1. EXT. BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - DAY OPEN ON ELINOR and HAZEL walking with ARI. They all stop outside his cave. Ari Be right back with that new bouncy ball. I was playing with it this morning and I left it in my room. As he starts to run inside, Elinor and Hazel call after him: HAZEL Hurry - we really want to see it. EliNOR And bounce it! Ari disappears inside. Elinor and Hazel wait for a beat, bouncing a bit up and down excitedly. EliNOR (CONT'D) I wonder how high it'll bounce. This high? Elinor hops, reaching her hand up high. HAZEL Or this high? Hazel stretches her trunk as far as she can. elinOR Well, it's super bouncy. Maybe even up to the top of that tree? She points toward a tall tree. Hazel raises her eyebrows. hazEL Maybe higher. Maybe up to the moon! They both look up as high as they can. ELINOR (in wonder) You never know! ARI comes running/gliding out, SUPER EXCITED. Ari Ready to play with the bounciest super bouncy ball ever? ELINOR/HAZEL Yes! ARI Watch this! Ari takes something small and orange out of his pocket, and BOUNCES it confidently on the ground. Ari (CONT'D) Ta-da! The item SPLATS and lies there. Elinor and Hazel look closer. HazeL I thought it would be...bouncier. Elinor bends down and looks closer. ELINOR Are you sure that's even a ball? Elinor picks up the flattened item and hands it to Ari, who examines it for a beat, surprised to see it flat. Ari Oh. Whoops - that's an orange from breakfast. HazeL No wonder it didn't bounce. ARI So, where did I leave the ball? Hazel and Elinor shrug. Ari frowns, trying to remember... HAZEL Maybe you should check your room ...again? Elinor and Hazel head toward Ari's room as he follows. ElinOR We'll come with you this time. Hazel We can help you look. Ari Thanks - it should be easy to find, my room is all neat and tidy Elinor and Hazel exchange glances, reacting. ELINOR Really? 2. Int. Bats' cave - Ari's room - day - conTINUOUS CLOSE ON ARI, standing on what appears to be a neat and empty floor next to his bed. Ari See? My floor is completely clean! ROTATE CAMERA AND PULL OUT to reveal Ari is "standing" on his ceiling (his bed is bolted to the ceiling.) EliNOR I guess so, if you count the ceiling as your floor . On Hazel and Elinor - standing in knee-deep debris on the real floor (clothes, comic books, bath towels, toys.) ARI Well, bats do sleep upside down. Ari glides down to land near his friends. Hazel Down here it's pretty messy. How can we find a ball in here? elinor How can we find anything in here? Ari helps Elinor and Hazel sift through his belongings. A beat, then: Ari Well, the good news is, the ball's not here! HaZEL Why is THAT good news? ARI If we know where the ball ISN'T, then we know where the ball IS! ElINOR Really? Where? Ari SOMEWHERE ELSE! So now we know! Hazel and Elinor stare at Ari in disbelief. HaZEL But "somewhere else" could be anywhere else in the world! It could take years to find it! ARI (undaunted) Well, we'd better start looking. It's probably still somewhere on this continent. He turns toward a map on his wall, looking for a route. EliNOR There's got to be an easier way. Ari, when did you last have the ball? Ari closes his eyes, reflects, then pops his eyes open. Ari I know! I had it this morning when I got up! ElINOR Good! Let's start there. You got up. What did you do next? He leads the way out of his room. As Elinor and Hazel follow. ARI I got up, I played with my ball. 3. INT. BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - KITCHEN - DAY - CONTINUOUS Ari walks through the kitchen with Hazel and Elinor, who look around for the ball as they follow him. ARI I had breakfast, I played with my ball. Elinor turns to Hazel. ElinOR Let's look around. They all look around, opening the refrigerator, lifting the lid off the cookie jar, looking in silly places. HAZEL It's not here. What