EXT. ari's house - DAY It's a nice, partly cloudy day in Animal Town. We OPEN ON ELINOR, OLIVE and ARI walking through the forest toward the park. Olive is leading the pack, carrying her satchel. OLIVE What a great idea to go cloud-watching today. Ari (chuckling) It was your idea, Olive. OLIVE (giggling) Oh yeah - I knew I liked it. I really want to draw the pretty sky with my new pencils. Olive pats her satchel ( ALT: opens it to show the pencils and notebook). As the kids walk past a small pond, Elinor looks up at the sky, trying to peer through the foliage. ON THE SKY - lots of puffy clouds, a few darker ones. ElinoR Oo o h , I hope we find some interesting cloud shapes up there -- whooop ! ON ARI - he gently stops Elinor by holding her arm. Ari Maybe you'd better look down here first, Elinor. You almost stepped in the pond. WIDEN: Elinor steps away from the edge of the pond. Elinor (laughs) Oops - thanks, Ari. Olive points at something in the pond. Olive Hey, there's the frog we always see - on his favorite rock. Hi Froggy! ON THE POND - a frog <SFX: RIBBITS> from the top of a rock that's sticking up out of the pond. Ari Uh, Olive, maybe he only speaks frog. Let me try: Ribbit ! Ribbit ! The frog doesn't react. ARI (CONT'D) Wait, was I speaking toad or frog? The kids <SFX: GIGGLE> at his silliness. Elinor looks at the frog and the rock, and gets curious. ElinOR Hmmmm. Does Froggy's rock look different today ? Ari and Olive go closer to look at the pond. Ari What do you mean, Elinor? Elinor points to the frog on the rock . EliNOR Well, we usually only see the top part of Froggy's rock when he's sitting on it. The kids share a thought bubble that shows the same scene but with the rock more covered in water. Ari Oh yeah, now we can see almost the whole rock. ElinoR So, either that rock got bigger, or... Olive The water got lower! See that darker part of the rock? They all look over at the rock. Ari I see it now! That must be the part we couldn't see when it was under the water . ON THE POND - there's a darker waterline on the rock. ELINOR So maybe the water in the pond is lower! But why would that happen? Ari Yeah, d on't the fish need water to swim in ? The fish look like they're not swimming too fast today. THEIR POV - the fish aren't moving much. olive Do you think Froggy drank it? Maybe he got thirsty being out in the sun all day. Elinor Maybe the whole pond got thirsty, and dry? Let's think - i s anything else looking dry around here? They walk around, and stop at some dried-out looking plants. ari These plants are looking a little droopy. Olive And their leaves are turning brown. Just then, the kids stop as they spot the two snails, NORMA and LULU, at the edge of the path. ARI Hang on - Norma and Lulu are crossing. The kids stop and watch for a beat, but the snails don't seem to move. elinOR Wait - are they crossing? They lean closer, but the snails are moving but just BARELY. olive I know snails are slow, but this is really slow. ELINOR It's probably ok for us to keep going - see you later Norma and Lulu . EXT. PARK - MOMENTS LATER Olive finds a spot in the grass and sits in the middle of an open area, making room for the others. Olive This looks like the perfect spot to watch and draw some clouds. She takes out her pencil and opens her notebook as they all lie on the ground, looking up at the clouds. ELINOR So many pretty clouds. What shapes do you see? The others look up to the sky with her. Ari Oooh , I see a cloud! That one is... cloud shaped? ElINOR (giggles) Silly... you have to use your imagination, Ari. See, I think that one looks like a fish! As the cloud moves, it seems to resemble more a fish. Olive Ooh ! A fish cloud! Olive happily draws it in her notebook. Ari And, that one looks like... a piece of pie! Or maybe I'm just hungry. Olive points to another cloud. olive That one looks like a butterfly. I'm going to draw it. She starts to sketch in her notebook. Up in the sky, the clouds seem to darken and come together. Elinor turns to Ari: Elinor What does that one look like to you, Ari? It's soo big and dark. Ari squints, turns his head this way and that. Ari (at a loss) I dunno. I guess it looks like... like... <Plink!