1. INT. ARI’S BEDROOM - NIGHt Open on a CU of a friendly-looking stuffed plush robin appearing to soar through the air. ArI (O.C.) (singing to himself) Here comes super-robin, flying through the aiiiirrr...whooosh We slowly zoom out to see that the bird is being held by ARI, though we only see his arm at first, coming up from the bottom of the screen. Once we’ve zoomed out a little more, we see the window in the background. It’s dark outside, and the moon is visible, but the window is upside-down! We zoom out some more to see the rest of Ari. He’s right-side up, but the room is upside-down. The camera angle then turns 180 degrees so that we can see what’s really happening: Ari is hanging from his bedroom ceiling, dangling the robin below him. <SFX: WHOOOSH WALLA> of the robin flying continue, and we can see that it’s Ari making the sounds. Suddenly Ari drops and flutters to the floor, then giggles. ANGLE ON: MR. BAT walks by Ari’s bedroom door. MR. BAT Ari, it’s getting late. Time to take a bath and get ready for bed. Ari (disappointed) Aw, dad. But I’m having fun playing with Robin! He’s my new favorite toy. ANGLE ON: Ari flying Robin through the air. MR. BAT Why do you call him Robin? ARI Because he’s a robin. MR. BAT That makes sense. ARI And I’m a bat, man! MR. BAT (laughs) Well, that’s great, but it’s still bath time. MRS. BAT walks by and stands next to Mr. Bat. ARI Can’t I skip my bath, just this once? I mean, what’s the point of a bath anyway? You get wet, and then you get dry again? I’m already dry! MRS. BAT (looking at Mr. Bat) Well, I suppose it’s okay for tonight, since you’re having so much fun playing with Robin. ARI Yay! ANGLE ON: Mr. and Mrs. Bat walk away. Ari holds up Robin. ARI (CONT’D) Can you believe it, Robin? No bath! (considering) I wonder what’s going to happen... FADE TO: 2. INT. ARI’S BEDROOM - THE NEXT MORNING CU on Ari’s face as he hangs from his bed, fast asleep, wearing pajamas and holding Robin. Outside the window, the sun is rising. Mrs. Bat (O.S.) Ari! It’s time to get up for school! ANGLE ON: Ari wakes up, stretches, and smiles. ARI (calling) Okay, Mom! He flutters to the ground, holding Robin. ArI (CONT’D) Good morning, Robin! Ari has a sudden realization. ArI (CONT’D) That’s right - I skipped my bath last night! Ari gives himself a glance all over. ArI (CONT’D) And nothing bad happened. This is amazing! FREEDOM!!!!! ANGLE ON: Closer shot of Ari’s face; he has determination in his eyes. ARI (CONT’D) From now on, I will NEVER! BATHE! AGAIN! Cut to: 3. INT. CLASSROOM - LATER THAT MORNING We pan over the classroom, where children enter, greet each other, and hang up their coats <SFX: children murmuring>. When we pan over to the door, ELINOR and OLIVE are standing there. Ari enters, skipping happily. ARI Hi, Elinor! Hi, Olive! ELINOR Hi, Ari! ArI Notice anything different about me? OlIVE Well, you look really happy. ElINOR But you ALWAYS look happy! ArI I’m happy for a reason! Last night, I skipped my bath. Elinor and Olive <SFX: GASP!> ArI (CONT’D) And guess what! NOTHING BAD HAPPENED!! (he spins around) Look at me, I’m fine! Ari pulls Robin out of his backpack to show the toy to Elinor and Olive. ArI (CONT’D) I even got extra time to play with Robin. He holds Robin up. ELINOR (laughing) Hello, Robin! Welcome to our class. ARI (as Robin) Tweet! OLIVE (to Ari) Sometimes I skip baths, too. It’s pretty fun. ArI I know! And I’m not just talking about skipping yesterday’s bath. I’m going to skip baths...forever OlIVE Ari, you can’t do that! Everybody needs to take baths. MZ. MOLE passes behind the kids. ElINOR Isn’t that right, Mz. Mole, don’t all animals take baths? Mz. Mole stops. Mz. Mole No, not all animals. Some