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Daddy, I heard something.

-Oh, yeah? What'd you hear? -A noise.

Oh, it's just us working.

Why can't I come in with you?

'Cause I said so. Ain't a place for kids.

We're almost done now.

Do not leave this truck. Or drive off with it.

You hear me?

Go and put that in the glove box.

I'll be right back, bud.

Love you!

I'll finish up and we'll go get your brother, Lucas.

All right, let's get outta here.

Hey, Frank, we still got plenty to do one more batch if you want.

The fuck was that?

Listen.

You said they weren't gonna reopen this place for another few weeks.

The fuck is that, Frank?

That's gotta be an animal.

Fuck me.

-The fuck you going, Frank? -Come on.

Fuck.

The fuck is going on?

Where you going?

Frank.

Fuck.

Frank, let's get the fuck outta here, all right?

-Let's get the fuck outta here. -Something's on fucking fire, man.

Frank!

Let's get the fuck outta here, buddy.

Let's get the fuck outta here.

This is fucked up, man.

-Where you going? -(CREATURE GROWLS)

Let's get the fuck outta here.

-Frank! -(GUNSHOT)

Run, Frank, run!

-(CREATURE GROWLS) -Oh, my God!

Kenny!

-(CREATURE ROARS) -(SCREAMING)

Kenny!

Daddy?

Daddy?

I'll be right out.

It's obviously much more than just that.

Would anyone like to help him elaborate?

So, storytelling is a way for people to explain their world...

their culture...

passing on customs and beliefs from one generation to the next.

In America, and especially here in Oregon...

storytelling started with our indigenous people.

Native Americans who were teaching the younger people...

in their communities about their culture and identities.

Can anyone give me an example of a fable or a myth?

Or a fairy tale even.

Brody, give it a shot.

Evie, do you have any stories you wanna share?

Lucas.

Give me an example of, um...

a fable or a myth.

Come on.

Anyone? Anyone?

Okay. Go ahead, Jasmine.

"Goldilocks." "Goldilocks" is a fairy tale.

That's very good.

-What's the story of "Goldilocks"? -(WHISPERS) Lucas.

While a family of bears are away...

Goldilocks enters their house and eats their porridge.

Then the bears come home and get angry with her.

That's right. Very good.

So, is there a moral or a lesson in that story?

Yes.

Don't eat bears' food without permission.

That's right.

Don't take something that's not yours.

-(BELL RINGS) -Hey, everyone,

be prepared to discuss and write about...

a fairy tale or a myth when you come back.

Guys, let's go.

Here you go, ma'am. Nice to see ya.

That'll be $3.

Is that everything?

That'll be $4.50, please.

(ON RADIO) ... have already begun rolling back

environmental regulations.

Today, an EPA spokesman announced a comprehensive plan...

to revive the coal industry by promoting what is known as mountaintop mining.

In remote Cispus Falls, Oregon...

the Greymouth Mine is one of a handful his administration is reopening...

ending what they say is a war on American energy.

Hey, sis.

How was school?

Uh...

It's about the same.

Just give it time. They'll warm to you.

Mmm.

I'm not sure it's about warming.

It's just not... what I hoped it would be.

You want me to move that out of here?

All right, I'm gonna try and get some sleep. Good night.

Good night.

Boy.

(ON RADIO) Opioid epidemic persists

in rural Oregon.

The basket by the phone.

Can you not move my stuff, please?

I have it all where it is, so I know where it is.

Sorry. Yeah.

I was just trying to give us more space.

I'm gonna move out as soon as I can.

Jules, I didn't say anything about moving out.

I'm sorry. I'm just getting ready to go evict...

another family with kids.

Give 'em 10, 15 minutes...

to grab what they can carry, throw it in their car...

if they have a car, and then...

I wish you wouldn't have run, Paul.

You didn't have to.

There weren't exactly too many people... banging down the doors for the position

after Warren Stokes retired.

I barely recognize this place anymore.

Yeah, well, a lot can change in 20 years.

It's our own little slice of paradise here.

Who's next?

Lucas.

You wanna read us your story?

-He can't read, Ms. Meadows. -Clint.

Yes, he can.

I know you've been working on a story.

Will you read us a little bit?

Once, there were three bears...

that lived in a dark and wet cave...

up above a small town.

Big Bear, Little Bear, and Baby Bear.

Big Bear used to take care of the little bears.

But Big Bear got sick.

Lost his job.

And his insides turned black.

One day, Little Bear came home...

and Big Bear and Baby Bear were different.

Big Bear's sickness had gotten worse.

Big Bear has become more angrier and meaner...

because they had no food.

No meat.

It's very good, Lucas.

But they had each other.

You know he belongs there, right?

Mmm-hmm.

Oh, my God! Is that dog shit?

God, dude. That smells like ass. God.

What kind of a person would put that in there?

You motherfucker! You think this is funny? Eat it!

Fight! Fight! Fight!

Clint! -Eat it!

Hey! Clint, stop!

Does that hurt?

Okay.

Okay, you put your shirt back on.

I'll be right out.

-(BANGING ON DOOR) -(MAN GRUNTING)

Hey. I was just about to go in there.

You wanna join me?

That's not why I invited you in.

I invited you in to have ice cream... because I wanted to know

if ice cream is your favorite vegetable.

Because it's mine.

Ice cream isn't a vegetable.

Yeah, it is.

It's a dessert.

To most people, yeah. But to me?

Totally a vegetable.