a really great first draft - note: lets be careful with the amount of exclamation points we use - that was a note from our voice director as it makes our actors feel the need to shout the line. 1. EXT Animal town center -- DAY "Line count - 116 Elinor P - 35 Olive P -30 Ari P -33 Mr. Raccoon P - 10 Silas A - 2 Deputy Mouse A - 2 (could be WALLA?) It’s a brisk Fall day, and ELINOR, ARI and OLIVE (carrying her SATCHEL) are happily walking along a leaf-strewn sidewalk near the center of Animal Town (like a very small Main Street, with friendly adults and families walking around and no traffic). A slight wind is blowing through, kicking up an occasional leaf. OLIVE It’s kind of windy today! The wind gusts, shaking Olive’s ears a bit. ELINOR I love days like this! A bunch of leaves get blown by the wind, swirling around Ari, who giggles and spins with them. ARI Whoa, there are leaves blowing everywhere! OLIVE Ooh, so many pretty colors! Elinor leans into the wind and smiles. It's not a big deal but for little ones that are learning about their senses it might be confusing to hear "smelling the cool fall air". because cool relates to touch(feeling) not smelling. elinor I love the windy feeling on my face, and smelling the cool fall air. A leaf blows right onto Olive’s trunk. maybe 'and dont forget the leaves!' - since they already commented on leaves in line 3 OLIVE ... and the leaves! They giggle. ARI Wait, did you say that wind is AIR? The stuff we breathe? He blows some air out of his mouth. Is she blowing her trunk here? if so we should have Ari giggle or comment as he loves when she does that OLIVE Yep! Wind is just air moving around. Olive blows air out of her trunk, pushing some leaves around on the ground. The wind picks up a little. Ari leans into it, trying to enjoy it too. ARI Let me try. Here it comes! He lifts his arms slightly and embraces the wind. ARI (CONT’D) Ooh, that does feel nice! He raises his arms and wings to enjoy more of it, and the wind pushes him back a bit. ARI (CONT’D) Whoa. He leans into it more, but then a big gust blows through. ARI (CONT’D) Whoa! Whoa! Ahh! Ari is sent flying and flipping backwards, landing on a small pile of leaves. ARI (CONT’D) (blowing a leaf off his head) Wow, that wind is pushy! The kids giggle. ElinoR Here, I’ll help you. Elinor and Olive help him up. At that moment, a small bell rings. It’s Mr. Raccoon, coming out of his bakery. Mr. Raccoon has one arm in a sling, and the other arm is trying to hold on to what looks like a medium-size rolled-up tarp and two sticks. He has some difficulty holding the door open and navigating the doorway and holding on to the sign with only one arm. OliVE Hello, Mr. Raccoon! Mr. Raccoon notices them there. "i would think the kids would offer to help quickly. - timing - after ""Oh, hello, Olive! Hello, Elinor and Ari! How are you on this fine day?"" - then line 17 with Elinor offering to help - then continue with ' Thank you! Its a little bit windy out, isnt it?....' " Mr. Raccoon Oh, hello, Olive! Hello, Elinor and Ari! How are you on this fine day? It’s a little bit windy out, isn’t it? Elinor runs around and holds the door open for Mr. Raccoon. ElINOR Here you go, Mr. Raccoon. MR. RACCOON Why, thank you, Elinor. Unfortunately, I sprained my arm mixing ingredients last night, and now I have to let it rest. It’s kind of hard to carry things with only one arm. Ari (pointing to the rolled up tarp) What’s that, Mr. Raccoon? Mr. Raccoon looks down at the tarp. remove 'today' from 'I baked some delicious treats TODAY '- since he already said 'today' MR. RACCOON This? Oh, today is a very special day, kids. I baked some delicious treats today: pretzels and bagels. I call it, “Pretzel and Bagel Day.” OLIVE Ooh, I love pretzels! ari And I love bagels! They’re my favorite baked goodie. (thinks about it) Actually, most baked goodies are my favorite, but I especially like bagels. I don't think we need to mention "with Ranger Rabbit’s permission,"...the concept may be over preschoolers.. MR. RACCOON Haha, well, I like them too, Ari. And I’d like everyone to come try them, so, with Ranger Rabbit’s permission, I’m going to put up this sign over there by the town center. With the help of one of the kids, Mr. Raccoon unfurls the sign for them, and we see that it has drawings of bagels, pretzels, some swiss soy cheese and a big arrow pointing in one direction. Mr. RACCOON (CONT’D) Oh, I also have some special swiss soy cheese that I want everyone to try. EliNOR I love cheese! MR. RACCOON Great, well come by my store