animals keep themselves clean in other ways. ANGLE ON: Mz. Mole bends down to a low bookshelf to locate a book. Mz. MOLE (CONT’D) Let’s see, where is that book? She selects a book and opens it. POP-UP BOOK CU: Cartoonish illustrations appear as Mz. Mole describes the following. Mz. MOLE (V.O.) Animals have different ways of keeping themselves clean. You may have seen ducks pecking at their feathers. That’s called “preening,” and it’s one way they keep clean. Some kinds of fish help clean each other by nibbling off dead skin. Ari, Olive and Elinor: <SFX WALLA: Ewwwww> MZ. MOLE Chickens even take dust baths. ArI Now that’s my kind of bath! OLIVE (giggling) Ari, you’re not a chicken. Ari (holding up Robin) Robin’s kind of like a chicken. They’re both birds. Mz. MOLE What a sweet little guy. You should bring him back next week for our big show-and-tell. ArI That’s a great idea! Did you hear that, Robin? The bell rings <SFX: ring!> for recess. MZ. MOLE Okay! Recess time, everyone! ANGLE ON: The class excitedly runs outside. Cut to: 4. EXT. SCHOOL PLAYGROUND - CONTINUOUS Elinor, Olive, and Ari walk out together toward the playground. OLIVE Elinor, what should we do for the big show-and-tell? I don’t have any ideas. ELINOR Me neither. But we’ll think of something. They stop at a big pile of dirt and dust. Elinor stares at it, thoughtful. ELINOR (CONT’D) Mz. Mole? Mz. Mole approaches. Mz. MOLE Yes, Elinor? ELINOR You said chickens take baths in the dust. But how can something dirty make chickens clean? MZ. MOLE That’s a good question. Sometimes chickens have little bugs living in their feathers, and rolling in the dust can help get rid of the bugs. ArI You mean like THIS? Still holding Robin, Ari dives headfirst into the dust pile, rolling around and clucking like a chicken. Mz. Mole looks shocked, but Elinor and Olive are <SFX: GIGGLING HYSTERICALLY WALLA>. MZ. MOLE (laughing) I said chickens take dust baths, Ari, not bats! Laughing and clucking, Ari stops rolling around. He and Robin are now filthy. ARI I feel so dusty, and yet so clean! Mz. Mole sees Koa Wombat struggling on the swings. MZ. MOLE Whoops, Koa needs a push! Mz. Mole exits. ArI Looks like nothing’s going to happen to me if I never take a bath again. Ari flutters to his feet, Olive and Elinor look at him with interest. ELINOR Olive, I know what we can do for the big show-and-tell! OLIVE What? ELINOR Let’s study Ari! Ari laughs as he stands up. Ari You want to study me? ELINOR Sure! You want to know what happens if you don’t take a bath, so we’ll keep track. OlIVE Great idea, Elinor! ELINOR Let’s get started! MONTAGE: A series of scenes shows Ari getting progressively dirtier over the course of the next week. When possible, he holds Robin, who gets equally dirty. The kids wait in line for the classroom sink, each washing their hands quickly before grabbing a snack, but when it’s Ari’s turn, he holds his hands in the air and continues past the sink. Elinor and Olive observe <SFX: Ooooh> and Olive writes in her book. WIPE TO: Ari enters the classroom a couple days later and greets Elinor and Olive, who exchange a shocked and amused look at Ari’s dirtiness. He twirls to show off his filth, and Olive eagerly writes observations (unseen) in her notebook. Wipe to: Ari sits at the lunch table with his friends. He takes a bite of his sandwich, and a glob of jelly falls onto his fur. He giggles and spreads it around. Olive and Elinor look at each other and giggle. Wipe to: Ari enters the classroom again, even dirtier than before; again he shows off his filth to Elinor and Olive. Elinor inspects Ari’s handiwork while Olive records the results of their experiment so far. Wipe to: Ari walks home from school