1. INT ELINOr’s SCHOOl -- DAY It’s a beautiful day in Animal Town. At school, MZ. MOLE is addressing the class just before letting them out at the end of their school day on a Friday. MZ. MOLE OK class, that’s it for today. Oh, and don’t forget, Monday is INSECT DAY! Everyone needs to come dressed as their favorite insect. The class reacts enthusiastically with <SFX: YEAH!/COOL!/AWESOME! WALLA>. Camilla I love insects! Koa Yeah, they’re so totally chill... MZ. MOLE Haha , yes they are. Alright , you little rug bugs, off you go! The kids get up and bustle out excitedly. 2. EXT ELINOr’s SCHOOl -- DAY Students are filing out of the school with <SFX: BYE MZ. MOLE!/SEE YOU LATER WALLA>, and we follow ELINOR, ARI and OLIVE as they head home. Olive is holding an INSECT BOOK, reading as she walks. ELINOR I can’t wait for insect day. What kind of insect are you going to be, Ari? ARI I don’t know. I haven’t picked one. All I know is that it’s gotta be super- duper cool. Olive looks up from the book. OLIVE Wow, there are so many amazing kinds of insects. She flips through the pages of the book. OliVE (CONT’D) Listen to this! Did you know that ants have TWO STOMACHS? She points with her trunk at a diagram in her book of an ant and its two stomachs. Elinor and Ari <SFX: WHOA/COOL>. ARI I wish I had two stomachs! Then I could eat lunch TWICE! Elinor <SFX: GIGGLES>. Olive flips to another page. OLIVE And wow! Did you know that caterpillars have TWELVE EYES?! She points again, this time to a drawing of a caterpillar’s head. <SFX: WHOA WALLA> Elinor blinks a few times while Ari makes goggles with his hands around his eyes. Olive flips to another page. OLIVE (CONT’D) And look! Did you know that ladybugs hide their wings under their shells by FOLDING them? She points to a diagram of a ladybug and its wings. Ari That’s awesome, Olive. Which one are you going to pick for your costume? OLIVE I don’t know! They are so many of them. I’m gonna have to read this whole book just to learn about all of them! Ari turns to Elinor. ARI I think Olive is bugging out. Get it? BUGGING OUT. ELINOR <GIGGLES> I got it, Ari. They all <SFX: LAUGH>. ELINOR (CONT’D) Well, I know what my insect costume is going to be. OLIVE What are you going to be, Elinor? ELINOR I’m going to be... a butterfly! Elinor does a little loop around, spreading her arms and flitting like a butterfly. ElINOR (CONT’D) I just think they are SO interesting. I love their big wings and all their colors and spots. As Elinor flits about, Ari has a thought. ARI I always wondered about butterflies. olive Wondered what, Ari? ARI Why is it called a “butter fly”. Does it fly... like butter? THOUGHT BUBBLE of a stick of butter with wings. The kids <SFX: GIGGLE>. At that moment, Ari notices something in Olive’s book. ElinOR Oh, what’s THAT one called? On the book, we see a drawing of a dragonfly. Olive That one’s called... a dragonfly. Ari A DRAGON-fly? Like a DRAGON? That is SO cool! Ari gets excited and starts running and stomping around, flapping his arms. Ari (CONT’D) I’m going to be a DRAGONfly ! And breathe fire and look for treasure! RAAAARR! OlIVE I LOVE it - RAAARR! ARI RAAARR! Are you going to be a Dragonfly too Olive? OLIVE No, I just like going RAAAARR! Olive <SFX: LAUGHS> and joins Elinor and Ari, holding her book up as they all flit and run around to <SFX: LAUGHTER>. 3. ext elinor’s house -- day Later that day (or later that weekend), we open on an establishing shot of Elinor’s house. 4. INT ELINOR’S KITCHEN -- DAY Elinor comes into her kitchen carrying an armload of craft supplies. Her dad is finishing up something. MR. RABBIT Hi Elinor, what are you doing? ELINOR I can’t talk right now, Dad, I’ve got work to do! Elinor sets her things down on the table. ELINOR (CONT’D) I’m making a butterfly costume for insect day! MR. RABBIT Oh. Can I help? ELINOR Mmm, ok! You can be my assistant if you want. MR. RABBIT (chuckling) You’re the boss. Mr. Rabbit sits down next to Elinor as she lays out her supplies. ELINOR Mz. Mole said it has to be something special, so I want my costume to be just like a real butterfly. MR. RABBIT How very scientific of you. Where do we start? Elinor grabs