Ext. Forest - pirate ship log - daytime A SERIES OF CLOSE UPS: CU: A BED SHEET SAIL drops from a BRANCH acting as a mast. CU: a PIRATE FLAG waves in the wind. CU: ELINOR adjusts her PAPER PIRATE HAT. CU: OLIVE moves an EYE-PATCH from one eye to the other. REVEAL: ELINOR and OLIVE are playing make-believe pirates on a FALLEN LOG that resembles a ship: TANGLED ROOTS create an elevated poop deck, a branch sticks up in the middle like a mast and a nother branch with the pirate flag grows off the bow like a bowsprit . Elinor , wearing a PAPER PIRATE HAT, steers a WHEEL MADE OF BENT STICKS at the stern, while Olive , wearing an EYE-PATCH, scans the horizon with her SPYGLASS MADE OF BARK. Elinor (pirate voice) Captain Elinor steers the pirate ship through the open seas, ready for adventure! Olive (pirate voice) First Mate Olive keeps an eye out for islands... Oooo ! And fish ! Arrr ! Elinor looks at her curiously. Elinor “ Arrr ?” What does that mean? Olive That’s how pirate’s talk . I don’t actually know what it means, but pirates say “ Arrr ” all the time. elinor Ok , got it... I mean... (Pirate voice) Arrr ! Got it! The girls <GIGGLE> and Olive raises her spyglass up to her patch-covered eye. She catches herself and switches her patch to the other eye and looks through her spyglass. Olive Still no sign of Ari... shouldn’t he be back already? Elinor I’m sure he’ll be back soon. He went to hide our treasure chest . Olive Oooo ... can you pleeeeease tell me what the treasure is, Elinor? Elinor (sing-song) It’s a surprise! You’ll have to wait until we find and open it. Olive (Gasp) A real pirate treasure hunt ... Now that’s an adventure! The girls <GIGGLE> and resume playing. Ext. Forest - various locations - contINUOUS CLEARING - CU: A LUNCH BOX WITH A HAND DRAWN PIRATE LOGO on it. REVEAL: ARI, wearing a BANDANA, bounds through a clearing, carrying the box. He notices a SHRUB WITH YELLOW FLOWERS surrounded by SEVERAL SHRUBS WITH RED FLOWERS. He stops to smell the yellow flowers and spots a path behind them. He heads off down it. PATH - Ari skips/ runs down a forest path towards a LARGE ROCK SHAPED LIKE A TURTLE WITH ITS HEAD RAISED (TURTLE ROCK). He climbs the rock to scan his surroundings. He sees the path opens into a field not far away, so he hovers down off the rock and continues along the path. (NOTE: Ari can’t fly with the lunch box in his hands) FIELD / STREAM - Ari runs across a field and stops at a shallow stream. He spots a PATH OF STONES across it and hops carefully over the stones. He almost loses his balance, catches himself, and keeps going. Ext. knoll - continuous Ari runs up a small knoll with a TREE on top. He stops to take in a beautiful view of the forest and Animal Town below. (NB: We can use the gorgeous wide shot from the Opening Title sequence) Ari Woooah ! What a view! (noticing the tree) This is the perfect hiding spot for pirate treasure. He puts the lunch box at the base of the tree and bounds off. Ext. forest - pirate ship log - a little later Elinor steers the ship as Olive keeps look-out. ELINOR Any sign of Treasure-Keeper Ari? Olive scans. SPYGLASS POV moves across the forest before finding Ari bounding down the trail towards them. Olive Hmmm .... (spotting him) There he is! Ahoy! Arrr ! Ari arrives and looks up at his friends on the ship. Ari Hey, my name’s Arrr-i , not Arrr . Elinor (Giggle) Welcome back! (then, pirate voice) Treasure-Keeper Ari, did you hide the pirate treasure chest? ARI You bet. I found a great place for it too. I can’t wait to show you. OLIVE First, we should make a map to get there. Ari A map? What do we need that for? Elinor Maps show us where places and things are. It can help us find our way to the treasure. Olive Besides, all pirates need a treasure map. Olive pulls a PIECE OF PAPER and CRAYONS out of her satchel. She lays the paper down and Ari and Elinor gather around. In the BOTTOM LEFT of the map, she draws the PIRATE SHIP LOG. OLIVE (CONT’D) Here’s where we are now... the Pirate Ship Log. Where did you hide the treasure , Ari ? ARI I hid it i n a tree on a hill not too far from here. In the TOP RIGHT of the map, Olive draws a LARGE TREE WITH A N “X” at its base. Elinor Great , “X” marks the spot! ( to Ari) How do we get there? Ari proudly points back down the path he came. ARI (confidently) We go that way! And then... (losing confidence) um ... down another path, I