>> Promo Cat here with a look at the next episode of the "Friday Zone"!

>> What the hay?

Why am I sitting on this bale of hay?

>> He was taken from a nest when he was a baby.

♪ >> Zarg?

Zarg?

Where are you, Zarg?

>> So check out the next episode of the "Friday Zone," right now!

>> Production support for the "Friday Zone" is provided by: The WTIU Children's Programming Endowment, ensuring quality children's programming for future generations of Hoosiers.

Learn more at Indianapublicmedia.org/kidsfund.

>> WFYI Public Media, inspiring Indiana with high-quality educational content since 1970.

By sharing stories and connecting people, WFYI inspires the best in our community.

>> And these Indiana Public Television Stations.

Thank you!

♪ Friday, Friday ♪ The week is done and it's time for fun ♪ ♪ There's room for everyone ♪ In the "Friday Zone" ♪ So much to see, who will we meet ♪ ♪ It all happens magically ♪ In the "Friday Zone" ♪ Open your eyes, there's a surprise ♪ ♪ You never know what adventure might arise ♪ ♪ The "Friday Zone" ♪ "Friday Zone" ♪ The "Friday Zone" ♪ Friday >> Welcome to the "Friday Zone," everyone!

I'm Maya.

>> And I'm Matt.

>> Hey, Matt, how do you catch a unique rabbit?

>> I don't know.

How do you catch a unique rabbit?

>> You 'neak up on it!

Okay.

How do you catch a tame rabbit?

>> I don't know.

How do you catch a -- >> Tame way!

You 'neak up on it!

We've got all sorts of animals for you to catch on today's show.

>> Yeah, but, first, a song on the "Friday Zone" playlist!

♪ ♪ >> Well, hello.

I'm your host Leo D. Cook, and welcome to "Masterpieces of Children's Literature in Less Than a Minute."

You may be wondering, what the hay?

Why am I sitting on this bale of hay?

Well, today, I will be talking about "Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell.

This book concerns a beautiful black horse, but it has a very unusual perspective because the horse is the narrator!

Now, this novel takes place in the 19th century in England, where horses were the main form of transportation, and also the chief work animals.

So now, I present to you, "Black Beauty."

>> Hey there, everybody.

My name's Black Beauty.

I was not born in a horse-pital, but in a stable.

A stable is a barn where horses live.

They can be fun places, especially if you're horsing around!

Later on, I'm sold to Squire Gordon and sent away to another stable.

At this new place, I meet a horsy friend named Ginger, who shows me the upside and the downside of being a horse.

Everything is pretty cool until my owner's wife becomes ill.

So me and Ginger are sold to somebody else who was pretty lame.

Life became pretty hard for both me and Ginger.

A while later, I'm sold again, and this time the owner is a good dude, but the guys working for him are not.

The stable is unstable.

They barely feed me, and to make matters worse, these fellers don't clean my stall, which causes my hoofs to get infected.

Not cool!

After this, I'm sold to another dude, and I get a job pulling a cab.

This was another tough gig, but the family I live with is nice, and I get Sundays off so I can watch my favorite football team, the Colts!

Then I'm sold again to somebody else.

Some guy who deals with corn.

What's that?

Do I like corn?

Nay.

The word nay also means no.

Nay what I mean?

Anyhoo, I have a tough time at this new gig, and I get really sick.

Fortunately, I meet somebody who then helps me.

And if you want to know what else happens in "Black Beauty" by Anna Sewell, I suggest you read it yourself.

You'll be glad you did!

I'm Leo D. Cook, and I will see you next time on "Masterpieces of Children's Literature in Less Than a Minute!"

♪ >> Victoria is here to show us how to make a caterpillar friend out of pom-poms and pipe cleaners.

We're going to need pipe cleaners, a jumbo popsicle stick, pom-poms, googly eyes, scissors, and glue.

First, cut four equal pieces of pipe cleaner.

Wrap the pieces around another pipe cleaner.

Bend and twist them until they look like little legs.

Glue your pipe cleaner on to your popsicle stick and cut off the excess.

Now pick out your pom-poms.

Glue these on top of your pipe cleaner legs to create your caterpillar.

Finally, glue on some googly eyes.

Wait for your creation to dry, and you have your very own caterpillar to play with.

>> Welcome back.

We're connecting with our friend Sara from WildCare, an animal rescue group that provides professional care to sick, injured and orphaned wildlife, so that they may be returned to the wild.

Hi, Sara.

>> Hi.

>> How are you?

