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THEME SONG: The sun is coming out,

so let's go find a new adventure.

You can come along with me and be there always by my side.

Hello, it's a brand new day.

Buenos dias, mundo.

Come on.

Come along and play.

Here in Nina's world.

Hello, hello, hello, hey.

Going to be the best day ever. Come on.

Come along and play.

Here in Nina's world.

[music playing] ‐ Hm.

I think I'll put it here. Nah.

How about here?

Maybe I had it right the first time.

Come on, Star.

Can you hurry it up, please?

Hm.

[gasps] There we go.

Your turn, Nina. ‐ Hm.

Wha?

Oh, didn't mean to do that.

Oh, well.

I want to do something else now, anyway.

But‐‐ but‐‐ but we almost finished our castle.

Can we start again?

No.

It was taking a long, long, long, long time.

Let's go outside.

We always have fun in the courtyard.

I bet Carlos and Chelsea are playing and‐‐

Hey, where is everybody?

‐ Oh, there's Abuelita. ‐ Meow.

Um, Abuelita?

What are you doing?

I am not Abuelita, Nina.

Soy una gata, and I'm doing the purr‐fect stretch.

Want to try it with me?

OK.

To do a cat stretch, you slowly

arch your back to stretch it out, and then meow like this.

Meow.

Meow.

Meow.

Mijita, to do it properly, you stretch before the meow,

and take it nice and slow.

Meow.

[laughing]

I'm not sure about all these meows.

What if Max the Dog hears?

Muy bien.

Now, did you finish your castle?

You've been at it all morning.

Nah, it took too long.

Star and I want to do something fun right now.

I see.

How about‐‐

There's Dr. Kapur.

I'll go say hi.

Hijole, un gato has more patience than that girl.

Hi, Dr. Kapur.

Oh, hello, Nina.

Nice to see you.

Whoa, what's on her hand?

DR. KAPUR: That's mehndi.

My niece's wedding is next week, and she

asked me to be the mehndi artist for the festivities.

Mehndi?

That's right.

Mehndi is a South Asian tradition,

where we use henna paste and make pretty designs

on hands and feet.

It's done for good luck and well‐wishes before the wedding.

Whoa, so you make those designs?

That's right.

I'm a mehndi artist, but I haven't

practiced in a long time.

Oh, oh.

You can practice on me.

Right, Abuelita?

Well, only if it's OK with Dr. Kapur.

You will have to sit extra still, while she paints

the designs on your hands.

I won't be a wiggleworm.

See?

Wonderful.

OK.

She's all yours, Dr. Kapur.

Yay!

How about I bring Nina over to the park a little later?

That would be fine.

Have fun, and listen to what Dr. Kapur says, Nina.

I will, Abuelita.

Hasta luego.

I'm going to use this henna to paint on your hands.

Can you paint me a pink flamingo?

Maybe next time, but I think today,

we'll do some very simple mehndi.

Simple mehndi, simple mehndi.

Hiya, Vikram.

You're looking pretty tweet today.

Tweet.

I'm going to paint a flower on each hand, Nina.

Cool.

I love flowers.

It's in my name, you know?

Nina Flores, and Flores means flowers.

Mm, what a beautiful name.

A mehndi flower means joy and happiness.

Mehndi is very popular in India and has been

done for nearly 5,000 years.

Wow.

I can't even count to 5,000.

Or maybe I can.

One, two, three.

[laughing] There.

How's that?

Ooh, it's such a pretty flower.

Hey, can Star get a mehndi, too?

He loves dinosaurs.

Sorry, Nina.

We can't use mehndi on Star.

It won't work on your plush friend.

It's OK, Star.

Next time, I'll get a dinosaur just for you.

All done.

Whoa.

Good job sitting so still, Nina.

They're beautiful.

Thanks, Dr. Kapur.

I've got to show my friends.

Not so fast.

The mehndi has to dry on your skin, so it will shine nicely.

But it takes time.

Really?

How long?

About half an hour.

Just don't touch the mehndi, or it'll get ruined.

You must be patient.

I won't ruin it, Dr. Kapur.

I'll be extra careful.

See?

Well done.

Now, let's get to the park and find Abuelita.

[children playing]

Come on, come on.

I'm open.

Yeah, woo hoo. ‐ Yay.

Carlos, Chelsea, and Nico are here.

And there's your grandmother, Nina.

I'll see you later when your flowers dry.

And remember.

Be patient with my mehndi.

Thanks, Dr. Kapur.

Bye.

Hola, Nina.

Mm, que bonitas flores.

I know, but they have to dry before you bring me back to Dr.

Kapur's.

Esta bien.

Why don't you sit with me, while I finish this chapter?

Okay, Abuelita.

I'll sit down, but over there where my friends are.

Hi, Nina.

What's that on your hands?

Did your mom let you draw on them?

Lucky.

Mine never does.

It's mehndi.

It's for good luck and for when Indian ladies get married.

Dr. Kapur did it to practice for a wedding.

I like the flowers, but next time, ask for a rocket ship.

Hey, want to play flying saucer?

Come on, Nina.

