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Excellence in the Community... a la Shmoop.

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They say home is where the heart is. [Grandpa walking to a home]

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They say the power of community to create health is far greater that of any physician,

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clinic or hospital. [Grandpa approaches boy wearing an orange arm cast]

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They say making a video about trolls wouldn’t make sense…

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They say we shouldn’t make a video about trolls…

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We say…we do what we want. Say you're part of a family of trolls. [Man giving a presentation on no troll videos]

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You guys help each other do troll-y things like.. hunting things, and... uh, doing magical

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and sword-fight-y things? …What do trolls do…. [Red smoke and troll with a sword appears]

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Well whatever they do, we’re sure it’s great.

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Now imagine if you had a community of troll clans.

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The more trolls you have pitching in to help your troll community, the stronger it becomes, [Trolls working together walking over a bridge]

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and the more opportunities arise from it.

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You could rely on each other for security, you could learn how to use magic, or how to

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sew, or play hopscotch or whatever it is trolls do. Seriously, what do trolls do…? [Troll playing hop-scotch]

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And you know what the best part of being a good member of your troll community is?

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It's how rewarding helping out the community can really be. [Troll down by the river]

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Whether it's helping an old troll carry her groceries, or running a class for young trolls

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to learn to play troll instruments… [Troll learning how to play the guitar]

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…the key to a happy, fulfilling, and enriching life as a troll is to give to the community.

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…Okay, so our analogy wasn’t perfect. Whatever. Trolls are cool. So are communities.

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They’re your extended family. They’re where you came from. They’re who you know

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and who you care about. They support you. [People appear at a birthday party in a garden]

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And if you treat your community right, it’ll always be there for you.

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So pitch in now and again. It’s pretty rewarding.

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And if you don’t... the trolls will get you. Or something. [Door bell rings and troll with a sword appears]

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Alright, we’ll brush up on trolls before we use them as an analogy again…geesh.

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