Good morning, my fellow WalkeRVillians.
As l am sure you all know, l am Ashley Walker-Club-Dupree,
great granddaughter of our town's fearless founder
Captain Krasnick P. Walker, Esquire.
Welcome to the one hundredth anniversary of WalkeRVille's proud existence.
To celebrate this momentous occasion, a sculpture of Captain Walker is ah... ha..
on its way.
lt was sculpted by our contest winner, Arnold Perlstein,
and his fellow students in Ms. Frizzle's class.
But this is no ordinary sculpture, no, no, no indeed.
ln fact, nothing about my great-grandfather was ordinary.
ln his will,
he left specific instructions as to the manner in which this monument must be built.
They read as follows and l quote...
''A statue formed without human hand...''
...shaped and scraped like our vast changing land.
''Bumped and thumped by wedges and blows...
Look.
''...the artist will chisel my face as it flows.''
Great£¡ You knocked off Captain Walker's ear£¡
l was trying to give him a mouth£¡
Man, this is hard work.
lt sure would be a lot easier if we could use our hands to caRVe it.
He's going back... back...£¡
And he snags it£¡£¡£¡ A terrific catch, folks£¡
Aren't you guys finished yet?£¡ We're supposed to be down at the ceremony now£¡
Our parents are all there - not to mention Mrs. Walker-Club-Dupree.
Well, l'd like to see Mrs. Walker-Club-Dupree go any faster, Arnold -
it's freezing up here£¡
Ah, give me a break, guys. My reputation as a rock expert is at stake.
l guaranteed the committee we could do it.
But this is ridiculous, Arnold£¡
Who ever heard of caRVing rock without using your hands?£¡
Don't worry, you're doing great£¡ The statue looks just like Captain Walker.
Well, sort of.
No matter. This statue will last forever. A monument to our hard work and ingenuity£¡
l don't mean to shatter your mood, Arnold, but nothing is forever.
MS FRlZZLE£¡
Not even rock.
No way£¡ l know rock. And rock is...permanent£¡
And l know water, Arnold...
And this is...ice.
Very ice indeed.
So a little water's gotten in the crack and frozen.
What's the big deal. Water can't break rock.
ls it just me, or is the statue moving?
lt is indeed, Ralphie£¡ See?
Yiikes£¡ The ice is splitting the rock£¡
Ahh, the statue's breaking away from the mountain£¡
Prec-lCE-ly£¡
CAPTAlN WALKER£¡
He's going to get smashed to smithereens£¡
Looks like Captain Walker's going to get to the ceremony before we do£¡
Yes, well, while we're waiting for our... statue,
let me tell you more about my great grandfather.
Ah, here we go. Rocks. My great grandfather loved rocks.
He was fascinated that they came in so many different shapes and sizes.
Yes, rocks and poetry were his passion. As a matter of fact...
...his first home was built with fieldstone -
the road to the house was paved with cobblestone -
the cornerstone of the fieldstone was limestone--
Oh now, our statue£¡
Well, l guess we won't be leaving this place as we found it.
When Captain Walker made a break for it,
he took a whole bunch of other rocks with him£¡
C'mon£¡ We've got to save the statue£¡
Or what's left of it.
My sediments exactly£¡ To the bus£¡
Single file, please.
l don't know, Ms Frizzle. l don't think this bus can make it down the mountain.
You're right, Arnold£¡ Perhaps we ought to be a little boulder.
What??£¡?£¡
Seat belts everyone£¡
OH NO£¡£¡£¡£¡
WHA-HA-HA-HOOOOOO-HA-HA-HOOOOOO£¡£¡£¡
There's Captain Walker£¡ l see him£¡
Does that mean we can stop?
lf we stop, we'll get smashed by the rocks coming down behind us -
just like Captain Walker did£¡
A bang-up ob-ser-va-tion, Dorothy Ann£¡
We'll make cha-anges in the mountain when we sto-op£¡
We'll make changes on the mountain when we sto-op£¡
Perfect£¡ A nice little rock pile in just the right place.
