1. INT CLASSROOM -- DAY Mz . Mole carries a plant pot and walks towards the closet. The kids look interested and gather around her. ELINOR What are you doing with that pot, Mz . Mole? MZ . MOLE (FROM IN THE CLOSET) I'm finding a nice spot for it in the closet. OLIVE A plant in the closet? Doesn't SUNLIGHT help plants grow? MZ . MOLE Yes That's right , they do, Olive! But this is a MUSHROOM, not a plant. We see the pot closer up, revealing a mushroom. [ Mycenae Image ref: https: // media.mnn.com /assets/images/2015/04/ mycena-collage-three-species.jpg.838x0_q80.jpg ]. The kids <SFX: OHHHH WALLA>. MZ . MOLE (CONT'D) Mushrooms actually like to grow in the dark. ARI Coool . I didn't know mushrooms weren't plants! MZ . MOLE That's right! Mushrooms are something different called fungi . ARI Fungi? Hey, I'm a "fun guy" too! They all <SFX: LAUGH>. MZ . MOLE Yes, you are, Ari . Come on in and I'll read you a book about the amazing world of mushrooms. They all crowd in. Mz . Mole turns on a flashlight (there's no moment of darkness) and closes the door. She shines the flashlight on the book in her lap. ( The mushroom book was in the mushroom closet. ) 2. Popup BOOK - continuous BOOK We see a forest scene featuring a log (Reuse from Roly Poly if possible). Mz . MOLE Plants need sunlight. It's what they use to live and grow. Page flip and we see the log roll over, with mushrooms peeking out. MZ . MOLE (CONT'D) But mushrooms are different. They don't need sunlight. They like to grow in dark places, like UNDER this log! Zoom in on the mushrooms. ELINOR If there's no sunlight, what do they use to grow? MZ. MOLE Good question, Elinor! They get what they need from the ground using their roots. We show water and nutrients coming up into the mushrooms from its roots OLIVE That's pretty smart. Does that mean they can grow in places that plants can't? MZ. MOLE That's right, Olive! They can grow in places where it's totally dark, like underground in a cave! Page flip to a cave scene. We see clusters of mushrooms growing near a pool in a dripping cave. (where possible reuse scenes from Bishop 118 interstitial) ELINOR So these mushrooms NEVER get sunlight? MZ. MOLE That's right. And they love it down there. OLIVE I like how they are so many different colors. MZ. MOLE Me too! Mushrooms don't have to be brown. They can be green or red. ELINOR Look, that one is pink! We see a pink mushroom. Image ref: https://mushroomandcompany.com/product/pink-oyster/ OLIVE I see a blue one! We see a blue mushroom. Image ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lactarius_indigo ARI I spot a spotted mushroom! We see a spotted mushroom. Image ref: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amanita_muscaria 3. INT CLOSET -- DAY Back in the closet. Mz. Mole shines the light on herself. MZ. MOLE And that's not even the most amazing color. Some mushrooms can even GLOW IN THE DARK. elinor What, really? Mz. MOLE See for yourselves... She turns off her flashlight. The closet is dark except for the mushrooms, which are glowing and casting a green glow on everyone's faces. [ Mycenae Image ref: https://media.mnn.com/assets/images/2015/04/mycena-collage-three-species.jpg.838x0_q80.jpg ] ari Wow, that's amazing! OLIVE I wish I could glow in the dark. MZ. MOLE I think you kids are already plenty bright. They all laugh.

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