a crayon and a notepad. ELINOR We’re gonna draw the costume, and then we’re going to make it. MR. RABBIT (smiling) Excellent plan! Do you need any help? ELINOR That’s ok, dad. I know what a butterfly looks like. Elinor sits at the table and draws a sketch while Mr. Rabbit looks on. She draws as she narrates. ELINOR (CONT’D) Butterflies have a body, and a head... and four butterfly wings... She turns to her dad. ELINOR (CONT’D) Some kids think a butterfly has two big wings, but actually, it has four. She draws four lobes for the butterfly wings. Then she starts to draw the legs, but stops. ELINOR (CONT’D) And it has one, two... Um... How many legs do butterflies have? Is it two? Or four...? MR. RABBIT That’s a good question, Elinor. Mr. Rabbit looks out the window and spots some butterflies fluttering outside. MR. RABBIT (CONT’D) I see some butterflies outside. You know, sometimes the best way to know something is to see or hear it for yourself. Elinor looks out the window and sees the butterflies. ELINOR <GASP> Let’s go outside and look at the butterflies! Great idea, dad. MR. RABBIT Well, I’m glad I could be helpful. ELINOR <GIGGLES> C’mon! We need more observations! They head out into the backyard, notepad in hand. 5. EXT ELINOR’S HOUSE -- DAY ELINOR Look, there’s a butterfly! They spot a butterfly flying and then landing on something (not a flower). elinor (CONT’D) Let’s take a closer look. They comically tip toe over to the butterfly. ELINOR (CONT’D) It’s so amazing! I love butterflies. Elinor looks closely at the legs. ELINOR (CONT’D) It has one, two, three, four, five... six legs! Butterflies have six legs. She draws six legs in her butterfly sketch. ELINOR (CONT’D) Wow! I thought I knew everything about butterflies, but they’re even more interesting than I thought. MR. RABBIT Good thing we checked. ELINOR You’re a good assistant, dad. They both <SFX: GIGGLE>. The butterfly takes off. ELINOR (CONT’D) Wow, there are so many butterflies today. I wonder what they’re doing? MR. RABBIT Well, the flowers are in bloom, so I think they’re out drinking. ELINOR Butterflies get thirsty? MR. RABBIT And hungry! They drink their lunch from flowers. ELINOR Oh, like bees? MR. RABBIT That’s right. They drink the nectar, that’s the watery juice that flowers have inside. ELINOR Ohhh... MR. RABBIT See, this flower has its nectar all the way inside. On a CU, we catch a glimpse of some nectar droplets near the bottom of the flower, where the petals meet. ELINOR Wow. Butterflies are the best! Let’s go back and make the costume. 6. INT KITCHEN -- DAY Back inside, they get to work. We have a little montage of them working on the costume: cutting out the wings, decorating them, making the shirt, attaching the legs, etc. A cross-fade later, Mr. Rabbit stands in the kitchen, facing towards the living room. MR. RABBIT Ok , let’s see it. ELINOR Ta da! We did it! Elinor hops into view. She’s wearing an adorable kid-made butterfly costume. The wings are made out of painted cardboard, and Elinor has her hands attached to the upper wings via some wrist straps. Two small strings connects the upper and lower wings. She runs around the kitchen flapping her wings <SFX: GIGGLES/WALLA>. MR. RABBIT It looks great. At that moment, RANGER RABBIT walks into the kitchen. Ranger rabbit Oh my, there’s a butterfly in our kitchen! ELINOR (giggling) It’s me, mom! I made a butterfly costume for school. MR. RABBIT Ahem. ELINOR I had some help. RaNGER RABBIT Well, I think it’s lovely. ELINOR I wanted it to look just like a real butterfly, so we went outside to observe some. Elinor shows off the features of her costume. ELINOR (CONT’D) See, it has six legs... And look, I can move my wings! Did you know that butterflies have FOUR wings, not two? Elinor moves her arms and flaps her wings. RANGER RABBIT Indeed they do. I think it helps them fly. ELINOR That’s me. I can flyyyyy..! Over collective <SFX: GIGGLES AND LAUGHTER>, Elinor runs around the kitchen flapping her wings. RANGER RABBIT Careful you don’t fly away! Mr. Rabbit goes over to the fridge and pours a couple of glasses of lemonade for all of them. MR. RABBIT Well, all this assistant work has made