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Fire WordsF Is for Firefighter: described transcript
Every word of the read-along ABC and what each picture shows, letter by letter. Read it aloud, read it with a screen reader, or read it instead of watching.
About this transcript
- One narrator reads the whole alphabet, including what the characters say.
- Narration is written out word for word. [Picture: …] says what is on the screen. Sounds that aren't words are in square brackets.
- Soft music plays under the whole video. Each letter's page shows the big letter, the words A is for Alarm (and so on) and the rhyme, and the words light up as they are read.
- The narration names each letter, its word and its safety habit. A few things are only shown, like the map with two ways out at P. An audio-described version that adds these is planned, and will be linked here when the video is posted.
Transcript
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Opening
[A bell rings twice. A puppy yips.]
[Picture: Black spots pop onto a cream background. A white firehouse covered in black spots, with two red doors and a bell tower, bounces up. The words Polka Dot Firehouse land below it, and Pepper the Dalmatian pup pops up beside it and waves.]
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Title
F Is for Firefighter. A Freddy and Frieda ABC.
[Picture: The title, F Is for Firefighter, A Freddy and Frieda ABC, Kiddie Careers, beside a painting of Freddy and Frieda in red helmets driving a red cardboard fire engine with the number 1. Pepper and Mittens the kitten ride in the back.]
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Meet the crew
This is Freddy. This is Frieda. And this is Pepper, the spottiest pup on the block. Freddy and Frieda have a big box of dress-up clothes. Today, they’re going to be firefighters!
[Picture: Freddy, a boy with curly red hair, and Frieda, a girl with curly black hair in two puffs, wave in yellow firefighter coats, red helmets and boots. Pepper, a spotted Dalmatian pup, and Mittens, an orange kitten, sit beside them, in front of an open cardboard box.]
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A is for Alarm
A is for Alarm. Ding-a-ling-ling! The play bell rings. Up jump Freddy and Frieda. They dance and sing!
[Picture: Freddy, Frieda and Pepper jump for joy on a heap of colorful dress-up clothes spilling out of an open trunk. A red play bell sits on top.]
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B is for Boots
B is for Boots. Big boots, big boots! Clomp, clomp, clomp! Frieda’s feet slide in. STOMP, STOMP, STOMP!
[Picture: Frieda stomps along in big yellow-and-black boots and a yellow coat. Freddy giggles beside her, and Pepper sniffs the boots.]
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C is for Coat
C is for Coat. Freddy’s coat is long and wide. Look! Two kids can fit inside!
[Picture: Freddy and Frieda squeeze together inside one big yellow coat, wearing red helmets.]
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D is for Dalmatian
D is for Dalmatian. Pepper is a Dalmatian pup. She has spots, spots, spots! One on her eye, one on her nose, and lots and lots and lots!
[Picture: Freddy and Frieda kneel and hug Pepper. She has a black patch over one eye and black spots all over.]
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E is for Engine
E is for Engine. Their engine is a box, painted red. “All aboard!” Captain Frieda said.
[Picture: Freddy, Frieda and Pepper ride in a red cardboard box painted like a fire engine, with paper-plate wheels and a big number 1. Frieda holds the steering wheel, and Freddy gives a thumbs-up.]
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F is for Firefighter
F is for Firefighter. When someone needs help, they come right away. Firefighters help us, night and day!
[Picture: Captain Gus, a firefighter with a white mustache, kneels with his arms around Freddy and Frieda in front of a red fire engine at the polka-dot firehouse.]
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G is for Gloves
G is for Gloves. These gloves are big. These gloves are wide. Where are Frieda’s hands? Hiding inside!
[Picture: Frieda holds up her hands in giant black firefighter gloves. Freddy laughs.]
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H is for Helmet
H is for Helmet. Freddy’s helmet slips down low. “Hey! Where did everybody go?”
[Picture: Freddy’s big red helmet has slipped down over his eyes. Frieda laughs, and Pepper jumps up beside him.]
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I is for Imagine
I is for Imagine. Imagine a truck with a ladder so high, it reaches up, up, up to the sky!
[Picture: Freddy, Frieda and Pepper lie on a blue rug, dreaming. A thought cloud above them shows a red ladder truck with its ladder reaching up into the sky.]
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J is for Jobs
J is for Jobs. Every firefighter has a job to do. Pepper’s job? Giving kisses to you!
[Picture: Pepper licks Freddy’s cheek while Frieda waves and laughs.]
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K is for Kitten
K is for Kitten. Mew! Mew! Mittens is up in the tree. “Help!” says the kitten. “Can you reach me?”
