backpack. It was just the right size for a microscopic traveler.
Chatta Max climbed up through the bathtub drain and began his journey. Since he was so small, he could travel in ways that bigger creatures couldn’t. He hitched a ride on a friendly butterfly that was flying toward Europe.
“C is for Cold!” Chatta Max called out as they flew over the snowy mountains of Germany. The air was chilly, but Chatta Max was bundled up in his warm microscopic winter coat.
When they reached Germany, Chatta Max thanked the butterfly and began exploring. The first thing he noticed were the tall pine trees, just like the ones Chompy had described.
“D is for Deciduous trees… wait, no! D is for Different trees!” Chatta Max laughed. “These are pine trees, and they’re Evergreen! E is for Evergreen!”
Chatta Max was so excited that he started talking faster and faster, which is how he got his nickname in the first place.
As he made his way through Germany and into Austria, Chatta Max kept finding new letters everywhere he looked.
“F is for Forest!” he said as he walked through the woods. “G is for Germany! And H is for Happy, because that’s how I feel!”
Soon, Chatta Max reached the Arctic, where he could see the same ice bridge that Chompy had crossed. But since Chatta Max was microscopic, the ice bridge looked like a giant highway to him.
“I is for Ice!” Chatta Max said as he carefully walked across the sparkling bridge. “And J is for Journey!”
As he crossed the ice bridge, Chatta Max heard a familiar deep voice.
“Well, hello there, little friend!” called the friendly Black Yeti, who was walking across the bridge too. “I can barely see you, but I can hear your cheerful voice!”
“Hi there!” Chatta Max called back. “I’m Chatta Max, and I’m on an alphabet adventure to Mexico! K is for Kind, just like you!”
The Yeti smiled. “I remember another traveler who came this way recently – a little dinosaur named Chompy. Are you following the same path?”
“Yes!” Chatta Max said excitedly. “L is for Learning, and that’s what I’m doing on my journey!”
The Yeti wished Chatta Max good luck, and the tiny traveler continued on his way.
When Chatta Max reached North America, he was amazed by how different everything looked.
“M is for Mountains!” he said as he saw the Rocky Mountains in the distance. “And N is for North America!”
As he traveled south through Canada, Chatta Max made friends with a small ant who was also heading south for the winter.
“O is for Outstanding!” Chatta Max told the ant. “This journey is outstanding! And P is for Path, because we’re following the same path that Chompy took!”
The ant and Chatta Max traveled together through the United States, sharing stories and helping each other along the way.
“Q is for Quiet,” Chatta Max whispered as they passed through a peaceful forest. “But I don’t like being quiet very much because I love to chat!”
“R is for Road!” he said as they followed a winding trail. “S is for South, because that’s where we’re going!”
Finally, after many days of traveling, Chatta Max could smell something wonderful in the air – the salty scent of the ocean and the sweet smell of tropical flowers.
“T is for Tropical!” Chatta Max exclaimed as he entered Mexico. “And U is for Unbelievable, because this place is unbelievable!”
Just like Chompy had done, Chatta Max found a beautiful coconut tree near the beach. But since he was so tiny, he could make his home inside a coconut itself!
“V is for Very special!” Chatta Max said as he climbed inside the coconut. “This is very special indeed!”
From inside his coconut home, Chatta Max could hear the wind rustling through the palm leaves and the gentle sound of waves on the beach.
“W is for Wind and Waves!” he said happily. “X is for… hmm… X marks the spot where I completed my adventure!”
Chatta Max spent the evening thinking about his incredible journey and all the letters he had discovered along the way.
“Y is for Yes!” he said. “Yes, I did it! I traveled all the way from Germany to Mexico, just like Chompy! And Z is for… Zzz… because now I’m ready for a good night’s sleep!”
As Chatta Max settled down in his cozy coconut home, he felt very proud of himself. He had completed his alphabet adventure and learned so much along the way.
The next morning, Chatta Max decided it was time to head home to share his adventure with Oni Pepperoni. Using his microscopic size to his advantage, he hitched a ride with a friendly seagull that was flying north.
When he finally made it back to the bathroom under Oni’s bathtub, Chatta Max was bursting with excitement to tell his story.
“Oni! Oni!” Chatta Max called out, even though he knew Oni couldn’t see him. “I went on the most amazing alphabet adventure!”
Even though Oni couldn’t hear Chatta Max’s tiny voice, somehow Oni seemed to sense that his microscopic friend was back home.
“Welcome back, Chatta Max,” Oni said softly, as if he knew his little friend was there. “I hope you had a wonderful adventure.”
Chatta Max settled back onto his giant couch and smiled. He thought about everything he had learned on his journey.
“Today I learned the whole alphabet!” Chatta Max said to himself. “From A for Adventure all the way to Z for Zzz! I learned that every letter has special meaning, and you can find letters everywhere you go. I learned that A is for Adventure, B is for Backpack, C is for Cold, and all the way through the alphabet!”
Chatta Max also realized something else important. “I learned that even though I’m very small, I can go on big adventures just like my friend Chompy. And I learned that talking about what you’re learning makes it even more fun!”
As Chatta Max drifted off to sleep on his cozy couch, he dreamed about all the letters dancing in his head. In his dreams, the letter A looked like a mountain, B looked like his backpack, C looked like the curve of the ice bridge, and all the other letters reminded him of the wonderful things he had seen on his journey to Mexico.
And from that day on, whenever Chatta Max wanted to remember his adventure, he would recite the alphabet and think about his amazing journey from Germany all the way to Mexico, following in the footsteps of his friend Chompy the Dinosaur.
“Learning letters is the best adventure of all!” Chatta Max whispered happily, and with that, he fell fast asleep, ready to dream of his next alphabet adventure.