1. EXT FOREST -- WINTER DAY Open on Señor Tapir, with his guitar, standing in the snow next to Elinor, Ari and Olive. Everyone is wearing winter coats and hats. They all marvel at a youngish pine tree (not much taller than Sr. Tapir) that is bent over to the ground by the weight of the snow covering it. OLIVE Señor Tapir, look at that little tree bent over by the snow. ARI It looks like it's going to break. SEÑOR TAPIR Oh, don't worry. These trees can bend without breaking. An explorer named John Muir once climbed a very tall tree in a storm, to feel how much it could bend. Señor Tapir starts to strum his guitar and sings. After a few words, we transition to a simpler style of animation that describes what he is singing. [Note to composers: if possible, reuse music from Stephen Bishop interstitial, this is written to match the rhythm and rhyming scheme of that song] SEÑOR TAPIR (CONT’D) John Muir was a man who loved to explore, 2. EXT CALIFORNIA MOUNTAIN FOREST -- DAY We see John Muir (depicted as a black bear with a beard and wearing a traveler's hat, brown slacks, a brown vest over a white long-sleeve collared shirt) hiking through a California mountain forest full of very tall pine trees. SEÑOR TAPIR He felt right at home in the great outdoors. So he went for a walk where the trees grew wild and free. The wind begins to blow very strong. John Muir's hat blows off and his beard blows sideways. Bits of twigs, leaves and pine needles fly through the air. He looks up at the trees which begin to sway wildly. SEÑOR TAPIR (CONT’D) And whoah the wind really started to blow, And that's when John wanted to know How it feels at the top of a swaying tree. John climbs up a 100 foot tall Douglas Fir (Douglas Spruce) tree to the very top. A rope around his waist is tied to the tree trunk at the top for safety. The tree sways back and forth, nearly half way to the ground, taking John for a very wild ride. Back and forth, back and forth - John is loving it. SEÑOR TAPIR (CONT’D) He climbed a tree to the tippity top. And didn't come down til the wind had stopped. Just holding on tight and loving the way, The tree would bend…but would not break. As he sways, John looks out over the mountain slopes as the wind rolls over the forests. It looks like a grand field of wheat swaying in the wind, only it's trees. One hundred feet high swinging in the breeze, John Muir was amazed by the other trees, He watched them move and bend and sway. Trees are strong but can bend too. And only John Muir really knew, What it was like to be a tree on that stormy day. The tree sways back and forth, nearly half way to the ground, taking John for a very wild ride. John is loving it. SEÑOR TAPIR (CONT’D) He climbed a tree to the tippity top, And didn't come down til the wind had stopped. Just holding on tight and loving the way, The tree would bend…but would not break. 3. EXT FOREST -- WINTER DAY The kids <SFX: CHEER> as Señor Tapir finishes his song. ELINOR Trees are amazing! SEÑOR TAPIR Si. Gracias amigos . Señor Tapir brushes the snow off the pine tree, and it suddenly springs upright, showering Señor Tapir with snow <SFX: WHAAA!> . Everyone <SFX: LAUGHS>. END.

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ELINOR Wonders why EWW126 interstitial: Señor Tapir: Hold on tight! Written by ROBERT SAMS FOLLOWS: Episode 152 "Big Trees" CURRICULUM: Scientist and explorer John Muir once climbed a giant pine tree to experience what trees experience in a wind storm. LS2: Plants have different parts that help them grow and survive. FIRST DRAFT: November 05, 2019 SECOND DRAFT: November 21, 2019 POLISH DRAFT: November 26, 2019 (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E 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.