> A drop falls on his forehead. Ari (CONT'D) Rain! Elinor and Olive react, surprised. Olive Rain? Elinor studies the clouds, still looking at their shapes. ElinOR I don't see any thing shaped like a rain-- <Plink! Plink!> A drop lands on each of their foreheads and rolls down their faces. EliNOR (CONT'D) Ok , I see it now. More drops fall here and there, sporadically at first. Olive (disappointed) Oh, no! It's raining. Olive snatches up her notebook and pencil and puts them in her satchel. ArI So much for going cloud watching. Elinor points up to the sky, where a fine drizzle has begun. ELINOR Yeah, the clouds all mushed into one big gray lump! olive (covering herself with her satchel) We'd better go inside somewhere. Ari I know! Let's go to my house. Follow me! They start jogging back through the park. Ext. Park - momentS LATER Olive tries to protect her satchel as they jog. The kids stop momentarily under a tree for shelter. olIVE Awww. I really wanted to watch clouds today. And now we're getting all wet. I wish it didn't have to rain ever. Elinor looks curious. ElinOR Hmm, that's a ctually a good question, Olive . Why does it have to rain? Is the rain good for something? Ari looks at his wet clothes, smiling. Ari It's good for getting us wet! ELINOR I wonder... (gets an idea) Gasp! Let's figure out what rain is good for. We need MORE observations! OLIVE Observations? Now? In the rain? ELINOR Why not? The best time to observe rain is... when it's raining! OLIVE I guess that make sense. I just don't like the "getting wet" part. Elinor and Ari step out and look up as the rain falls (still gentle), as Olive stays under the tree. ari But Olive, this rain is warm and soft - it's like a giant outdoor shower! Ari spreads out his arms to enjoy the rain coming down. elinoR Or a water fountain from the sky! Elinor tilts her head back to drink. Meanwhile Olive calls from under her shelter. olive (calling) Uhh, maybe we should go inside where it ISN'T raining? Ari runs through frame enjoying himself ala "Singing in the Rain!" ARI Haha , this is AWESOME! ELINOR Olive, don't you want to figure out why it rains? Maybe we can follow the rain and see what it does. OlIVE Wellll... ElinOR We'll be rain detectives. Come on!! Elinor and Ari start dancing in the rain. olive (to herself) I guess that does look like fun. Olive comes out from under the tree and joins them. A beat as they run around, dancing in the rain. <SFX: HAPPY WHOO-HOO RAIN DANCE WALLA>> Elinor twirls, face uplifted to the rain. ElINOR Rain, Rain NEVER GO AWAY!!! Olive looks at the flowers nearby that are perking up. Olive Hey, look - the se flowers over here are opening up in the rain, just like we opened our arms to dance in the rain! The kids stop dancing and observe. Elinor Maybe they were thirsty? Ari They're drinking water that falls from the sky, just like we were. OlIVE Oooh, I'll bet the flowers love that. ElinOR Let's see what else loves the rain! Ext. Park - fishpond - momeNTS LATER As Elinor, Ari and Olive walk along, they get to the pond. Ari Oh, hi, Froggy . How do you like the rain? I mean, ribbit ribbit ! ON THE POND - the frog is still sitting on the rock, which has a few raindrops splatters on it ( <SFX: RIBBIT> ). Olive spots the water level on the rock. Olive Look! We can't see as much of the rock. Maybe the water in the pond is getting higher. elinor It's the rain! The rain is filling up the pond. Ari Whoa... no wonder Froggy looks so happy - he has more pond to swim in! And look at the fis h - they're swimming around a lot more. ANGLE ON: happy fish swimming in the pond. OLIVE Do you think the fish know it's raining? A happy fish JUMPS out of the pond and lands with a <SPLASH> ELINOR I dunno, but they must be happy to have fresh water in their pond. Olive, Ari and Elinor continue on their way. Olive steps out into the path, near a puddle. ElinOR (CONT'D) Olive, watch out! Olive looks - Elinor is pointing to Norma and Lulu, who are now (slowly) crossing the pathway. OLIVE Norma and Lulu are crossing the path again. ELINOR They're sure going a lot faster this time. ari (speculating) Maybe rain helps snails move faster? The kids crouch down to get a closer look. [NOTE: if kids aren't supposed to touch sn a ils, they can just observe the slime trail on the ground]. Elinor puts a hand out on the ground . T he snails scoot over her hand, and down the path. ElinoR (giggles) That tickles! Look at their shiny slime trails. She shows Ari and Olive her hand before wiping it on a leaf. Ari Ohhh ... I bet it's easier for the snails to move when their bellies are wet. ELINOR So the rain makes things better for snails, too. Olive And it makes Norma and Lulu all shiny! I'm going to draw their slime trails in my notebook! Elinor stands up and takes in the world under the soft rain. ELINOR I think we figured out what rain is good for. It's good for a lot of things! Olive stands up, too, and agrees. Olive Yeah, the rain makes everybody happy. It gives the flowers water to drink, it fills the ponds for the frogs and the fish to live in... Ari And it even helps snails! Elinor We solved the mystery, rain detectives! On their positive energy, the kids start singing a song. They run and dance around in the rain, looking at the ways that rain helps plants and animals. elinor/OLIVE/ARI (chorus) Why do we need the rain, to fall down from the sky? Why do we need the rain, Why can't it just stay dry? OLIVE: Rain makes the grass turn green, It waters every tree, ARI: Rain helps the flowers bloom, for all the birds and bees. ARI: Frogs and slugs and snails, Move better when they're wet, ALL: Fish need water in their pond, Let's not forget. ALL: Why do we need the rain? To fall down from the sky? Why do we need the rain? Now we know whyyyyy ! They come out of the song <SFX: GIGGLING> and in the soft drizzle, Olive gets inspired. OliVE That was so much fun. I'm going to write what we learned in my notebook. She gets the notebook out, but it's dripping wet. Olive (CONT'D) Oh, no, my notebook is all wet! How am I going to write in it? Ari gets an idea. Ari I bet my mom can help you. Come on! Int. Ari's house - day - a short time later A short transition later, we open on a close shot of Olive's notebook, its pages fluttering. We pull out to reveal a small fan blowing air on it, drying its pages, and MRS. BAT standing nearby. Elinor and Olive are drying off with towels . Mrs. Bat Your notebook will be dry in no time, Olive. Olive Wow, thanks, Mrs. Bat! MRS. BAT No worries. Rain is wet, you can't avoid it. The good thing is, you can always get dry. As the kids dry off, Elinor turns to Mrs. Bat . ELINOR All this rain talk is making me thirsty. May we have water to drink , please, Mrs. Bat? Mrs. Bat Sure Elinor, I'll be right back. As Mrs. Bat goes off to get water , Elinor has a thought. Elinor I just thought of something - when we want water, we can just get it from the kitchen. But when plants, or ponds or snails need water, they have to wait for rain! OlIVE Huh, that makes rain EXTRA special for all the plants and animals that need it. Mrs. Bat returns with another glass of water for her, and some rain gear for the kids. Mrs. Bat Here's some water, and also some ponchos and umbrellas to keep you all dry if you go back outside. OlivE Thanks, Mrs. Bat. Now that I know why we need the rain, it's so much fun to play in it. At that moment, Ari comes in, already wearing his rain gear. Ari Ok , who's ready to go back and play in the rain some more? Without waiting for an answer, Ari raises his hand. ARI (CONT'D) Ooh , me! Me! Elinor and Olive <SFX: GIGGLE> and grab their rain hats. ElinOR I'm ready! Olive Me too! A crossfade later, the kids are standing at the doorway, all wearing their rain gear. Ari Let's go play in the rain! As Ari opens the front door, they look outside and... GASP. Int/EXT. ARI'S HOUSE - DAY - CONTINUOUS THEIR POV looking out the door - a brilliant sun