any time and I’ll give you all some free samples. Mr. Raccoon tries to awkwardly roll up the sign again with only one hand, but struggles to hold on to it. Mr. RACCOON (CONT’D) Hm, urm. Oh. Urk. The kids look at each other and seem to have the same idea. ELINOR Mr. Raccoon, would you like us to help you? Ari Yeah, we can put the sign up for you! Olive We love pretzels, bagels and cheese and we want everyone to know about them too! Mr. RACCOON Oh, wow, that’s so nice of you, kids. That would really help me. Thank you! ElinOR No problem, Mr. Raccoon! We’ll put the sign up and everybody’s going to come try your awesome treats! The kids help Mr. Raccoon roll up the sign and he hands it to Olive. Ari Let’s go! Over some short music, the kids run over to the grassy area in the middle of the town center. On the way, Ari jumps/flutters over a bush and Olive skips over some leaves. 2. EXT. Grassy area in the middle of town - day Elinor looks around a little bit and picks a spot. after 34 it reads that Elinor and Ari unfurl the sign but Olive is the one carrying it. seems a bit odd they would take it from her - we can have either Ari or Elinor take one end as she pulls the other. Why does Olive put her satchel down? Note: we cant show her putting on or taking off her satchel (it’ll need to be o.s) due to her short arms and large head - she cant lift the strap up and over ELINOR I think this is a good place. Let’s put up the sign! Elinor and Ari unfurl the sign and hold the ends of it, while Olive sets her satchel down and pushes the sticks into the ground to hold it in place. OLIVE There we go! The kids take a step back and look at their handiwork. ELINOR I think that looks pretty good. ARI It makes me want to eat a bagel right now! Ari mimes eating a delicious bagel. OLIVE EVERYTHING makes you want to eat, Ari. will our audience get this joke? it may be confusing to them - unless maybe have Olive giggle and say 'Ari!<giggle> thats the same thing' ARI No... Some things make me hungry. The kids <SFX: GIGGLE>. Silas the Cheetah passes by and notices the sign. SILAS Oh! What’s that? The kids form a funny tableau to showcase the sign. SiLAS (CONT’D) Huh, it looks like Mr. Raccoon made bagels and pretzels today. Cool. I’ll go check it out! He walks off towards the bakery. The kids nod and high-five each other. ELINOR Yes, it’s working! At that moment, the wind picks up, and the sign flutters. 43 and line 44 are very similar as Ari just seems to repeat but in a different way maybe 'ya. so pushy' OLIVE Uh oh, it’s getting windy again. The wind gets stronger, and the sign billows and strains. ARI The wind is getting pushy again! The kids look worried about the sign, but the wind dies down. Phew! They all sigh in relief. But a moment later, a strong gust blows. The sign flutters and then... it flies out of the ground! ELINOR Oh no! Sign and sticks and all fly off up and away. OLIVE Follow the sign! 3. EXT ANIMAL TOWN CENTER -- DAY The kids go running to find their sign. The sign flutters and flies comically over town residents. At some point, it looks like it’s headed straight for Ms. Gee Raffe’s head, but she ducks at the last second. The kids follow the sign, but suddenly, it seems to have disappeared. Ari Where did it go? OLIVE I don’t know! Elinor I’ll look this way! Elinor heads one way, and Olive and Ari head the other way. Elinor walks down the sidewalk a bit, looking around. The wind blows through again and causes some leaves on the ground the swirl around. see my note on line 84. I don;t think leaves with holes is the best way to show that some things allow wind to go through and other things get pushed by the wind because it can't go through. ELINOR (CONT’D) Wow, look at how the wind is pushing the leaves... But then she notices something curious: some of the leaves don't get pushed by the wind as much. They stay close to the ground and don't move as much. She takes a closer look. When she looks closer, she notices that those leaves have lots of holes in them [https://ziba.photoshelter.com/image/I0000OZh.f3vwZME]. ELINOR (CONT’D) Hmmm... Just then, Ari and Olive come back with the sign. Olive We found it, Elinor! Olive and Ari come back with Deputy Mouse, who has the sign over the front of his face and body (the wind blew the sign into him). Deputy mouse Ahem. Ari Thanks for catching our sign, Deputy Mouse! Ari peels the sign from him. DEPUTY MOUSE <MUMBLES GRUMBLES> Deputy Mouse walks away. Olive Ready? Let’s go try putting the sign up again. ari Yeah, we want everyone to know about the