think... and, um ... And then I’m not sure... OLIVE Ari! Did you forget where you hid our treasure chest? ARI No! I remember exactly where I hid it... I just forgot how to get there. ( like a sigh) Arrr ... ELINOR Maybe we should start looking in trees until we find it? Ari All the trees in the forest? There’s way too many. Elinor spots a CHICKADEE in the nearby TREE. ELINOR (to bird) Excuse me, have you seen a tree with a treasure chest in it? The bird looks at her blankly and flies off. OLIVE I guess not. Hmm... How are we going to find the treasure? As the kids stop and think, their friend PHILBERT THE SQUIRREL arrives at the pirate ship (NOTE: He has a KNAPSACK with him). . Philbert Ahoy! Permission to come aboard your pirate ship? Elinor Of course Philbert, c’mon up! Philbert scrambles up onto the log. He reaches into a HOLE on the side of the log and pulls out a JAR OF ACORNS. olive Woah ! Where did that come from? PHILBERT These acorns? I hid them here awhile ago so my little brothers wouldn’t eat them. (proudly) Us squirrels are really good at hiding things and finding them later. Ari scrambles up the log and peers into the hole as Philbert places the jar in his KNAPSACK. ari But how did you remember you hid them right there ? Philbert Squirrels always hide things near landmarks so we know where to find them. Elinor What’s a landmark? Philbert A landmark is something in the area that’s different and easy to see. It helps you remember where things are. Olive gets it and flourishes to the log. Olive (excitedly) Like this giant log! PHILBERT Yeah ! This is a great landmark because it’s huge and looks like a pirate ship. You can’t miss it. Elinor Ohh , that is so interesting. (she has an idea) Ari ... do you remember seeing anything different on your way to hide the treasure, Ari? Any landmarks? Ari considers. Ari Yeah I think I did... (remembering) ... when I left here to hide the treasure, I passed a shrub with yellow flowers! Elinor Ari! If we can find the landmarks you saw, then we’ll find the path back to the treasure. Olive Great idea! I can add them to the map on the way so we don’t forget them. Philbert Can I join your pirate crew ? I’ m good at hiding and seeking. Elinor hops up and offers Philbert a salute. Elinor (pirate voice) We always have room for more pirates. Welcome aboard Navigator Philbert. Arrr ! PHILBERT Arrr ! Olive pulls a RED SASH out of her SATCHEL and hands it to Philbert who ties it to his waist. Ari and Olive salute him, and he salutes back. Elinor Now let’s go find our treasure! We need more observations. Olive / ari / philbert Aye aye Captain! The kids run off down the path <HOOTING AND LAUGHING>. Ext. Forest - clearing - continuous The kids run into the clearing from earlier with the yellow shrub surrounded by red ones. Ari excitedly points it out. Ari Yo ho ho ! There it is! The shrub with yellow flowers. I knew I went this way. Olive looks at the shrub, unsure Olive How can you be sure that’s the right shrub? There are shrubs with yellow flowers all over the forest. ARI Not here . All the other shrubs here have red flowers, see? The kids move in for a closer look. ELINOR He’s right! Every shrub here has red flowers except that one. Olive re-evaluates the scene, looking at the yellow shrub among the red ones. It stands out clearly. OLIVE That yellow shrub sure is hard to miss. It’s the only one like that. Philbert What a perfect landmark! It’s different and easy to see. Olive I’ll put it in the map! Olive puts her map down on a FLAT ROCK and her friends gather round to look. She draws the YELLOW SHRUB WITH A FEW RED SHRUBS AROUND IT near the Pirate Log. She connects the two landmarks with a DOTTED LINE. She traces the path they’ve taken so far. Olive (CONT’D) Ok ... so we started at the Pirate Log here... and took this path to the Yellow Shrub. Elinor Where did you go from here, Ari? Ari thinks about it as they walk towards the yellow shrub. Ari Hmm... I remember seeing the yellow flowers and wondering if they smell different than the red flowers s o I leaned in for a big sniff... All four friends lean in and take a <BIG SNIFF>. Ari looks beyond the shrub... Ari (CONT’D) And that’s when I saw that path. I went that way. Elinor Great job Ari , we’re getting close to the treasure. Pirate Crew... Full steam ahead! The kids bound off down the trail. Ext. forest - path - conTINUOUS Now