did you do next? Ari thinks, trying to remember. Ari Hmmm, oh! I went outside, playing with my ball! 4. Ext. BatS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE)- yard - day - conTINUOUS Ari leads the way through the yard with Elinor and Hazel walking behind, looking around for the ball. Elinor So you came out to the yard. What did you do out here? Ari Let's see... Oh yeah - I ate one of these apples. He pauses in front of a BASKET OF APPLES that's sitting on a table in the yard, and helps himself to an apple. Ari (CONT'D) They're so good. Want one? ElinOR Not right now, thanks. HaZEL Maybe later. Ari shrugs, bites into the apple and keeps walking. He stops again, freezing in place. Ari Wait - I remember something else! THOUGHT BUBBLE forms next to Ari, as his DAD now stands near him, pointing at something OS-- Ari (CONT'D) My dad asked me to rake the leaves! ANGLE ON: A messy pile of leaves under a nearby apple tree. EliNOR (hopeful) Maybe the ball's in that leaf-pile! hazel Only one way to find out... (to Ari) Are you thinking what I'm thinking? Ari I think SO! Hazel, Ari and Elinor look at each other for a beat, then dive right into the pile of leaves, swimming around with their arms. hazel/elinor WOO HOO!/Whee!/Leaf-o-rama!! After a few beats of leaf play, the kids stop as the leaves settle around the. ElinOR Well, That was fun. HAZEL But no ball. Ari Not in this pile. HAZEL There are still so many places to look. As Ari and Hazel are talking, we ANGLE ON: Elinor as she hears something and looks up to find the source overhead <SFX: BIRDS CHIRPING> Ari I know. I go a lot of places. ANGLE ON TREE: TRACK UP the trunk to discover a BIRD ON A BRANCH about eye level with Elinor. HAZEL (almost inaudible) Can't you remember where you left it? ARI (almost inaudible) I'm trying, but the leaves are so distracting. HAZEL (almost inaudible) Good point! LEAF JUMP!! As Ari and Hazel jump back in the leave in the background Elinor goes to the tree to observe the bird up close. SCIENCE MOMENT CU: The bird hops busily back and forth on the branch, adding twigs and fluff to its nest. Elinor gets even closer, going up on her tiptoes to discover THREE SMALL EGGS in the nest. ON ELINOR - she reacts, interested. Elinor watches for a beat as the bird returns to the nest. ELINOR (quietly to herself) Ooohhh. The eggs are nice and safe in that nest. BACK TO SCENE: Hazel and Ari lie back into the leaves, smiling as the leaves flutter and settle around them. All of a sudden, Ari sits up straight Ari Wait, I remember something else. Before I could rake the leaves, I had to go find the rake behind the house. This catches Elinor's attention. elinOR Maybe the ball's there? ARI Come on - let's look! 5. EXT. BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - BACK OF HOUSE - CONTINUOUS At the back of the house, the kids look around. HaZEL I don't see the ball OR the rake. Ari pauses, closes his eyes, then opens them wide. Ari But this is exactly where I was standing when did my super-amazing "toss and spin" move. Watch! He spins around, pretends to catch the "invisible" ball, but in a convoluted stretch, reaches out so far to catch it that he almost loses his balance, has to hop on one foot, then-- Ari (CONT'D) Ta-da! HaZEL Um , nice catch? ARI Thanks - it's even more impressive with an actual ball. Hazel (laughing) Right, let's keep looking. (to Ari) Maybe it rolled over this way. Hazel and Ari continue to look for the ball, as SALLY BEAVER hurries by, distracting Elinor. Sally Excuse me, pardon me, excuse me - hi, sorry, didn't see you there. ElinOR Hey Sally, what are you doing? SALLY Oh, hi, Elinor. Just collecting twigs to keep for winter snacks. Elinor watches Sally Beaver collect green stems and smaller twigs and bundle them together. ELINOR That's a lot of twigs. Where do you keep them until winter? SALLY We store them