>> Happy Friday!

This is Felix.

>> Oh, my gosh.

Wow!

>> Do you know what kind of bird he is?

>> I don't know what kind of bird he is.

>> Well, he is Indiana's smallest falcon species.

He is an American kestrel.

>> Oh, wow, that's awesome.

He's so cute!

>> Isn't he cute?

He, you know, is about the size of a robin, but he's actually a very fierce predator.

He can hunt while hovering.

So he can hover like a hummingbird, which is a really, really cool skill.

And he uses it to catch prey flying through the air.

>> Oh, wow!

>> And when you are only the size of a robin, your prey is mostly, very, very small things.

So he will catch things like cicadas, dragonflies, really any kind of insect he can catch.

Oh, did you see that?

>> Yeah.

>> That's called a rouse.

So when they rouse themselves, they use the muscles that sort of control their feathers to lift all of them up at once, and then shake their body to get kind of -- to shake the dust out, I guess.

>> Oh, wow!

That's awesome.

>> It's a sign of contentment and happiness.

So Felix is very comfortable with us.

>> Wow.

>> So -- but they hunt insects, but they can also hunt mice and small rodents.

They actually use their -- their vision to detect the trails of urine on the ground that these small rodents leave.

And so they can see where their prey has been, and then detect them that way.

Some really cool strategies that they use to hunt.

Can you see what Felix is doing right now?

>> What is he doing?

[ Laughter ] >> He's practicing some of his hovering skills.

So when his body is moving, generally, he can keep his head still, and that allows him to get a perfectly good view of his potential prey, while he moves his body to follow them around.

>> Wow!

He has great balance.

>> He does, doesn't he?

He doesn't even know it.

It just comes naturally.

But Felix joined us at WildCare after he was confiscated by a conservation officer.

He was taken from a nest when he was a baby.

And he was taken by a kid who wanted a pet bird, but the way to get a pet bird is to find one who needs a home, not to snatch one from the wild.

>> Yeah.

>> So this -- this kid took Felix when he still had his eyes closed.

And he was just a tiny little baby.

And so when Felix opened his eyes and saw this 12-year-old boy, he immediately began what's called imprinting.

And in birds, imprinting is basically, I see you.

I see mom.

Mom feeds me.

And therefore, I am the same thing as mom.

And so Felix learned that he was not a kestrel, but a 12-year-old boy.

>> Yeah.

>> So that is the main reason why he's so comfortable with us, is because he's called a human imprint.

He imprinted on humans, and each species of bird has different time schedules for when they imprint.

It happens very early in life, but unfortunately, Felix was kept by this boy for the entire period that it took to imprint.

>> Oh, wow.

>> So once that happens, we can't reverse it.

So since he was deemed non-releasable, we were able to get a permit to have him as an educational animal.

>> Mm-hmm.

>> Which is how we maintain all of our educational animals.

>> Wow.

>> Nobody who could go back to the wild ever stays.

We make sure that if anybody stays with us as an ambassador, it's someone who can't be released.

>> Mm-hmm.

>> And Felix doesn't really know how to be a kestrel.

He has some kestrel moves, but he doesn't really know how to be a kestrel or how to mate with other kestrels.

So he can't go back to the wild.

He has to hang out with us, but he's okay with that, aren't you, buddy?

>> Gotcha.

He does look very comfortable with you guys.

That's awesome.

>> Indeed.

>> Thank you so much for introducing us to Felix.

We'll be right back.

>> Hello, my name is Sam Bartlett, and today, another lesson from the world of stuntology!

I think you are going to like this one.

All you need for this stunt is a penny.

And a coat hangar.

You are going to bend the coat hangar, a wire coat hangar, so it looks a bit like this.

You can do a very odd thing, once you have this contraption like this.

You can take the coat hangar, balance it on one finger.

Then take the penny and balance it on the end of the coat hangar.

It seems so weird that that would work.

And often people will say to me, well, you are using glue or something like that or a magnet, but there's nothing holding the penny on, just balancing.

Just right there in the middle.

This is probably the hardest part of this stunt, but it's not all there is to the stunt.

So you get it right like that.

And then the next part of the stunt is to just see, can I keep the penny on there if I twirl this around once?

Wow!

It's amazing that works.

I'm always amazed that works.

How did you stay on there?

All right.

Let's see if I can make it go around twice!

Once.

Twice.

Yeah!

You did it.

All right.

Give the penny a hand.

[ Applause ] Now let's see if we can make it go around a lot of times.

Woo!