bagels and pretzels! we dont need her to say Let's Go - since Olive just said it in line 56 ElINOR And cheese! Let’s go! 4. EXT. Grassy area in the middle of town - day The kids have the sign rolled up again and are back at their spot. they should cal it 'mr.racoons sign' ELINOR I’m so glad we found our sign! The wind gusts. OliVE Uh oh, the wind is blowing again. thought bubbles suggestion would work well so we can visually show what they are explaining ARI I like the tought bubbles to support the language What should we do? The wind might blow the sign away like before! The kids brainstorm ideas (possible THOUGHT BUBBLES ?). OLIVE Maybe we could put some branches in front of it to block the wind? ELINOR Hmmm, but then nobody will be able to see the sign. ARI What if we use some rocks to hold it down? olive Good idea, but then we would have to lay it down flat and nobody would see it. ARI Hmm, this is tricky! The kids sit down, unsure what to do. Olive is scratching her head with her trunk thinking. Suddenly, something catches Elinor’s eye: a spider hanging from a thread down from the branch of a nearby bush. ELINOR Oooh, a spider! The spider climbs up and Elinor follows it to a web stretched across two bushes. ELINOR (CONT’D) There’s its web! Olive, Ari, come look! The wind gusts gently, stirring some leaves, but not the web. i dont think we need her to say its a spiders web when Elinor juist said 'there's its web' - unless we give elinor the line ' theres its spider web' Olive It’s a spider’s web! Ohh, it’s so pretty. The wind picks up again, blowing harder, swirling leaves all around the kids, but the spiders’ web only shakes a bit. ARI Whoa, here comes that pushy wind again. ELINOR Did you see that? The wind pushed the leaves pretty hard. ARI And me too! ELINOR BUT the spider web didn’t get pushed as much. OLIVE That’s right, I noticed that too! ELINOR Hmm, that is SO INTERESTING. OLIVE Why didn’t the web get pushed? ELINOR I think we need MORE OBSERVATIONS! Let’s compare the web to things that get pushed by the wind. OLIVE I’ll make a list! Olive gets her note-pad and crayon from her satchel. She makes a chart with two columns: one for pushed (she draws swirly wind, or just a check like in Velcro episode) and one for not pushed (swirly wind crossed out, or an X). ELINOR OK, the sign got pushed. Olive draws it on the left-hand-side. ARI The spider’s web DIDN’T get pushed. Olive draws it on the right-hand side. OLIVE Good. What else? ArI Well, leaves get pushed. OlIVE Right. Olive draws a leaf in the “pushed column. Then Elinor remembers her earlier observation. I don't think leaves are a good example here. Leaves are light and not attached to anything. Even leaves or a sign with holes will blow in the wind. Maybe a fence gate or a windsock...or they see a clothes line and a holey shirt is blowing less than a solid sheet? Elinor Leaves with holes DON’T get pushed! I saw them earlier. Leaves that had holes in them didn’t get pushed by the wind as much as the other leaves. Olive draws leaves with holes on the right-hand side. Olive Hmm, I feel like we’re missing one more thing. The wind picks up a little and Ari gets pushed back a bit. elinor And Ari! Ari and his wings got pushed by the wind a lot. Olive draws a stick figure Ari. She pauses and, as a flourish, she doodles a little bagel in his hands. Ari Aww, is that a bagel? Nice! The kids <SFX: GIGGLE>, then look at the list they made. OLIVE Ok, let’s see... What do these things have that helps them not get pushed by the wind? we want this statement to be more of a hypothesis then a fact since they are in the process of discovering...Elinor could still gasp from her ah ha moment but then say "maybe it's because they have holes" ELINOR <GASP!> I see it! Or... it’s more like I don’t see it! Ari Uh... what do you mean, Elinor? ELINOR I mean the holes! The web and the leaves both have holes in them. ARI Oh, I get it. olive You’re right, Elinor! The web and the leaves have holes in them, but the sign and Ari’s wings don’t. Things with holes don’t get pushed by the wind as much. should we explain why that happens - have one of them say 'because the wind goes right through the holes and cant be pushy' - for example Ari I like kevins suggestion. We figured it out! This gives Elinor an idea. ELINOR Hmmm... And that gives me the best idea for our sign! Elinor leads them back to the sign. ELINOR (CONT’D) Olive? Do you have scissors in your bag? OlIVE Sure do! My favourite safe craft scissors! Olive takes out some kid-friendly rounded