in a special place - our beaver lodge! ANGLE ON: SALLY'S LODGE by the stream in the distance. ELINOR A special place. That's so interesting. SaLLY Yep, that way we can always find our food when we're hungry. ELINOR Oooooooh. ON ELINOR as she watches, fascinated, looking back and forth from busy Sally to the lodge. Elinor's wheels are turning. Elinor is shaken out of her reverie by Hazel's excited call: HAZEL I see the rake! Ari Where? Hazel races across the yard, the others following close behind. Hazel arrives at the spot, but it's a stick. HazEL Oh, it's just stick. At that, Sally Beaver dashes by again. SallY Perfect - just what I was looking for! Thank you, thank you! She collects the stick, and scurries off. ElinOR Sally Beaver sure keeps track of those sticks! Ari picks up the rake from the ground nearby. Ari Here's the rake! Hazel and Elinor frown, examining it more closely. HAZEL Uh-oh. ElINOR The handle's broken. ARI (remembering) Oh, right... I forgot. Our rake is broken so I had to borrow another rake from Mr. Dog. THAT'S what I did next. He spots Mr. Dog's rake leaning against a tree and picks it up. Ari (CONT'D) Here it is. ElinoR Let me get this straight: You went outside, ate an apple, your dad asked you to rake leaves, the rake was broken, you made up the spin-and-catch move, then you borrowed a rake from Mr. Dog... ARI Yep, that's everything I did today. HAZEL Maybe we should look at Mr. Dog's house! They all start to head over, then Elinor goes back and grabs the rake, handing it to Ari. elinor And , we can return Mr. Dog's rake. ARI I bet he would like that! 6. EXT. MR. DOG'S YARD - DAY - CONTINUOUS As the kids enter, MR. DOG is putting a chew-bone into a hole, and starts shoveling dirt over it with a shovel. Mr. Dog Hi, kids, what's up? Ari I brought back your rake, Mr. Dog. Thanks for letting me borrow it. MR. DOG You're welcome, Ari. It's nice to have everything back its place. He hangs up his rake on the nearby shed, then goes back to his digging. ARI Uhh , Mr. Dog. Did I leave my new super-bouncy ball here? MR. DOG Sorry, Ari I haven't seen your ball. CLOSE ON ELINOR Elinor watches intently as Mr. Dog keeps shoveling dirt. Then he plops a bone in the hole and covers it. ElinOR Uhh, Mr. Dog? Why do you bury your bones? Aren't they for chewing? MR. DOG Good question, Elinor. I LOVE to chew bones, that's why I bury them - so I know where they are when I need them - safe their special place. SCIENCE CU MOMENT: As he talks, Mr. Dog buries another bone, then he starts digging again. Elinor looks closely at the hole. ELINOR Another special place. That's so interesting. HaZEL Come on, Elinor - we have to keep looking for Ari's ball. ELINOR Wait! I think I figured something out. THOUGHT BUBBLE next to Elinor. We see the bone in the hole, the sticks stacked in the beaver lodge, and the eggs in the bird nest. Elinor (CONT'D) Mr. Dog never loses his bones. He digs a hole to make a special place for them! Just like Sally Beaver keeps her sticks in a special place - her lodge, and birds keep their eggs in a special place - their nests. THOUGHT BUBBLE bursts. HAZEL Ari should have put the ball in a special place, then we'd know where to look. At that moment Ari's stomach <SFX: GROWLS> ArI I'm hungry. I could use an apple to put in a special place, my stomach! (he starts to put it together) Wait a minute -- ball, apple, special place… I remember where I left the ball! Ari runs OS with Elinor and Hazel at this heels. 