1. EXT SCHOOLYARD -- DAY It’s recess. MZ MOLE (carrying a cloth bag), ELINOR, ARI and OLIVE are in the schoolyard looking at some beautiful planted flowers. Bumbleb ees are nectaring on the flowers. See photos of Bombus impatiens: https: // bugguide.net /node/view/56797 Mz . MOLE I’m so glad I planted these flowers here. The bees just love them. ELINOR ( amazed ) I’ve never seen so many bees in my whole life. CUT TO on the bees. One of them is a bee-mimicking flower fly ( eg . Mallota posticata ). Zoom in on the flower fly. See photos here: https: // bugguide.net /node/view/55258 ELINOR (O.S.) (CONT’D) Hey. That bee looks different from the others. MZ . MOLE (O.S.) Great observation, Elinor! That one isn’t a bee at all. It’s... BACK ON Mz. Mole and the kids. MZ . MOLE (CONT’D) ( with conspiratorial excitement) ... PRETENDING to be a bee . <SFX: KID WALLA GASP> OLIVE If it’s not a bee, then what is it? MZ . MOLE I’ve got a book that’ll explain everything. Mz. Mole goes and sits on a stump (or chair, whatever works) and pulls a book out of her bag. The kids sit down in front of her. Mz. Mole opens the book to a page showing a bumble bee perched on a flower and a flower fly perched on another flower. MZ . MOLE (CONT’D) That insect you spotted is a kind of fly. It’s called a flower fly because it hangs out on flowers. 3. EXT OUTSIDE (BOOK) -- DAY Close up on the book, with the bee and the flower fly. MZ . MOLE (O.S.) See, this is a bee. The bee shimmies. MZ . MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) And this is a flower fly. The fly shimmies. MZ . MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) And they look a lot alike. They both have see-through wings. Two arrows appear that point to the wings. Both insects shake their wings. MZ . MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) They both have SPECTACULAR stripes. Arrows point to the stripes. The bee and fly shimmy to show off their stripes. MZ . MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) But look closely. Do you see any differences? EliNOR (O.S.) The bee has four wings, but the fly only has two. Arrows point to the wings as the bee and fly raise them. The bee raises its four wings triumphantly, and the fly droops its two wings. OliVE (O.S.) Plus the fly has big, bulging eyes. Arrows point to the bee and fly eyes. The fly’s big bulging eyes sparkle beautifully. EliNOR (O.S.) And the bee has long antennae sticking off of its head. The fly has short antennae. Arrows indicate the bee and fly antennae as they wiggle them. Cut back to Mz. Mole and the kids. MZ . MOLE Right! Even so, that fly looks a lot like the bee. It’s pretty good at pretending. ELINOR But Mz. Mole, why pretend to be a bee at all? MZ . MOLE Good question. Cut back to the book. A generic songbird flies up, looks at the bee and fly, then turns around and flies away. MZ. MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) Most animals know not to bother bees because bees can sting. By pretending to be a bee, this fly won’t get bothered by anyone. The fly does a triumphant little dance. MZ . MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) In fact, lots of insects pretend to be bees, like some moths and beetles. The bee jumps, shocked as a bee-mimic moth ( eg . Snowberry clearwing moth) and a bee-mimic beetle ( eg . Hairy flower scarab) fly in for a landing. They high five the fly. Photos of Snowberry Clearwing moth: https: // bugguide.net /node/view/2639 Hairy flower scarab photo references: https: // bugguide.net /node/view/24645 MZ . MOLE (O.S.) (CONT’D) So when you’re exploring nature, you need to keep an eye out for pretenders. 3. EXT SCHOOLYARD -- DAY Mz. Mole is now wearing her Bee costume from 121B . MZ . MOLE Huh? Where did Mz. Mole go? She puts the book down and buzzes around the kids. Mz . MOLE (CONT’D) Bzz ! Bzz ! <SFX: KID GIGGLE> ELINOR ( amused ) We know it’s you, Mz. Mole. The flower fly buzzes up and lands on Mz. Mole’s hand. MZ . MOLE Sigh. ( to the fly) Well, fly, these kids are too smart. They just don’t BEE -lieve us ! <SFX: KID LAUGHTER> THE END.

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY 125 Interstitial: MZ . Mole Story time: UN-BEE-LIEVABLE Written by Rosemary Mosco Follows "To Bee Or Not To Bee" Curriculum: The kids learn that some flies and other insects look like be bees so that other animals won’t bother them. Learning Goals: Compare how the external body parts of animals and plants are the same and/or different. [The kids compare bee and fly bodies.] LS2d: Explore how different external features of an animal help it survive in its environment. [The kids learn why flies and other insects pretend to be bees.] FIRST DRAFT: 07-NOV-19 SECOND DRAFT: 26-NOV-19 ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI MZ MOLE ELINOR ARI OLIVE (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E 2 4 THE END. INT CLASSROOM -- 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. Order Title Location ELINOR ELINOR