Yo Gabba Gabba Makes Me Cry

Henry is pretty particular about his TV viewing. Generally, if it's not Imagination Movers, it's not gonna fly. Lately however he's been getting into Yo Gabba Gabba, which I have to pay for through Amazon's digital downloads because we don't get that channel. I have found myself watching along with him and really enjoy the music and the little lessons.

This afternoon we were watching the "Differences" episode and on came this little story about Argyle the Octopus. Let me back up. If there's one animal that truly scares the crap out of me, it's the octopus. I think they are the creepiest animals out there, and have made a point to avoid watching anything that involves them. But this story was different. It was so poignant and sweet, I found myself with tears in my eyes!

After scouring the internet for the text of the story and coming up short, I sat on the couch, remote in hand and typed out the words line by line. The pause and rewind buttons were very handy, as the story is told by a little child who didn't speak the clearest.

Enjoy this touching story.

Argyle the Octopus

Argyle the octopus lived in the sea. His skin was different than you and me. He had a beautiful pattern of orange and brown. It was very unique, like no other fish around.

He loved to play and be a part of the team. The other sharks and fish were sometimes mean, so he covered himself with a spray of black ink and hid from other fish to be alone to think.

He was different than most everyone and fishes got scared and sometimes ran. The argyle wondered, what do they care about his bright colors, and patterns and squares? Some said his color, what a strange mistake! Others thought his skin looked really quite fake.

But Argyle thought that the truth was in fact, his skin was a present from his mom and his dad! Little Argyle smiled with a happy grin because he was proud to wear his family skin.