7. Ext. Ari'S YARD - DAY - momentS LATER The kids run OS and Ari runs right up to the basket of apples, digs in and... Ari TA-DAH!!!!! He holds up the ball triumphantly. HazeL The ball! ElinOR How did it get there? ARI I must have put the it down when I reached for an apple this morning. I DID put it in a special place - but it was the APPLE place not the BALL place. HaZEL Yay, now we can play! ARI Wait! First I have a favour to ask. HAZEL What is it Ari? ElINOR Anything for you. Ari I don't want to lose my ball again, or anything else! Will you help me clean my room? Hazel and Elinor share a smile. HaZEL Sure thing, Ari. ElINOR (laughing) We thought you'd never ask! 8. INT. BATS' CAVE - ARI'S ROOM - DAY - MOMENTS LATER Elinor, Hazel and Ari sort and clean his room as they sing: ELINOR/HAZEL/ARI Make a place for this, Make a place for that, Keep all your special things in a special place! OUT THE WINDOW: They see Sally, Mr. Dog and the bird in turn making their special places for their treasured items. Elinor: Birds build nests to keep their eggs, Ari: Dogs dig holes for their bones, Hazel: And beavers store their sticks and twigs Elinor: Safe inside their homes. Ari: To find our toys again, Hazel: We put them away Elinor: In a special place All: where they can always stay! All: Make a place for this, Make a place for that, Keep all your special things in a special place! END MONTAGE 9. Int. Ari's room - day - conTINUOUS CU Ari's face, thrilled. PULL BACK to reveal he's once again perched on his ceiling near his bed. Ari Wow. My room has never looked THIS good before. ROTATE CAMERA TO RIGHT-SIDE-UP. Hazel and Elinor are standing on the floor, which is now neat and clean. haZEL Yeah, from both ways! EliNOR Everything is in its special place. HAZEL Now we can finally go play with the super bouncy ball! Ari looks around for a beat, panicked. ARI Uh oh, I forgot where I put it! ElinOR/HAZEL (groan) Ari! ARI Just kidding! Ari opens his toy box and takes out the ball. Ari (CONT'D) Here it is in a special place with my other toys! Catch! He tosses the ball to Elinor, who does the spin move and catches it behind her back. elinOR Ta-da! HAZEL/Ari (laughs) iris out: The enD

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ELINOR’S TOWN EP 108 Special Places By: Rachel Lipman Elinor’s Question: Why do birds lay eggs in nests and dogs bury bones in the ground? Logline: When Ari misplaces the group's favorite ball, they discover that he needs a system for keeping track of his things. Curriculum Goals: LS5.Begin to understand that animals and plants depend on other living things and nonliving things in the environment to meet some of their needs. The bird, beaver and dog all depend on their environment to provide a place to store important things and keep them safe. ND. None in this one. SEP3: Planning and carrying out investigations: e: Design and build a solution to a simple problem (they make a special place to keep the ball after observing a nest, a beaver’s lodge, and a hole for dog bones.) PBS Framework (not sure where to put this) Begin to understand that animals and plants depend on other living things and nonliving things in the environment to meet some of their needs. Main Characters: Elinor, Hazel, Ari Secondary Characters: Sally, Mr. Dog Incidental Characters: Norma, LouLou Backgrounds: Top of the hill, Inside the Clubhouse, bottom of the hill Props: Clubhouse journal, crayon, granola, leaf, magnifying glass, Clubhouse, building materials OUTLINE: 28-Dec-2018 FIRST DRAFT: 15-Jan-2019 SECOND DRAFT: Elinor/hazel elinor Ari Hazel Sally Mr. Dog ELINOR/HAZEL/ARI Hqazel HAZEL/Ari (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) Int Ext I/E BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) BATS' CAVE - ARI'S ROOM - DAY ARI'S ROOM ARI'S KITCHEN BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE)- YARD - DAY BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - KITCHEN - DAY BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - BACK OF HOUSE MR. DOG'S YARD - DAY ARI'S ROOM - DAY ARI'S YARD - DAY Day Night Afternoon Morning Evening Later Moments Later Continuous The Next Day Cut To: Fade In: Fade Out. Fade To: Dissolve To: Back To: Match Cut To: Jump Cut To: Fade To Black.