SMARTROT
✦ New cast · Round 3
Kento Keywind
Large gold wind-up key character with two oval loops, a short striped stem and coral mittens; unattached to machinery.
TeachesSorting what can be controlled
EpisodeThe Rainy Window Plan
LengthAbout 30 seconds
Catchphrase“Choose your part!”
The script.
Kento frowns at rain outside while holding an indoor play mat. Kento puts a rain picture aside and chooses one indoor activity card. Kento turns the mat into a pretend island with one toy palm tree.
0–6s
I cannot tell the rain to leave. It has ignored my invitation.
Kento frowns at rain outside while holding an indoor play mat.
6–16sI can choose what I do inside while it rains.
Kento puts a rain picture aside and chooses one indoor activity card.
16–25sPopulation: me and this extremely polite tree.
Kento turns the mat into a pretend island with one toy palm tree.
25–30sChoose your part!
Hold the resolved comic result; deliver the catchphrase without rushing.
More episodes.
5 new episodes starring Kento Keywind, plus 5 guest appearances with the rest of the crew. Each is a 30-second script: tap one to read it.
focusing on what you can controlRain on Race DayRain might cancel the race, and Kento helps Worry Noodle choose what part they can control.With Kento Keywind, Worry Noodle · tap for the script
- 0-6s Gray clouds over the field. Worry Noodle twists into a knot.
Noodle: What if it rains? What if the race is gone? - 6-16s Kento turns himself: click.
Kento: Rain is not ours. Choose your part! - 16-25s Noodle thinks.
Noodle: I can stretch. I can bring a jacket. - 25-30s They stretch together. Noodle stretches so long he becomes a finish line. Kento runs across.
Kento: I won the stretch race! / Noodle: Choose your part!
“Choose your part!”
accepting what you cannot controlSpinner Says NoKento keeps losing a spinner game, and Avi helps him see chance is not his fault.With Kento Keywind, Avi Avocado · tap for the script
- 0-6s Kento spins. Lose again.
Kento: I always lose! I must be bad! Every single time! - 6-16s Avi pats the spinner.
Avi: Chance is not your worth. It is just luck. - 16-25s Kento clicks himself.
Kento: I cannot control the spinner. I can control having fun. Spin! - 25-30s He spins wildly, arms out, and gets so dizzy he winds himself up backward. Avi laughs.
Avi: Fun? / Kento: So much fun! / Kento: Wheee!
“Choose your part!”
choosing your part in a sad momentMoving Day CardSocko is sad a friend is moving away, and Kento helps by choosing what he can do.With Kento Keywind, Socko Soft · tap for the script
- 0-6s Socko droops on the step.
Socko: My friend is moving. I cannot stop it. - 6-16s Kento sits beside him quietly.
Kento: That is so sad. What part can you choose? - 16-25s Socko sniffles, then thinks.
Socko: I could make a goodbye card. - 25-30s They make a card. Socko's drawing of himself looks like a puddle with eyes. Both smile.
Kento: It looks like you. / Socko: A sad sock card!
“Choose your part!”
controlling your own actionsBus Is LateThe bus is late and Turbo wants to zoom away, but Kento helps him focus on what they can do.With Kento Keywind, Turbo Turtlebug · tap for the script
- 0-6s At the stop, Turbo spins on his skates.
Turbo: The bus is late! I will skate to school! - 6-16s Kento clicks.
Kento: Bus is not ours. Our part is waiting safely. - 16-25s Turbo sits down slowly.
Turbo: My part: sit. Play I-spy. - 25-30s They play I-spy. Turbo spies the bus. Kento spies Turbo spinning while sitting. Both laugh.
Turbo: I spy a bus! / Kento: Choose your part!
“Choose your part!”
focusing on effort, not resultsThe Judges DecideKento worries about what judges will think, and Master Glow helps him focus on his own effort.With Kento Keywind, Master Glow · tap for the script
- 0-6s Kento waits by the mat, winding nervously.
Kento: What if the judges do not like it? What if I wobble? - 6-16s Master Glow nods.
Master Glow: Judges are not yours. Effort is. Do your best. - 16-25s Kento clicks himself.
Kento: Choose my part. Breathe. Kick. Bow. - 25-30s He does his form. At the end he bows so low his key loop flips over his head. Glow smiles.
Master Glow: Good effort. / Kento: My part, done! Loop bow!
“Choose your part!”
Guest appearances
focusing on what you can controlIndoor Picnic PlanRain cancels Crispin's picnic, and Kento helps him find the part he can choose.With Crispin Crescent, Kento Keywind · tap for the script
- 0-6s Rain pours outside. Crispin presses against the window.
