The Spellings Bees (Bedtime Story)

We join forces with The Spelling Bees for an exciting spelling showdown that combines quick thinking and even quicker reflexes. With each word spelled correctly, we edge closer to victory in a spelling race that puts even the trickiest words to the test. By the end, our teamwork and spelling skills shone bright, winning both the tournament and a fun movie night under the stars! - Love, Mrs. Honeybee

Featuring: Mr. Honeybee, Melodybee, Roger Robot, and Harold

Transcript

Bedtime with Mrs.

Honeybee.

Today,

In the Honeybee neighborhood,

We'll be training for a competition.

Not just any competition,

But a spelling one.

A S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G.

B-E-E.

A spelling bee with spelling bees.

The spelling bees and I take this very seriously.

S-E-R-I-U-S-L-Y.

I'm training to be the best.

So close,

Melody Bee.

Seriously is missing one letter,

And a sneaky one at that.

Oh,

That's true,

Mrs.

H-O-N-E-B-E.

O-L-S-L-Y.

You got it.

When will the rest of the spelling bees be here?

Any moment,

Mr.

Honeybee.

All you have to do is close your eyes,

Get cozy,

And listen to the sound of my voice.

Mrs.

Honeybee will be your guide.

Let's begin.

You are here at our front door,

Lifting your hand to knock.

Like always,

You can hear Melody Bee and Harold rushing to the door to answer,

So excited that you are here.

Wait,

I always forget how to unlock this door.

Is it this way?

I'm too focused on spelling right now.

I can't think about anything else.

Watch,

I can spell all of this.

Lock,

L-O-C-K,

Bolt,

Thingamajig that I can't open,

B-O-L-T,

Space,

T-H-I-N.

.

.

We trust that you can spell thingamajig,

Melody Bee.

Don't worry.

Look here.

The lock goes this way.

And then,

Like this.

See?

I can't take in any new information right now,

Mrs.

Honeybee.

My brain is tight on space.

I can only think about spelling.

Hi,

Little Honeybee.

What's the biggest word you can spell?

Melody Bee,

Let my little Honeybee come in the door before your spelling quizzes start.

Oh,

Okay,

Okay.

Let's walk.

Walk,

W-A-L-K,

Space,

Inside,

I-N-S-I-D-E.

The E is silent.

Don't you mean that E is in stealth mode?

Mr.

Honeybee,

Are you playing video games again?

No.

You totally were.

You're playing without me?

I was just making sure your controller was warm for you,

My dear.

You're welcome.

Mm-hmm.

Hello,

My little Honeybee.

It's so nice to see you.

Hopefully,

Melody Bee gives you a little break before she starts quizzing you on spelling.

Oh,

Goodness.

I need to know how to spell spelling.

S-P-E-L-L-I-N-G.

Was that right?

It seems right.

That was right.

You got it.

Imagine if that was the word I miss at our tournament.

They would confiscate my sash right off my shoulder.

Confiscate,

C-O-N-F-I-S-C-A-T-E.

Melody Bee proudly spells her words and is even more proud to show you her bright blue sash with the spelling bees written across it in white letters.

She buzzes around the room really quick and returns with an identical sash for you.

Melody Bee drapes it around your shoulders and you feel a sense of pride without really knowing why.

You are now an honorary,

H-O-N-O-R-A-R-Y member of the spelling bees,

Little Honeybee.

Melody Bee explains that she started a competitive spelling group called None Other Than the Spelling Bees and they need just one more team member for their upcoming tournament.

She has been busily preparing for this tournament by spelling the hardest words she can think of with even more challenging words thrown in by Mr.

Honeybee.

She flutters alongside you spelling what she sees including your name.

As she stumbles through the word embarrassed,

You look down at the sash and think of yourself on a spelling bee stage getting the most challenging word right on your first try.

Take a slow,

Deep breath in through your nose.

Feel the cool air coming in through your nose and let it clear your mind so you can spell your best.

Then,

Slowly breathe all the way out through your mouth and sit down next to Melody Bee on the couch while she carefully decides whether there are two R's in embarrassed or just one.