scissors and hands one to Elinor and one to Ari. ELINOR Let’s fix this sign! The kids get to work. As they work, they sing a song: ELINOR/ARI/OLIVE Woosh! Woosh! The wind goes woosh! Woosh! Woosh! The wind can push! Ari and the sign Both got pushed The wind blew them Woosh woosh woosh! The spiders’ web And leaves with holes They barely move When the wind blows If we add some holes Here and there Our sign won’t fly Off anywhere Woosh! Woosh! The wind goes woosh! Woosh! Woosh! The wind can push! At the end of the song, the kids stand in front of their sign, admiring their work. The camera reveals where they put the holes: in the holes of the swiss soy cheese, the holes of the bagels, and the holes of the pretzels (as well as a few decorative holes around the edges). OlIVE Our holes are in the perfect place! Right in the middle of the pretzels! ARI And the bagels! And the cheese!! Mmmm, cheese. (the wind starts to blow) Here comes the wind. Do you think it’s gonna work? A big gust comes through. ELINOR Come on sign! Come on holes! The sign shakes a bit but doesn’t blow away. OLIVE Yay! It worked! ARI We did it! Some other animals walk by and check out the sign. They seem interested and head towards the bakery. 4. int. Mr. Raccoon’s bakery -- DAY A cross fade later, the kids are now in Mr. Raccoon's bakery. Customers are walking in from the windy outside. Mr. Raccoon, still wearing his arm in a sling, hands out pretzels and bagels and wrapped up wedges of cheese. Mr. RACCOON Everybody in town wants to be part of pretzel and bagel day! And they all say it’s because they saw the sign. Well done, kids! Elinor Well, we almost couldn’t put the sign up, because it was sooo windy. Ari One time, the wind even blew the sign away! Olive But then we saw some leaves and a spider’s web, and figured out that if we put holes in the sign, the wind won’t push it as much. we shouldnt say 'probably' as it the reason why the wind didnt push the sign away Mr. RACCOON agree with Kevin Ah, that's very clever, Olive. The holes probably help the wind get through and not push the sign. He holds up a pretzel and blows through it at Olive. maybe we shouldnt have him blowing on the food he's selling and onto Olive - but we can see how PBS responds elinor I think you’re right, Mr. Raccoon. Elinor holds up a bagel and looks through it. this feel more like an Ari type of joke - suggest giving it to him - ‘that makes a ‘hole’ lot of sense...get it? ‘Hole!’ (Laughs) Olive - ‘Oh Ari’ as they laugh and she shakes her head Elinor (CONT’D) That makes a “hole” lot of sense! She also blows through the bagel hole at Olive. Olive and Mr. Raccoon suppress a giggle. Ari, who’s been munching on a bagel, takes a beat to get the joke. Ari Oh, I get it! You said, “hole”... Everyone starts laughing. An IRIS forms around each of the characters’ faces and holds for a beat before we... END

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY EP 124 Wind in the Web By: Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson Elinor's Question: Why are spiderwebs full of holes? Logline: Elinor and her friends volunteer to help Mr. Raccoon sell his tasty treats, and they learn from Nature that wind will push things, but it can’t push them as hard if they have holes in them. Curriculum Goals: LS5b . Identify the habitats of familiar animals and plants in the environment [Spiders live in spider webs] ND3 . ( RTL Crosscutting concept ‘Structure and Function’): Understand that structures and materials in the natural world can be used or can inspire the engineering of structures with similar function in the designed world. [They engineer the sign to have wind holes to mimic the spider web]. SEP3b: Compare and contrast objects and events by describing similarities and differences in detail [ They compare the web to the kite and the sign] SEP7 . Engaging in argument from evidence [they use the web and leaves with holes to explain why the sign blew away and how to fix it] MAINS: Elinor, Olive, Ari, Mr. Raccoon SECONDARIES: Silas, Deputy Mouse LOCATIONS: Animal Town Centre, Grassy Area in the Middle of Town, Mr. Raccoon's Bakery PROPS: Leaves, sign, scissors, pretzels, bagels, cheese OUTLINE: Apr 2, 2019 FIRST DRAFT: April 24, 2019 ELINOR OLIVE ARI SILAS ELINIR MARY LIZZIE MR RaCCOON ELINR TAPIR Mr. Raccoon Deputy mouse Are ELINOR/ARI/OLIVE (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E 1 EXT MAIN FOREST PATH -- DAY GRASSY AREA IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN 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.