with Elinor and Olive. A CHILD drives by on a tricycle, through a mud puddle, which splashes all over Ari’s legs. He looks surprised at first, then smiles and splashes in the mud puddle, laughing, while Olive and Elinor shield themselves. END MONTAGE 5. INT. CLASSROOM - ONE WEEK AFTER START OF MONTAGE Elinor and Olive talk to a completely mud-covered Ari. OLIVE (pinching the end of her trunk) Wow, Ari! It’s been a whole week since you took a bath, and you’ve just gotten dirtier and dirtier. Ari (scratching his body) I know! Isn’t it great? At first, nothing happened, but after a while, the dirt really built up. ELINOR And you’ve given us a lot of good observations for the big show-and-tell today. OLIVE Why are you scratching so much? Ari (still scratching) I’m a little itchy. Actually, I’m a lot itchy. ELINOR Hmm. Another observation. Olive makes a note in her notebook. Mz. MOLE Okay, class! It’s time for show-and-tell! ANGLE ON: Children excitedly run to the rug, each clutching a special object. Ari Oh boy! He quickly rummages in his cubby and produces Robin. Robin is as filthy as Ari and is barely recognizable other than by his shape. OLIVE Is that Robin? Ari Yeah. I guess he got a little dirty too. The kids take their seats. Mz. MOLE So, who would like to go first? Ari Ooh! I would! Mz. MOLE Okay, Ari. Let’s see what you’ve brought. ANGLE ON: Ari stands in front of the class, holding Robin. ARI This is Robin. He’s my new favorite toy. He flies through the air during the day, and at night, he helps me fall asleep. Ari holds up Robin. ANGLE ON: The toy is now so filthy you can’t even see what it is. ANGLE ON: The class is aghast. ElINOR (to Olive) Is that... OLIVE (to Elinor) Robin? ELINOR He doesn’t even look like a bird anymore. Ari overhears and understands now that Robin has become so dirty that it’s not even obvious what type of animal he is. Ari brushes some dirt off of Robin, making a cloud that causes a couple kids to <SFX: COUGH>. ArI Anyone want to hold Robin? ANGLE ON: The class looks reluctant. Ari (CONT’D) Anyone? Ari looks a little sad. ARI (CONT’D) I don’t get it. Elinor and Olive come to his rescue. ELINOR Mz. Mole? Can Olive and I do our show and tell now? Mz. MOLE Sure, kids. Ari sits back in his seat, while Elinor and Olive stand in front of the room; Olive holds her notepad. ELINOR For our show-and-tell we present...Ari ! Ari looks happy and proud once again. OlIVE He hasn’t had a bath in a week! Ari looks even prouder. ArI I know. Amazing right? ELINOR And so SO INTERESTING. So Olive and I decided to observe what happens when you don’t take a bath. They consult their notes. OlIVE At first, not much. ELINOR But soon we noticed that all of the dirt that got on Ari’s body just stayed there. OLIVE He got dirtier and dirtier. ELINOR And started to get itchy. OLIVE And even a little smelly. ANGLE ON: Ari looks at Robin. The penny drops. Ari So THAT’S why no one wants to hold you. ANGLE ON: Elinor and Olive each put their arms around Ari, and they start to sing. SONG MONTAGE: We see quick cuts of Ari and Robin getting dirty. ELINOR, OLIVE, ari (singing) ELINOR: When you run and play and sweat, OLIVE: The dirt builds up, The dirt builds up, The dirt builds up. ARI: I just don’t feel like getting wet! OLIVE: The dirt builds up, The dirt builds up, The dirt builds up. ANGLE ON: Ari stands forward. ARI: (spoken) but maybe...