1. ext school (NEAR TRAIL) -- DAY Open on MZ . MOLE, ELINOR, OLIVE, ARI and KIDS (as necessary). Everyone is holding a book Mz . Mole Is everyone ready to take their books to the little library? Several kids raise their books MZ . MOLE (CONT’D) Wonderful, let’s go Mz . Mole and the kids begin to walk (and skip) along a trail towards a little free standing library. Several rain clouds move in. Olive Oh no, I think it’s going to rain Several big rain drops fall around them. Ari The books! They’ll get wet The kids look worried. Mz . Mole looks to a fallen tree then produces several large leaves. She creates a large umbrella with the leaves as the rain falls harder. Mz . Mole and the kids remain perfectly dry. OLIVE It’s like we’re in a bubble! Mz . Mole I think now is a perfect time for this story. Olive would you please hold this? Mz . Mole hands the makeshift umbrella to Olive who takes it with her trunk. Mz . Mole then pulls out a book. The kids giggle as they squeeze in close under the leaves. She opens the books and we see a scene of a pond with a log 2. Ext. pond -- DAY Mz . Mole All animals living on land need to breathe air. That’s true for you, me, and this beetle here We see a beetle crawl out on the log and twiddle his antennae as a breeze passes over him. Mz . Mole (CONT’D) Some beetles love to explore underwater. ElinoR I bet there’s tasty food for them down there. We see the beetle crawl to the underside of the log which is in the water. The underwater world opens up and we see lots of different plants (glistening). We see the beetle leap downward towards the plants ElINOR (CONT’D) That plant looks good for him. Before reaching the plant the beetle dashes to the surface OLIVE Why did he come back up? MZ . MOLE Well just like us, there’s no air for him to breathe under the water. ElINOR But how will he get those tasty plants? MZ . MOLE Well some special beetles are able to capture a bubble of air from the surface and take it with them. The beetle moves his legs and then dives back under the water. This time he has a bubble of air under him. <SFX: KIDS WHOA> ARI Can he breathe from the bubble? MZ . MOLE Why yes he can! ElINOR Neat! Does that mean he can stay underwater longer? Can he get to those plants? MZ . MOLE Yes! These beetles can stay underwater a very long time, exploring for food and having fun. The beetle cruises around underwater, zipping among the plants, even doing flips in the water as he speeds between them. OLIVE They’re like small scuba divers! Kids laugh as more beetles zip about in the pond. 3. EXT. Trail -- DAY Mz . Mole closes the book. It’s still raining. MZ . MOLE It’s a pretty neat trick to be able to take your environment with you. ELINOR Ooh, I have an idea! Olive, may I please have a leaf? Olive hands Elinor a large leaf. Elinor steps out from the group with her own leaf and we see the rain falling all around her while she stays dry. ELINOR (CONT’D) I’m going to take my environment with me and return my book Elinor turns and heads up to the little library with her book in hand. <SFX: KIDS ME TOO WALLA> The kids each take a leaf from Olive and head up the trail toward the little library, each in their own dry “bubble”. We see Elinor put her book in the library.

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY 114 Interstitial: MZ . Mole Story time: Diving Beetle Written by Matt Giorgianni Follows: Bubble Stuff in which the kids learn that spittle bugs build houses out of bubbles that they make. Curriculum: The kids learn about beetles who use air bubbles like an oxygen tank to allow them to dive under water. Learning Goals: ES2 . Understand that plants and animals (including humans) can change their environment: FIRST DRAFT: May 16, 2019 Ms. Mole Elinor Olive Ari Kids (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) (all together) INT EXT I/E 1 2 3 EXT EXT POND EXT TRAIL DAY NIGHT AFTERNOON MORNING EVENING LATER MOMENTS LATER CONTINUOUS THE NEXT DAY MAGIC HOUR DAWN DUSK SAME SAME TIME CUT TO: FADE IN: FADE OUT. FADE TO: DISSOLVE TO: BACK TO: MATCH CUT TO: JUMP CUT TO: FADE TO BLACK. SMASH CUT TO: CUT TO BLACK. TIME CUT: Order Title Location