deeper in the forest, Ari leads the kids down the path. He scans ahead and to the sides, looking for something. Ari spots something down the trail and perks up. Ari Aha there it is! He runs off and his friends follow. TURTLE ROCK stands out obviously on the side of the path. Ari runs towards it. Ari (CONT’D) I knew we were on the right path! I remember this rock from before. Philbert Woah ! That rock is easy to see . ELinor Yeah it sure is big . Ari I call it Turtle Rock. Doesn’t it look like a turtle ? Olive, Philbert and Elinor share a curious look, unsure. They circle the rock, examining it from different sides. Olive Now that you mention it... (pointing) That does look like a turtle’s head. Philbert (noticing) And this part is shaped like a turtle’s shell ... Elinor notices the rock has a small “tail” at the back. Elinor There’s even a little turtle tail! She steps back and looks at the rock again. Elinor (excitedly) (CONT’D) I t really does look like a turtle ! Philbert What a great landmark. And it’s easy to remember because you gave it a great name: Turtle Rock. Olive I’ll add it to the map! Olive opens up her map and starts to draw as her friends gather around to watch. She adds TURTLE ROCK to the map and draws a DOTTED LINE from the Yellow Shrub to it. She traces the next leg of their journey. Olive (CONT’D) So, after the yellow shrub we went down the forest path until we got to Turtle Rock. Where to next Ari? Ari considers for a moment, then snaps his fingers as he remembers something. He flies to the top of Turtle Rock and looks down the trail from the head of the Turtle . Ari The trail opened up into a field not far from here... This way! He flutters down from the rock and runs down the trail. Elinor Yes! We’re on the right path. (then, pirate voice) Our treasure must be nearrrr ! The kids run off after Ari. Ext. field - stream - continuous The kids bound out of the forest path into a WIDE FIELD. They run around playing and <LAUGHING>. Elinor (pirate voice) What lies ahead, First Mate Olive? Olive moves her eye-patch from one eye to the other and looks through her spyglass. SPYGLASS POV: She spots a SHALLOW STREAM further in the field. Olive A stream! I see a stream! Ari Follow me! Full stream ahead! Philbert (to olive) Does he always make jokes like that? Olive <GIGGLES> and nods as Ari runs off and leads his friends to the stream. The stream is too wide for them to cross. The kids (not Ari) look across to the other side and wonder what to do. OLIVE Hmm... we can’t go any further. Elinor Yeah, this stream’s way too wide for us to cross. Are you sure you came this way Ari? Ari Sure I’m sure! I couldn’t fly a cross when I was holding the treasure, so I crossed on(pointing) ... t hat path of stones. Ari and his friends run over to the stone path. philbert This path is another great landmark. It’s the only way to cross the river around here, so it’s easy to see and remember. elinor Let’s add it to the map. Olive opens her map and adds a drawing of the STONE PATH CROSSING A STREAM IN A FIELD. She connects it to Turtle Rock with a DOTTED LINE. She traces the path as her friends watch. Olive Where did you go next , Ari? Ari I hopped across the stones, then hid our treasure on the other side. ELinor We’re so close! Eeeee ! I mean... Arrrr ! Ari bounds across the stone path, followed by his friends. Ext. knoll - conTINUOUS The kids run up the knoll and stop at the top to take in the vista. The kids stare in awe, Ari watches them. Ari (proud of himself) Pretty cool, right? Told you I found a great place to hide the treasure. Olive moves her eye-patch to the other eye and looks through her spyglass. OLIVE I can see the whole town from here. Ari reaches down to the base of the tree and hoists up the LUNCH BOX. Ari ( drumroll ) Babababa dum bada dum dum ! Ta da ! Elinor / olive / PHILBERT The treasure! / We found it! / Arr ! OLIVE I’m so excited, we finally get to see what’s inside! Ari puts the lunch box down and the kids drop to their knees in front of it. They share an excited look. They reach out together and open the box to reveal a YUMMY SNACK of APPLE SLICES, GRAPES, AND NUTS! Ari Snacks! Elinor (Giggles) The best treasure is one you can share with your friends. Philbert pulls out some nuts. Philbert (Laughs) You hid nuts like I did! Wait ... Do you have little brothers too ? The kids help themselves to snacks and