The Three Little Aliens and the Big Bad Robot

**SPEAKER_1** (0:00)
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**Lisa Bueno** (0:30)
Okay, our friends, let's do another silly story, shall we? Okay. The Three Little Aliens and The Big Bad Robot is today's story. And this story was written by Margaret McNamara, and it's illustrated by Mark Fearing, and it's read today by Mommy, and... Philip. Okay. So you're going to have to help me out here because there's some alien names. I don't know how to pronounce them. You're going to get my back on this one?
Okay. There once was a mama alien who had three little aliens, and they were called Bork, Gork, and Nicklexwee.
No, there's a Z at the end of that.

**Philip** (1:32)
Nicklexwee. Nicklexwee.

**SPEAKER_1** (1:40)
Nicklexwee.

**Philip** (1:43)
Nicklexwee.

**Lisa Bueno** (1:46)
Boy, that's a hard one.

**SPEAKER_4** (1:50)
How come it's just Bork, Gork and Zork?

**Lisa Bueno** (1:53)
Why she didn't name him Zork, or Mork, or Dork? I'll never know.

**SPEAKER_1** (2:00)
Dork's a rude name, by the way.

**Lisa Bueno** (2:02)
It is. But Nikolkoskis is not as bad.
All right, well anyways, Bork, Gork and Nikolkoskis grew up in an old fashioned house in a snug, cozy crater on a tiny little planet. As the eons passed, their house got too crowded. It is time for you to go out into the universe and find a planet of your own. Their mama told them, giving them each a hug. But remember, watch out for the big bad robot. It wants to chew you up.
So Bork, Gork and Nikolkoskis took off. Bye, Mama, they cried. Bye, kids, she shouted back. Always stick together, she added. And then she sniffed a little bit. And call me every once in a while.
The Three Little Aliens traveled far and fast. There's a cute planet, said Bork. Too hot, said Nikolkoskis.
What about that one? Asked Gork. Too crowded, replied Nikolkoskis. They darted around a meteor. Are we there yet? Asked Bork. Just past the next bend, a big planet, swirling with dust, loomed into view. Bork spotted a shiny space rover zipping around its mountains and plains. Awesome, she said. I'm going to live in that.
Ma said to stick together, called Nikolkoskis. But Bork had already zipped too far away to hear.
Nikolkoskis and Gork traveled on. Nikolkoskis didn't like the looks of the next planet either. Nowhere to breathe, he gasped. Picky, picky, Gork said. And then, just ahead, he spied a giant planet with huge golden rings around it. He jumped on a passing satellite and caught a ride on a ring. Whee! He squealed. This is what I call home. We can't live on a ring that goes around in circles. Called Nikolkoskis.

**SPEAKER_5** (4:19)
We'll get dizzy.

**Lisa Bueno** (4:21)
But Gork wasn't paying attention.
Now Nikolkoskis was alone. He traveled deeper and deeper into space until he spotted a massive blue planet far out in the galaxy. It had 13 moons and refreshing breezes. This faraway place is where I'll build my home. He said, it will be safe from the big bad robot. Nikolkoskis found everything he needed to make sturdy walls. He gathered stardust to keep his home bright and found solar panels to keep it warm. And then he grabbed a tall, shiny telescope. This will do for our chimney, he said, though no one heard him. Rock by rock, row by row, Nikolkos built the perfect house. When he was finished, he sat down and locked the door. His house was not very zippy or cool, but it was very safe. And there was room enough for all three little aliens. I hope they come visit soon, said Nikolkos. Then, one galactic dawn, there was a rumbling in the universe.
It was the big, bad robot. Dun-dun-dun-dun!
Work was so busy on her swirly red planet that she couldn't hear the robot's call. She didn't feel its giant footsteps as it leapt from star to star, and she didn't see the robot until it was right in front of her rover.

**SPEAKER_4** (6:07)
Little alien, little alien, bleeped the robot. Pull over, pull over.

**Lisa Bueno** (6:15)
Not by the wheels of my trusty space rover, cried Bork bravely.