I think this stunt is amazing in so many ways, just seeing that penny hang on there without flying off into the distance.

You can try this stunt at home.

It's not dangerous.

It's a little tricky, but it's really, really satisfying to do.

Oh, there it is.

Still on.

Boop.

♪ In the "Friday Zone" Friday ♪ >> Hey, guys we're here with Sara from WildCare and she's going to introduce us to Pippin.

>> This is Pippin the peregrine falcon.

>> Oh, my gosh.

>> He is the largest falcon species that you can see in Indiana.

>> Wow!

>> And Pippin himself, actually came to us through our rehabilitation program.

So he was an injured patient and he -- instead of being released, he stays with us permanently.

This is his forever home, and he really enjoys it.

As you can see, he's looking eagerly at me, waiting for some food.

There you go.

>> What are you feeding him?

>> Pippin is eating chicken right now.

Peregrine falcons, like him in the wild, hunt during the day, and they eat mostly songbirds.

So having bird meat is good for him.

But he can also hunt small mammals as well, and scavenge on already dead carcasses.

[ Bird squawking ] I apologize, our other birds have things to say as well.

>> It's all good.

Oh, my gosh.

>> Pippin doesn't make a whole lot of noise, but we do sometimes, when he's very hungry, we hear him honk.

And his honk sounds almost exactly like a goose.

>> Oh, my gosh.

That's so funny!

>> Yeah, people think of peregrine falcons as very intimidating, but Pippin is actually probably one of our most well-mannered birds.

And he -- hi.

There you go, buddy.

He's a very well-mannered bird, and the reason why he stays with us is because if we can see his right wing here, the wing closest to me, it droops a little bit.

And it droops because he had a pretty severe injury to that wing.

His bones were basically shattered in that wing.

And they were shattered in so many places that the bone pieces couldn't really be stabilized in the right position.

So he had a couple of exploratory surgeries at the vet, and they determined that his wing would heal, and he could use it, but he wouldn't be able to do what wild peregrine falcons do to hunt their prey.

So peregrine falcons in the wild hunt their prey by diving.

And their dives can actually reach well past 200 miles per hour.

>> Wow!

>> And they are -- they are the fastest animal in the world!

Aren't you, buddy?

>> That's awesome!

>> So since he's not able to dive or to -- or to really fly more than just a few feet, we -- we decided that he would stay with us.

He came to us at just the right time.

So he was about eight months old, and while he didn't imprint on us, he had only just begun to live on his own.

And so he did not have the normal grownup falcon sensibilities.

And he didn't know that people are scary or that -- or that animals bigger than him might hurt him.

So he was very trusting.

And since he had been on the ground for a long time, due to his injury, he was very hungry.

So he was both trusting and hungry, which made him easy to bond with, because he would just walk right out of his crate at mealtime and ask for food.

And sometimes he asks for food when people walk past his enclosure by just honking at them, don't you?

>> Wow.

That's awesome.

That's so cool.

I'm glad he has a good home now.

That's great.

>> Yeah.

I'm actually going to put him -- oops.

If you want to see him down on the floor, he does run around, and he will probably get up on to his perch here.

Are you going to perch?

Go on up.

Good boy!

>> Oh, my gosh!

Oh, he's doing so great!

>> Yeah, he uses this little perch to get up on to his branches and move up all the way to each corner to look out the windows and to fly around.

And I can see I have one piece of food left.

I will see if he's willing to fly to me.

>> Good boy!

>> Oh, he did it!

That's awesome.

Oh, he's so sweet.

Thank you so much for introducing Pippin.

I really appreciate it.

>> You're very welcome.

>> Awesome.

We'll see you next time.

Bye.

>> Bye.

♪ >> Peggy?

Peggy girl child?

It's time!

It's time for you to go to school!

It's time for your first day of school!

Are you excited, Peggy girl child?

>> Yes and jittery.

Oh.

>> Jittery?

>> Yes, my tummy is grumbling, all topsyturvy.

>> Don't worry, Peggy girl.

There's no need to be nervous.

>> But I am nervous, Zarg!

>> You are going to be great.

Everyone will love Peggy.

>> How can you be sure?

>> Because, silly Peggy, Peggy is great!

>> Oh, Zarg.

>> Now, don't you worry.

Are you all set?

Does Peggy have her No.

2 pencils?

>> Yes, Zarg.

>> Does Peggy have paper?

>> Yes, Zarg.

What type of student do you take me for?

>> A studious student.

You are Peggy, after all.

>> That I am.

>> What about your school books?

Does Peggy have her school books?

>> Zarg, stop fussing.

You are making me more nervous.

>> Oh, Zarg, did not mean to make Peggy nervous.

Zarg just wants to help Peggy girl child be prepared.

[ Sigh ] >> I am prepared.

>> Good.

Good.

Of course, Peggy is prepared.

Well, I guess this is it.

Peggy is all set to go to school.

>> Almost.

>> Hmm?

>> I have one very important thing left to do.

>> What's that, Peggy?

>> Zarg, would you read this poem with me?

>> Why, of course!

Zarg would love to read a poem with Peggy.

Hmm.

>> I shall be telling this with a sigh.

Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.

>> I shall be telling this with a sigh.

Somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- >> I took the one less traveled by.

>> And that has made all the difference.

>> Oh, Zarg.

>> Peggy girl.

It's time for you to face your fears, make new friends, and realize your dreams beyond the bedroom.

>> Brave face, Zarg.

>> Brave face, Peggy girl child.

♪ >> Zarg?

Zarg?

Where are you, Zarg?

>> I'm here.

I'm here, Peggy girl!

Did you forget something?

>> Yes!

>> What?

What did Peggy forget?

Her lunch box?

>> No.

Just this.

>> Aww.

Thank you, Peggy girl child.

>> I love you, Zarg.

>> Zarg loves Peggy.

>> Now, you don't want to be late for your first day of school.

>> No.

>> Now, off with you.

Off with you, Peggy girl child.

Off with you!

♪ >> Welcome to animal yoga.

My name is Priscilla, and I'm here to practice yoga together with you.

Let's take a deep belly breath in, and check how are we feeling in this very moment?

[ Deep breath ] Now bring our hands in front of our hearts.

Namaste.

Ready to begin?

♪ >> Today, we are going to become lions.

Well, lions have big roars and big mouths and big manes.

So we need to warm up to become lions, right?

So first we're going to warm up our tongues.

We are going to bring our tongues out like this.

Can you do that?

Can you try to touch the tip of your nose?

[ Laughter ] What about here?

To the side.

Good job!

Okay.

So now let's massage our manes.

Massaging our heads is so good for us.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Okay.

So now, let's massage our faces because lions have big faces, right?

Massaging our cheeks in here, along our jaws.

And can you open our mouths really wide?

Mm-hmm.

We can do like this.

Mm-hmm.

Massaging our faces.

Good.

Okay.

So we are going to learn the breath of the lion.

And this is a great breath for us to do when we feel frustrated and when we are, like, angry with something, and it really helps us to let go.

So we just do that when we need to let something go, and we'll feel better afterwards.

Okay?

Because it's so silly.

Okay.

So we're going to take a deep breath in.

And when you breathe out, we are going to show our tongue, and we're going to look between our eyebrows, and you're going to make a big roar.

You guys are ready?

Okay.

So breathing in.

[ Deep breath ] Raaaarrr!

Let's breathe in again and show me your claws as well.

Breathing in.

Raaaarrrrrr.

Until your air is out.

Thank you for joining me.

May all be peaceful.

May all be well.

And may all be happy.

Namaste.

♪ >> Nice lunch, Matt.

>> No, not my lunch.

It's a fun activity that the kids can try at home.

Basically what you do is you are building a spaghetti tower.

You use these marshmallows to keep the structure together, and then you use the spaghetti to make it stand tall.

>> Oh, wow!

>> But first.

>> Thanks for joining us in the "Friday Zone."

>> You can find us online at the Fridayzone.org or @thefridayzone.

And remember to live, learn and play the "Friday Zone" way!

>> Okay.

Here we go.

>> Are you sure we can't just eat these?

>> I mean, that's kind of the great part about it.

You can probably eat a marshmallow every once in a while.

Here we go.

♪ >> Bye.

>> Fun!

>> Production support for the "Friday Zone" is provided by: The WTIU Children's Programming Endowment, ensuring quality children's programming for future generations of Hoosiers.

Learn more at Indianapublicmedia.org/kidsfund.

>> WFYI Public Media, inspiring Indiana with high-quality educational content since 1970.

By sharing stories and connecting people, WFYI inspires the best in our community.

>> And these Indiana Public Television Stations.

Thank you!

♪ >> Do you cool cats have the purr-fect idea for the "Friday Zone"?

Want to share a hobby or let us know what's happening in your town?

Then contact us on our website at Fridayzone.org, or send an email to zone@indiana.edu right now!