Play with us.

I can't.

I have to wait for my mehndi to dry.

K. Maybe later, gator.

[children playing]

They sure are having fun, Star.

I wish I could play.

Got it

Woo hoo!

Yeah.

Oh, now they're dancing.

Oh, I want to dance, too.

Too bad you can't make your flowers dry faster.

Hey, maybe I can.

Huh, that didn't work.

Nina, you know what Dr. Kapur said.

Wait, and let the mehndi do its thing.

I know, but‐‐

[screams]

[giggling]

Don't pay any attention to that flying saucer, Nina.

CARLOS: Pass.

Over here.

Launch the flying saucer, Nina.

It'll be fine, Star.

Hey, Carlos, heads up.

Good throw, Nina.

Pass to me, Chelsea.

Nina, wait!

[groans] I'm good.

You can keep playing.

Oh, no, Star.

Are you OK?

I think I am.

But look at your flower, Nina.

NINA: My mehndi!

It's all smudgy.

[screams] I have mehndi all over me.

It's even worse.

Star, what am I going to do?

I promised Dr. Kapur I wouldn't ruin it.

Now, she'll be super mad.

Nina, mi amor.

Que paso?

Abuelita, I messed up my mehndi.

No te preocupes, Nina.

Let's go see Dr. Kapur and tell her what happened.

OK.

There.

All clean, Star.

Oh, gracias.

Thank you, Dr. Kapur.

You're welcome, Nina.

There.

So what happened, Nina?

It's all right, Nina.

You can tell her.

I'm so sorry, Dr. Kapur.

I just wanted to play, but then I fell and smushed my mehndi.

Are you mad?

I'm not mad.

When I was a little girl, I did the same thing all the time.

Don't worry.

I'll fix it.

But what about my bad luck?

Mehndi only brings good luck, Nina, never bad luck.

There, how's that?

STAR: Shine on.

I'm a mehndi star.

Whoa.

And your other flower mehndi should be dry now.

This is a mix of lime and sugar.

It helps make the design darker.

Wow.

My flower looks amazing.

Thanks, Nina.

Guess I haven't lost my mehndi touch,

but the star on your other hand has to dry.

It will.

I promise.

Look at my pretty mehndi, Mommy.

Muy bien, Nina.

Dr. Kapur came in to the bakery and told me

how patient you were.

I'm so proud of you.

Thanks, Mami.

I wasn't so patient at first.

It took some practice.

You know, I'd better feed Hush now.

He's been very patient, too.

Hush, hush, little fish.

We are here to make a wish.

Close our eyes, and then we start to make

a wish with all our heart.

Buenas noches, Nina.

Hasta manana, Mami.

Hey, Nina.

Do you want to finish our castle tomorrow?

You bet, Star.

If we take our time, we can do it easy peasy.

[yawns]

Buenas noches, Star.

Buenas noches, mundo.

[music playing]

Guess what, Star.

Your sunflower's ready to be planted outside.

Oh, really, Nina?

Shine on.

Whew.

Are you excited, Sunny?

He's very excited.

Me, too.

I'm planting purple pansies today in my very own spot.

It's going to be the prettiest, most purpliest garden ever.

What about Sunny?

He's not purple.

Don't worry.

We'll find a perfect place for him, too.

Come on.

Buenos dias, Abuelita.

Buenos dias, Nina.

Is that Star's girasol?

It's grown so tall.

Yep.

I'm going to help him plant it.

Que bonitas.

You picked the perfect pansies for your special spot

in el jardin.

Gracias.

Can we go now?

Of course, mijita, right after we do our morning warm‐up.

Now, since we are gardening today,

let's do a stretch, where we grow and grow como las flores.

Flores, like my last name.

Exactamente.

Now, make yourself muy pequena like a tiny seed in the ground.

I'm a little sprout now, but watch me grow.

Up, up, up I go.

I like that rhyme.

I grew so tall, my sprouts are touching the sky.

Fantastico.

Wonderful stretching.

Now, can we go?

But where are your plants?

Everything is at the community garden,

el jardin de la comunidad, except for your pretty purple

pansies.

Vamonos.

Ooh, I want to ride with Sunny.

Abuelita, why do we have to share

our garden with our neighbors?

Well, people like us, who live in a crowded city,

don't always have room to plant a garden at home.

So they get together with their neighbors in one big place

and make a garden everyone can share.

See?

There's Mr. Lin in his garden, and Dr. Kapur in hers.

Ah, and the Flores family garden is right here.

Whoa.

Look at all the vegetables.

Tomates, maiz, y pimientos.

That's right‐‐ perfect for making corn

tortillas and my famous salsa.

Mm, your salsa is the best.

So where's my special spot?

Tus flores pueden ir aqui.

I used those sparkly rocks to mark it for you.

They are sparkly.

You're going to look great planted inside of them, Sunny.

I want my garden to be perfect.

That's why I picked these pansies, because purple

is my favorite color.

Muy bien.

Let's set them in place, and we'll see how they look.

There, all ready to be planted.

What do you think of your garden?

Hm, it looks very purply, but something's missing.