is shining through the tail end of the rain. ari Sunshine?!! EXT. ARI'S HOUSE - DAY - CONTINUOUS They walk outside, still in disbelief. Elinor Where'd all the rain go? Ari Just when we got all raincoated and rainbooted, there's no more rain . OLIVE Awww . As the kids keep walking through the forest near Ari's house , Elinor looks around. ElinoR Hmm, it stopped raining, but we can still be rain detectives. Look, things are different when they're wet with rain. CU on - the flowers and grass glistening in sunshine. Olive You're right - the grass is greener and shinier. The kids look down at the grass. Olive points to a spiderweb. Olive (CONT'D) And that spiderweb is sparkly - the raindrops must be sticking to it. ElinoR Everything looks clean and washed. (she sniffs) The air even smells fresher. Olive Wow, the rain gives us soo much - Whoops! SPLASH! Elinor and Olive get splashed with some big drops. They look over to see Ari, laughingly apologetically. Ari Sorry, I couldn't resist. ELINOR (laughing) That's okay, Ari. OlIVE I think you found the BEST thing rain gives us. Olive and Elinor look at each other, smile, then JUMP... OLIVE (CONT'D) PUDDLES!!!!! As the kids laugh and play in the puddle, <SFX: LAUGHING AND PUDDLE JUMPING WALLA> we iris out: The end

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ELINOR Wonders Why EWW136 Rain, Rain Don't Go Away By: Rachel Lipman Elinor's Question: What is rain good for, anyway? Logline: Disappointed that the rain has ruined their cloud gazing, the kids investigate where the rain goes to understand why it rains. Curriculum Goals: ES 1 Earth Science Core Ideas ES1 . Understand that the Earth is made up of a variety of natural materials. a. Explore and describe the characteristics of earth materials such as sand, rocks, soil, water, and air. (Elinor and her friends observe the rain (water). SEP1 . Asking questions (science) and defining problems (engineering) b. Ask more complex questions about observable phenomena c. Ask and/or identify cause and effect questions that can be answered by an investigation. (Elinor and her friends try to answer the question, "Why does it have to rain?") SEP6 . Constructing explanations (science) and Designing Solutions (engineering) a. Use background knowledge experiences, and data to construct reasonable explanations and theories of natural phenomena (science) b. Look for and describe patterns and relationships in natural phenomena (science) c. Use and apply productive science discourse to support an explanation d. Use evidence to support a theory or solution to a problem (engineering) (Elinor and her friends observe the effects of the rain on the world around them and come up with explanations of why it is necessary). Main Characters: Elinor, Olive, Ari Secondary: Mrs. BAt Locations: The Park, the Pond, The Bat' House Props: Olive's notebook, Olive's satchel, Frog, Snails (Norma and Lulu ) Glass of Water, Fan, Rain ponchos, umbrellas, rain boots OUTLINE: May 29, 2019 FIRST DRAFT: June 27, 2018 SECOND DRAFT: July 17, 2019 Ari Art Chorus elinor Elinor/hazel ELINOR/HAZEL/ARI ElinoR/olive/ari Hazel Mr. Dog Mr. Raccoon Mrs. Bat Ms. Gorilla Ms. Mole Oliev Olive Sally (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) Int Ext I/E BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) BATS' CAVE - ARI'S ROOM - DAY ARI'S ROOM ARI'S KITCHEN BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE)- YARD - DAY BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - KITCHEN - DAY BATS' CAVE (ARI'S HOUSE) - BACK OF HOUSE MR. DOG'S YARD - DAY ARI'S ROOM - DAY ARI'S YARD - DAY SCHOOL - DAY CLASSROOM ANIMAL TOWN SQUARE MR. RACCOON'S BAKERY PARK STREET ON THE WAY TO THE PARK FRUIT STAND STREET ON THE WAY TO THE PARK - DAY PARK - DAY PARK - ANOTHER AREA ARI'S HOUSE - DAY Day Night Afternoon Morning Evening Later Moments Later Continuous The Next Day DAY DAY- MEANWHILE A WHILE LATER Cut To: Fade In: Fade Out. Fade To: Dissolve To: Back To: Match Cut To: Jump Cut To: Fade To Black. iris out: Order Title Location Color Page