If I don't get this right,

I'm going to be embarrassed.

This is a hard one,

Melody Bee.

You'll only be embarrassed if you don't learn from your mistakes.

Mr.

Honeybee tries to slip in clues for Melody Bee whenever he can and she really appreciates it.

Oh,

Okay.

I got it.

I got it.

E-M-B-E-D.

Was that right?

No,

But now you get to learn from your mistakes.

There are two R's,

Melody Bee,

And there's no reason to be embarrassed.

Spelling is hard.

That's why there are tournaments in the first place.

If it was easy,

Then it couldn't be a competition.

You're right,

Mrs.

Honeybee.

Thank you for the reminder.

And speaking of first place,

That's where these bees are heading.

Right,

Little Honeybee?

Harold hops up into your lap for puppy kisses and pets.

Mr.

Honeybee and I sit on the other side of the couch and resume playing our racing game while you and Melody Bee practice more spelling.

Ha!

Got you on that round,

Mr.

Honeybee.

How do you do it?

Are you using cheat codes?

Of course not,

My dear.

And it's nothing I can teach.

I suppose it's just natural talent.

Yeah,

Yeah.

But can you spell and beat me at racing games?

Mr.

Honeybee's clever proposition gets Melody Bee's attention and she grabs your hand to get up from the couch and stand in front of the TV.

The screen is split.

You stand on the side of Mr.

Honeybee's character and Melody Bee stands on the side of mine.

We're going to combine two of our favorite things today.

Video games and spelling.

Except we won't be racing cars.

It'll be a spelling race.

Okay,

Here's how it goes.

Mrs.

Honeybee,

You give me a word to spell and however long it takes me to spell it,

You have to stay in place while Mr.

Honeybee races as fast as he can.

And vice versa.

The longer it takes me to spell,

The more of a head start Mr.

Honeybee gets.

And we take turns.

So then I'll give our little Honeybee a word to spell and Mrs.

Honeybee gets a head start until the word is spelled correctly?

Oh,

Okay.

I get it.

This should be good.

The race is going to start any second.

To prepare for this extra special race,

Take a slow,

Deep breath in through your nose.

Let the fresh air clear your mind of all worries and think of the happiness you feel while playing your favorite game.

Then slowly breathe all the way out through your mouth and get ready to race.

The race begins in three,

Two,

One.

Here I go!

Okay,

Melody Bee,

Your word is conscience.

You can do this.

Conscience.

C-o-n-s-c-i-e-n-c-e.

Conscience.

Or con-science.

You got it.

You got it.

Here I go.

Melody Bee spelled that one quickly,

So Mr.

Honeybee didn't get that much of a head start.

But he's far ahead at this point.

Now it's your turn to try spelling.

Okay,

My little Honeybee.

You got this.

Your word is believe.

And in case you need it in a sentence,

My little Honeybee,

It's I believe in you.

Take a slow,

Deep breath in through your nose.

Clear your mind of everything else and picture the word spelled out.

Then slowly breathe all the way out through your mouth and spell it out as best you can.

You got it.

B-e-l-i-e-v-e.

Great work,

My little Honeybee.

I didn't fall that far behind at all.

I'm gaining on you,

Mrs.

Honeybee.

Melody Bee,

Your next word is a hard one.

Fluorescence.

What?

Those awful but more sustainable lights?

Yes,

Those.

Hurry,

Hurry.

Mr.

Honeybee's going to win.

Um,

I know there's a secret letter in there.

F-l-u-o-r-e-s-c-e-n-t.

Wow.

Great job.

You got it.

But not fast enough.

Phew.

Finally,

I win.

That's the only way I stand a chance at beating you in video games,

Mrs.

Honeybee.

Hey,

What can I say?

I love video games.

We almost had him,

Melody Bee.

I picked a really hard one for you,

And you did a great job.

That sure was a hard one.

Hey,

That was a really hard word now that I think about it,

Mrs.

Honeybee.

Now I think you two spelling experts need to take turns.

Come on up here.

We're going to think up doozies for you.

I'm up for it.