Crispin: Rain! The picnic is ruined! - 6-16s Kento stands next to him, turning slowly.
Kento: We can not choose the rain. What part can we choose? - 16-25s Crispin thinks, then spreads a blanket on the floor.
Crispin: I still feel sad about it. But I choose an indoor picnic. - 25-30s They picnic on the floor. The rain plays like music. Crispin dances, and Kento twirls like a wind-up music box.
Kento: Choose your part!
“Choose your part!”
sorting what you can controlCan't Control the RainPuffa's park playdate is rained out, and Kento and Glo help her choose what she can do.With Puffa Pincushion, Kento Keywind, GLO · tap for the script
- 0-6s Rain pours outside; Puffa presses against the window.
Puffa: No park today. I'm disappointed. I really wanted the swings. - 6-16s Kento turns his key in the air.
Kento: The rain isn't ours. What part is yours? - 16-25s Glo glows softly and looks around the room.
Glo: We could make an inside park! - 25-30s They build a pillow slide and a blanket tunnel; Puffa asks Glo and Kento to slide with her, and they land in a big soft heap.
Kento: Choose your part! Puffa: I chose you two!
“Choose your part!”
sorting what can be controlledRain Day FeelingsGilly's family picnic is canceled by rain, and Kento and Zuzu help her choose her part.With Gilly Garlic, Kento Keywind, Zuzu Boomcloud · tap for the script
- 0-6s Rain pours on the window; Gilly's lobes droop.
Gilly: Our family picnic is canceled! I'm grumpy. - 6-16s Zuzu rumbles in sympathy.
Zuzu: My thunder gets grumpy too. Thunder is a signal. - 16-25s Kento turns his key thoughtfully.
Kento: Choose your part! Can't fix rain, but can make an indoor picnic. - 25-30s They spread a blanket on the floor; Zuzu makes a tiny rain cloud over a houseplant, watering it perfectly.
Kento: Choose your part! Gilly: Indoor picnic, best picnic!
“Choose your part!”
focusing on what you can controlPicnic Weather HatBibi worries about rain at the picnic and Kento helps her pick the part she can actually do.With Bibi Backpack, Kento Keywind · tap for the script
- 0-6s Bibi bulges with a fat gray rain-cloud worry.
Bibi: What if it rains on our picnic? What if sandwiches get soggy? - 6-16s Kento turns himself like a key, clicking through choices.
Kento: Rain is not ours. Packing is. Choose your part! - 16-25s Bibi pulls out the rain-cloud worry and swaps in a sun hat and a rain hat.
Bibi: Sun hat. Rain hat. Done. Worry, out! - 25-30s A tiny sprinkle starts. Bibi pops the rain hat on Kento. The sprinkle stops at once. They burst out laughing.
Kento: Ready either way! / Bibi: My part is done!
“Choose your part!”
picking one thing to do at a new schoolChoose Your PartEverything is new at school, so Kento helps Nixie pick just a couple of parts for today.With Nixie Snowflake, Kento Keywind · tap for the script
- 0-6s New school hallway full of doors. Nixie spins in place, overwhelmed.
Nixie Snowflake: New school! New everything! Too much! / Kento Keywind: Choose your part. - 6-16s Kento holds up two fingers.
Kento Keywind: What part can you do today? / Nixie Snowflake: Find my cubby. Say hi to one friend. - 16-25s Nixie finds her cubby, then turns to Kento.
Nixie Snowflake: Cubby: found! Hi, Kento! / Kento Keywind: That's one friend. - 25-30s Nixie does a happy spin. Kento twirls his loops beside her.
Nixie Snowflake: Two parts done! / Kento Keywind: New is a real stage!
“Choose your part!”
focusing on your own wayJump Rope RhythmSpinny and Kento jump rope fast, and Pogo finds his own way to jump.With Pogo Pebble, Spinny Pinwheel, Kento Keywind · tap for the script
- 0-6s Playground. Spinny and Kento jump fast. Pogo trips on the rope.
Pogo Pebble: They are faster than me. I am bad. - 6-16s Kento stops.
Kento Keywind: Choose your part. What do you like? / Pogo Pebble: I like big, slow jumps. - 16-25s Spinny swings the rope slow. Pogo does giant floaty jumps.
Spinny Pinwheel: Boing! Boing! Big jump! / Kento Keywind: So floaty! - 25-30s On the last jump, Pogo hangs in the air so long Spinny spins under him twice.
Pogo Pebble: Wow, moon jump! My way has wiggle!
“My way has wiggle!”
Round 3 crew.
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