me thirsty. I imagine you must be thirsty too, Elinor. He hands one glass to Ranger Rabbit and puts down a glass for Elinor on the table, then goes to grab his. The parents take a glass and sip appreciatively <SFX: SIPPING/SLURP>. ElinoR Yes. Just like a real butterfly, I’m thirsty too. Elinor hops on top of one of the chairs and reaches for the glass, but her arms are stuck in the straps. (The wings don’t bend forward enough for her to grab the glass, much less bring it up to her mouth). She tries several times <SFX: SMALL GRUNTS>. She seems momentarily confounded, smiles awkwardly at her parents, then tries another approach. She bends down and tries to sip directly from the glass. She aspirates over the glass, but unfortunately the lemonade is too far down. <SFX: HMMM>. Unfazed, she shifts positions and comically leans over and tries to lap the lemonade up with her tongue, tipping the glass over with her mouth. RANGER RABBIT Whoa, careful there, Elinor. Ranger Rabbit grabs the glass before it tips over. MR. RABBIT You know, you can always take your arms out of the wings. ELINOR Yeah... I know. She takes her arms out and holds the glass up. ELINOR (CONT’D) ... but I wanted to drink just like a real butterfly does. A BEAT, as Elinor studies the glass and curiosity builds up inside of her. ELINOR (CONT’D) Hmmm, I wonder... How do the real butterflies drink from the flowers? She sets the glass down again and looks at the lemonade from the side. ELINOR (CONT’D) I know that butterflies don’t have hands. And I saw that the nectar was all the way inside the flower. We see a thought bubble with a butterfly standing over a cut away view of a flower showing droplets of nectar inside [https://bit.ly/30Enqit]. ELINOR (CONT’D) How do they get to the nectar? RANGER RABBIT Good question, Elinor. What do you think? ELINOR Maybe they tip the flower like a cup using their feet? We see a thought bubble of a butterfly on its back holding a flower with its feet, looking silly. ELINOR (CONT’D) Or maybe they squeeze the nectar out with their wings? We see a thought bubble of a butterfly trying to squeeze a flower (to no avail). ELINOR (CONT’D) Hmmm, that is SO INTERESTING. MR. RABBIT Remember the last time we had a question about butterflies, Elinor? ELINOR We went outside to look at them. Great idea, Dad! We need MORE OBSERVATIONS! Elinor puts her hands through the wing straps and flits around once before heading out. She stops at the door. ElINOR (CONT’D) Um, can someone open the door for me? Mr. Rabbit opens the door for her. ELINOR (CONT’D) Thanks, Dad! Let’s goooo..! Mr. Rabbit follows her out. MR. RABBIT Right behind you, boss. 7. EXT YARD -- DAY Elinor (still wearing the costume, but now with her arms free) and her father come out back. There are butterflies flitting around the yard. ELINOR There’s one! Let’s go watch it drink from a flower. They follow it around as it flits about. After a moment, the butterfly lands and Elinor and her dad stealthily and comically duck behind the bush. ELINOR (CONT’D) (comically loud whisper) I think it’s going to have a drink! MR. RABBIT Think thirsty thoughts. They watch as the butterfly UNROLLS something from its head and pokes that into the flower. [ ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=03S73-3Tw_0] ELINOR Wow! Did you see that? It unrolled something from its mouth. On a Science ECU moment, we see the butterfly drinking as it slurps up the nectar. ELINOR (CONT’D) Look, it’s using it to drink! It’s like a straw. That’s how the butterfly drinks from the flower. MR. RABBIT Yes, that straw is called a proboscis . It’s a part of their mouth. ELINOR Wow, that is so smart. Butterflies are even more interesting than I thought! We hear the first beats of a ditty as the butterfly takes off, followed by Elinor. As she follows the butterfly around, she sings. ELINOR (CONT’D) Butterflies can’t Hold a cup And they have no lips To drink nectar up But butterflies have A special mouth Long and thin To suck nectar out Butterfly! Butterfly! How do you drink from flowers? Butterfly! Butterfly! Sucking up juice Is your special power As the song fades, Elinor has an idea. ELINOR (CONT’D) Dad, I