Doozies.

D-o-o-z-i-e-s.

Me too.

I might even spell it backwards and forwards.

D-o-o-z-i-e-s-s-e-i-z-o-o-d.

Let's do it.

To prepare for this race,

We take a slow,

Deep breath in through our noses.

The joy we are feeling in this moment brings our awareness to our hearts,

Beating once,

Twice,

Three times.

Then we slowly breathe all the way out through our mouth,

And Mr.

Honeybee and I take our places in front of the TV.

Mr.

Honeybee stands on your side,

And I stand on Melody Bee's side.

Take hold of the controller and get ready to race.

I will spell first,

And you will get a little head start with Mr.

Honeybee standing beside your character in the game who's ready to go.

The race begins in three,

Two,

One.

Mrs.

Honeybee,

Your word is noticeable.

Noticeable.

N-o-t-i-c-e-a-b-l-e and b-a-e-c-i-t-o-n.

Melody Bee catches up to you as quickly as she can,

But at this point in the race,

You have a steady lead.

Mr.

Honeybee's word is occurrence.

Occurrence.

Hmm.

There are secret double letters all over this word.

I can tell.

Okay.

Occurrence.

O-c-c-u-r-r-e-n-c-e.

Melody Bee got her left and right hands confused for the brakes versus the gas pedal,

So she spun out just a little.

But now she's back on your tail.

You two are so close as you round the last curve until finally you win,

My little Honeybee.

Whew.

Great game,

Everyone.

And great spelling.

Occurrence got me.

That first double C snuck right by me.

I almost forgot about it too,

But I had a feeling it was there,

Just waiting to trip me up.

With all this racing and fun we're having,

Harold comes down with a case of the zoomies.

He leaps off the couch,

Through the kitchen,

Around the table,

Back to the front door,

And all the way back where he finally stops,

Laying on the couch,

Panting.

You both were able to spell it backwards and forwards.

That's incredible.

You know what?

Little Honeybee over here is an honorary member of the Spelling Bees.

Obviously.

But I'm sure the team would love it if you,

Mrs.

Honeybee,

And you,

Mr.

Honeybee,

Would be our official coaches.

We could really use your expertise for this upcoming tournament.

Of course.

I would love to be the Spelling Bees coach.

Me too.

That sounds like so much fun.

The rest of the team should be here any minute,

Right?

Oh,

I think that's them now.

Melody B answers the door and excitedly tells her team of spellers that they have a brand new member and two new coaches.

They are all so excited to meet you and to get right to work.

We all head out into the backyard where Mr.

Honeybee has set up a movie projector so we can enjoy outdoor movies tonight after the tournament.

For now,

You all take turns spelling more and more challenging words,

And then we show them on the projector so you can imagine them better on the stage.

Our practice ends with one of the toughest spelling words ever given in a spelling tournament.

Okay,

Melody B.

This is a hard one,

But you can do it.

Okay,

I'm ready.

Smaragdin.

Oh,

Can I please have it in a sentence?

Legend has it that Alexander the Great found a Smaragdin tablet containing 13 sentences considered to be basic principles in ancient Greek alchemy.

Hmm.

E.

You got it.

You got the stealth mode E.

Full of confidence,

You and the spelling bees proudly walk into the spelling tournament and spell each and every word correctly.

You get one of the most challenging words,

But that doesn't shake you or your confidence.

You calmly imagine the word in your head and say each letter out loud,

Inspecting them for hidden,

Silent letters as you say them.

The crowd cheers,

And your team runs up to you for a team hug when your spelling wins the whole tournament.

You are such an important part of our team,

My little honeybee.

Now we get to go back home and enjoy the projector Mr.

Honeybee set up for us.

While he cues up all the options for us to choose from,

You and the rest of the spelling bees snuggle into the cozy backyard hammocks.

Since you spelled the winning word,

The team wants to watch your favorite movies back to back to celebrate.

That's celebrate.

C-E-L-E-B-R-A-T-E.

Always remember,

Mrs.

Honeybee believes in you.

You are special and you are loved.

I can't wait to see you again.

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