The story told in this animation reminds us that we can never predict the exact outcome of things that happen in our lives. Please visit sustainablehuman.org for credits and more information.

When a massive swell hit Pe'ahi on the north shore of Maui, Kai Lenny relied on all his prior experience in water sports to take on the challenge: the biggest waves he had ever surfed.

It’s a warm, sunny day, so what is making everything so cold? It’s Doctor Spooky, operating a giant robot! Can the Superzoo team stop to his plan to freeze the planet?! Catty and Monky jump straight into action.

Someone is creating a thick cloud of smoke that is polluting the planet… It’s evil Doctor Spooky again! The Superzoo team needs a solution fast so that they can thwart his horrible plan!

It looks like Kit will be late for school today, as a lot of strange events seem to be conspiring against him. But the worst is yet to come! When Doctor Spooky’s picnic goes wrong, he sets his robot to destroy the forest.

No sooner have the Superzoo team put the forest back the way it was, and Doctor Spooky is up to his tricks again! What’s his plan this time? To control people’s minds and make them drop litter on the beach!

Somehow the team needs to get the control baton away from Doctor Spooky, before the whole environment is trashed! How about distracting him by appealing to his vanity?

The Fleischer & Famous Superman cartoons are a series of seventeen animated Technicolor short films released by Paramount Pictures and based upon the comic book character Superman.
This is "The Mad Scientist," which was released on September 26, 1941. Enjoy!

Sing along with this bright and happy colors song. What's your favorite color?

This is a classic story for children, but adults learning English as a new language can enjoy it as well, especially with the early 20th century illustrations that accompany the story.

Goldilocks goes into the house and sees something very inviting on the table. Let's find out what she does!

The three bears come home from their walk, but breakfast gets delayed. They can see that somebody had come into the house, but who?

Sigrid talks about how the story traditionally ends, but also makes up her own version. Which ending do you like better?

Many of us are familiar with this story, which might make it easier to follow the plot in a different language. By listening to Sigrid's version, you'll be able to get plenty of practice with verbs in the past tense.

The Ugly Duckling bravely goes forth alone into the big wide world and faces some daunting challenges as he searches for friends. After a lonely winter, spring comes, bringing with it a big surprise.