[Picture: Mittens, an orange kitten, sits on a tree branch. Freddy and Frieda point up at her.]
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L is for Ladder
L is for Ladder. Grandpa brings a ladder, steady and tall. Down comes Mittens. Hooray, one and all!
[Picture: Grandpa stands on a wooden ladder by the tree, holding Mittens. Freddy and Frieda hold the ladder steady, and Pepper watches from below.]
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M is for Mask
M is for Mask. A firefighter’s mask goes huff and puff. It helps them breathe when the air is rough. They may look funny and sound funny too, but they are friends who are there for you.
[Picture: A firefighter in full gear, with a mask over the face and an air pack on the back, kneels and waves. Freddy and Frieda wave back, smiling.]
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N is for Nozzle
N is for Nozzle. The nozzle sits on the end of the hose. Twist it, and WHOOSH! Out the water flows!
[Picture: Freddy and Frieda hold a garden hose with a brass nozzle and spray water over the flowers. Pepper leaps in the spray.]
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O is for Outside
O is for Outside. When the smoke alarm beeps, we don’t hide. We go outside, and we stay outside!
[Picture: Grandpa, Freddy, Frieda and Pepper stand together on the lawn outside their yellow house. Grandpa and the kids give a thumbs-up.]
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P is for Plan
P is for Plan. We draw a plan of our house today. Two ways out of each room. Hooray!
[Picture: Freddy and Frieda draw a map of their house with crayons. Arrows show the ways out of each room, leading to a tree outside.]
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Q is for Quick
Q is for Quick. Firefighters get dressed so quick! Boots, coat, helmet. Click, click, click!
[Picture: Freddy pulls on a big boot while Frieda fastens her coat.]
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R is for Rescue
R is for Rescue. Teddy is stuck behind the chair. “To the rescue!” says Frieda. “I’m almost there!”
[Picture: Freddy shines a flashlight behind a big blue armchair, where a teddy bear is stuck. Frieda peeks around the chair, and Pepper sniffs nearby.]
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S is for Stop, Drop, and Roll
S is for Stop, Drop, and Roll. If your clothes catch fire: Stop! Drop! Cover your face. Roll back and forth, right in your place.
[Picture: Freddy lies on the grass with his hands over his face, rolling. Frieda stands beside him and watches.]
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T is for Test
T is for Test. Once a month, Grandpa gives it a test. BEEP! BEEP! BEEP! The alarm works best!
[Picture: Grandpa stands on a step stool and presses the smoke alarm’s test button. Freddy and Frieda cover their ears, and Pepper howls.]
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U is for Uniform
U is for Uniform. Freddy’s uniform is two sizes too big. He wiggles and jiggles and dances a jig!
[Picture: Freddy dances in a firefighter coat and pants much too big for him. Frieda claps and laughs.]
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V is for Visit
V is for Visit. We visit the fire station today. The big doors open. Hip, hip, hooray!
[Picture: Grandpa, Freddy and Frieda visit the polka-dot firehouse. Captain Gus shows them the red fire engine inside the open bay door.]
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W is for Water
W is for Water. Whoosh goes the water, up to the sky. Look! A rainbow! Oh my, oh my!
[Picture: Two firefighters spray water high into the sky from a hose beside Engine 1, making a rainbow. Freddy, Frieda and Pepper watch from the grass.]
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X is for X Marks the Spot
X is for X Marks the Spot. X marks the spot by the big oak tree. That’s where our family meets. Come and see!
[Picture: Freddy points to a big red X on the ground by the oak tree. Frieda and Pepper stand with him.]
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Y is for Yawn
Y is for Yawn. Big boots, big day, and a big yawn too. Firefighters get sleepy. And so do you!
[Picture: Freddy, Frieda and Pepper yawn on a blue couch, still in their gear.]
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Z is for Zero
Z is for Zero. Zero fires today, and everyone is snug in bed. Goodnight, firehouse! Goodnight, Pepper, sleepyhead.
[Picture: Freddy and Frieda sleep in one bed under a patchwork quilt. Pepper and Mittens sleep curled up in a red pet bed. Their helmets and boots wait by a chair, and through the window the polka-dot firehouse sits under the moon.]
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The end
Tomorrow, Freddy and Frieda might be firefighters again. Or bakers. Or builders. Or astronauts! What will YOU be?
[Picture: Freddy and Frieda walk away down a sunny path, hand in hand, in their helmets and coats. Pepper trots after them. Along the bottom are the Polka Dot Firehouse logo and polkadotfirehouse.com.]