Norman describes his disciplined upbringing, during which he learned how to fly fish and write. Norman explains the challenges he experienced while learning to write: Reverend Maclean pushed him to be concise and express the same sentiment in significantly fewer words.

At Jacob's request, his father tells him a story about peculiar children. He describes in detail where the children live, their special powers, and why they are forced to stay in the house: they're hiding from something.

Neil deGrasse Tyson gets the story from Bill Nye about his trajectory from young engineer to beloved science communicator.

Gru reads a final bedtime story to his three little kiddos and finds himself noticing a parallel between his own life and the life of the unicorn from the story.

The MythBusters analyze the results of their "talking to plants" experiment with bush peas. While they cannot come to a reliable conclusion due to the small sample size used, they find that exposing plants to any form of sound, whether positive or negative, helps them grow better.