Come on£¡ We've got to get Captain Walker£¡
At least he's still got his hat.
No Wonder.
No wonder what?
Wonder was his horse, remember? And now there's no Wonder£¡
We've lost half the statue£¡
Who'd have thought a little frozen water could have started such a rockslide?
Well, as my great uncle Boulder Dash used to say,
''Never take anything for granite£¡''
Well, we'd better get what's left of Captain Walker onto the bus
while we can still tell who he is.
Uh oh£¡ The water's washing the dirt out from under the statue£¡
l can't believe it£¡ The water's doing it again£¡
Liz£¡ Do something£¡ Stop him£¡
Oh no£¡ There goes his other arm£¡
Wow£¡ The water's really strong£¡ lt's knocking the statue against the other rocks£¡
This way, Liz£¡
l have an idea£¡
When l say three...grab it£¡
One...two...three
HEEEEEELLLLLLPPPPPP£¡£¡£¡£¡£¡
Whoa, thanks, Ms Frizzle£¡ Just in the nick of time.
Speaking of nicks, there goes Captain Walker. Bye bye.
CAPTAlN WALKER£¡£¡£¡
What's the water doing to him now?£¡
Whither it floeith he goeith Arnold.
Does that mean we have to give up the chase? lt's awful rough out there.
As my third cousin Rocky used to say£º
''Yo, when the water gets rough - the tough get in the water£¡''
Come on, Bus, do your stuff£¡
Follow that statue£¡
OH NO£¡£¡£¡
Oh YES£¡£¡£¡
While we await the arrival of Arnold and his class,
whom l'm sure will be here any moment, ha,
let me tell you one of Captain Walker's favorite rock rock jokes.
Rock rock. Who's there? Lika. Lika who? Lika rolling stone. Ha ha.
Like a rolling stone? Hmmm.
l feel like l'm in a food processor. Rock processor is more like it.
Anybody see Captain Walker?
l just keep seeing my feet£¡
Tumbling, bouncing, tossing and turning...
Ah, don't you just love it, Ralphie£¡ We're rock - and we're rolling£¡
And l'm getting sick£¡
We've stopped£¡
What a relief£¡
You call hanging upside down a relief?£¡?
What's happening?
Ahhh, that's better...
Better? What's better about it?
We're supposed to be at the most important ceremony
WalkeRVille has ever had with a statue we were supposed to have made
and where are we?
Stuck on the bottom of a stream with no statue - getting pushed around by
...by what?£¡ WATER, THAT'S WHAT£¡ SOFT ...RUNNY...WATER£¡
Ah, but what better place to study erosion by water?
Water erosion??£¡?
According to my research,
water erosion is what happens when rocks get worn away by water.
That's what happened to Captain Walker£¡£¡£¡ He's been eroded£¡
You got that right, Arn£¡ What's left of Captain Walker at twelve o'clock£¡
You sure that's him?
His nose is almost gone£¡
You know what they say. ''No nose is good nose.''
CAR-LOS£¡
l can't believe that water could do all that to ...solid rock.
Just ask Captain Walker.
lf we don't get him soon, Captain Walker will be Captain Gravel£¡
And we'll be kid gravel£¡
Oh, what can we do? We're stuck£¡
Nothing a little push can't fix£¡ Prepare to disembark£¡
But, Ms Frizzle, if we go out there, we'll be swept away by the water£¡
W-we'll be hammered£¡ we'll be gouged£¡ We'll be scratched£¡
Exactly, Ralphie. l couldn't have said it better myself£¡
And going out there is the only way to save Captain Walker£¡
l'm glad you agree, Arnold£¡
Cool suits£¡
Yeah£¡ l always wanted to be a rock star£¡
CAR-LOS£¡£¡£¡
Ms Frizzle, are you sure this is the only way to get Captain Walker?
No, but it's the only way to take chances, make mistakes and GET ERODED£¡£¡
l think l'm the one who should've stayed home today£¡
Here we go£¡
HEEEELLLLPPP£¡£¡£¡
Ready, Liz?