(sings) If you wash it all away, ELINOR AND OLIVE: The dirt comes off, The dirt comes off, The dirt comes off. ARI: Then you’re gonna feel okay ALL: When the dirt comes off, The dirt comes off, The dirt comes OOOOOOFFFF! END MONTAGE, with Ari holding the last note longer than everyone else. He finishes, and the kids laugh at this. ANGLE ON: Ari looks out the classroom window, where he sees two birds happily splashing in a puddle. Then he looks at Robin. ArI Robin, there’s something we need to do. Cut to: 6. INT. ARI’s living room - that evening Ari enters through the front door, looking a little contrite. His parents are waiting. Mrs. Bat Hi, Ari! What did you learn in school today? ArI I learned that’s it’s fun to get dirty, but sometimes....ya gotta get clean. (beat) Can I take a bath now? MRs. BAT With bubbles? Coming up! She leaves the room. Ari looks down at this toy. ARI What about Robin? Mr. Bat Robin’s going to have his own special bath - in the washing machine. Cut to: 7. INT. ARI’S BEDROOM - THAT NIGHT A squeaky clean Ari in pajamas sighs contentedly, holding the newly laundered Robin. Once again the camera angle turns so that we can see he is hanging upside-down from the ceiling in his bedroom. ARI (to Robin) I’m glad you’re not the kind of bird that takes baths in the dust. And I’m not the kind of bat who does, either! Ari yawns and starts to close his eyes. Ari (CONT’D) Don’t worry. We’ll get dirty again tomorrow. He falls asleep, and we PAN OUT to see two birds in the tree next to Ari’s window, preening their feathers. FADE OUT, THE END.

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ELINOR Wonders Why EP 129 Bath Time By: Adam Ruben Elinor’s Question: What happens if you don't take a bath? Logline: When Ari decides to boycott bathing, he learns why animals keep themselves clean. Curriculum Goals: LS5 . Begin to understand that animals and plants depend on other living things and nonliving things in the environment to meet some of their needs. (Ari learns that animals use water, or other means, to remove accumulated grime.) ND5 . Appreciate that events are connected to each other via cause and effect and that similar links can be found in the natural and designed worlds. (Ari's choice not to bathe leads to filthiness; a similar fate befalls his unwashed toy.) SEP4 . Analyzing and interpreting data: Use the five senses and simple tools to gather and record data. (Elinor and Olive study Ari's increasing filth and its effects.) SEP6 . Constructing explanations: Use background knowledge, experiences, and data to construct reasonable explanations and theories of natural phenomena. (Elinor, Ari, and Olive learn that Ari's refusal to bathe is making him grimier.) Main Characters: Elinor, Olive, Ari, Mz . Mole Secondary Characters: Mr. Bat, Mrs. Bat, Koa Wombat Backgrounds - Ari's bedroom, classroom, school playground, Ari's living room Props - stuffed plush robin, pile of dirt/dust, book, Olive's notebook, crayon, classroom sink, sandwich, puddle, tricycle OUTLINE: April 4, 2019 FIRST DRAFT: May 6, 2019 Al All ARI Cam Camilla ELINOR ELINOR AND Olive Elinor, Olive Elinor, Olive, Ari ELINOR, Olive, aRI, sALLY SILAS ELINOR, Olive, ARI, sally, kai ELINOR/Olive Goat twins Kai Olive Olive, ARI Olive, Ari, Olive, ari, sallu, kai, Camilla, Goat Twins Olive/ari SALLY Mr. Rabbit Elinor, camilla Elinor, olive, ari, camilla MR. BAT MRS. BAT Mz. Mole Child Koa (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (SUBTITLE) INT EXT I/E 2 4 3 5 6 1 7 CLUBHOUSE ON A HILL (WIDE) – DAY CLUBHOUSE -- DAY SMALL HILL -- DAY BOTTOM OF THE HILL -- DAY CLUBOUSE – LATER IRIS OUT THE END. INT. ELINOR'S LIVING ROOM EXT. ELINOR'S YARD EXT. HILL INT. EXT. FOREST INT. ARI'S BEDROOM INT. CLASSROOM EXT. SCHOOL PLAYGROUND DAY NIGHT AFTERNOON MORNING EVENING LATER MOMENTS LATER CONTINUOUS THE NEXT DAY A BIT LATER A FEW MINUTES LATER LATER THAT MORNING THAT NIGHT CUT TO: FADE IN: FADE OUT. FADE TO: DISSOLVE TO: BACK TO: MATCH CUT TO: JUMP CUT TO: FADE TO BLACK. CROSSFADE TO: Wipe to: