Lost Library Book

The Arthur Podcast

Arthur accidentally loses a library book after carrying it home on his bike, leading to a comedic investigation where he blames friends and

Key takeaways

• Admitting mistakes is harder than blaming others, but necessary for growth.

Main topics

• Personal responsibility
• Honesty and accountability

Notable quotes

I don't lose things, DW.

You probably lost it. For the hundredth time, I don't lose things.

Conclusion

Arthur learns that admitting he lost the book was the only way to reso

Transcript preview

Speaker 3 (0:00) From your Speaker 1 (0:00) friends at PBS Kids. Support for this podcast and the following message for parents comes from IKEA. As a parent, you childproof everything. Well, almost everything. You may not have thought about one thing, and that's securing your dressers and chests to the wall. It helps avoid dangerous tip-over accidents. Secure it from IKEA. Working to create safer homes together. Speaker 5 (0:31) Hello, everyone. Welcome to the Arthur Podcast. This isn't Arthur speaking, though. He doesn't even know I'm here. Wahahaha! Today's story is called, The Lost Book. It's about a mistake Arthur made. A bigger than an elephant mistake. Chapter 1, Arthur Visits the Library. Speaker 2 (0:58) Ooh, I Speaker 4 (1:00) want this book. Speaker 5 (1:02) And Speaker 4 (1:02) this one? Don't take all the books, Arthur. I'm not Buster. Just a lot of them. Hi, Ms. Turner. Ten books? Of course. And the new scare your pants off book is in. No waiting for that. The Curse of the Moldy Mansion. I love it. And it's brand new. I'm the first one to open it. Speaker 4 (1:34) Arthur, Speaker 2 (1:35) I've been looking for that. Can I read it first? I'm reading it first. I called Dibs yesterday. Uh, you can't call Dibs on something you haven't seen. Dibs works across the space-time continuum. Everybody knows that. Speaker 4 (1:47) You can both stop arguing because I'm reading it first. Speaker 4 (1:53) Check it out for me, Ms. Turner. Please. Checked out to Speaker 5 (1:57) Arthur Reed. So Arthur got the book, podcast listeners. He got 11 books that he had to carry home on his bike. Speaker 4 (2:09) This is a lot of books to hold in one... Yeah, I can strap them to the back of my bike. That should work. Speaker 4 (2:31) My bike's only a little wobbly. Speaker 5 (2:40) Arthur's whistling was so loud and so bad he didn't even hear what you just heard, podcast people. The sound of his scared your pants off hook falling onto the sidewalk. Wahahaha! After two, one week later. Speaker 3 (3:08) I'm in my room! Speaker 3 (3:11) Mom found a library book in the laundry. You should be more careful with your books. I am careful. Wait, who said you could come in my room? How'd that stinky house book turn out? Speaker 4 (3:22) Moldy mansion, DW. Whatever. Speaker 3 (3:25) Will you read it to me? Speaker 4 (3:27) You're too young for scary books. I'm old, Arthur. I'm five. Well, I'm not reading it to you. Oh, I kind of forgot about that book. I'll start it now. Why are you still in my room, DW? Cuz. Cuz is not a reason. Where did I put the book? Speaker 3 (3:49) It's not on my desk. I bet it fell under your bed. Good thinking. There's Speaker 4 (3:56) a ton Speaker 3 (3:56) of dust under here. That's what you get for being a slob. Speaker 4 (4:02) Will you get out of my room? I have to go find my book. Bet you lost it. I don't lose things, DW. Speaker 5 (4:11) Wa-ha-ha-ha! Arthur doesn't lose things. Ha! He lost three games of go fish in a row. Anyway,