Leave no stone unturned£¡£¡
Whoa, it's like a hailstorm down here£¡
The current's so strong, l can feel the gravel smashing against me£¡
lt's wearing away my rock suit£¡
At my old school, we weren't allowed to get eroded£¡
Look£¡ Look£¡ Look£¡ There's Captain Walker£¡
Okay£¡ We've got the statue£¡ We can go to the ceremony now£¡
Not so fast, Arn. LOOK OUT£¡
After him£¡
l've been in some tough scrapes before, but this is ridiculous£¡
Yeah£¡ We're on the erode to ruin£¡
Heyyy, good one, DA£¡
Whew£¡ lt's good to have a rest.
Whew£¡ You said it. Being eroded takes a lot out of you£¡
Smooth thinking, Wanda...reeeeal smooth£¡
Hey, Arn, doesn't a rolling stone ever stop?£¡
Anybody see Captain Walker?
No, but l do see that...£¡
ls it just me or are we about to get pulverized?£¡?£¡?
MS FRlZZLE£¡£¡£¡£¡£¡£¡
Oooh£¡ Ride 'em cowboy£¡ lt's an e-rodeo£¡
MS FRlZZLE£¡£¡£¡ HELLLLP£¡
YlKES£¡
Wow£¡ Look what happened to our rock suits£¡
All that sand and gravel rubbed us smooth.
And made our suits smaller£¡
All because the water tumbled us and pushed us along the bottom of the stream.
And the same thing's happening to Captain Walker.
Soon there won't be anything left.
We've got to save him£¡
But where is he?
Bottoms up£¡
At last£¡ The water's slowing down£¡
And we're not being tossed around anymore£¡
There aren't as many big rocks around, either.
l'm not surprised. No self-respecting rock has a chance...
...once it's fallen down a mountain...
...plunged over a water fall...
...and been tumbled and pushed along the bottom of a stream£¡
Ohh, and it's all because of water.
Who would've believed it?£¡
Look£¡ All the rocks that slid down the mountain have dammed up the stream£¡
And it stopped Captain Walker£¡
Hurry£¡ There's still a chance£¡
Yeah, if we want to go bowling£¡
Gee, feel how smooth his head is. At least l think it's his head.
lt's not surprising since it's been given the sandpaper treatment.
Make that sandwater treatment.
Ahh, it's what my old Aunt Bedrock used to call the Power of Water.
Hold on Captain.
We've got you.
What would Aunt Bedrock call this?
A disaster.
Hey, isn't that Captain Walker's horse?
Looks like he reached the end of the line.
Yep, a sad 'tail' indeed.
Oh£¡
What are we going to tell the people at the ceremony?
l don't know, but we better think of something fast.
They're right below us£¡
Oh dear... l...l'm sure they'll be here momentarily.
ln the meantime, here's another rock joke. What is a boulder's favorite music?
Rock and roll. Ha ha. Oh, l get it£¡ Rock and roll...
Oh no£¡ People are leaving£¡
WAlT FOR US£¡ WE'RE COMlNG£¡
We've got to get down there£¡
Yeah, what are we going to do,
break open the dam and let the water wash us down to the ceremony? Hah, as if.
Why, Keesha£¡ That's a smashing idea£¡
lt is??
Like lCEing on a cake£¡
That's it£¡
Remember how the ice made the statue break away from the mountain in the first place?
An earth shattering recollection, Arnold£¡
So all we have to do is get water into a crack in the dam...
...like this crack here£¡
Okay, okay, but how do we turn it into ice?
Uh, why with the Frizzle Freeze£¡ Hit it, Liz£¡
The water's freezing£¡
And the rock's starting to split£¡
Buckle up, class£¡
We're off£¡£¡£¡
WHA-HA-HOOOOOOO...£¡£¡£¡
WE'RE CREATlNG A NEW STREAM£¡ lT'S A FLOOD£¡£¡£¡
Everyone£¡ Please£¡ Come back£¡ l'm sure there's an explanation£¡
l know they'll be here any...