think I know how to make my butterfly costume even better! C’mon! 8. INT CLASSROOM DAY It’s Insect Day! The kids in class are milling about wearing their insect costumes. Elinor comes in wearing her butterfly costume as before, and spots Olive, who is holding the insect book and wearing what looks like a worm costume. Elinor Nice costume, Olive! Olive Thanks, Elinor! I read this whole book about insects, and at the end I knew exactly what I wanted to be. A bookworm! She shows off her long body behind her. Olive (CONT’D) Actually, bookworms aren’t really worms, they’re baby beetles! But they like books almost as much as I do. Elinor <SFX: GIGGLES>. At that moment, Ari joins them, holding three small cups. Ari Oh, hi, Elinor! Nice butterfly costume. You look just like a real butterfly! ElinOR Thanks, Ari! I like your costume too. ARI Thanks, it’s a dragonfly, which I learned is not actually a dragon, but it’s still super- duper cool. It’s one of the best fliers in nature. Ari sets the cups down on one of the kid tables and flutters up, zigging and zagging like a dragonfly. Elinor and Olive <SFX: WHOA/GIGGLE>. Olive What’s in the cups, Ari? ARI Oh, Mz. Mole brought some honey water for everyone. We look over and see Ms. Mole, wearing a funny bee costume, handing out little cups. MZ. MOLE Alright, everyone. Buzz on over and grab a drink. You must BEE thirsty! Haha! Olive Aww, that’s so... sweet. The kids <SFX: GIGGLE>. Ari and Olive grab their drinks and start drinking, then notice Elinor can’t grab her drink. Ari Oh. Elinor, do you need help? ELINOR That’s ok, Ari. I learned that butterflies are not just colorful, they’re also super smart! Look how they drink! She undoes her hands and reaches into a pocket to pull a rolled-up tube with an elastic strap. She places the tube on her mouth, pulls the strap over her head, and blows into it, which unravels into a long straw. With her hands back in the wing straps, she dips the tube into her drink from semi-far away and drinks away <SFX: GLUG GLUG>. olive Wow, that is so smart. Ari I didn’t know butterflies could do that. Elinor finishes her drink and lets the tube hang from the strap. ELINOR See, being a butterfly doesn’t BUG me at all. They all <SFX: LAUGH> as we... iris out

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY EWW142 Butterfly Drinks By: Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson Elinor’s Question: How do butterflies drink from flowers? Logline: Elinor loves her butterfly suit, but how is she supposed to drink when her arms are now wings? Curriculum Goals: · LS2 . Understand that animals have different body parts that are used in different ways to meet their needs, and that plants have different parts that help them survive and grow: · a. Identify body parts of animals and their function [ They learn how butterflies have long straw-like mouths] · LS3 . Understand that all animals need food in order to live and grow, that they get their food from plants or from other animals, and that plants need water and light to live and grow: · a. Observe ways that animals and plants get what they need to live and grow [Butterflies drink from flowers using their straw-like mouths] · ND3 . ( RTL Crosscutting concept ‘Structure and Function’): Understand that structures and materials in the natural world can be used or can inspire the engineering of structures with similar function in the designed world. [ Straws are like an butterfly (or elephant) proboscis] · 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 d. Identify a problem that can be solved by the design a new or improved object or tool (engineering) (Elinor asks questions about the butterfly, including how it drinks from flowers, and then she develops a drinking straw “proboscis” for her butterfly costume). FIRST DRAFT: September 16, 2019 A ARI C Camilla Class ELINOR Elinor/olive ELINOR/OLIVE/ARI KOA MR. RABBIT MR. Rabbit MS Mz. Mole OLIVE R RANGER RABBIT SALLY (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) (PANTING) INT EXT I/E 1 2 3 EXT ELINOR'S SCHOOL -- DAY CAMILLA. EXT ELINOR'S SCHOOL -- DAY INT ELINOR'S HOUSE -- 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.