chow down. Olive opens up her map and places it on the lunch box. She connects the STONE PATH to the TREE with a DOTTED LINE and traces their entire journey with her finger. Olive Now that we have this map, we know how to get here again. From the Pirate Log, we go to the Yellow Shrub. Then down the path to Turtle Rock and across the stream on the Stone Path. Ari Maps are awesome! Philbert takes his jar of nuts from his knapsack and places it under the tree. Philbert And now there’s another treasure for us to find next time we come. Elinor hops to her feet. Elinor (pirate voice) Back to our ship , Pirate Crew ! The kids take in the view one last time before running off. Ext. Forest - various LOCATIONS The kids sing a PIRATE SHANTY as they retrace their steps back to the ship. Elinor/olive/ari/philbert? ELINOR: Yo ho me mateys ! REST: A pirate crew are we! ELINOR: Yo ho me mateys , REST: We sail on the high seas! ALL: We search for treasure high and low, We check our map as we go, Landmarks help us chart our way, To find our prize without delay. They cross back over the river on the Stone Path. OLIVE: The Stone Path helps us cross the creek, To find the treasure that we seek! They pass Turtle Rock, Ari climbing it again. ARI: Up and over Turtle Rock, While out on our treasure walk! They cross the clearing and stop to smell the yellow shrub. PHILBERT: Past the yellow flowered shrub, Hiked our treasure-searching club! ALL: We look for things that stick out, So we know we’re on our route, Landmarks that catch our eyes, Will help us find our hidden prize! ELINOR: Yo ho me mateys ! REST: A pirate crew are we! ELINOR: Yo ho me mateys , REST: We sail on the high seas! Ext. Forest - pirate ship log - conTINUOUS The kids arrive back at their pirate ship as they finish their song. They climb aboard and Elinor takes her place at the wheel, Olive scans the horizon with her spyglass and Ari makes adjustments to the sail. Elinor Ready to set sail? Philbert Wait, y ou never told me what your ship is called. Does it have a name? Elinor Yup , it has the best name for this crew of pirates. (then, in Pirate Voice) The Friend-Ship. Arrrr ! OliVE / ARI / PHILBERT Arrrr ! The kids <LAUGH> and resume their pirate play as we IRIS OUT. END.

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ELINOR WONDERS WHY EP 144 "Pirate Treasure!" By: Tom Berger Logline : While playing pretend pirates in the forest, Ari forgets the route to their hidden treasure. With the help of Philbert Squirrel, they learn how to use landmarks and make a map to find it. Curriculum Goals: LS1: Record observations about a plant’s physical appearance. (Elinor and her friends illustrate what features make a landmark unique and mark them on a map). ES: Understand that maps show where things are located. Develop a model (drawing, map, diorama, etc.) to represent the shapes and kinds of landforms (hills, valleys, riverbanks, dunes) and bodies of water (streams, lakes, ponds, rivers, oceans) in an area.(Olive draws a map that includes landmarks. NOTE: this is not in our core curriculum but was suggested for inclusion by PBS ) ES1: Explore and describe the characteristics of earth materials such as sand, rocks, soil, water and air (as above). SEP2: Developing and using models, using simple models to support explanations (Olive makes a map to illustrate the locations of the landmarks and treasure). MAIN CHARACTERS: Elinor, Olive, Ari, Philbert PROPS: Pirate hat, eye patch, bedsheet, lunchbox , bandana, pirate sash, spyglass, pirate log, shrub with yellow flowers, shrubs with red flowers, turtle rock, jar of nuts, snacks, Philbert's backpack LOCATIONS: Forest, Forest Clearing, Forest Path, Stream, Hill with Tree FIRST DRAFT: August 8, 2019 SECOND DRAFT: September 9, 2019 Elinor Olive ElinOR / olive Ari Elinro Philbert Philbertg Olive / ari / philbert Elinot Elinor / OLIVE / philbert Philbery ElinOR / OLIVE / PHILBERT / ari Oliuve (V.O.) (O.S.) (O.C.) (CONT'D) (SUBTITLE) (like a pirate) (proud of himself) (pirate voice) (getting it) (to olive) (to bird) (to ari) INT EXT I/E FOREST - PIRATE SHIP LOG FOREST - VARIOUS LOCATIONS FOREST - KNOLL FOREST - FIELD FOREST - PATH FOREST - RIVER DAY NIGHT AFTERNOON MORNING EVENING LATER MOMENTS LATER CONTINUOUS THE NEXT DAY DAYTIME A LITTLE LATER CUT TO: FADE IN: FADE OUT. FADE TO: DISSOLVE TO: BACK TO: MATCH CUT TO: JUMP CUT TO: FADE TO BLACK.