1. EXT FOREST -- EARLY AUTUMN DAY It's early Fall and the trees are just beginning to change color. We open with a gusty whirl of wind and leaves whooshing through the air in front of the colorful trees, then see it swirl past Senor Tapir and the kids. Holding his guitar, Senor Tapir sits on a tree stump facing the kids, who sit around his feet. As the cold breeze rushes past, Olive wraps her arms around herself and shivers. OLIVE Brr . Winter is coming. I can feel it. A monarch butterfly flutters over the kids' heads and lands on SeÃ±or Tapir's head. SEnOR TAPIR Did you know that butterflies can feel it when it gets cold? They use the temperature to tell what season it is. [ pause ] Hmm, I think a song is coming. I can feel it. Senor 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. SENOR TAPIR Meet D. Andrea Green. He's is a scientist, you see, 2. EXT FLOWER GARDEN -- DAY We see D. Andrea Green (with round glasses, a khaki collared shirt, and jeans). I'm not sure what mammal to make him, but maybe a bear, white-tailed deer, or ringtail (native to his early home of Louisiana)? Or a bat so he can follow the butterflies without a vehicle? Green is standing next to a monarch butterfly that's perched on a flower. He's staring at it with excitement. SENOR TAPIR And butterflies fill him up with curiosity. The butterfly flies up in the sky and heads away with purpose. SENOR TAPIR (CONT’D) Every fall, monarch butterflies make a long flight, Green hops into a vehicle (or flaps into the sky) to follow it. We see the landscape pass by. SENOR TAPIR (CONT’D) They fly and fly with all their might. 3. EXT CENTRAL CALIFORNIA MONARCH WINTERING SITE -- DAY The butterfly reaches a Monterey Pine tree full of other monarchs. As Green hops out of his car and watches, the butterfly yawns and settles in happily for a "rest" (diapause). Senor tapir When they reach a warm place, they'll no longer roam Til it's time to go back to their summertime home. Green looks very closely at the resting butterflies. He scratches his chin. SENOR TAPIR (CONT’D) But how will they know when it's time to go? Do they follow the birds?... Green watches a flock of birds fly by, but the butterflies don't stir. He shakes his head. SENOR TAPIR Can they smell the snow? A few snowflakes fall. The butterflies don't stir. Green looks thoughtful. SEÃËOR TAPIR But D. Andrea Green got an idea to try. Maybe the TEMPERATURE tells them when to fly. Green whips out a thermometer. We see the mercury drop - and maybe a cold gust go by. The monarchs yawn and stir. They fly off. Green watches them go, jumping up and down in a eureka moment. SENOR TAPIR They feel the cold! That's how they know where to be. D. Andrea Green, thanks for your curiosity! 3. EXT FOREST -- EARLY AUTUMN DAY The kids <SFX: CHEER> as SeÃ±or Tapir finishes his song. He stands up, and the butterfly flies away from his head. SEnOR TAPIR And now it's time for me to fly home. OLIVE Why, Senor Tapir? Are you cold? SENOR TAPIR No, it's time for lunch! I can feel it. Senorr Tapir pats his stomach, which <SFX: GRUMBLES>. Everyone <SFX: LAUGHS>. END.

ELINOR WONDERS WHY EWW132 INTERSTITIAL SENOR TAPIR: D. ANDRE GREEN Written by Rosemary Mosco FOLLOWSA: EPISODE 164 "BUTTERFLY PARTY" CURRICULUM: D.Andre Green was curious to know how monarch butterflies know when to fly back home from their winter homes. He discovered that monarchs can feel when it gets cold. CURRICULUM GOALS: LS8d: Identify seasonal adaptations in physical characteristics or behaving of animals [The kids learn that monarch butterflies change their behavior with the season. They migrate to warmer places for the winter, where they rest (enter diapause).] FIRST DRAFT: Feb 03, 2020 SEÃËOR TAPIR (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.