♪ Who's gonna help when the danger overwhelms ♪
♪ And the mysteries are piled high? ♪
♪ Who's gonna be around, never gonna let you down ♪
♪ When you're on a wild ride? ♪
♪ Your friends are always by your side ♪
♪ It's Craig of the Creek, he's gonna save the day ♪
♪ It's Craig of the Creek ♪
[ Bird screeches ]
Ugh. Ugh.
It's so hot, and my sleeves are stickin' to me.
[ Panting ]
Don't worry.
We're almost to the Trading Tree,
and you know what that means.
All: Ice pops! Ice pops! Ice...po...ps.
Everyone back!
I told you, there's no more ice pops.
They've all melted.
-[ Gasps ] -My ice pops.
[ Slurping ]
[ Coughing ]
[ Kids murmuring ]
Kit, how did this happen?
It's this heat wave.
My usual trade route is too long for the ice pops to last.
By the time I get my cooler back to the Trading Tree,
they're just warm juice with sticks floating in them.
[ Slurping ]
Hey, that stuff isn't free.
You're gonna have to trade me something
if you want to keep sucking that dirt juice.
Ohh.
We -- we can't stay out in this heat
without ice pops.
What are we gonna do, go inside?
Never.
But we can't stay out here in this unseasonable inferno
without the frigid healing power of ice pops.
Exactly, and what will we do when it's summer
and it's hot all the time?
Are we just gonna stay inside all day
while the best years of our lives pass us by?
Yeah, staying inside is for wrinkly people,
which isn't their fault.
It's just -- it's just different.
Yeah, we can play inside when we're old
or it's raining or there's something good on TV.
We just need to find a shortcut.
Kit, where do you get your ice pops from?
[ Clears throat ] Uh, around here.
Oh, from the Duck Mart?
From near the Duck Mart.
Okay. Hmm.
There should be a foot bridge right around here.
We can cross that and be there in half the time.
There's only one problem.
The person I trade my ice pops with only deals with me,
and I can't leave my post,
not during the midafternoon snack rush.
We can run the Trading Tree for you
while you're gone, right, JP?
Oh, that sounds like fun.
Can I wear your belly bag? -No.
How about your glasses?
Just get those ice pops. We've got this.
[ Groans ]
[ Grunts ]
♪♪
-Aah! -Oh!
Here's some Quencher-rade, on the house.
Thanks. [ Gulping ]
Ew, banana?
Hey, it's free, isn't it?
Hi. Can I have a Choco-Roll, please?
Ooh, our first trade.
Hey, don't be too eager.
We got to make sure we're getting a good deal.
What are you trading? -A pear.
Uh, a pear for a Choco-Roll?
Um, I'd give you a fruit cup, maybe,
but a Choco-Roll? Phbt!
No trade. Next!
Uh, pickle chips please.
You got it.
Hey, hold on.
You trying to pull a fast one on me, bub?
This nib-nub dispenser holds 12 nib-nubs,
but I only see 11, unless invisible is a flavor.
Uh, they're -- they're cherry.
Get out of here! That's it!
You are banned from the Trading Tree, all of you!
Whoa. Whoa, whoa, whoa.
Wait, nobody is banned, you guys.
Look, I know you don't want to make a bad trade,
but we don't want to scare away
all of Kit's customers.
Let me take over for a bit.
[ Gasps ] There's the bridge!
Wait, Riddle Bridge?
Mm, guess I got to update my map.
[ Both scream ]
Ah, hello.
I am Roger, the troll.
Wait, you want to be a troll?
Yeah. Trolls are cool.
Huh, okay.
Well, can we cross?
No, this is a riddle bridge.
To gain passage, you must solve a riddle.
Oh, this will be easy. I love riddles.
Hmm. Let's see. Yes.
What's black and white and red all over?
Oh, I know this one -- a newspaper.
Wrong. An embarrassed zebra!
[ Laughing ]
Oh, so funny.
Okay, next one.
What's black and white and red all over?
What? An embarrassed zebra?
Wrong. A sunburnt penguin.
This is impossible.
There's like a million answers.
Okay. What is black and white...
Hold up.
Can we just trade you something for passage?
I am but a simple troll. You have nothing I want.
[ Laughing ]
How about the rest of this Quencher-rade?
It sure is hot.
I drink from the creek.
-Uh, don't do that. -Listen.
We are about to pick up some ice pops.
How about we give you one on the way back?
Sugar and cold hurt my teethies.
Oh, how about this staff?
Kit, let's just look for another way across.
Look, there's a fallen log.
Let's just cross that way.
Huh? Oh, wait, don't leave.
Just answer another riddle.
They're so funny!
Whoa!
Ooh-ha.
I dub thee Craiggy Bridge.
[ Laughing ]
Oh, that was almost as funny as a riddle.
-[ Growls -Come on. We're across,
and my supplier is just on the other side
of these bushes. It's so hot,
hopefully he'll just go home before we get back.
Yes?
Um, I got this.
It's just a rock.
I can handle this.
It's just a rock, sir.
Is there something special about it?
It's a, um, a lucky rock.
A lucky rock, for real?!
Why didn't you say so?
Come again! Yes?
I got some sand, lucky sand.
Lucky sand? This is my lucky day.
Just take whatever you want.
I got some lucky fingernails.
[ All talking at once ]
Kelsey, can you believe how lucky we are
that everyone has so much lucky stuff to trade?
Okay. Okay. Back off, you bandits.
Your way isn't working either, JP.
I think we need to compromise.
[ Grunts ]
This route is so much better.
I don't have to sneak past the security guard.
This doesn't look like a store.
Now, Craig, you got to swear you'll keep
what you are about to see a secret.
Of -- of course, but what is this place?
Oh, my goodness.
It's like a wall of heat.
Hi, Grandma.
Kit, you back again today?
Yep. I need an ice pop restock.
My friend Craig here found a faster way to get them back
to the Trading Tree so they don't melt.
Ma'am.
Ooh, a boy with gumption.
You don't see that much these days.
So more ice pops, huh?
But what you gonna trade?
Well, you'll be very proud to see
that I received a good grade on this math test.
Evelyn, the boys are raring to play some backgammon.
I got a big bag of mints if you got a board.
Mints?
Burl, don't you see I'm busy window-sitting?
Now, you throw in some hard candies,
and you got yourself a deal.
Hot dog, I'm shakin' a leg.
And you...this is a B-minus, not quite an A.
But also not a C.
Ooh, you driving a hard bargain.
I'm gonna cut you a deal, and not because I love you,
but because it's buns-hot out here.
Your grammie trades ice pops for good grades?
Good grades make my grandma happy,
and happiness is the best kind of trade.
-Whoa. -Okay, bye, Grammie.
I'll be back this weekend for our visit.
Oh, I wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.
Nice meeting you, Grandma Kit.
Psst, psst, Kit.
Yes, Grammie?
Don't trade that boy anything for your heart.
Grammie!
[ Chuckling ]
Burl: Hey, Evelyn, this backgammon board
doesn't have any dice.
You asked for the board, not the dice.
What you got to trade?
See? He's gone.
-Hello! -Aah!
I knew you'd be back.
Everyone needs a little joy in their lives.
We don't have time for riddles.
I know what to trade this kid -- a punch.
Wait, maybe we can trade him something less violent.
But what?
He doesn't desire kidly possessions.
Woo-hoo, what should it be this time?
I love riddles.
[ Gasps ] You said happiness is the best kind of trade.
Hey, troll.
We'd like to trade you something -- a new riddle.
If you can solve it, it's yours to keep.
And if you can't, we get to cross.
Ha, I know more than 100 riddles,
101 riddles, to be specific.
There's no way you can stump me.
Oh. If this doesn't work, I'm gonna punch him.
So what's the riddle?
[ Whispering ]
Okay. The sun that brings me out today...
Is the very thing that makes me go away.
Both: What am I?
Hmm. A sun shower,
like when it rains when it's sunny,
but then the sun evaporates the puddles
and makes the water go away.
Wrong.
A flower in the desert.
Sun helps it grow, but then it's too hot.
-Nope. -I don't know, a sad man.
He comes outside to brighten his day,
but then he remembers
that the sun will turn into a supernova
and destroy the whole universe, so he gets sad.
Nuh-uh.
Aah! I don't know.
Ahh. You may pass.
Yes!
Geez. It's hot.
Maybe my brain is melting.
Hey, thanks. Here.
Keep thinking about it.
The sun that brings me out today
is the very thing that makes me go away.
Ow! Ooh, my teethies.
Oh, I get it.
It's an ice pop! Woo-hoo!
That is so funny. [ Laughing ]
Hey. Listen up, everyone.
We've put our heads together
and figured out the best way to run
the Trading Tree -- by not running it.
The Trading Tree is closed forever!
Craig: Ice pops, get your ice pops here.
[ Kids cheering ]
They're not free. Bring something to trade later.
I'm gonna remember all of you.
Whew, that was close.
Oh, thanks for the ice pops, guys.
Both: You bet.
We did it, partner.
So do I get a cut out of this?
Craig, you know better than that.
♪ When it's time to go to bed ♪
♪ I know I don't have to feel alone ♪
♪ 'Cause I'll see you tomorrow ♪
♪ At the creek ♪
Just like I drew it.
♪♪