Ahhhh...here's Ms Frizzle and her class now. Ohh, oh.
Sorry£¡
Not to worry...not to worry£¡ l'm just glad that you made it£¡
All we made was a mess£¡ We brought the whole mountain down with us£¡
Never mind that, let's get to the ceremony£¡
Yeah£¡ What are we waiting for? Come on£¡ Let's go£¡
Hold it£¡ They're expecting an incredible sculpture of Captain Walker -
but the water has eroded it all way to... this£¡
Oh, l don't think you'll disappoint them, Arnold.
Come on, come on up, come on up young man. Don't be shy£¡
Well, um...a funny thing happened on the way down the mountain.
We see that. Don't we?
As we all know, my great-grandfather...
...requested that his monument be...oh yes, ''...formed without human hand,
shaped and scraped like our vast changing land...
We tried to do that - we really did. Honest.
''Bumped and thumped by wedges and blows, the artist will chisel my face as it flows.''
lt got bumped and thumped all right, but l can explain£¡
No need. lt's magnificent£¡
lt is?
A work of art on a grand scale£¡
Captain Walker would be exceedingly proud£¡
Well, what do you know...
But we didn't do that...£¡
Exactly£¡
Bumped and thumped by wedges and blows, the artist will chisel my face...as it flows£¡
That's it£¡ ''...as it flows£¡''
As what flows??£¡
Water£¡
You mean the poem wasn't about not using our hands?
No£¡ lt was about erosion by water£¡
Arnold, l'm sure everyone would love to hear just how you did it.
But we didn't do it - water did£¡
Water eroded the rocks and caRVed the mountain to look like Captain Walker - not us.
The hair was formed when ice cracked the rock connecting the statue to the mountain,
and the statue fell.
The stream which has caRVed a path down the mountain is the outline of the face
and the nose and eyes are really rockpiles which were pushed there
by the water in the stream.
The only thing we did is the beard.
That happened when we cracked open the dam,
causing the flood which brought us down here. But still, water did all the work.
As he looks out at us today, Captain Walker is a symbol of the power of water - which,
l must admit, is actually stronger than rock.
But tomorrow, who knows which way the Captain will be looking?
For as Ms Frizzle might say, 'erosion is everything it's cracked up to be£¡'
l'm sorry, but it was NOT in my contract to be deluged£¡ l do not do disaster movies£¡
l know, l know, but we had to show how a flood can sculpt the landscape.
Well next time, show it in someone else's scene£¡
Would you like some iced tea?
Hello, Magic School Bus. Producer speaking.
You know, l didn't believe that part about the frozen water expanding so much,
it can break something as hard as a rock apart. So, l tried it myself.
You did? What did you do?
First, my mom and l found a glass jar with a screw on lid.
Then we filled it completely full of water...
...and screwed on the lid.
Then we wrapped it in a heavy plastic bag...
... and put it in the freezer overnight.
And what happened?
The next day, the jar was broken£¡
The water inside it expanded as it froze and broke the jar -
just like the ice broke apart the rock.
Well, that's a pretty sharp experiment£¡ Thanks for passing it on£¡
My pleasure£¡ Bye£¡
Liz, you need to freeze the water. lt won't freeze in a cupboard.
l don't believe that water can really push big rocks and boulders
around the way you showed.
Well, the water just has to move fast enough to roll and bounce the rocks,
not lift them up.
Go find a fast moving stream.
You'll be amazed at how big the rocks are that floods pushed aside.
l'll do that£¡ Bye£¡
Liz, it'll take more than a few pieces of ice to freeze that water.
Hi, l know floods and landslides happen quickly,
but most erosion takes a long, long time, doesn't it?
You're right. The bigger the erosion, the longer it takes.
For instance, it took water more than 15 million years to caRVe out the Grand Canyon.
About as long as it's going to take you to freeze that water...£¡
Water made the Grand Canyon?
You bet£¡ lt made it grand.
What was that? Good thing you put it in a plastic bag.
How'd you do that?
l know - you didn't break the glass... water did.
But how did you freeze the water so fast?