Hm?

You're right.

We forgot Star's girasol.

Wait, Abuelita.

I just want purple pansies in my garden, nothing else.

Nothing else?

Yep, just purple, and I'm going to plant them myself.

OK, OK.

Esta bien.

Let me know if you need any help.

Sorry, Sunny.

Purple pansies only.

Wait, Nina.

Sunny really wants to be in your garden.

But I want it all purple.

But‐‐ but‐‐ but he likes it here.

Star.

ABUELITA: Is everything OK, mijita?

You sound a little upset.

Star and I can't decide where to put his sunflower.

Hm, perhaps looking at a few of our neighbor's gardens

will help you solve your problem.

Well, OK, I'll try it.

Come on, Star.

Hi, Mr. Lin.

Hello, Nina.

Wow.

Your garden has lots of things in it.

Well, you know, I collected most of them from my trips

around the world.

That's why I call it my everything garden.

Cool.

What are you making?

It's an Inuit rock sculpture called on inuksuk.

I saw one just like it way up north during a dog sled

race across the snowy tundra.

You know, it kind of looks like a person.

You're right.

Those are his legs, and that's his body.

And now, all he needs is his head.

Nicely done, Nina.

I smell something lemony.

Those are my lemon bomb plants.

My mother made tea with their leaves

when I was a little boy in China.

Smells yummy.

It does.

Whenever I smell lemon bombs, I think of home.

Hey, Mr. Lin, may I please have a leaf for my art book?

I collect things, just like you.

Sure.

Here you go, Nina.

I really like your everything garden.

My garden just has purple flowers.

Just purple flowers?

Well, then, how about I give you a few lemon bomb plants, too?

Really?

OK.

Thanks, Mr. Lin.

You're welcome, Nina.

I thoguht you wanted purple pansies only.

Lemon bombs aren't purple or pansies.

I know, Star.

But they smell really good.

You're right.

Your garden is going to smell amaznig.

Star and I are going to look at some more gardens.

Thanks, again.

You're welcome.

Happy gardening.

Morning, Dr. Kapur.

Good morning, Nina.

Wow.

Your garden has so many colors.

It's like a flower fiesta.

[music playing]

DR. KAPUR: Why, thank you.

It reminds me of our neighborhood‐‐

so full of life and variety and all packed into one place.

Some people call it the spice of life.

Whoa, what flower is that?

A marigold.

It's said that they bring great happiness,

so you see them a lot at Indian weddings.

In fact, Mr. Kapur and I plant marigolds

in our garden each spring to remind us of India

and our wonderful wedding.

Can I help you with your garden?

Of course, Nina.

Here you go.

[grunting]

Careful not to make it too deep.

We don't want to fall in.

Perfect.

Now, let's make sure it's all tucked in, shall we?

Marigolds are very pretty.

I know.

Here, I'll give you a few of mine.

Thanks, Dr. Kapur.

You're right.

Marigolds do bring happiness.

You're welcome, Nina.

Come back any time.

I will.

Bye!

Whoa, Nina.

Your garden is going to‐‐ smell and look amazing, too.

Look what I got from Dr. Kapur and Mr. Lin‐‐

marigolds and lemon bombs.

How nice of them.

You know, Abuelita, I've been thinking.

Can we mix all of our plants together?

Then, we can make one big garden.

Blazing comets, that means Sunny, too.

Un jardin grande is a wonderful idea,

but I thought you wanted your own garden, mijita,

with purple pansies and nothing else.

Nah, all the same is boring.

But having lots of different flowers is way more fun.

Ah, yes.

Variety is the spice of life.

Hey, that's what Dr. Kapur said.

ABUELITA: Look, Nina.

We have visitors.

Welcome to our big, happy garden.

I love how you mixed everything together.

Just beautiful.

And it smells nice, too.

You know, you have quite the green and purple and orange

thumb there, Nina.

I do?

[laughing]

Mr. Lin means that you make a great gardener.

See you later, [inaudible].

Thanks, again.

Adios.

Thanks for finding the perfect spot for Sunny

and giving him a sparkly rock buddy.

He's very happy.

Me, too.

Hm, your drawing smells like a nice cup of herbal tea, Nina.

[yawns] It's making me sleepy.

That's Mr. Lin's lemon bomb, Papi.

[yawns] I'm getting sleepy, too.

Hush looks more hungry than sleepy.

It's time to feed him.

Hush, hush, little fish.

We are there to make a wish.

Close our eyes, and then we start to make

a wish with all our heart.

I want to fall asleep, so I can

wake up extra early and help Abuelita

in her big, happy garden.

Ah, [spanish].

If you come and see it tomorrow,

Star and I will show you the awesome rock man we made.

Claro, mijita.

I can't wait.

Buenas noches.

Hasta manana, Papi.

Hey, Star, are you awake?

Nope, I'm sleeping, so I can get up extra early, too.

But if you're asleep, how can you talk to me?

Because I'm sleep talking.

[laughing]

Goodnight, Nina.

Hasta manana, Star.

Buenas noches, mundo.

[music playing]